Month: March 2021

Late-night host and comedian Jay Leno has issued an apology for a series of jokes told over his career targeting Asian communities. The apology comes after a nearly 15-year campaign from the activist group Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) for remarks as recent as Variety‘s 2020 report that Leno cracked about Koreans eating dog meat — a complaint that offended numerous players on the set of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” “At the time I did those jokes, I genuinely thought them to be harmless,” Leno said in a joint press release with MANAA leader Guy Aoki. “I was making fun of our enemy North Korea, and like most jokes, there was a ring of truth to them.” Leno continued, “At the time, there was a prevailing attitude that some group is always complaining about so...

What in the ink? Chris Evans caused a bit of chaos during his virtual interview with ACE Universe's Angélique Roché alongside his brother Scott Evans on Tuesday, March 23. While fans were delighted with the brothers' chat, it was the Captain America: The Winter Soldier star's tattoos peeking out from the top of his tank top that really caught social media's attention. The actor has two tattoos next to each other on his chest: one is an eagle—very fitting for Captain America—and the other is a quote from Eckhart Tolle which reads, "When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world." Once the interview hit the internet, fans shared their shock and excitement of discovering Chris' unseen ink. "S...

Veteran WWE Superstar Kane will be going into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Kane appeared on WWE’s The Bump this morning and was surprised by The Undertaker with the announcement. You can see video from the appearance below. As noted earlier this morning, WWE India revealed that The Great Khali will also be inducted this year. The official WWE website has not confirmed that induction as of this writing. Kane joins Khali, Molly Holly and Eric Bischoff as confirmed names for the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame Class. Rob Van Dam is also expected to be announced by WWE soon. Kane, who has been with WWE since 1995, has not wrestled for the company since a surprise appearance in the 2021 Royal Rumble Match this past January. Before that his last match was a WWE 24/7 Title change with current...

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On Tuesday, Ripa posted a video of her pups at home on her Instagram stories. Meanwhile, entertainment reporter Maria Menounos filled in for her on "LIVE with Kelly and Ryan." The internet of course wondered why, as if Ripa isn't allowed to take time off. Chalk it up to the viewers who love Ripa and her friend/co-host Ryan Seacrest's chemistry missing half the team. Or it could be the post-traumatic stress syndrome from 2016 when Ripa took some time off during a dispute with ABC. But it looks to be all love now on "LIVE" and Ripa and Seacrest, who have been buds for years, are super-popular with their audience. CNN has reached out to her reps for comment.