Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The family of the girl who was critically injured in a car crash last year involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid slammed prosecutors for agreeing to a plea deal in exchange for a lower prison sentence. Reid, 37, pleaded guilty Monday to driving while …
Emmys 2022: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Coolidge win Lead Actress and Supporting Actress in Limited Series
Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images; Chris Haston/NBC Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Coolidge won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress and Supporting Actress in a drama series, respectively, during Monday night’s 74th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. First up to retrieve their Emmy was Coolidge, whose role as Tanya McQuoid in HBO’s The White Lotus earned her this year’s Outstanding Supporting Actress …
Emmys 2022: Sheryl Lee Ralph wins Supporting Actress, Brett Goldstein Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Chris Haston/NBC Saturday Night Live alums Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers helped announce history at the 2022 Emmy Awards when actress Sheryl Lee Ralph became this year’s winner of Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. This is a historic win for Ralph, as she is now the the second Black woman in Emmy history to win this honor. Jackée Harry was the …
Emmys 2022: Matthew Macfadyen, Julia Garner win Supporting Actor, Actress in a Drama Series
Trae Patton/NBC Matthew Macfadyen and Julia Garner won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress in a drama series, respectively, during Monday night’s 74th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by Kenan Thompson from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. Macfadyen, who won for his role as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s Succession, said he was “deeply flattered and …
Emmys 2022: Michael Keaton wins Lead Actor, Murray Bartlett Supporting Actor in a Limited Series
Evans Vestal Ward/NBC; Trae Patton/NBC The 2022 Emmy Awards started off with a colorful number from host Kenan Thompson and led into “the queen of all thrones,” Oprah Winfrey announcing Michael Keaton as the winner of Lead Actor in a Limited Series. “You have about 90 of these, don’t you?” the Dopesick actor joked to Oprah to open his …
Emmys 2022: Kenan Thompson pays tribute to iconic TV shows in opening monologue
NBC The 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards aired Monday night live from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. Television’s biggest night was hosted by Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson, who opened the star-studded event by paying tribute to “the greatest invention in the history of mankind, television.” “I mean, if it weren’t for TV, what would we do in our free …
James Cameron reveals ‘Avatar 4’ has begun filming
20th Century Studios While a sequel to 2009’s Avatar hits theaters in December, Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron says cameras are already rolling on the fourth film in the series. Cameron’s project was one of many teased at Disney’s D23 expo over the weekend, and he revealed some new footage from the upcoming sequel Avatar: The …
Georgina Campbell talks red flags, Justin Long breaks bad in ‘Barbarian’
20th Century Films/New Regency The horror film Barbarian took the top spot at the box office over the weekend, in the wake of great reviews and a 93% “Certified Fresh” label from the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was written and directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Zach Cregger, who explained to ABC Audio that the project began as an exercise: …
Halle Bailey grows up as the star of ‘The Little Mermaid’: “I had come out of this cocoon with Ariel”
The Walt Disney Company Halle Bailey has enjoyed musical success with her older sister Chloe as the duo Chloe x Halle, and now she feels she’s maturing as a woman with her starring role in The Little Mermaid. Bailey portrays the underwater Disney princess Ariel in the upcoming live-action film. “I’d definitely say coming into this film I was a lot …
Brendan Fraser talks being “disappointed” by ‘Batgirl’ being shelved
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images Though he’s currently being buoyed by positive reviews for his role in Darren Aronofsky‘s The Whale, Brendan Fraser explains he was disappointed by Warner Bros. Discovery shelving Batgirl. Fraser was to play the heavy Firefly in the film, which, as reported, was pulled by the studio and won’t likely ever see the …