Sheryl Lee Ralph Originally Wanted Different ‘Abbott Elementary’ Role, Why Quinta Brunson Said No (Exclusive)

Clapback class is in session! Quinta Brunson swiftly shut down an Abbott Elementary critic who questioned the show’s take on charter schools.

Kathy Hilton is living the grandma life! On Sunday, the star shared how life has been since her oldest daughter, Paris Hilton, welcomed her baby boy, Phoenix. «Oh my God, he's an angel,» Kathy told ET's Denny Directo during Sunday night's Oscars party. «You know what, I just walk right in and storm right into the nursery and pick him up, and he's so sweet.»Kathy Hilton attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.Paris and Carter, both 42, announced that they welcomed their baby boy via surrogate in January. Last month, the couple shared the first images of little Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum with the world, during a sweet photo shoot with .Following her son's birth, Paris said that she and Carter decided to make a pact to keep their baby boy's birth a secret from their families, and enjoy the first week with him together. «I just feel that my life has been so public, and I’ve never really had anything just be mine,» Paris said on her podcast.

Quinta Brunson is headed to Saturday Night Live to host the April 1 episode of the popular late night show.

Katie Reul editor Quinta Brunson, the Emmy award-winning creator and star of “Abbott Elementary,” will transition from a classroom to a live studio audience with her hosting debut on “Saturday Night Live” on April 1. Lil Yachty has been named as the episode’s musical guest. Brunson’s first appearance on the show could coincide with the a potential strike set by the show’s post-production editors. The strike comes after calls for NBCUniversal to pay editors industry standard rates and provide appropriate health benefits. The editing crew organized with the Motion Picture Editors Guild, which is part of IATSE Local 700, in order to negotiate a contract with NBCUniversal in October of last year. An agreement has yet to be reached. Now, the post-production team of “SNL” has set a deadline of April 1 for an agreement to be reached, at which point they will boycott working on the show.

So many celebrities hit the runway for the 2023 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday evening (March 9) in Los Angeles.

The upcoming contract talks between the WGA and the AMPTP were evidently in the ether during the WGA Awards on Sunday.

The Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series nominees are taking over the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards on the Santa Monica Pier!

Abbott Elementary has been confirmed to return for a third season.Created by and starring Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary is a workplace comedy set within a poorly funded elementary school in Philadelphia. The show follows the tribulations faced by the various teachers, including Janine Teagues (Brunson), substitute Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams) and history teacher Jacob Hill (Chris Perfetti).The show’s first season received critical acclaim and won three Emmys, including Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series.

Abbott Elementary season two finally arrives in the UK in March.Created by and starring Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary is a workplace comedy set within a poorly funded elementary school in Philadelphia. The show follows the tribulations faced by the various teachers, including second-grade teacher Janine Teagues (Brunson), substitute Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams) and history teacher Jacob Hill (Chris Perfetti).The show’s first season received critical acclaim and won three Emmys, including Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series.

Jamie Lee Curtis had a lot of love to give after taking home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role during Sunday's 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The actress won for her role in .Before taking the stage to the delight of the audience, Curtis grabbed her co-star, Michelle Yeoh, and planted a big kiss on her.«I kissed her?, Did I really kiss her?» Curtis joked to ET's Denny Directo, backstage during the ceremony. «I love Michelle Yeoh.

29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, SAG-Aftra President Fran Drescher gave ET a quick update on the plans to revive her hit sitcom, . «We have a big meeting with our partners at Sony,» she told Denny Directo, referring to Sony Pictures Television, which was the distributor for the series during its original run. «This is the 30th anniversary year that the series started and I want to do something special.» Starring Drescher as Fran Fine -- a fashionista from Queens, New York, who becomes the nanny of three high society children — the series first premiered on CBS in November 1993 and lasted for six seasons before ending in June 1999. «It's mind blowing because it's more popular today than it's ever been on HBO Max,» Drescher shared. And when it comes to Fran's distinct sense of style, «I feel like the show was iconic and classic TV a lot because of the fashion,» she said, praising costume designer Brenda Cooper, who «won an Emmy for it.» (In total, Cooper earned three nominations and one win for her work on .)The update comes several years after Drescher first told ET that she and co-creator and ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson «were talking about» a reboot.

Jamie Lee Curtis’ love for Michelle Yeoh is everything, everywhere, all at once!

