ABC/John Fleenor Fresh off The Bachelor‘s exciting season 26 premiere on Monday, former Bachelor and new host Jesse Palmer stopped by Becca Kufrin and Serena Pitt‘s Bachelor Happy Hour podcast to share his approach to hosting the show, and his advice for new Bachelor Clayton Echard. “I think a big part of hosting The Bachelor and helping Clayton is being empathetic and sympathetic…to the emotional roller coaster that goes on …
Lupita Nyong’o tests positive for COVID-19, drops out of ’The 355’ press day
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Kering Another celebrity has unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19, this time it was Lupita Nyong’o. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday the Oscar winner announced, “I too have tested positive for COVID-19. I’m fully vaccinated and taking care in isolation, so I trust I will be well.” “Please do all you can to keep yourself …
Tracee Ellis Ross welcomes Michelle Obama to ‘black-ish’, and Anthony Anderson reveals a secret about Ross
ABC/Richard Cartwright The eighth and final season of black-ish debuts Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC, featuring a very special guest: Michelle Obama. Tracee Ellis Ross, who portrays Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the series, explained to the Wall Street Journal that Michelle is her friend, she invited her to appear on the show, and Obama accepted. “It felt really …
79th Annual Golden Globes Awards: No red carpet, no audience, no media coverage
HFPA On the same day it emerged that the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press (HFPA) is reportedly having trouble booking celebrity presenters for its upcoming Golden Globes, come details from the organization about the awards show. The lack of Hollywood enthusiasm notwithstanding, the HFPA just released details about its 79th annual event that will be held on January 9 …
Kristen Bell plays detective in trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’
Netflix/Colleen E. Hayes It’s not exactly clear that Kristen Bell is spoofing a previous Netflix movie, but it sure sounds like it, judging by the title of her new series The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. In a new trailer for the film, Bell certainly seems to be going through the same …
Following controversy, Golden Globes reportedly can’t book celebrity presenters
HFPA Following a blistering racial controversy last year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is pressing ahead with this year’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony — minus a broadcast partner and now, apparently minus celebrity presenters. According to Variety, the organization has been trying to book its usual cadre of famous people to present the awards at the podium …
Seth Meyers reveals positive COVID-19 diagnosis
NBC/Lloyd Bishop Just a day after Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon told fans that he tested positive for COVID-19 over the Christmas break, his fellow NBC late-night funnyman Seth Meyers says he’s positive too. “The bad news is, I tested positive for COVID (thanks, 2022!),” the Late Night host posted to his 4.9 million Twitter followers. “[T]he good news is, I feel fine (thanks vaccines and …
HBO Max uses editing magic to fix ‘Harry Potter’ reunion goofs
HBO Max HBO Max debuted its anticipated Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special on New Year’s Day, but the streaming service has just re-uploaded it, after some goofs led the streaming service to summon some editing magic. Like any dedicated fan base, devotees of the Boy Who Lived and his spell-casting pals were quick to point out …
Andra Day and Keisha Knight Pulliam star in ‘Eggs Over Easy’ fertility documentary
Courtesy OWN Golden Globe-winning singer/actress Andra Day stars with Keshia Knight Pulliam in the fertility documentary Eggs Over Easy, airing Tuesday night on OWN. Pulliam is the narrator and executive producer of the film, which explores infertility in the Black community. Doctors and fertility advocates share their personal experiences with miscarriage, IVF, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and many other reproductive …
‘Black-ish’ stars Marsai Martin and Miles Brown say filming final season was “bittersweet,” had “lots of tears”
ABC/Richard Cartwright Black-ish is back! The ABC sitcom premieres its eighth and final season Tuesday night. The show’s return will tackle real world topics including the COVID-19 pandemic, and Marsai Martin, who plays Diane Johnson on the show, was admittedly curious about how the writers would handle it. “OK, are we going to be wearing masks? How’s our characters …