Will Smith made his first in-person speech tonight at an awards ceremony since the 2022 Oscars incident with Chris Rock. Smith accepted the Beacon Award at the African American Film Critics Association Awards. His Emancipation costar Charmaine Bingwa and AAFCA cofounder Gil L. Robertson introduced Smith and Antoine Fuqua, the film’s director. After a brief speech […]
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Pedro Pascal On Wearing âThe Mandalorianâ Costume: âYou Canât See Sh*tâ
When Pedro Pascal is not battling the zombie-like creatures in HBO’s The Last of Us, he is armored up and protecting Grogu in Disney+’s The Mandalorian. Playing the bounty hunter Din Djarin, Pascal has to wear a costume that doesn’t seem to be the most comfortable thing to have on. “Itâs like putting on a […]
âNight Courtâ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC
NBC has renewed Night Court for a second season following the airing of the revival’s first four episodes. NBC says that Night Court has reached an audience of 25.7M in delayed viewing since it premiered on January 17. The premiere episode ranked as the No. 1 broadcast premiere of the 2022-23 season in both the ad-friendly 18-49 […]
Helena Bonham Carter Doesnât Think âThe Crownâ Should âCarry Onâ As Netflix Series Approaches Current Times
Helena Bonham Carter appeared in two seasons of The Crown and as the Netflix drama approaches current times, the actor feels that the series shouldn’t continue. Carter played the “spare” Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and was recently asked to comment on Prince Harry’s book. “I donât really want to contribute to the whole thing. […]
Donald Trump Sues Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster Over Release Of Interview Audio Recordings
Donald Trump has found a new avenue to sue the media: Copyright. He filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, alleging that Bob Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster, needed his permission before releasing the audio book, The Trump Tapes, last year. The audiobook is a collection of 20 interviews that Woodward conducted […]
CNN To Show Bill Maherâs âOvertimeâ Segments As Part Of Friday Night Programming
CNN will start showing the post-show Overtime segments from HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher as part of its Friday edition of CNN Tonight. The segments will start this Friday at 11:30 PM ET. The Overtime segments have up to now been posted online and promoted to viewers of Real Time. They feature Maher and […]
Barrett Strong Dies: Motown Artist & Songwriter Was 81
Barrett Strong, artist and songwriter credited with having given Motown its first hit with “Money (That’s What I Want),” has died. He was 81. Motown founder Berry Gordy confirmed Strong’s death in a statement where he called his songs “revolutionary.” âI am saddened to hear of the passing of Barrett Strong, one of my earliest […]
Lisa Loring Dies: Actor & Original Wednesday Addams Was 64
Lisa Loring, best known for bring Wednesday Addams to life in The Addams Family sitcom in the mid-1960s, has died. She was 64. Loring’s close friend Laure Jacobson shared in a Facebook post news of her death on January 28 after the actor was taken off life support following “a massive stroke.” “It is with […]
Roseanne Barr Makes Her Stand-Up Comeback In Fox Nationâs âCancel This!â Comedy Special
Roseanne Barr is making her return to comedy in a new special on Fox Nation which will debut on Monday, Feb. 13. A teaser for Roseanne Barr: Cancel This! was dropped during the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Watch the preview in the video posted above! “Has anybody been […]
Annie Wersching Dies: Actress In â24â, âBoschâ And âTimelessâ Was 45
Actress Annie Wersching, best known for her roles in 24, Bosch and Timeless, has passed away of cancer. Annie was 45. She continued to shoot even after her 2020 diagnosis, with prominent roles in Star Trek: Picard and The Rookie. In a statement, Annieâs husband, actor Stephen Full, expressed, âThere is a cavernous hole in […]
CNBC Drops âJay Lenoâs Garageâ From Primetime Lineup
CNBC is dropping Jay Leno’s Garage, the classic car series that capitalized on the comedian’s prized collection, after seven seasons. The network chose not to renew the series after seven seasons, a source confirmed. KC Sullivan, named president last year, has chosen to focus on business oriented reality shows in the primetime lineup, including Shark […]
DirecTV To Add Conservative Outlet The First After Dropping Newsmax
DirecTV said that it was adding the conservative channel The First to its lineup, after it dropped Newsmax from its lineup in a dispute that stirred the ire of Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The First, which features personalities including Bill O’Reilly and Dana Loesch, will be available on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse at […]
âStranger Thingsâ Rules 2022 Streaming Charts, Nielsen Says
The results are in, and Netflix undoubtedly dominated the Nielsen U.S. streaming charts for 2022, led by originals including Stranger Things, Wednesday and Ozark â as well as acquisitions like Cocomelon and NCIS. The streamer took home 11 of the top 15 spots on the overall streaming program list, and 13 spots among the streaming […]