James Gandolfini protected ‘The Sopranos’ actor from filming nude scene against his wishes

Brad Pitt is not pleased with Angelina Jolie's latest business decision, so much so that he's suing his ex-wife over it. According to court docs obtained by ET, amid the couple's ongoing custody battle, Pitt is suing Jolie for selling Chateau Miraval Winery, which he is part owner of, to Russian oligarch, Yuri Shefler. The actor is seeking monetary damages, legal fees and for Jolie's sale of Miraval to Shefler to be voided.The couple bought the Correns, France-located winery back in 2008 and Pitt claims, he invested a ton of money and time in the winery over the years.While he acknowledges that Jolie put in 40 percent of the $28.4 million purchase price, Pitt claims he alone made the winery successful.

Troye Sivan has linked up with Jay Som for a touching new collaborative single, titled ‘Trouble’.The track opens with a sweet acoustic intro before building into a sentimental pop dream. It’s an apt tune to soundtrack a coming-of-age film, which is exactly what Sivan created it for.As Sivan announced recently on social media, it’ll feature in the forthcoming film Three Months, in which he plays Caleb Kahn, a Florida teenager who has to do a HIV screening after discovering a partner he slept with tested positive.

Cooper Kupp is selling his Los Angeles mansion, less than a year after he bought the house.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar and Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories.

Julia Fox is aware of the “Uncut Gems” trend. TikTok users have created a viral craze after a recent clip of the actress from the “Call Her Daddy” podcast surfaced. In the original, Fox is asked about being Kanye “Ye” West’s muse. While answering the question, the 32-year-old responds, “I was Josh Safdie’s muse when he wrote ‘Uncut Gems’.”

With John Mayer’s lengthy dating history– he knows he has made a name for himself.

There is more to the story about why Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers called it quits!

Sounds like it’s past time for Jimmy Fallon and others to answer some really difficult questions.

Emmerdale fans think they have worked out a new twist on the ITV soap involving murderer Meena Jutla and Billy Fletcher. On the latest episode, Meena appeared to get her comeuppance as she was finally put into police custody after inflicting months of evil in the village.

Donny Osmond is flabbergasted at the fact «Puppy Love» is on the verge of celebrating its 50th anniversary. And, after all these years, he looks back on the song that put him on the fast-track to becoming a teen idol, and why he respects the song so much.The 64-year-old crooner sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner and they traveled down memory lane as he gears up to celebrate the song's milestone Saturday at his solo residency at Harrah's Las Vegas. «I can't believe it's been 50 years since I released 'Puppy Love,'» Osmond tells Turner, who compliments his still «smooth as silk» voice but can't help but take notice that Osmond belted out the song live on ET's set in a different key, unlike when he did as a 13-year-old back in 1972.«Oh, I've done it in so many different keys,» Osmond explained.

Channing Tatum opened up about getting in shape for the upcoming third installment of Magic Mike in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show.The actor, 41, said he hesitated when offered the chance to reprise his role in Magic Mike's Last Dance because of the difficulties of staying in shape.'It's hard,' the 21 Jump Street star said. 'Even if you do work out, to be in that kind of shape? It's not natural.' Keeping the weight off:Channing Tatum opened up about getting in shape for the upcoming third installment of Magic Mike in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson ShowClarkson asked him if he ate well while keeping the weight off to which the star responded, 'You have to starve yourself.

Saturday Night Live has revealed the next batch of hosts and musical guests to appear on the long-running sketch show in March.Producers took to social media to confirm that actors Oscar Issac andZoë Kravitz will take on hosting duties, while Charli XCX andRosalía are set to perform.By the time they hit the famed SNL stage for their respective episodes, Issac and Kravitz will each have two new projects that they will be out en force promoting. Hosts: Oscar Isaac and Zoe Kravitz have been tapped to host Saturday Night Live in MarchIssac, 42, will be making his Saturday Night Live debut when he plays host for the show on March 5.By showtime, he'll be promoting the dark comedy film Big Gold Brick, which premieres February 25, and the Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight, scheduled for release on March 30.

