Month: August 2017

ABC/Randy Holmes (LOS ANGELES) -- Comedian Kevin Hart recently used his new #HurricaneHarveyReliefChallenge to urge some of his famous pals to pony up for those affected by the killer storm. Now some are taking up his challenge. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the first star to be tagged by his Jumanji co-star, has replied, pledging $25 grand. He added, "Stay strong Houston and hold onto faith. Me and my family know what you're going thru. […]

Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives(TENNESSEE) -- A Memphis theater that has played Gone with the Wind every year for the past 34 years has ended its annual screening after critics called the 1939 Oscar-winning epic "racially insensitive." While the August 11 screening at the The Orpheum Theatre went on as planned, next year's showing will not. Critics are calling the move -- which comes as Civil War monuments are being torn down in […]

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- Comedian Patton Oswalt, is returning to Netflix with a new stand-up comedy special on October 17.  The hour-long show, titled Annihilation, was filmed at Chicago's Athenaeum Theatre this summer.  The special delves into how Oswalt has been coping since the sudden death of his wife, Michelle McNamara, which left him with the sole responsibility of raising their seven-year-old daughter, Alice. Oswalt discusses how he worked his way through the pain […]

HBO/Hilary Bronwyn Gayle(LOS ANGELES) -- Will there be a Big Little Lies season two?  Yes, if it's up to Reese Witherspoon. The series star and executive producer says she's up for it, but there's still a hitch. "We're talking about it, but it's sort of up to the writer Liane Moriarty," Witherspoon tells E! News. Moriarty wrote the 2014 best-selling novel on which the Emmy-nominated HBO miniseries was based. Turns out there are plenty of […]

Getty Images/Frank Trapper(LOS ANGELES) -- An actor cast in the upcoming Hellboy reboot has dropped out of the film’s production amid concerns of whitewashing. For the film, Deadpool baddie Ed Skrein had been cast as fictional character Major Ben Daimio -- who, in the comic book, is Japanese-American. Skrein said in a statement Monday that when he accepted the part, he was unaware of Daimio's heritage. After bearing witness to, "intense conversation and […]

ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- On Monday night’s Bachelor in Paradise, Matt mades a sudden departure, and a new bachelor was added to the mix. Christen Whitney, from Nick Viall’s season arrived and immediately set her sights on Matt. Jasmine, who gave her rose to Matt last week, told Christen – a virgin -- that he was off limits. Later, she had a private conversation with Matt. When she asked if Matt was committed to Jasmine, he replied […]