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Yellowstone Spinoff Has Big Name at Its Helm

The Madison will star Michelle Pfeiffer

(Newser) - Yellowstone may be kaput , with the show's final episodes set to air this fall without star Kevin Costner, but the "Yellowstone universe" will live on, with a new big name at its helm. Variety reports that Married to the Mob and Dangerous Liaisons actor Michelle Pfeiffer is set...

Parks and Rec Star Got a Bit Too Much Rec This Weekend
Parks and Rec Star Got a Bit
Too Much Rec Last Weekend
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 27, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Parks and Rec Star Got a Bit Too Much Rec Last Weekend

Aubrey Plaza tears ACL in basketball skills challenge during WNBA All-Star Game event

(Newser) - The faceoff between Team WNBA and Team USA at Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix handed a 117-109 win to the former, but as the Arizona Republic notes, "one of the best storylines from this year's game didn't happen during the game," or even involve...

Kate Beckinsale Keeps Posting Cryptic Hospital Pics
Kate Beckinsale Fans Fret
Over New Hospital Photo
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Apr 6, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Kate Beckinsale Fans Fret Over New Hospital Photo

No one knows what's been ailing the 50-year-old UK actor

(Newser) - Kate Beckinsale fans are worried after she shared yet another photo online suggesting a serious illness. TMZ reports that on Easter, the 50-year-old Serendipity actor posted a photo on Instagram showing her legs and feet only, clad in pajama pants and bunny socks, in what appeared to be a hospital...

Judi Dench: It's 'Impossible' to Act Due to Vision Loss
Judi Dench Admits She
'Can't See on a Film Set'
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Jul 31, 2023 10:35 AM CDT

Judi Dench Admits She 'Can't See on a Film Set'

Actor's macular degeneration worsens, though she's staying upbeat, complete with a new tattoo

(Newser) - Earlier this year, Judi Dench revealed how difficult it had become to learn her lines, as her deteriorating eyesight had made it too hard to read scripts. Now, the 88-year-old Oscar-winning actor tells the Mirror she "can't see on a film set anymore," though it doesn't...

From Smallville to Jail Cell, Allison Mack Is Now Free

Actor involved in NXIVM sex cult is released from prison after 2 years of 3-year sentence

(Newser) - NXIVM leader Keith Raniere isn't getting out of prison anytime soon, but one of the highest-ranking members in his sex cult is now free. Per Federal Bureau of Prisons records, former Smallville actor Allison Mack was released Monday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, as first reported in...

Toni Collette, Husband Announce a 'Transition'

'Hereditary' star says decision to divorce after 20 years came after 'substantial period of separation'

(Newser) - Toni Collette is heading into the new year with a fresh start, including in her relationship status: The Hereditary and Knives Out star has announced she and her husband of nearly 20 years, drummer Dave Galafassi, are officially ending their marriage, People reports. "After a substantial period of separation,...

After 12 Years of 'Heinous Evil,' Relief for CSI Actress

Man who stalked 'CSI: Miami' actress Eva LaRue sentenced to 3 years behind bars

(Newser) - For more than 12 years, Eva LaRue and her daughter were subjected to dozens of menacing letters and packages, with the sender threatening to rape, torture, and kill them. Now, "finally, we know where he is," the All My Children and CSI: Miami actor told NBC News on...

Anne Heche Said to Be in Critical Condition After Fiery LA Crash

Witnesses say car reportedly driven by Heche sped through neighborhood, smashed into home

(Newser) - A fiery car crash in Los Angeles on Friday left the driver of the car critically injured, and sources say that woman was Wag the Dog and Donnie Brasco actress Anne Heche. Brian Humphrey, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department, tells NBC Los Angeles the accident happened around...

Somehow We All Missed This Wild Cameron Diaz Story

'Drug mule' detail from 2020 podcast interview surfaces

(Newser) - Before she made eyes at Jim Carrey in The Mask, Cameron Diaz may have had another job that no one (not even Diaz) was fully aware of. In one of those unexplained "why are we just finding out about this now?" items, a Second Life podcast Diaz appeared on...

Actor Charged in $96K Workers' Comp Fraud

Q'orianka Kilcher of 'Yellowstone' allegedly claimed injury kept her from work, despite just finishing job

(Newser) - Q'orianka Kilcher, an actor who had a breakout role as Pocahontas in 2005's The New World, is said to have collected nearly $100,000 in a case of workers' compensation fraud. The 32-year-old of North Hollywood allegedly injured her neck and right shoulder in October 2018 while working...

