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Mattel being sued over ‘Wicked’ dolls with link to porn website on packaging
David Becker/WireImage via Getty ImagesSomething bad is happening in Oz.Mattel is being sued for printing the URL for a pornographic website on the packaging of its limited-edition fashion dolls based on the new film Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.A South Carolina woman is launching a class action lawsuit after she purchased the toy for her daughter, who then visited the X-rated site."To her absolute shock the website, 'Wicked.com,' had nothing to do with the Wicked Doll. Rather Wicked.com pasted scenes of pornographic advertisements across her phone screen," the lawsuit's documents read. "Plaintiff's minor daughter immediately showed her mother the photographs and both were horrified by what they say [sic]."Mattel has pulled the toy from retailers like Target, Amazon ... Read More
Biden, during Angola visit, speaks on ‘shared history’ of slavery
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images(LUANDA, Angola) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday, during his diplomatic trip to Angola, acknowledged America's "original sin" of slavery and the slave trade that once connected the United States and the African nation."I've learned that while history can be hidden, it cannot and should not be erased," Biden said. "It should be faced. It's our duty to face our history. The good, the bad and the ugly. The whole truth. That's what great nations do."The remarks were delivered at the National Museum of Slavery, where millions of African slaves were baptized before being chained in ships to travel across the Atlantic Ocean."We're gathering in a solemn location because to fully consider how far our two ... Read More
Disney shares official trailer for ‘Snow White’ live-action adaptation
DisneyThe official trailer for Disney's Snow White live-action adaptation is here.West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler stars as the titular Disney Princess opposite Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot's Evil Queen."This was my father's kingdom. A place of fairness. But the queen changed everything," Zegler's Snow White says in the trailer before telling the Evil Queen that "the people need some kindness.""You know, I really don't remember you being this ⊠opinionated," Gadot's Evil Queen retorts.Snow White is informed that her life is in danger from the queen's quest to be "the fairest of them all" and that she must flee into the woods."My parents always said this forest was a magical place," Snow White says as woodland creatures lead her ... Read More
‘A Different Man,’ ‘Sing Sing’ win Gotham Awards
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media InstituteThe 2024 Gotham Awards took place in New York City Monday night. A Different Man, starring Sebastian Stan, took home Best Feature, while Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin won the acting awards for Sing Sing.Among the other honors handed out: Zendaya received the Spotlight Tribute for her role in Challengers, Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold received the Visionary Tribute for their collaboration on the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Angelina Jolie received the Performer Tribute for her role in Maria and the cast of The Piano Lesson received the Ensemble Tribute.Here's the list of winners:Best Feature -- A Different ManBest International Feature -- All We Imagine as LightBest Documentary Feature -- No Other LandBest ... Read More
In brief: Ted Danson named Carol Burnett Award honoree and more
Ted Danson has been named the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025, the Golden Globes announced on Monday. The actor will be recognized during this year's Golden Globes, which will air Jan. 5 on CBS. The Carol Burnett Award goes to someone who has made "outstanding contributions to television on or off screen" and is selected based on the impact of their career achievements ...Anya Taylor-Joy has been tapped to star in the new limited series Lucky for Apple TV+. The actress will also executive produce the show, along with Reese Witherspoon, according to Variety. The series will be based off of Marissa Stapley's novel of the same name and will follow a woman who left behind a life of ... Read More
Emma Corrin on acting with rats for ‘Nosferatu’: ’30 of them were on my bare chest’
Courtesy of Focus FeaturesEmma Corrin got up close and personal with rats for the film Nosferatu.The actor, who uses they/them pronouns, told Deadline they filmed a scene for the upcoming horror film where many rats swarmed them."30 of them were on my bare chest," Corrin said. "Honestly, I was being very brave about it. I was very much stoic, being very British about it, really. And then we were in the scene, and I had no top on, and it was just horrible."Corrin went on to say how awful the smell of the rats was."The smell is something that you canât imagine. And the incontinence was a thing that I really didnât expect, but was terrible. ... It was grim," ... Read More
