UPDATED: Simon & Schuster has announced that it will cease distribution of The Book of Animal Secrets by Dr. David B. Agus amid allegations of plagiarism. The Los Angeles Times reports that it found at least 95 separate passages in Agus’ book that appeared almost word for word in other publications that can be found on
Month: March 2023
EXCLUSIVE: A24 has mapped out three films for summer release: the Nicole Holofcener-Julia Louis Dreyfus reteam You Hurt My Feelings, the Celine Song directed/written title Past Lives and the distributor’s hot Sundance horror pick-up Talk to Me. You Hurt My Feelings, which played to great laughs at the Eccles Theater, will go wide nationwide over
The revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne, is firmly in Broadway’s $1 million club, with receipts for the week ending March 5 at a bloody good $1,526,254. And that’s just for six performances. The Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical filled every
Paramount/Spyglass Media’s Scream VI is headed to a franchise record opening of $50M+ worldwide from roughly 50 offshore territories including domestic. The last Scream opened to $48M WW, $30M from U.S./Canada. The highest opening for the Kevin Williamson conceived horror series was Scream 3 which opened to $34.7M domestic. Scream VI, which sees the return
Donald Trump just hired one of the country’s top trial attorneys, Joe Tacopina, to go after a former Manhattan prosecutor for allegedly defaming him, TMZ has learned. In his first order of biz as 45’s new legal eagle, Tacopina fired off a letter Monday to lawyer Mark Pomerantz, claiming Pomerantz falsely stated Trump was “guilty
A stalker who just won’t quit has gotten arrested again … outside Kelly Clarkson‘s house, and there’s a pattern with this one that is bizarre and alarming. Huguette Nicole Young was arrested Wednesday night outside Kelly’s San Fernando Valley home. Kelly already got a temporary restraining order against her and a permanent one as well,
Drake‘s Los Angeles mansion came under attack after a man allegedly broke in, alerting the rapper’s security, who in turn called the cops. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, officers responded Thursday night to Drake’s home after his security reported seeing an unknown man leaving the house — carrying something in the process. Play video content
R. Kelly is no longer facing sex-abuse charges in Chicago, where a prosecutor’s decided to drop several pending charges, but that news isn’t swinging his mood … the singer still has plenty of other troubles. Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, tells us she spoke with Kelly after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced she no
Joe Mixon is in the clear in his aggravated menacing case — at least, for now — prosecutors dismissed the charge against the Cincinnati Bengals star on Friday … though there is still a chance they could re-file it at a later date. Officials from the Cincinnati City Prosecutor’s Office asked a judge to sign
The Santa Fe County D.A. has gotta be a little embarrassed today … dropping a key charge against Alec Baldwin that now means even if convicted he might not spend any time behind bars. The D.A. dropped the gun enhancement charge in the case … this after Baldwin’s lawyer filed a motion excoriating prosecutors for
Nipsey Hussle‘s killer, Eric Holder, was sentenced to 60 years to life behind bars, a sentence that came months after a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of 1st-degree murder. Play video content 4/1/19 Remember … Holder gunned down Nipsey in broad daylight back in 2019, and the brutal details were outlined at trial, with
Khloe Kardashian allegedly canned one of her former household assistants after he suffered a knee injury, and now he’s suing … but Khloe’s attorney is calling BS. Khloe just got hit with a lawsuit from her former-hired help, Matthew Manhard, who says working for her was a total nightmare. According to the lawsuit, obtained by
Alec Baldwin just pled not guilty in the fateful “Rust” shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins. The actor submitted his plea Thursday, a day before he was supposed to be arraigned. As for the conditions of his release — the court ordered Baldwin not be allowed to drink, possess a gun or talk to potential witnesses
Pete Davidson went from beachside lounging one day to a collision in the streets of L.A. the next … and his girlfriend was with him for both occasions … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Pete and Chase Sui Wonders were involved in a car accident Saturday night around 11 PM. Our sources
The Real Housewives of Miami always bring the heat. And there’s definitely no shortage of spicy exchanges in the first look at the Peacock’s series’ season five reunion. The trailer, released March 7, teases cast mates Guerdy Abraira, Lisa Hochstein, Julia Lemigova, Dr. Nicole Martin, Alexia Nepola, Larsa Pippen, Kiki Barth, Adriana de Moura and Marysol
