On Wednesday, Michael Jackson‘s estate issued a statement condemning ABC’s special The Last Days of Michael Jackson. “We believe the special to be another crass and unauthorized attempt to exploit the life, music and image of Michael Jackson without respect for Michael’s legacy, intellectual property rights or his children,” the …
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Howard Stern reflected on his now-infamous radio interviews with President Trump. He said the future president’s unfiltered responses made him the ideal guest in a preview of an upcoming episode of David Letterman‘s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. “To me, a guest who comes on and says anything that …
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Roman Polanski threatened the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with legal action after the organization stripped him of his membership last week, Deadline reports. The Oscar-winning filmmaker was expelled alongside Bill Cosby “in accordance with the organization’s Standards of Conduct.” Cosby was recently found guilty of sexual assault, …
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This month, Netflix hauls out some comedy-special big guns: the return of Carol Burnett to TV; a new special by recent SNL host/current it-funnyman John Mulaney; and a variety-hour-style showcase for the double act of Steve Martin and Martin Short (who, in the spirit of celebrity couples a la Brangelina, …
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Before there was “American Woman,” there was “Canadian Dentist.” Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Bacon dug up a rare “early version” of the Guess Who’s 1969 hard rock hit on their “First Drafts of Rock” bit from Thursday’s Tonight Show. Fallon fronted the performance, decked out in a slick white suit …
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Members of the massive Avengers: Infinity War cast assembled on The Tonight Show Wednesday to create a potential new theme song for the franchise, parodying the classicBrady Bunch intro. The bit found Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Pratt …
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After nearly two decades of financial troubles, casting issues and myriad other delays for Terry Gilliam‘s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the film’s first trailerhas arrived. Gilliam’s infamously “cursed” take on Miguel de Cervantes’ epic novel, Don Quixote, stars Adam Driver as a marketing executive, Toby, who meets a …
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Saturday Night Live tackled the “turmoil” in the White House with a cold open that touched on the firings of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. John Goodman reprised the role of Tillerson for the sketch while Fred Armisen again appeared as Fire and Fury …
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A year after one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway will return to the Oscars to once again reveal the Best Picture winner. TMZ first reported that the Bonnie & Clyde co-stars would appear together again at Sunday’s ceremony, with the Hollywood …
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Stephen Colbert criticized President Trump’s plan to arm schoolteachers in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting on Thursday’s Late Show. “The national conversation continues to be how to keep our children safe from gun violence,” Colbert said. “Everyone acknowledges this is a crisis – from the president to the Republican …
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