‘Golden Bachelor’: In season 2 premiere, Mel Owens apologizes for past ageist comments

Mel Owens in 'The Golden Bachelor' season 2, episode 1. (John Fleenor/Disney)Mel Owens regrets the ageist comments he made on a podcast over the summer.The 66-year-old star of ABC'S The Golden Bachelor apologized on the show's premiere episode Wednesday night for comments he made in June about his preferred age range for the female contestants on his season.At the time, Owens said he would be "cutting them" if they were over 60.The comments, which Owens said on the In the Trenches podcast, were met with […]

September 25, 2025

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In brief: Denis Villeneuve wants an unknown actor for his ‘James Bond’ and more

A relatively unknown actor will take his martini shaken, not stirred. Deadline reports that Denis Villeneuve will begin searching for an actor to play James Bond in his upcoming film in the franchise in 2026. The search will begin after he completes production on Dune: Part Three. According to the outlet, Villeneuve is seeking a fresh face to play the part. The director and his collaborators want a relatively unknown male hailing from the British Isles to take on the role ...The upcoming TV series […]

September 25, 2025

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‘The View’ co-hosts share what they love about Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters, star of the National Broadcasting Company’s 'Today' show, relaxes at the studio in New York. During the show, Barbara told her television audience that she has reached agreement in principle to work for the American Broadcasting Company. Among her duties would be to co-anchor the evening news program. With a reported salary of $1 million a year for five years, the agreement would make her highest paid on camera news person in the television industry. (ABC News Studios)A […]

September 25, 2025

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Emma Watson speaks on ‘Harry Potter’ creator J.K. Rowling: ‘Really painful to me’

Emma Watson is seen during Milan Fashion Week on September 21, 2023, in Milan, Italy. (Arnold Jerocki/GC Images via Getty Images)Emma Watson is opening up about her current relationship with Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling.The actress shared her thoughts on Rowling's anti-trans views while guesting on a recent episode of Jay Shetty's podcast On Purpose.While Watson did not explicitly reference Rowling's repeated rhetoric tied to the TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) movement — a group of people who believe transgender women are not women — she did comment on […]

September 24, 2025 1

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Jessica Chastain is ‘not aligned’ on Apple TV+’s decision to postpone ‘The Savant’

Jessica Chastain in episode 1 of 'The Savant.' (Apple TV+.)Jessica Chastain is opening up about Apple TV+'s decision to postpone the debut of The Savant.A spokesperson for Apple TV+ announced Tuesday that the thriller series' debut would be postponed to a future date. It was supposed to premiere on Friday.Chastain took to Instagram on Wednesday to share her thoughts on the series' delay."I want to say how much I value my partnership with Apple. They’ve been incredible collaborators and I deeply respect their team. […]

September 24, 2025

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‘Stranger Things’ cast teases upcoming final, fifth season: ‘Fans will be truly satisfied’

Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in 'Stranger Things' season 5. (Netflix)Stranger Things is coming to a close.The cast of the series prepares to say goodbye to the show and teases what fans can expect from the fifth and final season in a new behind-the-scenes video shared by Netflix.After being separated among different groups for the past couple […]

September 24, 2025

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Glinda and Elphaba clash, then unite against the Wizard in final ‘Wicked: For Good’ trailer

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good.' (Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures)The final trailer for Wicked: For Good is here, and it reveals more of what's happened to Ariana Grande's Glinda and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba since the end of the last film.Glinda has been recruited by Michelle Yeoh's Madame Morrible to be a mouthpiece for the Wizard, and equipped with a magic bubble and a wand to sell her role as Glinda the Good. Elphaba, meanwhile, has been hiding out in the […]

September 24, 2025

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What Jimmy Kimmel said as he returned to the air after show was preempted

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' returned to ABC on Sept. 23, 2025. (Disney/Randy Holmes)Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves on Tuesday evening after his late-night show was preempted for nearly a week.In a more than 15-minute monologue at the top of the show, Kimmel gave an impassioned defense of free speech, needled the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and President Donald Trump and explained his comments about the response to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk."It was never my intention to make light of the […]

September 24, 2025

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In brief: ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ official trailer and more

The official trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry has arrived. It shows off the picturesque town of Derry, Maine, in the year 1962. Bill Skarsgård returns to star as Pennywise the killer clown in the prequel series, which he also executive produces. The nine-episode series premieres Oct. 26 on HBO Max ...Nicolas Cage is set to lead the star-studded cast of the upcoming film Fortitude. The film, which will be directed by Simon West, is a World War II espionage action-adventure. It began filming on Sept. 8 in London […]

September 24, 2025