David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images(LONDON) — Ian McKellen is thankful and overjoyed that he was able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to UK’s The Mirror, the 81-year-old English actor was among the first eligible groups of people to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday and he couldn’t be more excited. “It’s a very special day, I feel euphoric,” he …
Whoopi Goldberg defends Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible 7’ tirade
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images, Leon Bennett/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Whoopi Goldberg has come to Tom Cruise’s defense after reportedly blowing his top on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 after catching a pair of employees breaking COVID-19 safety procedures. British publication The Sun obtained a recording of Cruise purportedly tearing into the workers who were allegedly standing too close to each other by a computer …
Season 2 of ‘Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian’ blasts off on Disney+ on December 25
Disney+(NEW YORK) — Star Wars fans will have a present from Disney+ under the tree this year: the streaming service has announced that the second season of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, will debut on December 25. The Gallery series is a deep dive behind the scenes of the hit show, featuring sneak peeks of the tech, the tools, and the …
‘Christmas Chronicles 2’ star Jahzir Bruno shares the “best part” of the Christmas holiday
Joseph Lederer/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Eleven-year-old Jahzir Bruno is taking a well-deserved break for the holidays. The young actor starred in two major films this year: Witches, alongside Octavia Spencer and Anne Hathaway; and Christmas Chronicles 2with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Bruno tells ABC Audio that after a busy work season he’s ready to relax and celebrate the holiday with his family. “We all have this huge breakfast at my …
I’m not giving up my…shop: ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrating small businesses amid COVID-19
ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — With small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, now’s the best time to show your support, Lin-Manuel Miranda tells ABC Audio. The Grammy, Emmy, and Tony–winning Hamilton creator has teamed up with American Express as part of its Share Joy — Shop Small campaign. While his collaboration started in November with the company’s eleventh-annual Small Business …
Jameela Jamil says COVID-19 “exposed” celebrities as “useless,” details plan to leave Hollywood
ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Jameela Jamil is so over Hollywood. So much so, that she’s planning her escape. While chatting with Angela Scanton on the Thanks A Million podcast, Jamil, 34, expressed that she never wanted to be famous and that, in a few years, she would like to become a therapist specializing in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing or …
Kristen Bell reveals the “most annoying” thing about husband Dax Shepard
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Kristen Bell admits that her life isn’t perfect and revealed the one thing husband Dax Shepard does that drives her up a wall. Bell, 40, joined the Backstory with Jason Bentley podcast Tuesday and discussed why she doesn’t shy away from opening up about her life. “Peace of mind with my own authenticity I think …
‘On Watch What Happens Live’, Kaley Cuoco didn’t kiss and tell about dating Henry Cavill
Jay Maidment/Netflix — Colin Hutton/HBO Max(LOS ANGELES) — Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live usually gets celebrities to spill the tea, but when it comes to her brief romance with Henry Cavill, guest Kaley Cuoco didn’t kiss and tell. The former Big Bang Theory actress and Superman’s alter ego dated in 2013. Appearing remotely from home, Kaley was clearly caught off guard by …
HBO Max pulls ‘Chappelle’s Show’ at Dave’s request
Mathieu Bitton/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — HBO Max is honoring a request by Dave Chappelle to remove Chappelle’s Show from the streaming service at the end of this year, according to Variety. The comedian previously got Netflix to take the show down as well. In a lengthy Instagram video taken from his stand-up, Chappelle explained that due to the nature of the deal he …
The official Whitney Houston biopic has found its star…in a ‘Star Wars’ sequel actress
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(LONDON) — I Wanna Dance with Somebody, the official biopic of Whitney Houston, has found somebody to dance with: British actress Naomi Ackie will play the late superstar in the movie. According to Deadline, the project’s director, Stella Meghie said in a statement, “We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who …