Kenan Thompson to host 2021 People’s Choice Awards

E! and NBC announced that actor/comedian Kenan Thompson will host the 2021 People’s Choice Awards. Thompson, 43, will host the 47th annual awards show set to air in December.  In addition to hosting, Thompson is nominated at the PCAs for The Comedy TV Star and The Male TV star for his work on Saturday Night Live. …

See Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the first full-length trailer for ‘Being the Ricardos’

Amazon Studios has released the first official, full-length trailer for ‘Being the Ricardos’ featuring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.  You can view the trailer – here. The film by Aaron Sorkin follows the famous pair during one critical production week of their sitcom, ‘I Love Lucy,’ which comes at …

Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his homicide trial; breaks down and insists “I didn’t do anything wrong”

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old Illinois man who was a minor when he traveled to Wisconsin and shot two people dead last year during civil rights protests, took the witness stand at his homicide trial on Wednesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse made the trip from his home state of Illinois on Aug. 25, 2020, to Kenosha, …

President Biden to sign bipartisan infrastructure bill on Monday

The White House confirmed that President Biden will sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony at the White House on Monday. Biden will be joined by members of Congress and “a diverse group of leaders who fought for its passage across the country,” including governors and mayors from across America, as …

Minnesota Vikings lineman Dakota Dozier hospitalized with COVID-19 complications

Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Dakota Dozier tested positive for COVID-19 and has remained hospitalized as of Wednesday afternoon. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said 29 people, including himself, were tested as close contacts. Dozier, who is on the practice squad, went to a local hospital Tuesday to be treated for COVID-19-related symptoms. The Vikings placed Dozier, …

Panthers head coach Matt Rhule confirms QB Sam Darnold out 4-6 weeks with shoulder injury

Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule confirmed that quarterback Sam Darnold is out for 4-6 weeks with a shoulder injury; however, Rhule noted that he doesn’t think the injury will be season-ending. In a Wednesday press conference, Rhule said that Darnold was experiencing a different kind of pain following the loss to the Patriots than …

Check out the latest teaser trailer for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4

Netflix released a teaser for Stranger Things Season 4, and the 70-second preview for the upcoming season of the supernatural adventure series shares a voiceover of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) reading a letter she wrote to Mike (Finn Wolfhard) in Indiana, lamenting how it is 185 days since they have been apart. Eleven shares she …

Paul Rudd named People Magazine’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive

People Magazine has named 52-year-old actor Paul Rudd as their ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ for 2021. Rudd was announced as the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ in an extended comedy sketch during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday night. The actor joins a long-list of Sexiest Men Alive honorees, including last year’s honoree Michael B. Jordan, …

Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for all adults

On Tuesday, Pfizer announced it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to authorize booster doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, ages 18 and older. The request comes a month and a half after the FDA authorized boosters for seniors and other higher-risk adults. The request is similar to one made …

Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns ruling against Johnson & Johnson regarding opioid crisis

On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a ruling which ordered drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to pay $465 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis. The court ruled 5-1 that District Judge Thad Balkman ruled improperly when he rendered the judgment against J&J in August 2019. Judge Balkman said at the time that …