Month: September 2024

Paramount Network has revealed a first teaser for the long-awaited second half of ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Part 2. A post on social media from the network read: “The hype is real. Don’t miss the epic return of Yellowstone Nov. 10, only on @ParamountNet. #YellowstoneTV”

The trailer for the second half of Season 5 opens with Kevin Costner‘s John Dutton back at the ranch, then moves to Cole Hauser’s Rip, and later Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton pulling out a knife, We also see shots of FBI agents launching a raid and tense conversations.  The cast also features Luke Grimes, Wes Bentley, Finn Little, Gil Birmingham, Mo Brings Plenty, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill and Wendy Moniz. Deadline reported that Reilly and Hauser are reportedly in talks to headline a sixth season, despite the absence of Costner.

The eight-episode first half of Season 5 aired from November 2022 to January 2023; Season 5, Part 2 will consist of six episodes and is set to debut on Nov. 10, 2024.  See the trailer: HERE.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail and will be held in custody after his indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution on Tuesday, September 17, one day following his arrest in New York.

Combs appeared at his arraignment Tuesday wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and gray sweatpants, and entered a plea of not guilty in court.  But despite a bail proposal made by Combs’ attorneys, a federal judge in New York ruled that Combs be held behind bars during his arraignment on Tuesday, Sept. 17, while prosecutors alleged that Combs had drugs in the hotel room in which he was arrested on Monday, September 16.

The Southern District of New York had announced that Combs was arrested by federal agents on Monday, with ABC News detailed that the arrest took place at the Park Hyatt hotel on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan by Homeland Security Investigations agents. In March, federal authorities raided Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles.

According to the indictment unsealed on Tuesday, federal prosecutors allege that dating back to 2009, Combs, 54, ran an “enterprise that he engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor or, kidnapping, arson and other crimes, adding that he “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.” Prosecutors also allege that Combs “ensured participation” by giving them narcotics, holding sway over their careers, threatening to cut them off from financial support and using violence and intimidation.

Speaking outside the federal courthouse in New York, Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo said that the music mogul was “going to plead not guilty, obviously. He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might and the full confidence of his lawyers, and I expect a long battle with a good result for Mr. Combs.”  In an additional statement, Agnifilo said: “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

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Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to host the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in 2025, with CBS sharing in a social media post: “The Globes have gone Glaser @NikkiGlaser is set to host the 2025 #GoldenGlobes on Sunday, January 5! LIVE on @CBS and streaming on @paramountplus ”

Glaser said she is “absolutely thrilled,” about her hosting gig, sharing in a statement: ““I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes. It’s one of my favorite nights of television and now I get a front row seat (actually, I think I have to host from the stage). The Golden Globes is not only a huge night for TV and film, but also for comedy. It’s one of the few times that show business not only allows, but encourages itself to be lovingly mocked (at least I hope so). (God I hope so). It’s an exciting, yet challenging gig because it’s live, unpredictable, and in front of Hollywood’s biggest stars (who also might be getting wasted while seated next to their recent exes) … Some of my favorite jokes of all time have come from past Golden Globes opening monologues when Tina, Amy, or Ricky have said exactly what we all didn’t know we desperately needed to hear. I just hope to continue in that time honored tradition (that might also get me canceled). This is truly a dream job. Plus, I no longer have to feel guilty for every TV show and movie I’ve binged over the past year. It was all worth it. (‘Below Deck: Sailing Yacht’ Season Four will be nominated, right?).”

Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes, said in a statement: “Nikki Glaser is a comedic powerhouse whose daring and unfiltered humor is the perfect match for the Golden Globes. She is sure to bring a unique energy and spontaneity to the show that will keep the audience entertained all night.” Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions and Penske Media, added: “Nikki Glaser brings a fresh and unmatched candor to her comedy and to the Golden Globes. Her unapologetic style made her an obvious and compelling choice as host for this year’s event. We’re hopeful this could be the first of many Golden Globes that Nikki will surprise and delight our CBS audience, as well as our audiences around the globe.”

Glaser was previously nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special, HBO’s Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, and also hosts The Nikki Glaser Podcast as well as Lovers and Liars (a spinoff of the reality dating series “FBoy Island.”).

The 82nd Golden Globe Award ceremony will air Jan. 5, 2025 at 8-11 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.

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Gina Rodriguez has joined the Season 3 cast of the ABC drama “Will Trent” as a series regular. Per Variety, Rodriguez will play Marion Alba, who is described as a “charismatic, confident assistant district attorney who is new to Atlanta. After her first encounter with Will (Ramón Rodriguez) falls flat, the pair is surprised to learn that they must work together to investigate a crime in the world of Atlanta gangs.”

“Will Trent” follows the titular character (Ramón Rodriguez), a special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation who was abandoned at birth and grew up in the Atlanta foster care system who now has the highest clearance rate in the bureau. Alongside Ramón Rodriguez, the cast includes Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner, Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell and Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood.

Gina Rodriguez is best known for leading the CW dreamed “Jane the Virgin” which ran for five seasons from 2014-2019, and also starred in the sitcom “Not Dead Yet” from 2023-2024 on ABC. Deadline reports that Rodriguez’s casting expands her relationship with ABC/Disney following her co-hosting duties alongside Shaquille O’Neal on the game show Lucky 13, which is currently airing on the network.

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Lady Gaga is teasing new music, as well as the upcoming release of her seventh studio album next year tentatively titled ‘LG7.’

Gaga, 38, first shared a photo in a post to her X account a glimpse at her itinerary for the next month, with her schedule ending with a line that read, “XX October: LG7 first single.” Elsewhere on her schedule was listed the premiere of her new movie, Joker: Folie à Deux, on October 4.

Last week, Gaga attended the Venice International Film Festival premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux with her fiancé, Michael Polanski, and in a new Vogue cover feature, Gaga further detailed that LG7 is due out in February 2025, with the untitled first single dropping in October.  The singer told Vogue about the album: “there’s a lot of pain associated with this adventure, and when I start to explore that pain it can bring out another side to my artistry. When I’m here at this studio [Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La], I’m relaxed and I am able to face my demons and what’s remarkable is… that’s the music. I’m able to hear it back.”

Gaga and Bruno Mars also just released their duet, “Die With a Smile,” which they performed together in August during one of Mars’ Los Angeles concerts. The duo also released the accompanying music video to the track, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – marking the singer’s highest charting track since her 2020 collab with Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me” which hit No. 1.

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