NEW YORK (AP) — If anything about Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” annoys you, best to avoid shopping malls now. Or the radio. Maybe music altogether, for that matter. Her 1994 carol dominates holiday music like nothing else. The Christmas colossus has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart the …
Jack Black wins 1st Emmy Award, delivers enthusiastic acceptance speech
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jack Black won a Children and Family Emmy Award for outstanding voice performance in an animated program for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight and gave an animated acceptance speech to go with it. It is his first Emmy win. “Kung Fu Panda, the Dragon Knight!” he began as he did a few …
In Brief: ‘Rescue Me’ actor James McCaffrey dies, America Ferrera honored, and more
Actor James McCaffrey, best known as the voice of Max Payne in the titular video game trilogy and for playing Jimmy Keefe in the FX series Rescue Me, died Sunday, December 17, following a battle with multiple myeloma, according to TMZ. He was 65. McCaffrey’s other TV appearances include New York Undercover, Sex and the …
Jamie Foxx congratulates daughter on her engagement
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Jamie Foxx couldn’t be more thrilled for his daughter’s latest life update! The Academy Award winner shared a series of photos on his Instagram account Monday to congratulate his daughter Corinne Foxx on her engagement to her boyfriend Joe Hooten. In the black and white photos, Corinne Foxx and Hooten can be seen embracing each other with her beautiful …
Scoreboard roundup — 12/18/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 108, Philadelphia 104 LA Clippers 151, Indiana 127 Toronto 114, Charlotte 99 Cleveland 135, Houston 130 (OT) Minnesota 112, Miami 108 Atlanta 130, Detroit 124 Oklahoma City 116, Memphis 97 Denver 130, Dallas 104 Utah 125, Brooklyn 108 Sacramento …
Marvel drops Jonathan Majors after domestic violence trial verdict
Marvel Studios Disney has dropped Jonathan Majors from future productions as the Marvel villain Kang, the studio said on Monday evening. The studio’s decision came just hours after the actor was found guilty of one count of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment, but acquitted of two other counts of assault and aggravated …
‘Elf’ getting the most streams this holiday season, industry scanners say
Warner Bros. Pictures Everybody has their favorite Christmas movie, but the industry analysts at Samba TV say they’ve unwrapped the data on the ones being watched the most this year. Jon Favreau‘s Elf, starring Will Ferrell, was streamed by 9 million households in the U.S. between November 10 and December 10, topping all the competition, …
Jonathan Majors found guilty of assault and harassment, jury acquits him of other charges
John Nacion/Getty Images Marvel star Jonathan Majors was found guilty of one count of assault and one count of harassment, but acquitted of two other counts of assault and aggravated harassment in a split verdict Monday. The verdict came after about five hours of deliberations over portions of three days. Majors, 34, was charged with …
Kate Micucci declares she’s “cancer free” after lung cancer surgery
Cindy Ord/Getty Images On the same TikTok account she used to inform fans she underwent surgery for lung cancer — despite the fact she “never smoked a cigarette in [her] life” — Kate Micucci declared she’s cancer free. Showing video from a GMA segment about her, the Garfield and Oates songstress and former Big Bang …
‘Wednesday”s Uncle Fester could be getting his own spinoff
Netflix/Vlad Cioplea While the streaming service is officially mum, Bloomberg reports Netflix is exploring a spinoff from its blockbuster hit Wednesday, centering on the title character’s goofy Uncle Fester. Saturday Night Live vet Fred Armisen played the character in the show, which became one of Netflix’s biggest hits and has been renewed for a second …