In a rare interview, convicted sex offender Bill Cosby said he does not expect to express remorse when his prison sentence runs out. Cosby, 82, said in a phone interview with the news outlet BlackPressUSA.com that he expected to serve his sentence of 3 to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in […]
A taping of “Wheel of Fortune” was canceled Thursday after host Pat Sajak had to undergo emergency surgery for a blocked intestine, the show tweeted Friday afternoon. The surgery was successful, the show said in the tweet. “He is resting comfortably and looking forward to getting back to work,” representatives from “Wheel of Fortune” tweeted. […]
A Columbia University freshman who won $100,000 earlier this year on the “Jeopardy!” Teen Tournament has donated part of his winnings to a cancer research center in honor of the game show’s longtime host, Alex Trebek. Portland NBC affiliate KGW reported that Avi Gupta wrote a check for $10,314 – signifying the first digits of […]
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the lawsuit against actor Jussie Smollett will not be dismissed. The suit asks that Smollett reimburse the police department the $130,000 spent on investigating his alleged attack, which he asked to be dismissed because he couldn’t have known how much time and money was spent on the investigation. […]
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says that his ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer may cause the end of his run as host of the popular game show. Trebek spoke with CTV News Friday where he revealed that his chemotherapy treatment is causing sores in his mouth that are making it difficult for him to enunciate his […]
Alex Trebek announced he is “back in action” after finishing chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer. The longtime “Jeopardy” host made the announcement in a video posted to the game show’s Twitter page on Thursday. “I’ve gone through a lot of chemotherapy and thankfully that is over,” Trebek shared. “I’m on the mend and that is […]
Peter Fonda, who made his mark on American counterculture in 1969’s “Easy Rider,” has died at the age of 79, his publicist said. Fonda was the only son of actor Henry Fonda and the younger brother of actress Jane Fonda. He died Friday morning surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles. The official […]
James Bond fans wanting 007 to be either black or female are in for a double treat — with the movie spy about to be played by a black woman, according to a report on Sunday. British actress Lashana Lynch, 31, will be introduced as the new 007 in what is being described as a […]
Beth Chapman, wife of Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, died Wednesday. She was 51. Duane, 66, announced her passing on Twitter, writing, “It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain. Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See […]
Actor Robert De Niro, who plays Robert Mueller on “Saturday Night Live,” is urging the real-life special counsel to speak out in more detail about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House race. De Niro wrote an open letter to Mueller in The New York Times on Wednesday, hours after the special […]
An Illinois judge on Thursday ordered “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal case file unsealed, setting up the release of a wealth of information surrounding the controversial — and often confusing — case. Cook County judge Steven G. Watkins’ decision came months after a dizzying set of events: First, Smollett alleged he’d been the victim of […]
Alabama Public Television refused to air an episode of the PBS children’s show “Arthur” that featured a same-sex marriage. The episode, titled “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” aired nationally on May 13. In the episode, Arthur attends the wedding of his teacher and his partner. The state network instead showed a re-run of another […]
