Getty Images for THR/Rich Fury(LOS ANGELES) -- Former Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek is the latest actor to speak out about being sexually assaulted in Hollywood. Van Der Beek opened up about his own experience, writing on Twitter that he understands "the unwarranted shame" that some of the women involved in the Harvey Weinstein scandal have suffered for not coming forward sooner. "What Weinstein is being accused of is […]
ABC/Mitch Haaseth(LOS ANGELES) -- In the Scandal episode "Pressing the Flesh," Olivia prepares for an important state dinner hosting the president of Bashran -- the country she recently blackmailed. Olivia is extremely concerned about the event since her focus is to get Bashran to remove their nuclear weapons and sign a treaty. She vents to Cyrus who has his own frivolous issues about seating. Meanwhile Abby Whelan gets David Rosen to […]
Universal(LOS ANGELES) -- Opening nationwide on Friday: * Happy Death Day -- A college student -- played by La La Land's Jessica Rothe -- is forced re-live the day of her murder over and over again until she discovers her killer's identity. Also starring Shameless' Ruby Modine and Israel Broussard. Rated PG-13. * The Foreigner -- Jackie Chan stars as a businessman, whose long-buried past as a Navy Seal erupts when […]
NBC/Lloyd BishopLate Night host Seth Meyers, who has been the most aggressive of the late night hosts in addressing the ongoing scandal surrounding Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, upped his attack in Thursday's "A Closer Look" segment, criticizing the "systemic misogyny and male entitlement" in society. “There is no doubt that this horrifying story reveals yet again a culture of systemic misogyny that exists at the highest levels of society," argued […]
Jason Aldean performs in Tulsa, OK; ABC News RadioAs Jason Aldean took the stage Thursday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it could’ve been any other night on his They Don’t Know trek -- until he sang his third song. His impressive video intro rolled, and Aldean burst onstage to start the show with his current single that’s both the name of the tour and the title of his latest record. “They […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SANTA ROSA, Calif.) -- Firefighters are facing dry and windy conditions as they battle California’s deadliest wildfires that authorities say have killed at least 34 people, left hundreds missing and devastated entire neighborhoods in California.Intensified by strong winds and low humidity, the 17 wildfires as of today have charred more than 221,754 acres of land, forced more than 20,000 residents to evacuate and damaged or destroyed at least […]
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) -- Five people in Georgia have been arrested in connection with a "racially motivated" murder that occurred more than 30 years ago, authorities said.The victim, Timothy Coggins, was found dead in Sunnyside, Georgia, on Oct. 9, 1983, the Spalding County Sheriff's Office said in a press release Friday. Coggins' body was found near a power line in Sunnyside Georgia after he was "brutally murdered" and abandoned, officials said.Coggins died […]
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) -- Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo broke down in tears Friday while praising the brave actions of three members of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1 that killed 58 people and injured hundreds more.Lombardo said that while "there's 1,000 heroes out there," he wanted to bring his attention to a "couple of key individuals" from […]
Kane County Search and Rescue/Facebook(PANGUITCH, Utah) -- A Texas couple has been rescued after surviving six days in the mountains in Utah, authorities said.On Oct. 2, Panguitch, Utah, resident Dell LeFevre came across 78-year-old Helena Byler in distress at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument while there to check on his cattle, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.Byler of Houston was "severely dehydrated and confused," police said. LeFevre then […]
