Hollywood has lost a star. Wilford Brimley has died at the age of 85, E! News has learned. According to Brimley’s manager, he passed away on Saturday, August 1, while he was hospitalized in St. George, Utah. The late actor had been at the ICU, where he was on dialysis and being treated for other medical issues that weren’t disclosed. “Wilford
Month: August 2020
SATURDAY UPDATE: Since cinemas reopened in China’s low-risk areas on July 20, the market today had its biggest day yet. Box office was $5.74M (RMB 40M) overall for the day, according to Maoyan figures. That reps a 38% jump from Friday. After leading last weekend and the midweeks, then dropping to No. 2 on Friday,
Blacktop Wasteland has generated a lot of interest over the preceding months with both veteran and new writers queuing up to sing its praises on social media. The hype, especially considering that Blacktop Wasteland is only Cosby’s second novel, is quite something. The last time I can remember a noir novel generating such a buzz
Breaking News Here’s rapper Jack Harlow showing love for his pal, Lou Williams — just days after accidentally exposing him in a strip club incident that rocked the NBA. Yep, it was Harlow who posted — and then quickly deleted — a pic of the L.A. Clippers star at Magic City last week which landed
A gay senator in Ireland has put his social media accounts on private after he was subjected to “blatantly homophobic” abuse from a right-wing political party. Socially conservative political party Aontú, which was formed in 2019 and has just one elected representative, shared a photograph of gay Sinn Féin senator Fintan Warfield, which was taken
Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by
Steve Barron Was “Basically Cut Out” Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles During Post-Production Despite director Steve Barron’s cruciality to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles getting made, especially with his ties to Jim Henson from the original The Dark Crystal, Golden Harvest, the studio backing the production, was not too happy with his vision for the film,
[Warning: The following contains spoilers from Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy. Read at your own risk!] The Umbrella Academy may have avoided the apocalypse for the second time at the end of Season 2, but the adopted siblings face a potentially more menacing threat in Season 3. After causing havoc in early 1960s Dallas
Black LGBT+ lives land in the intersection of racism and homophobia. (Getty/Hollie Adams) Queer Black American men suffer disproportionate levels of police discrimination, which in turn may contribute to increased risks of HIV, depression and anxiety, a study has found. Research by Rutgers University, published in Social Science & Medicine, asked over 1,100 queer Black
Adele is heaping on the ultimate praise to Beyonce, wearing the same outfit featured in her new smash hit project, ‘Black is King’ … and the internet can’t deal. The singer shouted out Bey’s new visual album Saturday on Instagram, posting a photo of herself posing in front of her TV with the flick on
Play video content @JFNYC1/Twitter A NYC man was so intent on painting over the Black Lives Matter street mural in front of Trump Tower … not even cops pulling him off the ground was gonna slow him down. This wild incident went down earlier this week in the Big Apple, right in front of Trump’s
Created by Damon Lindelof, Watchmen continues the mid-1980s DC Comics series of the same name by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. More specifically, the HBO series takes place 34 years after the original story in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, a white supremacist attack on the local police department leaves only two surviving cops. As a result, laws are
Child actor Kelley Parker gained fame at a very young age after she was cast to play the little, blonde homeless girl, Katie — who follows Michael Jackson around the city, dodges lethal injections from Mr. Big (played by Joe Pesci) and watches MJ turn into an epic, flying robot — in the ground-breaking 1988
Oh, boy. When Five sets out to do a job, he gets it done. When The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode 7 picks up, Five travels to Wisconsin to fulfill his part of the deal he made with The Handler. Finally, we see why Five is such a celebrated assassin. I mean, we’ve seen Five fight before,
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Disney+ Poetry is what Beyoncé presented with her visual album, Black Is King, a magnum opus that highlights the African diaspora—its culture, traditions, and styles. From the sweeping cinematography at picturesque locations across the globe (including South Africa, West Africa, Belgium, London, New York, and Los Angeles) to the cast that includes an array of
