Courtesy ABC Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest airs on ABC Friday night, but on Wednesday, two of the stars scheduled to perform in New York’s Times Square — LL Cool J and Chloe — pulled out, LL due to a positive COVID test. Ryan Seacrest, however, says the show must go …
Ice Cube responds to accusations of underpaying actors in 1995 film, ‘Friday’
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images After Friday co-star Faizon Love recently revealed he didn’t return for the 2000 sequel film Next Friday because of low pay, Twitter erupted, accusing the film’s star and producer, Ice Cube, of underpaying the actors. Now the former N.W.A. member is responding Love, who played the character Big Worm in Friday in 1995, told Comedy Hype he was paid only $2,500 for his role. “You …
Dwayne Johnson turns down Vin Diesel’s pleas to rejoin the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise
Buda Mendes/LatinContent via Getty Images Dwayne Johnson says he won’t be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise, despite Vin Diesel’s recent pleas on social media. Johnson tells CNN that back in June, he told Diesel privately that there was “no chance” he’d return, so he was surprised when Diesel shared an Instagram post in …
Maggie Gyllenhaal explains how ‘The Lost Daughter’ lets women feel seen
Olivia Colman as Leda. CR: YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS/NETFLIX © 2021. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal makes her directorial debut in The Lost Daughter, one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the year that’s racking up award nominations left and right. Maggie tells ABC Audio the movie takes a hard look at a little-shown side of the female psyche and features …
The Year in Entertainment 2021: The ‘Bachelor’/’Bachelorette’ — Chris Harrison is out; so is Colton Underwood
CALEB ALVARADO/NETFLIX There was plenty of drama on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette in 2021, which is nothing new to Bachelor Nation. However, the most shocking developments took place behind the cameras. Longtime Bachelor/Bachelorette host Chris Harrison left the franchise after 19 years. That development was followed by season 24 lead Colton Underwood‘s announcement that …
Is ‘Squid Game’ getting a season two AND three?
Noh Juhan | Netflix Not only will we likely be getting a season two of Squid Game, we might be getting a season three as well. The Korea Times reports that the creator of the mega-popular South Korean series, Hwang Dong-hyuk, is in talks with Netflix about bringing the show back for two more seasons. …
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ becomes Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film ever
Courtesy of Sony Pictures ©2021 CTMG Spider-Man: No Way Home is now officially Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film of all time, Deadline reports. The Tom Holland-led superhero flick has raked in $1.16 billion at the global box office so far, surpassing 2019’s Spider-Man: Far from Home, which totaled at $1.13 billion. Through Tuesday, the film has …
Jada Pinkett Smith opens up about her hair loss; Snoop Dogg and Kevin Hart remember 2021; & more
Steve Jennings/Getty Images Jada Pinkett Smith is suffering from the autoimmune disorder alopecia, which causes hair loss. The Matrix Resurrections star opened up about the disease Wednesday in an Instagram video. “Look at this line right here,” Jada said as she ran her finger across a bald line patch along the center of her scalp. But now that she’s shaved her …
What do Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams want to accomplish in 2022? “To get married, finally!”
Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Image The pandemic already twice postponed actress Sarah Hyland and The Bachelorette alum Wells Adams‘ wedding, but the duo believes 2022 will break the vicious cycle. Speaking to ABC Audio, the pair discussed what they hope to accomplish in the upcoming year. “To get married, finally,” Sarah declared in unison with her fiancé. “That’s a …
An old adversary returns on season four of ‘Cobra Kai’
Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 An old adversary is slithering his way back to the All-Valley Karate Championship in season 4 of Netflix’s Cobra Kai, the wildly popular continuation of the Karate Kid films. Terry Silver, played by Thomas Ian Griffith, has returned to the franchise after he was …