Mel Gibson's infamous arrest and antisemitic tirade in 2006 left him blacklisted for years ... but he's now giving thanks to pal Robert Downey Jr. for throwing his legacy a lifeline.
The actor/director gave his thanks to RDJ in a new Esquire interview profiling the recent Oscar winner -- and he detailed how Rob was one of the only A-listers back in the day who were willing to give him a second chance
MG says, "One time, I got into a bit of a sticky situation where it kind of ended my career. I was drunk in the back of a police car and I said some stupid s**t, and all of a sudden: blacklisted. I’m the poster boy for canceled."
Louis Gossett Jr., el primer hombre negro en ganar un Oscar como Mejor Actor de Reparto, ha muerto.
El sobrino del actor dijo que Gossett falleció el jueves por la noche en Santa Mónica. No se ha revelado la causa de muerte.
Gossett tuvo una célebre carrera. Su punto más notable fue cuando recibió el Premio de la Academia por su papel en "An Officer and a Gentleman" de 1982, algo que calificó como una enorme afirmación de su posición como actor negro en sus memorias de 2010, "An Actor and a Gentleman"
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Supporting Actor Oscar, has died.
The actor's nephew said Gossett passed away Thursday night in Santa Monica. No cause of death has been revealed.
Gossett had a celebrated career, most noticeably earning his groundbreaking Academy Award for 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman" ... which he said was a huge affirmation of his position as a Black actor in his 2010 memoir, "An Actor and a Gentleman."
Will Smithand Jada Pinkett Smith are shutting down their charitable foundation due, at least partly, to fallout from Will's infamous Oscars slap.
The A-list spouses are closing the Will And Jada Smith Family Foundation amid a significant drop off in donations, according to Variety ... which says the foundation's tax filings show major donors -- like CAA and American Airlines -- bailed after Will slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards.
Anne Hathaway dice que la gente no la quería después de ganar el Oscar, tanto así que los estudios se mantuvieron alejados... hasta que Christopher Nolan llamó a su puerta (otra vez).
La actriz habló con Vanity Fair sobre todo el odio que estaba recibiendo en la década de 2010, el cual alcanzó su punto máximo en 2013 cuando se llevó a casa una estatuilla por su papel en "Los Miserables". En aquel momento dio un sentido (pero para algunos, cringe) discurso de aceptación.
Este fenómeno -conocido en ese momento como "Hathahate", en realidad se había estado gestando durante unos años, remontándose a 2011, cuando fue anfitriona de los Oscar junto a James Franco. Ya entonces la gente decía que la encontraban demasiado sincera, torpe y "molesta".
Anne Hathaway says people in the public really didn't like her after she won her Oscar -- so much so, studios steered clear ... that is, until Christopher Nolan came knocking (again).
The actress opened up about to Vanity Fair about all the hate she was receiving in the early 2010s -- which reached its peak in 2013 when she took home a statuette for her role in "Les Misérables" ... when she gave a heartfelt (but to some, cringe-worthy) acceptance speech.
This phenomenon -- known at the time as "Hathahate" -- had actually been building up for a few years, going back to 2011 when she hosted the Oscars with James Franco. Even then, people were saying they found her a little too sincere, awkward and "annoying."
Travis Kelcetook a pause from Taylor Swifton Tuesday to cruise around Los Angeles with a pal -- but don't worry, Swifties ... he was probably on his way to her pad here.
Paps snapped photos of the Kansas City Chiefs star while he was riding in a fancy Range Rover on a sunny afternoon in Beverly Hills ... and as you can see, there was no Taylor in sight for this outing.
Kelce was riding shotgun as his buddy steered ... and, yeah, the back seats were all empty.
The tight end looked pretty stoic without his GF ... rocking a pair of dark sunglasses covering up his eyes.
However, there were several people on the ground near his vehicle who swore it was on its way to see T-Swift -- if you don't know, the pop star's got a sweet pad in that hood ... so he for sure might've been heading in that direction here.
