Author: Michael

Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star will be replaced after it was vandalized following her death. “When we arrived, a custodian was cleaning and told us a woman kicked candles around, then with the shards of one, scratched the star,” a social media user stated in a Tuesday, September 1, Instagram video that depicted dark markings and scratches over the star. “Then a man came and stole the flowers that were there.” The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has confirmed it will replace the star, sharing via the Hollywood Historic Trust’s Instagram on Tuesday that work had begun. “The Hollywood…

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Kat Dennings confessed she’s a big Tom Hardy fan, especially after the way he treated her and her mom after a lengthy audition for “Mad Max: Fury Road.” On Tuesday, the actress, best known for her work in “2 Broke Girls” and Marvel’s “Thor,” took to social media and reflected on her intense audition for George Miller’s Oscar-winning “Mad Max” movie. As Dennings detailed in her video, she was tapped to do a chemistry read opposite Hardy, who ultimately landed the lead role of “Mad Max” Rockatansky. “The dialogue was a couple of pages and kind of vague,” she shared.…

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Victor Miller, the screenwriter for 1980’s “Friday the 13th,” which spawned an iconic horror franchise, died in Alameda, Calif. Monday at the age of 86. Miller’s son Ian shared the news of his father’s passing on Instagram Tuesday, where he confirmed that a celebration of life would be held in November, adding, “on Friday the 13th, of course.” “Yesterday my father, Victor Miller, went to his final reward,” his son’s message noted. “He was almost always the smartest, funniest person in whatever room he was in. He inspired in me, and many others, a love of photography, music and storytelling.” As…

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After Practical Magic’s Evan Rachel Wood was replaced by Joey King in the film’s sequel, Wood has thrown shade at the original cast and crew. “I really appreciated Joey King reaching out to me because no one who worked on the original film did. She’s a sweetheart,” Wood, 38, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, September 1. The jab comes after Wood’s 1998 role as one of Sandra Bullock’s Sally Owens’ daughters, Kylie Owens, was recast with King, 27, replacing her in the upcoming Practical Magic 2. King had told The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles premiere of…

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