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Police are investigating the death of an actor who was stabbed by a samurai sword during a rehearsal for a play in Tokyo, the AP reports. The report, which notes that the sword was either a real or a mock…
Veteran actor George Gaynes, who was a regular on “Punky Brewster” and played memorable roles in the “Police Academy” movies and the Oscar winner “Tootsie,” has died. Deadline.com reports that Gaynes died Monday in North Bend, Wash., at 98. Gaynes…
The son of “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt is joining his father as an anchor with an NBC job in New York. The Los Angeles Times reports that Stefan Holt was hired by flagship station WNBC-TV as the anchor…
Family members of Natalie Cole are fuming after Monday’s Grammy Awards ceremony paid tribute to the late singer during its In Memoriam segment but failed to single out Cole for a special tribute. ET reports that the absence of a…
Actress Vanessa Hudgens, known for playing Gabriella Montez in the “High School Musical” TV series, is “between a rock and a hard place” after a Valentine’s Day gesture may have broken federal law, ET reports. “The 27-year-old actress and her…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Tuesday with the heads of top Hollywood studios, including Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO Kevin Tsujihara, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, 20th Century Fox Chairman Jim Gianopulos and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Jeff…
The studio behind the “Star Wars” franchise released a clip announcing the start of production on “Star Wars: Episode VIII.” The Disney production is written and directed by Rian Johnson. Here’s the clip …
Conan O’Brien’s TBS late-night show is bringing aboard the full cast of the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” for a celebration of the CBS comedy’s 200th episode. Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik…
A judge on Tuesday ordered Apple to assist federal authorities attempting to extract information from an iPhone in connection with the investigation into the San Bernardino mass shooting in December. Re/code reports that the iPhone belonged to Syed Rizwan Farook,…
The Writers Guild of America handed out its 2016 awards over the weekend, firming up some of the front-runners for the Academy Awards while keeping things light and mocking other awards that may take themselves too seriously. TVWeek Open Mic…