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John Mulaney says an ‘SNL’ joke he made landed him in hot water with the Secret Service

(NEW YORK) -- John Mulaney will not soon forget a February stint hosting Saturday Night Live.  That's because unlike the other times he's hosted, this one landed him in hot water with the United States Secret Service.  On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night, Mulaney explained that he was interviewed by the agency after making an "elliptical" joke about assassinating President Trump. "I did a...

Wow: Warner Bros. announces ALL of its 2021 movies headed to HBO Max

(LOS ANGELES) -- While Warner Bros. wasn't the first studio to move its formerly theater-bound movies to a streaming service, it is the first to announce its entire 2021 slate will be headed to streaming in the U.S. on the same day they're set to debut in theaters.  That's right: 17 movies, including James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, The Matrix 4, the reboot of Dune, Godzilla vs....

Obi-Wan’s lightsaber, Neo’s ‘Matrix’ costume sell for a mint at auction

(LONDON) -- Hundreds of pieces of Hollywood memorabilia were up for grabs in London earlier this week, and some fetched a fortune. As part of Prop Store’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, one of Ewan McGregor's lightsabers from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith commanded just over $201,000, as did a remote controllable droid seen in Solo: A Star Wars Story.  Other items that...

Tiger bites employee at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue in Tampa

(TAMPA) -- A staff member at Tiger King star Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida has been bitten by one of her captive tigers.  The injury was not "severe enough [to] cause death," according to the report from Tampa ABC News affiliate WFTS, which noted emergency medical personnel rushed to the scene. Incidentally, Baskin, who recently appeared...

Hailee Steinfeld co-starring with Jeremy Renner in Disney+’s ‘Hawkeye’ series

(NEW YORK) -- After a veil of secrecy worthy of his master assassin character from The Avengers, it has been revealed that Jeremy Renner's Clint Barton has a new partner in Hailee Steinfeld.  A spy caught the pair on a New York City subway platform shooting Hawkeye, the upcoming spinoff that will air on Disney+. With her purple outfit and bow...

Report: ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ stars positive for COVID-19; Production halted

(LOS ANGELES) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has stalled production on the upcoming season of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with several of the show's stars reportedly testing positive for the virus. Insiders tell TMZ that RHOBH stars Kyle Richards, Kathy Hilton and Dorit Kemsley have tested positive for the virus and are all recovering at home, though none are reported to have serious...

Jessica Simpson emotionally reveals that she has dyslexia

(LOS ANGELES) -- Jessica Simpson revealed for the first time on Monday that she has dyslexia and why that didn't stop her from releasing an audiobook of her memoir Open Book. While celebrating  Open Book being named by Apple as one of the best audiobooks of the year, the "Without You" singer revealed on Tuesday why releasing it at all was such a major triumph. ...

Oscar winners George Clooney and Regina King among ‘People’ magazine’s 2020 People of the Year

(LOS ANGELES) -- Oscar winners George Clooney and Regina King, as well as singer, actress and activist Selena Gomez, and Dr. Anthony Fauci have been unveiled as the faces that will grace a four-cover special edition of People magazine's annual People of the Year issue. Clooney was singled out for his advocacy and financial support of COVID-19 relief and his half-million-dollar donation to the Equal Justice...

Tyrese Gibson says the feud between him and The Rock has officially ended

(LOS ANGELES) -- Fast & Furious fans can finally rejoice: the beef between Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has finally been squashed. During an interview on Stir Crazy with Josh Horowitz, Gibson shared an update on his very public feud with The Rock. The spat, which started in 2017, came after it was revealed that Johnson’s character, Luke Hobbs, would...

‘Happiest Season’ breaks Hulu records; writer-director Clea DuVall says it was exciting and intimidating

(NEW YORK) -- The LGBTQ-themed romantic comedy Happiest Season scored the biggest audience for a Hulu original film's opening weekend, and Variety reports the film also spiked subscriptions for the service more than any other feature title. In the movie that debuted on November 25, Kristen Stewart plays a young woman who plans to propose to her girlfriend at her...