ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — After a few days of teases, it was officially announced Monday that Sacha Baron Cohen will return to TV in Showtime’s upcoming half-hour comedy series, Who Is America. The seven-episode series will “explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our …
Report: Billy Dee Williams set for a ‘Star Wars’ return?
Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Billy Dee Williams — the original Star Wars Lando Calrissian — is set to reprise his role for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. While Episode IX will mark Williams’ first appearance the suave smuggler-turned-good guy since 1983’s Return of the Jedi, …
Clooney OK after scooter accident in Italy
ABC/Randy Holmes(ITALY) — George Clooney was briefly hospitalized this morning after he was knocked off his scooter in an accident on the island of Sardinia, Italy. The 57-year-old star was on his way to a TV series shoot when the driver of a Mercedes cut him off in the providence of Olbia, according to the Italian-language newspaper La Nuova. …
Johnny Depp sued for allegedly punching film crew member
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Johnny Depp is being sued for allegedly punching a crew member on the Los Angeles set of his upcoming film City of Lights, about the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, alleges that while shooting the film last year, …
‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Becca chooses the final four men for hometown dates
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) — Becca Kufrin took her remaining six suitors to the Bahamas on Monday’s The Bachelorette to whittle the group down to four men she wants to take on next week’s hometown dates. The week on the beach led to a big confession from Colton and left Wills in tears. Becca began the episode hopeful as she told Chris …
‘Insecure’ creator Issa Rae on the worst advice she never took: “Do it the traditional way”
HBO/Anne Marie Fox(NEW YORK) — Insecure creator and star Issa Rae has forged her own path in Hollywood. Forgoing the conventional route often taken by actors dictated by casting directors, agents and producers, Rae created her own show: a web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, which became massively popular and in 2013 won …
“Change is difficult” – Gretchen Carlson responds to petition calling for her resignation, defends “Miss America 2.0”
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, …