‘It Ends With Us’ author Colleen Hoover gives cancer update after radiation photo

‘It Ends With Us’ author Colleen Hoover gives cancer update after radiation photo

Colleen Hoover has shared a welcome health update after revealing her shocking cancer diagnosis. The “It Ends With Us” author, 46, took to social media over the weekend to clarify that while she was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer last year, it has since gone into remission. “Just clarification because of some misleading … Read more

Exclusive | Steve Martin’s 1 major stipulation for filming ‘Only Murders in the Building’ revealed

Exclusive | Steve Martin’s 1 major stipulation for filming ‘Only Murders in the Building’ revealed

Charles knew best. Before signing on to “Only Murders in the Building,” Steve Martin had one stipulation that he presented to co-creator John Hoffman. “Steve Martin said, at the very beginning of this whole show, to me, ‘There’s one thing I would ask, which is that at the end of every season, the end of … Read more

Kim Cattrall ‘likes’ shady ‘And Just Like That’ comment — as writers defend disastrous  finale

Kim Cattrall ‘likes’ shady ‘And Just Like That’ comment — as writers defend disastrous  finale

Samatha Jones is sipping a cosmopolitan.  The “Sex and the City” spinoff series “And Just Like That” had its franchise ending finale last week – marking the end of Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) story, which started when “SATC” premiered in 1998. It was wildly unpopular among viewers.  On Wednesday, one fan wrote on Kim … Read more

‘Handmaid’s Tale’ kills off 2 major characters in the penultimate episode: ‘What were the writers thinking?’

‘Handmaid’s Tale’ kills off 2 major characters in the penultimate episode: ‘What were the writers thinking?’

Rebellion comes with a price. “The Handmaid’s Tale” killed off two major characters during Tuesday’s penultimate episode of the hit Hulu series. Warning: Spoilers below! Josh Charles and Yvonne Strahovski in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Disney Elisabeth Moss, Max Minghella in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Disney Nick (Max Minghella) and Commander Joseph Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) were both … Read more

‘Back to the Future’ screenwriter goes off over incessant spinoff rumors — reveals only way it would happen

‘Back to the Future’ screenwriter goes off over incessant spinoff rumors — reveals only way it would happen

You’ll have to time travel in the DeLorean to relive “Back to the Future.” According to franchise screenwriter Bob Gale, there won’t be any more films following up the 1985 classic, the 1989 sequel “Back to the Future Part II” and 1990’s “Back to the Future Part III.” After the “Cobra Kai” finale featured an … Read more

Sara Gilbert claims ‘Big Bang Theory’ writers ‘hit a wall’ with her character: ‘I would have done more at that time’

Sara Gilbert claims ‘Big Bang Theory’ writers ‘hit a wall’ with her character: ‘I would have done more at that time’

It ended not with a bang but with a whimper.  Sara Gilbert, who played Dr. Leslie Winkle on “The Big Bang Theory,” still has questions about her character’s ending.  During an appearance on The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast, host Jessica Radloff asked if Gilbert would have done more episodes, or if she’d be open … Read more

‘Doctor Who’ showrunner blasts ‘online warriors’ criticizing show’s ‘wokeness’: ‘I have no time’

‘Doctor Who’ showrunner blasts ‘online warriors’ criticizing show’s ‘wokeness’: ‘I have no time’

“Who” has time for “wokeness” worriers? “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies is fed up with complaints from “online warriors” that the series has become too woke. Speaking with BBC Radio 2, Davies, 61, took aim at individuals who object to the show’s inclusive casting. In 2023, actor Ncuti Gatwa became the first Black actor … Read more

‘SNL’ writer mocks Morgan Wallen after singer abruptly walked off the stage

‘SNL’ writer mocks Morgan Wallen after singer abruptly walked off the stage

“Saturday Night Live” shade. “SNL” writer Josh Patten poked fun at Morgan Wallen after the country singer sparked controversy for abruptly walking off the stage at Studio 8H over the weekend. “SNL” writer Josh Patten. thejoshpatten/Instagram Morgan Wallen walking off the “SNL” stage. As host Mikey Madison closed out the show, Wallen, 31, hugged the … Read more

Exclusive | NYC cab driver tells all about life behind the wheel — from celeb encounters to a holdup at gunpoint

Exclusive | NYC cab driver tells all about life behind the wheel — from celeb encounters to a holdup at gunpoint

Jack Trunz was exhausted the night Khakendra Pun picked him up in his yellow cab at LaGuardia Airport. Trunz’s flight from Nashville had been delayed three hours, causing him to miss a buddy’s 30th birthday party. The last thing he wanted was to jabber with his taxi driver. But Trunz, 30, an investment analyst in … Read more

