Netflix/Aaron Epstein(NEW YORK) — Sierra Burgess Is a Loser marks the first-ever lead role for Shannon Purser, who rose to TV icon status via her short-lived fan favorite role as Barb on Stranger Things. The Netflix teen rom-com, which debuted on Friday, proves that while Barb is dead and gone, 21-year-old Purser is here to stay. …
Drake, Cardi B lead the nominations for the 2018 American Music Awards
Dick Clark Productions(LOS ANGELES) — Drake and Cardi B topped the list of nominees for this year’s American Music Awards. They scored eight nominations each, followed by Ed Sheeran and Post Malone, who earned six each, and Camila Cabello with five. Bebe Rexha, Ella Mai, Normani and country star Kane Brown announced the nominees live from …
Viola Davis says she has regrets about her star-making role in the The Help
© 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Not for sale or duplication.(LOS ANGELES) — Viola Davis is one of Hollywood’s A-list talents, but one of the roles that got her there is a role she now regrets.Speaking with The New York Times while doing press for her new film, Widows, at the …
Halle Berry stepping into the ring as director, with ‘Bruised’
ABC/Kevin Mazur(LOS ANGELES) — Halle Berry is set to make her directorial debut with the action drama Bruised, in which she’ll also star, according to Deadline. The story follows Jackie Justice, a failed mixed martial arts fighter who attempts to redeem herself by facing a rising young MMA star, and patching things up with the …
Jennifer Garner sees her movie ‘Peppermint’ with fans — and has the sweetest meltdown ever
Photo: Tony Rivetti; © 2017 STX Financing, LLC. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Well, that didn’t go as planned. Jennifer Garner was encouraged by the studio behind her new action film, Peppermint, to watch the movie with fans in a public theater, but in the end, the acclaimed actress had perhaps the sweetest meltdown you’ll …
Report: Is Henry Cavill out as Superman?
ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — While the official channels are mum, The Hollywood Reporter has declared that Mission: Impossible — Fallout star Henry Cavill won’t return as Superman in any future Warner Bros. movies. An “industry insider” tells the trade that Cavill’s Man of Steel was supposed to have a cameo in WB’s DC Comics-based superhero …
Nancy McKeon, Mary Lou Retton, Tinashe and more to hit the ballroom on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
ABC(NEW YORK) — The Facts of Life actress Nancy McKeon, NFL star DeMarcus Ware, R&B singer Tinashe and more celebrities will be battling it out on the dance floor for the highly-anticipated upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars. The cast and their pro partner pairings were announced on Good Morning America Wednesday. Other celebs …
Time’s Up asks CBS to donate Les Moonves’ $120 million severance package
Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Time’s Up published an open letter to the board of CBS on Tuesday, urging the company to donate outgoing chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves’ pending $120 million severance package to various women’s rights organizations. In response to allegations published in The New Yorker, CBS Corporation …
Former ‘Cosby Show’ star Geoffrey Owens lands guest-starring role on ‘NCIS: New Orleans’
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — What a difference a week has made for former Cosby Show alum Geoffrey Owens. After being shamed for working at a Trader Joe’s, Owens has landed a guest spot on the military drama NCIS: New Orleans, ABC News confirmed on Tuesday. The 57-year-old actor is set to play Commander Adams, “an old and …
‘SNL’ alum Norm Macdonald’s ‘Tonight Show’ appearance canceled following controversial #MeToo remarks
Netflix/Eddy Chen(NEW YORK) — Norm Macdonald faced an online backlash on Tuesday, as well as the cancellation of his scheduled Tonight Show appearance, following controversial comments he made about the #MeToo movement. NBC abruptly canceled the appearance following an interview published in The Hollywood Reporter in which the Saturday Night Live alum said he was “happy …