20th Century Fox / Marvel(LOS ANGELES) — The following movies open nationwide on Friday: * Deadpool 2 — Ryan Reynolds returns as foul-mouthed, wisecracking Wade Wilson — a.k.a. Deadpool — in the sequel to the breakout 2016 film. This time, the mutant mercenary teams with a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a boy from the all-powerful Cable …
Amazon greenlights Nazi-hunting drama from Jordan Peele
ABC/Randy Holmes (LOS ANGELES) — Jordan Peele’s latest project has been given the go-ahead by Amazon Studios. Amazon announced on Thursday that it’s given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to Peele’s The Hunt, a series about Nazi hunters in New York City in 1977. Peele’s Monkeypaw production company will produce the project as part of the Oscar-winner’s first-look deal with …
Hilary Duff had “reached a breaking point” with chain-smoking neighbor she trashed online, says rep
ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — After Hilary Duff, star of the TV series Younger, took to social media on Wednesday to call out a chain-smoking neighbor, Dieter Addison, her rep told ABC News that the actress’ outburst has been a long time coming. “Hilary and her young son have been subjected to excessive secondhand smoke, late-night noise, garbage in …
Watch now: Harry Styles-produced sitcom “Happy Together” coming to CBS this fall
Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — What if Harry Styles knocked on your door and asked if he could hide out in your house for a while because the paparazzi is after him? That’s basically the plot of a new comedy coming to CBS this fall, executive-produced by Harry himself. The …
No more drama: Tiffany Haddish says she and Beyoncé are “cool” after #WhoBitBeyoncé controversy
ABC/Paula Lobo (LOS ANGELES) — While Tiffany Haddish refuses to divulge which actress allegedly bit Beyoncé on the cheek at an after-party in December, the comedian says she and Bey are still on good terms. “We’ve talked since then and it’s been cool,” Haddish tells People. “Nobody’s trippin’ except for everybody else.” Tiffany says she wasn’t expecting her story to take …
Kim Kardashian West slammed for promoting appetite suppressant
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — One way that Kim Kardashian West earns money is by promoting products on Instagram, but this time, some say she went too far. The reality TV star, who boasts 111 million followers on the social media platform, deleted a sponsored image of her licking an appetite-suppressant lollipop Wednesday after facing criticism from those …
Hilary Duff publicly blasts neighbor on social media, faces possible legal action
ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — Hilary Duff, star of the TV series Younger, apparently took to social media on Wednesday to call out a chain-smoking neighbor, but now she and her boyfriend are facing a possible lawsuit. The 30-year-old actress reportedly posted a series of videos to her Instagram Story claiming her New York City neighbor smokes cigarettes and weed …
Empire is saved…for now in this week’s episode, “Bloody Noses & Crack’d Crowns”
Chuck Hodes/Fox Broadcasting Co.(LOS ANGELES) — This week’s episode of Empire, titled “Bloody Noses & Crack’d Crowns,” finds Lucious and Cookie fighting to save Empire from the evil clutches of Eddie. Here are some other highlights from the show: — Empire throws a “rent party” in order to raise money to save the label and usurp Eddie’s grand …
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen welcome baby number two
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for City Harvest(LOS ANGELES) — Congratulations go out to singer/actor John Legend and his model wife, Chrissy Teigen, who welcomed their second child — a baby boy. Teigen tweeted the news late Wednesday night, writing, “Somebody’s herrrrrrre!” followed by a series of baby bottle emojis. Legend retweeted the message on his Twitter page. Their newborn son …
Kenya Barris adds Fox divorce-comedy film and Freeform TV
ABC/Bob D’Amico(LOS ANGELES) — Kenya Barris is staying busy. In addition to the recent announcement of the Uptown Saturday Night remake starring Kevin Hart, which Barris is set to write, the black-ish creator has also snagged a new film and TV series. Deadline has learned Barris has signed on to write and produce a divorce-comedy …