Alec Baldwin is returning to host Saturday Night Live for a record 16th time. The 30 Rock star will host the 37th season premiere of NBC's late-night comedy sketch show, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The last time Baldwin hosted was the 35th season finale with musical guest Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which aired May 15, 2010. When he takes the helm this fall, Baldwin will surpass Steve Martin, who has hosted SNL 15 times. Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy, who nabbed her first Emmy nomination for her role in CBS' Mike & Molly, has also been confirmed to host the second episode this season. The New York Times first reported the news. Email: [email protected] … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy Set as ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts
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Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin Join Ed Norton’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’
Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin have joined Willem Dafoe in Edward Norton's Motherless Brooklyn.Norton's passion project, an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's detective novel that Norton is directing and also starring in, has started production in New York City for Class 5 Films and MWM Studios. Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog (Norton), a private detective with Tourette's Syndrome as he tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna, played by Willis.Armed only with a few clues and his obsessive mind, Norton's character unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance. The ensemble cast includes Ethan Suplee, Leslie Mann, Josh Pais, Fisher Stevens, Michael K. Williams and Robert Wisdom.The producer credits are shared by Bill Migliore, Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.The executive producer credits are shared by … [Read more...] about Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin Join Ed Norton’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’
Alec Baldwin Compares Dylan Farrow to Character Who Lied About Her Rape in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Alec Baldwin on Sunday continued to defend embattled director Woody Allen, who has been dogged by sexual abuse claims against him by adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.Previously, Baldwin called her allegations “unfair and sad.” On Sunday, he took it a step further and compared Dylan Farrow to Mayella Ewell, the character in the classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," who falsely accuses an African American man of rape. "[One] of the most effective things Dylan Farrow has in her arsenal is the 'persistence of emotion,'" Baldwin tweeted. "Like Mayella in ["To Kill a Mockingbird"], her tears/exhortations [are] meant [to] shame u [into] belief in her story. But I need more than that before I destroy [someone], regardless of their fame. I need a lot more."Baldwin followed that tweeted shortly after with: "To say that @RealDylanFarrow is telling the truth is to say that (brother) @MosesFarrow is lying. Which of Mia’s kids got the honesty gene and which did not?" … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin Compares Dylan Farrow to Character Who Lied About Her Rape in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Alec Baldwin Defends Woody Allen, Calls the Backlash Against Him ‘Unfair and Sad’
Alec Baldwin defended Woody Allen against new calls for condemnation of the filmmaker and his work after his allegations of sexual abuse and predatory behavior have resurfaced.The accusations, which he claims are not true, were initially leveled against Allen in 1992 by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow who claimed he molested her when she was a child. Farrow re-upped these allegations in 2014, bringing more awareness to the issue that many in the entertainment industry seem to have forgotten about until recently.Additionally, in her first TV interview on the issue, Dylan Farrow told CBS that she is both “credible” and “telling the truth.” That segment, hosted by Gayle King, is set to air on Thursday morning.However, to Baldwin, condemning Allen now is both “unfair” and “sad.”“Woody Allen was investigated forensically by two states (NY and CT) and no charges were filed. The renunciation of him and his work, no doubt, has some … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin Defends Woody Allen, Calls the Backlash Against Him ‘Unfair and Sad’
Alec Baldwin Calls “Renunciation” of Woody Allen “Unfair and Sad”
After actors Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Hall pledged to donate their salaries from their work on Woody Allen films to charity in light of the re-emergence of sexual abuse claims against Allen by adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to say that he finds the public disapproval of Allen “unfair and sad.”In a series of tweets posted Tuesday, Baldwin praised the director, stating that any charges made against Allen by his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, were never filed. “Woody Allen was investigated forensically by two states (NY and CT) and no charges were filed. The renunciation of him and his work, no doubt, has some purpose. But it’s unfair and sad to me. I worked with WA 3 times and it was one of the privileges of my career,” Baldwin wrote.Chalamet and Hall's decisions came after Farrow's were reignited in wake of the #MeToo movement and Time's Up initiative. In 2014, Farrow penned a letter to the New York Times, detailing her … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin Calls “Renunciation” of Woody Allen “Unfair and Sad”