Hulu on Thursday dropped the trailer for Quiz Lady. The comedy, from 20th Century Studios, stars Awkwafina and Sandra Oh respectively as “a brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman … and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister [who] must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts,” per the studio. “When Anne’s beloved …
Jimmy Fallon apologizes to ‘Tonight Show’ staffers following report of toxic workplace environment
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon apologized to staffers on Thursday afternoon following accusations of a toxic culture at the NBC late-night program. On Thursday, Rolling Stone published a report in which two current and 14 former Tonight Show employees alleged Fallon’s “erratic behavior” made the show a “toxic workplace.” “It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad. Sorry if I embarrassed you and your …
US Open interrupted by climate change protesters
Frey/TPN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Play at the U.S. Open was interrupted on Thursday night when climate change protesters began shouting during a match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The delay of the Coco Gauff/Karolina Muchova match began at 8:05 p.m. ET when protesters appeared to be shouting about climate change. They were …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/7/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 1, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 10, N.Y. Yankees 3 LA Angels 3, Cleveland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE LA Dodgers 10, Miami 0 Atlanta 8 St. Louis 5 Arizona 6, Chi Cubs 2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Detroit 21, Kansas …
The rise of America’s young Black tennis stars takes center stage at US Open
Elsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Serena Williams played the final match of her historic career at last year’s U.S. Open, countless headlines heralded the legacy that she, as a Black woman, left on the sport of tennis. One year later, at the 2023 U.S. Open, the rise of America’s young Black tennis stars, many …
Lionsgate bringing new version of ‘The Crow’ to theaters
Skarsgård — ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images One of the deals that was just made at the Toronto Film Festival saw Lionsgate ponying up big to bring a new version of The Crow to theaters, Deadline reports. The new film stars Succession‘s Danny Huston, It‘s Bill Skarsgård and singer-songwriter FKA twigs, directed by Snow White …
New York City pop-up will let you step into the shadowy world of John Wick’s hitman hotel The Continental
Peacock To celebrate the September 22 debut of The Continental: From The World Of John Wick, Peacock is backing an interactive experience in New York City that will let fans step into the prequel series’ shadowy world. The Continental: The Hotel Bar Experience will be located at 82 Beaver St. in Lower Manhattan and will …
Controversial parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke formally charged with felony child abuse
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Ruby Franke, a YouTuber who gained online notoriety with her tough and often controversial parenting advice, has been formally charged with six counts of felony child abuse in Washington County, Utah. The mother of six was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son escaped through a window and ran to a neighbor’s …
‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years on rape conviction
Masterson and wife Bijou Phillips in May — Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Former That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of raping two women. A Los Angeles jury found Masterson, 47, guilty of two counts …
Paramount+ reveals teaser to Taylor Sheridan’s newest series, ‘Lawman: Bass Reeves’
Paramount+/Lauren Smith Paramount+ just dropped a teaser trailer to the latest show from Yellowstone creator and TV writing-producing mogul Taylor Sheridan, called Lawman: Bass Reeves. Emmy-nominated Selma star David Oyelowo stars as the titular real-life figure as the show tracks “his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as the first Black U.S. Marshal west of …