Superfly actor and rapper Kaalan Walker once “manipulated” a 16-year-old girl into filming an impromptu sex tape at his apartment building while her mother, who thought her daughter was posing for headshots, waited outside, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in closing arguments at Walker’s serial rape trial in Los Angeles. …
Read More »That One Time Gilbert Gottfried Left a Message in His Actual Voice
When it came to having a signature voice in his acting and comedy, Gilbert Gottfried was king. Before his 2017 documentary, rarely did the public get to hear what the comedian — behind beloved avian characters Cyberchase‘s Didge, Aladdin‘s Iago, and theAflac duck — sounded like when he was out …
Read More »Jake Gyllenhaal Remembers Hosting 'SNL' All Too Well
Jake Gyllenhaal hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time in 15 years and sang a power ballad about remembering an old love. Seriously? Now that’s a decisionconsidering he was the subject of one, on that very stage, only 148 days ago. “To give you an idea of what it …
Read More »2022 Oscars: Welcome to Will Smith's Evening of Punch-Drunk Love
Okay, let’s try to find something positive to say about this disastrous Oscar Night, shall we? Ashton and Mila are still together! Awesome, right? Drive My Car and Ryusuke Hamaguchi won. Troy Kotsur from CODA made a memorable signed acceptance alongside Youn Yuh-jung. Ariana DeBose was a historic winner for …
Read More »William Hurt, Star of 'Body Heat' and 'Broadcast News,' Dead at 71
William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in films like Body Heat, The Big Chill and Broadcast News, has died at the age of 71. Hurt’s son Will confirmed his father’s death in a statement Sunday. “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William …
Read More »'Turning Red': Pixar Tackles Puberty and Gives Us One for the Ages, Period.
What’s your favorite euphemism for menstruation? Personally, I’ve always liked the daftness of “having the painters in,” and the evocative imagery of “shark week.” Maybe you “surf the crimson tide” (actually, has anyone said that since the mid 1990s?) or, more quaintly, endure a “visit from Aunt Flo.” Perhaps you …
Read More »A Young Feminist Teams Up With a Sleaze Specialist in the New Trailer for 'Minx'
An upstart feminist starts a revolutionary magazine after partnering with a publisher who specializes in smut in the new trailer for the upcoming HBO Max series, Minx, premiering on March 17. The Seventies-set series stars Ophelia Lovibond as Joyce, a young woman eager to start a radical magazine dubbed The …
Read More »Pamela Anderson Is 'Not a Victim, But a Survivor' as She Preps Netflix Doc
Pamela Anderson is ready to set the record straight. On Wednesday, Netflix announced an upcoming documentary film about Anderson’s “professional path and her personal journey,” straight from her perspective. The Baywatch actress — who recently was the subject of Hulu’s biographical series Pam and Tommy — has been working on …
Read More »'How the F-k Did This Get on the Telly?': Inside the Cult-Hit UK Mockuseries 'People Just Do Nothing'
If the title of People Just Do Nothing doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about the cult-hit BBC series, consider the events of the pilot: Out of the gate, we see four boys banging away at their pirate radio station, Kurupt FM, assaulting everyone within a half-mile radius …
Read More »Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From 'The View' After 'Hurtful' Holocaust Comment
UPDATE (2/2): According toThe Daily Beast, Whoopi Goldberg‘s co-hosts at The Vieware upset about the two week suspension she received after remarks about the Holocaust. Sources said Goldberg’s colleagues Sunny Hostin and Joy Behar are furious about the decision, while Ana Navarro, a frequent guest host on the talk show, …
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