Kanye West admitted that he had 'bittersweet' feelings about his estranged wife Kim Kardashian's new Balenciaga campaign in an Instagram post from Thursday.The 44-year-old rapper shared a photo from Manhattan's Times Square showing several billboards featuring a monumental Kardashian in various outfits from the Spanish fashion house, though he deleted it about an hour later.Kanye also added that the display was 'awesome,' making his post a rare positive note involving his ex amid a bevy of posts mocking her boyfriend Pete Davidson and revealing what appear to be her private communications with the hitmaker. Mixed feelings: Kanye West, 44, said it was 'bitter sweet' to see his ex Kim Kardashian on multiple Balenciaga billboards in Manhattan's Times Square in an Instagram post from ThursdayThe exes both have a complicated relationship with Balenciaga, as Kardashian has become a face of the brand, while West is also an avid wearer of its clothing and last month announced a collaboration with the brand for his ongoing Gap line.The photo West posted shows previously released images of his ex in a long leopard-print coat over a black bodysuit and edgy black leather boots decorated with several buckles.

Candace Bushnell admitted she was'startled' by many decisions made in HBO Max's Sex and the City reboot, based on her 1996 book anthology of the same name.In an interview withThe New Yorker, the best-selling author, 63, revealed she struggled to see herself in any of the characters or storylines, which left fans shocked by Mr. Big's death and Miranda Hobbes' coming out.'I'm really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot,' she told the outlet.

There has been a change in plans for the COVID-19 vaccination policies for the upcoming 2022 Oscars ceremony, which will take place in Hollywood on March 27.

The Sopranos writer Todd Kessler has revealed that James Gandolfini took him out for dinner after he was fired from the HBO series.Speaking to Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa for their new oral history on the drama, titled Woke Up This Morning (via Insider), Kessler recalled how Gandolfini contacted him when he was dropped from the show by creator David Chase after season three.“Jim called me up after he finished work that day,” Kessler said of the day he was fired.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli and Fabian Alomar (Mayans M.C.) have been tapped for heavily recurring roles opposite Chris Estrada in Hulu comedy series This Fool, from ABC Signature.

It's been more than 14 years since The Sopranos went off the air, though fascinating new behind-the-scenes tidbits are surfacing thanks to a new book.The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri) wrote the new book entitled Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos, which was published earlier this month.One of the most memorable passages reveals how a mysterious call the late James Gandolfini received inspired a classic scene in the show.

ring!One of the most iconic “The Sopranos” lines — “‘A don never wears shorts” — allegedly came from a spooky, mysterious phone call that was anonymously made to series star James Gandolfini, an exchange that noticeably “disturbed” the late New Jersey actor.Michael Imperioli detailed the frightening moment in his new book, “Woke Up This Morning” (co-written by Steve Schirripa), and described the call as so scary that it would leave even the toughest mafioso trembling.“The story goes like this: Gandolfini got a call in the middle of the night on his cell phone, it was an unknown number,” Imperioli said in the oral history.

After launching their own The Sopranos rewatch podcast Talking Sopranos, Michael Imperioli andSteve Schirripa are unveiling more behind-the-scenes details in a new book.Imperioli, 55, who played Christopher Moltisanti on the hit HBO series, and Schirripa, 64, who played BobbyBaccalieri on the show, co-wrote the new bookWoke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos, which was published earlier this month.One of the many stories shared in the book is how the late James Gandolfini saved guest star Peter Riegert from having to go nude on the show.

Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa reveal in their new book “Woke Up This Morning,” that the boss intervened to change a nude scene for an uncomfortable guest actor who was “caught off guard” by the bare plan.Peter Riegert, who played Assemblyman Ron Zellman, told the duo that Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano was originally supposed to beat “the living s – – t” out of the crooked politician while he was naked in Season 4’s episode “Watching Too Much Television.”“In the scene description, it’s written that he pulls my underwear off,” Riegert said about the scene that was retaliation for Zellman’s newfound romance with Tony’s ex-gumare Irina Peltsin (Oksana Lada).