Quinta Brunson and continued their awards season success on Sunday with a big win at the 2023 SAG Awards!The cast of the ABC comedy won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, the first network comedy to do so since in 2013, and Brunson told ET's Denny Directo backstage that receiving the award from the Screen Actors Guild «just hits different.»«These are our peers, these are people who do the same work that we do as actors. For them to think that we're deserving of this award, it just hits different, it really does,» she noted.Brunson shared a sweet moment with husband Kevin Jay Anik after the win was announced, and the actress and producer couldn't help but gush about her hubby being the best «support system» during breakout success.«I mean, a partner during all of this, you can't buy that kind of support,» she gushed. «Someone willing to go through what it takes to make and be a part of, it's priceless.

the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday.“I got my SAG card when I was 19 years old, when I signed a seven-year contract to Universal Studios and starred in an ABC TV series called the ‘Operation Petticoat,’ which was based on the movie that my father, Tony Curtis — nepo baby! — starred in,” Curtis — the daughter of “Psycho” star Janet Leigh and the “Some Like It Hot” actor Curtis — said during the “I Am an Actor” opening.“I was fired from that TV show a year later and I thought my life was over,” she continued. “But the good news is that if I hadn’t been fired from ‘Operation Petticoat,’ I would have never had the opportunity to audition for a little tiny, no-budget horror movie called ‘Halloween.’ My name is Jamie Lee Curtis, and I am, proudly, an actor.”Jamie Lee Curtis proudly referring to herself as a nepo baby during her “I am an actor” speech was perfection #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/5vksrPUHThThe “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, 64, also made a joke about being a nepo baby — a contentious title much-discussed after a recent New York Magazine cover story diving into Hollywood’s dynasty — while accepting her award for best female supporting actor for her performance.“I know you look at me and think, ‘Nepo baby, that’s why you’re here.’ I totally get it,” said Curtis.

beat out,, and to take home the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. The win is shared by the ABC sitcom's ensemble cast, including Quinta Brunson, William Stanford Davis, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, and Tyler James Williams.«What an honor to be honored by our peers in this way,» Brunson said while accepting the award. «I know for me, especially, this means a lot, because being a part of this ensemble means the world to me. I, unfortunately and fortunately spend a lot of time on three sides of this — producer and creator.

Jessica Chastain got a little tripped up at the SAG Awards.While accepting her award for Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for her work in, Chastain tripped while going up the stairs to the stage. Chastain made a quick recovery, though, and was helped up the steps by Paul Mescal and a few other strapping gentlemen. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Chastain about the moment just minutes after she won her award, where she brushed off the fall.«I am the one who never expects this is going to happen,» Chastain said of her big win.

Jamie Lee Curtis' love for Michelle Yeoh is everything, everywhere, all at once!The actress won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday, and she celebrated by planting a kiss right on her co-star's lips!Curtis also took a moment in her speech — in which she again poked fun at herself for being a «nepo baby» — to say that Yeoh was the reason she signed on to star in the «weird» movie that's earned her a career-first Oscar nomination,“Where is Michelle Yeoh??" she asked the crowd. «I say 'Michelle.' You say 'Yeoh!'...Michelle Yeoh, I love you I love you I love you!»Jamie Lee Curtis kisses Michelle Yeoh after winning Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the #SAGAwards. pic.twitter.com/CRYlfYZaZxET caught up with Curtis on the SAG Awards red carpet, who said she was loving the awards season appreciation for «This is Entertainment.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a nepo baby, and proud of it!The actress wasted no time poking fun at herself during the 2023 SAG Awards, as she received major applause during the traditional «I'm an actor» introductions that open the annual awards show.Curtis told the crowd about getting her SAG card at 19 years old and being hired — and quickly fired — from a short-lived TV series called which was based on a film of the same name that starred her father, Tony Curtis. Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh, was also an actress, best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's .«Nepo baby!» she exclaimed, to big laughs from the crowd. However, getting fired from Curtis pointed out, freed her up to appear in a «little no-budget horror film» that ended up kicking off the franchise.ET caught up with Curtis on the SAG Awards red carpet, who said she was loving the awards season appreciation for, which landed the actress her first career Oscar nomination this year.«This is Entertainment. This is the season of shiny things.

Haley Lu Richardson is officially a Jonas Brothers video girl! The actress -- who is an outspoken Jonatic — appeared alongside Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas in the «Wings» music video. And it was a dream come true. «It was beyond cool,» Richardson told ET's Denny Directo on Sunday at the 2023 SAG Awards.

School’s out! Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and more Abbott Elementary stars attended the 2023 SAG Awards in style.