Estelle Harris, who brilliantly played George Costanza’s mom, has died. Estelle passed away Saturday at her home in Palm Desert, CA, just outside of Palm Springs. Her son Glen says she died from natural causes, adding, “It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at
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Denzel Washington says he immediately turned to God after the Chris Rock Oscars slap — which is, in part, why he invoked the wicked one when chatting with Will Smith. The legendary actor explained what he meant Saturday when he told Smith, “At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.”
Will Smith tried cleaning up his Oscars moment, but it may not be enough for some studios who’ve got projects planned with him … as his career seems to be getting halted, for now. THR reports that at least a couple films of his (as an actor) that were supposed to be in the works
Bruce Willis is educating the world about aphasia by opening up a discussion that wasn’t there before … according to organizations that support the cause. The National Aphasia Association saw an unexpected 30,000 hits on their website just one hour after the Willis family broke the news on Instagram … so says Darlene Williamson, President
Will Smith stole the Oscars spotlight away from “CODA,” the Best Picture winner and, in the process, he tarnished a major milestone in the deaf community … so says the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness. Dr. Patricia Hughes tells TMZ … deaf people have been overlooked for so long, and their moment on a
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences … TMZ has confirmed. Will wrote the following to the Academy’s disciplinary committee … “I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable.” He goes on …
Chris Rock might have a lot going on right now, but that hasn’t stopped him from takin’ a trip to the movies to watch a flick. Chris showed up by himself Thursday at the AMC Boston Common in MA — the day after his first standup show since the Oscars. Chris got some popcorn, a
“Anchorman” star David Koechner has been charged with DUI and hit-and-run … following his arrest on New Year’s Eve that had him ringing in the new year behind bars. The Ventura County DA’s office tells us … they’ve charged the actor with one count of DUI and one count of hit-and-run — both charges are
Bruce Willis is no longer the recipient of this year’s “Worst Performance” Razzie — the org is pulling the title after learning the actor’s battling a debilitating condition. Willis had 8 films from 2021 highlighted within Razzie’s “Worst of Hollywood” ceremony over the weekend. However, it was his work on “Cosmic Sin” that earned Bruce
Before this turtleneck tyke turned into one of the funniest parody actors, he was just a little guy with 10 siblings running around New York City. This cute kid’s comedic abilities led him to attend LaGuardia High School in New York City, and then he was off to the big screen at age 19. His
Paul Walker‘s sunglasses from his fatal car crash are changing hands … and Zak Bagans wants to get them back to the late actor’s family. The “Ghost Adventures” star tells TMZ … earlier this year he bought the infamous pair of Maui Jim sunglasses recovered from Paul’s crash site, but he doesn’t feel comfortable displaying
The verdict is in and Damon Dash isn’t gonna like it — he has to cough up more than $800,000 to the director and producers of a movie he tried to claim as his own. According to docs obtained by TMZ, Dash took the L Wednesday morning … when the jury sided with director Josh
Play video content TMZ.com Ezra Miller certainly doesn’t seem to be making friends in Hawaii — not only were they just arrested for a karaoke bar dispute — cops were also called for another disturbance at a bar just weeks before. In the video, shot earlier this month, you see “The Flash” star get denied
The doctor who Will Smith portrayed in the 2015 film “Concussion” says the actor’s physical outburst at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony isn’t indicative of who he is, and thinks when the dust settles, Will’s image will be untarnished. Dr. Bennet Omalu — portrayed by Smith — tells TMZ … the actor transformed his life for the
Play video content O.J. Simpson apparently sees a little bit of himself in Will Smith after his Oscars slap — saying that he, too, wanted to put hands on people back when he was in the spotlight. The Juice sounded off on the whole saga, and his main takeaway is in his Twitter caption …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences isn’t dropping Sunday night’s Oscars incident with Will Smith and Chris Rock … opening a formal review of what went down and further condemning Will’s actions. The Academy made a statement Monday, saying “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show. We have
Play video content TMZ.com Will Smith is an adept face-slapper, even teaching youngsters the ropes on how to wind up and deliver. TMZ has obtained footage shot back in November showing Will and his “King Richard” costar, Aunjanue Ellis, on a junket. There was a Q&A and a little guy named Chris — yes, that
Play video content ABC Francis Ford Coppola‘s making his ‘Godfather’ family whole again with his Oscars speech — but never-before-seen, and pretty damn epic, telegrams reveal just how heated his war was with the late Robert Evans. TMZ obtained these messages sent between Coppola and then-Paramount Studios honcho Evans way back in 1983 … and