ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — Host Chris Harrison gathered some of the most unforgettable men from season 16 on Monday’s “The Men Tell All” episode of The Bachelorette, but first Tayshia had to make some tough decisions of her own — whose families will she meet for the hometown dates. Hoping to gain some clarity on her relationship with Blake, Tayshia …
Gabrielle Union talks the “triggering” year of 2020 and why “Zaya’s peace is non-negotiable”
Facebook Watch(LOS ANGELES) — In the premiere episode of Taraji P. Henson’s new Facebook Watch show, Peace of Mind with Taraji, Henson and her best friend Tracie Jade spoke with Gabrielle Union as their first guest. During the wide-ranging interview, which focused on the challenges of mental health, specifically in the Black community, Union shared how 2020 has been a triggering …
“Feeling good! Shaved my head” – Jeff Bridges gives fans update amid cancer battle
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Via his Twitter account and website, Jeff Bridges updated fans on the latest in his life since he announced in October he was battling Lymphoma. Seen smiling as he’s resting on a hammock, with a furry friend in his lap, a bald-headed Bridges noted, “Feeling good! Shaved my head. Got a puppy – Monty. …
‘The Office’ heading exclusively to NBC’s Peacock streaming platform
Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank(LOS ANGELES) — Insert that gif of Steve Carell’s Michael Scott screaming “NO!” here — The Office is leaving Netflix…but it will be heading exclusively to NBC’s streaming platform Peacock in January. In a press announcement designed to look like an inter-office memo from paper company Dunder Mifflin, the streaming service declared that The Office, a “documentary” …
Cast of ‘The Sopranos’ reuniting for firefighter charity
Members of “The Sopranos” cast in 2006 – Evan Agostini/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For the first time since the Emmy-winning HBO show’s 20th anniversary, the cast and creators of The Sopranos will reunite, for a good cause. The mob, including creator David Chase, and stars including Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Robert Iler, Drea de Matteo, Vincent Pastore, Steve Schirripa, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, will join …
‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Grease’, ‘Shrek’, among the 2020 entries into the National Film Registry
Warner Bros. and © DC Comics(WASHINGTON DC) — As it does every year, the Library of Congress has chosen a selection of films for preservation in its National Film Registry. Among this year’s 25 entries are the Oscar-winning Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight, the beloved 1978 musical Grease, The Blues Brothers and A Clockwork Orange. The films, which …
‘The Witcher’ limps on without injured Henry Cavill
Jay Maidment/Netflix(LONDON) — Filming on the Netflix drama The Witcher is plowing ahead without star Henry Cavill, who is recovering from what’s being described as a “minor leg muscle injury” sustained during production on the series shooting in London, according to The Sun. Production on The Witcher’s second season has been suspended twice: first in March when actor Kristofer Hivju revealed he had …
Tyler Perry donates $100k to the legal defense fund of Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(ATLANTA) — Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of the late Breonna Taylor, received a major boost in his legal defense fund thanks to Tyler Perry. TMZ reports that Walker is facing a lawsuit from Louisville, Kentucky police officer Jonathan Mattingly, who was one of the three troopers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Mattingly was struck in the leg before he …
Denzel Washington recalls the time he egged on Chadwick Boseman to propose to his then-girlfriend
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Denzel Washington opened up about the time he egged on Chadwick Boseman to marry his then-girlfriend. Washington told This Morning on Sunday that he teased Boseman when he invited Taylor Simone Ledward onto the set of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Boseman’s final film before losing his four-year battle with colon cancer, which Washington was not aware of at the time of filming. “Credit to him; he …
‘SNL’ cold open tackles the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — A day after the FDA approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Saturday Night Live offered its take on the rollout in this weekend’s cold open. The bit featured Heidi Gardner as President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 coordinator Deborah Birx and Kate McKinnon playing Dr. Anthony Fauci this time. Brad Pitt famously portrayed Fauci on an SNL episode back in April. Beck Bennett played Wolf Blitzer, host of CNN’s The Situation Room, who …