Edward Herrmann, best-known for playing beloved grandfather Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 71 years old. Robbie Kass, Herrmann’s manager, said in a statement that “Besides being an accomplished actor, [Herrmann] was also a true gentleman and a scholar, as well as being an incredibly…
A Hawaiian backdrop; a perfectly-manicured lawn; a warm December breeze; a full assemblage of friends and family; and an open bar. Five ingredients which, when combined, ought to make a perfect combination of wedding bliss. Right? And they would have, too–if it weren’t for that meddling President. Natalie Heimel and Ed Mallue, Jr., both…
It’s been a rather tumultuous NFL rookie year for former college standout Johnny “J-Man” Manziel. His time with the Aggies of Texas A&M University was glorious and brief, but Manziel has been mostly an afterthought during his tenure with the Browns of Cleveland, whether he’s on the field (which he has been very little…
Matt DeSanto is not a man you want to get into a quick-draw contest with. The fellow is making the internet rounds today after putting up an embarrassingly thorough thumping on Wheel of Fortune. DeSanto swept the game, winning every puzzle en route to the bonus round. That hasn’t happened on Wheel since 2011; DeSanto…
This weekend, the New York Post‘s “Page Six” column ran a story detailing Bill Cosby’s involvement with a group of private detectives the disgraced comedian hired to dig up dirt on his accusers. In the Post‘s words, Cosby “is implementing a scorched-earth strategy in which anything negative in his accusers’ pasts is fair game.”…
If you’re jonesing for a Louis CK fix, the next few weeks might fill your veins with syrupy-sweet goodness. The actor, writer, and Louie mastermind is taking his standup show back on the road for a series of high-profile engagements this January. And, after some rapid-fire sellouts, Louis has been good enough to add…
City ordinances be damned: The Cincinnati Zombie Nativity Scene lives on. Devotees will recall the pre-Christmas controversy that Cincinnati native Jasen Dixon stirred up when he tried to do away with clichéd Christmas decorations and festooned his front yard with zombies instead. Though most of his neighbors supported Dixon’s effort, the local government decreed…
Lee Vern Cook, a 54-year-old Florida man, has been arrested and charged with a whole boatful of crimes, all of which stem from an incident wherein Cook brought crack to an ICU to share with a patient on Christmas Eve. According to the Crestview Police Department, Lee Vern smuggled some crack and a “homemade”…
Right about now, you’re probably getting at least a little sick of the ongoing Holiday Season Super Fun Time. This could be because you have an aversion to more than one week of eating rich, chocolate-laden food every for meal of the day; it might be because your head cold-stricken three-year old nephew kissed…
Chelsea Handler and Miley Cyrus have both taken to Instagram to show their support for the nascent #FreetheNipple campaign, which promotes gender equality by way of non-discriminatory nipple showing. As M-Cyr and C-Hand are two of the most prominent nipple displayers in entertainment (non-pornographic category), their efforts hardly went unnoticed: Cyrus lit social media…
Apparently, it’s the season for major marriage-based announcements. In the wake of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter calling off their 13-year partnership and Ludacris dropping rings like Funyons over Christmas, we’ve got the news that Chris Rock is separating from his long-time wife and the mother of his three children, Malaak Compton-Rock. The two…
N-Pat takes the Barney Stinson road for the first official 2015 Oscars promo. The overall message? Watch, because he’s awesome. And he’s not wrong. Come check out the clip.
Rush Limbaugh made waves by suggesting that James Bond could never be played by a black man. Idris Elba thinks he might not fit the role for another reason. Check out the gentleman’s response.
Legendary industrial metal outfit Skinny Puppy have sent the Pentagon an invoice for $666,000. The charge: Playing the band’s music to torture detainees–without the band’s permission. Check their tunage and see for yourself whether its use was justified.
The Scouts visited the White House for the second-annual Science Fair, and came away with a sweet shot of Mr. B. Obama in sparkly headgear. Check the photo, and you’ll understand why the President broke his long-standing “no hats” rule.
NDT has a lot of Christians’ underwear bunched up in uncomfortable ways. Was he out of line, or just having some happy holiday fun? Check the Tweets and see what you think.
A Cincinnati-area man created the world’s first Zombie Nativity Scene, but city officials claim it violates code. You’ve got two more days to make your zombie road trip dreams come true. Check out the ghoulishly festive photos.
