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Oscars and Emmys won’t let documentaries double dip with nominations at both award shows anymore

The award shows are changing up the script when it comes to documentary eligibility.




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‘The Masked Singer’ renewed for fourth season, hoping to premiere later this year

The secret celebrity singing competition, in which Grammy Award-winning superstars, TV personalities, professional athletes and even politicians (Sarah Palin) square off under elaborately ornate costumes, is tentatively aiming for a fall premiere.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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New Do: Kelly Osbourne shows off her quarantine hair, asking fans if she should keep it

Kelly Osbourne is the latest celebrity notable to show off how her professionally-untouched tresses are faring during the lockdown. “Can’t lie I’m really starting to like what’s happening with my hair! It’s about 20 different shades of purple and blue,” the 35-year-old TV personality and singer bragged.




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‘Saturday Night Live’ to wrap up 45th season with third at-home episode

"Saturday Night Live" season finale will feature no host or musical guest.




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White Christmas! Betty White will star in Lifetime holiday movie

On Thursday, the female-focused, basic cable channel announced that the 98-year-old Hollywood legend will star in an untitled film where her character helps ready would-be Santas for the holidays.




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Zoë Kravitz ‘offended’ by questions about plans to have kids

Talk about the mother of all questions.




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Batman and Superman are garbage for new Banksy artwork, ‘Game Changer,’ celebrating health workers

The artwork depicts a young boy sitting on the floor playing with a nurse doll while ubiquitous superhero action figures of Batman and Spiderman action figure toys lie in a trashcan nearby.




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Mark Hatten, ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, shot and killed in South Carolina

Mark Hatten, an ex-boyfriend of deceased model Anna Nicole Smith, was shot and killed Sunday after an incident with another man in South Carolina.




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With their educational outreach, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine think about 'who’s going to be next Steve Jobs, next Bob Iger, next Dr. Dre’

The music industry mavericks, who sold their Beats Electronics company to Apple for $3 billion in 2014, are looking towards the future and trying to identify new captains of industry through their education-based philanthropic initiatives.




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Survey says ‘Little Women,’ and ‘This is Us’ are what moms want to stream for Mother’s Day

Fandango Now polled more than 1,000 moms this week and found that 84% are bonding with family members while streaming classics at home and 81% plan to stream a movie or TV show as part of their Mother’s Day plans.




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Dwayne Johnson sends retiring teacher swag box and personal video after Twitter campaign

He’s teaching a class on how to be a good guy.




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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to rock Mother’s Day with Bon Jovi on YouTube

A handful of special Mother's Day messages will be read by the Tony Award-winning composer and songwriter David Bryan, who revealed he tested positive for the coronavirus in March.




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Ariana Grande confirms new beau’s identity in ‘Stuck With U’ video, her collaboration with Justin Bieber

We’re stuck on this reveal. The music video for Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s new song, “Stuck With U,” dropped early Friday and with it, some new information.




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Taylor Swift’s ‘City of Lover’ concert airing later this month

Who wouldn’t love this news?




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SEE IT: Gov. Cuomo approves of Robert De Niro playing him, gives his best ‘Taxi Driver’ impression

Gov. Cuomo is down with Robert De Niro portraying him in a movie about the coronavirus pandemic, should there be one, and he also took a moment to play the role of the Manhattan-born actor.




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Bob Dylan announces first original album in 8 years, releases new song

Bob Dylan is done blowing in the wind.




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SEE IT: Netflix drops teaser for ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ reboot, announces release date

Back to basics.




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Judge denies Lori Loughlin’s bid to toss charges in college admissions bribery case

Lori Loughlin and other parents charged in the college admissions scandal have failed to get their cases dropped with claims the feds withheld evidence and pressured the scam’s leader to lie.




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Shanghai Disneyland to reopen May 11, tickets sell out in minutes

As residents in China’s biggest city and its neighboring provinces gradually return to normalcy following closures due to the coronavirus crisis, people can’t wait to return to the Magical World of Disney.




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Hilary Duff’s ‘Younger’ character is getting a spinoff

“Younger” isn’t getting old yet.




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Disney Springs in Orlando starting phased reopening after coronavirus closures

Disney World is beginning to spring into action. Disney Springs, the company’s outdoor dining, shopping and entertainment complex near its Florida theme parks, is set to begin a phased reopening on May 20 following closures to reduce the spread of coronavirus.




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Oprah Winfrey gives Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s baby Archie a library of books

The book that Duchess Meghan read to her son in Wednesday’s viral video was a gift from the media maven, who attended the Sussexes’ wedding back in 2018.




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Chris Cornell’s widow fires back at Soundgarden members in escalating legal war, says they’re tying to ‘browbeat’ her into giving up music

Chris Cornell’s widow is firing back at her husband’s Soundgarden bandmates, calling the lawsuit they filed against her Wednesday an attempt to “browbeat” her into giving up “copyrighted works.”




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Donald Glover and cast of ‘Community’ to reunite for virtual table read for coronavirus relief

Based on what transpires when community college misfits form a study group, the Critics Choice Award-winning comedy ran for six seasons, on NBC from 2009-2014 and Yahoo Screen for an additional season.




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Emmy and Tony-winning Leslie Uggams tapped for virtual reading of Noël Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ to benefit The Actors Fund

‘Hamilton’ star Renee Elise Goldsberry, Drama Desk Award winner Montego Glover, Thom Sesma, Angel Desai, Kendyl Ito, William Jackson Harper, Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will join Uggams in the comedy about a wealthy novelist who invites the eccentric clairvoyant to his home to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. And Uggams is playing the medium, named Madame Arcati.




