Jennifer Lawrence opened up about her hesitancy about speaking to the press during an interview with The New Yorker published Monday. Lawrence, who has been been in the public spotlight since her teens, recalled a conversation with fellow-actor Viola Davis a few years prior. “Every time I do an interview, …
Read More »Jon Stewart Gives Update on Hosting 'The Daily Show': 'We're Working on Staying'
Fans have been glad to see Jon Stewart back behind the desk at The Daily Show on Mondays, and the comedian is feeling the same way, too, confirming that he’d like to extend his return. Stewart’s contract to host Comedy Central’s The Daily Show ends in December. Today, during a …
Read More »America Ferrera Urges Hollywood to Be as 'Brave as the Characters We Play'
When accepting the Trailblazer Award from the Critics Choice Association’s 5th annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television, America Ferrera took the opportunity to call on artists across Hollywood to use the power of storytelling to empower communities in “a day and age where discourse and conversation are failing to …
Read More »June Lockhart, 'Lassie' and 'Lost in Space' Actress, Dead at 100
June Lockhart, beloved for her roles as a mother in Lassie and in Lost in Space, died on Oct. 23 at her Santa Monica, California home of natural causes. She was 100. Harlon Ball, Lockhart’s spokesman, confirmed her death to The New York Times. Lockhart made an indelible mark playing …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Reveals ABC Almost Hired Jon Stewart for Late-Night Gig, Then Saw Kimmel's Tape
Jimmy Kimmel Live! was nearly Jon Stewart Live! During a visit to Ted Danson’sWhere Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Jimmy Kimmel revealed how he inadvertently swiped the ABC gig from fellow comic Jon Stewart. In the early 2000s, ABC was on the hunt for someone to host a late-night show, …
Read More »Brigitte Bardot Clarifies She Is Alive and 'Doing Well' After Death Hoax Rumors
Brigitte Bardot has issued a statement on social media to dispel rumors that she died. The 91-year-old took to X on Oct. 22, writing in French, “I don’t know which fool launched this fake news tonight about my passing, but rest assured that I’m doing well.” In the post, Bardot …
Read More »'Stranger Things' Grand Series Finale Is Heading to Theaters
Stranger Things is going all out for its final season. Next month, the series will return one last time to bring its nearly decade-long adventure to an end. The grand finale is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on Dec. 31, but for viewers wanting to really take in the moment, …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Reveals Stress-Induced Brain Aneurysm Diagnosis on 'The Kardashians'
Kim Kardashian developed a stress-induced brain aneurysm, the media personality reveals on the latest installment of The Kardashians. In the episode premiering Oct. 23, she tells sister Kourtney Kardashian about the scary medical discovery. While her doctor describes the aneurysm as “little,” in regard to the severity of the blood …
Read More »A Psychic Told Mariska Hargitay She'd Pivot From Comedy: 'Six Months Later,' She Got 'SVU'
Mariska Hargitay might be known for her dramatic acting today — but at the beginning of her career, she was set on doing comedy. In a new interview with Amy Poehler on Good Hang, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star shared a story about a visit to a …
Read More »Ben Stiller Donates Parents' Career Archive to National Comedy Center
Ben Stiller is donating the archives chronicling the careers of his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. The pair appeared on television talk shows and variety programs —including 36 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, per a press release …
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