An Academy Award-nominated actor revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and announced his retirement from acting. The U.K.’s Daily Mail reports that Bob Hoskins, known for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “The Long Good Friday” and a string…
Jimmy Fallon is no longer in discussions to host the Oscars in 2013, with talks stalling because of concerns from ABC executives and Disney Chief Robert Iger, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Iger and other ABC executives didn’t…
For the second time in recent weeks, CNN has issued an apology for playing a musical selection at the wrong time. The cable news channel said it’s sorry it aired the song "Only the Good Die Young" after a segment…
Sherman Hemsley, known for his role as George Jefferson on the classic television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died from lung cancer, reports TMZ.com, citing the El Paso County Texas Medical Examiner. A postmortem report said the primary cause of death was…
Lindsay Lohan has lined up her next acting role, and it’s with one of pop music’s biggest names, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Lohan will star in a new music video with Lady Gaga from the singer’s album…
Jennifer Lopez has sued her former chauffeur Hakob Manoukian for at least $20 million, claiming Manoukian tried to extort and defame her, reports E! Online. Lopez is alleging Manoukian threatened to reveal "disruptive and potentially damaging" information about her unless…
"The Daily Show" has scored an interview with "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson before he’s set to appear on ABC’s "Good Morning America," according to The Hollywood Reporter. In what will now be his first televised interview since news broke of…
NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt isn’t talking with former "America’s Got Talent" judge Sharon Osbourne any longer, after she quit the show and alleged NBC had discriminated against her son, reports the New York Post. "I have no reason to talk…
Kelsey Grammer has sold a drama project to NBC that’s based on the economic theory made popular by the bestseller "Freakonomics," reports Deadline.com. The project, called "Pariah," tracks an academic hired by the mayor of San Diego to run a…
Mary Hanes, a writer and producer who worked on ABC Family’s "Make It or Break It," has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 59 and died after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Working with husband Ken Hanes,…