Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Wilde, Kelly Rowland, Ali Wong and Demi Lovato were among the celebrities who helped 500 underserved Los Angeles students celebrate the holidays Tuesday at BMO Stadium. Hosted by Baby2Baby and sponsored by Nordstrom, FRAME and LAFC, the event saw children in first through third grades pick out new toys and clothing. A […]

Olivia Wilde didn’t have any scenes with Charli XCX in Gregg Araki’s “I Want Your Sex.” However, the “Brat” singer did receive quite the cheeky gift from Wilde. “I left it on her chair because I knew she was coming in right after me,” Wilde told me Tuesday at the Baby2Baby Holiday Event at BMO […]

“Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness’ first comedy special, “Fun and Slutty,” will premiere on the streaming platform Veeps on Jan. 23. Filmed before a live audience in Austin, the official description for the special says that Van Ness, who identifies as non-binary, sets out “to educate an unsuspecting audience on the definitions, shenanigans, and […]

LGBTQ representation in kids and family programming will be honored with a new awards series, The Velmas. The Velmas are the flagship initiative of The Rainbow Project, a new organization “committed to acknowledging and amplifying the creators and storytellers who push the boundaries of queer storytelling in children’s media,” reads a press announcement released Tuesday […]

The Gotham Awards red carpet at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City has opened. Already spotted are Pamela Anderson, Guy Pearce, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, Justice Smith, Sebastian Stan and more. “Anora” leads the Monday night ceremony — considered the unofficial launch of the months-long awards march to the Oscars — with […]

TikTok star Noah Beck is ready for his close-up. The 23-year-old former soccer player makes his acting debut in director Justin Wu’s “Sidelined: The QB and Me.” He stars in the Tubi teen romance as high school quarterback heartthrob Drayton opposite Siena Agudong (TV’s “Resident Evil”) as his dancer love interest Dallas. The film is […]

World of Wonder’s Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato will be honored at the Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2024, with the theme Art Speaks Through Us. The two will receive the Icon Award during the three-day Los Angeles event’s awards ceremony on Dec. 1. Honorees also include Artist Hall of Fame winner Holly […]

Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson was ready to take another break from musical theater as he had done once before. That is until he got an offer he couldn’t refuse. “Oh, Mary!” director Sam Pinkleton wanted him for a starring role in a revival of the Tony Award-winning musical “La Cage aux Folles” at the Pasadena […]

The first trailer and poster for the new Liza Minnelli documentary, “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story,” has debuted. The poster features a red, white, light blue and black illustration of a young Minnelli, with her signature pixy hair style and long eyelashes, by artist Kii Arens. The trailer opens with Minnelli sitting in […]

Ethan Slater is trying to get used to the attention he’s receiving for both his professional and private lives. He’s making his big-screen acting debut as the lovesick Boq in Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” opposite Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Baily, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Marissa Bode. Last year, Slater and Grande faced scrutiny […]

Javier Bardem has just left a movie theater in Madrid, where he screened his new animated musical movie “Spellbound” for his kids — Leo, 13, and Luna, 11 – and 15 of their friends. “They loved it,” Bardem tells me during a phone conversation. “But they were fed up with me rehearsing at home because […]

César Award winners Ella Rumpf and Louis Garrel will co-star alongside Angelina Jolie in director Alice Winocour’s first English-language film “Stitches.” I can also exclusively report that Anyier Anei, Garance Marillier and Finnegan Oldfield have been cast as well. “Stiches” follows American filmmaker Maxine (Jolie) on a “life and death journey as she arrives in […]

Cameron Diaz made a rare public appearance Tuesday in Los Angeles to help honor “Emilia Pérez” stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón at Elle magazine’s Women in Hollywood event. “It’s really quite incredible to be in this room right now because it reminds me so much of what I love about making […]

Benito Skinner recalled Charli XCX playing her guest role on his upcoming comedy series “Overcompensating,” saying it was “so insane.” “I was so proud of her,” Skinner told me at GQ’s Men of the Year party on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. “She came on set and she was absolutely incredible and she blew everyone […]

Paul Mescal is hoping “Glicked” is the new “Barbenheimer” by urging moviegoers to take in a double feature of “Gladiator II” and “Wicked.” “I think they complement each other really well because they’re so different,” the Oscar-nominated actor told me at the “Gladiator II” premiere on Monday night in Los Angeles. “And if you love […]

Selena Gomez, George Lucas, Gayle King and the cast of “One Tree Hill” are among the winners of the fourth annual Anthem Awards. The honors are presented by the Webby Awards to recognize social impact work. Gold Anthem Award winners include Google; Everytown for Gun Safety; George Lucas Educational Foundation; Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez; […]

Denzel Washington may have said that his same-sex kiss in “Gladiator II” was cut from the movie because the powers that be got “chicken,” but, according to director Ridley Scott, the kiss may not have happened at all. “No, that’s bullshit,” Scott told me Monday night at the “Gladiator II” premiere in Hollywood. He later […]

The red carpet for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Governors Awards was overflowing with A-listers. Sunday’s starry evening, considered the first major campaign stop for the year’s Oscar contenders, will include the presentation of honorary Oscars to the late Quincy Jones, the first Black producer to be nominated for best picture, […]

Rosie Perez has been a lifelong boxing fan. However she kept her love for the sport a secret because so many people find it “too barbaric.” But a few years ago, she began tweeting commentary while watching fights. Fast forward to today. Nicknamed “The First Lady of Boxing,” Perez is one of the official commentators […]