Police say screen legend Gene Hackman was defending himself when he allegedly smacked a homeless man Tuesday outside a restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M., TMZ.com reports. The homeless man, identified as Bruce Becker, reportedly contacted police after the confrontation with…
NBC may appear to be adding insult to injury for a recently canceled comedy series, but the latest move — pulling it from the lineup a week earlier than scheduled — is Hurricane Sandy’s fault. Deadline.com reports that the network…
"The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas. "Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of…
Just a few months after being ousted as the chairman of Walt Disney Studios and president of Disney Channels Worldwide, Rich Ross has landed a new job as CEO of Shine America, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ross will join…
One thing about Twitter as a news source is that it’s fast. Unfortunately, that also means that it’s not always fact-checked, and CNN fell into that trap Monday night, reports TVNewser.com. At approximately, 9:30 p.m., the handle @CNNWeather tweeted that…
Apple announced a major management move Monday that involved two executives being let go — including the one who oversaw the launch of the doomed Apple Maps, reports Deadline.com. Software chief Scott Forstall and retail head John Browett were given…
Queen Latifah’s syndicated daytime talk show is a go for a fall 2013 launch after landing a key station group, Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com. In what the report calls a “competitive situation,” “The Queen Latifah Show” landed a premium…
Monday night’s broadcast ratings suffered a hit from the freak storm that has been hammering parts of the East Coast, with widespread blackouts in some markets and CBS making a late decision to switch out its scheduled original programming for…
ABC News is touting gains against segment leader NBC in the battle for evening news ratings. For the week of Oct. 22, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” hit season highs in total viewers, with 7.59 million viewers, and the…
Comedian Russell Brand was sued for allegedly hitting a pedestrian with his car earlier this year, reports TMZ.com. Plaintiff Victor Sneed filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that Brand was driving "negligently" when he hit Sneed…