Entertainment

Cara Howe/FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- Fox has canceled the drama Almost Family after one season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, based on the Australian show Sisters, centered on Julia Bechley, played by Brittany Snow, who discovers that her father, a renowned fertility doctor, portrayed by Timothy Hutton, used his own genetic material to conceive dozens of other children without the mothers' knowledge. While Almost Family was already among the lowest-rated shows on […]

Photo by Bauzen/GC Images(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for actor James Franco have asked a Los Angeles court to toss out a class-action lawsuit leveled at him by his former students, claiming Franco's accusers falsely accused him of sexual exploitation. Back in October, a suit was filed in which two former students, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal accused the actor and teacher of staging a class that, to quote Variety, "was little more than an opportunity for him […]

Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- James Lipton, the creator and host of the long-running Bravo series Inside the Actors Studio, has died at age 93. His wife, Kedakai Turner, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Lipton had been battling bladder cancer and passed away early Monday at his Manhattan home. Bravo confirmed Lipton's death to ABC News in a statement, saying, "James Lipton was a titan of the film and entertainment […]

ABC News(ITALY) -- Add Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Red Notice to the growing list of Hollywood productions playing it safe amid the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.  Portions of the film were to shoot in Italy but hadn't yet started production there, according to Deadline.  The European country has seen a 50% rise in the numbers of people afflicted with the potentially deadly virus; the number now stands at more than 1,100.  Red […]

ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) -- Following his poor showing in the South Carolina primary Saturday, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced Sunday that he was suspending his presidential campaign.  Even so, the historic one-time Democratic candidate, who is openly gay and married, has left a star-studded impression. Former Star Trek star and LGBTQ activist George Takei tweeted, "I am proud of Mayor Pete and what he has accomplished. I […]

ABC News/Steve Iervolino(NEW YORK) -- Actress Hilary Duff has broken her silence about the Lizzie McGuire reboot. After shooting two episodes of the revival, slated to air exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service, showrunner Terri Minsky exited the production.  Unconfirmed reports from Variety state that it was due to Minsky desiring a more "adult version" of Lizzie, since the main character was going to be in her 30s navigating life in New York City. However, since Disney+ is geared toward a […]