Christian Petersen/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani now faces federal charges over allegations he stole millions from MLB’s highest-paid player in a gambling scheme, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Ippei Mizuhara has been charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million …
Disney+ On Thursday, Disney+ revealed that Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard‘s tribute to the creator of The Muppets will debut on the streaming service May 31. Howard directed Jim Henson: Idea Man, which the streaming service teases “takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to …
Apple TV+ As Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire continues to leave a huge box office footprint, the rumbling is growing on the small screen, as well. On Thursday, Apple TV+ announced its hit show set in Godzilla’s so-called Monsterverse, Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters, is getting a second season. What’s more, plans are underway for “multiple spinoffs” …
Hemsworth and Henry at Paramount’s CinemaCon exhibition – Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon On Thursday, Paramount Pictures took the stage in Las Vegas at the annual industry expo CinemaCon and revealed its upcoming slate. The studio played the first footage from Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator sequel — and confirmed he’s directing a Bee Gees biopic — …
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Matthew Perry died in October, but his legacy lives on in Chandler Bing. The sarcastic Friend is apparently the most popular TV character based on Google search data for 12 months crunched by the website NoDeposit365.co.uk: According to their numbers, there are more than 320,000 monthly …
Cast of ‘Melrose Place’ celebrating 100 episodes in 1995 — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc The TV nostalgia keeps on rolling: Melrose Place is reportedly becoming the next 1990s show to get a reboot. ABC Audio has confirmed Heather Locklear, Laura Leighton and Daphne Zuniga are all on board for a new chapter of the popular nighttime …
Netflix/Liam Daniels “Dearest gentle reader: We have been apart for far too long” is how Lady Whistledown coyly starts the trailer to the third season of Netflix’s Bridgerton — fitting, as fans have been waiting to hear from her, too. As reported, the third season centers on Nicola Coughlan‘s Penelope — Whistledown’s secret alter-ego — finding love. …
Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images O.J. Simpson, the former football great who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died, according to his family. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was …
ABC/Paula Lobo Kirsten Dunst is just as surprised as you that Bring It On was a huge hit. The actress reflected on the iconic 2000 cheerleading movie during an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday to discuss her new film, Alex Garland‘s Civil War. Dunst, who starred in the flick alongside Gabrielle Union, Eliza …
Variety reports Curb Your Enthusiasm scored its highest viewership of season 12 with its finale on Sunday. The last episode of the Larry David comedy drew 1.1 million viewers, based on a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on the HBO cable channel and Warner Bros. Discovery’s own data regarding streams on Max. The …