Courtesy of Amazon Studios(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Sacha Baron Cohen is paying it forward to Borat 2 breakout star Jeanise Jones. According to People, Cohen, the star and creator of the movie, has donated $100,000 to Jones’ Oklahoma City community on her behalf. Per Jones’ request, the funds will be distributed by Ebenezer Baptist Church and will go towards …
‘Songbird’ trailer imagines a bleak world with COVID-23
STX Films(LOS ANGELES) — Can’t imagine a year worse than 2020? Well, the new pandemic thriller Songbird does it for us. The film, starring KJ Apa and Sofia Carson, dropped its first trailer Thursday, which shows the world in its fourth year of quarantine after COVID-19 mutates into an even more deadly strain, COVID-23. Apa …
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost have tied the knot
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are officially married! The actress, 35, and Saturday Night Live cast member, 38, announced the news of their nuptials in a post on the Meals on Wheels America Instagram account on Thursday. “We’re thrilled to break the news that Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost were married over …
Sam Heughan talks filming ‘Outlander’ love scenes with COVID precautions
Starz(NEW YORK) — During an appearance on Live with Kelly & Ryan Thursday, Sam Heughan answered the burning question on every Outlander fans’ minds: How will they film the show’s steamy love scenes with COVID-19 safety protocols? “Yeah, I guess I’ve gotta now stay two meters apart from my costar, so that could provide some …
Brothers Peter and Benjamin Bratt explain the inclusive conversation they want to have with the rerelease of ‘Follow Me Home’
Courtesy of Follow Me Home(NEW YORK) — Actor Benjamin Bratt and his filmmaker brother Peter Bratt have enlisted their Follow Me Home cast members and their industry friends to have a candid conversation about their film nearly two decades after its release. As part of a three-night event, which includes the rerelease of the film, the brothers …
Former Miss America winner Leanza Cornett dies at 49
Donald Kravitz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions(LOS ANGELES) — Leanza Cornett, who was crowned Miss America in 1993, died unexpectedly on Wednesday. She was 49. The Miss America Organization confirmed the beauty queen’s passing, writing, “Leanza had a bright and beautiful spirit and her laugh was infectious. We know she meant so much to so …
See Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher face off in ‘The Crown’ season 4 trailer
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The official trailer for The Crown season four has arrived. The clip begins with a tense meeting between Olivia Colman’s Queen Elizabeth II and Gillian Anderson’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. “Two women running the shop. That’s the last thing this country needs,” we hear Prince Philip say. To which Queen Elizabeth retorts, …
Jennifer Lopez reveals she almost wasn’t cast in ‘The Wedding Planner’
Columbia Pictures/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jennifer Lopez has starred in quite a few romantic comedies and it all started with The Wedding Planner — but in a new interview she recalls that it almost didn’t happen. Speaking with her business partner and agent, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, for Variety‘s Power of Women Conversations presented by Lifetime, Lopez recalled how she had to …
Armie Hammer reveals COVID-19-related mental health struggles
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for The Critics’ Choice Awards(LOS ANGELES) — Millions of Americans have reported mental health struggles related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Armie Hammer says he recently got a “wake-up call” of his own. Speaking at British GQ‘s “Heroes” event, the star of Netflix’s Rebecca said, “I could feel it happening in slow …
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest to give away $10,000 in prizes for virtual Halloween costume contest
ABC Entertainment(NEW YORK) — There are multiple exciting and spooky reasons to tune into Live with Kelly and Ryan on Friday! Hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest will be parading around in a variety of intricate and hilarious costumes throughout their show and want you to do the same for a shot at some amazing prizes. Friday’s episode kicks off the special …