ABC/Rick Rowell(HOLLYWOOD) — A Bewitched reboot might soon be twitching its nose on ABC. According to Deadline, a new version of the 1960s supernatural sitcom has received a pilot production commitment from the network. This new take, from Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, will feature an interracial blended family. It’s the last project Barris sold to …
Carson Kressley says he wasn’t throwing shade at ‘Queer Eye’ reboot
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — No, Carson Kressley was not throwing shade at the Netflix reboot of Queer Eye. The original Queer Eye fashion guru gave a statement to People clarifying comments he made earlier this week, when he said the OG series was “more groundbreaking” than the reboot. “I loved being a part …
George Clooney tops “Forbes” list of highest-paid actors in the world
ABC/Randy Holmes(HOLLYWOOD) — George Clooney is the highest-paid actor in the world, according to Forbes. The A-Lister raked in a whopping $239 million between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018. If you’re wondering how he managed to do that without a hit movie during that time, the answer is tequila. Clooney sold his Casamigos …
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star and director will buy out theater to support John Cho’s ‘Searching’
Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding and director Jon M. Chu are paying it forward. After their film did so well at the box office last weekend, they decided to buy out a theater for another Asian-led film set to debut this coming weekend: Searching, starring John Cho. “Me …
‘The Big Bang Theory’ to end in 2019 after 12 seasons
Monty Brinton/CBS(NEW YORK) — The Big Bang Theory is officially going out with a bang! The CBS comedy — the longest-running multi-camera series in television history — will end its successful 12-season run in May 2019. Warner Brothers Television, CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, writing, “We are forever …
Kevin Spacey facing second US sexual assault case
Frazer Harrison/BAFTA LA/Getty Images for BAFTA LA(LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Tuesday that it is investigating a second sexual assault case against actor Kevin Spacey here in the U.S. In a statement to ABC News, the LADA says “a sex assault case was presented yesterday (8/21) to our office by …
Keep on truckin’: ‘That ’70s Show’ celebrates 20th anniversary
FOX via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Though not quite as old as the decade it portrayed, That ‘70s Show is celebrating a milestone anniversary today: The Fox comedy series turns 20. The period sitcom, which debuted August 23, 1998, followed the lives of six teenage friends living in the fictional Point Place, Wisconsin from 1976 …
Report: Ben Affleck checks himself into rehab after intervention with Jennifer Garner
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jennifer Garner reportedly came to the aid of her estranged husband Ben Affleck Wednesday, and now the actor has checked himself into rehab. People confirms Garner went to Affleck’s home to ask him to get help after paparazzi photos surfaced of him receiving boxes of alcohol. Sources say Affleck was receptive …
Asia Argento accuser speaks out; Ashley Judd & Alyssa Milano weigh in
Gisela Schober/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jimmy Bennett, the man who’s accused Italian actress Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him when he was 17, has broken his silence. Bennett, now in his twenties, explained that he originally chose to handle the situation with Argento privately, but when she publicly accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her, …
Ken Jeong on success of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: “It’s not a movie, it’s a movement”
Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Crazy Rich Asians has proven to be crazy popular with moviegoers. The romantic comedy was the number one film at the box office this weekend and a sequel is already in the works. Comic actor Ken Jeong — who plays Wye Mun Goh, the eccentric father of Awkwafina’s character …