Getty Images for Marvel Studios On Monday evening, September 18, Chris Pratt reposted a speech he gave a week prior, as the keynote speaker for Pepperdine University’s remembrance ceremony on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Pratt was invited after he posted to Instagram last year a photo of the nearly 3,000 flags …
Sherri Shepherd explains her show’s return amid WGA strike: “I stand in solidarity with my union”
ABC/Ron Batzdorff While other daytime talk shows have paused shortly after announcing their returns, Sherri Shepherd launched the second season of her syndicated show, Sherri, on Monday, September 18 as promised, and she opened the program by explaining why her show doesn’t violate WGA strike rules. The 56-year-old actress and comedian began by declaring that …
In Brief: New ‘Quantum Leap’ trailer, and more
Dr. Ben Song encounters UFOs, Nazis, witches and spies as he continues his thrilling journey through time in the action-packed season 2 trailer for NBC’s Quantum Leap sequel, released on Monday, September 18. The new version follows Song — a world-renowned physicist played by Raymond Lee — as he travels through different moments in time …
Whoopi Goldberg defends Hasan Minhaj for embellishing standup stories
ABC/Jenny Anderson Whoopi Goldberg came to comedian Hasan Minhaj‘s defense during the Monday, September 18 episode of ABC’s The View. “That’s what we do … tell stories and we embellish them,” noted Goldberg, 67. “If you’re gonna hold a comic to the point where you’re gonna check up on stories, you have to understand, a lot of it …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/18/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Dodgers 8, Detroit 3 Cincinnati 7, Minnesota 3 Chi White Sox 6, Washington 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4 Boston 4, Texas 2 Baltimore 8, Houston 7 Seattle 5, Oakland 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 11, …
Mark Wahlberg on his career, God and wanting to direct
KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images In the new issue of Cigar Aficionado, Mark Wahlberg gave a wide-ranging interview about his earliest hits, which of his movies he likes most, his business interests and his faith. Wahlberg’s Instagram shows his visits to church every Sunday, along with him encouraging followers to “stay prayed up.” To the …
Would-be ‘Superman Lives’ director Tim Burton not pleased with a Nicolas Cage’s addition to ‘The Flash’
Netflix/Tomasz Lazar As most may know by now, Tim Burton was supposed to follow up his 1989 phenomenon Batman and its 1992 sequel, Batman Returns, with Superman Lives with Nicolas Cage as the Man of Steel. However, despite years of development, and leaked footage of Cage trying on his super-suit, the project was scrapped by …
‘Time’ out: Bill Maher pauses return of ‘Real Time’, citing progress with WGA strike
ABC Audio/Stephen Iervolino On Monday, September 18, Bill Maher pulled an about-face, saying his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher wouldn’t be coming back during the Writers Guild of America strike after all. He claims apparent progress between the writers union and the AMPTP, the group representing the studios, was behind it. “My decision …
Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates 40th anniversary of becoming American citizen
Then-Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2004 — David McNew/Getty Images Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Instagram over the weekend to mark a meaningful milestone. “On this day 40 years ago, I became an American citizen,” the Terminator icon wrote in the caption. “It is one of the proudest days of my life. I owe everything to America. Born …
‘GMA 3: What You Need to Know’ kicks off season 4
ABC On Monday, September 18, the fourth season of GMA 3: What You Need to Know gets underway. The one-hour program co-anchored by Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan, with Dr. Jennifer Ashton as chief health and medical correspondent, airs weekdays at 1 p.m. Eastern time and for its first week back, has booked some must-see …