She’s the newest leading lady. “Bridgerton” Season 4 star Yerin Ha had a supportive co-star in her on-screen love interest, Luke Thompson. “Because I was working with Luke and he’s already been on the show…I felt like he was my obvious support system, and I was seeing him pretty much every day,” Ha, 28, exclusively … Read more
Shonda Rhimes almost put a stop to “Grey’s Anatomy” before it premiered in 2005. During Issa Rae’s new HBO documentary “Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television,” Rhimes, 55, revealed that she spoke up during the casting process for the medical drama series out of fear it was going to be “an all white show.” … Read more
The Grey Sloan doctors stayed on call for this one. When Denzel Washington directed an episode of the long-running medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” some of the female actors were ready to get to shooting — and STAT. Jason George, who has played Dr. Ben Warren on the show since Season 6, revealed exactly how the … Read more
The house that Shonda almost didn’t build. “The Residence,” Shonda Rhimes’ soapy new murder mystery set in The White House, was headed in a dark direction before a shocking Hollywood sex scandal stopped the series dead in its tracks. Inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s book of the same name, the TV whodunnit was originally set … Read more
Paging Dr. Nostalgia. Katherine Heigl and Jeffrey Dean Morgan recently reunited virtually to celebrate 20 years of Shondaland and playing Izzie Stevens and Denny Duquette on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Shortly after Shonda Rhimes created the hit medical drama in 2005, Izzie, who was a resident at the time, began a relationship with a patient, Denny, who … Read more
Al Franken is headed back to the White House — well, sort of. The former politician, 73, appears in the new murder mystery series, “The Residence,” and portrays fictional senator Aaron Filkins. The Netflix show hit the streaming platform on Thursday, and follows Detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), who spearheads an investigation after a dead body is … Read more
Ellen Pompeo got candid on the pay gap between herself and her former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star Patrick Dempsey at the start of the ABC drama. The actress, 55, who has portrayed Meredith Grey since the season premiere in 2005, revealed that while she understood why Dempsey, 59, made more money at the time, it still felt unfair. “To be completely … Read more
Kerry Washington had to warn the White House about what became her breakout TV role. The actress, 47, revealed on “The View” Wednesday that she called Barack Obama’s administration during his presidency to let them know about her role in “Scandal.” “I had to call Valerie Jarrett, who worked for the Obamas, and say, ‘I … Read more
Truth is stranger than fiction. The new three-episode Peacock docuseries “Anatomy of Lies” (now streaming) covers the unbelievable story of former “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Elisabeth Finch, who wove a web of lies more dramatic than anything Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh or Ellen Pompeo played on-screen. As the documentary covers, Finch — who worked on the … Read more
Dearest gentle readers, On Tuesday, Netflix announced that Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson, 36) will officially be the lead of “Bridgerton” Season 4. Per the streamer’s official description, “The fourth season of Bridgerton turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict (Luke Thompson). Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath … Read more
Eric Dane has a theory about his exit from “Grey’s Anatomy.” The 51-year-old actor appeared on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast last week and opened up about why he was fired from the hit ABC series in 2012. “I didn’t leave so much as I think I was let go,” he said. Eric Dane in “Grey’s … Read more
Beyoncé, Zendaya, Shonda Rhimes and Rosa Parks. These A-listers and more are all dolled up, thanks to this pretty, plastic plaything. Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the “dynamite” antithesis to her Malibu sun-kissed, pink-obsessed predecessor, Barbie, in 1980. With richly brown skin and a cutely curly coif, the African-American doll not only became the … Read more
Dearest gentle readers, Netflix’s steamy historical hit “Bridgerton” is back for Season 3, now streaming. This time, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) take center stage. Each season of the Shonda Rhimes produced show has followed a different sibling in the Bridgerton family as they find love in Regency era London high … Read more
It was a Big Mood. Nicola Coughlan, the current star of the Shonda Rhimes hit “Bridgerton,” would often cry on set from exhaustion. The reason? She was simultaneously filming the comedy series “Big Mood.” “I remember that I was so tired, I would just start crying randomly,” Coughlan, 37, told AP Entertainment on Tuesday. “And … Read more
Netflix’s steamy hit “Bridgerton” has released some sizzling new photos from the upcoming Season 3 — but they’re not of the expected couple who will take center stage this season. In a series of new images from the period drama, Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and his wife, Kate (Simone Ashley) are shown sharing a charged … Read more
Ruby Barker called out Netflix and Shondaland — the production company of the show’s executive producer Shonda Rhimes — on Saturday after claiming she received no support from either production studio after allegedly suffering two “psychotic breaks” on the set of “Bridgerton.” “Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland since … Read more
The Netflix hit “Bridgerton” now has a spin-off show, so that means there will be ball gowns, old-fashioned romance, and yes – lots of sex. As it turns out, “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” has the most outrageous and salacious scene yet. Spoilers ahead for episode 3 of “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” Now streaming, … Read more
Nineteen seasons in, “Grey’s Anatomy” is still one of the top medical dramas on TV. But creator Shonda Rhimes faced a few hurdles back in the early 2000s when she was trying to get the ABC series made. Rhimes, 52, and her producing partner Betsy Beers appeared on the “9 to 5ish with theSkimm” podcast with the … Read more