In 2022, Will Smith received a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards for slapping Chris Rock on stage. The actor is not the first to be banned, though most bans have only happened in the last few years. Insider rounded up everyone who has been expelled or disciplined by the body behind the awards. Awards season is … Read more
Grace Van Dien has been put off by the entertainment industry. Having grown up as Hollywood royalty, the great-granddaughter of movie legend Robert Mitchum, the 26-year-old has treaded a similar, though more modern, path into acting —first as a reality TV star with her famous family at age 9 and more recently in Stranger Things. But she’s … Read more
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are elaborating on their experience taking peyote together. The actresses, who starred on Netflix‘s “Grace and Frankie” together from 2015 to 2022, filled in Stephen Colbert on his late night show about the do’s and don’t’s when it comes to consuming the plant, known for its hallucinogenic effects. Tomlin, 83, confessed she’s more of a peyote pro than … Read more
This weekend is the Academy Awards, marking the anniversary of last year’s unprecedented ceremony. It’s going to be a long time before anyone forgets how Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a crack at Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance. While Rock had largely kept quiet on the controversy over the last … Read more
It turns out there was some razzle dazzle before the razzle dazzle. Back in 2003, “Chicago” rolled through the awards season on its way to that year’s best picture Oscar. But there’s a little-known subplot in the development of the Miramax film. Some 15 years before Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones shared the screen in … Read more
It was supposed to be a night of celebration, but as the Academy Awards unfolded on April 7, 1970, there was a sense of anxiety and dissatisfaction gripping the movie business. Much like today, the industry was being divided by changing tastes and sensibilities, struggling to remain relevant in a period of social upheaval. Just … Read more
Christine Taylor recently opened up about how she and Ben Stiller rekindled their marriage in recent years after announcing their separation in 2017. During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Tuesday, the “Wedding Singer” actor discussed her relationship journey with Stiller, sharing that the two got engaged after six months of dating and married within a year after that. She … Read more
Supergirl alumna Melissa Benoist will be the voice of heroine Teela in Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Kevin Smith’s continuation of his Masters Of The Universe: Revelation He-Man adaptation at Netflix, Mattel announced today. She takes over the role played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the original series. Set as the follow-up to 2021’s Revelation, … Read more
Lady Gaga will not take perform her nominated song “Hold My Hand” come Oscar Sunday. The “Stupid Love” singer, 36, was invited to the 95th Academy Awards, but had to turn down the offer due to scheduling conflicts with the Joker sequel Folie à Deux, Oscars producer Glenn Weiss said Wednesday during the Oscars Creative Team press conference. “We have … Read more
Is Mark Harmon quitting Hollywood and moving to Montana? That’s what one tabloid would have you believe. Gossip Cop can debunk the phony claim. This week Star is reporting that the star of the hit show NCIS has gotten tired of Hollywood and is ready to retire from acting and “escape” to the Montana ranch … Read more