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Famous brave teddy bear picture becoming Dwayne Johnson-produced feature film

(LOS ANGELES) -- They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of a famous one -- an illustration of a brave little teddy bear wielding a wooden sword to protect a sleeping child -- it's worth turning into a movie. Greek fantasy artist Alex Panagopoulos' illustration, which shows the little bear defending...

“It’s OBSCENE” — former ‘Suits’ co-star Patrick J. Adams defends Meghan Markle against Royal family bullying accusations

(LOS ANGELES) -- Ahead of Oprah's much-hyped sit-down with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex's former Suits love interest, Patrick J. Adams is coming to her defense.  Markle was recently accused of bullying by former Royal aides, in what some, including Adams, think was royal revenge for the Oprah tell-all.  For his part, Adams was having none of it. In a lengthy Twitter chain,...

Kim Kardashian feels “empathy” for Britney Spears after watching ‘New York Times’ documentary

(LOS ANGELES) -- Kim Kardashian is the latest celebrity to come out in support of Britney Spears after watching the New York Times unauthorized documentary, Framing Britney Spears.In her Instagram Stories Friday, the reality star said after watching the doc, she felt “empathy” for the pop singer and related it to her own experiences with tabloids...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors Joe and Anthony Russo happy to be clueless fans of ‘WandaVision’

(NEW YORK) -- After spending the better part of a decade keeping secrets for their Marvel Studios projects, including two Captain America movies and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, directors Joe and Anthony Russo say they were clueless about WandaVision.  And they tell ABC Audio that's exactly how they like it. "It's been a great joy,...

Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and cast share their ideas for a third installment of ‘Coming to America’

(NEW YORK) -- It took Eddie Murphy roughly three decades to do Coming 2 America, the sequel to his 1988 hit comedy. Looking ahead, Murphy tells ABC Audio that fans won't have to wait so long for another installment. "We have a story for part three of this movie that would be really funny and...

Alec Baldwin deletes his Twitter, again, after getting flamed for apparently shading Gillian Anderson’s accent

(NEW YORK) -- Alec Baldwin, who perhaps should know by now to stay off social media, has deleted his Twitter account for a fifth time, after he was flamed for seemingly shading Golden Globe-winning star of The Crown, Gillian Anderson.  Baldwin retweeted a CNN story about Anderson's accent; while she is American, she was raised both in the States and the U.K.,...

WandaVision’s Paul Bettany proves to be fan trolling king with finale “cameo” talk

(LONDON) -- While there are secrets in the finale of WandaVision, which just dropped today -- and which we won't reveal -- star Paul Bettany admits hype over an earth-shaking cameo in the last episodes was on him.  Quite literally.  Last month, he told the Black Girl Nerds podcast, "There's stuff that I can't talk to you about, where...

Report: Rachel Lindsay accepts Chris Harrison’s apology and is ready to “move forward”

(LOS ANGELES) -- Following Chris Harrison's apology Thursday on ABC's Good Morning America for comments he made in defense of current Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay is reportedly ready to forgive the franchise's embattled host. Following the interview, Lindsay told TMZ that she has accepted Harrison's apology "because it's what [she] needs to do to move forward with [her] life."...

Landmark LGBTQ series ‘Pose’ returning for third and final season on May 2

(NEW YORK) -- Pose is returning for a third and final season on May 2, co-creator and executive producer Steven Canals announced Friday on Good Morning America. The series finale will air June 6. "It was a very difficult decision for us to make, but this has been an incredible journey and we have told the story that we wanted...

‘A Quiet Place Part II’, ‘Fast & Furious 9’ delayed again; ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ pushed to 2022

(NEW YORK) -- The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the movie industry. Deadline reports Paramount has changed the release date for A Quiet Place Part II to May 28, marking the fifth change for the movie's opening. Paramount originally scheduled the sequel for March 20, 2020. From there it was pushed to September 4, 2020, then...