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*“Scandal” star Kerry Washington is the June cover girl for Elle magazine, which has crowned her “the hottest woman on TV.” While the ABC political drama has made her a household name, her role in Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning “Django Unchained” has people continuing to pay attention. “I’m the luckiest broad in Hollywood now,” she told [...]
*In the February issue of Ebony magazine, cover girl Kerry Washington made a comment about her ABC megahit “Scandal” that was picked up by blogs and eventually stretched into something completely foreign to its original intent. The actress, who has campaigned for President Obama and is a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts [...]
*Tonight’s live broadcast of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” will be dedicated to Stevie Wonder. The eight remaining celebrity competitors and their professional dance partners will dance to songs from Wonder’s back catalog, while the legendary singer/musician will perform some of his hits on the show, including “Sir Duke” and “My Cherie Amour.” Wonder will [...]
*So what has Leah Remini been doing since she and Holly Robinson Peete were abruptly booted from CBS’ “The Talk?” She’s taken her talents back to ABC. “It is a blessing to be here, and I hope to stay for a long time and get comfortable,” said Remini, who started her acting career on the [...]
*News organizations are beginning to reveal their guest lists for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, to be held on April 27th. Hollywood is again well-represented, with returning headliner Conan O’Brien set for the headliner role that Jimmy Kimmel played last year. Among the other Tinseltown residents to sit alongside generals and top-tier cabinet secretaries [...]
*ABC is bringing Rochelle Aytes and Jason George to living rooms this summer via “Mistresses,” a drama based on the British series about four girlfriends caught up in webs of secrecy and betrayal – just as the title would suggest…right? “It’s not a bunch of ladies whoring around,” declares executive producer Rina Mimoun. “It’s not the [...]
*“Good Morning America” has topped the morning show wars for the first quarter of 2013 in total viewers and the adults 25-54 demographic, beating NBC’s slipping “Today” show. With an average audience of 5.389 million viewers, it marks the first time the top-rated morning show has won the quarter in total viewers since 1994; and [...]
*ABC made it official in an announcement this morning – former CBS News reporter and “60 Minutes” correspondent Byron Pitts has joined ABC News as an anchor and chief national correspondent based in New York. He’ll also play a significant role on ABC’s Friday newsmagazine “20/20,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pitts will appear across [...]
*ABC has picked up a few more digital properties following its popular Halloween short inspired by “Modern Family, Fizbo: The Clown.” In an effort to expand its offerings online, the network will debut pop culture- and show-related videos under its ABC.comedy umbrella, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Among the first, available today, is “Taye Diggs [...]
*“Southland” star Regina King has joined ABC‘s multi-camera comedy pilot “Divorce: A Love Story,” from Sony TV and ABC Studios. The show, based on an Israeli format, centers on Kenny (Jason Jones) and Robin (Andrea Anders), a recently divorced couple who were bad together but discover they’re even worse apart and can’t seem to stay [...]
*NBC reportedly told former “Today” co-anchor Ann Curry that she could not tweet a message of support for her morning show competitor Robin Roberts after she was diagnosed with MDS. According to a lengthy piece about Curry’s treatment at “Today” in New York Magazine, Curry asked the network if she could tweet her well wishes [...]
*Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards – leader of the Motown songwriting, arranging and producing team known as The Corporation – has died at a hospice at age 68. Richards, whose real name was Dennis Lussier, died Sunday at the Whatcom Hospice House, Peace Health St. Joseph Medical Center spokeswoman Amy Cloud confirmed Monday. He had been [...]
*During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Republican strategist Karl Rove joked with Democratic strategist Donna Brazile about the state of the GOP. The two have been betting on the party’s electoral prospects, with food as the currency. But Rove’s joke, because of its racial history, instantly made headlines. After Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy [...]
*Keshia Knight Pulliam became the target of image terrorism (yeah, we made that up… it’s trendy) because she was caught in a bathing suit and a little extra cushion. In the premiere of ABC’s upcoming series, “Splash,” the actress joins a bunch of other celebrities as they throw themselves into a pool off of some [...]
*Coolio has caused controversy by alleging his appearance on ABC’s “Celebrity Wife Swap” was fake, and he wasn’t in a relationship with the woman who posed as his girlfriend. The rapper took part in the series with a woman named Mimi, who he claimed to be his longterm partner, and they were rumored to have [...]
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