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Oscars cut Will Smith jokes 'that went harder,' producer says
Jimmy Kimmel decided to keep some Will Smith jokes out of his mouth at the Oscars. Speaking to Variety, producer Molly McNearney revealed there were jokes about Smith's slap of Chris Rock that were cut from Sunday's show, partially to avoid making "this year all about last year." "I cannot tell you how many Will Smith jokes we had that then we got rid of," McNearney said. "We think that only the… → Read More
12 more video game adaptations on the way after The Last of Us
Video game adaptations have officially entered the mainstream → Read More
Hugh Grant goes viral for 'dismissive' red carpet interview at the Oscars
The most uncomfortable moment of the 2023 Oscars occurred before the show even started. Hugh Grant is going viral for his painfully awkward interview on the red carpet of Sunday's Academy Awards. The actor spoke with Ashley Graham on the ABC broadcast but provided surprisingly curt answers to most of her questions. He appeared thrown from the start, taking a pause after Graham asked for his… → Read More
Michelle Yeoh becomes 1st Asian woman to win Best Actress Oscar
In this universe, Michelle Yeoh just made history at the Academy Awards. Yeoh won the Oscar for Best Actress on Sunday for Everything Everywhere All at Once, becoming the first Asian woman ever to do so. "For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities," Yeoh says. "This is proof that dream big, and dreams do come true. And ladies,… → Read More
2023 Oscar predictions: Who will win, and who could surprise?
This year's Academy Awards will surely bring a new crop of shocks and snubs → Read More
Chaim Topol, Fiddler on the Roof star, dies at 87
Chaim Topol, the award-winning actor best known for starring in Fiddler on the Roof both on stage and the big screen, has died. He was 87. The actor's death was confirmed to CNN by his representative, who said he died after a "long illness." He suffered from Alzheimer's disease, according to Variety. Topol famously starred as milkman Tevye in the 1971 film version of Fiddler on the Roof after… → Read More
WWE reportedly in talks to legalize betting on scripted matches
Ready to place your bets ... on scripted events? WWE is in talks with Colorado and Michigan gambling regulators to legalize betting on its matches, CNBC reports. This would be despite the fact that the outcomes of the company's wrestling matches are predetermined by writers, much like a scripted drama series. But the report says WWE has compared this to betting on the Academy Awards, the winners… → Read More
Michelle Yeoh draws scrutiny after sharing article suggesting Cate Blanchett doesn't need to win another Oscar
The 2023 Oscar season is nearly over, but there's still time for one final controversy. Michelle Yeoh has deleted an Instagram post amid questions about whether it might have violated the Academy's rules about referencing the competition. The Everything Everywhere All at Once star shared screenshots of an article from Vogue headlined "It's Been Over Two Decades Since We've Had a Non-White Best… → Read More
Disney pulls Song of the South song 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah' from parade
Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Disney continues to sever ties with Song of the South. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," the song that originates from Disney's 1946 movie Song of the South, has been pulled from the Magic Happens parade at Disneyland, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials confirmed to the outlet that a lyric from the song was removed from the parade… → Read More
The Idol: HBO's most controversial show
The behind-the-scenes drama that has some side-eyeing the upcoming show → Read More
Bruce Willis' wife asks paparazzi to stop yelling at him after dementia diagnosis
Bruce Willis' wife is begging the paparazzi to leave him alone. Emma Heming Willis, who has been married to the Die Hard star since 2009, sent a message on Instagram to the photographers "trying to get those exclusives of my husband out and about" after he was diagnosed with dementia. "Just keep your space," Heming Willis said. "I know this is your job. But maybe just keep your space. For the… → Read More
Chris Rock rips Will Smith over Oscars slap in live Netflix special
Chris Rock is ready to talk smack about Will Smith. In his live Netflix comedy special Selective Outrage, the comedian tore into the King Richard actor nearly one year after being slapped by him on stage at the 2022 Oscars. Most of Rock's jokes on the subject came at the end of the special, and he quipped that he was "smacked by Suge Smith." "People are like, 'Did it hurt?'" Rock said. "It still… → Read More
Camila Alves McConaughey describes 'chaos' on flight that 'dropped almost 4,000 feet'
Actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, were on the recent Lufthansa flight that had to make an emergency landing due to severe turbulence, and the latter is opening up about the "chaos" on board. On Instagram, Alves McConaughey revealed that she and her husband were on the flight that "you are seeing on the news today," telling followers she "was told plane dropped… → Read More
Will Smith makes 1st appearance at an awards show since the Oscars slap
Don't expect to see Will Smith at this year's Oscars, but the actor has made his return to an awards stage. Smith delivered a speech at Wednesday's African American Film Critics Association Awards, his first time speaking in person at an awards ceremony since he slapped Chris Rock at last year's Academy Awards. The actor and his Emancipation director, Antoine Fuqua, accepted the Beacon Award. In… → Read More
Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow honor Courteney Cox in emotional Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
They'll be there for her. Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow reunited with Courteney Cox on Monday as their former Friends co-star received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Speaking at the podium together, Aniston and Kudrow recalled being nervous to meet Cox almost 30 years ago because, Kudrow said, she was the "only one of the cast who was famous" already. But "from the beginning of when… → Read More
Lady Gaga sued for not paying reward to woman arrested in connection with dognapping
Lady Gaga is being sued for not paying a reward to a woman who returned her stolen dogs — even though that woman was arrested as an accessory to the dognapping. In a lawsuit obtained by BuzzFeed News and People, Jennifer McBride sued Gaga for failing to pay her a $500,000 reward that was promised to the person who returned her two French bulldogs in 2021. The dogs were stolen after Gaga's dog… → Read More
Succession creator breaks down decision to end the show this season
O to the M G! Succession is coming to an end. The Emmy-winning HBO drama's upcoming fourth season will be its last, creator Jesse Armstrong revealed in an interview with The New Yorker. "You know, there's a promise in the title of Succession," he said. "I've never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind. From Season 2, I've been trying to think: Is it… → Read More
R. Kelly gets another year in prison after sex abuse conviction in Chicago
R. Kelly is set to serve more time in prison after being convicted in his second federal trial. A judge sentenced the disgraced R&B singer to 20 years in prison on Thursday after a Chicago jury found him guilty of sex crimes last year. But the judge also ruled that Kelly can serve nearly that entire sentence concurrently with his prior 30-year sentence, meaning he is only getting an… → Read More
Don Lemon returns to CNN as network reportedly warns 'he's a strike away' from getting fired
Don Lemon is back on the air at CNN after his controversial comments about when a woman is in her "prime." But the network has reportedly warned another remark like that will cost him his job. The anchor returned to CNN This Morning on Wednesday after several days off the air. Last week, he faced backlash after claiming former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) is not in her "prime" because… → Read More
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania scores Ant-Man series' biggest opening despite mixed reviews
Marvel's smallest franchise is having a big opening weekend. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania took in $104 million over three days at the domestic box office, the largest opening for the Ant-Man series. This easily surpassed the $75 million debut of 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp and the $57 million opening of 2015's Ant-Man. It was, however, lower than Marvel's most recent few box office debuts,… → Read More