Pirates of the Caribbeanscreenwriter sparks firestorm for N-word tweet

Rossio spelled out the full N-wordin his reply. Anti-Vax is equivalent to calling someone a [N-word] and makes as little sense. The screenwriter appeared to defend his tweet as a flood of Twitter users bombarded him. Credit: Jesse Grant/Getty Images I remember how American founders and citizens enslaved vaccine skeptics for decades. (At the time this article was published, Rossios tweet was still live on his feed.) The study was retracted after Wakefield was accused of professional misconduct and falsifying information....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Joseph Wheeler

Pirates of the Caribbeanwriter sorry for Thanksgiving Day N-word tweet

That was a mistake. I now understand that the word has no place in any conversation, ever. You cant make a point against hate speech and reference actual words of hate speech. Credit: Barry King/Getty Images That was insensitive and ignorant. As the mistake was mine alone, this apology is also mine alone. A deeply felt apology to all. I continue to stand against hate speech and dehumanizing labels in any form....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Emily Coleman

Pistol Annies on their new albumInterstate Gospeland sticking together: 'We make each other stronger'

Separately, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley are formidable characters. That much was clear when the women played the Ryman Auditorium recently to celebrate the albums release. In conversation they toggle between praising and ribbing one another, while finishing each others thoughts. Miller Mobley The sisterhood is clearly strong among the women. We like to show both sides of that. The more honest and real we are, the more impressed the other two are....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Stephen Hernandez

Pixar announces new filmOnwardwith Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus

ItsOnwardand upward for Disneys Pixar as the animation house announces its latest film. AndTom Holland, the lovable butnotorious leakerof Marvel movie secrets, was the one to announce it. Onward, set in a suburban fantasy world, is currently scheduled for theaters on March 6, 2020. Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage; Han Myung-Gu/WireImage; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images The world is basically a mix of the fantastic and the everyday, Scanlon explained at the time. There are no humans… but there are unicorns everywhere....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Victoria Avery

Plain White T's turning 'Hey There Delilah' into 'contemporary fairy tale' TV series

It appears songs are the new books when it comes to television adaptations. Hey There Delilah fromPlain White Ts, a song driven to No. Desmon will write the script, while Lively McCabe and Primary Waves Deb Klein will produce. Credit: Colin Lane Hey There Delilah has captivated people for over 10 years now… its crazy! I jumped at the idea as soon as I heard it and we all got on board....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Sierra Hoover

Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards shares her troublemaking playlist

Despite the many frustrations Richards has endured and witnessed,Make Troublestill brims with optimism. To me, that is very energizing. I think we have to be realistic about that but also to lift each other up. Credit: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage But I guess that one that really comes to mind isMadeline[by Ludwig Bemelmans]. And there were so few books about young girls when I was growing up they were almost unheard of....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Jessica Figueroa

Play by Playhost Jerry O'Connell breaks down his Bravo favorites

Its really fun to passionately talk about things, OConnell says. Bravo is my passion. See what he picked and which coveted piece of iconicHousewivesmemorabilia he actually owns below. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was your initiation into the Bravo-verse?JERRY OCONNELL:It was New Jersey. It was when Teresa Giudice flipped that table. I really was hooked from that point on. I dont know why I was laughing so hard. I actually felt a little diabolical, that I was watching, potentially, people perish at sea....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 592 words · April Bowman

Please do not pit Paddington and Pooh against each other

In January,Paddington 2hit U.S. theaters, earning universal raves and scoring Hugh Grant a much-deserved BAFTA nomination. You would think that having two movies in one year about small fuzzy bears would be a good thing. Some people, however, have already taken to drawing comparisons between the two. Disney Twitter is alreadyabuzzwith arguments over which bear is better. There are accusations that Pooh is merely capitalizing on Paddingtons moment. Before long, someone will probably mock up T-shirts with #TeamPooh or #TeamPaddington....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Meghan Figueroa

Please don't giveThe End of the F***ing Worlda second season

Gradually,TEOTFWunfolds itself from something funny and charming to something heartbreakingly tender and pitch black. The police call after him hes armed, and already killed and then fire. But in 2018, all television shows operate under the threat of a second season. Credit: Netflix (The latter is even more inexplicable: Hannah is already dead! Shes already left her 13 reasons. How could she possibly assign more homework from beyond the grave!?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Renee Gates

Polaris goes into labor in first look photo fromThe Giftedseason 2

A version of this story appears in the Comic-Con preview issue ofEntertainment Weekly, on newsstands now. Its a … mutant! We dont know what this labor will do. Steve Dietl/FOX At least shes got Reeva Payge (Empires Grace Byers), a new mutant introduced this season. They have big plans, and Polaris is a big part of those plans, creator Matt Nix explains. This is kind of a pinnacle moment. I feel very honored to be part of Marvel history in this way....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · David Marshall

Pop Culture of My Life: Brad Meltzer on the stories that changed his life

Brad Meltzer loves the kind of story that makes people say: How does no one know this story? It was the largest public execution of its time in all of North America. Why does no one know about it? Credit: Michelle Watson/CatchLightgroup; Flatiron Books The British were literally coming, about to invade. With headlines like that, the plot to kill Washington became just a footnote, Meltzer says. He uncovered the story about 10 years ago, while doing historical research into another thriller novel....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1143 words · Michael Thomas

Pop Culture Pet Peeve: Philosopher Kids

It started with(500) Days of Summer. Kids dispensing advice beyond their years had never bothered me before. In fact, I was kind of drawn to it. Credit: Everett Collection I loved Natalie Portmans Lou Reed-quoting Marty inBeautiful Girlsand Virginia Weilders conniving Dinah Lord inThe Philadelphia Story. It was too dumb to bear. All my life, I wanted to grow up. I wanted to appear older, so people would take me seriously....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Benjamin Barry

Porgs, Rose Tico, Luke Skywalker, and more get animated forStar Wars Forces of Destiny

Are you dying for moreStar Warsin the months in betweenThe Last JediandSolo: A Star Wars Story? The Force is with you because animated seriesStar Wars Forces of Destinyis returning to television. Eight new episodes of the animated series will debut at 10 a.m. PT onDisney YouTubeandDisney.comon Monday, March 19. Credit: Lucasfilm Get a first look at photos from some of the upcoming new episodes below: Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Lucasfilm

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Vanessa Murray