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BuzzFeedTimothée Chalamet Was Asked To Reveal The “Smelliest” Actor He’s Ever Worked With, And I'm Gonna Need You To Hear His Answer
“It was quite something on set… that waft coming in every day.”
- BuzzFeed
16 Times Actors Were So Poorly Cast In Movies, They Basically Ruined The Whole Thing
"Having Maria Bello in the third Mummy movie, replacing Rachel Weisz, was a terrible choice. It would’ve been better to say Evelyn died than to recast her."
- WWD
Podcaster Brianna LaPaglia Covers Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue With a Message of Empowerment: ‘It’s Me Reclaiming Who I Am as a Woman’
The Barstool Sports personality spoke about her breakup with country singer Zach Bryan.
- BuzzFeed
People Are Heartbroken Over This Clip Of Ariana Grande Looking Dejected After Cynthia Erivo Accidentally Rejected Her Attempt To Hold Hands
Cynthia previously said that she and Ari are so PDA-heavy because Ari “needs contact when there’s emotion.”
- BuzzFeed
"Instagram Vs. Reality": This Woman Bought A House From DIY Influencers, And It Shows How Fake Social Media Can Be
"Honestly, it makes me really sad to think that there are pictures out there of my house that could be making people feel less than about theirs."
- Yahoo Lifestyle
‘Shouldn’t have made it’: American Pie star’s shock claim about iconic film
EXCLUSIVE: American Pie star Thomas Ian Nicholas reveals why he doesn't think the movie would get made today. Read more.
- Variety
Justin Baldoni Lawsuit Alleges Blake Lively Used Taylor Swift to Pressure Him Amid ‘It Ends With Us’ Fight
The legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in the aftermath of “It Ends With Us” expanded its blast zone Thursday morning, with a new lawsuit by Baldoni including text messages between Lively and Baldoni, her co-star and director. In the texts, Lively seemingly alludes to Taylor Swift as “one of her dragons.” The …
- Entertainment Weekly
Brody Jenner says Caitlyn recently apologized for 'first time' over 'invasive' “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”
The "Hills" alum is currently competing on "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test" season 3.
- The Daily Beast
Disney Child Star From Hit 70s Movies Dies at 60
Christian Juttner, a child star who appeared in multiple films and TV shows in the 1970s, died at 60, his family announced. Juttner appeared in the films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, which all premiered within a five month period in 1978. Juttner passed away from natural causes on Nov. 29 at his home in Yucca Valley, California, his daughter told The Hollywood Reporter.
- Yahoo Celebrity UK
How Tom Brittney swapped Grantchester for Hollywood
The actor recently left the role of Will Davenport in the ITV drama, but fans won't have long to wait to see him again as he stars in Netflix's Back in Action.
- Entertainment Weekly
Christopher Walken gets “Severance ”DVDs sent to him because he doesn't 'have the equipment' to stream it
No, he is not subscribed to Apple TV+.
- Deadline
Peter Bart: Jon M. Chu And His Zeal For Pure, Big-Screen Entertainment Offer Much-Needed Dose Of Hollywood Optimism
The overlap of awards season with a fire season has posed a stern test of Hollywood fortitude. Will there be shelf space for statuettes? If Hollywood needs some optimism I’d propose it look to Jon M. Chu, who has contributed both a sharp, but unnoticed, new book plus a hit movie to advance his mission. …
- Cosmo
A timeline of the Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni sexual harassment case
A timeline of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's accusations and legal cases against one another after working together on It Ends With Us. Lively has accused
- Deadline
‘Frasier’ Canceled By Paramount+ After 2 Seasons; Revival Will Be Shopped By CBS Studios
Frasier‘s return has hit a major bump. Paramount+ has opted not to renew the Kelsey Grammer-led comedy for a third season. Producer CBS Studios remains committed to the series and plans to shop it to other outlets. Those are not expected to include the most logical home for a multi-camera sitcom that originated on broadcast …
- Futurism
This "Leaked Photo of Heaven" Went Viral for All the Wrong Reasons
God's Country A "leaked photo of heaven" has been going mega viral on social media this week. The purported photo shows a half-baked and architecturally unsound city, seemingly carved into chalky rock and set against what appears to be the Milky Way. It was a low-brow and technologically lacking instance of AI slop, but caught the attention of millions of netizens nonethless. "Leaked photo of heaven is going viral on social media," one X-formerly-Twitter account wrote in the caption of the photo
- Fortune
What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning
Bandmates John Mayer and Bob Weir—with a 30-year age gap—show business leaders how effective succession works.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Naomi Watts mourns Mulholland Drive director David Lynch: ‘He put me on the map’
The US filmmaker died on Thursday at the age of 78.
- Entertainment Weekly
Michelle Yeoh's 'unpredictable' “Star Trek” role inspired every facet of “Section 31”: 'You have a woman on fire' (exclusive)
Director/writer/executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi previews the first Trek film of the Paramount+ era.
- Deadline
How ‘Nosferatu’ Became Focus Features’ Second Highest-Grossing Movie Ever At The Domestic Box Office, Besting ‘Brokeback Mountain’
EXCLUSIVE: If there’s one takeaway from the holiday box office season, audiences couldn’t quit Focus Features’ period gothic horror movie Nosferatu. The Robert Eggers-directed title is now the Universal specialty label’s second highest-grossing release at the domestic box office at $84.4 million, overtaking 2005’s three-time Oscar winner Brokeback Mountain ($83M) and ranking behind the studio’s …
- Variety
Inside the Nightmare Production of Indie Film About Beatles Manager Brian Epstein: ‘I Wish I’d Never Heard the Words “Midas Man”‘ (EXCLUSIVE)
In late November 2019, a few months before COVID-19 hit Europe, the producers of a biopic about the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein threw a party at BAFTA’s central London headquarters. The event was ostensibly for investors and “people who had shown an interest [in investing],” producer Perry Trevers told Variety last summer. While tribute act …