PHOTOS Are Mike and Molly married in real life?
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PHOTOS Are Mike and Molly married in real life?

Are Mike and Molly married in real life? Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell have played the titular couple so well over the past six seasons that fans of their sitcom consistently do double-takes when they find out the truth about the pair’s real-life love lives. In case the photo above has you in suspense, the…

Melissa McCarthy joins Gilmore Girls cast for upcoming Netflix reunion
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Melissa McCarthy joins Gilmore Girls cast for upcoming Netflix reunion

The Gilmore Girls cast for the Netflix reunion is finally set–and Sookie will return! Melissa McCarthy announced the unexpected news today, in conjunction with the release of the first pictures from the specials. As we’d previously reported, McCarthy disappointed fans just a few weeks ago when she confirmed that she would not be a part of the Gilmore Girls…

Why isn’t Melissa McCarthy in the Gilmore Girls reboot?
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Why isn’t Melissa McCarthy in the Gilmore Girls reboot?

Unfortunately, would-be citizens of Stars Hollow should not expect to see Melissa McCarthy in the Gilmore Girls reboot. As we’ve previously reported, last year, Netflix ordered a sort of Gilmore Girls reunion miniseries. Since everyone involved with the original show is now too busy to commit to an entire season’s worth of episodes, the streaming giant will…

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Who you gonna call? First trailer for Ghostbusters reboot released!

Get your proton packs locked and loaded: we’ve got our first extended look at the new Ghostbusters film! Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones ain’t afraid of no ghosts as they team up to battle all the slime in what should be one of Summer’s biggest blockbusters. There’s a reworking of Ray…

Melissa McCarthy perfectly calls out reporter’s sexist question

Melissa McCarthy perfectly calls out reporter’s sexist question

Melissa McCarthy stars in a popular television show, is the co-founder of a production company and the lead actress in next month’s Spy. So, suffice it to say she really doesn’t have time to deal with sexist questions from reporters. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly this month, Melissa recalled just one instance of the double-standards she’s…

New all-female Ghostbusters reboot cast revealed
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New all-female Ghostbusters reboot cast revealed

After what seems like ecto-eons of speculation and fan fantasizing, the cast of the all-female Ghostbusters movie reboot has finally been announced! Director Paul Feig will be reuniting with Bridesmaids co-stars Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, who will be joined by current Saturday Night Live cast members Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Feig slimed the…

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Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have the cutest relationship! Find out how they met

Melissa McCarthy and her director/writer husband Ben Falcone are attempting to take over July 4th weekend with the help of Susan Sarandon with their road trip comedy Tammy. Ben worked with Melissa before in her breakout role in Bridesmaids. Does the couple like working together? How did they meet?

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Melissa McCarthy on why ‘America’s Plus-Size Sweetheart’ title is offensive

Continuing in the obnoxious tradition of categorizing people based on their sexuality, race or size, an article recently referred to actress Melissa McCarthy as “America’s plus-size sweetheart.” Continuing in the awesome tradition of being, well, awesome, Melissa explained why that was slightly offensive…

Melissa McCarthy couldn’t get designers to make an Oscars dress

Actress, comedian, writer and producer Melissa McCarthy will be featured on the cover of Redbook’s upcoming July issue. The publication provided a sneak peek of their interview in which the Identity Thief star talks about her own line of plus-size clothing, dealing with fame while being a parent and going through a goth phase in her youth.

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Melissa McCarthy responds to ‘tractor-sized’ and ‘female hippo’ comments from Identity Thief review

Months after being called a “female hippo” and “tractor-sized” by New York Observer critic Rex Reed in a review of Identity Thief, Melissa McCarthy is finally speaking out. In a new interview with The New York Times, the Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actress wonders not only why Rex was so filled with hate, but also why someone would approve the comments in the first place.

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Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy “plagued” by working mom guilt

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy teamed up for a recent interview to promote their upcoming buddy-cop movie The Heat. Parade released part of the piece to appear Sunday and the two stars revealed some interesting tidbits like the genuine friendship they developed while working together and how they both suffer from working mom guilt.

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VIDEO Melissa McCarthy and Elmo’s Sesame Street dance

Though Melissa McCarthy has one of the most impressive comedic resumes of the last ten years, we all know you haven’t really made it in the world of funny until you’ve been invited to take a stroll down that famous road where the air is sweet and the clouds are chased away by a sunny day. Well, Melissa has now officially made it! Check out her hilarious skit on Sesame Street alongside Elmo in which the two of them learn a little dance thanks to a choreographer penguin.

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Melissa McCarthy’s comedy tops box office after critic slams her weight

Funny lady Melissa McCarthy is leading not only this weekend’s box office, but securing the top box office of 2013 with Identity Thief, which also stars Jason Bateman.

This victory is particularly sweet after a scathing review of the movie, AND of Melissa’s body became viral. Rex Reed of The Observer called McCarthy “tractor-sized,” a “hunk of junk,” a “female hippo,” and a “screeching, humongous creep.”

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VIDEO Bridesmaids outtakes from Funny or Die

The sure-to-be blockbuster comedy of the summer just got funnier thanks to this video clip of hilarious (and a bit raunchy) outtakes! Watch as Kristen Wiig’s character Annie gets taken through the entire Jon Hamma Sutra (not as pleasant as it sounds), Wendi McLendon-Covey unleashes a barrage of horrifically foul metaphors for what her house smells like, and scene-stealer Megan (Melissa McCarthy) rambles through every ill-conceived and preposterous bachelorette party idea ever!