Intensely private Aubrey Plaza gushed over husband Jeff Baena before his shocking death: ‘So great’

Intensely private Aubrey Plaza gushed over husband Jeff Baena before his shocking death: ‘So great’

Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena shunned the Hollywood spotlight in the years before his tragic death at age 47 on Friday. However, the intensely private Plaza did speak publicly about her filmmaker husband several times prior to his passing. The couple, who began dating in 2011, married in a spontaneous 2021 ceremony amid the COVID-19 … Read more

Why ‘A Christmas Story’ writer Jean Shepherd was kicked off set — and Jack Nicholson lost out on role

Why ‘A Christmas Story’ writer Jean Shepherd was kicked off set — and Jack Nicholson lost out on role

We triple-dog-dare you to find a better depiction of the holidays. When “A Christmas Story” premiered in 1983, screenwriter Jean Shepherd pulled antidotes from his own life to create the Christmas comedy — including the infamous leg lamp. And Quentin Schultze, the author of “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! Life Lessons from the Movie “A … Read more

‘Simpsons’ producer reveals ‘funniest’ prediction that came true — and how much longer he wants show to air

‘Simpsons’ producer reveals ‘funniest’ prediction that came true — and how much longer he wants show to air

After decades of on-the-money predictions, “The Simpsons” producer David Mirkin is revealing the one that the writers couldn’t fathom actually coming true. “Yes, predicting Donald Trump would be president is still one of the funniest predictions we ever made,” the 69-year-old exclusively told The Post at Vulture Festival. But Mirkin also has an all-time favorite … Read more

Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened

Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened

The brats are striking back. In the new Brat Pack documentary on Hulu, Andrew McCarthy, 61, confronted writer David Blum, 68, about how he coined the now-iconic group title in a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985. At the time, Blum was doing a piece on Emilio Estevez and joined him on a … Read more

Finding Refuge on ‘Mars,’ for the Characters and the Writers

Finding Refuge on ‘Mars,’ for the Characters and the Writers

The animated film “Mars” — about a ragtag group of civilians visiting the red planet on a trip financed by a billionaire with an asteroid-sized ego — will premiere Thursday at the Tribeca Festival. It will mark the end to a bittersweet journey for the film’s writers that began more than a decade ago. “Mars” … Read more

‘Sopranos’ writers named character Johnny Sack after this local NYC pizza place

‘Sopranos’ writers named character Johnny Sack after this local NYC pizza place

They gave them a slice of the mob action. The writers of “The Sopranos” ate the pizza and pasta from Sac’s Place in Queens so often that they named one of the show’s key characters after the joint’s owners. The show’s Mafia underboss-turned boss John Sacrimoni, also known as Johnny Sack, was named in honor … Read more

Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

In the middle of struggling through the opening monologue of the Golden Globes in January, the comic Jo Koy did something unusual, if not unprecedented, for the host of a major awards show: He blamed the writers. “I wrote some of these — and they’re the ones you’re laughing at,” he said of his jokes, … Read more

‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ and the Pressures Black Writers Face

‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ and the Pressures Black Writers Face

“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” a young Langston Hughes proclaimed in an essay nearly 100 years ago. “If white people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, it doesn’t matter.” Seeking to establish his autonomy as a Black writer, he … Read more

Jo Koy bombs at the Golden Globes, blames writers: ‘You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up’

Jo Koy bombs at the Golden Globes, blames writers: ‘You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up’

Host Jo Koy began the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on a modest note before shifting into high gear … and then hit a wall. “I’m just taking this all in. I’m so excited to be here. This is a dream come true, not just for me but for everyone here,” Koy said in opening the … Read more

After Outcry, Writers Guild Tries to Explain Silence on Hamas Attack

After Outcry, Writers Guild Tries to Explain Silence on Hamas Attack

Facing mounting pressure from more than 300 Hollywood screenwriters questioning why it had not publicly condemned the Hamas attack on Israel this month, the Writers Guild of America West sent a letter to its members on Tuesday that sought to explain its silence while also calling the attack “an abomination.” The letter, signed by the … Read more

Writers Guild Faces Backlash for Not Condemning Hamas Attack

Writers Guild Faces Backlash for Not Condemning Hamas Attack

Just weeks after the Writers Guild of America displayed solidarity by ending a monthslong strike and voting overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract with the major entertainment companies, the union is being roiled by a fight over its lack of a public statement condemning the Hamas attack on Israel. On Oct. 15, eight days … Read more