ABC/Byron Cohen(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — ABC News has confirmed President Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother serving a life sentence on drug charges, whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian. “Best News Ever!!” Kardashian tweeted. Kardashian lawyer Shawn Holley told ABC News, “I’m sobbing too many tears of …
Watch Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sing and fall in love in “A Star Is Born” trailer
Neil Preston/Warner Bros.(LOS ANGELES) — The much-anticipated trailer for the remake of A Star Is Born is out. Directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, plus Lady Gaga in her big screen debut, the trailer makes it appear as though a star has indeed been born. Gaga, completely without the glam trappings we accustomed to seeing, …
EPA announces renovations on HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” violated lead paint rules
Photo by Donna Ward/Getty ImagesThe Environmental Protection Agency says it has settled with Chris and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Homes of the HGTV show Fixer Upper for violating rules related to lead-based paint. Paint made with lead is no longer used in new homes, but the EPA has rules to prevent chips or dust from lead …
Jared Leto reportedly set to star in stand-alone Joker film
Warner Bros.(LOS ANGELES) — After the massive success of Marvel’s Avengers and movies featuring its various characters, Warner Bros. is trying its luck at expanding its world of superheroes with a new Joker film. Jared Leto is set to reprise his role from Suicide Squad in a stand-alone film that follows the popular villain, Joker, Variety reports. The Thirty Seconds …
Have a cosmo or two: “Sex and the City” celebrates 20th anniversary
Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Raise your cosmo glass: Sex and the City turns 20 today. The show that popularized cosmopolitans, Manolo Blahniks, Magnolia Bakery, and so much more debuted on HBO June 6, 1998. Based on a book by Candace Bushnell, it starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, and Kristin …
Cast members talk their dream superpowers at “Incredibles 2” premiere
Disney Pixar(LOS ANGELES) — The cast of The Incredibles 2 came together Tuesday night on the red carpet for the premiere of the film in Hollywood, California — almost 14 years after the original debuted in 2004. Holly Hunter, who plays matriarch Elastigirl in the film, said the wait is worth it. “This movie has the ingredients that people …
Stephen Colbert gives Bill Clinton a “do-over” on Monica Lewinsky comments on “The Late Show”
Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Bill Clinton appeared on Tuesday’s Late Show to promote his book, The President Is Missing, but before he and co-author James Patterson had a chance to talk about it, host Stephen Colbert grilled the president over remarks he made about Monica Lewinsky that were criticized as being …
David Spade speaks out after sister-in-law Kate Spade’s apparent suicide: “I still can’t believe it”
ABC(NEW YORK) — When Kate Spade was found in dead in her apartment Tuesday from an apparent suicide, she left behind grieving family members — including her famous brother-in-law, comedian David Spade, who paid tribute to the successful designer via social media. In an Instagram post, the former Saturday Night Live performer posted a picture of himself with Kate at a holiday gathering. “Fuzzy picture …
Team Josh or Team Charles? “Younger” star Sutton Foster is Team Liza all the way
TV Land(NEW YORK) — Buckle up, Younger fans. The season-five premiere of the TV Land comedy is going to be a game changer. Sutton Foster — who plays Liza, a 40-something woman pretending to be a millennial for the sake of her career in publishing — tells fans to expect the unexpected. “I feel like …
Jordan Peele inks first look deal with Amazon Studios
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jordan Peele and Amazon Studios are officially partners. Amazon Studios announced Tuesday that Peele and his production company, Moneypaw Productions, has signed a first-look television deal with them to produce original content. This comes after Peele and his company announced another first-look deal with Sonar Entertainment, which produced Peele’s upcoming Nazi-hunting drama …