It's probably a safe bet, if we're being honest. After all, Kelce just traveled across the globe last week to see her perform in Singapore -- and the duo jetted all the way back to the States to hit Madonna and Guy Oseary's Oscars after-party in Hollywood Sunday night.
Some thought the couple might skip it all and have a whirlwind Spring overseas -- as Kelce's currently in his offseason and Swift's "Eras" tour is on a month-plus break right now. Alas, they came on back to the States and seem inclined to hang here in L.A. for a bit.
Still no sign of Taylor herself here in L.A. just yet -- but we're sure she'll surface eventually, with or without an umbrella covering her up. Trav seems more chill being photographed.
Leonardo DiCaprio y su coprotagonista, Teyana Taylor, se mostraron muy cariñosos durante el fin de semana en una fiesta pre-Oscars.
Échale un vistazo a estos videos en los que se puede ver a los actores -que se encuentran actualmente en la producción de la nueva película indie de PT Anderson- pasándola muy bien el viernes por la noche en la fiesta de WME aquí en Los Ángeles.
En concreto, Leo fue visto con su brazo alrededor de la cintura de Teyana mientras se acercaban y charlaban en privado en medio de todo el ajetreo y el bullicio de la fiesta a su alrededor.
A propósito, Teyana llevaba un traje que mostraba su espalda de manera muy sensual.
Hubo otro momento en el que Teyana y Leo estuvieron frente a frente y ella le arregló la cola de caballo. No es precisamente un beso... pero se ve que hay mucha confianza.
Luego de esto, continuaron hablando bastante animados, aunque las cosas no fueron más allá de las risas y coqueterías
Sin embargo, esto es bastante revelador, sobre todo porque Leo se supone que está saliendo con la modelo Vittoria Ceretti... quien no asistió a la fiesta. La última vez que Leo y Vittoria fueron vistos juntos en público fue hace a finales de febrero.
Teyana está en medio de un divorcio con Iman Shumpert, y las cosas se han complicado por momentos. Comparten los niños, y mientras Teyana ha tratado de mantener su proceso de divorcio en privado, gran parte del drama ha salido a la luz pública.
Por supuesto, el telón de fondo más grande aquí es Leo y Tey actuando en la misma película ultimamente, y parece que se han hecho muy amigos. Hemos visto toneladas de imágenes de ellos en el set, y han rodad muchas escenas juntos.
Si son algo más que amigos, sin embargo ... nadie lo sabe. Está claro que se sienten cómodos el uno con el otro, lo suficiente como para tocarse, al menos. Una última cosa .... sabemos Leo y Teyana salió de esta fiesta por separado, por lo que vale la pena.
9:35 AM PT -- Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor are not dating, and there's nothing romantic between them at all. We're told Leo is still in a relationship, and he's not with Teyana. This interaction was strictly friendly, we're told.
Leonardo DiCaprio and his costar, Teyana Taylor, were looking pretty damn cozy over the weekend at a pre-Oscars party ... with a lot of touching going on between the two of them.
Check out these videos of the two actors -- who are currently in production for PT Anderson's new indie flick -- hobnobbing Friday night at the WME party here in L.A., where they were seen making contact at a couple different points in the evening.
Specifically ... Leo was seen with his arm wrapped around Teyana's waist as they got close and chit-chatted in private amid all the hustle and bustle of the party going on around them.
Teyana was wearing a fairly revealing outfit, FWIW ... and her lower back was exposed.
There was another moment where they were getting a little flirty -- with Teyana and LD facing each other and TT fixing Leo's ponytail from the back of his baseball cap. This one wasn't PDA, per se, but you can tell Teyana was comfortable doing it ... and ditto for Leo.
Once the hair help was complete, they continued to talk ... and laughed it up as well. No signs of them doing anything more telling than what we can see here, including kissing.
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Still, it's pretty eye-opening to see ... especially since Leo is supposed to be dating model Vittoria Ceretti -- who was noticeably absent from this shindig. The last time Leo and Vittoria were spotted together in public was actually recent -- they were out and about in late Feb.
