In Quentin Tarantino’s new, 1969-set film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (out Friday), Leonardo DiCaprio plays a fading TV star named Rick Dalton while Brad Pitt portrays his stuntman-turned-gopher Cliff Booth. Back in the late ’60s, Los Angeles was home to plenty of down-on-their-luck actors and underemployed stuntmen, and film fiend Tarantino could probably name most of them. But the director tells EW that one stuntman in particular inspired Pitt’s character.
In an emotional Twitter post, acclaimed music producer Quincy Jones paid tribute to his ex-wife, actress and former model Peggy Lipton, who died last week. "There is absolutely no combination of words that can express the sadness I feel after losing my beloved Peggy Lipton… My wife of 14 years," he wrote. "We shared many, many beautiful memories, and most importantly, we share two incredible daughters… Pie (Kidada) and Doonkie (Rashida).
Rachel Dolezal, former director of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, made waves this summer when it was revealed that she was actually a white woman, despite self-identifying as black for years. The revelation led to yet another public discussion of what, exactly, constitutes being “black,” and the confusion was compounded by a series of bizarre interviews from Dolezal. On Monday, Dolezal appeared on The Real and further attempted to explain her position.
The infamous Scandoval saga could be heading to court. Vanderpump Rules star Rachel Leviss filed a lawsuit against Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix in Los Angeles on Thursday, accusing them of revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. A portmanteau of scandal and Sandoval, Scandoval refers to the bombshell revelation that Sandoval had been cheating on longtime partner Madix with one of her best friends, Leviss.
Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” has already garnered her aguest appearance on Taylor Swift’s tour, become a song of the summer contender and (probably) burned itself into your brain. Now, it’s a PSA for Girl Scouts, too. Platten visits with four Girl Scouts in a new video, and talks to them about strength, empowerment and the meaning behind “Fight Song.” “There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise,” she says.
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Question: What kind of Bear is best? Apparently, a naked one?! Rainn Wilson is the latest celeb to join Running Wild With Bear Grylls, and in this exclusive clip, the Office alum and the titular British survivalist get back to nature while setting out fishing lines in the very, very, very cold water of Utah's La Sal Mountains. "That lake is about 55 degrees," Wilson says in the clip after catching his breath from the icy dip.
Forget hybrid work schedules — Rainn Wilson believes that his Office character Dwight Schrute would've been able to successfully get the rest of his Dunder Mifflin coworkers to return to the office. The actor said that he wished the NBC comedy had filmed a series of episodes at the height of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and shared his hilarious pitch for a potential return-to-office episode. "It would've been so much fun to film The Office during the pandemic.
Alas, filmmaker Chris Columbus does not appear to tweet (I checked), so we must for now remain bereft of his feelings concerning Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, and Raj’s tradition of celebrating “Columbus” Day by watching the Columbus-penned generational touchstones Goonies, Gremlins, and Young Sherlock Holmes — probably the nicest Columbus Day joke ever made about the Home Alone director, in fact. (And yes, Young Sherlock Holmes is indeed a touchstone, if only because it is the first major motion picture to feature a character fashioned entirely via computer.
Ralph Cirella, a longtime friend and stylist to Howard Stern who frequently appeared on his popular radio show, has died at 58. The emotional host announced the news on SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show, during which he revealed that Cirella was receiving treatment for a “rare lymphoma” when his “heart gave out” on Tuesday morning. He also voiced his frustrations over the circumstances of the loss, saying, "Ralph developed an illness, but I really feel he got involved a little too late because the illness he got was curable and was treatable, but he had some complications of waiting too long, and I got very upset with him.