American actor and filmmaker Bill Duke was 37 years old when he was cast as Leon James — the pimp of Julian Kaye who was a suspect in framing Kaye of murder — in the classic “American Gigolo” back in 1980. Bill was cast alongside the great Richard Gere as the high-priced escort who is
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Alec Baldwin‘s gotta be breathing sighs of relief over settling the “Rust” wrongful death lawsuit, and his first stop after the announcement is the Bronx Zoo … with most of his kids. Alec’s pulling major dad duty Wednesday … getting in some QT at the world-famous zoo with 4 of his 7 children he shares
Alec Baldwin is picking up where he left off in the movie that claimed a D.P.’s life — ’cause her widow has settled his lawsuit against Baldwin and others … and he’ll now executive produce the movie side by side with AB. Shocking news broke Wednesday morning in relation to the “Rust'” drama … namely,
Pete Davidson is seemingly erasing his past with Kim Kardashian — sporting a bandage where he used to have a “My Girl is a Lawyer” tattoo. Pete was spotted Wednesday on the set of his upcoming comedy series “Bupkis” in NYC, and he had a bandage peaking through his shirt. Remember, PD got that infamous
Will Smith might be back in business sooner than later — a key project of his that was paused seems on track to see the light of day after all … this after a solid test screening. The beleaguered actor — who’s still trying to repair his image after the Oscars slap — was on
Billy Eichner‘s new romcom completely bombed at the box office — and he appears to be chalking it up to homophobia across the country. The comedian-turned-actor took to Twitter Sunday to acknowledge the low ticket sales — the movie only raked in $4.8 million domestically, placing 4th this weekend — and he’s definitely bummed by
Niners wideout Ray-Ray McCloud will channel Bow Wow‘s Calvin Cambridge for “Monday Night Football” — TMZ Sports has learned he’s copped a pair of custom “Like Mike” cleats for the big contest against the Rams!! The 25-year-old receiver hit up Joe Castro to get the movie-themed spikes done … and we’re told after the Cali
Letitia Wright seems to be taking up the ‘Black Panther’ mantle post-Chadwick Boseman — a revelation that just made itself clear in the latest trailer for the forthcoming sequel. A new ‘Wakanda Forever’ trailer just dropped, and it appears to confirm a major fan theory that’s been floated for months — namely, that Shuri, T’Challa’s
UPDATE 5:11 PM PT — Photos of the paparazzo who was injured in Argentina have surfaced, and it certainly looks like he was banged up as a result of the incident. UPDATE The man, Pedro Orquera, is seen here on a stretcher during the night in question (very early Sunday morning) with a neck brace
Play video content BACKGRID A new movie about Emmett Till hits theaters next week, and the lead actor who’s taking on the role says he learned some lessons — both about himself and his surroundings. Actor Jalyn Hall — who plays Emmett in the forthcoming film, ‘Till’ — attended the New York Film Festival premiere
Ana de Armas‘ new movie about Marilyn Monroe is being blasted as a pro-life advertisement — with none other than Planned Parenthood coming out against some mommy-baby scenes. Caren Spruch, a PP honcho, tells THR … “As film and TV shapes many people’s understanding of sexual and reproductive health, it’s critical these depictions accurately portray
George and Amal Clooney brought out some of their most famous friends in NYC to christen a new award show … with guests including Michelle Obama, Drew Barrymore, Cindy Crawford and more. The star-studded event went down Thursday at the New York Public Library. The Albie Awards, named after Justice Albie Sachs — and hosted
Play video content TMZ.com Could a Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson reunion be in the works?? Don’t count it out just yet — ’cause Kenya Barris tells TMZ Sports he’d love to include them in the reboot of the iconic 1992 film, “White Men Can’t Jump.” We spoke with Barris — who cowrote the highly
It appears Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin are back on track, at least if body language is any indicator, just weeks after she filed for divorce. The married couple of 25 years were spotted Thursday in deep convo outside a grocery store in Calabasas. Notice Sly’s hand on Jennifer’s leg as they chat … certainly
Amber Heard apparently was looking for a place where people wouldn’t judge her … and she may have found it in Spain. Amber was last seen hopping on a private jet back in June, shortly after losing the spectacularly popular trial against Johnny Depp. While Johnny seemed to be everywhere, basking in the glow of
American actress Scout Taylor-Compton was just 20 years old when she was cast as Samantha — the babysitter who naively allows a stocker to kidnap a young boy on her watch — in the film “Obsessed” back in 2009. Scout shared the big screen with Beyonce as the wife and mother who does not shy
The iconic cottage from “Hocus Pocus” is coming to life … the Sanderson Sisters are opening up their home to two lucky guests, who can try to cast some ancient spells. In celebration of the upcoming release of “Hocus Pocus 2,” the witches are hosting a super rare overnight stay at their Salem, MA home,
Olympic gold medalist diver Tom Daley‘s screenwriter husband, Dustin Lance Black, says he’s on the mend from a serious head injury that had doctors telling him to “shut off his brain” in order to recover. Dustin, famous for writing the 2008 movie “Milk,” shared the health update Monday on social media, telling folks it’s been