Hollywood

Jumping into a heated Twitter discussion about Hollywood hiring practices, Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay suggested that she and other “Black producers with hiring power” could stop hiring "those who diminish us" to work on their film and TV projects. … [Read more...] about Ava DuVernay weighs in on viral tweet about role of race in Hollywood hiring: ‘Bias can go both ways’

She later calmed Maher's nerves after he predicted Trump would run for president again by pointing to "some legal scholars" who say that while the Senate needs 67 votes to convict Trump in the Senate, it takes only a simple majority to bar him from seeking the White House again.  … [Read more...] about Katie Couric cheers on Trump’s impeachment, says GOP lawmakers need to be ‘deprogrammed’

Sienna Miller, who was the late actor's co-star from the action movie "21 Bridges," revealed in a recent interview that he stepped up and paid part of her movie salary from his own earnings after a parity agreement couldn't be reached by the studio. … [Read more...] about Sienna Miller reveals Chadwick Boseman paid part of her ’21 Bridges’ salary after parity issue

"I remember when we first saw it before it came out," said Stallone. "I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I just felt there was something special about this. But we all thought this film would make the money back at drive-ins and such. And as for me, I just sang in it and didn’t give it another thought after that. It turned out to be the last time the Stallone name was unknown. From there, it just blew up." … [Read more...] about Frank Stallone recalls filming ‘Rocky’ with brother Sylvester, impressing Frank Sinatra in doc

"I think the reason that (my act) caught on and gave me a wonderful career is that I was never mean-spirited," he once said. "Not that you had to like it, but you had to be under a rock somewhere not to get it." … [Read more...] about Don Rickles, comedy legend, dead at 90