Courtesy of TV Land(NEW YORK) — Three seasons in, Teachers is still top of its class when it comes to female-driven storylines written by and for women. The TV Land comedy follows a group of dysfunctional teachers at an elementary school. It grew out of a web series created by The Katydids, a comedy troupe …
Priyanka Chopra joining Chris Pratt in ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’
ABC Radio(LOS ANGELES) — Quantico alum Priyanka Chopra has has been tapped to star opposite Chris Pratt in the upcoming action comedy film Cowboy Ninja Viking, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on writer A.J. Lieberman and illustrator Riley Rossmo’s graphic novel, follows a counter-intelligence unit that transforms people with multiple personalities into agents. …
Actor Alan Alda says he has Parkinson’s disease
Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Legendary stage and screen actor Alan Alda announced Tuesday that he has Parkinson’s disease. Alda — the Emmy award-winning performer who starred as the long-running series M.A.S.H. as beloved combat doctor Hawkeye Pierce — said in an interview on CBS This Morning that he was diagnosed with …
Leslie Jones talks second ‘SNL’ Emmy nomination, growing backlash against comedy
Dana Edelson/NBC(NEW YORK) — Leslie Jones is sharing her excitement over her second Emmy nomination as well as voicing her concerns about the silencing of comedians. “I wanna win, baby!” Jones said on Monday’s The View. “[Keep your] toes, ears, eyes, all that crossed!” For the second time, the comedian and actress is nominated for …
Stars gather for ‘Christopher Robin’ Los Angeles premiere
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — The stars of Disney’s Christopher Robin gathered for the live-action/CGI film’s premiere Monday night at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Ewan McGregor plays the title character — the boy we know from the A.A. Milne stories, all grown up, when Pooh and Tigger and the other beloved characters re-enter his life. McGregor …
Stephen Colbert addresses Les Moonves allegations: “Accountability is meaningless unless it’s for everybody”
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Monday night’s broadcast of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was not only the first of the week, it was the first since Colbert’s boss, CBS President and CEO Les Moonves, was accused of sexual misconduct. And Stephen Colbert didn’t take a pass on …
‘The Bachelorette: Men Tell All’ recap: tears, attacks and apologies
ABC/Paul Hebert(NEW YORK) — Becca Kufrin reunited with her scorned lovers on Monday night’s Bachelorette: Men Tell All episode, during which the ex-suitors revisited old feuds and talked old flames. At the top of the show the men immediately started jumping at each other’s throats. Many of the suitors called out Jean Blanc for the infamous moment this …
Mo’Nique defends Roseanne Barr for racist tweet: “My sister made a mistake”
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Mo’Nique is coming to the defense of fellow comedian Roseanne Barr, who was fired in May from her ABC show Roseanne after comparing former Obama administration advisor Valerie Jarrett to a character in the Planet of the Apes. “Roseanne Barr is my sister in comedy and she’s …
On ‘The Talk’, Les Moonves’ wife Julie Chen stands by her man and her statement
Monty Brinton/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) — At the top of the CBS chat show The Talk on Monday, CBS star Julie Chen very briefly mentioned the sexual harassment allegations against her husband, CBS-TV president and CEO Les Moonves. Referencing a Friday tweet in support of Moonves in which she called him a, “good man, a loving father” and …
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ stars post heartfelt message calling for ousted director James Gunn to be reinstated
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — In a unified message posted to their social media pages, the stars of Guardians of the Galaxy — Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff and brother Sean Gunn — have rallied in support of their ousted director James Gunn. The filmmaker behind the …