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The Black Reel Awards are back, and once again they’re reminding Hollywood where the culture truly lives. Today, the organization announced the nominees for the 26th Annual Black Reel Awards, honoring excellence across Black film and television—and this year’s slate is nothing short of historic. via: Variety Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster vampire movie “Sinners” is the most-nominated film at the 26th annual Black Reel Awards. The Warner Bros. film earned a record-breaking 21 nomi

In Marcie Hume’s new documentary “Corey Feldman vs. The World,” the child star alleges that Corey Haim molested him while making the 1987 film “The Lost Boys.” via: Page Six Speaking in his recently released documentary, “Corey Feldman vs. the World,” Feldman said, “When we did   ‘Lost Boys , ‘ Corey said to me, ‘Hey man, let’s mess around.'” Feldman recalled asking his fellow ’80s heartthrob, “What do you mean?” Haim allegedly replied that it was “what guys in the business d

In news that sent shock waves across the entertainment industry, the Oscars ceremony — which has aired on ABC since 1976 — will be moving to YouTube starting in 2029 and will be broadcast by the streamer through at least 2033, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. via: Deadline YouTube has won the rights to host the Academy Awards starting in 2029. The Google-owned service outbid other offers, including one from the Oscars’ longtime home ABC, wh

Heated Rivalry, one of the most hotly-anticipated romantic dramas in recent years, will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year. via: Deadline Heated Rivalry is on its way to the UK and Ireland. Sky has acquired the buzzy Canadian drama series and plans to launch it on January 10, 2026. As we first told you last week, a deal in the UK had been expected for some time, with multiple buyers understood to have made offers. Comcast-backed Sky has now won out on the show, whic

The M3GAN spin-off SOULM8TE has just been dropped from the January release calendar, and is now no longer set for release. via: Deadline Universal, we understand, is pulling the Blumhouse and Atomic Monster sci-fi thriller Soulm8te from its Jan. 9 release calendar next year. We hear that the studio is shopping the Kate Dolan-directed movie, which was originally billed as being connected to the M3GAN universe. While that first 2022 PG-13 killer doll movie was a sensation with

The LGBTQ+ community is mourning the loss of Lane V Rogers – known to many as Blake Mitchell – who has reportedly passed away following a motorcycle accident. He was 31 years old. via: Str8UpGayPorn Lane Rogers was killed in a motorcycle accident in California this week, Str8Up is devastated to report. He was just 31 years old. Lane had been visiting friends in L.A. and Ventura counties over the weekend, and he was riding the motorcycle near Pacific Coast Highway in Oxnard wh

Nick Reiner hounded A-listers with a string of weird questions at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas bash just hours before his sister discovered the gruesome scene of their parents’ killing. via: Page Six “What’s your name? What’s your last name? Are you famous?” Nick asked actor Bill Hader at the holiday bash, according to the Wall Street Journal. Rob had introduced his troubled son to the “It Chapter Two” actor, 47, earlier at the party. The “Being Charlie” writer, 32, also pestere

New details have emerged in the stabbing deaths of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. via: People Romy Reiner, the daughter of slain actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, was unaware that her mother was also dead inside the Los Angeles home where she discovered the body of her father, according to a new report. Romy, 27, arrived at Rob and Michele's Brentwood home on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 14, after she was contacted by a massage t

It: Welcome to Derry director and co-creator Andy Muschietti has revealed what he has planned regarding future chapters of the Stephen King prequel series now that Season 1 has wrapped. via: CBM In It: Welcome to Derry's season finale—titled "Winter Fire"—Pennywise was vanquished, but only after it was revealed that the entity experiences time differently from humans. To "It," all of time is happening simultaneously: past, present, and future. Pennywise knows it dies decades

The sexual assault and battery lawsuit filed against Marilyn Manson – real name Brian Warner – by his former assistant, Ashley Walters, has been dismissed by a judge in Los Angeles. The trial, which had been scheduled to begin in the new year, has been vacated. via: Rolling Stone In his ruling, the judge said the evidence showed that Ms. Walters’ claims fell outside the statute of limitations and could not be revived based on her argument that her memories of the alleged abus

