Morris Day Clashes With Prince’s Estate Over Use of the Name Morris Day & The Time

2022 Oscars will forever be remembered for the so-called slap heard 'round the world, when Will Smith stormed onstage and slapped presenter Chris Rock in the face before returning to his seat and proceeding to cuss him out, all over a joke Rock made at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.The moment was unsettling, unexpected, confusing and changed the atmosphere for the remainder of the evening. But as chaotic as things were in the theater, a source tells ET that it was much more so backstage.«Behind the scenes there were a lot of people, different voices and opinions all weighing in on what had just happened, and what was the right course of action,» the source says of the moments immediately following the altercation.The moment came as a surprise to all involved, and even the producers of the show apparently had to figure out if this was an unplanned stunt between Smith and Rock, and if Rock was hurt.«There were just minutes to first figure out if it was a stunt,» the source recalls, «and then try and get people on the same page including the producers, ABC, the Academy, reps — who were not all in the same place physically or looking at their phones in real time.»The sources adds that «people were checking that Chris Rock was OK.... and to see if Chris even wanted to press charges.»In a statement to ET on Sunday night, after the Oscars came to a close, the LAPD said they were aware of the incident but that «the individual involved has declined to file a police report.»«LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program,» the statement read.

Lamar Odom, 42, is speaking out about the shocking Oscars incident that involved Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s shaved head, and he’s using the situation to prove a point about his previous marriage to Khloe Kardashian. The former professional basketball player shared a photo of Will and Jada at the ceremony and added a lengthy caption that stuck up for the actor and revealed his regret about his lack of protection of Khloe, 37, when they were husband and wife.

Nicole Scherzinger sure knows how to show off that hard work pays off! The star showcased her incredible figure and the work it takes to achieve it in a recent sizzling video on instagram.MORE: Nicole Scherzinger is a golden goddess in crochet beach babe dressFans inundated the singer with compliments as she shared a video dancing in skin-tight work-out clothes.The Pussycat Dolls alum seriously inspired fans with her sultry video, giving them a motivational message to get moving.WATCH: Nicole looked mesmerising in behind-the-scenes snaps from her latest photoshoot in Hawai'iMORE: Nicole Scherzinger wows fans with stunning beach photo with Thom EvansShe detailed just how she achieves her incredible figure, revealing her expansive home gym featuring high-tech machinery and both an indoor and outdoor work-out area. Wearing form-fitting exercise leggings and a sports bra giving way to her incredibly toned abs, the video kicked off with the Buttons singer propping her leg on a weighted ball and going on to twerk for the camera.Subsequent clips showed her incredible strength, doing a series of intense moves such as squats, lunges, weight lifts and crunches, only interrupting her work-out to shake her hips and dance in between reps.A post shared by Nicole Scherzinger (@nicolescherzinger)The jaw-dropping videoNicole captioned the impressive video with: "It's that twerkout Tuesday y'all! Get up and move your [expletive]! No matter what!! Seriously tho this workout is no joke!" Fans had no doubt that it truly was a strenuous workout.MORE: Nicole Scherzinger is a total goddess in slinky sundress for island photoshootMORE: Nicole Scherzinger turns up heat in tiny bikini as she splashes in the wavesThey took to the comments to shower

Princess Charlotte and older brother Prince George were just some of the many guests for their great-grandfather Prince Philip’s memorial service.

Season three of “The Umbrella Academy” is nearly here and Elliot Page’s character has a meaningful storyline.

When Adele postponed her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace at the 11th hour back in February, Keith Urban agreed to step in as a replacement until her show is ready for its debut.

Hugh Hefner, and  actress, Scarlett Byrne, are now the proud parents of twin daughters. Cooper took to Instagram Tuesday to share the happy announcement.«Scarlett and I are overjoyed to share that we welcomed Marigold Adele Hefner and Blossom Pearl Hefner into the world on Saturday, March 26th,» Cooper wrote alongside a slideshow of sweet photos of Scarlett and their little ones. «Today, we are settling back in at home.

The slap heard around the world. Chris Rock shaded Will Smith after he slapped him at the Oscars 2022 for his joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s bald head.

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the vacancy left by retiring Judge Benjamin Davidian, reports The Press Democrat. She follows in the path of Alameda Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski, who became the first openly transgender judge in the state after she was elected to her current position in 2010. Kolakowski later praised Murdyk’s appointment on Twitter.“Andi Mudryk is a great appointment and will be a wonderful judge,” Kolakowski tweeted.

HBO Max is getting in on the evil clown business with an IT prequel series.

Bridgerton is still reigning on the Netflix charts!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeVariety’s Clayton Davis has seen a lot of things. But nothing prepared him for being in the audience at Sunday’s Oscars, and witnessing Will Smith leap on stage and smack Chris Rock — and the awkward aftermath inside the Dolby Theater.“It’s the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been in my life,” Davis says on this week’s special Oscars Recap edition of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast. “And I grew up in the Bronx, where fights happen all the time! I was squirming in my chair, like, I couldn’t function.

J. Kim Murphy Zoë Kravitz has shared her disapproval of Will Smith’s controversial evening at the Oscars on Sunday, in which the actor walked onto the ceremony stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian said a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFive candidates took the stage for an L.A. mayoral debate last week, but as far as Hollywood is concerned, there might as well be only two.Karen Bass, the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, is the favorite among the industry’s Democratic donor community, led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and J.J. Abrams.

