NBCUniversal When Betty White died on December 31, just weeks shy of her 100th birthday, Cher was one of the celebrities who took to social media to mourn her loss. Now she’ll be joining many other stars in helping to celebrate the award-winning TV icon in a new NBC special. Celebrating Betty White, America’s Golden Girl airs January …
Wendy Williams not returning to talk show until at least March
ABC It looks like Wendy Williams won’t be returning to her daytime talk show for at least another month. The show announced on Thursday that Williams’ absence will continue through February and into early March, according to Page Six. When asked if the 57-year-old TV personality is likely going to sit out the rest of the season, a …
In Brief: ‘Licorice Pizza’ and others hailed by Writers Guild; Christian Slater joins John Cena’s ‘Freelance,’ and more
Mr. Robot‘s Christian Slater has been tapped to star alongside John Cena, Alison Brie and Narcos‘ Juan Pablo Raba in Taken director Pierre Morel’s action-comedy Freelance, according to Deadline. Freelance follows Cena as an ex-special forces operator who takes a job providing security for a journalist — played by Brie — who’s hoping to salvage her career by interviewing a dictator. Things go awry when a military coup breaks out …
W. Kamau Bell says ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’… even though it’s hard
Courtesy of Aundre Larrow W. Kamau Bell is not afraid to have a tough conversation about the man once hailed as “America’s Dad.” Bell’s new docuseries, We Need to Talk About Cosby, premieres Sunday and will provide an unflinching look at Bill Cosby’s groundbreaking legacy as well as his downfall for allegedly raping dozens of women. Speaking to ABC Audio, Bell addresses …
Halle Berry has found true love with Van Hunt, ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ cast members revealed, and more
Robin L Marshall/WireImage Following three failed marriages, and then breaking up with Gabriel Aubry, father of her 13-year-old daughter Nahla, Halle Berry was sour on relationships. However now she says, “I really believe I’ve found my person” with singer Van Hunt. “I have this new amazing love in my life,” the Oscar winner tells AARP Magazine. “Because of COVID we spent …
“Pro Choice” Marvel movie star Evangeline Lilly protesting vaccine mandates
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images In a post on her Instagram, Evangeline Lilly, the Lost veteran who plays Hope van Dyne/The Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, blasted COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Along with a picture of someone carrying a sign that read “Vaxxed Democrat for medical freedom” at last weekend’s Washington, D.C. protest of mandating the jabs, Lilly posted that …
‘Peacemaker”s streaming performance stuns even writer-director James Gunn
HBO Max Sure, he wrote and directed Peacemaker, but even James Gunn was surprised to learn his small-screen spin-off of The Suicide Squad has become the biggest streaming show in the world. With a shocked “Holy crap, this is incredible,” Gunn retweeted a Business Insider story that explained HBO Max’s Peacemaker became the most in-demand original streaming …
‘The Fallout’ tackles the trauma of school shootings
Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max The aftermath of a school shooting — that’s the focus of the new teen drama The Fallout that debuts today on HBO Max. It was written and directed by actress Megan Park, in her first time behind the camera, and she talked to ABC Audio about her goal to move the needle” by showing “the …
‘Ted Lasso’ Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham gets the last laugh in Super Bowl ad
Apple TV+ Ted Lasso lead Hannah Waddingham has traded Emmy gold for the gold standard of visible TV spots: A Super Bowl ad. In a new teaser of the first-ever Big Game spot from online discount platform Rakuten, Waddingham is shown wearing an elegant black gown, and a dazzling necklace, as she practices a Cruella Deville-level evil laugh. However, holding a mirror …
TLC fires new ’90 Day Fiancé’ star Alina Kozhevnikova over old racist social media posts
Getty Images Alina Kozhevnikova, the little person looking for love on this season of TLC’s Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days has been fired by the network, over Facebook posts in which the 27-year-old apparently made numerous racist and anti-Muslim comments. “TLC discontinued filming with Alina Kozhevnikova following the recent discovery of her past social media statements,” begins a statement …