Stacy Revere/Getty Images for BIG3Lisa Leslie knows basketball. That’s why it wasn’t much of a surprise when the three-time WNBA MVP and four-time Olympic gold medal winner was able to lead her Big3 league team, the Triplets, to victory in 2019, in her first year as coach. Leslie tells Essence magazine that coaching a Big3 men’s team wasn’t…… read more »
ABCLucy Liu cleared the air about what really happened between her and Bill Murray on the set of Charlie’s Angels. Liu, who starred as Alex in the hit 2000 film, spoke with Los Angeles Times’ Asian Enough podcast Tuesday and recalled the tumultuous relationship she had with Murray, who played Bosley. The Chinese-American actress said the two had an argument after she rehearsed a scene Murray…… read more »
Phillip Faraone/WireImageRuby Rose is “sending around love” after her recent hospitalization. Taking to Instagram Stories on Tuesday, the former Batwoman star revealed that she had to be hospitalized after suffering complications following surgery. “I did have a procedure and I had to have surgery, but it was fine and the surgery went well,” she began. “But then I had a…… read more »
Fred Lee/Getty ImagesFollowing “further medical evaluation,” American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has withdrawn from Thursday’s final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics “to focus on her mental health,” USA Gymnastics announced. “Simone will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week’s individual event finals,” the sport’s national governing body said in a statement…… read more »
Tommaso Boddi/WireImageBob Odenkirk has reportedly been hospitalized after suffering an unspecified medical emergency while filming Better Call Saul. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the 58-year-old actor is still undergoing treatment after collapsing on the show’s set on Tuesday. Sources tell the outlet that crew members immediately surrounded the fallen actor and summoned an ambulance. Sources were unable to…… read more »
ABC/Mitch HaasethRege-Jean Page is walking in 007’s footsteps. No, the Bridgerton star hasn’t been cast as James Bond — yet — but he’s taking the lead role in The Saint, an adaptation of a 1960s U.K. spy series that once was a Bond-precursor for the late Roger Moore. The Hollywood Reporter says Page will co-produce and star as Simon Templar, a…… read more »
Disney+A YouTuber whose viral deepfake fix to a digitally de-aged Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian was given, as Darth Vader might say, a “substantial reward” for his efforts. He now works for Industrial Light and Magic, George Lucas’ effects company, which has brought Star Wars’ effects to life since the original 1977 film. The content creator who calls himself Shamook had more than 2.4…… read more »
Samir Hussein/WireImage Top Boy breakout star Micheal Ward has been tapped to star in Sam Mendes’ upcoming drama Empire of Light, Deadline has learned. According to the report, Mendes and execs were “blown away” by the actor’s table read. While plot details have not been announced, the film is described as a “love story” set around an old cinema on the South…… read more »
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicFormer Prison Break star Wentworth Miller took to Instagram to reveal he was diagnosed as autistic last year. “Preceded by a self-diagnosis. Followed by a formal diagnosis,” the 49-year-old actor explained, adding, “[It was] a shock. But not a surprise.” Miller noted that he has too much learn about the disorder to bear the mantle for it. “There is a now-familiar cultural…… read more »
David HiggsWinston Duke is leaving Wakanda behind — at least for a little while — to start a brand-new gig in Gotham City. Duke, who became a breakout star in Black Panther with his portrayal of M’Baku, has been tapped to lead Spotify’s podcast series Batman Unburied, where he’ll voice the Dark Knight himself. Duke will be joined by Harry…… read more »
