ABC/Randy Holmes(ATLANTA) — CNN stands by its reporting on Morgan Freeman in which eight women accused the actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. The cable news network officially responded to a 10-page letter from Freeman’s attorney Robert Schwartz sent earlier this week demanding a retraction of the story and an apology. In its five-page response, CNN …
“Bachelorette” front-runner Garrett Yrigoyen on social media controversy: “I sincerely apologize”
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — Garrett Yrigoyen has broken his silence amid a controversy about his social media practices just days after earning the first impression rose and becoming a front-runner on the season premiere of The Bachelorette. “To those who I have hurt and offended: This is all new to me. I went on The Bachelorette for …
“Adrift” tops this weekend’s new releases
STXfilmsThe following movies open nationwide on Friday: * Adrift — Shailene Woodley stars in this action adventure drama based on the true story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, who found herself in a race against time to save her fiancé Richard Sharp — played by The Hunger Games‘ Sam Claflin — who was badly injured after a massive hurricane left their boat in ruins. Rated PG-13. …
Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump an expletive
TBS(NEW YORK) — Samantha Bee issued an apology Thursday for using an expletive to describe first daughter Ivanka Trump on her TBS show Full Frontal Wednesday night. The host referred to Trump as a “feckless c—” during her taped broadcast, which has resulted in sponsors State Farm and AutoTrader suspending their advertising. “I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump …
Former Roseanne writer hopes the fictional Connors “can find a home somewhere”
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — As the Roseanne cancellation saga continues to unfold on Twitter, those who knew the comedian long before the show returned to ABC this year are speaking out. Stan Zimmerman was a writer on the original Roseanne run on ABC in the 1980s and 1990s. He says he doesn’t recognize the Roseanne Barr who made the racist comment on Twitter that …
Hailee Steinfeld to star in TV series about 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson
ABC/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) — For her next acting gig, Hailee Steinfeld is getting literary. The singer and Oscar nominaed actress will star as real-life 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson in a new Apple series called Dickinson. The show will be a comedic coming-of-age story told from Emily’s point of view, which shows the budding writer trying …
Brigitte Nielsen is pregnant at 54
Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen is expecting a baby, she revealed Wednesday. The 54-year-old TV personality and model took to Instagram to unveil two photos of her pregnant belly and tell her nearly 86,000 followers: “family getting larger.” “happy time positive vibes #happyness [sic] #positivevibes,” she captioned one shot. This will …
“Luke Cage” showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker admits the loss of Mahershala Ali’s character “shifted” the series
Netflix – 2017(NEW YORK) — As Cheo Hodari Coker gears up for the second season return of his hit Netflix series, Luke Cage, the director-producer is also reflecting on the first season’s successes and challenges. In season one, the now Oscar-winning actor Marhershala Ali played villain Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes. Coker says because of Ali’s outstanding …
Tom Cruise posts a “Day 1” shot of “Top Gun 2”
Photo by Paramount Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Although his latest movie, Mission: Impossible — Fallout hasn’t opened yet, Tom Cruise is already hard at work on his next big picture: the long-in-development sequel to his 1986 blockbuster, Top Gun. Cruise shared an image on Twitter and Instagram of him depicting a picture …
Julia Roberts to present George Clooney with AFI Life Achievement Award
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Julia Roberts will present her Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12 co-star George Clooney with the American Film Institute’s prestigious Life Achievement Award at its 46th annual gala taking place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on June 7, the Institute announced on Wednesday. In addition to the Ocean’s movies in 2001 and 2004, Roberts …