Author: Michael

Taylor Hanson got emotional while explaining why he wanted to be paired up with Britt Stewart on Dancing With the Stars season 35. “I am such a Britt fan,” Hanson, 43, gushed on the Thursday, October 1, episode of the “Dancing With the Stars Official Podcast” following their recent elimination. “We’ve become good friends in this short amount of time. You’re really trying to drop your walls down. You’re like, ‘OK, let’s go, let’s do this.’” The singer added that Stewart, 37, “is incredible,” so the “biggest disappointment” is that they couldn’t accomplish their goal of winning the season. “I…

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Joy Behar is on the mend. The Emmy winner was notably absent from the Oct. 1 episode of ‘The View,’ leaving her co-host Sunny Hostin to moderate in her place alongside her fellow panelists Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin and returning co-host Sherri Shepherd. “Unfortunately, our dear friend Joy dislocated her shoulder,” Hostin explained. “So she’s recovering and will be back soon.” The former prosecutor also reminded the audience that Whoopi Goldberg was missing because she is currently filming a movie. Behar previously shared on the July 6 episode that she’s been experiencing other health issues, revealing she’s…

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As Jenna Dewan continues to face backlash over her prior dance experience before competing on the current season of Dancing With the Stars, her fiancé Steve Kazee praised how she’s found joy throughout the experience. “I could not be more in awe of this incredible woman,” Kazee, 50, wrote on Instagram Sept. 30. “The amount of literal blood, sweat, and tears she has poured into this journey over the last month has been beyond amazing to witness. The hours, the bruises, the blisters, the exhaustion, the nerves, the constant push to get better.” Kazee—who has been engaged to Dewan since…

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As Marvel Studios has returned to box office dominance with “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and the upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday,” its famed chief Kevin Feige was honored Wednesday by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation with its annual Pioneer of the Year award. The Oscar-nominated producer and mastermind of the Marvel Cinematic Universe received a tribute from “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau and “Guardians of the Galaxy” leading man Chris Pratt, the latter of whom credited Feige with giving him the opportunity to become a box office superstar. Prior to “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Pratt was best known for his…

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The rise of AI in Hollywood has led to many questions, chief among them how much the technology can — or should — be integrated into productions. According to writer/director and AI creator Eliza McNitt, humans need to stay on-camera. And there’s a certain artificial construct she wants to see less of. “Humans are at the heart of the story, and the actors you see in the film are all human,” she said at TheWrap’s The Future of Filmmaking panel at the publication’s business conference, TheGrill. “I feel very strongly that we should unplug Tilly Norwood.” McNitt stressed the importance of humans…

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