EXCLUSIVE: After directing Will Smith to a SAG Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated performance in King Richard, which has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, Reinaldo Marcus Green has set up a new project with Lionsgate—an untitled dramedy that he will write, direct and produce for the studio.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPeter Facinelli, Angela Sarafyan, Idara Victor, Tanaya Beatty and Grant Roberts have joined the cast of Adam VillaSeñor’s “Yesteryear.” They round out an ensemble that also includes the previously announced Q’orianka Kicher, Wes Studi and Nick Cassavetes.The film follows Alma Deswood, a young Indigineous woman (Kilcher) who psychologically unravels in quarantine. With the world feeling as though it’s caving in around her, Alma fights for her mental and physical health amidst COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement and other life-altering events.Facinelli will play Reid, Alma’s smooth talking boss with whom she had a one night stand that she regrets.

EXCLUSIVE: The second annual Cinema Week is set to take place this fall, from September 26 through October 2nd, 2022.

CBS Austin. I was there.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Batman” landed a bigger opening weekend than Warner Bros., the studio behind the comic book adventure, initially expected.The latest superhero epic, starring Robert Pattinson as an exceptionally moody Caped Crusader, collected $134 million in North American theaters over the weekend, above Sunday’s estimates of $128.5 million.Those ticket sales rank as the best opening weekend of 2022, as well as only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend following “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”The reason behind the 4% bump in Monday’s final tally is because “The Batman” had a better-than-expected turnout on Sunday, bringing in $34.1 million. That’s more than some pandemic-era releases managed to earn in their entire theatrical runs.

Prince is no longer with us, suddenly, the people who control his multi million dollar estate want to rewrite history by taking my name away from me, thus impacting how i feed my family. So as of now, per the Prince Estate, [I] can no longer use Morris Day & The Time in any capacity,” according to the post.A representative for the estate disputed Day’s post. “Given Prince’s longstanding history with Morris Day and what the Estate thought were amicable discussions, The Prince Estate was surprised and disappointed to see his recent post.

Don’t let the near three-hour running time scare you off, because Warner Bros.’ The Batman is gripping and primitive. Director, producer and co-scribe Matt Reeves joins us on Hero Nation today to talk about his direction for a Dark Knight Detective story, laced with horror, like we’ve near seen before in the history of the franchise.

Sheila Benson, who was chief film critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1981-1991, died February 23 in Seattle. She was 91.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV has signed an agreement with WarnerMedia International Television Distribution to be the exclusive free-to-air home for several programs including Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble’s comedy series “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”The first series of “The Sex Live of College Girls” will premiere on ITV Hub and ITV2 in April, with the second series to follow later on ITV’s upcoming integrated AVOD/SVOD platform ITVX.The deal also includes series of “Hart of Dixie,” “The OC,” “One Tree Hill” and the first three seasons of “Veronica Mars” being made available on ITV and ITV Hub next month, with all four seasons of American sports drama television series “All American” available in May.

Jennifer Hudson, 40, is getting the talk show treatment. News broke on Wednesday, March 2 that The Jennifer Hudson Show will premiere in Fall 2022 on Fox Television Stations following the end of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Jennifer’s daytime show will be one-hour long, according to Variety, and will come from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Ellen production company Telepictures. The test show was reportedly shot in November 2021 with Ellen executive producers Andy Lassner and Mary Connelly as showrunners.

The National Association of Broadcasters is calling on stations to stop carrying any state-sponsored Russian programming, citing the invasion of Ukraine.

Sony announced Monday night that it is “pausing” upcoming film releases in Russia, including the Spider-Man-adjacent blockbuster “Morbius,” in response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.“Given the ongoing military action in Ukraine and the resulting uncertainty and humanitarian crisis unfolding in that region, we will be pausing our planned theatrical releases in Russia, including the upcoming release of ‘Morbius.’ Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been impacted and hope this crisis will be resolved quickly,” a Sony representative said in a statement provided to TheWrap.Sony’s announcement comes hours after both Disney and Warner Bros. put their own upcoming Russian releases on pause.

Warner Bros. Pictures will not be releasing The Batman in Russia at this time.

Sharareh Drury administratorThe top prizes at the 2022 USC Scripter Awards went to screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal and novelist Elena Ferrante for Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” and scripter Danny Strong and author Beth Macy for Netflix’s “Dopesick” during Saturday’s virtual ceremony.As in past years, the awards go to both the scriptwriters and the writers of the original source material.“The Lost Daughter” is based on Ferrante’s 2006 novel. Gyllenhaal happily toasted the win with a glass of champagne, noting that this award “means so much to me particularly because it is chosen and voted for by writers.” The director and writer of the Oscar-nominated film described Ferrante as her “north star” for the project, adding that the author has been “a truly wise and generous guide.” The “Dopesick” duo won for the episode “The People vs.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are set to move to Britain this summer, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The A-list couple – dubbed 'Bennifer' – are understood to be seeking a home on the outskirts of London. Sources suggest that the possible involvement of Affleck in a forthcoming Barbie movie, which is being made at Warner Bros' Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, may explain their interest in a British bolthole.