After facing pointed criticism for a perceived lack of racial and gender diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced a two-pronged strategy to ensure the awards selection process is more inclusive.
Thirty-year-old Colombian-born pop singer J Balvin was scheduled to make his major American debut during next month’s Miss USA pageant, but says that won’t be happening now, due to “racist” comments made about Mexican immigrants by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump.
A nationwide strike by French taxi drivers against the American-based ride service Uber turned violent Thursday, and alternative rock singer Courtney Love got caught up in the chaos.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll might sound more glamorous than a diversified business portfolio, but the returns are a little more shortsighted.
Ben Jones, the actor who appeared as “Cooter” for seven seasons on the CBS TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, is fighting back after Warner Bros. announced it would be removing the Confederate flag from General Lee, the show’s iconic 1969
Renowned TV producer Mark Burnett is looking to launch a reality series following the lives of global leaders, and has his sites set on Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
As lawmakers squabble and major retailers pull the Confederate flag from store shelves and websites, Warner Bros. has essentially announced the death of a cultural icon.
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep personally asked members of Congress to finally stand behind the Equal Rights Amendment, according to E! News.
A story that finds its origins during the Cretaceous Period has come to a head during the Age of Sensitivity.
Rock and roll is here to stay, just as long as you are not a Republican running for president. In that case, go find your own song, man.
Oscar-winning film and TV composer James Horner whose decades-long career included work on films such as Braveheart, Apollo 13, and Titanic, died Monday after his single engine aircraft went down north of Santa Barbara, CA.
A careless shepherd makes an excellent dinner for the Wolfe.
Rapper Kanye West addressed last week’s racially motivated mass murder in Charleston, South Carolina during a guest performance at a concert in Atlanta on Saturday, and made one thing clear: he has no idea where Charleston is.
The times are a-changin’, even in the fictional world of superheroes.
The New York correctional worker who has been charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security prison may be headed to television.
Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, whose own carbon footprint arguably rivals those of entire small communities, has joined forces with actor Mark Ruffalo to launch a campaign for clean energy.
Miles Robbins, the 23-year-old son of actress Susan Sarandon and actor Tim Robbins wears dresses on occasion, and mom is awfully proud.
As the Democratic Party’s biggest names head back to Hollywood this week to raise money, the Los Angeles Police Department is warning citizens to avoid certain areas of the city, and has forecast major traffic delays and announced the grounding of unauthorized air traffic.
Horror film director and rocker Rob Zombie is set to direct a film about the last days of legendary comedian Groucho Marx.
Newlywed actress Zoe Saldana says motherhood can be a challenge when you’re a star, because while major studios are shuffling the men around the world on jets, the ladies are still struggling to get a little help with daycare.
Andrew Getty, the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, died from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage with a toxic dose of methamphetamine in his system, according to an autopsy.
Last December, the biblically inspired Christian Bale film Exodus: Gods and Kings opened to boycotts for using white actors to play North African and Hebrew characters.
Jurassic World star Chris Pratt is all about family, and in such a morally ambiguous place as Hollywood, that is rare.
Woody Harrelson has been tapped to play former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson in an upcoming Rob Reiner-directed biopic, titled LBJ.
William Friedkin, the Academy Award-winning director of The French Connection, has dismissed modern superhero and sci-fi movies for dominating the industry, and says they lack substance.
Miley Cyrus will spend the next two weeks sharing stories of transgender people on Instagram as part of the #InstaPride movement for her LBGT-friendly Happy Hippie Foundation, she announced Monday.
Liberals are not only more politically correct than conservatives, but are also destroying comedy, according to HBO’s Bill Maher.
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton formally launched her 2016 presidential bid Saturday on New York City’s Roosevelt Island; just hours after her campaign released its official Spotify playlist. Featuring female artists such as Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Sara Bareilles
A Georgia grand jury has indicted the grandson of rapper and TV star Ice-T following the shooting death of his roommate, the Atlanta journal-Consitution reports
As one of the most iconic actors in Hollywood history, Marlon Brando died in 2004 at the age of 80, but not before leaving behind a legacy that we now know included more than cinematic masterpieces.
Disney could lose up to $140 million on the Brad Bird-directed George Clooney dystopian fantasy dud Tomorrowland.
For the June 19 issue of the Hollywood Reporter magazine, the trade publication sat down with six renowned female Emmy contenders for a discussion about life, family, career challenges, and their often sexually charged TV characters.
Despite a number of allegedly homophobic, fat, anti-Semitic, and racist jokes posted on comedian Trevor Noah’s Twitter account over the years, Viacom head Doug Herzof said Monday the Daily Show heir was never without the company’s support.
A federal investigation into last summer’s celebrity nude photo hack led agents to a residence on the South Side of Chicago, and revealed the number of targeted victims to be much larger than previously thought.
Duck Dynasty co-star Jep Robertson revealed Monday that he was sexually molested as a child.
Australian-born female rapper Iggy Azalea was scheduled to perform at a Pittsburgh, PA LGBT Pride event this weekend, but canceled Monday after she was accused of making past homophobic statements on social media.
West coast Rapper The Game was taken into police custody Monday, for allegedly punching an off-duty police officer in the face during an altercation earlier this year.
36-year-old actress Zoe Saldana, who had previously dated Bradley Cooper, reveals in the July 2015 issue of InTouch magazine that her husband, Italian artist Marco Perego, took her last name after their marriage.
Actor Tom Hanks’ son is being accused of trashing a hotel room. (No, not the budding TV and film star… the other one. The 24-year-old self-described rapper with an affinity for using the “N-word.”)
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein reportedly told the cast and crew of Finding Neverland in April the Broadway show’s failure to garner a single Tony Award nomination was personal. Sunday, Seinfeld creator Larry David joked it was because he is Jewish.
