ABC/Lisa Rose(LOS ANGELES) — Steve Harvey is headed to Thailand with the lovely and accomplished women of the 2018 Miss Universe pageant. According to Deadline, Harvey has been tapped to once again host the competition, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be Harvey’s fourth time hosting the event. As you may recall, …
Paul Walker’s family remembers the man behind the leading man in the documentary ‘I Am Paul Walker’
Paramount Network(LOS ANGELES) — It’s no secret that off-screen, the late Paul Walker loved his charitable work and adored his daughter, Meadow. In the new documentary, I Am Paul Walker, fans get an up-close look at the Fast & Furious star, who died in a car crash in 2013 at the age of 40. “He …
Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of “punching” him while they were married
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — In a new court filing, Johnny Depp is accusing his ex-wife Amber Heard of “punching” him in the face while they were married. The court documents were filed by Depp as part a libel case against the U.K. tabloid The Sun, in which he’s disputing claims by the paper that he …
Nicole Kidman could play former anchor Gretchen Carlson in Fox News harassment drama
Rick Rowell-Paula Lobo/ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar winner Nicole Kidman is in talks to play former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson in the untitled film about the late, disgraced Fox News Chief Roger Ailes — and the women who took him down. Kidman would join Charlize Theron, who’as already been cast as former Fox News host …
CBS hires outside law firms to investigate sexual misconduct allegations against CEO Les Moonves
Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS 2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — The CBS Board of Directors has hired a pair of outside law firms to conduct investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves. In a statement released Wednesday, the company says the board of directors “approved the retention …
J.J. Abrams’ first-ever tweet honors Carrie Fisher, announces ‘Star Wars IX’ shooting has begun
Keith Tsuji/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Believe it or not, there’s actually a Hollywood celebrity who’s not on Twitter. Or wasn’t, until just now. Writer/director J.J. Abrams joined Twitter Wednesday, and used his very first tweet to announce that shooting’s started on Star Wars Episode IX, while also honoring the late Carrie Fisher. “Bittersweet starting this …
Hillary Clinton to team up with Steven Spielberg for suffragette-themed TV project ‘The Woman’s Hour’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Hillary Clinton will be teaming up with Oscar-winner Steven Spielberg to adapt Elaine Weiss’ book The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote for a television project. The former first lady and Secretary of State will gain a new title — executive producer — for the project, which documents …
Sherri Shepherd stresses importance of sisterhood in Hollywood: “We need other women to help us stay strong”
ABC/Lisa Rose(NEW YORK) — Sherri Shepherd has been through a lot over the last few years. After a messy divorce and child support battle with her now ex-husband Lamar Sally, Sherri is thanking some of her close girlfriends for standing with her thought it all. “It scares me when I hear women say, ‘I don’t …
She, too: Jennifer Aniston says she’s been “treated worse” by women than men in Hollywood
Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — When it comes to toxic workplace environments, Jennifer Aniston said she has been treated worse by women than men in Hollywood. Aniston was asked about the #MeToo movement and more in a new wide-ranging interview for the September issue of InStyle. “I’ve definitely had some sloppy moves made on …
Final season of Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ to return this fall, both with and without him
CNN(LOS ANGELES) — The seven-episode, 12th and final season of Anthony Bourdain’s acclaimed series Parts Unknown will air this fall on CNN, the Los Angeles Times reports. Just one episode was completed prior to Bourdain’s death by suicide on June 8, and that installment — a trip to Kenya, Africa with TV host W. Kamau …