Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for HB Harry Belafonte, a groundbreaking actor and trusted confidante to fellow civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday morning at age 96. He passed away of congestive heart failure at his New York home with his wife, Pamela, by his side. Born in Harlem, Belafonte started out as an …
John Travolta’s ‘Saturday Night Fever’ suit, ‘Harry Potter’ wand, Iron Man helmet and more fetch big bucks at auction
Julien’s Julien’s Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary auction took place on Saturday, April 22 and, as expected, John Travolta‘s iconic white three-piece suit from Saturday Night Fever and props from Harry Potter from the Order of the Phoenix and Iron Man drew some of the highest bids. The iconic white three-piece “Tony Manero” suit worn by …
Alec Baldwin “grateful for all the support” as ‘Rust’ gets back underway
Filming of the movie Rust has begun again, and days after involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped against him for an on-set shooting, Alec Baldwin is feeling thankful. The movie shifted production to Montana from New Mexico, where Rust‘s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in October of 2021, when a firearm aimed by Baldwin discharged …
In Brief: Oscars date set for 2024, and more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC on Monday announced the 96th Oscars will take place Sunday, March 10, 2024. The show will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The nominations voting period will run from January 11-16, 2024, with the official nominations announcement on January 23… …
Town forces argumentative parents to be umpires at Little League games
WPVI-TV (NEW YORK) — Little League season is underway and one New Jersey town is introducing an ingenious new rule to crack down on misbehavior after parents were caught on camera berating and yelling at referees and umpires at youth games. Referees and umpires are often volunteers and there’s been an increase in resignations with …
Mayim Bialik up for ‘Big Bang Theory’ spinoff appearance, teases ‘Blossom’ reboot
ABC/Sami Drasin Following talk of a possible spinoff of The Big Bang Theory, Mayim Bialik, who played Amy Farrah Fowler on the original CBS sitcom, says she’d be open to making an appearance, if she’s asked. “We’re all still pretty close, so there was a lot of texting going on,” the Jeopardy! host told E! News at the Los Angeles LGBT Center …
Patti LuPone disses Kim Kardashian’s bow on ‘American Horror Story’
Bravo/Charles Skykes Bringing back a New Year’s Eve segment he shared with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Watch What Happens Live! host Andy Cohen on Sunday night quizzed outspoken Broadway legend Patti LuPone about what she thinks about Kim Kardashian‘s upcoming acting turn. The segment “Do They Give A Damn?” had LuPone answering emphatically, “Yes, I do!” …
Police issue warrant for former ‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera in connection to alleged assault
Margera in 2013 – Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Former Jackass star Bam Margera is in trouble with the law again. Pennsylvania State Police announced they’ve issued a warrant for the arrest of Brandon “Bam” Margera in connection to a physical confrontation with an unnamed individual “who suffered minor injuries.” According to police, Bam ran into a …
Tony Robbins, bongos and more: Matthew McConaughey introduces “immersive learning experience” ‘Roadtrip’
ABC Matthew McConaughey, who in 2020 published his New York Times bestseller Greenlights, top-lined a marathon self-help session called The Art of Livin‘ on Monday, in which he introduced an “immersive learning experience” he calls Roadtrip: The Highway to More. The Oscar-winning actor turned into something of a televangelist, as he began by chronicling his …
Gabrielle Union executive producing, starring in ‘Pretty Little Wife’ for Amazon Studios
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Gabrielle Union will star in and executive produce a series adaptation of Darby Kane’s bestseller, Pretty Little Wife, ABC Audio has confirmed. Produced by A+E and Amazon Studios, the project is being described as a “cat-and-mouse thriller with a pulpy edge and some sexy soap.” It centers on “two brilliant — and very …