American Idol will enter its 24th season in 2026, and ushering it in are Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie, who will return as judges. While Bryan and Richie have worked together as judges on the famed singing competition since 2018, Underwood just joined this year. She replaced Katy …
Read More »Ukraine Slams Woody Allen Over Russian Film Fest Appearance: 'A Disgrace'
Woody Allen’s appearance at a Russian film festival has garnered the condemnation of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, who called the filmmakers participation “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As The Associated Press reports, Allen made a video appearance at the Moscow International Film Week …
Read More »Jerry Adler, 'The Sopranos' and 'The Good Wife' Actor, Dead at 96
Jerry Adler, who began his career behind the scenes on Broadway before starring in roles on The Sopranos, The Good Wife, and Rescue Me, died on Saturday, a memorial from loved ones shared via New York’s Riverside Memorial Chapel confirmed. He was 96. Though the veteran actor didn’t get his …
Read More »Halsey Asks Fans to See 'Americana' Despite 'Denim Bullshit'
Halsey wants fans to go see Americana, the film she co-stars in alongside Sydney Sweeney, who is facing controversy over a recent American Eagle campaign. The singer-actor posted on Thursday via Instagram stories in support of the Tony Tost-directed crime thriller, which has had a rocky start in the box …
Read More »'Lurker' Is the Ultimate Pop Star's Nightmare
You haven’t heard of Oliver. Not yet, at least. You’d recognize the type, though. He’s a twentysomething British pop singer, blessed with a brooding handsomeness and a soulful, sad-boi sound — a little bit of the Weeknd, a whole lotta Zayn — that’s extremely Spotify-friendly. He’s famous enough to have …
Read More »'Long Story Short' Is a TV Mitzvah
The miraculous thing about BoJack Horseman was how the animated Netflix comedy managed to place the darkest, most melancholy material right alongside bursts of pure, concentrated silliness. Yes, it was the story of a clinically depressed, alcoholic, perpetually disappointing washed-up celebrity (the titular horse-man). But it also had room for …
Read More »Logan Lerman Knows All About Being Crazy in Love
T here’s a lot Logan Lerman doesn’t want to talk about. Sure, the Percy Jackson and Bullet Train actor says there’s a ton of directors he’d kill to work for — he just doesn’t want to name them. He’s never spoken about how he and his fiancé, ceramics artist Analuisa …
Read More »Sydney Sweeney Says It Was 'Mainly the Girls' Who Criticized Her Bathwater Soap
Sydney Sweeney doesn’t regret selling soap made from her used bathwater. In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, the Euphoria actress said it was primarily women who had an issue with her decision. “I think it’s important to have a finger on the pulse of what people are …
Read More »'Splitsville': How to F-ck Up Your Marriage Without Really Trying
It was just supposed to be a nice weekend away, nothing more than a fun jaunt to a friend’s beach house, complete with Seventies soft rock sings-alongs in the car (Kenny Loggins’ “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’” is a great road-trip jam) and maybe even a quick hand job en …
Read More »Noah Wyle Clocks in for Another Long Shift in 'The Pitt' Season 2 Trailer
Tension and trauma await Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in the first trailer for The Pitt Season Two. The popular HBO Max series returns in January with another shift in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center emergency room. The teaser previews new patients with an array of ailments, but also …
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