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Anne Marie Fox/HBO(NEW YORK) -- On Sunday night's return of the hit HBO series Insecure, one of the show's central characters will be noticeably absent. Jay Ellis, who's played Lawrence Walker and Issa Rae's boyfriend on the series, will not be returning for season three. Ellis tells ABC Radio that after last season, there really wasn't much to his character's story. "At the end of season two we see Lawrence […]

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) -- Here are the movies opening nationwide Friday: * The Meg -- This sci-fi horror film stars Jason Statham as a rescue diver who joins a group of scientists trying to stop a giant, prehistoric Megalodon shark from terrorizing a beach. Also starring Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao and Cliff Curtis. Rated PG-13. * BlacKkKlansman -- Jordan Peele produced and Spike Lee […]

Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Three separate sexual assault cases involving Anthony Anderson, Steven Seagal and Harvey Weinstein were presented by police to the LA DA’s office Wednesday. The cases will now be reviewed by the DA’s task force working on entertainment industry cases. A sexual assault case was presented by the Los Angeles Police Department involving Seagal, the former action film star who'as been accused of sexual harassment and […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles Police Department has decided not to file charges against Ryan Seacrest, stemming from sexual misconduct charges filed against him by his former stylist. The LAPD told ABC News Thursday that the department "did look into allegations of sexual battery against Seacrest. No charges were filed. And the case is closed." The allegation against the Live with Kelly and Ryan co-host, filed by former […]

CHRIS RADBURN/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Consider us both shaken AND stirred. Luther and Marvel movie star Idris Elba could be one step closer to slipping into the tux of 007. A report in the U.K. publication the Daily Star claims that Bond movie boss Barbara Broccoli has talked to Equalizer series director Antoine Fuqua about who should inherit the super-spy's role when Daniel Craig hands over the keys to the Aston Martin. […]

Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The BBC has united an impressive group of gifted actresses in a comedy short called Lady Parts, which spoofs the often sexist -- and sometimes overtly racist -- casting process in the film industry. It's now on YouTube. The film is part of the BBC's Hear Her campaign, which "aims to give free reign and the opportunity for normally unheard […]

Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Days after HGTV was revealed to have outbid reality star and 'N SYNC member Lance Bass for the Brady Bunch house, it seems the pair might have gone from real estate adversaries to reality show allies. After publicly admitting to being "heartbroken" about being outbid, Bass backpedaled when he realized the DIY network intended to restore the California house to its '70s sitcom glory. […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Kevin Hart is giving back in a major way. The comedian-actor has teamed up with KIPP Charter Schools and the United Negro College Fund to give 18 students scholarships to attend historically black colleges and universities. Hart donated $600,000, via his Hart Charity program, in support of the students who attend KIPP charter schools in eight different cities: Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas and […]

ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) -- Omarosa Manigault Newman may have done more to document her time in the White House than simply write her upcoming memoir, Unhinged.   According to a new report, the former aide to President Donald Trump also recorded conversations with her boss. A source confirmed to The Daily Beast that they had heard at least one of Omarosa's recordings featuring Trump. Other sources familiar with the alleged “Omarosa […]