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 …
Paramount+ serving up ‘Good Burger 2’ on November 22
Paramount+/Nickelodeon Studios On Monday, September 18, Paramount+ revealed that Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell will be back behind the grill for Good Burger 2 on November 22, more than 25 years since Paramount released the original. The dynamic duo reunites in the present day at the fictional “fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new …
Ryan Reynolds pressured by the “powerful” pumpkin spice lobby to apologize for slamming autumnal addiction
Courtesy Aviation American Gin In a new ad for his Aviation American Gin, Ryan Reynolds is pushing back against the imminent annual addiction known as pumpkin spice season. “It’s nearly fall, which means the entire universe will once again be losing its mind about pumpkin spice,” Ryan says before adding, “But not on my watch.” …
Leslie Jones says Will Smith shouldn’t have accepted his Oscar after “humiliating” slap of Chris Rock
Chris Haston/NBC Leslie Jones didn’t hold back in her new memoir when talking about Will Smith‘s infamous onstage slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in 2022. In fact, she said Will should never have accepted his King Richard Oscar because of it. The former SNL star and actress detailed her thoughts in her …