Keke Palmer will host Saturday Night Live for the first time when the show returns on Dec. 3. SZA will join her as musical guest. “Y’all got y’alls wish… guess whole hosting @nbcsnl? I’m so excited for usss yalllllll, couldn’t do it without you” Palmer, the star of Jordan Peele’s …
Read More »Rob Delaney Sought to 'Ruin People's Day' With Memoir on Grief Over Son's Death
Comedian and actor Rob Delaney discussed his upcoming new memoir A Heart That Works — which delves into the many facets of grief that followed the death of his 2-and-a-half-year-old son Henry who had brain cancer — in a new interview with The New York Times. As the devastating subject …
Read More »'SNL': Dave Chappelle Spoofs 'House of the Dragon' With Beloved 'Chappelle's Show' Characters
Dave Chappelle is a Game of Thrones fan, and he’s also into the new show, House of the Dragon, though he has mixed feelings about the spinoff, he said while hosting Saturday Night Live. “I gotta tell you, I love that they are including Black characters but, to be honest, …
Read More »'Falling For Christmas' is a Formulaic Holiday Comedy But Marks the First Step In the Welcome Return of Lindsay Lohan
It feels good to root for Lindsay Lohan these days. Some people never stopped, of course. For everyone else, the wake-up call arrived earlier this year, during the Superbowl, when Lohan starred in a winking Planet Fitness commercial to which the seemingly universal response, uttered across the internet, was, She …
Read More »Angela Bassett on 'Wakanda Forever,' Missing Chadwick Boseman and Playing Tina Turner
You play Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda, in the Black Panther films. Is there one person or inspiration you keep in your head to play a queen?For me, it’s just the essence of the Black woman. Our strength, resilience, patience, generosity, intellect. That’s what I try to hold onto. …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Sues Film Crew Members Over 'Rust' Shooting
Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Los Angeles on Friday against several people involved in the Rust film over the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, as The Associated Press reports. Hutchins was fatally shot by Baldwin while they were rehearsing a scene for …
Read More »Sydney Sweeney Says 'Nothing I Say Can Help the Conversation' About MAGA-Supporting Family Members
Earlier this year, Sydney Sweeney received backlash after photos posted from her mother’s birthday party featured shots of family members sporting Trump MAGA hats and t-shirts. At the time, she asked that people “please stop making assumptions,” about the situation, but in a recent interview with British GQ, the Euphoria …
Read More »Kevin Conroy, Who Gave Batman a Definitive Voice in Animated Projects, Dead at 66
Kevin Conroy, the voice actor best known for portraying Batman in an array of animated movies, television shows, and video games over three decades, has died. He was 66. “It is with profound sadness that I send this to you today: Kevin Conroy, the quintessential voice of Batman, and a …
Read More »Gallagher, the Watermelon-Smashing Comedian Whose Act Turned Bigoted, Dead at 76
Gallagher, the mustachioed prop comedian who rose to prominence with smashed watermelons and garnered controversy later in life for racist and homophobic jokes, has died. He was 76. Craig Marquardo, the comedian’s former manager, confirmed his death in an email to Rolling Stone. Gallagher had reportedly been living in hospice …
Read More »'Top Gun: Maverick' Copyright Case to Continue as Judge Rebuffs Motion to Dismiss
Paramount Pictures has failed to get the copyright lawsuit over Top Gun: Maverick dismissed. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, a judge rejected the studio’s motion to dismiss the suit, saying it “contains sufficient well-pleaded facts” to support its claims of copyright infringement, breach of contract, and declaratory relief. Paramount will now …
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