Hard times will always reveal true friends. For more than 30 years, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz have called each other friends. But before starting The Drew Barrymore Show in 2019, the talk-show host found herself struggling with alcohol. Instead of distancing herself from the situation, Cameron stayed loyal to the actress. “I knew that if we all
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There’s no time for a breaky-break for Christian Siriano. The fashion designer revealed that just days before the 2023 Oscars a pipe burst in his studio, where he housed many dresses for the night’s big event. “Well it’s 6 days before the Oscar’s and a pipe burst in our studio yay happy Monday to us! Ughghghg,” the 37-year-old wrote on Instagram March
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Will Barry End After Season 4? Henry Winkler Says… Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first three seasons of Barry It’s the beginning of the end—starting now. Barry will close with its upcoming fourth season, HBO confirmed while sharing the teaser for the final batch of episodes. The clip shows Bill Hader‘s titular hitman-turned-actor
Zaya Wade‘s runway debut was très chic. The 15-year-old walked in Miu Miu’s Paris Fashion Week show on March 7, hitting the catwalk in an olive green dress and matching blazer. A brown bag and coordinating heels rounded out her ensemble. Of course, her father Dwyane Wade and stepmom Gabrielle Union were cheering her on
This love story is really, really, ridiculously sweet. Christine Taylor shared how she and Ben Stiller—who tied the knot in 2000—reunited during the COVID-19 pandemic after separating in 2017. “We got married very quickly after meeting each other,” she said on The Drew Barrymore Show March 7, taking fans back to the beginning of the couple’s journey. “We knew each other six months,
“I’m a psychopath at a Taylor show,” she admitted. “I go nuts. I’m not cool at all. I’m like the most embarrassing friend.” Joining T.Swift on the Eras tour, which kicks off March 17 in Glendale, Arizona, will be artists GAYLE, HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, Gracie Abrams, beabadoobee, girl in red and OWENN. HAIM bandmates and
Oscars 2023 host Jimmy Kimmel is ready for anything to happen, including another potential slap. Almost a year after Will Smith stormed onto the Academy Awards stage and hit presenter Chris Rock in the face over a joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith, Kimmel said he now has a plan in place if “somebody comes up on the stage and
Grabbers director Jon Wright’s latest, Unwelcome, blends modernism with Irish mythology. Described in a pitch as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs,” Unwelcome introduces the far darrig, tiny bloodthirsty fae also dubbed redcaps for their signature red hats. Yet Wright, who co-wrote with screenwriter Mark Stay, struggles to find a consistent tone. The emphasis on gritty home invasion thriller clashes with the lighter horror-comedy creature
Described as a “sci-fi romance,” Deadline reports today that John Boyega (Attack the Block) is set to star in The Freshening, a genre movie from director Cathy Yan (Birds of Prey). Production is expected to get underway later this year. Deadline details, “The project is inspired by Rachel Khong’s short story in the Paris Review.
A24 recently acquired the hot Sundance horror title Talk to Me, and we’ve learned today that they’ll be releasing the Australian horror movie wide in theaters on July 28, 2023. The film follows a group of teenage friends that takes up communion with the spirits as a party activity. Mia (Sophia Wilde) looks to connect
Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion‘s home invasion action-thriller Becky (read Meagan’s review) was released in 2020, and the sequel will be World Premiering at the SXSW Film Festival this year. The sequel is titled The Wrath of Becky, and the first teaser has arrived. Watch the teaser trailer below, debuted by IGN this morning! In the film, “Two
From director Damián Szifron, Vertical Entertainment’s To Catch a Killer is headed to theaters on April 21, and the official trailer today carries strong Silence of the Lambs vibes. In fact, the press release describes Shailene Woodley‘s main character as a “modern-day Clarice Starling,” of course the heroine played by Jodie Foster in the 1991
The MGM+ streaming service has announced today that they’ll be celebrating “Halfway to Halloween” on April 23 with “From” Season 2 as well as a new Amityville Horror special. You can also watch the brand new trailer for “From” Season 2 below. “From” unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who