Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor

Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor

Lainey Wilson was seemingly everywhere at the Academy of Country Music Awards, collecting four trophies on a night that saw Chris Stapleton win the entertainer of the year honor. Wilson performed twice Thursday –- back-to-back –- and delivered heartfelt speeches after her wins, which put her next to fellow winners and country music legends. She won album … Read more

ESPN replacing Steve Levy with Chris Fowler in No. 2 ‘Monday Night Football’ booth

ESPN replacing Steve Levy with Chris Fowler in No. 2 ‘Monday Night Football’ booth

ESPN is doing another Monday night shuffle. With an increase in “Monday Night Football” secondary games beginning in the 2023 season, the network is replacing play-by-player Steve Levy with Chris Fowler on its second team, The Post has learned. It is somewhat of an odd move, because Fowler is ESPN’s lead college game-caller and hasn’t … Read more

Chris Pratt’s ‘toughest’ audition was at male strip club: ‘The place was nasty’

Chris Pratt’s ‘toughest’ audition was at male strip club: ‘The place was nasty’

He’s no Magic Mike. Chris Pratt has reflected on his short-lived career as a stripper during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. The talk show host, 55, asked the “Guardians of the Galaxy” star, 43, if his Marvel auditions were the “toughest” tryouts he’d ever had to endure, to which the actor offered a surprise response. … Read more

Chris Tucker has just 5 shows in 2023. How much are last-minute tickets?

Chris Tucker has just 5 shows in 2023. How much are last-minute tickets?

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase.  You may have just seen Chris Tucker at the movie theaters in “Air” but starting Thursday, April 20, you can see him live performing stand up. Tucker, 51, … Read more

Why Chris Evans is avoiding hosting ‘SNL’ ‘like the plague’

Why Chris Evans is avoiding hosting ‘SNL’ ‘like the plague’

Chris Evans said the thought of hosting “Saturday Night Live” is “terrifying,” and there’s a reason he has avoided it for so many years. The Marvel actor, 41, is starring in the upcoming romantic comedy “Ghosted” with frequent collaborator Ana de Armas, who is guest-hosting “SNL” on April 15. The pair spoke to ET Canada … Read more

Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page swap their own ‘big time’ thirst traps

Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page swap their own ‘big time’ thirst traps

They’re crushin’ it. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” co-stars Chris Pine and Regé-Jean Page confess they are very into sending the internet into a tizzy. “We talk about it all the time,” Pine, 42, jokingly told People in an interview published Friday. “We have a WhatsApp. It’s just called ‘internet’s boyfriend.’ We’ll send each other … Read more

Hugh Grant, Chris Pine hate their diapered ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ toys

Hugh Grant, Chris Pine hate their diapered ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ toys

Hugh Grant and Chris Pine are toying with the idea of destroying their latest movie merch. Grant, 62, and Pine, 42, star in the film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” based on the tabletop fantasy game, so it’s only fitting that their character roles — Forge Fitzwilliam and Edgin Darvis, respectively — be transformed … Read more

Chris Rock calls out Oscars for snubbing Adam Sandler: ‘F–king a–holes’

Chris Rock calls out Oscars for snubbing Adam Sandler: ‘F–king a–holes’

Chris Rock is not too pleased with the Academy these days, it seems. While making a tribute speech in honor of his friend Adam Sandler being awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the comedian called out the Oscars for snubbing the “Uncut Gems” star. “I’ve known this guy for 30 years,” Rock, 58, said … Read more

Chris O’Dowd’s new series: ‘Like George Costanza trying to figure out TikTok’

Chris O’Dowd’s new series: ‘Like George Costanza trying to figure out TikTok’

Chris O’Dowd said he can relate to Dusty Hubbard, his character on his new Apple TV+ series “The Big Door Prize,” because he’s at a similar place in his life.  “It did feel like a middle-aged story, and I was feeling very f–king middle aged,” the Irish-born O’Dowd, 43, told The Post. “It felt like this … Read more

Man claims he broke up with girlfriend after she received lap dance from Chris Brown

Man claims he broke up with girlfriend after she received lap dance from Chris Brown

A man has sensationally claimed on TikTok he broke up with his girlfriend after she received a steamy lap dance from singer-songwriter Chris Brown during a recent concert. The boyfriend shared footage of his girlfriend receiving the lap dance from the singer during a UK date of his Under The Influence Tour. The TikTok video … Read more

