NEW YORK — With the end of “The Late Show” looming, Stephen Colbert is reflecting on his tenure as host, including some of the guests he found most attractive.

During Wednesday’s episode of the “Strike Force Five” podcast, Colbert revealed he was “wildly attracted” to actress Michelle Williams when she first appeared on the show...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Donald Gibb, the actor who played the hulking fraternity bro Ogre in “Revenge of the Nerds” and Ray “Tiny” Jackson in “Bloodsport,” has died. He was 71.

Gibb’s son Travis confirmed his father’s death to TMZ on Tuesday evening after he died earlier that day at home in Texas surrounded by family. Gibb, a former ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian with a reputation for pushing buttons, reportedly has upset members of George Floyd’s family with a joke he made in Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart.”

“The Black community is so proud of you,” Hinchcliffe said to Hart during Sunday’s live airing. “Right now George Floyd is looking ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Demi Moore is weighing in about how Hollywood should respond to the growing influence of AI — and it starts with embracing the technology.

"I always feel that against-ness breeds against-ness," Moore said during a press conference on Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival. "AI is here. And so to fight it is to fight something ...Read more

[This article contains spoilers for the penultimate episode of "The Boys."]

LOS ANGELES — There's just one episode to go in the fifth and final season of Prime Video's irreverent superhero satire, "The Boys." The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jamie Foxx and Alyce Huckstepp are leveling up their relationship, with a little one of their own on the way.

The Oscar-winning "Ray" actor, 58, is expecting a baby with girlfriend Huckstepp, The Times confirmed Wednesday. The baby will be the pair's first but the third for Foxx, who is also the father to 32-year-old actor ...Read more

Matt Damon approached The Odyssey like it was "the last movie [he'd] ever do".

The 55-year-old actor stars alongside the likes of Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron in The Odyssey, Sir Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic, the Odyssey, and Matt has now opened up ...Read more

Sir Peter Jackson thinks AI should be treated "like any other tool".

The 64-year-old filmmaker - who is best known for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy - insists he's not especially concerned about the potential impact of AI on the movie business, suggesting that it won't change things dramatically.

Speaking at ...Read more

Brooks Nader underwent lifeguard training in preparation for her role in Baywatch.

The 29-year-old beauty stars alongside the likes of Stephen Amell, Shay Mitchell, and Livvy Dunne in the much-anticipated Baywatch reboot, and Brooks has revealed that she and her co-stars became "full certified lifeguards" in preparation for the TV show.

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Hilary Duff felt flattered to be invited to pose for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

The 38-year-old pop star admitted that posing for the well-known magazine was initially "scary" - but Hilary ultimately relished the opportunity, describing it as an "incredibly empowering" experience.

Hilary told Sports Illustrated: "I'm a mom of four,...Read more

Jennifer Aniston feels "very happy" with Jim Curtis.

The 57-year-old actress and Jim recently celebrated the one-year mark in their relationship, and the loved-up couple are loving life together.

A source told People: "It's a great partnership and makes Jen very happy.

"Jim's a special guy. Everyone loves his energy."

Jennifer is "incredibly...Read more

Peter Jackson was the man who gave Kate Winslet her first on-screen kiss when she was 17 years old.

The Lord of the Rings filmmaker had a cameo in 1994 crime drama Heavenly Creatures, which was one of the first movies he directed.

The film was based on the notorious Parker-Hulme murder case in New Zealand in which the Honorah Mary Rieper - ...Read more

As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh. A slight head tilt, creepy smile or strange movement from star Inde Navarrette was enough to make them jump, and I had the realization that the most terrifying thing for a young man these days is an emotionally unregulated and ...Read more

'IS GOD IS'

Rated R for strong/bloody violence and language.

What it’s about: Twin sisters set off on a revenge road trip to enact vengeance on their abusive father.

The kid attractor factor: This is a Southern noir — bleak, violent and dark. Not for kids.

Good lessons/bad lessons: It's a challenge to escape our circumstances and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tatiana Maslany and video calls don't have the best track record these days.

In the opening moments of the new Apple TV series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed," her character Paula, a recently divorced mom with a mysterious past trying to keep her life together, is in the middle of a late-night venting session on her laptop with a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If gas prices have you second-guessing a road trip this summer, this season’s crop of television series can transport you to distant lands, real and imagined, for a much lower price. Visit the American frontier, 1930s New York and the mountains of Europe. And get a glimpse of dragons, superheroes, airbenders and pro athletes ...Read more

In the wake of the nominations for this year’s Tony Awards, coming June 7, here are short versions of my reviews of every Broadway show currently playing in New York. The (+) symbol designates those that are recommended.

“& Juliet”: A savvy jukebox musical from London offering a feminist reworking of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Demi Lovato’s It’s Not That Deep Tour is just not that good.

It’s not necessarily that bad either. But it’s certainly forgettable — a tour with very little to say and even less to offer beyond 90 minutes of decent distraction.

So, yeah, what some 8,500 fans witnessed on Monday night (May 11) at Chase Center in ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “The Real Housewives of Orange County” returns for its 20th season on July 9, followed a month later by a new series to celebrate 20 years of Housewives everywhere, the network announced on Monday.

When “The Real Housewives of Orange County” returns in July, its cast will include Vicki Gunvalson, the OG of the OC, as...Read more

The "be careful what you wish for" genre gets a slick, swift jolt of electricity in "Obsession," a finely crafted tale of a spell — and a crush — gone very, very wrong.

Bear (Michael Johnston, looking like a young Billy Crudup) is anything but the animal for which he's named. He's a shy guy carrying a flame for his co-worker and trivia ...Read more