‘Bridgerton’ Star Charithra Chandran Calls Out Entertainment Industry Mentality That Pits People Of Color Against Each Other

Francis Ford Coppola took to Instagram today and posted the first teaser from his eagerly awaited film, Megalopolis.

Mark Consuelos has a specific diagnosis for wife Kelly Ripa’s can-do attitude, she explained: “I have what Mark likes to call ‘a–hole syndrome.’ I don’t have imposter syndrome. So I think that I can do everything.”The talk show host, 53, revealed her condition to guest Elisabeth Moss on “Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa,” where she detailed the effects of living with a–hole syndrome.“Like, I’m not kidding, we’ll watch the Winter Olympics, and I start moving furniture in the living room, and he goes, ‘What are you doing?’ and I go, ‘I’m gonna figure skate.’ He’s like, ‘Stop it.’ I watched it, I got it,” she explained to Moss.

Emily Longeretta It was a day of support and encouragement among women — peppered with some hope for change — at Variety‘s Power of Women, presented by Lifetime, on Thursday. The event, which took place at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City, honored Shonda Rhimes, Anitta, Mariska Hargitay and Amy Schumer, and was hosted by comedian Amber Ruffin. Before the honorees took the stage, Denise, Dominique and Tanya Brown, the sisters of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, paid tribute to their sister following the debut of the trailer for Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries, “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.” The four-part special won’t linger on the crime or the “trial of the century,” in which Brown’s ex-husband, O.J.

John Patton Ford‘s feature debut “Emily The Criminal” won over critics in 2022 thanks to a riveting lead performance by Aubrey Plaza. But Deadline reports that Plaza won’t star in Ford’s upcoming series adaptation of the film, although she’ll still be involved as an executive producer.   READ MORE: Margaret Qualley, Glen Powell & Ed Harris Join A24’s ‘Huntington’ From Director John Patton Ford Legendary Television will develop the series with Ford directing its entirety.

Shonda Rhimes brought Bridgerton to Netflix and fans have obviously been loving the period-piece series since it debuted in late 2020.

Shonda Rhimes — the writer behind such television sensations as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “Bridgerton” — has smashed pervasive racist-casting tropes, and in doing so, changed the literal face of TV, whether that meant having “Scandal” revolve around Kerry Washington’s antihero Olivia Pope or elevating Regé-Jean Page to thirsty heights as a Black duke in Regency England on “Bridgerton.” What’s talked about less is how Rhimes has changed the way people speak. Any parent of a teenager who’s heard the derisive usage of “pick me” from Meredith’s “Pick me! Choose me! Love me!” speech in Season 2 of “Grey’s Anatomy” — used to describe, according to the Urban Dictionary, “a woman that is willing to do anything for male approval” — can tell you of Rhimes’ enduring power.

Angela Kinsey felt certain jokes about her Christian faith in The Office were wrong, and she spoke up about them, she said on a recent podcast.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events SPOILER ALERT: This article contains plot details for “Challengers,” now playing in theaters. Josh O’Connor never had a churro until he shot “Challengers.” The British actor and his co-star Mike Faist enjoy the fried doughy treat in one of the film’s most suggestive scenes. In short, Patrick (O’Connor) is visiting his girlfriend Tashi (Zendaya) and his best friend Art (Faist) at Stanford when the two young men catch up in a cafeteria. They’re sitting face-to-face as they devour the churros.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Monte-Carlo Television Festival will present its International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent to British actor Simone Ashley at its opening ceremony on June 14. The award recognizes the “exceptional rising talent of an actor who has elevated the bar of excellence to international acclaim.” Ashley is known for portraying Kate Sharma, the female lead of Season 2 of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.” She reprises her role in Season 3, which premieres next month.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has been flooded with compliments from her co-stars and fans as she during her time away from the cobbles. The actress has faced a busy start to the year in the ITV soap where she is famed for playing Maria Windass - nee Connor and Sutherland.

Nicola Coughlan, who will take center stage in Season 3 of Netflix’s steamy hit “Bridgerton,” clapped back at an online troll.After the “Derry Girls” actress, 37, posted a video and snaps on Instagram of herself with co-star Luke Newton, 31, wearing a bra top paired with a blazer, a troll in the comments asked, “Why is she in her bra??”Coughlan took to her Instagram Stories to respond. Posting a photo of herself in the outfit with the plunging neckline, Coughlan replied, “Cos it looked good.”Although Coughlan has been in “Bridgerton” since the steamy Shonda Rhimes historical drama premiered in 2020, the upcoming third season will be her first time taking the lead – and starring in the show’s infamously steamy scenes. Each season is based on a novel by Julia Quinn, and follows a different couple finding love in 1800s London.

Blue Bloods stars Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan are saying a sad farewell to the CBS drama series. In an appearance Tuesday on The Drew Barrymore Show, Wahlberg and Moynahan shared a clip from the 14th and final season, which is currently airing, that features the Reagans at their weekly Sunday dinner.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary has cast Ellie Bamber in Animal Friends, a star-studded feature combining live-action and animated characters from writing duo Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. Peter Atencio is set to direct.

big mood. Nicola Coughlan, the current star of the Shonda Rhimes hit “Bridgerton,” would often cry on set from exhaustion. The reason? She was simultaneously filming the comedy series “Big Mood.”“I remember that I was so tired, I would just start crying randomly,” Coughlan, 37, told AP Entertainment on Tuesday.

Brooke Vincent has jokingly been called out by her former Coronation Street co-star after she shared how she was there to support her as she made her stage debut. It's been an exciting time for the actress as not only has she returned to screens in a new reality show, she's also touring the country in her first-ever play.

RAYE has spoken out against “evil” practises within the music industry, claiming that “songwriters are being manipulated”.The musician made the comments backstage at Coachella, where she spoke with Rolling Stone. “We’re all here at Coachella essentially to watch songs we love, hear the lyrics and the melodies that we love,” she began. “And there are some incredibly, stupidly, ridiculously talented people who can’t pay their rent who are writing the songs.

The drumbeat of criticism is growing louder and louder for Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner and his now-estranged wife Theresa Nist after they revealed on Friday that they are splitting up following just three months of marriage.

Hannah Waddingham slammed a photographer during London’s prestigious Olivier Awards on Sunday, who reportedly told the “Ted Lasso” star to “show me leg.”“Oh my God, you’d never say that to a man,” Waddingham, 49, replied on the red carpet in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) as she stood outside Royal Albert Hall. “Don’t be a d–k otherwise I’ll move off. Don’t say ‘show me leg.’ No,” she continued.

When Calls The Heart is one of the biggest Hallmark Channel titles, and a massively popular TV show!

There’s at least one extended scene from AMC‘s Parish that didn’t make it into the final cut of the series.