ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — D.L. Hughley is a man on a mission. In his new book, How Not to Get Shot, the comedian and radio host addresses racial profiling, police shootings and social injustices in America head-on, from a satirical perspective. Hughley’s premise is that white people often give black people advice on how to …
“Coming to America” screenwriters say sequel centers on Prince Akeem searching for “long-lost son”
TM & COPYRIGHT © 1988 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.(LOS ANGELES) — Coming to America is coming to theaters…again. The sequel, which will be a follow-up to the 1988 comedy starring Eddie Murphy, will be called Coming 2 America,” according to the film’s IMDb page. David Sheffield, the original film’s screenwriter, told ABC’s Good …
“Luke Cage” star Theo “Shades” Rossi says he’s “never seen anything” like reaction to show’s second season
Cara Howe/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Last Friday, the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage premiered on Netflix, and believe it or not, many fans are already on their second viewing. Since today is National Sunglasses Day, what better time to check in with Theo Rossi, who plays Hernan Enrique Salazar “Shades” Alvarez on the series? Rossi …
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien commiserate over Donald Trump attacks
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — A day after President Donald Trump slammed late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien during a speech at a South Carolina rally, the trio teamed up Tuesday for a sketch in which they contemplated how to respond to the POTUS’ criticism. In the …
Gloria Estefan to guest star as Rita Moreno’s sister on Netflix’s “One Day at a Time”
ABC/Lou RoccoThis is it — the moment when Gloria Estefan guest stars on the Netflix comedy One Day at a Time. The show, a re-imagining of the hit ’70s sitcom of the same name, follows three generations of a Cuban-American family: Penelope Alvarez, a newly single mom; her two teens, Alex and Elena; and her …
“Bachelor in Paradise” season 5 cast revealed
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Bachelor in Paradise will return on August 7, and there are plenty of familiar faces in the new cast. ABC announced Tuesday that season five, which premieres at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, will include several men from this current season of The Bachelorette, including David, Joe, and Jordan. Other cast members …
Robert De Niro, Lupita Nyong’o, Guy Fieri, among 2019’s Hollywood Walk of Fame class
ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — The Hollywood Walk of Fame has announced the celebrities who’ll be receiving stars in 2019. James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, made the cut this year, as did Robert De Niro, and fellow Oscar-winners Anne Hathaway, Diane Weist, Alan Arkin, Guillermo del Toro, and Lupita Nyong’o. Movie mogul and actor Tyler Perry …
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Jane Krakowski wants to “Disrupt Dementia”
ABC/Jeff Neira(NEW YORK) — In hopes of helping others, actress Jane Krakowski is opening up about her personal experience as a caregiver to a dementia patient: her father. Krakowski, star of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and 30 Rock, shared her experiences at an AARP-sponsored event Monday in New York, where AARP announced a $60 million …
“Murder Mystery” with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston starts shooting this week
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Casting for the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston whodunit, Murder Mystery, is complete, Netflix just announced. Filming kicks off this week in Montreal and continues in locations throughout Europe on the film, which debuts in 2019. The reunited Just Go with It co-stars play a husband and wife who embark …
“Coming to America” celebrates its 30th anniversary
TM & COPYRIGHT © 1988 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.(LOS ANGELES) — Coming to America, the 1988 hit Eddie Murphy comedy about a African prince to travels to America to find a bride — naturally, in Queens — officially turns thirty today. Eddie Murphy plays Prince Akeem, the future king of the fictional African …