Denzel Washington Pays Tribute to Jackie Robinson During Surprise Appearance at MLB All-Star Game

Sir Rod Stewart has paid tribute to his "great friend" Olivia Newton-John. The 73-year-old, who played Sandy in the hit movie, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday after a 30-year battle with breast cancer.

EXCLUSIVE: BMF star Russell Hornsby has signed with APA for representation in all areas. Hornsby is the second prominent client to follow longtime agent Andrew Rogers there, joining Regina Hall who also recently signed with APA. Veteran ICM Partners agent Rogers last month became the head of Global Talent at APA.

faced the losses of some of the industries' most beloved icons.MORE: Al Roker's partner Deborah Roberts shares surprise wedding photo – and it's so cuteAs someone who has been involved in media and entertainment for several decades, Today's Al Roker took some of the deaths to heart, and honored each of them with special tributes.The star took to Instagram to honor the lives of Bill Russell, Nichelle Nichols, and Pat Carroll.WATCH: Al shares sentimental tribute while visiting Washington DCMORE: Meet Al Roker's temporary fill-in on Today - and they're very well known!For Bill, who played for the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969 and is considered to have revolutionized professional basketball, Al shared pictures of some of his career wins, including one of him receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.The weatherman hailed him an undisputed legend, and highlighted his incredible accomplishments beyond basketball as well.He wrote in his caption: "The greatest basketball player of all time, who was also a civil rights leader, author, philanthropist and amazing person died today at the age of 88. His passing leaves an incredible void."A post shared by Al Roker (@alroker)Al's touching tribute to the basketball iconAl then paid tribute to yet another revolutionary star, Nichelle, who passed away aged 89.

Clayton Davis “Have no fear of perfection — you’ll never reach it.”A quote by Spanish artist Salvador Dalí feels appropriate when discussing the apprehension about releasing the Will Smith-starrer “Emancipation” this year. With “Killers of the Flower Moon” staying the course for 2023, and Smith posting an apology video for slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Oscars, a path to bowing the Apple Original Film is becoming more clear.There’s never going to be a “perfect” time to release any Smith vehicle in the future — whether it’s in 2022 or a decade from now — nor will the public ever forget his actions of the evening.

For too long, writer/director Carl Franklin’s neo-noir “Devil in a Blue Dress” existed as a little-known gem. Then two Blu-ray releases through Twilight Time and Kino brought the film to a new generation of cinephiles.

Jennifer Lopez's marriage to Ben Affleck in Las Vegas, Alex Rodriguez returns to All-Star Game, and fans are showing their support.MORE: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez still share this $32.5m home a year after their splitThe relationship between Jennifer and Alex ended after four years of dating. They began dating in 2017, and in March 2019 they made their engagement public.

“highest-paid actress” as her colossal salary for the much-hyped comedy has been revealed.The Aussie actress, 32, is cashing in $12.5 million for starring in the title role of Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig’s film based on the iconic Mattel doll of the same name, Variety reported.Ryan Gosling, who co-stars as Ken in the hot-pink-filled flick, is also scoring $12.5 million.Other high-earning actors who still rank above Robbie’s impressive pay grade include screen legends such as Denzel Washington (“The Equalizer 3”), who’s raking in $20 million, Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), coming in hot with $30 million and Tom Cruise — who ranks as the highest-paid actor with $100 million for “Top Gun: Maverick.”As for Robbie’s female peers, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown earned $10 million for the new Netflix movie, “Enola Homes 2.”Also on the list were Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween Ends”) bringing in $3.5 million and Anya-Taylor Joy (“Furiosa”) receiving $1.8 million.Robbie previously grossed $10 million for her 2020 Harley Quinn standalone film “Birds of Prey.”The “I, Tonya” actress stars alongside Gosling, 41, as the “pretty loser” Ken, as well as Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Issa Rae and Kate McKinnon in next year’s “Barbie.”According to Deadline, the plot is about “Barbie getting kicked out of Barbieland because she’s not perfect enough” and she “goes on an adventure” to save Barbieland only to realize “that the key to happiness is belief in oneself.”Robbie even celebrated her 32nd birthday on set earlier this month and was gifted a bright Barbie-themed birthday cake with the phrase “Happy Birthday Barbie Margot!” scrawled with light pink icing.“Barbie” is slated to drive her

Kate Upton and daughter Genevieve are stepping out to support to Justin Verlander!

During the MLB’s All-Star Game press conference on Tuesday night, a young fan got the chance to meet Clayton Kershaw.

Denzel Washington honoured a sports hero.

Major League Baseball hit another home run tonight.

Veteran director, producer and actor Salli Richardson-Whitfield is staying in business with HBO/HBO Max, with a renewal of her overall deal for two more years.

Showtime series, , announced that comedians and longtime collaborators are going their separate ways and that the show would be coming to an end after four seasons.«Bodega Hive: The illustrious @desusnice and @THEKIDMERO will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward,» the account for their Showtime series tweeted. #DESUSandMERO will not be returning to SHOWTIME. It's been a good run, fam.«One half of the Desus and Mero duo, Desus Nice, confirmed the news with his own reply, tweeting, „shouts to showtime & shouts to the hive, thanks for being part of the journey.

Desus & Mero are calling it quits.

Selome Hailu Among the pleasant surprises from this year’s Emmy nominations was widespread love for series like “Abbott Elementary,” “The Great” and “The White Lotus,” which held their own in categories full of favorites lauded heavily at the SAG Awards, guild awards and last year’s Emmys ceremony. Still, all of these shows were critical darlings that fans and industry insiders alike could have predicted would pick up at least a nod here or there.The true tiny-but-mighty nominee this year is Mary Lou Belli, who made it into the comedy directing category for “Baby Daddy Groundhog Day,” Episode 5 of BET+’s “The Ms. Pat Show.” BET is hardly a regular player in the awards conversation, nor is its streamer that launched in 2019.

President Joe Biden presented some distinguished people with their Presidential Medal of Freedoms today, but one recipient was not in attendance.