LONDON (AP) — Alan Parker, a successful and sometimes surprising filmmaker whose diverse output includes “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express,” and “Evita,” has died at 76, his family said.
While on vacation, Hollywood actor Josh Gad went on an extended rant and declared that after “3 and a half years later, 150,000 Americans are unnecessarily dead because of his incompetence and our Democracy is hanging by a thread.”
Ice Cube called the Declaration of Independence “The Thing,” said “Only when America admits the Founders’ lies can we begin to heal,” called for a “system of reparations,” but failed to note that the oppression of black people he detailed in his opinion piece published in The Hill came at the hands of Democratic Party members.
Over a dozen Hispanic advocacy groups, activists, and public officials signed a letter sent to Netflix on Thursday urging the streaming service to stop promoting the film The Wasp Network, glorifying Cuban spies whose work killed four Americans, as based on “true events.”
Left-wing actress-singer Bette Midler blamed President Donald Trump for the death of former Republican presidential candidate and conservative firebrand Herman Cain.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres issued an apology to her staff on Friday after the unveiling of fresh allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work environment on the popular daytime talk show.
Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West took to Twitter on Friday to proclaim to his 30 million followers that he is concerned for anyone in the world who does not cry about abortion.
More bad news for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which is already dealing with claims of a toxic work culture in which employees were allegedly fired for taking medical leave and bereavement days. Now the popular daytime talk show is facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, including allegations that one high ranking producer assaulted and harassed male staffers.
British actor-comedian John Cleese attacked President Donald Trump, declaring him a “complete asshole,” and smeared the president’s supporters as “very stupid” in an interview with the Daily Beast.
Actress and left-wing activist Alyssa Milano took to Twitter on Thursday and cried out in an all-caps screed about how Joe Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” is significantly more popular than hers.
Actor Bryan Cranston took to social media on Thursday to announce that he had tested positive for the coronavirus despite “adhering to the protocols.” The “Breaking Bad” star said he has since recovered from the virus and is now donating his plasma to help others.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is developing a new series about a utopian island based on a novel by Aldous Huxley, which follows a cynical journalist who uncovers an independently developed society and embraces its people, their culture, and traditions.
A statue of Prince’s “Love Symbol” was revealed Thursday at Minnesota’s Paisley Park.
Hollywood celebrities lambasted President Donald Trump after he posted a tweet in which he asked if the November election should be delayed due to the unreliable nature of the vote-by-mail system.
Rapper Post Malone thinks that people shouldn’t be forced to wear masks, saying in a conversation with Joe Rogan that he thinks masks are effective and that people ought to use them, but is against fining people for not wearing them.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday slammed the Emmy Awards for their “erasure” of Latino actors, calling the lack of a single Emmy Award nominee as “demoralizing.”
Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” movie mogul and actor Tyler Perry expressed his concerns over the so-called “Defund Police” protests around the country.
Artists Aerosmith, Mick Jagger, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Sia, and more than 50 other singers signed an open letter demanding politicians and campaigns stop playing their music at rallies and events without their consent.
Actress and left-wing activist Alyssa Milano posted a video of what she said looked like “Trump’s Gestapo kidnapping protesters.” The video actually shows members of the New York Police Department arresting a suspect.
Madonna, who is no stranger to controversy during her long career, was doing what she does best when she posted a video that landed her in trouble with Silicon Valley censors.
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish says she’s afraid of having children because she believes “they’re gonna be hunted or killed” due to racism in America.
Publishing powerhouse HarperCollins has released the cover of Breitbart News Entertainment Editor Jerome Hudson’s latest book, “50 Things They Don’t Want You to Know About Trump,” which promises to deliver the counterintuitive facts the establishment media have worked so hard to hide.
AMC Theaters and Universal Studios just agreed to shorten the theatrical window from around 90 days to just 17 days. Massive. Massive. Massive.
To juice enthusiasm and donations for its 77-year-old candidate, the Joe Biden presidential campaign thought it would be a good idea to bring together two people who aren’t Joe Biden. Former president Barack Obama teamed up with actor George Clooney on Tuesday for an online conversation that doubled as a fundraiser for the Biden campaign.
In a broad-ranging interview on Judaism, actor Seth Rogen said the reason for Israel’s existence “makes no sense,” and the notion of a Jewish homeland to safeguard the Jewish people was comparable to putting them in a blender. Rogen also said antisemitism today was “pervasive and prevalent.”
NEW YORK (AP) — In a sign of how the pandemic is remaking Hollywood traditions, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios on Tuesday announced an agreement to shorten the exclusive theatrical window to just 17 days for the studio’s films.
Hollywood elites showed their love for Barack and Michelle Obama by bestowing their two Netflix documentaries American Factory and Becoming with a total of seven Emmy Award nominations.
Brad Pitt has scored an Emmy nomination for his three-minute performance as Dr. Anthony Fauci on an April broadcast of “Saturday Night Live.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards.
Bravo’s “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi is no fan of Breitbart News. The TV personality is calling the riot footage that House Republicans screened during Tuesday’s Bill Barr hearing “Breitbart propaganda” that she claims is intended to smear Black Lives Matter “protestors” as violent.
Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West has filed paperwork to appear on New Jersey and Missouri’s presidential ballot ahead of the November election.
Actor John Leguizamo has declared that Russia may be preparing to once again meddle in this year’s presidential election in favor of President Donald Trump, providing a “secret majority.”
Tickets to the event cost as much as $25,000. Social distancing rules were, apparently, optional for the well-healed Hamptons set.
Disgraced UK rapper Wiley has taken to Facebook to abuse Jewish celebrities who were critical of a slew of antisemitic posts on Twitter and Instagram in which he compared Jews to the Ku Klux Klan and claimed they were behind black slavery.
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for playing a man with cerebral palsy. Patty Duke won for playing the blind and deaf Helen Keller. Eddie Redmayne took home a statuette for his performance as the wheelchair-bound Stephen Hawking. All of these portrayals are now considered “offensive” under proposed woke Hollywood rules that would require the authentic casting of disabled people.
LOS ANGELES — Rapper Megan Thee Stallion said Monday that she had gunshot wounds in both feet and gave new details about the shooting earlier this month that she called “the worst experience of my life” in an emotional online video.
Rocker Neil Young said that he has changed his mind and is now considering suing President Donald Trump over the continued use of his 1989 hit single “Rockin in the Free World” at campaign rallies.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo responded angrily to footage of a Chainsmokers rock concert in Southampton over the weekend, announcing an immediate investigation over an event that he described as “illegal and reckless.”
British actor David Harewood, star of Homeland and Supergirl, claimed the British film industry doesn’t support black actors, which is why he had to move to the United States, contradicting a study which has found the British media vastly over-represents ethnic minorities.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is under internal investigation by corporate parent WarnerMedia following accusations that executives allowed a hostile work environment to fester for years, according to Variety.
