Rev. Steve Pieters Dies: HIV/AIDS Advocate Interviewed By Tammy Faye Bakker, Portrayed In Jessica Chastain Film Was 70

Justin Peacock, a former lawyer who switched careers to become author and then TV writer-producer, died July 13 at his Los Angeles home of natural causes due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office. He was 52.

A video of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is going viral over a moment that happened while he was speaking.

With enough famous actors to populate an awards show all gathered on one stage, the labor union representing them in an “existential battle” against film and television studios held a star-studded strike rally in the middle of New York’s Times Square on Tuesday morning. 

Ron Sexton, a comedian best known as the voice of Donnie Baker on the long-running syndicated radio series The Bob & Tom Show, died Friday in Ohio while on tour with his stand-up comedy show, according to posts from his family and the show’s stars. He was 52.

Randy Fullmer, a Walt Disney Animation Studios effects animator, VFX supervisor and producer who worked on such classics as The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, has died. He was 73. The studio said he died July 10 at his home in Woodland Hills, CA, after a long cancer battle.

Tiffany Haddish is opening up about her split from Common in 2021.

Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” finally hits theaters today, his first film since 2020’s “Tenet,” which saw an awkward theatrical release thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. No such worries for this movie, though, as it’s part of Hollywood’s meme-worthy one-two punch at the box-office with Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie.” And while “Barbie” will surely win the box-office battle between the two films this weekend, “Oppenheimer” has the lead right now in critical consensus, sitting at a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes against a 90% for Gerwig’s latest.

Actor Richard E Grant has revealed that his mother, Leonne, has tragically died as he shared a lengthy video to Twitter where he reflected on their “complicated" relationship. In the candid video posted to social media, Richard is seen chatting to the camera as he revealed he found out that his 93 year old mother died earlier on in the day.

has taken to Twitter to give an update on the movie’s progress – and how much longer they’ve got to go.“Not done yet. Just paused until the strike is over and we can finish the last pieces of the movie. We were only a few days away from being done so we were SO close.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Antonio Banderas celebrated the 25th anniversary of “The Mask of Zorro” in a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment. The Martin Campbell-directed adventure movie was produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and grossed $250 million at the worldwide box office in 1998. Spielberg was hand during the film’s 1997 production, and Banderas said the Oscar-winning director correctly warned him about the future of practical vs. CGI filmmaking. “Steven Spielberg said to me once when we were shooting, ‘This is probably going to be one of the last Westerns shot in the way the Westerns were shot in the old days, with real scenes with real horses, where everything is real, [real] sword fighting, no CGI,'” Banderas remembered. “Everything was [practical].”

The Rev. Steven Pieters, a long-time HIV survivor and activist who became famous when interviewed by televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985, died Saturday of complications from gastrointestinal cancer. He was 70. 

On a pivotal day for Hollywood’s work stoppage, some actors, writers, and creatives had something to celebrate. A quick respite of joy from the picket lines (or potential picket lines) in the form of 2024 Emmy Award nominations.

It’s a win-win for George & Tammy even though we’re only at the nominations stage, with both its stars earning an Emmy nomination Tuesday morning.

Michael Shannon was “tremendously flattered” when he received his first Emmy nomination this morning for George & Tammy. “I love all the jobs I work on, and I put a lot into the work I’ve done on television over the years,” he says. “But I feel like this one was a huge challenge, and the possibility of it not working out was very real. Jessica [Chastain]’s devotion and this unspoken bond we share got us through it somehow.” Shannon is nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Steven Portnoy, who has made a name for himself in recent years as a White House correspondent for CBS News Radio, is returning to ABC News to work as a national correspondent for its audio operations. Portnoy got his start at ABC News, joining in 2002 as an intern for the White House unit of “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.” In 2006, he was named Washington correspondent for ABC News Radio, providing in-depth coverage of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and the 2011 death of Osama bin Laden. At CBS News Radio, he covered the Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections and the Jan. 6 insurrection. He also reported on the prisoner swap that led to the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia. Portnoy served as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2021 to 2022.

When “Avengers: Endgame” was released in 2019, Robert Downey, Jr. was the King of Hollywood.

Grease star Susan Buckner looks completely unrecognisable from the character she played in the iconic movie, which was released 45 years ago.The blonde actress played buoyant goody-two-shoes cheerleader Patty Simcox in the cult classic, which featured John Travolta as Danny Zuko and the late Dame Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson. Susan is now 70, meaning she was 25 when she played the role of Patty at Rydell High school - the setting of the timeless movie. Patty was often the cause of laughter for the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies, as they made fun of her and played pranks on her.

EXCLUSIVE: Vince Vaughn (Bad Monkey) will topline Nonnas, an original comedy that Stephen Chbosky (Wonder) has been tapped to direct for Fifth Season (80 for Brady), 1Community (Just Mercy) and Madison Wells (The Eyes of Tammy Faye).

Electronic Arts has announced a new single-player Black Panther game from a team composed of developers who have worked on Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Halo Infinite, God of War and more.The game is in the hands of Cliffhanger Games, a new triple-A development studio based in Seattle, Washington, and the studio is collaborating with Marvel Games.The aim of the currently untitled game is “to build an expansive and reactive world that empowers players to experience what it is like to take on the mantle of Wakanda’s protector, the Black Panther.” Additionally, the announcement coincides with the 57th anniversary of the character’s comic debut this month.Marvel Games and EA’s latest studio Cliffhanger Games are proud to announce a new, original, third-person, single-player Black Panther title in development! Read more now: https://t.co/kBS0MTsFbH pic.twitter.com/7aQEdYo7Qg— Marvel Games (@MarvelGames) July 10, 2023Studio lead Kevin Stephens – who came from Middle-earth developer Monolith Productions – expressed his excitement for the reveal in a press release and shed a little light on what comic book fans will look forward to in the final game. “We’re dedicated to delivering fans a definitive and authentic Black Panther experience, giving them more agency and control over their narrative than they have ever experienced in a story-driven video game,” he said.“Wakanda is a rich Super Hero sandbox, and our mission is to develop an epic world for players who love Black Panther and want to explore the world of Wakanda as much as we do,” continued Stephens.“It’s an incredibly rare opportunity to build a new team around the values of diversity, collaboration, and empowerment.

Cocaine was allegedly found at the White House over the weekend after numerous reports confirmed that a white powder was found in the West Wing.