December 17, 2018

Here's the Scoop...

The animated adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $35.4 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is The Mule with $17.2 million, followed by Dr. Seuss' The Grinch at No. 3 with $11.6 million, Ralph Breaks the Internet at No. 4 with $9.6 million and Mortal Engines at No. 5 with $7.5 million.

Rounding out the top tier are Creed II at No. 6 with $5.4 million, Bohemian Rhapsody at No. 7 with $4.1 million, Instant Family at No. 8 with $3.7 million, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at No. 9 with $3.7 million and Green Book at No. 10 with $2.8 million.

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President Trump tweets 'SNL' is part of 'Democrat spin machine'

U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam Saturday Night Live as being part of a "Democrat spin machine" Sunday.

"A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live. It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can't be legal? Only defame & belittle! Collusion?" Trump tweeted.

The show had hours earlier parodied the alternate-reality, holiday classic It's A Wonderful Life, imagining how much happier the people in Trump's world would be had Trump not been elected president in 2016.

Kenan Thompson plays Clarence the angel in the 9-minute, black-and-white segment, which also featured Alec Baldwin as Trump, Matt Damon as Brett Kavanaugh, Kate McKinnon as Kellyanne Conway, Ben Stiller as Michael Cohen, Robert DeNiro as Robert Mueller, Cecily Strong as Melania Trump and Aidy Bryant as Sarah Sanders. Heidi Gardner plays Trump's fictional future wife Hernia.

Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson to perform on 'Voice' finale

The Voice coaches Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson are to perform on Tuesday's Season 15 finale of the singing competition series, NBC announced.

Also scheduled to take the stage are John Legend, Dierks Bentley, Halsey, Marshmello and Bastille, Panic! at the Disco and Brynn Cartelli.

The top four finalists are to compete for the last time on Monday, and the winner will be revealed on Tuesday's live telecast.

Legend will be a coach on the show when it returns for its next edition in the spring. He will join Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as mentors. Carson Daly will be back as host.

LOOSE LIPS:

"They called me 'granny.' They're like, 'You're our granny now.'"
--Nicole Kidman, on her kids' reaction to her unrecognizable movie makeover for Destroyer, to the Los Angeles Times

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Which former 'Revenge' co-stars wed in the Bahamas?

Offset begs Cardi B to take him back during concert

Rapper Offset appeared onstage at Cardi B's concert in Los Angeles on Saturday and begged his estranged wife to take him back.

"In front of the world, I love you," Offset told Cardi B after three boxes spelling out, "Take Me Back Cardi" were brought on stage, People.com reported.

Cardi B's response was not captured by her microphone, but Offset left the stage after they had a brief discussion.

UsMagazine.com said Cardi B posted an Instagram video after some of her supporters criticized Offset, the father of her infant daughter Kulture, for his actions.

"Violating my baby father isn't going to make me feel any better, because at the end of the day, that's still family," she said. "Unfortunately, we going through things and, um, it's not private, it became public ... and I just want things to die down, I just need time so we can see eye-to-eye. I can't predict the future, I don't know. I don't need people coming at my baby father and [expletive] that doesn't make me feel any better. And I just want to say thank you, everybody. Respect my wishes."

Cardi B announced earlier this month that she had split from Offset, her husband of more than 14 months.

'Andi Mack' actor Stoney Westmoreland fired after arrest

Disney Channel has announced it fired Stoney Westmoreland, an actor on its sitcom Andi Mack, after he was arrested in Utah this week.

KSL.com reported Westmoreland, 48, allegedly tried to arrange a sexual encounter with a person he met through an online dating app and believed was 13 years old.

Court documents show he was arrested for investigation of enticing a minor by Internet or text, a second-degree felony, and four counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, a third-degree felony.

"Stoney Westmoreland, an actor working on the series Andi Mack, was arrested in Salt Lake City today," a Disney Channel representative said in a statement Friday. "Given the nature of the charges and our responsibility for the welfare of employed minors, we have released him from his recurring role and he will not be returning to work on the series which wraps production on its third season next week."

Andi Mack films in the city where Westmoreland was arrested.

Created by Terri Minsky, the show stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee as a 13-year-old middle school student. Westmoreland played Henry "Ham" Mack, the title character's grandfather on the comedy, Deadline.com said.

Westmoreland's other credits include in Scandal, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and NCIS.

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Which former 'Revenge' co-stars wed in the Bahamas?

Former Revenge co-stars Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman exchanged wedding vows in the Bahamas this weekend.

The news was reported by People.com and UsMagazine.com Saturday.

VanCamp, 32, and Bowman, 30, got engaged in May 2017 after about five years of dating.

Their TV show ran on ABC 2011-15.