Chicago — A deadline is looming for Jussie Smollett to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit. Thursday is seven days since Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent the “Empire” actor …
Read More »Jordan Peele has revealed his vision to cast non-white actors in his future movies’ most prominent roles. “I don’t see myself casting a white dude as the lead in my movie,” the writer, director and producer said during an appearance at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood Monday, according …
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Canadian YouTube star Lilly Singh is making history with her own late-night talk show on NBC. Singh will take over the time slot currently filled by “Last Call with Carson Daly,” making her the only woman to host her own daily late-night show on a major TV network. The star …
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NEW YORK — Pete Davidson apologized to a Navy SEAL veteran for mocking his war wound on “Saturday Night Live,” and the vet himself appeared to poke fun at the comedian in return. Davidson came under harsh criticism for comments on last week’s Weekend Update for joking about an eyepatch …
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Geoffrey Owens’ luck is turning around already, nearly three weeks after photographs of the actor working at Trader Joe’s went viral. The former “Cosby Show” actor has been cast in a new film, thriller “Fatale,” opposite Michael Ealy and Hilary Swank. The cast also includes Damaris Lewis of “BlacKkKlansman,” Mike …
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When Beyoncé and Jay-Z named their concert “On the Run II” they probably didn’t think fans would take it seriously and actually make a run for the stage. But on Saturday night, one fan at the couple’s Atlanta concert attempted to do just that. The man attempted to rush the …
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LONDON — Musician Elvis Costello has canceled the rest of his European summer tour after undergoing surgery for a “small but very aggressive” cancerous tumor. The post-punk singer-songwriter says he needs time to recover after the operation. The 63-year-old musician said in a statement Friday that he initially thought “normal …
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Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the television comedy series “Night Court,” was found dead in his North Carolina home Monday. Anderson was 65. The Asheville Police Department issued a statement stating officers responded to …
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