Just a few days after Bravo announced the next season of their hit show Vanderpump Rules will be recast with an entirely new group, Ariana Madix didn’t waste any time getting back in front of cameras at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The former reality star, who also went on …
Read More »New 'Squid Game: Season 2' Trailer Has a Daunting Message for Fans
The marketing for Squid Game: Season 2 is ramping up as its Dec. 26 release date approaches. With less than a month to go before fans of the Korean thriller are invited back into the deadly arena, the latest trailer for the series teases new sadistic challenges, fresh faces, and …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo Reunite for 'The Color Purple' Duet
Nearly 10 years after Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo co-starred in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, the powerhouse vocalists sang a soulful duet during a Wednesday episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show. The two musicians riffed off each other as they sang, “What About Love,” a climatic song …
Read More »Bowen Yang Had 'Imposter Syndrome' on 'Wicked' With Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Bowen Yang opened up about his experience shooting Wicked in a conversation with fellow SNL alumnus Will Ferrell this week, reflecting on working alongside his star-studded cast while recalling his crazy travel schedule to shoot the musical and television show at the same time. “I feel like I conned my …
Read More »'Vanderpump Rules' Season 12 to Feature All-New Cast in Apparent Fallout of Scandoval
It’s a tough week for the OG cast of Vanderpump Rules. First, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz announced the closing of their namesake bar, Shwartz and Sandy’s, on Monday after just two years of being open. And now, Bravo has greenlit another season of VPR — but this time, with …
Read More »Cynthia Erivo Embraces Her Black Queer Identity, Calls 'Wicked' a 'Love Letter'
From tear-jerking interviews along the Wicked press tour, to holding space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo‘s run as the green-skinned Elphaba has been nothing less of a whirlwind. In a new interview with Variety, Erivo opened up about how her identity as a queer Black woman has …
Read More »Jim Abrahams, Spoof Comedy Legend Behind 'Airplane' and 'Hot Shots,' Dead at 80
Jim Abrahams, one of the writers and directors behind some of the greatest and most quotable spoof and slapstick comedies of the 20th century — including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots! — died Tuesday, Nov. 26, Variety reports. He was 80. Abrahams’ son, Joseph, confirmed his death. No …
Read More »Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Earned the Same Salary for 'Wicked'
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were paid the same salary for their co-starring roles in Wicked, according to a Universal Pictures spokesperson. The response follows unsubstantiated rumors on social media around the Wicked stars’ earnings on the blockbuster musical. “Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false …
Read More »'Dexter: Original Sin' Trailer Follows the Bay Harbor Butcher in Training
The trailer for Dexter: Original Sin opens with Michael C. Hall, the star of the first Showtime series, laying in the snow, dying, and declaring: “It really is like they say. Your life flashes before your eyes.” While some might see this narrative trick as an attempt to make up …
Read More »Glen Powell Offers Lookalike Contest Winner a Movie Cameo — for Someone in Their Family
The lookalike contest craze swept through Austin, Texas, this weekend, where a bunch of (ostensibly) chill, charming, and handsome dudes gathered to prove they were the doppelgänger of the (genuinely) most chill, charming, and handsome dude out there right now: Glen Powell. The winner was set to take home $5, …
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