‘Wicked’ movie soundtrack makes history on ‘Billboard’ charts
David Becker/WireImage via Getty ImagesWicked is defying sales records left and right.The soundtrack for the film debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making it the all-time highest debut for a film adaptation of a stage musical.It was blocked from the top spot by Kendrick Lamar's surprise album, GNX, which earned the singer his fifth consecutive #1 album.The Wicked soundtrack also scored the top spot on Billboard's Top Album Sales, Soundtracks and Vinyl Albums charts.Wicked released in theaters on Nov. 22 and became the highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical at the domestic box office over the Thanksgiving weekend. It stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. By Sunday, Dec. 1, the movie had earned a total of ... Read More
Chris Rock, Martin Short to host final ‘Saturday Night Live’ episodes of 2024
NBCUniversalTwo Saturday Night Live alums will host the final 2024 episodes of the sketch comedy series.Chris Rock and Martin Short are set to host the Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 episodes of the show, respectively. This marks Rock's fourth time hosting SNL, while it will be Short's third time hosting individually. He previously also co-hosted alongside friend Steve Martin in December 2022. The pair also co-hosted along with Chevy Chase in December 1986.Gracie Abrams will make her SNL debut as the musical guest for the Dec. 14 show, while Hozier returns to Studio 8H to be the musical guest for the show on Dec. 21.SNL returns Dec. 7 after a three-week hiatus. Paul Mescal is hosting the episode, which will ... Read More
Nikki Garcia addresses Artem Chigvintsev divorce in podcast return: ‘I’ve been heartbroken’
Getty Images, FILENikki Garcia is speaking out after a whirlwind few months that ended with her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev."I'm going to try my best not to get too emotional in this episode," Nikki said at the top of the Dec. 2 episode of The Nikki & Brie Show, her podcast with her twin sister, Brie Garcia.Nikki went on to thank those around her â including her family, friends and fans â for "all the love and support, for the respect of privacy and space" they had shown her and her 4-year-old son, Matteo, whom she shares with Artem.Nikki went on to say that she had "disconnected from social media, from the world" the past few months, because "I'm a ... Read More
AMC Theatres breaks records over Thanksgiving holiday
DisneyIt seems many Americans paired popcorn with their turkey this year.AMC Theatres broke records during its five-day Thanksgiving holiday period, claiming its busiest Thanksgiving Day in the company's 104-year history, based on attendance and admissions revenue.The company also saw its busiest pre-Thanksgiving Wednesday, busiest Black Friday and busiest five-day Thanksgiving holiday period of all time. The figures are based on attendance, admissions revenue, and food and beverage revenue. It surpassed the previous Thanksgiving records, which were set in 2018.Worldwide, 8.8 million moviegoers pilgrimaged to their local AMC to watch a movie over the long holiday weekend.Going further, Friday, Nov. 29, was the second-highest total revenue day in all of AMC Theatres history, based on admissions revenue, and food and beverage ... Read More
Eddie Murphy’s son and Martin Lawrence’s daughter engaged: ‘Feels like destiny’
Kayla Oaddams/WireImageEddie Murphy's son Eric Murphy got down on one knee to propose to Martin Lawrence's daughter Jasmin Lawrence, setting up the Hollywood comedy legends to become in-laws.The couple announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Saturday, including a video showing the elegant proposal in a candle-lit room full of flower petals."11.27.2024 We're engaged!! God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny," Jasmin wrote in the caption. "We couldn't be more excited for this next chapter."The video shows the couple entering the room and walking down a narrow path holding hands before Eric drops to a knee in front of Jasmin to pop the question. They then share a kiss.Eric, the oldest of Eddie's children, was born in 1989 to Eddie and then-girlfriend Paulette ... Read More
In brief: ‘Paddington in Peru’ gets new release date, and more
