Matthew McConaughey shares that he was sexually abused in his youth
Noam Galai/Getty Images for HISTORY(LOS ANGELES) — Matthew McConaughey is opening about his past experiences of sexual abuse. The Academy Award-winning actor shares in his new memoir Greenlights that he was sexually abused multiple times as a teenager. “I was blackmailed into having sex for the first time when I was 15. I was certain I was going…
Aubrey Plaza, Megan Thee Stallion & more join ‘Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine’ Netflix special
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The star-studded guest list for Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine keeps growing. Netflix announced today that comedian Sarah Cooper’s upcoming variety show will feature appearances by Helen Mirren, Aubrey Plaza, Ben Stiller, Jane Lynch and Whoopi Goldberg, along with “Savage” superstar Megan Thee Stallion. They join previously announced guest stars Jon Hamm, Marisa Tomei and Fred Armisen. Other cast members include Danielle Brooks of Orange Is the New Black fame, Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van…
‘News of the World’ trailer shows Tom Hanks on an epic adventure
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Tom Hanks shares the News of the World in the new trailer for his upcoming film. Set in the late 1800s, it stars Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a veteran and storyteller who travels the United States sharing tales from across the globe. Along his travels, he encounters a young girl abandoned in the woods named Johanna,…
Netflix lifts curtain on dazzling ‘The Prom’ trailer
Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2020(LOS ANGELES) — Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and James Corden are heading to Prom. Today, Netflix unveiled the trailer for the upcoming film, The Prom, based off the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical written by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The plot follows Steep’s Dee Dee Allen and Corden’s Barry Glickman, Broadway stars whose careers are on the line…
Jennifer Lawrence admits she “was a little Republican” until Trump became president
Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit(LOS ANGELES) — Jennifer Lawrence opened up about her voting habits and her changing political beliefs in a rare interview on Wednesday. Sitting down for the Absolutely Not podcast, the 30-year-old Hunger Games star revealed that, up until recently, she had considered herself a Republican. “I grew up Republican. My first time voting, I voted…
Lisa Marie Presley pens heartbreaking tribute to late son on his 28th birthday
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Lisa Marie Presley penned a heartbreaking tribute to her late son, Benjamin Keough, on what would have been his 28th birthday Wednesday. Keough died on July 12 at age 27. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office confirmed that he died by suicide. Calling Keough “my beautiful beautiful angel,” Presley, the daughter of…
Felicity Huffman wants her passport back once supervised release ends
JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Desperate Housewives alum Felicity Huffman is almost finished with her court ordered supervised release stemming from the massive “Varsity Blues” college entrance scam. Now, with her punishment set to expire soon — which also included 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine and 250 hours of community service — the Academy Award-nominated actress…
Jared Leto returns as the Joker for Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Jared Leto is returning to the DC Comics universe, reprising his role as the Joker from 2016’s Suicide Squad in Zack Snyder’s rejiggered version of Justice League. The announcement is newsworthy, says The Hollywood Reporter, firstly because the character didn’t appear in the original 2017 film, which raises the question of how much new content will be added…
Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd pays tribute to her on what would have been her 64th birthday
Barry King/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Carrie Fisher’s daughter, actress Billie Lourd, paid tribute to the late Star Wars star on what would have been her 64th birthday Wednesday. Lourd, who announced the birth of her first child last month, shared a throwback photo of a pregnant Fisher along with a caption in her late mother’s signature…
Something to wine about: Real Housewives launches wine brand
Chad Kirkland/Bravo(LOS ANGELES) — The Real Housewives franchise is expanding into red, white and rosé territory. In collaboration with Washington state wine brand Nocking Point Wines, the Bravo series has launched The Real House Wine Collection that features bottles of red, white and rosé. The new venture comes in celebration of the debut of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake…
Matthew McConaughey shares that he was sexually abused in his youth
Noam Galai/Getty Images for HISTORY(LOS ANGELES) — Matthew McConaughey is opening about his past experiences of sexual abuse. The Academy Award-winning actor shares in his new memoir Greenlights that he was sexually abused multiple times as a teenager. “I was blackmailed into having sex for the first time when I was 15. I was certain I was going…
Aubrey Plaza, Megan Thee Stallion & more join ‘Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine’ Netflix special
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The star-studded guest list for Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine keeps growing. Netflix announced today that comedian Sarah Cooper’s upcoming variety show will feature appearances by Helen Mirren, Aubrey Plaza, Ben Stiller, Jane Lynch and Whoopi Goldberg, along with “Savage” superstar Megan Thee Stallion. They join previously announced guest stars Jon Hamm, Marisa Tomei and Fred Armisen. Other cast members include Danielle Brooks of Orange Is the New Black fame, Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van…
‘News of the World’ trailer shows Tom Hanks on an epic adventure
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Tom Hanks shares the News of the World in the new trailer for his upcoming film. Set in the late 1800s, it stars Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a veteran and storyteller who travels the United States sharing tales from across the globe. Along his travels, he encounters a young girl abandoned in the woods named Johanna,…
Netflix lifts curtain on dazzling ‘The Prom’ trailer
Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2020(LOS ANGELES) — Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and James Corden are heading to Prom. Today, Netflix unveiled the trailer for the upcoming film, The Prom, based off the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical written by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The plot follows Steep’s Dee Dee Allen and Corden’s Barry Glickman, Broadway stars whose careers are on the line…
Jennifer Lawrence admits she “was a little Republican” until Trump became president
Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit(LOS ANGELES) — Jennifer Lawrence opened up about her voting habits and her changing political beliefs in a rare interview on Wednesday. Sitting down for the Absolutely Not podcast, the 30-year-old Hunger Games star revealed that, up until recently, she had considered herself a Republican. “I grew up Republican. My first time voting, I voted…