Teyana, of course, is in the middle of a divorce with Iman Shumpert... which has gotten pretty ugly at times. They share children together, and while Teyana has tried keeping their divorce proceedings private -- much of the drama has surfaced in public court docs.
Of course, the bigger backdrop here is Leo/Tey acting in the same movie of late -- and on its face, it would appear they've gotten close. We've seen tons of footage of them on set, and they seem intricately involved in the script ... 'cause Teyana's shot a lot of scenes with LD.
Whether they're more than just friends, though ... anyone's guess. Clearly, they're comfortable with one another -- comfortable enough to put hands on each other, at least. One last thing .... we know Leo and Teyana left this party separately, for whatever that's worth.
"Oppenheimer" making nearly $1 billion, and now winning Best Picture, doesn't mean it's immune to criticism, especially from the real-life people harmed by the atomic testing -- but in the wake of the Oscars, some are willing to forgive ... though, not forget.
Maybe the only bad thing uttered about the Christopher Nolan-directed flick has been that it glosses over the long-lasting radiation exposure and cancer cases generations of New Mexico locals have endured following the July 1945 nuclear bomb test.
Despite the omission, one of those victims, Wesley Burris, tells TMZ he doesn't have any ill will about the film being cemented as "the best" of the year. He says it's unlikely the cast or filmmakers were aware of the victims' backstories ... let alone that there were victims at all, starting nearly 80 years ago.
Remember, the explosive test took place amid thunderstorms over White Sands Missile Range, resulting in toxic debris falling back to Earth in the ensuing rain. It contaminated the landscape, water supplies, the food chain and exposed NM residents to harmful radiation.
Wesley reflected on the event that changed his life when he was just 5 years old. He described the detonation as being so bright, it was like looking at the sun, and the force blew him outta bed.
The medical fallout for his whole family's been devastating -- Wesley got skin cancer, his brother had radiation cancer, his sister had breast cancer and her daughter was born with leukemia. He also had friends who died from cancer they attributed to the atomic test.
Wesley acknowledges the government might not have known what the outcome would be, but failing to inform residents about it ahead of time was messed up.
In fact, he says they were all in the dark about what went down for a while, only to be told years later it was a nuclear test.
As for the movie, he says he paid money to go and watch it and thought it was good. But, he still thinks people should know what really happened in the aftermath, and realize people are still dying from it.
Tina's less forgiving than Wesley ... as she believes the literal and figurative fallout was intentionally left out of the film -- just as NM residents were left out of 1990's Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which provided compensation to residents living near nuclear testing sites. But, only those in Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
So, as "Oppenheimer" is celebrated for its acting, directing and storytelling ... Wesley and Tina agree on one thing -- like thousands of others in New Mexico -- they're waiting on the U.S. government to recognize their struggle.
Diane Warren lost again at the Oscars this year -- a years-long tradition that she says she's gonna break next year with her next Best Song nomination ... which makes us very curious.
We ran into the legendary songwriter Monday at LAX -- this after she was shut out at Sunday's ceremony yet again for her song "The Fire Inside" featured in "Flamin' Hot." Nothing new there ... Diane stays getting screwed at the Oscars, a whopping 15 times mind you.
You can tell DW ain't letting it get to her ... 'cause she's a good sport, and more importantly -- she's pretty confident too, telling our photog that she thinks her 16th nom will see gold.
Check it out ... Diane says she's already got another hit cooking, and believes she'll be back at next year's Academy Awards as well. Only this time, she thinks she'll make it on the stage!
Kinda makes us wonder what sorta banger she has waiting in the wings ... Diane's already got a lot of great tunes under her belt as it is. In fact, our camera guy picked his faves.
In case you've forgotten ... Diane has written some of the most iconic songs heard in film, probably ever.
Just a few that our photog thought could rank among her best ... "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," "Because You Loved Me," "Til It Happens to You" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now."
