Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2020(LOS ANGELES) — Bridgerton, the latest series from TV juggernaut Shonda Rhimes, continues her hot streak. Netflix says the show from the creator of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder was seen by 63 million households since its Christmas Day launch — making it the fifth largest original …
‘The Bachelor’ recap: Matt James begins his historic journey to love
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — The Bachelor kicked off its milestone 25th season on Monday, with Matt James, a 29-year-old real estate broker, entrepreneur and community organization founder from Raleigh, North Carolina, meeting the record-breaking 32 women who are vying to be his future wife. With the usual Bachelor Mansion in Agoura Hills, California currently being used as an Airbnb …
Bond girl Tanya Roberts is still alive despite earlier claim that she died, her rep says
Tommaso Boddi/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Tanya Roberts, the actress best known for playing a Bond girl in A View to a Kill and Midge Pinciotti on That ’70’s Show, is alive despite reports of her death, her long-time friend and rep Mike Pingel told ABC News Monday afternoon. Roberts — born Victoria Leigh Blum — is in the intensive care unit of Cedars-Sinai hospital …
“It’s been rough”: Valerie Bertinelli talks about the loss of ex-husband Eddie Van Halen
Zach Pagano/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — On the Today show Monday, Valerie Bertinelli opened up about the loss of her ex-husband, guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, who died of cancer at 65 last October. “It’s been rough,” the former One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland star admitted. Her eyes welling with tears, she explained, “Very …
Spike Lee reflects on Chadwick Boseman’s passing in heartfelt post
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for WarnerMedia(LOS ANGELES) — Spike Lee is reflecting on the passing of Chadwick Boseman in a new heartfelt post. On Instagram, Lee shared a personal photo of Boseman from the set of his Netflix film Da 5 Bloods. The image, which shows the late actor with his arms spread wide and eyes closed, gives the appearance that Boseman …
‘Mandalorian’ mutual appreciation: Ming-Na Wen and Mark Hamill nerd out on each other on Twitter
Disney+ — ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — (SPOILER ALERT) The surprise cameo during the season finale of The Mandalorian had even famous fans agog — including one who was on set for the big spoiler: Ming-Na Wen. The Disney Legend, Mulan star and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. vet plays assassin Fennec Shand in the hit Disney+ series, and she took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve to …
Kristen Bell calls husband Dax Shepard “my favorite human” in sweet birthday message
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Months after announcing that he relapsed after 16 years of sobriety, Dax Shepard received some extra special birthday love from wife Kristen Bell. The Frozen 2 actress on Saturday shouted out her husband of seven years in celebration of his 46th birthday, who claimed his birthday happens to be “my favorite day of the year!” “I get to celebrate the birth of …
Another network enters the streaming war: Discovery+ launches today
(LOS ANGELES) — Discovery has entered the streaming war today with its new service, Discovery+. Boasting what it calls the “largest-ever content library for a new service,” Discovery+ is touting some 55,000 episodes from the network’s brands like HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Travel Channel and Discovery Channel, as well as shows from A&E and The History …
Sick with COVID-19, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ star Chloe Bennet warns people to take it seriously
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet is urging people to take seriously COVID-19, from which she’s suffering. The warning came on New Year’s Eve after the 28-year-old actress took to Instagram to share that she and “multiple members” of her family tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bennett explained …
Justin Bieber jokes about fighting Tom Cruise… again
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Justin Bieber is starting out the new year by reigniting his boxing challenge with Tom Cruise. Over the weekend, the 26-year-old pop star took to Instagram to share a black-and-white photo of himself as a fighter in a boxing ring, taken from the music video for his new single “Anyone” and cheekily captioned the post, “Tom Cruise is toast.” …