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Climate Change Has Jane Fonda Picking up Where She Left Off in the 1970s
Stepping briskly into a U.S. Capitol police vehicle Friday, Jane Fonda is returning to civil disobedience after a nearly half-century break, inspired by the climate activism of Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and hoping to encourage older people like her to protest as well. Being arrested at age 81 poses its own, new challenges, Fonda told The Associated Press in an...
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Alec Baldwin Says He Was Scammed by Statue of Liberty Boat Tour
Even a Long Island native like Alec Baldwin can fall for an NYC tourist scam if they’re not careful. The “30 Rock” actor took to Instagram on Monday to tell visitors to take the free ferry to Staten Island if they want a view of the Statue of Liberty after he and his wife Hilaria bought what appeared to be...
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Screenwriters Can Play Key Role in Gender Parity, Actors Say
Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis says achieving gender parity on screen is simple, and it could happen overnight. “Just go through (the script) and cross out a bunch of male first names and put female first names. That’s all you have to do,” Davis told the audience during a panel Saturday at AT&T’s SHAPE media conference in the Los Angeles...
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Screenwriters Can Play Key Role in Gender Parity, Actors Say
Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis says achieving gender parity on screen is simple, and it could happen overnight. “Just go through (the script) and cross out a bunch of male first names and put female first names. That’s all you have to do,” Davis told the audience during a panel Saturday at AT&T’s SHAPE media conference in the Los Angeles...
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Olivia Munn Thanks Support From Outside ‘Predator' Family
Despite knowing she could be facing a big backlash, actress Olivia Munn nonetheless blew the whistle on a fellow actor after she learned he was a registered sex offender.
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‘The Crown' Star Speaks About Claire Foy Pay Disparity
“The Crown” star Matt Smith says he supports fellow actor Claire Foy over the revelation that Foy was paid less than her male co-star in the Netflix drama. A producer disclosed last month that Foy, who starred as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, was paid less than Smith, who played Prince Philip, because Smith was better known. Smith told The Hollywood...
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Investigators Say They're Giving Natalie Wood Death Investigation a ‘Last Shot'
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives said Monday that they have received little new information since witnesses were interviewed in the 1981 death of Natalie Wood and want to see whether someone out there might have more information about how the actress died.
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‘House of Cards' Canceled as Fallout Continues for Spacey
The fallout facing Kevin Spacey widened Monday following an accusation that he allegedly made sexual advances on a teen boy, with Netflix pulling the plug on his hit show “House of Cards” and “deeply troubled” producers of the political thriller arriving on set to comfort cast mates.
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‘Home Alone' Actor John Heard Found Dead in Palo Alto Hotel
John Heard, the actor famously known for playing the father in the “Home Alone” movie series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,” was found dead in a Palo Alto hotel Friday, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. He was 71.
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Why Ian McKellen Turned Down Role in the ‘Harry Potter' Films
Audiences know and love Ian McKellen’s portrayal of Gandalf the Grey (and later White), the bearded wizard in the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” films. But it turns out the actor could have played a hirsute magician in yet another classic film franchise: The “Harry Potter” films!Alas, he turned the role down — and the reason may surprise you....
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Amanda Seyfried Marries Sitcom Star Thomas Sadoski
Mom-to-be Amanda Seyfried has married fellow actor Thomas Sadoski in a low-key ceremony.
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WATCH: “Tonight Show” Catchphrase With Amanda Seyfried, Marlon Wayans and Jason Derulo
Jimmy and Amanda Seyfried team up against Marlon Wayans and Jason Derulo for a game of Catchphrase.