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Is Allison Williams Walking the Plank as Campy Peter Pan on NBC? (video)

Keith Girard
Allison Williams may be putting her young career on the line with her performance tonight in the NBC special “Peter Pan.” By this time tomorrow, she may be the face that launches countless Internet memes and social media snark. Williams, 26, has the misfortune to star in the hit HBO show “Girls.” She plays Marnie Marie Michaels the BFF of Lena Dunham’s character Hannah. The show is a follow-up to NBC’s successful remake last year of “The Sound of Music,” starring Carrie Underwood. ...
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Will Bill Cosby Rape Charges Sink Netflix’s Challenge to HBO Comedy?

David Fagin
Just when the boys at Netflix thought they have HBO right where they want ‘em — just days away from challenging HBO’s dominance in comedy with a legendary Bill Cosby comedy standup — yet another woman comes forward and accuses Cosby of rape. At this point, if you’re Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, shouldn't you seriously be considering pulling the plug on the Cosby train before it leaves the station?...
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Jennifer Lawrence Reveals Her Fear of Failure on ‘Colbert Report’ (watch!)

Keith Girard
Jennifer Lawrence was quick witted and funny on the “Colbert Report” last night (Nov. 13), but seemed a little on edge at times as she revealed her inner fear of failure after so much success in the movie business, which includes winning an Oscar. Host Stephen Colbert made much ado about Lawrence’s film resume, although he was so clueless, he had to read off her accomplishments from a sheet of paper. ...
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Mackenzie Foy Schools Jimmy Fallon on Space, Tae Kwon Do (watch!)

Keith Girard
Mackenzie Foy celebrated her birthday on the “Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon and guided him through the ins and outs of outer space and, closer to earth, her skill at Tae Kwon Do. Yes, she’s a black belt. Foy is on the talk show circuit promoting her new movie “Interstellar,” with Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey. Mackenzie, who turned 14 yesterday, made a mark in film with her appearance in the “Twilight” vampire series as the half-human half-vampire child of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart)....
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Goodfellas Mobster Frank Sivero Puts Hit on Simpsons For Likeness Heist

Keith Girard
Frank Sivero, the actor who played an iconic mobster in the Martin Scorsese classic “Goodfellas” is suing Fox television show The Simpson, alleging that his likeness has been used for more than a decade without a penny coming his way. Now, he’s put a hit on the show that’s bigger than the infamous “Lufthansa heist” that was focus of the gangster movie. Sivero, now 62, is seeking more $100 million in damages. That works out to $6,25 million per episode, ...
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Jay Leno Drives Into Car Show Traffic Jam; Here’s the Five Best Shows

Keith Girard
Jay Leno, a well-known car buff, has found a passing lane back into television with his own CNBC car show. But he’s steering into a traffic jam of car shows on cable television. Here are the five best. Can he stay on the track? NBC basically killed two birds with one stone. Jay stays in the NBC fold and away from competing networks without returning to a celebrity talk show. Which is great, except for the fact that cable television is already teeming with car shows, from public television’s “Motor Week” to “Graveyard Carz.”...
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Abby Lee Miller Faces New Abuse Charges in Dance Moms Lawsuit

Keith Girard
Abby Lee Miller, under fire earlier this year in a court over the way she treats children on her popular show “Dance Moms,” is facing new allegations of abuse and bullying from a former 13-year-old pupil. The child, identified in court papers as Paige Hyland, claims Miller terrorized her students to purposely create drama on the show. After the Hyland incident, other moms and professional dance instructors started online petitions demanding that Lifetime owner, Disney/ABC, cancel the show....
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American Horror Story Recap: Freaks Are Human, Too, Dontcha’ Know

Keith Girard
Jessica Lange was creepy cool in the premiere of “American Horror Story: Freak Show” but once you get over the titillation of seeing a lot of supposed “freaks,” the show winds down quickly into platitudes and cheap theatrics. The much hyped premiere delivered on its shock value before lapsing into moralizing. If anything saves the show, it's Lange's portrayal of Elsa....
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Claire Danes Cleans Up CIA Snafu in New ‘Homeland’ Tailer (watch)

