iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 3, NY Yankees 2 Baltimore 14, Boston 8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 8, Cincinatti 3 Atlanta 8, Washington 0 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Florida 4, Nashville 3 (OT) Nashville 4, Florida 0 NY Rangers 4, NY Islanders 1 …
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black says he’s recovering from “serious head injury”
(L-R) Black, Daley — Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Without specifying how he was hurt, Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has revealed via Instagram he “sustained a serious head injury” that “put me out of commission.” “Showing little improvement, my doctors ordered me to shut off my brain in hopes of it healing,” he continued. “This has been …
James Earl Jones reportedly putting Darth Vader’s voice into the hands of tech wizards
John Atashian/Getty Images — Lucasfilm Obi-Wan Kenobi’s description of Darth Vader being “more machine now than man” is coming true. According to an article in Vanity Fair, James Earl Jones has signed off on Lucasfilm using the AI tech from a company called Respeecher to imitate his menacing voice for the black helmeted Dark Lord …
“You keep her alive, and you set everything right”: HBO releases chilling teaser to ‘The Last of Us’
HBO On Monday, HBO released a teaser to its anticipated series adaptation of the hit video game The Last of Us. September 26 is known as Outbreak Day to fans of the PlayStation hit: According to the game, it’s the day people began being infected by a deadly disease caused by the cordyceps fungus, which …
KiKi Layne not worrying about getting cut from ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
Kiki Layne and Florence Pugh – Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures KiKi Layne has posted to Instagram that she’s not sweating being mostly cut from Olivia Wilde‘s talked-about movie Don’t Worry Darling. Apparently, the If Beale Street Could Talk star was in good company: Tony and Grammy Award winner Ari’el Stachel‘s scenes also ended up …
Kevin Feige explains why T’Challa was not recast in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Marvel Studios When it was announced that another Black Panther movie was to come after the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed the titular superhero aka T’Challa in the 2018 hit film, Marvel fans wondered how another story could be told without him. Some even wondered if the franchise would continue with a different actor …
Taylor Hale makes historic ‘Big Brother 24’ win
CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. History was made when Taylor Hale was crowned the winner of Big Brother season 24 on Sunday night. The 27-year-old current reigning Miss Michigan USA is the first Black woman to win the non-celebrity format of the game. In 2019, singer and television personality Tamar Braxton won …
John Cena now a Guinness World Record holder thanks to his 650th Make-A-Wish visit
John Cena in 2015; Noam Galai/Getty Images Sure, he was a champion in the wrestling ring and has starred in blockbuster movies like Fast 9 and hit shows like Peacemaker, but John Cena is now officially a world record holder, for a great reason. Guinness Book of World Records has certified that Cena has set the all-time …
Betty White memorabilia auction smashes expectations, raising more than $4 million
Vincent Sandoval/WireImage It was never in doubt what an icon the late Betty White was, but in case you needed any more proof, an auction of items from her life and career smashed all expectations. Julien’s Auctions says the three-day event raised more than four million bucks, nearly seven times the $600,000 pre-auction estimate. What’s …
In Brief: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Oscar-winner dies, and more
Louise Fletcher, best known for her Oscar-winning portrayal of Nurse Ratched in director Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, died Friday at her home in France, a rep for the actress tells Variety. She was 88. On TV, Fletcher played family matriarch Peggy “Grammy” Gallagher on Showtime’s Shameless, and also had recurring roles …