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo signs new deal with ESPN

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo signs new deal with ESPN

The Mad Dog’s bark will continue to reach a mass TV audience. Sources tell The Post that talk radio legend Chris Russo has signed a new deal with ESPN to continue appearing on “First Take,” where he’s developed excellent chemistry with host Molly Qerim and fellow high-volume broadcaster Stephen A. Smith. An ESPN spokesperson declined … Read more

Adam Sandler defends friend Chris Rock’s ‘never’ too far Will Smith jokes

Adam Sandler defends friend Chris Rock’s ‘never’ too far Will Smith jokes

Adam Sandler defended his friend Chris Rock Sunday, saying he “never” thought his fellow comedian went too far with the Will Smith jokes after he was infamously slapped at last year’s Oscars. A reporter for People interviewed Sandler on the red carpet for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center about … Read more

Chris Brown slammed as ‘aggressive’ for grabbing ‘Love Island’ star’s throat

Chris Brown slammed as ‘aggressive’ for grabbing ‘Love Island’ star’s throat

Chris Brown raised eyebrows during his recent Manchester show where he grabbed “Love Island” star Natalia Zoppa by her throat. The “Run It” singer, 33, brought the reality personality up on stage to serenade her for his song “Take You Down” during his concert on March 13. Brown proceeded to give her a lap dance and … Read more

Chris Russo goes off on Aaron Rodgers’ Jets wish list: ‘Such a diva’

Chris Russo goes off on Aaron Rodgers’ Jets wish list: ‘Such a diva’

The Mad Dog is barking about Aaron Rodgers’ wish list! Chris Russo opened his SiriusXM program on Tuesday responding to the report from ESPN’s Dianna Russini that Rodgers wishes to play with free agents Allen Lazard (whom the Jets have already signed), Randall Cobb (with whom they’re reportedly in talks with), Marcedes Lewis and Odell … Read more

Harry, Meghan are fair game at Oscars — thank Chris Rock, ‘South Park’

Harry, Meghan are fair game at Oscars — thank Chris Rock, ‘South Park’

Chris Rock was spectacularly slapped by Will Smith at last year’s Academy Awards, but it’s the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who could be getting their own smackdown at the 2023 Oscars. A public relations expert believes that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be roasted by big names at the ceremony, set to take … Read more

Chris Rock’s botched Will Smith joke edited out of Netflix special

Chris Rock’s botched Will Smith joke edited out of Netflix special

It was the slap heard around the world — but the world won’t get to hear one of Chris Rock’s jokes about it. A joke about Will Smith in Rock’s Netflix special “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” was edited out after the comedian messed it up during the live show. Rock, 58, was joking about Smith, … Read more

Will Smith ‘embarrassed, hurt’ over Chris Rock’s comments in Netflix special: report

Will Smith ‘embarrassed, hurt’ over Chris Rock’s comments in Netflix special: report

Will Smith was left “embarrassed and hurt” over Chris Rock’s comments in his latest Netflix special, according to a report. The famed funnyman used his latest Netflix special to verbally clobber Smith for slapping him onstage at last year’s Oscars ceremony. Among the myriad of digs at the Oscar winner in his comedy special, titled “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” … Read more

Jada Pinkett Smith’s affair partner thought Chris Rock’s jokes were ‘funny’

Jada Pinkett Smith’s affair partner thought Chris Rock’s jokes were ‘funny’

Yes, August Alsina — the singer who was the other half of Jada Pinkett Smith’s romantic “entanglement” — watched Chris Rock’s comedy special. And he thought it was “funny.” “August watched the Netflix special and he laughed,” a source told The Post. “He thought it was not only funny but truthful. That was the best part … Read more

Chris Rock never got ‘private apology’ from Will Smith after Oscars slap: report

Chris Rock never got ‘private apology’ from Will Smith after Oscars slap: report

Chris Rock is still waiting to hear from Will Smith, according to a new report. The comedian, 58, recently ripped into Smith, 54, and the infamous slap attack at the 2022 Oscars in his “Selective Outrage” comedy show on Netflix, but it seems Rock still hasn’t received a personal, formal apology from the actor. “Chris … Read more