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Britney Spears' Fiancé Responds to Octavia Spencer's Comment That Singer Should Get a Prenup
The Oscar winner reacted to Britney Spears’ announcement on Instagram that the singer and Sam Asghari are getting married — with a warning that has raised eyebrows
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Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer on (Literally) Buttering Up Jason Bateman and Love for Deep-Dish Pizza
Stars of Netflix superhero comedy “Thunder Force,” Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer, discuss the love for Chicago public art and Giordano’s deep-dish pizza.
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Mark Ruffalo, Octavia Spencer and More Stars Rally Around Young Boy Who Saved His Sister's Life
Stars are showing their support for a young boy who saved his sister’s life.
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Octavia Spencer Donates Breathing Monitors to Hospitals
Actress Octavia Spencer is stepping in to help patients who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Tonight': BFF Showdown With Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer
Jimmy Fallon quizzes real-life besties and “Thunder Force” co-stars Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer to see which of them knows the most about the other.
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Christian Bale, Octavia Spencer Not Attending 2020 Golden Globes Due to Illness
Christian Bale is nominated for an award at the 2020 Golden Globes but he won’t be able to collect the honor in person if he wins at Sunday’s ceremony....
...E! News has learned that the actor won’t be able to attend the show because he got ill and was not able to travel to Los Angeles....
...His ailment was not disclosed. Major...
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'Riverdale' to Receive Award From Gay Rights Education Group
The cast and creators of “Riverdale” will receive an award from a gay rights education group for the show’s portrayal of LGBTQ relationships in a high school setting.
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Actresses of Color Make Equal-Pay Quest a Group Effort
When Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox recorded “Sisters Are Doin’ it For Themselves” in 1985, the Queen of Soul tried out a pointed ad lib for the empowerment anthem. “‘Equal pay, that’s what we say!'” she exclaimed in one take, as recounted by Lennox at a gathering of female filmmakers last fall. “And I said, ‘She gets the message. She...
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Oscar Winner Anne Hathaway Is Pregnant With Baby No. 2
Anne Hathaway is signing up for more diaper duty. The 36-year-old actress announced Wednesday on her Instagram account that she and her husband, actor and jewelry designer Adam Shulman, are expecting their second child. She posted a photo of her growing belly with the caption “It’s not for a movie…” Hathaway also went on to say that she was sending...
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Gina Torres Steps Into Spotlight With ‘Pearson'
With USA’s long-time legal drama “Suits” entering its final season, fans of the show will have to start looking for a new show to fill their entertainment gap. But the good news is, they may not have to look very far. Returning to the screen after leaving “Suits” in 2016, Gina Torres (Jessica Pearson) takes her character to the political...
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35 Notables Named Eligible to Receive Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Oscar winners Mahershala Ali and Spike Lee, along with the late comedian Andy Kaufman, rocker Billy Idol and iconic comic-book superhero Batman are among those newly chosen to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday.
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Octavia Spencer Like You've Never Seen Her Before in ‘Ma'
Octavia Spencer is a movie star. She has been for almost a decade since audiences and Oscar voters fell in love with her as Minnie in “The Help.” Since then she’s gotten two more supporting actress Oscar nominations, one of which was for a film that became another “surprise” blockbuster (“Hidden Figures”), ramped up her production company, acted consistently in...
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Summer Movie Preview: Horror Takes a Holiday
Collapsing social structures haven’t been great for, well, the world. But they have been a boon to the horror film.
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Tom Holland, Chris Pratt Cast as Brother Elves in Pixar's ‘Onward'
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) met only briefly before they suddenly vanished — along with half the universe’s population — in “Avengers: Infinity War.” Luckily, they will get to work together again in Disney-Pixar’s “Onward.” Set in a “suburban fantasy world,” the animated adventure introduces teenage elf brothers “who embark on an extraordinary...
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Octavia Spencer to Star as Black Haircare Mogul Madam Walker
Octavia Spencer is bringing the story of black haircare mogul Madam C.J. Walker to television.
Netflix said Sunday that Spencer will produce and star in a limited series about the outsized life of Sarah Breedlove, who was known professionally as Walker. -
Stars Let Loose at Oscar Parties Marking Awards Season's End
On the surface, Hollywood’s after-Oscar parties are held to celebrate the winners and almost-winners at the Academy Awards. But their real purpose, for many anyway, is to recognize that the entire exhausting epic of the awards season is finally over.
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Allison Janney Wins Supporting Actress Oscar for ‘I, Tonya'
Allison Janney even gave credit to the bird. After winning the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her turn as the hard-as-nails, chain-smoking mother of Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya,” Janney began her speech by joking that she “did it all by myself.”
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Stars to Wear Black at UK Film Awards: Will Kate Join Them?
The red carpet will be a sea of black as the movement against sexual misconduct takes center stage at the British Academy Film Awards. Many female stars and other guests are expected to dress in monochrome for Sunday’s ceremony as a statement of solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and abuse. Will royalty join them? The Duchess of Cambridge is...
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Jada Pinkett Smith Praises Jessica Chastain for Gender Wage Fight
Pinkett Smith stressed the importance of women in Hollywood working together to stop wage disparity.
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Feminists Call on Mila Kunis to Turn Down Harvard Award
A Harvard University theater group with an all-male cast is under fire from those who say it should allow women onstage – and Mila Kunis is being asked to take up the cause.