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After 10 years of marriage, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Caterina Scorsone splits from Rob Giles

Scorsone and Giles were wed in Toronto in June 2009 and share three children together -- daughters Eliza, 7, Paloma "Pippa" Michaela, 3, and Arwen, who was born in December.




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Chrissy Teigen, food writer Alison Roman stir up bizarre pseudo-beef on Twitter

It’s not that spicy.




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Queen guitarist Brian May says he tore his butt

Queen guitarist Brian May was hospitalized after injuring his butt in a gardening mishap.




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California man to plead guilty to conning ‘black-ish’ star

That's plenty sketchy-ish.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Google parent company scraps ‘Smart City’ project amid coronavirus crisis

Google parent Alphabet has scrapped its plans to develop a futuristic “Smart City” on the Toronto waterfront over privacy concerns and economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic




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Coronavirus may linger in semen of infected men, poses small risk for COVID-19 infection via sex: study

The semen of men infected with coronavirus revealed that the disease lingered in only a few patients, suggesting there is a small chance COVID-19 can be transmitted sexually, researchers said.




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SEE IT: 4-year-old with cancer has emotional reunion with dad after 7 weeks apart amid coronavirus

The heartwarming reunion, which clearly made little Mila Sneddon's day, took the young girl completely by surprise.




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Disney Springs in Orlando starting phased reopening after coronavirus closures

Disney World is beginning to spring into action. Disney Springs, the company’s outdoor dining, shopping and entertainment complex near its Florida theme parks, is set to begin a phased reopening on May 20 following closures to reduce the spread of coronavirus.




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Kobe Bryant’s death raises concerns about helicopter safety

The frequency of fatal helicopter accidents has slipped in recent decades.




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Supermarkets limiting meat purchases amid tight supply and buyer panic

Meat is going the way of toilet paper, and grocery stores are rushing to stay ahead of panic buying as supplies tighten during the coronavirus pandemic. Just as scared shoppers snapped up hand sanitizer, soap and yes, toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, now they are rushing to stock meat. Grocery chains across the country have begun limiting meat purchases in response to the dual pressures.




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Elon Musk publicly corrects Grimes over their newborn son’s bizarre name

Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk publicly corrects girlfriend Grimes on Twitter after she explains the origin of their newborn son's unusual first name, X Æ A-12.




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Robert De Niro says he’d play Gov. Cuomo in a coronavirus movie: ‘He’s doing what a president should do’

De Niro, 76, also voiced his support for Joe Biden as a presidential candidate on "The Late Show," and was critical of President Trump’s handling of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Another 3.2 million Americans file for unemployment as coronavirus continues to slam U.S. economy

The coronavirus crisis has forced another 3.2 million Americans to file for jobless aid, bringing the total number to 33.5 million in the seven weeks since the pandemic forced millions of companies to close and layoff huge amounts of staff.




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Former Bad Company lead singer Brian Howe dead at 66

Singer and songwriter Brian Howe, a former lead vocalist for the British rock band Bad Company, died Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Florida. The 66-year-old English musician had a brief conversation with first responders, but he then “slipped away" and could not be revived, longtime friend and manager Paul Easton said Thursday.




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Radio Hall of Famer Barry Farber, one-time NYC mayoral candidate, dead at 90

The conservative radio host spent an extraordinary six decades in the broadcasting business.




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Cuomo extends moratorium on rental evictions in N.Y. through August amid coronavirus crisis

The governor did not go as far as to cancel rent outright, which progressives have increasingly called on him to do as the virus continues to curtail people’s ability to work and make ends meet.




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Jimmy Glenn, boxing cornerman and owner of ‘Jimmy’s Corner’ bar in Times Square, dies at 89 of coronavirus

Glenn, a former boxer and owner of popular Times Square bar Jimmy's Corner, died of coronavirus early Thursday morning at 89.




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Unheard-of May snow, icy cold temps, and high winds blasting in for Mother’s Day weekend

Weather extreme enough to shatter records across large swaths of the U.S. is heading our way this weekend, just in time for Mother’s Day. A storm system heading into the Northeast on Friday will smash into the polar vortex as it makes swing down from the Arctic, reported NBC News. This might sock the region in with heavy, wet snow all the way into New England.




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Ahmaud Arbery supporters are running 2.23 miles on what would be his 26th birthday

Supporters for Ahmaud Arbery, the unarmed black jogger who was fatally shot by two white men on a Georgia road in broad daylight, are planning to run 2.23 miles Friday to celebrate what would be his 26th birthday and call for justice in the case. Organizers of the virtual run are asking people to go for a walk, jog or run and post a photo, video or written message on social media with the hashtag #IRunwithAhmaud.




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NYC’s death toll reaches 19,540, with 174,709 total coronavirus cases: NYC Health Department

As devastating as the NYC numbers are, they represent a steady decrease from early April, when there were 533 new confirmed deaths on April 7 and 6,155 new cases on April 6.




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Woman goes mad after being told McDonald’s is closed, shoots and injures 3 employees, OKC cops say

Things were not OK.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Ex-NFL star Brett Favre to repay $1.1 million for no-show speeches: auditor

Former NFL star Brett Favre said Wednesday he would repay the state of Mississippi $1.1 million after a state auditor discovered the Mississippi Department of Human Services paid the ex-quarterback for speaking engagements that never happened.