Rush Limbaugh enjoys controversy, and it’s a slow week. So his comments about James Bond have drawn quite a lot of attention. Is he right, or just racist? (His word, by the way.) Hear what the man had to say, and then speak for yourself.
The pair, best known for a thirteen-year, seven-film collaboration, is no more. A rep gave no reason for the split, but said that it had been amicable.
Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Channing Tatum, and Sandra Bullock all made the Top Ten list, but Sandler was ahead of them all. Seen one of his movies lately? Know someone who has? Don’t be ashamed–come on in here and read about some of the man’s recent flops.
Around 200 theaters nationwide are throwing caution (and good taste) to the wind and showing The Interview on Christmas Day. Here’s a list of them.
More than one cast member has mentioned “serious talks” about turning the Downton crew loose on the silver screen. There’s just one hiccup, and its name is “Julian Fellowes.” Read on, lads.
Samantha Henson, 26, was at the local Wal-Mart during the event, which aims to develop community ties between police officers and underprivileged citizens. Unfortunately for her, the judge’s sentence was not a Christmas miracle. Check the details inside.
Timberlake has been covering “Friends in Low Places” for weeks, so the performance was no surprise. But he got GB himself to come out for a duet. Check the video and see if you tap your feet.
Brad Sherman, a freshman senator from California, wants to defeat terrorism by showing the action-comedy at the Capitol. And he’s not the only one: there’s a request to show the movie at the White House, too. See what these statesmen had to say about freedom, democracy, and funny stuff.
Patrick Schwarzenegger, who is 22, is apparently attracted to two women making out. And Miley is attracted to attention, so indulging him is no problem. What do you, the viewers at home, think of Miley’s tongue-based antics? Are they a desperate cry for help? A simple-minded expression of freedom? Or something more?
Gary Brennan, owner of the Yankee Spirits Liquor Store in upstate NY, has had the leg lamp in the front window every year since 2002…until this Christmas. And he is as furious as the Old Man in the wake of a Bumpus Hound turkey swiping. Come on in and read about these shady doins.
Don’t look now, but there’s a magical French pill that turns the smell of farts into a delicious chocolate aroma. Before you ask: yes, the inventor ships worldwide. Interested? We’ve got the details.
An offshoot of the hacker group anonymous accuses Azalea of racism, political laziness, and misappropriation of black culture. Their weapon? A sex tape. Azalea claims the tape doesn’t exist, but the group isn’t buying that excuse…
John joined Instagram just a few days before he and long-time partner David Furnish’s nuptuals, which meant there were plenty of photos of the ceremony to go around. We’ve got the best ones right here, along with some of the finest celebrity reactions this side of Twitter.
Brad Pitt was told by a Los Angeles judge that he simply could not serve on the jury, as he is too pretty and would be too much of a distraction. Classic Pitt. The actor didn’t offer comment, but a prominent LA-area lawyer explained the judge’s rationale.
Thanks to all the hacked and leaked e-mails, we know exactly how much money Sony is eating on The Interview’s cancellation. And the damage to the studio’s reputation is incalculable–at least in the short term–but it sure is fun to try.
Putin strikes again. At his annual marathon press conference, the Russian President assumed that a journalist who slurred his words was drunk. The real reason the man’s speech was impaired was quite a bit different.
The Genessee Brewing Company has given Rochester NY one more reason to be proud: It went ahead and constructed a gigantic Christmas tree out of 300 kegs. We’ve got photo and video evidence of the good times.
Madonna’s response to a music leak? Call the leakers terrorists, compare their actions to rape–and then release six new songs on iTunes. The new EP, “Rebel Heart,” is a preview of her forthcoming 13th album, expected to be out in March. We’ve got fresh, hot audio: sink your ear-teeth into it like the pancakes of yore.
Stella Mednik is a lawyer with a suspended legal license, driving on a suspended driver’s license, who hit five pedestrians while avoiding another car. While searching her car after the accident, police officers found something else she had done illegally–something of the inhalation persuasion.
Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan (how had he not made it already?), Ringo, and Joan Jett headline an unusually top-heavy class of inductees. They’ll be ushered in this spring.
The clip is the first actual, real footage AMC has released from its forthcoming show. And there’s new art to accompany it: a great big poster. Get on in here and check out these details.
