Travis Barker’s Daughter Responds To Criticism That She Uses ‘Black Girls As Props’ On TikTok
Travis Barker’s 17-year-old daughter Alabama posted a TikTok of herself and a group of Black friends lip-syncing YN Jay’s 2020 song “Perc & Sex.” The video quickly gained attention and harsh criticism.
news.yahoo.comFormer NFL player faces DUI charge in Florida after crash
Vontae Davis, 34, smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes and could barely stay awake while being interviewed by a trooper after the accident early Saturday on the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood, Florida, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. According to troopers, Davis lost control of his Tesla sedan and it collided with the parked pickup truck on the side of the turnpike. The impact of the collision sent the pickup truck spinning into a concrete barrier, and the truck struck its driver who had been waiting outside. The driver was taken to a hospital with multiple injuries, the report said. Davis refused to provide a blood or urine sample and wouldn't agree to perform a field sobriety test, the report said.
wftv.comPolice: 'High chance' of Hollywood mass shooting prevented
A “high chance” of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted Tuesday by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Braxton Johnson was taken into custody Tuesday after he allegedly made violent threats involving weapons to security staff at the apartment building and people outside, the agency said the following day. A search of Johnson's apartment turned up two assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines, all of which are illegal in California, as well as three handguns, a sniper rifle, a shotgun and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
news.yahoo.comWrexham eyes Hollywood ending in impressive FA Cup run
LONDON — (AP) — The Hollywood owners of Wrexham are still learning the vernacular of British soccer. They don’t need guidance, though, to set the scene for this weekend’s FA Cup match against second-division Sheffield United. The teams play on Sunday at Wrexham's sold-out Racecourse Ground in northeast Wales, about 28 miles south of Liverpool. Wrexham beat second-tier Coventry City 4-3 to reach the fourth round of the competition for the first time since 2000. “We have got a huge tradition in the FA Cup,” said Chris Jones, a member of the Wrexham Supporters Trust.
wftv.comWrexham eyes Hollywood ending in impressive FA Cup run
LONDON — (AP) — The Hollywood owners of Wrexham are still learning the vernacular of British soccer. They don’t need guidance, though, to set the scene for this weekend’s FA Cup match against second-division Sheffield United. The teams play on Sunday at Wrexham's sold-out Racecourse Ground in northeast Wales, about 28 miles south of Liverpool. Wrexham beat second-tier Coventry City 4-3 to reach the fourth round of the competition for the first time since 2000. “We have got a huge tradition in the FA Cup,” said Chris Jones, a member of the Wrexham Supporters Trust.
wftv.comWrexham eyes Hollywood ending in impressive FA Cup run
The Hollywood owners of Wrexham are still learning the vernacular of British soccer. Rob McElhenney, who co-owns the fifth-tier club with fellow actor Ryan Reynolds, joked that he’s visited Sheffield and likes the people but “they of course are the enemy now and their tyrannical reign through the Championship must be stopped a la Goliath.” Wrexham is lowest-ranked team left in the world’s oldest soccer knockout competition, 71 places below its opponent in English soccer’s pyramid.
news.yahoo.comOscar nominations Tuesday could give blockbusters a boost
If things go as expected, "Top Gun: Maverick," "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and "Elvis" could all rack up somewhere between six and nine nominations. John Williams, his longtime composer, should extend his record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person. Another nod for best score will give Williams his 53rd nomination, a number that trails only Walt Disney's 59. Many questions remain, though, like whether the love for "Top Gun: Maverick" will go far enough to win Tom Cruise a best actor nomination. Last year saw flashes of triumphant resurrection for theaters, like the success of “Top Gun: Maverick,” after two years of pandemic.
wftv.comReview: The good, the bad and the Tuesday of the 2023 Globes
Tuesday night doesn’t really scream “glamorous awards show.” Hollywood, in large part, turned out too, acting as though it wasn’t a rainy weekday in Southern California and as though they hadn’t just a year ago protested the existence of the show. Brad Pitt and Angela Bassett came.
news.yahoo.comGolden Globes red carpet underway, after year off the air
The red carpet — colored gray this year — was just as flush with decked-out stars as ever ahead of the ceremony Tuesday. It now has 96 members, including six Black members, along with 103 nonmember voters. THE NOMINEESMartin McDonagh’s feuding friends tale “The Banshees of Inisherin” comes in with a leading eight nominations, including nods for actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s existential action comedy “Everything Everywhere all at Once” is up for six awards, including nods for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. On the TV side, the public school sitcom “Abbott Elementary” leads with five nominations, including a nod for Quinta Brunson's lead performance.
wftv.comThe Golden Globes return Tuesday in a 1-year audition
It now has 96 members, including six Black members, along with 103 nonmember voters. Cruise responded more forcefully to the HFPA revelations than almost anyone in the industry, returning his three Golden Globe awards. THE NOMINEESMartin McDonagh’s feuding friends tale “The Banshees of Inisherin” comes in with a leading eight nominations, including nods for actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s existential action comedy “Everything Everywhere all at Once” is up for six awards, including nods for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. On the TV side, the public school sitcom “Abbott Elementary” leads with five nominations, including a nod for Quinta Brunson's lead performance.
