Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage On Wednesday, August 2, former King of Queens star Leah Remini filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court against those behind her former religion, the Church of Scientology. According to an announcement, Remini is alleging “mob-style operations and attacks on her and other alleged victims and survivors of the Church of Scientology …
Oprah Winfrey Network finds new home on Max
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Max, formerly known as HBO Max, announced that many of the original series that were part of the Oprah Winfrey Network have been made available on its streaming platform. Shows featured on the OWN hub on Max include: Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Ready to Love, Belle Collective and Put a Ring On It, as well as …
George Romero’s ‘Twilight of the Dead’ reportedly coming back to life
Albert L. Ortega/WireImage Horror legend George A. Romero may have died in 2017, but most appropriately, the father of the zombie movie genre’s final project will breathe again. Deadline reports the project from the director of the 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead wrote Twilight of the Dead to cap his long and celebrated …
George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and more donate big to SAG-AFTRA Emergency Assistance Program
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images On Wednesday, August 2, actor Courtney B. Vance, president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, announced the organization has raised more than $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program. Among the biggest donors were the program’s patrons, who donated $1 million or more — including George and …
Nicole Kidman, Zoe Saldaña spy series ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ scores record debut for Paramount+
Paramount+/Greg Lewis Special Ops: Lioness, the military spy thriller from Yellowstone hitmaker Taylor Sheridan, debuted with a bang. The series starring executive producers Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman delivered nearly 6 million total viewers across Paramount+ globally when it launched with two episodes on July 23. Lioness also became the biggest 24-hour series debut in …
The Rock and Will Smith joining Kevin Hart for the season finale of ‘Hart to Heart’
Peacock Kevin Hart‘s pals Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Will Smith will be joining him on the August 3rd finale of Peacock’s Hart to Heart. Peacock revealed to the media some clips of the chat, which sees Will sharing how he nearly passed on the acclaimed 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness, which earned him an Oscar nomination. For all their goofing on each other on …
Robert Downey Jr. giving away his ‘Dream Cars’ for charity
Courtesy Max Robert Downey Jr. is taking an already worthwhile effort and doubling down. The Marvel movie and Oppenheimer star recently launched Downey’s Dream Cars on Max, in which he re-engineers some classic vehicles in his collection to be emissions-free. Per his Instagram Story on Wednesday, August 2, he’s now giving away six of them …
‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ cast, creator on the show’s final season
Disney/Natalie Cass Step into the future, but hold onto High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The Disney+ series comes to an end with its fourth season, which drops August 9. Ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike, its cast and creator chatted with ABC Audio to commemorate the show’s run. “I have not began to process that this is …
Jamie Foxx says he “would have lost my life” without sister Deidra in sweet birthday message
ABC As he continues to recover from the medical complication he suffered in April, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx took some time out to shout out one of his sisters, Deidra Dixon, on her birthday, and credited her with saving his life. While it’s not yet known what condition left Foxx hospitalized, the Oscar winner noted, …
Charges filed in the death of ‘Everwood’ star Treat Williams
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images The Vermont State Police has announced it has charged a Dorset resident in the June 12 motor vehicle accident that took the life of Everwood star Treat Williams. According to the press release from the department, the 71-year-old was riding his motorcycle when a Honda Element driven by 35-year-old Ryan Koss turned …