Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Add George Clooney to the list of Hollywood backers who are calling on President Joe Biden to stand down ahead of the 2024 election. In a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday, Clooney, who just weeks ago hosted a fundraiser for Biden’s reelection campaign, called for the president to exit …
‘Rust’ trial: Baldwin’s culpability in shooting disputed in opening statements
Prosecutors argued Alec Baldwin behaved recklessly and “violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety” during the filming of Rust, while the defense said the actor “committed no crime” in the “unspeakable tragedy,” during opening statements Wednesday in the manslaughter trial over the fatal 2021 on-set shooting. Baldwin was practicing a cross draw in a church …
Pat Sajak will return for ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ in October
ABC Just weeks after he signed off as the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak will be back, on ABC. The network just announced that the beloved host will return for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for his final spins on Oct. 7. The show will be the lead-in for Press Your Luck, hosted by …
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleads guilty to illegal betting
Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a gambling scheme that cost him his NBA career. Porter, in a dark suit and tie, said “guilty” when asked by a federal magistrate in Brooklyn how …
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter set to plead guilty to illegal betting
Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to a felony charge related to an illegal betting scheme. The NBA said Porter placed more than a dozen bets on basketball games, including in which he bet the Raptors would …
Daisy Edgar-Jones no longer starring in Carole King biopic
Neil Mockford/FilmMagic Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones reveals in a new interview that she’s no longer attached to star in a biopic about singer/songwriter Carole King. Daisy, who stars in the new movie Twisters, was first attached to the Carole film back in 2022. She told Variety that the biopic is “no longer happening,” although sources tell the trade it’s still …
“I’m done”: Ellen DeGeneres reportedly says she’s quitting showbiz after Netflix special
ABC/Randy Holmes While she had a successful stand-up career, a groundbreaking sitcom, and for years the top-rated talk show in the country, Ellen DeGeneres is apparently calling it a career. According to SFGate, during a Q&A session following a performance at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa on Monday evening — …
Apple TV+ drops season 2 teaser for ‘Severance’
Apple TV+ Apple TV+ has dropped a second season teaser to Severance, announcing its highly anticipated premiere date. The clip begins with a little refresher: As Adam Scott‘s Mark and his fellow employees return to Lumen Industries, we hear in voiceover their season 1 pledge to sever both their personal lives from their professional ones. …
Jesse Palmer shares photo with ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Joan Vassos at ‘Bachelor’ mansion
Disney/Ramona Rosales Joan Vassos‘ journey to finding love as the Golden Bachelorette is about to begin. On Tuesday, Bachelor host Jesse Palmer shared a photo on Instagram with Vassos in front of the Bachelor mansion. “It’s been a busy summer,” Palmer wrote in the caption of the post, adding a rose emoji. In the image, Vassos, who is dressed in …
In Brief: ‘Time Bandits’ remake trailer debuts, and more
Apple TV+ has dropped the first trailer for its TV adaptation of Terry Gilliam‘s 1981 cult classic, Time Bandits. Created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, the series follows “a ragtag group of thieves — led by Friends alum Lisa Kudrow — and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin — …