Maria Bello says goodbye to ‘NCIS’
Maria Bello is moving on. Bello, who played Dr. Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane on “NCIS” for three seasons, said goodbye to the CBS series following her final episode that aired Tuesday night. The actress posted a heartfelt tribute to her Instagram, writing: “And that’s a wrap for Jack Sloane @ncis_cbs !!! I’ve learned many things on…
Solange Knowles says she was ‘literally fighting for my life’ while making album
Solange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her last album. The singer took to Instagram and revealed that she was “literally fighting for my life” while making “When I Get Home.” “2 year anniversary of the project that literally changed my life. When I first started creating ‘When I Get Home’ I…
Jennette McCurdy, ‘iCarly’ star, has quit acting and resents her career
Don’t look for Jennette McCurdy to appear in the planned reboot of “iCarly.” McCurdy, who played Sam Puckett for six seasons on the Nickelodeon show that ended in 2012, talked about ditching acting on the podcast she now hosts, “Empty Inside.” During a recent episode with “Mom” star Anna Faris, the pair talked about the…
Dr. Oz helped save a man who collapsed at a New York City-area airport
Dr. Mehmet Oz sprang into action and helped save a man who had collapsed at an airport Monday night. Oz, along with Port Authority police, performed CPR on a 60-year-old man at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to a statement from the Port Authority Police Department. “I performed CPR with the help…
John Oates revives music festival to help fight pandemic-related hunger crisis
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates and his wife Aimee are reviving Oates Song Fest 7908 to fundraise for Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. The economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic is driving up food insecurity across America. Feeding America estimates that one in six Americans could face food insecurity as…
Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer has died at age 73
Reggae music pioneer, Neville “Bunny Wailer ” Livingston, has died at the age of 73, Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport said in a statement. Wailer had been in the hospital since December and died at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Olivia Grange said in the statement Tuesday. No cause of death…
This essential worker needed to glam up for the Golden Globes. So, she turned to a Facebook community to help make her dazzle
One essential worker who was invited to attend this year’s Golden Globes gave new meaning to the question, “who are you wearing?” Anna Berger, a Delta flight attendant who was among a select number of frontline workers invited to be in the audience during this year’s show, said she enlisted the help of a Facebook…
Jahmil French, ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ actor, dead at 28
Jahmil French, an actor known for his role as Dave Turner on the Canadian series “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” has died, according to his agent, Gabrielle Kachman. He was 28. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” Kachman said in a statement. “He…
Golden Globe ratings sink to a record low, sounding a warning to the Oscars
For those wondering what Oscar ratings might be like in this pandemic-impacted year, based on the off-a-cliff results for Sunday’s Golden Globe awards, the forecast could be to look out below. Globes ratings plummeted more than 60% from the 18.3 million viewers who watched last year, per Nielsen data, to an average audience of 6.9…
Britney Spears’ father says he would ‘love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship’
Since the debut of the New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears” last month, there has been renewed interest in the singer’s court-ordered conservatorship and calls for her father, Jamie Spears, to step aside as co-conservator. Through his attorney Vivian Lee Thoreen, Jamie Spears said he, too, wishes the conservatorship could come to an end.…
Online harassment of Rachel Lindsay condemned by ‘Bachelor’ franchise producers
The executive producers of the “Bachelor” franchise have Rachel Lindsay’s back. They posted a statement on Twitter supporting the first Black “Bachelorette” after she received harassment online following an interview with the franchise’s host, Chris Harrison. “As Executive Producers of the Bachelor Franchise we would like to make it perfectly clear that any harassment directed…
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin welcome new baby
The Baldwin family looks to have a new addition. Almost six months after the Hilaria Baldwin gave birth to their fifth child together, Eduardo, she and her husband Alec shared a photo of her with their brood and a newborn baby. She wrote the number seven, a heart emoji and a photo credit to her…
‘Wonder Woman’ star Gal Gadot pregnant with third child
“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot has announced on social media that she is pregnant with her third child. The 35-year-old Israeli actress posed with her hands on her stomach in between her husband Yaron Varsano and their two daughters in a picture posted on Monday. “Here we go again,” the caption accompanying the post on…
T.I. and Tiny deny sexual assault allegations as attorney seeks investigation of them
An attorney is asking two states to investigate rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris, in the wake of sexual assault and abuse and other allegations the couple have denied. Attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn says he has been contacted by more than 30 “women, survivors, and witnesses” regarding claims against the…
Lady Gaga’s dog walker describes harrowing attack as ‘very close call with death’
Ryan Fischer, the dog walker and friend of Lady Gaga who was shot in an altercation last week that ended with two of the singer’s three French bulldogs being stolen, is speaking out publicly for the first time since the attack. In a pair of Instagram posts Monday, Fischer said he is “still in recovery…
Taylor Swift didn’t appreciate that ‘Ginny & Georgia’ joke
Taylor Swift is over the jokes. The singer tweeted Monday to express her displeasure with a joke included in the Netflix series “Ginny & Georgia.” “Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back,” Swift tweeted along with a close caption of the joke “What do you care? You…
‘Love Island South Africa’ cast is announced — with only 3 Black contestants
The makers of “Love Island South Africa” are facing criticism after announcing a predominantly White line-up for the show. The latest spin-off of the reality dating show-turned-cultural-phenomenon premiered on Sunday on South Africa’s M-Net network. However, the launch was subject to a wave of ridicule on social media after only three Black contestants entered the…
How one documentary reframes the history of Black women
Black women are the mules of the world, Zora Neale Hurston wrote in 1937. More than 80 years later, Hurston’s words in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” still ring true, but one filmmaker is on a journey to both expose that truth and alleviate it. Oge Egbuonu’s new documentary, “(In)visible Portraits,” is what she calls…
Gillian Anderson’s American accent throws some people off
The Golden Globes helped remind some people that Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago. Anderson won for best supporting actress in a TV series for her role as Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s “The Crown.” She accepted the award using her American accent which tickled Twitter. Writer and culture editor for New Zealand’s “The Spinoff TV”…
Snoop Dogg stormed off of Twitch, but forgot to turn it off
Snoop Dogg rapped on the 2006 remix of the Pussycat Dolls hit song “Buttons” that “I see you wanna play with a player from the hood.” Just don’t make him mad. That appears to be what happened Sunday as the legendary rapper was playing a bit of Madden football on Twitch. For those who aren’t…
