Category Archives: Entertainment News – ABC Audio
Despite Omicron, Screen Actors Guild Awards soldiering on
John Sciulli/Getty Images for TurnerWhile notable big Hollywood events like the Grammy Awards have postponed their ceremonies, and others have cancelled red carpet premiere plans as the COVID-19 Omicr...
Jan 06, 2022
'SNL' returning January 15 with Ariana DeBose and musical guest Roddy Rich
NBCUniversalSaturday Night Live is coming back on January 15 with West Side Story's Ariana DeBose as host, and musical guest Roddy Rich. The long-running sketch show post...
Jan 06, 2022
"A man among men" -- Denzel Washington remembers worrying about health of the late Chadwick Boseman
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for WarnerMediaDenzel Washington remembers Chadwick Boseman in a new Variety feature, calling the late actor "a man among men." Washington's and...
Jan 06, 2022
'The Last Picture Show', 'Paper Moon' director Peter Bogdanovich dead at 82
Emma McIntyre/FilmMagicPeter Bogdanovich, a film critic-turned Oscar-nominated director of classics including The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, has died, ABC News has confirmed. The...
Jan 06, 2022
Jon Stewart flames 'Newsweek', says he never called 'Harry Potter' creator JK Rowling "antisemitic"
Raymond Hall/GC Images(NOTE LANGUAGE) Jon Stewart is casting curses -- and spells -- at Newsweek for its coverage of comments he made about Harry Potter. The magazine&nb...
Jan 06, 2022
Betty White reportedly requested a no "fuss" private funeral, says her agent
Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesEntertainment icon Betty White "never wanted people to make a fuss over her," her longtime friend and agent Jeff Witjas tells&nbs...
Jan 06, 2022
In brief: Rita Wilson following husband Tom Hanks into '1883'; Tobias Menzies in Lincoln assassination drama, and more
Following Tom Hanks' appearance in an episode of Paramount+'s Yellowstone prequel series 1883, Variety reports that his wife, actress and singer Rita Wilson, will also gu...
Jan 06, 2022
Fans to pay tribute to Betty White by donating to local animal shelters
RBL/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesFans of the late Betty White have found a great way to honor the actress. The 'Betty White Challenge,' an online event set for January 17 -- on what would've been ...
Jan 06, 2022
'And Just Like That...', Chris Noth's cameo cut from season finale
RCF/MEGA/GC Images(SPOILERS AHEAD) And Just Like That... Chris Noth has been scrapped from the show's season finale. According to TVLine, the season finale of the HBO Ma...
Jan 06, 2022
'Women of the Movement's Adrienne Warren hopes the series hits a nerve with viewers
ABCTonight on ABC, it’s the debut of Women of the Movement -- a limited series that tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley and her fight for justice after her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, wa...
Jan 06, 2022