Chuck Hodes/Fox Broadcasting Co.(LOS ANGELES) — This week’s episode of Empire, titled “Bloody Noses & Crack’d Crowns,” finds Lucious and Cookie fighting to save Empire from the evil clutches of Eddie. Here are some other highlights from the show: — Empire throws a “rent party” in order to raise money to save the label and usurp Eddie’s grand …
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen welcome baby number two
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for City Harvest(LOS ANGELES) — Congratulations go out to singer/actor John Legend and his model wife, Chrissy Teigen, who welcomed their second child — a baby boy. Teigen tweeted the news late Wednesday night, writing, “Somebody’s herrrrrrre!” followed by a series of baby bottle emojis. Legend retweeted the message on his Twitter page. Their newborn son …
Kenya Barris adds Fox divorce-comedy film and Freeform TV
ABC/Bob D’Amico(LOS ANGELES) — Kenya Barris is staying busy. In addition to the recent announcement of the Uptown Saturday Night remake starring Kevin Hart, which Barris is set to write, the black-ish creator has also snagged a new film and TV series. Deadline has learned Barris has signed on to write and produce a divorce-comedy …
“Black Panther” stars reign supreme with 2018 BET nominations
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The fictional nation Wakanda will officially be represented at the 2018 BET Awards. Most of the Black Panther cast, which includes Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett and Letitia Wright, has been nominated for a Best Actor/Actress Award. Their film also nabbed a …
Zazie Beetz discusses her subversive role in “Deadpool 2” and dealing with her newfound fame
Photo Credit: Dave Allocca – StarPix ©2018(NEW YORK) — Zazie Beetz is embarking on a new journey and role as Domino, a newly recruited X-Force superhero, in Deadpool 2. Beetz, who also plays Van in Donald Glover’s critically acclaimed FX series Atlanta, is aware of her rising star as an actress. Ahead of her upcoming film, …
Party like it’s your birthday: John Travolta shows off his dad-dance moves during 50 Cent’s Cannes performance
Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images(CANNES) — Thanks to 50 Cent, John Travolta brought some of his Saturday Night Fever dances moves to a Tuesday night party at the Cannes Film Festival. In a video posted by 50, Travolta’s seen dancing next to the rapper as he performs his hit, “Just A Lil Bit.” Travolta’s impromptu …
Willow Smith says the pressure of fame made her cut herself
Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — During the latest episode of Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Facebook show, Red Table Talk, Smith’s daughter Willow opened up about the time she felt she lost her sanity. “I feel like I lost my sanity at one point,” Willow revealed to her mother and grandmother, Adrienne Banfield-Jones. “It was after …
Will Adele agree to audition for a starring role in an “Oliver!” remake?
Alasdair McLellan(LONDON) — Now here’s a strange…Twist. The British tabloid The Sun claims that a remake of the 1968 movie musical Oliver! is in the works, and they want the Grammy and Oscar-winning superstar to take a lead role in the Oliver Twist adaptation. The only catch is, she’ll have to audition. According to The …
Pauley Perrette responds to CBS statement on “multiple physical assaults” tweets
Photo: Patrick McElhenney/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — Pauley Perrette, who recently left CBS’ NCIS after 15 seasons, thanked the network for its response to her tweets over the weekend suggesting she was the victim of “multiple physical assaults.” “Pauley Perrette had a terrific run on NCIS and we are all …
Stan Lee sues his former company Pow! Entertainment for $1 billion
ABC/Richard Cartwright(LOS ANGELES) — Comic-book legend Stan Lee, who created some of Marvel’s biggest superheroes, filed a lawsuit against his former company, Pow! Entertainment, Tuesday, citing his business partners took advantage of his poor eyesight and the fact that he was mourning his wife, Variety reports. Lee is suing for $1 billion. When Lee sold his company …