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 …
Watch now: Hailee Steinfeld meets “Bumblebee” in trailer for Transformers spin-off
Paramount PicturesHailee Steinfeld is getting in on the Transformers action with the franchise’s new spinoff, Bumblebee. In the first trailer for the film, we see Hailee’s character discovering a yellow Volkswagen Beetle in a junkyard with a key still in the ignition. She takes the car home, but soon discovers it’s no ordinary vehicle. The …
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape charges; Gretchen Carlson shares her reaction
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in a packed New York City courtroom Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty to multiple sex crimes charges. Weinstein — wearing dark jeans, a blazer and a white shirt — answered “not guilty” in a soft voice when asked how he …
Designer Kate Spade dead at 55 of an apparent suicide
Andrew Toth/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Award-winning fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment on Tuesday, the New York Police Department has confirmed to ABC News. She was 55. Police were called to the apartment by a household employee at about 10 a.m. They are treating the death as an apparent …
Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance. “We are no longer a pageant,” Gretchen Carlson, the first former Miss America to be named chair of the Board of Trustees of the Miss America Organization, announced on Good Morning America Tuesday. “We …
“Luke Cage” showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker explains how “The Wire” influenced his Marvel superhero series
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Cheo Hodari Coker had a major undertaking ahead of him when he first signed on to helm the Marvel television series, Luke Cage. Coker, who is now gearing up for season 2 of the hit superhero show on Netflix, reveals he immediately turned to one of his favorite HBO series and it’s creator …
Watch now: Vanellope meets the Disney princesses in new trailer for “Wreck-It Ralph 2”
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Video game bad guy Ralph, voiced by John C. Reilly, and his friend and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz, voiced by Sarah Silverman, are back in a new peek of their upcoming adventure, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. The Walt Disney animated adventure has the pair traveling to the world wide …