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Good to know Billie Eilish is sitting pretty with "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie." No worries, though ... Diane will be back with a vengeance -- just get a hip singer to belt it out!
Michelle Yeoh had an awkward moment at the Oscars when it came to handing Emma Stone her Oscar -- something some perceived as racism ... but which Michelle is now clarifying.
Super weird hand-off Sunday when ES went up to accept her award for Best Actress -- Michelle and a bunch of other previous Best Actress winners from years past were onstage as well ... and MY was the one holding the statuette to give to Emma.
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As Emma went to receive it from her ... Michelle held onto it, and tried passing it to Jennifer Lawrence before giving it to Emma -- who was standing right next to her ... and clearly not ready to help in the exchange. Like we said ... very weird, and Emma was taken aback.
Unfortunately, for Emma ... the whole thing ended up making her look bad, as some took this as her being rude to Michelle, and a handful of people accused her of her racial bias.
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Now, Michelle's clearing the air (sorta) with an explanation. She wrote on IG, "Congratulations Emma!! I confused you , but I wanted to share that glorious moment of handing over Oscar to you together with your best friend Jennifer!!"
Michelle added, "She reminded me of my Bae Jamie Lee Curtis ♥️✨ always there for each other!!" We're not sure that really answers the question of what happened, but there ya go.
In any case, Emma didn't let the little mishap put a damper on things ... she gracefully accepted her award and gave a moving speech, where she seemed shocked she'd won. Afterward, she hit the town with everyone else and celebrated the honor at some after-parties.
As for her and Michelle ... seems like they're all good now, sharing hugs right afterward.
Still ... for a hot minute, it almost felt like Michelle didn't wanna let that go. MINE! Kidding 😆
Steve-O is siding with Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night host poked fun at Robert Downey Jr.'s past substance abuse issues during his Oscars 2024 monologue.
Check out our chat with him above ... where he stood by his fellow comedian, arguing people take jokes way too seriously these days. He told TMZ ... "Let comedians tell jokes!"
Despite overcoming addiction issues himself -- the "Jackass" star felt it was totally within JK's rights to call out RDJ on his troubled past.
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Not only did the 49-year-old call hosting a "thankless job" ... he also reminded us that people who are sober regularly discuss their sobriety journeys, like at AA and NA meetings -- so why does it matter if Jimmy chimes in?
So ... it wasn't surprising when Steve-O declared Jimmy does not owe Robert an apology. Though, he made it clear he won't be following in Jimmy's footsteps, explaining he likes to make himself the butt of a joke.
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Steve-O's stance comes a day after Jimmy sparked awkward laughter at the Academy Awards after calling "Oppenheimer" one of the highest points in Robert's career ... alluding to his previous court-ordered rehab stay in the early '00s.
Robert -- who has been sober since 2003 -- was a good sport about the dig ... making an "on the nose gesture" when the cameras panned to him. He also called out his struggles in his Oscars acceptance speech -- thanking his entertainment lawyer Tom Hansen for "trying to get [him] insured and bailing [him] out of the hoosegow" over the years.
It's clear that RDJ is unbothered ... so why should we be upset???
Suzanne Somers' omission from the Oscars' "in memoriam" main segment left many fans livid ... but her husband is saying he's all good with the Academy's decision to leave her out.
Alan Hamel explains his POV to TMZ ... saying, "Last time I checked, we still had a First Amendment. I respect the Academy's decision to not include Suzanne In Memoriam. Frankly, the outpouring from millions of her fans, was the kind of In Memoriam Suzanne would have lovingly embraced."
He adds, "She adored and respected her Fans and similarly enjoyed a beautiful relationship with the Media and Paparazzi who elevated her career to heights rarely seen. She debuted on Carson in 1973 with her first of 27 books and remained active and relevant until her passing. God bless Suzanne Somers."