Keith Girard
Claire Danes, a hot-to-trot CIA agent in Showtime series “Homeland” learns in a new trailer what government bureaucrats mean by the term Snafu–situation normal all fu*ked up. Danes’ character Carrie Mathison is called into the office when a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan goes awry. Instead of taking out a terrorist leader, the drone missile strikes a school, killing mostly children. It’s a public relations nightmare for the CIA and Mathison suspects a set up. ...
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Joan Rivers’ Passing Ends One of the Greatest Celebrity Feuds of All Time

Keith Girard
Joan Rivers was a comedy pioneer breaking down barriers for women in show business, but her ambition, brashness and acerbic wit ignited one of the biggest celebrity feuds in Hollywood history. It only now ends with her death. The feud, of course, involved the king of late night television Johnny Carson. Like most bitter feuds, theirs started out with a strong friendship and ended in bitterness and recrimination. For Rivers, it was also career damaging and nearly career ending. ...
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Adam Levine Plays Hillarious Wheel of Musical Impressions on Fallon

Keith Girard
Adam Levine’s many talents apparently also include doing impressions of major pop stars. He played a new game “Wheel of Musical Impressions” on the Tonight show and was hilarious. Show host Jimmy Fallon played along, using what he called a “musical impressions generator.” It matched a pop star with a song, although in this case the songs were silly children's tunes like “Old McDonald.” Levine tackled Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Eddie Vedder. ...
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Downton Abbey Season 5: Intrigue, Seduction, Fire! See New Trailer!

Keith Girard
Downton Abbey returns for season 5 in September in the UK and it looks like the modern world has finally caught up with the staid British aristocrats. And, that’s exactly the problem, groans head butler Charles Carson, played by Jim Carter. The new trailer only provides snapshots of the upcoming season, but it looks like the Abbey will be rocked by scandal. The whole clan is there: Dame Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Hugh Bonneville, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Rob James-Collier, Brendan Coyle, Laura Carmichael, Allen Leech, Lily James, Sophie Mcshera and Tom Cullen....
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Tony Soprano’s Survival Greatly Exagerated, Says HBO Show Creator

Keith Girard
Tony Soprano’s death hasn’t been greatly exaggerated after all. Nor is he alive. The HBO show’s creator David Chase clarified today (Aug. 27) that the Jersey mob boss still dwells in a “spiritual world.” The statement was released to TheImproper and other publications, by Chase’s rep Leslee Dart. The retort was in response to a report, citing Chase himself, that Tony had survived his restaurant sit-down with his family in the show’s final episode. But alas, Chase’s comments were “taken out of context,” the statement said. ...
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How E!’s ‘The Royals’ Will Draw on Real Royal Scandals (new trailer!)

Keith Girard
“The Royals,” the first scripted show from the king of reality television E! Entertainment, is all about a royal family based loosely, and obviously, on Britain’s monarchy, according to the show’s first new trailer. It may be fictional but does art imitate life? The trailer hints at things to come with a number of scandalous scenes that mix dark humor and sexual situations. But a close examination of the one-minute clip suggests that the show will be drawing on real scandals from all over Europe. ...
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Lindsay Lohan Does ALS Ice Bucket on Fallon: Taps Prince Harry! (see!)

Keith Girard
Lindsay Lohan made a special appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to do the ALS ice bucket challenge. Then, she challenged Prince Harry to do the same, like that’s going to happen. Lohan, 28, is supposed to be in London rehearsing for her West End revival of Mamet play Speed the Plow. Seems like she’s been everywhere but. She’s spent the last three weeks vacationing in Europe. The play debuts Sept. 24 and runs through Nov. 29 at London’s Playhouse Theatre. Opening night is Oct. 2. ...
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Jessica Alba Warns Conan Sin City Action Figure NOT for Kids! (See!)

Keith Girard
Jessica Alba’s “Sin City: A Dame to Die For” character, Nancy Callahan, is heading to stores as an action figure, but she told Conan O’Brien last night (Aug. 19) that parents may want to think twice before stuffing stockings with them at Christmas. The movie is a sequel to the 2005 hit “Sin City,” and Alba reprises her character for the new film, an exotic dancer. The sequel to 2005's "Sin City" also stars Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and Eva Green. ...
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