iStock/shironosov(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) By now, you should respect the power of the Zoom mute button, but in case you need a reminder, look no further than Euphoria star Lukas Gage, who caught a famous director on a hot mic shaming the actor for his small apartment. Gage was about to audition via Zoom, when he overheard the British director pitying the …
‘Happiest Season’ stars say the Hulu holiday movie rings true
Courtesy Sony Pictures(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday, the Hulu holiday romantic comedy Happiest Season comes home for the holidays. The movie, directed, and co-written by actress and filmmaker Clea Duvall, features an all-star cast, including Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Dan Levy, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenbergen. In the film, Stewart’s character Abby agrees …
Mahershala Ali once refused to do love scene over religious beliefs
ABC/Arturo Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Mahershala Ali reveals he accepted a role in David Fincher’s 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but only on the condition that he wouldn’t have to film a love scene with co-star Taraji P. Henson. The 46-year-old actor, who converted to Islam while studying for a master’s degree at NYU, explained on Common’s Mind Power …
Kevin Hart responds to criticism over newborn’s “profanity-laced” shirt
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Kevin Hart is getting the last laugh. The 41-year-old comedian recently came under fire for dressing his newborn in a shirt that bared the name of his latest comedy special, Zero F***s Given. Many were unhappy that the baby’s clothing contained profanity and one even warned that child protective services could be giving him …
Hilary Duff reveals she is isolating from family due to COVID-19 exposure
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Hilary Duff must spend at least two weeks away from her family after being exposed to COVID-19. The Younger star on Saturday took to her Instagram stories to unhappily reveal, “Exposed to covid…Quarantine day 2.” The 33-year-old revealed that she is isolating in the family’s basement to ensure that, should she have the infectious virus, …
Report: ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek was cremated
Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Pictures Television(LOS ANGELES) — Alex Trebek, who hosted Jeopardy! for over 35 years before succumbing to pancreatic cancer, was cremated following his death on November 8, according to a copy of the death certificate obtained by The Blast. The document lists Trebek’s occupation as “Quiz Show Host” and says he was in the Entertainment for 60 years. …
Tyler Perry thanksgiving food drive draws thousands
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE(ATLANTA) — Tyler Perry put the “giving” in Thanksgiving on Sunday, feeding thousands of needy families ahead of the holiday. The star of the Madea franchise opened up his Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta for the food giveaway, dubbed TPSGiving, which promised nonperishables and gift cards to the first 5,000 families to pull up …
American Music Awards 2020: Taylor Swift, the Weeknd and Dan + Shay are this year’s big winners
Emma McIntyre /AMA2020/Getty Images for dcp, ABC(LOS ANGELES) — One of the biggest nights in music, the American Music Awards, kicked off Sunday night with a series of worldwide premieres, big wins and even bigger surprises. Hosted by Taraji P. Henson from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, the audience looked a little different this year due to the ongoing …
‘The Mandalorian’ gets a ‘Game of Thrones’ coffee cup-type goof of its own
Disney+(NEW YORK) — Remember that moment in the final season of Game of Thrones, when a Starbucks cup was accidentally left on a set table and wound up being broadcast on the episode? Disney+’s The Mandalorian just had an incident that’s being compared to that. Amid the action of The Mandalorian‘s newest episode, “The Siege,” a crew member in …
Terminally-ill ‘Halloween’ superfan died minutes after Jamie Lee Curtis officiated his wedding
Andrew Eccles/Universal Pictures(SOUTH CAROLINA) — The news of the September 13 cancer-related death of a super fan of both of Halloween the holiday and Halloween the movie has now gone viral. Twenty-nine year old Anthony Woodie married his longtime girlfriend Emilee on that date, in a ceremony in South Carolina that was officiated over the phone by ordained minister — and Halloween star …