Wayne Northrop, the soap opera star best known for his roles as Roman Brady on Days of Our Lives and Michael Culhane on Dynasty, died on Nov. 29 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund's Woodland Hills home in California, his publicist tells Good Morning America. He was 77. According to a statement from his wife, Lynn Herring Northrop, he had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's 6 years ago. Northrop's other appearances include the medical soap opera Port Charles ...The North American release date for Paddington in Peru, the third installment of the CG and live-action Paddington franchise, has been switched from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, according to Variety. This time out, Paddington -- voiced by Ben Whishaw -- goes ... Read More
‘Moana’ 2 tops Thanksgiving weekend box office with record-breaking $221 million debut
DisneyDisney's Moana 2 posted a heroic box office box office debut, setting a Thanksgiving weekend box office record with an estimated $221 million. The animated adventure, featuring Auliâi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson returning as the voices of Moana and Maui, respectively, was the biggest five-day domestic opening of all time, surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie which had $204.6 million in 2023. Moana 2 is also the all-time biggest Thanksgiving weekend debut, beating the $125 million five-day Thanksgiving haul held by Disney's Frozen in 2013.Overseas, Moana 2 grabbed an estimated $165.3 million, for a global tally of $386.3 million.Disney is the parent company of ABC News.Meanwhile, Wicked continued its impressive box office run, earning an estimated $117.5 million over the long weekend for a second place finish. ... Read More
President Biden and first lady to debut AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will mark World AIDS Day on Sunday by debuting the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the White House.It will be displayed on the South Lawn as the Bidens commemorate the day with survivors, their families and advocates.A red ribbon will also be displayed on the South Portico of the White House to recognize those who have died due to AIDS-related illnesses, as well as the more than 40 million individuals living with HIV around the world.The red ribbon -- now an annual tradition -- made its first appearance in 2007, under the Bush administration.President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will mark World AIDS ... Read More
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty ImagesJudge Arun Subramanian ruled to deny bail for Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday.Both federal prosecutors and Combs' attorneys submitted their final letters about whether the music mogul should be allowed out on bail on Monday.Prosecutors argued that Combsâ attempt to influence witnesses while in jail âconstitutes obstructionâ of his criminal case. They also called out Combsâ ârecent efforts to influence the jury poolâ through a social media campaign organized by his children.Defense attorneys said that their client's conduct was protected free speech, meant to combat âoutrageous claims about Mr. Combsâ by âgovernment agents, plaintiffsâ attorneys, and others with questionable motives.âSubramanian had asked the parties to submit these final arguments in writing and said he would issue a written ... Read More
‘Moana’ star says people should stop making fun of Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo’s teary ‘Wicked’ press tour
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesThe Wicked promotional run has become the press tour that has spawned a thousand memes, as stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were seen constantly tearing up, full-out crying and being dramatic while talking about the film. But the star of another musical film â albeit an animated one â says people just don't understand what it's like to be, as she puts it, "a theater kid."Auliâi Cravalho, who provides the voice of the main character in Disney's Moana and Moana 2, tells Vanity Fair, âI need people to understand what itâs like to be a theater kid. Being a theater kid is emotional. Get off my girls Ariana and Cynthiaâs backs. Do you understand me?"She continues, "You ... Read More
Margot Robbie hopes ‘Babylon’ will be this generation’s ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicMargot Robbie is waiting for the world to catch up on Babylon.On a recent episode of the Talking Pictures podcast, host Ben Mankiewicz told Robbie he kept wondering, "Why don't people like this movie?" as he watched the Damien Chazelle-directed 2022 film."I am still saying that," Robbie said. "I love it."She elaborated, saying she doesn't understand why the film didn't connect with audiences."I know I am biased because I am very close to the project and I obviously believe in it, but I still canât figure out why people hated it," Robbie said. "I wonder if in 20 years people are going to be like, âWait, Babylon didnât do well at the time?â Like when you hear that Shawshank ... Read More
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