Ting Su caught her husband and her twin sister engaged in an affair in a parking lot. Then, she got them out of the car, and drove off with their clothes. She is nothing if not an efficient woman.
Anthony Vincent is the one-man show behind Ten Second Songs, a viral phenomenon in which he picks one song and sings it in a variety of styles for ten seconds each. His holiday offering is “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” and it’s something that has to be heard (and seen) to be believed. Settle in.
Hendricks will star in a pilot called–what else?–”Roadies.” Imogen Poots and Luke Wilson will be along for the ride. The best part about the whole thing is the writer and director of the project: a man who knows what he’s talking about when it comes to life on the road. Get on in here and see who the fella is.
Another day, another amusing e-mail exchange from top brass at Sony. But did they get one right for a change? See what they had to say.
Robbie, a homeless man living on the streets of Preston, England, offered his last dollars to a stranded student. Now, she’s repaying the favor, many times over. Enjoy another heartwarming tale of Christmas charity and goodwill.
Details about the pilot episode are still sparse, but we’ve got a name, a location, and some cast members. Enough info for juicy speculation! In related news, The Walking Dead did something this past Sunday that no show has done in thirty years. Read all about this noteworthy feat…inside.
Heather Swift–who performed under the name Holly Price–took a bar exam that fewer than half of its takers pass, and aced it. She’s the real deal. Next up? Not lawyer role-play.
Darren Green, 30, of the tiny English hamlet of Teesville, stole a charity box while watching his son play soccer. Guilt compelled him to return the money, with interest. A Christmas miracle? You be the judge.
The Los Angeles District Attorney has declined to file molestation charges against Cosby, saying Judy Huth’s story happened so long ago that the statute of limitations has expired. Model Chloe Goins, however, has a much more recent harassment claim.
The school hired Elizabeth Ferguson, 36, exactly one week after she was arrested on two felony counts of heroin distribution. You’ll slap both your and your neighbor’s foreheads silly when you hear about the loophole that allowed her to get into the classroom.
She won some praise for doing it on SNL, so Minaj followed that performance with an encore on Ellen. But was she being sincere, sarcastic–or both? Check the video and see for yourself.
The company thought suing Murray could get him in the third Ghostbusters, and also acknowledged the lawsuit could backfire. The actual e-mail is more amusing than Ghostbusters 2. Fallout from the Hack Attack continues!
Aniston, 45, has been hounded by motherhood expectations for years. The Friends star also discussed misinterpretations of the word “feminism.” She’s clearly not afraid to speak her mind anymore, if indeed she ever was–read all about it!
Mohammed Islam had an eight-figure fortune, until he didn’t. The 17-year-old high school senior turned big dreams with his Investment Club into a fabricated reality. But when CNBC came knocking for an interview, the empire crumbled like the dry cupcakes of yore.
More leaked e-mails from the Sony Hack Attack reveal that executives were not pleased with DiCaprio’s decision to back out of a planned Steve Jobs biopic. If catty high0powered exchanges are your thing, get on in here and see these juicy details.
Iggy Z is heading back out on tour to celebrate the ongoing success of “The New Classic,” which just snared four big Grammy noms. Want the dates? Oh–we’ve got the dates. And wait till you see who’s opening for the Igginator…
Sharon Osbourne recently revealed that she once had a brief fling with Jay Leno. Then she went on Howard Stern’s show and revealed a whole lot more. You want the dirt? Oh–we’ve got the dirt. Get your shovel.
Though the town is trying to change its image, Harrison has a long and difficult history with racism, and is the headquarters of the KKK. Now, a billboard that claims “Anti-Racist is a code word for Anti-White” is capturing national attention.
Cosby, 77, has remained almost completely silent about the allegations tarnishing his legacy. Now, he says he expects neutrality from black journalists. How do you respond?
Spectre, the forthcoming entry in the James Bond franchise, has had its crown jewels spilled all over the internet. Execs are as upset about that as they are about the film’s lame-sauce third act. Get the goods!
The world’s gone mad, indeed. Check the trailer and see whether you’ll participate.
Unbroken is Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, but she won’t be at the premiere because of last-minute chicken pox. But is that the real reason? Word on the street is there’s more to the story–and it involves the ongoing Sony hacking scandal. Check the details–the “deets,” as the kids are calling them…
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