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ABC(NEW YORK) -- Jussie Smollett spoke directly to his "doubters" in an exclusive interview with Robin Roberts that aired on Good Morning America Thursday, just over two weeks after the Empire star told police he was attacked in what authorities are investigating as a suspected hate crime.In his first interview since he told police he was attacked last month, the singer and actor said he was "heartbroken" when he found […]

Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) -- Tamar Braxton has officially made history. On Wednesday night the singer/reality star became the first African American housemate to win CBS' Celebrity Big Brother. In the final stage, Braxton competed against Dina Lohan, Ricky Williams, Lolo Jones, and Kandi Burruss for the grand prize of $250,000. According to People, in addition to making winner history, Braxton also made show history when […]

ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) -- Rebel Wilson is proud to take on a new role in Hollywood with her film Isn't It Romantic.The Australian actress and writer, best known for her parts in Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids, stars in and produced the rom-com -- her first credit as a producer in a feature-film.On The View, Wilson said she "used to hate romantic-comedies" before working on the movie, thinking they weren't relatable. […]

ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(LOS ANGELES) -- It's good to have friends like Regina King. In a Vanity Fair profile of the If Beale Street Could Talk actress, King's friend and fellow actress Gabrielle Union recalled the time King literally saved her life. "When I say she literally saved my life that day, she literally saved my life that day," Union told the magazine, explaining how she almost drowned in a riptide during a snorkeling […]

Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide Thursday: * Alita: Battle Angel -- Based upon the popular Japanese graphic novel series and produced by Oscar winner James Cameron, this futuristic film centers on the titular character, a cyborg brought back to life by a gifted doctor, played by Oscar winner Christoph Waltz. Unable to remember anything of her past life, she sets out on a quest to find out who […]

ABC/Stephen Green(NEW YORK) -- Empire star Jussie Smollett's sat down with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, in his first televised interview since he claims he was attacked last month in what police are investigating as a hate crime. In a clip from the interview, Smollett gives his impressions of the surveillance video that shows two figures whom police are seeking in connection with the alleged attack.  "I do," Jussie responds […]

ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) -- Lady Gaga and Glenn Close may be competing against each other at the Oscars this year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t work together in the future. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Close – who’s up for Best Actress in The Wife – says she’d be open to acting alongside Gaga. “We haven't talked about working together, but I would certainly be open to […]

Warner Bros. Pictures/Barry Wetcher (LOS ANGELES) -- From Lady Gaga's Oscar-nominated turn in A Star Is Born to the female-led cast of Oceans 8, 2018 was a great year for women in movies, according to a study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. The study, obtained by Variety, shows that of the year's top 100 highest-grossing movies, 40 featured women in either leading or co-leading roles -- an increase of eight […]

Lorenzo Bevilaqua, Randy Holmes/ABC(NEW YORK) -- Spike Lee has set his first post-BlacKkKlansman project and he's tapped a Wakandan king for the lead role. According to Variety, Chadwick Boseman will star in Lee's Vietnam vet drama Da 5 Bloods, which has been set at Netflix. The film centers on a group of Vietnam vets who, "go back to the jungle to find their lost innocence and put their broken selves back […]