ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Representatives of the Miss America Organization are calling for the resignations of its board members, including chairwoman Gretchen Carlson and Regina Hopper, the president and CEO. The divide within the leadership comes just one month after Carlson, the first former Miss America to lead the Board of Trustees of the Miss …
Oprah, Beyonce, Tyler Perry, more to honor the late Nelson Mandela at Global Citizen Festival in South Africa
Photo by Media24/Gallo Images/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce, JAY-Z, Usher, and Pharrell Williams are among the many stars who will appear at the Global Citizen Festival on December 2, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa and celebrate the legacy of Nelson Mandela who would have turned 100 this year. Winfrey will deliver the keynote …
Report: Jennifer Aniston “casually dating” following split with Justin Theroux
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicApparently, Jennifer Aniston is slowly moving on after her split from husband Justin Theroux. That’s according to a source who tells Entertainment Tonight the Friends alum is “casually dating.” Aniston, 49, has “really relied on her friends to get her through the tough times,” says the source. “During that time, she was able …
Everybody loves eating: ‘Raymond’ creator Phil Rosenthal talks food, his folks, and the second season of ‘Somebody Feed Phil’
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Netflix subscribers were finally able to tuck into their second helping of Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal’s eating/travelogue series Somebody Feed Phil this weekend. The sophomore season has Phil eating his way through exotic locales including Mexico City, Copenhagen, Buenos Aires, Dublin — and his native New York City. For Rosenthal, …
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex assault charges
Photo by Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein entered a New York City courtroom again Monday morning, to face arraignment for three new sex charges. Last week, a Manhattan grand jury returned a superseding indictment that charged him with additional sex crimes, including one that could land him in prison …
Janet Jackson takes “control” of Essence Fest 2018 with an all-star lineup including Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliot and more
Photo by: Brian Friedman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) — Janet Jackson officially took “control” of Essence Fest 2018. The megastar took her State of The World Tour to New Orleans Sunday, giving fans an unforgettable night to cap an already fun-filled weekend full of performances, surprises, and classic tributes. On Friday, Snoop Dogg was easily the …
Gal Gadot visits children’s’ hospital dressed as Wonder Woman
© 2017 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND RATPAC ENTERTAINMENT, LLC(VIRGINIA) — Gal Gadot reprised her role as Wonder Woman on Friday, this time for patients at Inova Children’s Hospital in Annandale, Virginia. Dr. Lucas Colazzo, a cardiac surgeon at the hospital, posted a photo of Gadot posing with some of the hospital staff on Friday, …
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ tops weekend box office with $76 million; ‘Incredibles 2’ tops $500 million
Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) — Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp topped the box office with an estimated $76 million weekend debut. The film, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, took in an estimated $85 million overseas, for a $161 million worldwide debut. The first Ant-Man movie earned $57 million its debut weekend in 2015. Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2 finished in second place, delivering an estimated $29 …
Comedian Jermaine Fowler: from stand-up to ‘Sorry to Bother You’
Annapurna Pictures(NEW YORK) — When comedian Jermaine Fowler was performing at open mic nights in New York’s Times Square, he had no idea he would be an announcer at the Emmy Awards, get his own comedy special, or share a screen with Armie Hammer — but that’s just what happened. Fowler, who also starred in …
Pat Houston says new Whitney Houston doc shows “no one is exempt from harsh realities — not even her”
Roadside Attractions(NEW YORK) — Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law, Pat Houston, says the new Whitney documentary, which opens in theaters Friday, is special because it’s endorsed by her family — the only ones, says Houston, who “know the story.” “This documentary comes from her family, and in order to tell the story, you have to know the …