wftv.comSpielberg, 'Top Gun' feted by National Board of Review
NEW YORK — (AP) — The prize for best film of the year at the National Board of Review Awards went to “Top Gun: Maverick." Despite the lack of a broadcast from Cipriani's 42 Street in midtown Manhattan, the National Board of Review Awards have long been a regular and starry stop in Hollywood's awards season. The National Board of Review makes it easier, too, by announcing winners in advance and pairing each with a lavish introduction from a collaborator or friend. Spielberg, who won best director for his movie-memoir "The Fabelmans," was introduced by "West Side Story" star Ariana DeBose. "Top Gun" star Tom Cruise didn't attend Sunday, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer applauded him while accepting for best film.
wftv.comWrexham thrills Hollywood owners with upset win in FA Cup
COVENTRY, England — (AP) — Welsh soccer club Wrexham thrilled its Hollywood owners by causing a big shock in the FA Cup on Saturday. “I’m completely and totally speechless,” Reynolds, best known for starring in the “Deadpool” movies, tweeted to his 21 million followers. What a win.”McElhenney, an American actor and director who was the creator of TV show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," was just as stunned. McElhenney followed that up by posting: “We’re just getting started.”With its exciting win over Coventry, a team from the second-tier Championship, Wrexham ensured there will be non-league representation in the fourth round — or the last 32. Wrexham, the world’s third oldest professional club, was the architect of one of the FA Cup’s greatest upsets, beating then-English champion Arsenal in the third round in 1992.
wftv.comPolice: 1 man killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Hollywood Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES — One man was killed and two others were wounded on Saturday after a gunman opened fire near the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsAccording to the Los Angeles Police Department, three men in their early-to-mid 30s were struck by gunfire as they exited a building near Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Avenue at 1:20 a.m. PST, KTLA-TV reported. The men were shot as they exited a building near Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Avenue, police said. Many people were in the area when the shooting occurred, Los Angeles police Detective Sean Kinchla told KTLA. “You have clubs getting out, restaurants open and there were a lot of people in the area.”Police said there was no suspect description, and the wounded men have not been cooperating with officers, KTTV reported.
wftv.com1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Hollywood Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — A man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting early Saturday near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, police said. KTLA-TV reported that a gunman opened fire as the men left a building at 1:20 am. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to a hospital, Los Angeles police said. Many people were in the area when the shooting occurred, said police Detective Sean Kinchla. “You have clubs getting out, restaurants open and there were a lot of people in the area.”Copyright 2023 The Associated Press.
wftv.comTom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and more real-life celeb couples who sizzle on screen
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are one of Hollywood's most enduring on and off-screen couples. "Rita and I just looked at each other and — kaboing — that was that," Hanks told outlet, per People magazine . This is the one!’" Wilson told the outlet. Goldie Hawn and Kurt RussellGoldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have enjoyed one of Hollywood's most storied romances over their 39 years together. And you both need to want it to work," "The First Wives Club" actress told Porter magazine in 2015.
foxnews.com‘Wizard of Oz’ on-screen hourglass sold for $495K
>> Read more trending newsHeritage Auctions recently sold a large hourglass prop that was used in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to a news release. The 20-inch hourglass is used by the Wicked Witch of the West — played by Margaret Hamilton — when she tells Dorothy — played by Judy Garland — “You see that? And it isn’t long, my pretty! It isn’t long! I can’t wait forever to get those shoes!”The hourglass fetched $495,000 and was the top lot at the auction held Dec. 17.
wftv.comCops play Santa after alleged porch pirate tries to ruin Christmas
Police in Hollywood, Florida, played the role of Santa’s helpers after an alleged porch pirate tried to ruin Christmas for several families this holiday season. >> Read more trending newsThe Associated Press reported that officers had received a call about a man snatching packages from people’s front doors. After a chase, officers finally took him into custody and searched his vehicle where they found 39 packages, WSVN reported. Luckily officers could match most of the packages to their rightful owners and deliver them on Christmas Eve. The alleged thief is facing burglary, grand theft and resisting arrest without violence charges, the AP reported.
wftv.comProsecutor: Women's stories show Weinstein's predatory power
A prosecutor told jurors Monday that the women who will testify that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them will tell uncannily similar stories of themselves as young aspiring women who were cornered in hotel rooms by a man who defined Hollywood power.
Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it's their turn.
Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which unofficially kicks off this weekend with the help of Marvel and Disney’s “Doctor Strange and the Multitverse of Madness” and runs through the end of August.
Seminole Tribe suspends sports betting app in Florida after court ruling
The Seminole Tribe announced Saturday it will temporarily suspend operations of its Hard Rock Sportsbook app due to a court decision Friday denying the tribe’s request to keep its 2021 sports betting compact from being scrapped, according to a press release.