Rosie Duffield insisted “only women have a cervix” on Twitter. (Nicola Tree/Getty Images) Labour’s Rosie Duffield has slammed accusations that she’s “transphobic” as a “tedious Communist pile on” amid a heated online row about who can get cervical cancer. The controversy began late last night, when Duffield – who last week in parliament suggested a
After teasing a new collaboration, Lil Uzi Vert and Future have released a pair of new songs: “Over Your Head” and “Patek” (not to be confused with Uzi’s 2018 single “New Patek”). Check those both out below. It’s the first new music from the pair since they linked up for “All Bad,” a cut from
Thor has used countless means to defeat his foes throughout the Asgardian’s comics history, but another may be needed in order to topple Asgard’s All-Father Odin Borson. Thor, under the current guise of Jane Foster, engages in battle with the All-Father of the Gods himself Odin in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s Mighty Thor #5,
When the advance reader copy of a new book arrives in a fake VHS case, accompanied by a press release written on what looks like an old Blockbuster Video poster – remember them? – it’s enough to pique the interest of even the most jaded of crime fiction reviewers. There’s been quite a buzz around
Dominique Rem’mie Fells was remembered at a vigil with candles, flowers and a mural bearing her name. (Facebook) Philadelphia’s Black LGBT+ community has remembered murdered trans woman Dominique ‘Rem’mie’ Fells with flowers, candles and a vigil. Fells, a Black trans woman whose dismembered body was found in a river in June, was 27 when she
Exclusive J. Cole is currently training his ass off in hopes of getting a shot to make an NBA roster … so says Master P, who offered the rap star some pretty sound advice. First, let’s talk J. Cole — the “No Role Models” rapper was a solid hooper back in high school and famously
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine is enjoying his first taste of freedom in about 21 months — his home confinement and GPS-monitored days are officially ending. The rapper’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ … Tekashi’s federal probation officer is going to the rapper’s home Saturday to remove his ankle monitor. We’re told 6ix9ine will also be provided
When he was about 26 and just beginning what would be a four-season run on Stargate: Atlantis, fate brought them together one night at a jazz club in Los Angeles. “We just happened to be at the right place, right time, mutual friends,” Momoa said. “I actually had dreaded my hair almost for her.” Like,
China’s second Friday with cinemas back to business in low-risk areas rang up another $4M at local turnstiles, a 39% increase versus the same day last week. About 60% of movie theaters are now operating, with capacity limits and social distancing still in place, so all numbers are to be taken with a grain of
Exclusive 11:54 AM PT — WE tv tells us … ‘Get Ya Life!’ will air as it was intended — the network will not be changing the show or further editing based on Tamar’s complaints. Tamar Braxton‘s upcoming reality show will still be released, but the network says it’s honoring her request and severing ties
Play video content Breaking News WHAT!?!??! Everyone knows Odell Beckham Jr. is obsessed with fashion … but did you know his closet is the size of a DEPARTMENT STORE?! The Cleveland Browns star gave a rare glimpse into his wardrobe area on Friday … showing rows of expensive sneakers, aisles of shirts, sweatshirts and pants
A queer independent filmmaker has accused an Amazon Prime series of ripping off his 2011 anthology film without any credit or acknowledgement. Indian film and TV director and screenwriter Onir accused the creators behind Amazon series Made in Heaven of copying his award-winning film I Am in a series of tweets. Onir spoke out about the similarities following a
Arrow de Wilde said she was told that the incident was orchestrated by Brooks Nielsen and cost the band “a few hundred bucks,” calling it “a pretty expensive joke.” Starcrawler guitarist Henri Cash corroborated de Wilde’s story in a statement to Pitchfork. “Everything Arrow said in her statement is true,” Cash wrote. “We were locked
Some of the most high-profile celebs, politicians and business leaders can thank a Florida teen for hacking their Twitter accounts … according to cops, who’ve busted the alleged mastermind. Graham Ivan Clark was arrested Friday morning in Tampa following an investigation into the hack that appeared to be part of a massive Bitcoin scam …