'Irreparable Grief' for Death of Revered Ukrainian Actress

Oksana Shvets, 67, died in attack on residential building in Kyiv

(Newser) - A theater company in Ukraine is expressing "irreparable grief" at the loss of one of the country's most respected actresses, who died in a rocket attack in or near the capital. The Young Theater announced the death of troupe member Oksana Shvets, believed to be 67, reports Variety...

Golden Globe Nominees Announced After 'Year of Change'

Hollywood Foreign Press Association is out with this year's film and TV candidates

(Newser) - Less than a year after criticism over a lack of diversity forced the organization that puts on the Golden Globes to lose its televised show and overhaul its membership, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominees for film and TV awards Monday, per the AP . The HFPA, which usually...

Gone Girl Actress Dies After Hit-and-Run


Actress
Lisa Banes
Dies After
Hit-and-Run
obituary
Jun 15, 2021 9:25 AM CDT

Actress Lisa Banes Dies After Hit-and-Run

Known for roles in 'Gone Girl' and 'Cocktail'

(Newser) - Actress Lisa Banes has died from the injuries she suffered in a hit-and-run collision in New York City earlier this month, reports People . The 65-year-old had been hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury since June 4, when a motorized scooter struck her as she crossed a street on the Upper...

90210 Actor's Reveal: 'I Am Absolutely Uninterested in Shame'

AnnaLynne McCord talks about her diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder

(Newser) - AnneLynne McCord has been open in the past about being raped when she was a teen, and how her treatment for it opened the floodgates to a series of memories, including ones of childhood sexual abuse. Now, per People , the 33-year-old Nip/Tuck and 90210 actor is revealing her dissociative identity...

Actress Reclaims Name: 'I'm Taking Back What's Mine'

'Thandie' Newton will be 'Thandiwe' Newton going forward

(Newser) - You may know her as Thandie Newton. But from now on, the 48-year-old British actress will be known as Thandiwe Newton—a nod to her Zimbabwean roots, reports the Guardian . "That’s my name. It’s always been my name. I’m taking back what’s mine,” the...

Mandalorian Star's Beef With Disney Continues Over Firing

Gina Carano star wants to know why co-star Pedro Pascal didn't get fired for his 2018 tweet

(Newser) - Gina Carano already has a new gig lined up , but that doesn't mean the Mandalorian star has moved on from her battle with Disney over her firing . Per USA Today , the 38-year-old actor sat down with conservative radio host Ben Shapiro on Sunday, and she wasn't apologetic over...

Keira Knightley Bans 'Horrible' Sex Scenes With Male Directors

Actor says she won't do intimate scenes with a man behind the camera, or with everyone 'grunting'

(Newser) - Pirates of the Caribbean actor Keira Knightly recently stopped by the Chanel Connects podcast , and she shared her thoughts on films she enjoyed growing up, the luck she's had in her career, and, now, why sex scenes are an iffy thing for her, per the Guardian . First of all,...

Police Academy Actress Dead at 73
Goodbye,
Officer Hooks
obituary
Jan 8, 2021 7:15 AM CST

Goodbye, Officer Hooks

'Police Academy' actor Marion Ramsey is dead at 73

(Newser) - She charmed audiences as Officer Laverne Hooks in one of the most prolific movie comedy series of the '80s. Now, sad news on actor Marion Ramsey: The 73-year-old died Thursday at her Los Angeles home. Ramsey's management team confirmed her death to Deadline , though it's not yet...

'Best Actors' List Has No Meryl, No Streep

Streep has given 'showy and overdone' performances, critic says

(Newser) - A list of the 21st century's top actors, without Meryl Streep? "There are few better ways to court the internet's ire," reports the New York Times . But the paper's two top film critics did just that: Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott assembled their list...

Emma Roberts: I Blocked My Mom Online for Her Big Mouth

'Scream Queens' actress 'kind of got in a fight' with mother

(Newser) - Many young people can relate to having non-tech-savvy parents. Actress Emma Roberts can now count herself among them. The Scream Queens and American Horror Story star appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show Monday and told the late-night host that she blocked her own mom, Kelly Cunningham, online after Cunningham inadvertently...

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