Can the 91st Academy Awards be saved? Yes — at least, grading on the curve that is the Oscar telecast, the mess that the Academy has made of things leading up to this year’s show, and the low bar set by the last host-less Academy Awards in 1989. That Allan Carr-produced Oscars infamously began with…… MORE
Gwyneth Paltrow is fighting back against a man who is accusing her of crashing into him and causing him serious injuries while skiing on a Utah mountain in 2016. Paltrow filed a countersuit on Wednesday against Terry Sanderson and in the documents obtained by CNN, the actress and GOOP founder claims that he skied into…… MORE
[Breaking news update, published at 8:14 p.m. ET] A charge of disorderly conduct has been approved against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, according to an email from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Filing a false police report is disorderly conduct, according to Illinois code. Disorderly conduct is a class 4 felony, the State’s Attorney Office…… MORE
Kylie Jenner gets why people don’t believe she’s self-made, but she insists she is. “My parents told me I needed to make my own money, it’s time to learn how to save and spend your own money, stuff like that,” she told Paper magazine. “What I’m trying to say is I did have a platform,…… MORE
Kate Beckinsale hasn’t confirmed she’s dating Pete Davidson, but you better respect the fact that she might be. People have been speculating that the pair are a couple ever since last month, when they were spotted together at a Golden Globes afterparty. Neither has gone public to confirm it, but that hasn’t stopped people from…… MORE
One, two, three — Ariana Grande is in the best possible place to be. The singer’s “Thank U, Next” album has her sitting pretty atop the Billboard charts. She’s the first artist to occupy the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart since The Beatles did…… MORE
Chicago detectives want to speak to actor Jussie Smollett — but it’s not clear when, or if, that will happen. Police want to ask Smollett additional questions about the attack he reported on January 29, but as of Tuesday morning, Smollett’s attorneys had not indicated when their client will be available to talk to police.…… MORE
Pop TV might not loom large on the average TV viewer’s radar, but the cable network has a show that feels very much of the moment in “Flack,” a British drama starring Anna Paquin as a take-no-prisoners public-relations pro, charged with extricating celebrity clients from various crises. The title, it’s worth noting, is a disparaging…… MORE
Dolly Parton says her husband is proud of her, but he’s not the biggest fan of her music. Appearing Monday on the UK’s “Good Morning Britain” to promote the West End premiere of “9 to 5: The Musical,” Parton revealed that her husband of more than 50 years, Carl Thomas Dean, has only seen her…… MORE
Mandy Moore is speaking out about her former marriage to singer Ryan Adams. The “This Is Us” star was married to Adams from 2009 to 2016 and addressed their relationship in an episode of the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast on Monday. “I felt like I was drowning,” Moore said. “It was so untenable and…… MORE
