Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — As with every year, we find ourselves mourning the passing of familiar faces from film, TV and celebrity, whether their passing was expected or otherwise. Here’s a look back at some of the notable celebs we lost in 2020: Kobe Bryant — NBA icon and Oscar-winner was killed in a January …
‘The Brady Bunch’ star Maureen McCormick hosting new home makeover show, ‘Frozen in Time’
Rachel Luna/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After participating in HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation last year, Maureen McCormick — aka Marcia Brady — is keeping the home improvements coming with her new show, Frozen in Time. The Brady Bunch actress, along with designer Dan Vickery, will be giving home makeovers to properties that are stuck in …
‘Queer Eye’ star Jonathan Van Ness secretly tied the knot this year
Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness is closing out 2020 by revealing a well-kept secret: He got married to his partner, Mark Peacock. In an Instagram post reflecting on the year, JVN wrote, “I got married to my best friend & have a loving …
The Year in TV 2020: Delays, the ascent of streaming, and the Pandemmys
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Like many other industries, the COVID-19 pandemic brought TV production to a halt in March, wreaking havoc with the complicated business of show scheduling. However, with millions of people locked down at home, 2020 is the year streaming came into its own. Starting in March when the pandemic began, shows like Netflix’s Tiger King became …
Ken Jennings apologizes for past insensitive tweets: “I screwed up, and I’m truly sorry”
ABC/Ron Batzdorff(LOS ANGELES) — Ken Jennings is addressing some of his past tweets. In a series of posts on Wednesday, the Jeopardy! champion, who will be the show’s first guest host following the death of Alex Trebek, apologized for pass comments he’s posted on the social media platform. “Hey, I just wanted to own up …
George Clooney says his film about 2020 would include COVID, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and “a lot of hope”
Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — George Clooney isn’t complaining about saying goodbye to 2020, butif he had the opportunity to direct a film on this tumultuous year, the Oscar winner says he’d make sure to add “all of the things that we’ve had to bear.” “Starting with COVID obviously,” Clooney tells ABC Audio. “Certainly then George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and all those things that would have …
“I think it’s important that we do bring the fun”: Seacrest ready for this unprecedented “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
ABC/Brian Bowen Smith(NEW YORK) — Despite the pandemic, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest rolls on, live from New York’s Times Square Thursday night on ABC. But even without a massive crowd, Ryan and his co-hosts Lucy Hale and Billy Porter will still bring up the energy through the broadcast. “We will …
Alison Brie recalls “peeing incident” while filming ‘Mad Men’
Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — They say “one day you’ll look back at this and laugh” and that’s exactly what Alison Brie is doing. While chatting with Justin Long on the Life Is Short podcast, the 38-year-old actress recalled a slight incident that occurred with her wardrobe while filming the first season of the …
Chris Rock increases therapy sessions amid COVID-19 pandemic
Amy Sussman/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been a stressful time for all of us, including Chris Rock, and he’s turned to counseling for help. In an interview with CBS This Morning, obtained by People magazine, Rock says he’s upped his therapy visits to about seven hours after the pandemic hit the U.S. in March. “You …
The Honest Trailers guys — along with Patton Oswalt — take on 2020
ABC/Christopher Willard(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) With just one day left in 2020, the folks from the coming attractions-spoofing YouTube hit Honest Trailers have slammed the door on the accursed year. “From the world that brought you 1918, 1347, and Woodstock ’99, comes a year we can’t wait to close the book on,” Trailer Voice Guy intones, over shots of plague, …