Francois Duhamel/Netflix(TORONTO) -- Eddie Murphy's Dolemite Is My Name premiered Saturday at the Toronto Film Festival, and the iconic comedian says he's admired the real-life subject of the film, Rudy Ray Moore, since he was a teenager. "I was a big fan of Rudy Ray Moore. From the time I was 14, 15 years old I started watching him," Murphy tells The Hollywood Reporter. "When I got older, I found out how he […]
iStock/CHUYN(BAHAMAS) -- As James Bond, he survived many fictional brushes with death, but in real life, Sean Connery is counting his blessings, after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Arguably one of the region's most famous residents, Connery, along with his wife Micheline Roquebrune, safely rode out the storm in their mansion on the island of New Providence, according to the Daily Mail of Scotland. "We are both fine," the now […]
U.S. Coast Guard(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) -- All of the four crew members trapped inside the Golden Ray, the cargo ship that capsized off the coast of Georgia, have been rescued, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.Rescue crews made contact with the crew on Monday morning after hearing tapping noises from inside the ship throughout the night, Coast Guard Capt. John Reed said in a press conference Monday afternoon. Those inside "knew […]
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) -- It: Chapter Two killed it at the box office this weekend, opening with an estimated $91 million for a first-place debut -- not quite the $123 million the first film opened with back in 2017, but good enough to rank it as the second-largest horror film opening of all-time behind the original, which itself is the only horror film to ever open with more than $100 […]
Courtesy NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Kelly Clarkson can sing like nobody's business, but she can also talk -- a lot. Starting today, she's got an outlet for all that energy: The Kelly Clarkson Show. Kelly says the goal for her new daytime talk show is simple: "It's really all about connection." "I'm happy to be the host of a show that is all about inclusivity," she explains. "And it's fun, and […]
iStock/Marilyn Nieves(LOS ANGELES) -- In court documents filed Friday, federal prosecutors demanded that actress Felicity Huffman serve prison time for her role in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating scandal. However, lawyers for the Desperate Housewives alum are asking for probation. "The court should sentence Huffman to a term of one month of incarceration, followed by 12 months of supervised release and a fine of $20,000," prosecutors wrote in their […]
© 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved/Nikos Tavernise (VENICE) -- Todd Phillips' origin film, Joker, which has been generating a lot of buzz following its premiere the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, took home the top prize, the Golden Lion. The honor is a rarity for a major Hollywood film and unprecedented for a superhero-adjunct property -- and puts the film as an early Oscar frontrunner. Joker, […]
GMA(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- A 7-year-old who gave up a Disney vacation to feed victims of Hurricane Dorian was recently surprised with a trip to the most magical place on earth.Jermaine Bell received the gift, paid for by The Walt Disney Co., on Good Morning America after he had helped feed about 100 people.Jermaine saved up for two years and raised about $100 in hopes he and his family could visit […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After slamming Canada over the weekend, Dorian has finally moved out to the northern Atlantic Ocean and has lost all of its tropical characteristics.Dorian made landfall on Nova Scotia about 15 miles south of Halifax late on Saturday afternoon with maximum sustained winds at landfall of 100 mph as a Category 2 hurricane. Now that Dorian is gone and the tropics are quieting down -- for […]
