“I made ‘Titanic'”: James Cameron recalls settling clashes with studio over the original ‘Avatar’
Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to Hollywood, three words tend to get you what you want — no, not “I love you” — but “I made Titanic.”
According to James Cameron, that’s just what he said to then-20th Century Fox executives who were second-…
Top Jan. 6 committee members propose reforms to 1887 Electoral Count Act
Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Two senior members of the Jan. 6 select committee have introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the counting of presidential electoral votes to prevent another riot at the Capitol over disputed results.
The Presidential Elect…
Asylum seeker dies by suicide in NYC shelter
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An asylum seeker in New York City died by suicide in a city shelter on Sunday, according to Mayor Eric Adams.
“The thousands of asylum seekers we have seen arrive in our city came to thi…
Adnan Syed, focus of ‘Serial’ podcast, released 22 years after murder conviction
Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesA judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed, the subject of 2014’s wildly popular podcast Serial, after prosecutors requested that his 2000 murder conviction be vacated.
The…
‘Batgirl’ actress Ivory Aquino leaks stunt scene from shelved movie
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesWhile Warner Bros. Discovery’s shelving of Batgirl was to ensure the movie would never see the light of day, one of its stars has leaked a sneak peek.
Trans actress Ivory Aquino was to have a big part in the film, playing Aly…
‘Grown-ish’ star Yara Shahidi to host new Facebook Watch show
ABC/Kwaku AlstonGrown-ish star Yara Shahidi is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jada Pinkett Smith with her own Facebook Watch show.
Jada’s Red Table Talk has become one of the most popular shows on social media. Yara will premiere her Facebook Wa…
Hollywood Ending? Woody Allen isn’t retiring after all
Europa Press News/Europa Press via Getty ImagesAs it turns out, Woody Allen will continue to make movies.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, the Oscar-winning Annie Hall writer-director said he wants to move away from filmmaking and…
Adria Arjona on being in ‘Star Wars” first love scene, who she’d love to dress up as in ‘Andor’
LucasfilmOn Wednesday, Andor, the latest Disney+ Star Wars show, blasts off with a two-episode premiere.
The 12-episode prequel series — the longest yet for a Disney+ show — centers on Diego Luna’s titular Rogue One character, Cassian Andor, a spy f…
CDC: 4 in 5 US pregnancy-related deaths are preventable
Cavan Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report looked at data from the Maternal Mortality …
Groups helping Puerto Rico during Hurricane Fiona
Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico is facing yet another devastating hurricane that has knocked out electricity across the island, just as the five-year anniversary of the deadly, destructive Hurricane Maria passes.
President Joe Biden…