HUDSON, S.D. (AP) — A 10-year-old South Dakota boy who died while saving his younger sister in the Big Sioux River will posthumously receive the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. Ricky [Read More…]
“A blessing and a gift during such uncertain times” — Hilaria and Alec Baldwin expecting baby #7
Monica Schipper/Getty Images Hilaria Baldwin broke a social media break to share the news that she and Alec Baldwin are expecting their seventh child. “After many ups and downs over the past few years, we have an exciting up and a huge surprise: another Baldwinito is coming this fall,” she noted in a video of …
“From $50 to $500”: Chris Rock’s tour ticket sales skyrocketed after Oscars slapping altercation
ABC While Chris Rock may be keeping his silence on the infamous Oscars slapping incident, his fans are loudly speaking up for him. After Sunday night’s unexpected altercation, online ticket marketplace TickPick, saw a huge increase of sales for Rock’s Ego Death World Tour. The marketplace, which prides itself on its no-hidden fees strategy, said in a tweet on Monday, “We …
‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller arrested after incident at karaoke bar in Hawaii
Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images Ezra Miller, who plays Barry Allen/The Flash in the DC movie universe, was arrested by police in Hilo, Hawaii, on Sunday evening after allegedly making a scene at a karaoke bar. According to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, the 29-year-old-actor was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment after reportedly screaming obscenities at a …
No, Chris Rock didn’t apologize for Oscars night joke
ABC Chris Rock is never known to hold his tongue, so when an alleged apology for his Oscar night dig at Jada Pinkett-Smith started making the rounds online, it raised some eyebrows. However, a rep for the Emmy winner had a one-word comment about it to ABC Audio: “Fake.” The ersatz apology read in part, “Last night I crossed a …
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s mother speak out after Oscars slapping incident
ABC (NOTE LANGUAGE) Two days after the very shocking “slap heard all around the world” at the Oscars, actress Jada Pinkett Smith posted a note on social media. “This is the season for healing and I’m here for it,” reads the message shared in a Tuesday morning Instagram note. While the caption-less post didn’t directly address Sunday night’s incident, it’s …
Amy Schumer says her “queen” Kirsten Dunst was in on Oscars “seat filler” joke
ABC While it went unnoticed by some in the wake of the “slap heard ’round the world,” some fans of Kirsten Dunst took issue with an Oscars moment in which co-host Amy Schumer referred to the nominated actress as a “seat filler.” The bit had Schumer pulling Dunst from her seat and sitting in it next to The Power of the Dog nominee Jesse …
Good morning, aviators: Check out the high-flying new trailer to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved./Scott Garfield After a series of movie theater fly-bys, Top Gun: Maverick is finally coming in for a landing May 27, and Paramount Pictures has just debuted a new trailer to trigger your need for speed. The pandemic-delayed movie once again sees Tom Cruise‘s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the cockpit, …
Late-night hosts react to Will Smith slapping Chis Rock at the Oscars
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Late-night hosts had a field day addressing the “slap heard around the world,” using their opening to lay into Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at Sunday night’s Academy Awards over a joke the comedian made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. “Welcome one and all to The Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert began. “It’s …
In Brief: Oscars slap surges Chris Rock’s concert ticket sales, and more
The slap in the face Chris Rock got from Will Smith at Sunday’s Oscars have given Rock’s ticket sales a shot in the arm. TickPick reports the comedian’s ticket sales rose 641% between Sunday night and Monday morning. The ticket marketplace tweeted on Monday, “We sold more tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in the past …