Month: August 2017

20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) -- The Vancouver Police Department has confirmed that a stunt performer was killed on the set of the Ryan Reynolds-starring sequel, Deadpool 2.  TMZ reports the as-yet-unidentified female stunt driver crashed a motorcycle into a glass window of a downtown Vancouver building called Shaw Tower.  She was taken from the scene to the hospital, the gossip site noted.  A spokesman for 20th Century Fox, Deadpool 2's distributor, released the following statement to ABC News: […]

iStock/ThinkStock (DENVER) -- In a Denver court Monday, former deejay David Mueller's attorney insisted there's no way he could've groped Taylor Swift, while the singer silently insisted he did just that. Mueller is suing Taylor Swift's mother, Andrea Swift, and Taylor's manager for allegedly getting him fired after Taylor accused him of grabbing her butt during a 2013 backstage meet-and-greet, which he denies he did. He was suing Taylor for the […]

Vogue/Annie Leibovitz (LOS ANGELES) -- It's hard to imagine that a woman like Oprah Winfrey has ever had a "down" moment, but the TV titan reveals that even she has battled depression. She said she first experienced depression after her film adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved hit theaters in 1998.  "I got a call from someone at the studio, and they said, 'It’s over. You got beat by 'Chucky,'" she tells Vogue in a new interview. "And […]

ABC/Todd Wawrychuk (LOS ANGELES) -- Shonda Rhimes has inked a multi-year deal to bring her Shondaland production company to Netflix. Rhimes, creator of the ABC Thursday night staples Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, along with her partner Betsy Beers, will produce new series, along with other projects, Netflix announced on Sunday. "Shondaland’s move to Netflix is the result of a shared plan [Netflix Chief Content Officer] Ted Sarandosand I built based on my […]

Netflix(NEW YORK) -- Former Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams is dishing on her original Netflix film, The Incredible Jessica James, and her "unapologetic" character which she says doesn't subscribe to black women stereotypes. Williams stars as Jessica James, an up-and-coming Brooklyn playwright who's navigating life after a difficult breakup. According to the actress-comedian, her focus in creating this film was to offer an alternative storyline for black women. "It reads as interesting and different because she […]

ABC/Randy Holmes (LOS ANGELES) -- Tom Cruise may have suffered an injury while performing a stunt on the London set of Mission: Impossible 6. In a video obtained by ABC News, the actor is seen leaping off a platform, while attached to a bungee cord. Cruise, 55, lands short of the building he was aiming for and catches himself with his hands. Cruise is shown limping away, apparently attempting to avoid putting […]

HBO/Macall B. Polay(NEW YORK) -- (SPOILERS AHEAD) After last week's fiery episode, this week's Game of Thrones moves back to the chessboard. Fresh off her decisive victory at Highgarden, Daenerys debates how she can further exert her power, and her new ally Jon Snow wants to return his focus to the White Walkers. Mystery is afoot in Winterfell,  and Sam Tarly contemplates a career change. We start in Highgarden, where we find out if Jaime Lannister […]

© 2017 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC(LOS ANGELES) -- Annabelle: Creation, the fourth film in The Conjuring film series, topped the weekend box office, with an estimated $35 million haul. Dunkirk earned an estimated $11.4 million to take the number-two spot. Its total earnings stateside now stand at $153.7 million. The movie added another $14.5 overseas, bringing its worldwide tally to $363.6 million. The Nut Job 2: Nutty […]