“Avatar: Fire and Ash,” the forthcoming third movie in billionaire director James Cameron’s fantasy film series, is dividing critics, some of whom are calling it the weakest installment in the franchise yet, as it logs the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of any “Avatar” movie. via: CBM James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash arrives in theaters this weekend, and the review embargo has now lifted. Like the social media reactions, the full reviews are mostly quite positive, but there

Writer Armistead Maupin, 81, has posted a YouTube video about his relationship with the late actor Rock Hudson. via: Pink News Armistead Maupin has shared details of his relationship with Hollywood icon Rock Hudson, including that the actor had a “legendarily large penis.” Tales of the City author Maupin, 81, shared a video on his YouTube channel over the weekend where he went into detail about his relationship with Hudson. Hudson was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood’s G

Actor Jordan Firstman is walking back his comments after he faced backlash for calling the sex scenes in the queer romance Heated Rivalry "not gay" and inauthentic. via: Pink News In an interview with Vulture , published on 11 December, the actor, writer and comedian slammed the queer hockey romance as inauthentic.  “I’m sorry, I watched those first two episodes of Heated Rivalry , and it’s just not gay. It’s not how gay people f***. There’s so few things that actually show g

Bianca Del Rio is heading back to The Pit Stop. via: THR The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal the RuPaul’s Drag Race season six winner is returning to host the upcoming season of the show’s official recap series The Pit Stop. With new episodes premiering on YouTube on Saturdays, Bianca will review weekly episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 18 alongside a new special guest each week. (No word on Bianca’s slate of guests just yet!) “I’m excited to be back hosting The

Funkmaster Flex’s recent comments about Kimora Lee Simmons blew up in his face after he accidentally accused her and DaBaby of being intimately involved. via: HotNewHipHop Recently, Funk Flex temporarily took over Hot 97's morning slot after the station canceled Ebro In The Morning. Unfortunately, however, things got off to a rocky start. On his first day, he discussed Kimora Lee Simmons' latest spat with her ex, Russell. He called the Baby Phat founder a "bird" and accused h

R&B singer Trey Songz was busted for punching a Manhattan nightclub employee in the face in a tantrum over being told the spot was closing, prosecutors said Sunday. via: NBC News New York City prosecutors accused R&B artist Trey Songz of allegedly being involved in two different altercations at Manhattan night spots this month, court documents revealed. He was charged with one count of felony criminal mischief following an incident on Sunday at 206 E. 34th St., site of the Mi

Netflix is plugging more podcasts into its programming lineup through an exclusive video podcast deal with iHeartMedia, including popular radio talk show “The Breakfast Club” co-hosted by Charlamange tha God and Chelsea Handler‘s weekly podcast. via: HotNewHipHop The iconic talk show, The Breakfast Club, will begin streaming on Netflix in 2026, after iHeartMedia announced a partnership with the platform on Tuesday. The deal will see a total of 15 iHeartPodcasts added to Netfl

Claudia Jordan recently revealed that she is open to returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. via: The Jasmine Brand Speaking with Hollywood Life, Claudia candidly addressed whether she’d consider returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta after her brief run on the series. “At first I was like hell no — but now yeah,” she shared. “Now I know the game. I was very trusting, and now I know the game.” The media personality and actress also revealed which former #Bravo castm

Jennifer Lopez has opened up about feeling misunderstood in her decades-long career and revealed her aspirations to work behind the camera as a director, according to recent media interviews. via: Daily Mail Jennifer Lopez has achieved a lot in her career as an entertainer, but she still has one dream that's been left unfulfilled - directing. 'Everybody's always trying to tell you: "You can only do this" or "You can only do that,"' the 56-year-old pop diva told LA Times' The

As investigators piece together the final hours of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, insiders are now revealing disturbing details about how the couple died. via: Daily Mail Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found in bed with their throats cut and may have been asleep when they were murdered, a source close to the investigation claimed to the Daily Mail. The gruesome detail could help establish a timeline of the killings, for which the couple's 32-year-old troubled son Nick