Here's the Scoop...
I cannot believe all of sexual harassment stories that have been pouring in from all over the entertainment world. Once the Harvey Weinstein story broke, stars from James Van Der Beek, Rose McGowan, Terry Crews, Rosanna Arquette, and numerous other entertainment industry artists have come forward to share there stories.
I think we had a sense that things like this had been going on in Hollywood, but this is just shocking!
I just hope that this shows people that you have to speak up about being sexual harassed. Wrong is wrong! Don't stay silent.
Be Well,
Steve
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Craig Robinson lost 50 pounds by giving up alcohol, going vegan
Actor Craig Robinson said he dropped 50 pounds by giving up the booze and going vegan.
Appearing on daytime talk show Harry, Robinson told host Harry Connick, Jr. he had heard a rumor that it was possible for the liver to regenerate after six months and decided to see if it works.
"I just put down the alcohol I was going to detox," Robinson said. "I was like let me see if I can go six months and I just haven't gone back and then working out and I've been trying this vegan lifestyle too."
The 45-year-old actor best known for his roles in The Office, Ghosted and Hot Tub Time Machine said he stuck to the plan, worked out, lost the 50 pounds and came to actually enjoy vegan cuisine.
"There are so many great vegan restaurant and dishes. It's much easier than I thought it would be," he said.
Jennifer Aniston donates $1 million to Hurricane relief efforts
Jennifer Aniston is donating $1 million to hurricane relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey and Maria ravaged Texas and Puerto Rico.
Aniston's donation will be split evenly between singer Ricky Martin's Foundation for Puerto Rico and the American Red Cross, Us Weekly reported.
"Jennifer Aniston U R amazing Thanx 4 donating $500k for our #PuertoRico relief fund," Martin wrote on Twitter Thursday.
"We will never forget. U R saving lives Jenn #Allin4PR," he continued.
"She is concerned that so much is still needed to be done for the victims of these recent hurricanes, especially Puerto Rico where there is still no power to most of the island," a source said of Aniston to E! News. "She hopes this inspires others to give what they can."
Aniston joins a list of celebrities who have also donated to Hurricane relief efforts including Kevin Hart, Chris Young and Jennifer Lopez who also pledged $1 million, among others.
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"I have two kids - I have a baby. And it's so different now. I'm not inclined toward drama and feuds and soundbites."
--Pink, on why she regrets taking a side in the pop feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, to the Los Angeles Times
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Who's replacing Kathy Griffin on CNN New Year's Eve special with Anderson Cooper?
Disney cancels 'Gigantic,' animated spin on 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Walt Disney Animation Group has shut down a planned Jack and the Beanstalk animated film titled Gigantic.
The updated version of the fairytale starring a female giant was set to release in 2020 but has been canceled, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
"Sometimes, no matter how much we love an idea or how much heart goes into it, we find that it just isn't working," Walt Disney Animation Group president Ed Catmull said.
Gigantic was set to be directed by Tangled's Nathan Greno and Inside Out co-writer Meg LeFauve with music by Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez.
The film, officially announced at the D23 convention in 2015, would have been set in Spain sometime between the 15th and 17th centuries as the protagonist, Jack, discovers a land full of giants.
"It's impossible to know when we begin a project how the creative process will unfold, and sometimes, no matter how much we love an idea or how much heart goes into it, we find that it just isn't working," Camull said. "With Gigantic, we've come to that point, and although it's a difficult decision, we are ending active development for now. We are focusing our energies on another project that has been in the works, which we'll be sharing more about soon, now set for Thanksgiving 2020."
Victor Garber to depart The CW's 'Legends of Tomorrow'
Victor Garber will be departing The CW's DC Comics-based ensemble series Legends of Tomorrow.
Garber, who portrays Professor Martin Stein, one half of superhero Firestorm, alongside Franz Drameh's Jax, will exit the show later this year during the currently ongoing Season 3, Deadline reported.
The actor, first featured on The Flash before joining Legends of Tomorrow as a series regular, will be moving on to replace David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder in the Tony Award-winning production of Hello, Dolly!, noted Entertainment Weekly.
Garber's return to broadway will include the 68-year-old teaming up with Bernadette Peters, who is taking over for Bette Midler.
The Season 3 premiere of Legends of Tomorrow featured Stein promising his daughter Lily that he would return to her for the birth of his granddaughter.
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Who's replacing Kathy Griffin on CNN New Year's Eve special with Anderson Cooper?
Andy Cohen will replace Kathy Griffin as Anderson Cooper's co-host for CNN's New Year's Eve special.
Cohen, who hosts Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," will join his friend Cooper for "New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen" in Times Square on Sunday Dec. 31st
"Andy is the life of the party wherever he goes, and what bigger party is there than New Year's Eve? It is going to be a blast!" Cooper said.
CNN terminated its agreement with Griffin, Cooper's longtime co-host for the show, in May after she participated in a photoshoot that featured herself holding up a bloody, decapitated head resembling President Donald Trump.
Cohen and Cooper regularly tour together, hosting a night of conversation in various cities throughout the country.
"I've been friends with Anderson for twenty-five years. We've traveled the world together and performed in 30 plus cities with 'AC2' and it's all led to this one huge night!" Cohen said.