WWII veteran receives medal for role in conflict

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAdrien Brody will play legendary basketball coach Pat Riley in HBO’s upcoming drama series about the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, Variety has learned. The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019.

A major question about Adam McKay’s untitled Lakers series for HBO — Who will play Pat Riley — has been answered. Oscar winner Adrien Brody has been tapped to star as the former Los Angeles Lakers head coach in the drama series based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

The movie is directed by Manjari Makijany, an Indian writer-director based in Los Angeles. She has also worked on Desert Dolphin, India’s first skateboarding feature, which will be released globally on Netflix in 2021. Vandana is seen here celebrating Diwali with her co-actors from Spin.

recently announced the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards this year along with her hubby and Singer Nick Jonas. The actress became the first Indian in history to announce the Oscar nominees.

Piers Morgan announced he was stepping down as a host of Good Morning Britain after almost six years on Tuesday following his comments about Meghan Markle. While the presenter’s former co-host Susanna Reid, 50, sat alongside Strictly Come Dancing’s Ranvir Singh on Wednesday’s show, fans are calling for Richard Madeley to replace the 55-year-old on a permanent basis.

Toronto native Heather Russell took on quite the challenge during Sunday’s “American Idol” — she sang a Katy Perry song in front of Katy Perry.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's highly anticipated tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey might be causing some concern among the royal family. Royal expert Katie Nicholl tells ET that Queen Elizabeth II's family would probably prefer that the Sunday premiere of Winfrey's no-holds-barred conversation with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex be postponed due to the health concerns surrounding Harry's 99-year-old grandfather, Prince Philip.Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the queen's husband

We recently caught up with Grace and Frankie alum Martin Sheen who got candid and opened up about his upcoming and much-anticipated film Judas and the Black Messiah. The film is slated to release in India on March 5 and has been critically acclaimed by the global audience.

Howie Mandel is filling in for Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show and he invited along his “America’s Got Talent” fellow judge Heidi Klum along.

TLC’s “Toddlers and Tiaras” for example. But when you have first hand experience of the industry like Heidi Klum, you might wait a little.

Housewives, assemble!