Marvel Studios(VIRGINIA) -- If you were on Twitter Sunday night during the Oscars -- if for no other reason to celebrate Black Panther's multiple wins -- you may have noticed there were spies among you. Literally. The CIA began tweeting about the ...
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No host? No problem: Oscars telecast was most-watched entertainment telecast in two years
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) -- While some had speculated that Sunday night's host-free Oscar ceremony would be a failure on the level of 1989's telecast -- which was the last time the show didn't have an emcee -- the numbers are proving it ...
Read More »Mel B says she “felt so uncomfortable” for Bradley Cooper’s girlfriend during his “Shallow” performance
ABC/Ed Herrera(LOS ANGELES) -- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s intimate performance of “Shallow” at the Oscars Sunday night made some people squirm...including some celebrities. The Spice Girls’ Mel ...
Read More »Jussie Smollett’s $3,500 check, texts to brothers ahead of alleged attack obtained by ABC News
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) -- ABC News has obtained a copy of a $3,500 check apparently written by Empire actor Jussie Smollett to Abimbola Osundairo, one of the two brothers who police say helped stage an attack o...
Read More »A black history-making Oscars: Spike Lee, ‘Black Panther’, Regina King and more reign supreme
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) -- Black excellence regined supreme during the 91st annual Academy Awards Sunday night. Spike Lee was the evening's ultimate show stopper when the director received a standing ovation for his powerfu...
Read More »Where’s the beef? Wolfgang Puck’s got it this Oscar Sunday
ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- As sure as a winner will forget to thank their significant other on the podium, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will be running the kitchen for the famed Governors Ball after the Oscars Sunday night. It's the 25th year that Puck...
Read More »‘A Star Is Born’ co-star Anthony Ramos would rather the film change a life than win awards
L-R; Lady Gaga, Anthony Ramos; Clay Enos/Warner Bros.(NEW YORK) -- A Star Is Born is up for eight Academy Awards this Sunday, including Best Picture, but for one of the movie’s stars, winning isn’t everything. Anthony Ramos, who plays the ...
Read More »“Now this is a story…” Will Smith to revive ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ character in children’s book series ‘Fresh Princess’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Will Smith is bringing something extremely fresh to the children's book world. According to Entertainment Weekly, Smith has partnered with HarperCollins and author Denene Miller for a new book series called Fresh ...
Read More »‘A Star is Born’ has been “an amazing ride,” says Oscar nominee Sam Elliott
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Oscar Sunday is almost here, and Sam Elliott is -- finally -- a nominee this year, for his work in A Star is Born. The beloved character actor has been working in front of the cameras for more than 5...
Read More »Following arrest, Jussie Smollett is removed from the final two Season 5 episodes of ‘Empire’
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) -- Hours after returning to the set of his show Empire following his arrest for falsely reporting he was the victim of a politically-motivated hate crime, Jussie Smollett has been temporarily cut out of the show. In ...
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