Category Archives: Entertainment News – ABC Audio
Ryan Reynolds pressured by the "powerful" pumpkin spice lobby to apologize for slamming autumnal addiction
Courtesy Aviation American GinIn a new ad for his Aviation American Gin, Ryan Reynolds is pushing back against the imminent annual addiction known as pumpkin spice season. "It's nearly fall, which mea...
Sep 18, 2023
Leslie Jones says Will Smith shouldn't have accepted his Oscar after "humiliating" slap of Chris Rock
Chris Haston/NBC(NOTE LANGUAGE) Leslie Jones didn't hold back in her new memoir when talking about Will Smith's infamous onstage slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in 2022. In fact, she said Wil...
Sep 18, 2023
In Brief: 'Winning Time' over for HBO, and more
Both The Talk and The Jennifer Hudson Show have postponed their return dates amidst criticism during the writers' strike. A spokesperson for CBS tells Variety, that The Talk's season premiere, initial...
Sep 18, 2023
'The Nun 2' and 'A Haunting in Venice' nearly tie at box office
Warner Bros.In a weekend marked by sluggish movie-going, two horror films, A Haunting in Venice and The Nun 2, battled it out for the top spot at the U.S. box office. The N...
Sep 18, 2023
Drew Barrymore pauses production of show due to writers strike following backlash
CBS Media VenturesDrew Barrymore has decided to pause production of her show following backlash in the industry over her recent decision to move forward with the show amid the Writers Guild of America...
Sep 17, 2023
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assault by four women
Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesRussell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse by four women in a new report published by three U.K. outlets on Saturday. According to The Sunday Times, The T...
Sep 17, 2023
Ashton Kutcher steps down from anti-child sex abuse nonprofit he co-founded
Jerod Harris/Getty ImagesAshton Kutcher is stepping down as chairman of the board of Thorn, a nonprofit organization aimed at fighting child sex abuse and human trafficking, ABC News has confirmed. Th...
Sep 15, 2023
Drew Barrymore on why her talk show is returning amid strikes
CBS Media VenturesAfter receiving backlash for her decision to resume her daytime talk show amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Drew Barrymore posted an emotional video to social media Friday. She too...
Sep 15, 2023
Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-lee are separating after 27 years
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesHugh Jackman and his wife of 27 years, Deborra-lee Furness, are separating, ABC News has confirmed. The two issued a joint statement saying they have agreed to part ways amicab...
Sep 15, 2023
Comedian Hasan Minhaj admits some of his stand-up stories are fiction
Clifton Prescod/Netflix © 2022Comedian Hasan Minhaj has admitted to making up some of the stories told in his past stand-up specials. In a New Yorker profile, the former Daily Show contributor sa...
Sep 15, 2023