Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ canceled following Facebook Watch shutdown

Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ canceled following Facebook Watch shutdown

Scott Kowalchyk/CBSJada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk is one of many shows that has been canceled as a result of Meta’s decision to shut down Facebook Watch.  The talk show, produced by Westbrook Studios, featured Jada, her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and her daughter, Willow Smith, as they had serious discussions with special guests like Snoop Dogg, Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart. Deadline reports the show is being…Read More…

First Wicked footage shown at CinemaCon: Ariana Grande will “leave you breathless,” says director

First Wicked footage shown at CinemaCon: Ariana Grande will “leave you breathless,” says director

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley introduces ‘Wicked’ footage at CinemaCon;Gabe Ginsberg/WireImageOn Wednesday, attendees of CinemaCon, the annual Las Vegas convention for movie theater owners, were off to see the wizard — and Ariana Grande — as they got the first glimpse of footage from the movie version of Wicked. Wicked, a novel by George Maguire, is a revisionist story…Read More…

Jerry Springer, former mayor who transformed daytime TV, dead at 79

Jerry Springer, former mayor who transformed daytime TV, dead at 79

Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesJerry Springer, the former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, whose eponymous daytime show transformed talk television, has died, ABC News has confirmed. He was 79. According to his rep, Springer “died peacefully Thursday at his home in suburban Chicago.” Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, added: “Jerry’s ability to connect…Read More…