In addition to Somers, actors Lance Reddick, Treat Williams, Ron Cephas Jones, and Burt Young were also overlooked during the main event ... as were screenwriter Norman Lear and British filmmaker Terence Davies.
Suzanne's name was only included in the last slide of the segment, but it was written in a small font along with the names of other late stars. She wasn't shown as one of the main stars who were honored with their faces shown.
As we reported ... Suzanne -- famous from "Three's Company" and a bunch of other TV shows/movies -- passed away after a long battle with cancer at her home in October.
The legendary actress was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2000 ... and developed breast cancer shortly after which she battled on and off for years. It fully returned in the summer of 2023 ... months before her tragic death.
Suzanne was also well-known for TV roles in "Starsky and Hutch" and "Hollywood Wives" and her movie roles included "American Graffiti", "The Nutty Professor," "Say It Isn't So" and more.
Al Pacino tuvo un momento muy incómodo en los Oscar, y sucedió en la premiación más importante de la noche... y aclara que no fue su culpa.
El legendario actor le dijo a TMZ: "Parece haber cierta controversia sobre el hecho de que no mencioné cada película por su nombre anoche antes de anunciar el premio a la Mejor Película. Solo quiero dejar claro que no fue mi intención omitirlas, sino una elección de los productores de no repetirlas, ya que fueron destacadas individualmente a lo largo de la ceremonia".
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Añade: "Me sentí honrado de ser parte de la velada y elegí seguir la forma en que querían que se presentara este premio".
Al concluye diciendo que se siente mal por cualquiera de los nominados que no fueron mencionados antes de que anunciara al ganador, diciendo: "Me doy cuenta de que ser nominado es un hito enorme en la vida de alguien y no ser reconocido completamente es ofensivo y doloroso. Lo digo como alguien que se identifica profundamente con los cineastas, actores y productores, así que empatizo profundamente con aquellos que se han sentido menospreciados por este descuido, y por eso sentí necesario hacer esta declaración".
Si no lo viste... Al Pacino anunció de alguna manera al ganador de la Mejor Película, que finalmente resultó ser "Oppenheimer". Sin embargo, la forma en que lo anunció fue muy anticlimática.
Se podía notar que todos se sorprendieron por la manera en que Al reveló la información, incluso el equipo de "Oppenheimer" no estaba seguro de si realmente los había nombrado como los ganadores.
Por supuesto, sí lo hizo, completando una especie de barrido virtual de casi todas las categorías principales. Y si alguien sintió que no fueron reconocidos adecuadamente en ese momento, Al está diciendo... ¡Hablen con los jefes de los Oscar, porque yo solo estaba haciendo mi trabajo!
Al Pacino had a very awkward moment at The Oscars -- and it happened at the biggest possible moment in the night ... something he now says wasn't really his fault.
The legendary actor tells TMZ ... "There seems to be some controversy about my not mentioning every film by name last night before announcing the Best Picture award. I just want to be clear it was not my intention to omit them, rather a choice by the producers not to have them said again since they were highlighted individually throughout the ceremony."
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He adds, "I was honored to be a part of the evening and chose to follow the way they wished for this award to be presented."
Al finishes by saying he feels bad for any of the nominees who weren't mentioned before he announced the winner, saying ... "I realize being nominated is a huge milestone in one’s life and to not be fully recognized is offensive and hurtful. I say this as someone who profoundly relates with filmmakers, actors and producers so I deeply empathize with those who have been slighted by this oversight and it’s why I felt it necessary to make this statement."
If you didn't see it ... Al sorta stumbled his way to the Best Picture winner, which ultimately ended up being "Oppenheimer." The way he announced it, though, was very anticlimactic.
You could tell everyone was taken aback by the way Al spilled the beans -- even the "Oppenheimer" crew themselves weren't quite sure if he'd actually named them as the victors.
Of course, he had ... capping a virtual clean sweep of almost all the major categories. And, if anyone felt they weren't properly recognized in the moment -- Al's saying ... take it up with the Oscars honchos, 'cause I was just doing my job!!!
