Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner may not have worked out romantically, but there’s definitely still love between them.
31.08.2023 - 14:19 / etcanada.com
Jimmy Kimmel found help in one of Hollywood’s strongest duos: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
During the first episode of the “Strike Force Five” podcast, which sees all the major “Late Night” hosts come together, Kimmel, 55, shared that his “rival” Damon, 52, and Affleck, 51, had offered to whip open their wallets and pay a week of his staff’s salaries amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
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Despite the tempting offer, Kimmel didn’t take them up on it.
“I felt that that was not their responsibility,” explained Kimmel while chatting with his fellow “Late Night” crew – Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Stephen Colbert.
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That wasn’t the only offer proposed to the Emmy winner; Canada’s Ryan Reynolds also offered free Mint Mobile services for a year for the out-of-work TV production staff. Funnily enough, Mint Mobile is actually a co-sponsor of the “Strike Force Five” podcast.
“Strike Force Five”, created to raise money for each host’s out-of-work employees, releases new episodes every Wednesday on Spotify and other streaming platforms.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner may not have worked out romantically, but there’s definitely still love between them.
who’s facing a multitude of sexual misconduct allegations, is in more hot water — after a resurfaced video shows Brand suggestively bouncing singer Katharine McPhee on his knee during a 2013 appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Brand, 48, has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by four women stretching from 2006 to 2013. He has denied the claims.In the three-and-a-half-minute clip, Brand jokingly refused to move from his chair alongside Fallon, 48, when McPhee, 39, came over to chat with the host. He then grabbed McPhee’s hand and she sat on his lap, as Brand told Fallon, “She’s welcome to sit here.”“No, Russell, don’t even say for the Queen, you can’t,” Fallon said, referring to McPhee, who looked uncomfortable.
So many stars were in attendance at the Hermes Walking on Air fashion show!
The late-night power players behind the new “Strike Force Five” podcast are temporarily losing two members for a special live on-stage event.
Ice Spice Munchkins Drink.A commercial featuring the Oscar winner, 51, and the “Princess Diana” singer, 23, for the company dropped Tuesday night during the MTV Video Music Awards. The “Argo” star even directed the clip and featured himself with the Bronx native sitting at a table mulling over coffee.“Things with Dunkin’ are going well. Big promotion!” Affleck said in the ad.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Three of the “Strike Force Five” are taking their show on the road. Late night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel will host a one-night-only event, dubbed “Strike Force Three,” at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 23 — marking the first time the trio have been on stage together at the same time. Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, John Oliver and Seth Meyers recently launched the podcast “Strike Force Five,” as a way to help support the staffs of their respective shows.
Late-night staffs should see a few more dollars in their pocket after three of the major hosts are planning a Las Vegas extravaganza.
angel of music. Anderson Cooper went viral on TikTok Friday after he appeared to be caught off guard when a song from “The Phantom of the Opera” began playing at a Donald Trump rally in South Dakota.The reaction came while Cooper, 56, was speaking live to CNN’s senior national correspondent Kyung Lah when the ominous notes of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical — which recently closed on Broadway — as well as a high-pitched scream can be heard blasting throughout the auditorium. Reacting to the sudden change in music, Cooper can be seen struggling to focus on Lah, who continues to power through her segment unperturbed.“Is that,” interrupts Cooper, unable to keep a straight face.
It looks like Jennifer Aniston had a great summer.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s friendship is one of Hollywood’s most precious relationships. They have been friends since childhood and probably wouldn’t be where they are in their careers without each other. They both grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they first met as kids, living just two blocks away from each other.
Strike Force Five, alongside fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Seth Meyers.“I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started,” Kimmel said. “And now, I realize, oh yeah, it’s kind of nice to work. You know when you are working, you think about not working.”Meyers, 49, then inquired, “C’mon, you are the Tom Brady of late night…you have feigned retirement….
ongoing Writers Guild Of America (WGA) strike took place.Speaking on the newly launched Strike Force Five podcast on Spotify – featuring Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver – Kimmel spoke of his initial plans to retire from hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this year, though his perspective on the matter has since changed due to the ongoing writers’ strike.“I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started,” Kimmel said on the premiere episode of the Strike Force Five podcast. “And now, I realize, Oh yeah, it’s kind of nice to work.”Seth Meyers quipped in response: “Kimmel, c’mon, you are the Tom Brady of late night… you have feigned retirement.” However, Kimmel insisted that he was serious about retiring: “I was serious, I was very, very serious.”In early May, the WGA announced that it was going on strike; Hollywood’s first in 15 years.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are willing to open their wallets in order to aid many of Jimmy Kimmel‘s staff at Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Jimmy Kimmel almost stepped away from the late night television.
Jimmy Kimmel just revealed he was about to retire from his late-night show until it was paused due to the WGA strike.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Jimmy Kimmel claims he was ready to hang up his spurs as ABC’s late-night talk show host earlier this year — but the WGA writers strike changed his perspective. Kimmel made the revelation on the first episode of Spotify’s “Strike Force Five” podcast, which went live Wednesday (Aug.
Five of your favorite late night talk show hosts are teaming up for a good cause.
Television’s late-night shows have all gone dark since the Writers Guild of America voted to strike back in May, but now several of those hosts are joining forces for a new creative project that will raise money to help pay their out-of-work staffers.
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver are launching a limited podcast series about their experiences navigating the writers and actors strike.
Being at the bottom of the Hollywood ladder, production assistants are often overlooked and particularly vulnerable — especially in hard times like the current Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Several cast and production members at Chicago P.D. are stepping in to help the 13 set and office PAs on the popular NBCseries, pitching in to give each of them $1,500. The money was distributed a week and a half ago, with a second payment on the way.