Nigel Lythgoe is the subject of a probe helmed by Sony Pictures Television’s 19 Entertainment, which co-produces “So You Think You Can Dance” with Dick Clark Productions, Variety and Deadline have reported. Last month, Paula Abdul sued the formerAmerican IdolandSo You Think You Can Danceproducer and the show’s production companies, …
Read More »John Ridley Says Scrapped Marvel Series Would've Been 'Eternals' but 'Good Version'
In another (Marvel) universe, the hot gods of The Eternals could have been your favorite television show. In a recent interview on the Comic Book Club podcast, John Ridley revealed that his shelved Marvel TV series he was developing at ABC was based on the 2021 MCU film. While the …
Read More »Revealed: Roger Stone's Secret Call With Proud Boys Leader in Lead-Up to Jan. 6
Back in September, Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on “seditious conspiracy” charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, raid of the U.S. Capitol. According to the Justice Department, the far-right group “played a central role in setting the …
Read More »Mary Kay Letourneau's Husband 'Offended' by 'May December'
Vili Fualaau, who married his sixth-grade teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, says he’s upset by filmmaker Todd Haynes’ new film, May December, which drew inspiration from Fualaau and Letourneau’s story. The movie, which stars Julianne Moore as the Letourneau-esque Gracie and Charles Melton as her young husband, Joe Yoo, depicts the …
Read More »'Lisa Frankenstein' Trailer Gives Classic Monster Movie a Dark Comedy Twist
The story of Frankenstein’s monster serves as inspiration for an Eighties-set teen comedy/slasher film in the new trailer for Lisa Frankenstein. Written by Juno scribe Diablo Cody and directed by Zelda Williams (Robin Williams’ daughter, making her feature-length directorial debut), the “coming-of-rage” story focuses on the necrophilic infatuation Kathryn Newton’s …
Read More »Benny Safdie Admits Split From Co-Directing Brother, Not Sure They'll Reunite
Benny Safdie talks about his split from brother and partner-in-film Josh — and reveals he doesn’t know if and when the Uncut Gems duo will reunite — in a new interview. Since the release of the Safdies’ Adam Sandler-starring hit in 2019, the brothers have collaborated to produce docuseries like …
Read More »Mike Judge and Zach Woods Pepper Real Celebrities With Dumb Questions in 'In the Know' Trailer
Mike Judge and Zach Woods take on the well-intentioned, if not slightly delusional, airwaves of public radio in the new trailer for the upcoming semi-animated series, In the Know. The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched …
Read More »Christopher Nolan's Peloton Instructor Hated 'Tenet' — and Accidentally Told Him That Mid-Workout
Shared grievances can bind people together for life, which is why nothing brings people together quite like complaining. During a recent virtual workout on Peloton, one of the cycling instructors enacted this great bonding agent — but it came at the cost of inadvertently making one session attendee the subject …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Threatens to Sue Aaron Rodgers After Quarterback Links Him to Jeffrey Epstein
Jimmy Kimmel is setting the record straight — and threatening to sue Aaron Rodgers after the quarterback suggested that the comedian had some sort of link to Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday, Rodgers said on ESPN that he would pop “some sort of bottle” once a list of associates to Epstein …
Read More »Nigel Lythgoe Hit With Second Sexual Assault Lawsuit by 'All American Girl' Contestants
Just days after Paula Abdul sued American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault, Lythgoe is facing a new lawsuit from two Jane Does who claim he forced himself on them while they were contestants on his 2003 reality game show All American …
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