Jerry Lewis accused of sexual assault by co-stars: ‘The ugly thing came out’

Oscar nomination for his role in Christmas film comedy, Elf.He made the comments ahead of this year’s Oscars ceremony and went on to say that he didn’t think comedy was represented enough in the nominations.The Love Actually director, who is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles: “I always get very antsy about the fact that Will Ferrell didn’t get nominated for Elf.”“Or that Peter Sellers didn’t get nominated for Inspector Clouseau.”He added: “But it’s the price you pay, as it were. Comedies tend to make a bit of money, and then you don’t get the prizes.”Curtis went on to say that had Ferrell been nominated, he would have voted for him but that he “wasn’t given the chance”.He said that comedy is overlooked as a genre, “particularly the actors”.He continued: “I think it’s a real issue that comedy isn’t respected as much…but I do try and push for comedy performances whenever I can.” The 2022 Oscars takes place this Sunday (March 27).

Blanca Blanco posed in a burnt orange mini dress on Tuesday evening on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.The Tale of Tails was celebrating a new billboard for her heartbreaking memoir Breaking The Mold which details her impoverished childhood and rise to fame.It became so chaotic with fans coming by to say hello to the pinup and cars stopping to honk and make cat calls that the Los Angelespolice - LAPD - were called.'Loud crowd but thanks to the cops for understanding and not cancelling event ❤,' wrote the partner of The Deer Hunter actor John Savage in her Instagram caption. Her big night:Blanca Blanco posed in a burnt orange mini dress on Tuesday evening on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood Cops:Three police officers showed up after sunset as officers asked questions but no arrests were made, an eyewitness told DailyMail.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blanca Blanco (@blancablancoactress) Three police officers showed up after sunset as officers asked questions but no arrests were made, an eyewitness told DailyMail.com.Blanca was seen smiling with the officers after the crowd died down.

first came out, creator and star Donald Glover was a father of one. And now, while speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner ahead of the premiere of the highly anticipated season 3, how being a father of three has affected his writing. “I’m just not as cynical,” says Glover, who has three sons with Michelle White, born in 2016, 2018 and 2020. “I think babies, they kind of change you and make you love things.

Olivia Rodrigo's new documentary gives fans insight into her rumored relationship with Joshua Bassett. In Disney+'s , the 19-year-old singer takes fans track-by-track through the making of her debut album, , which is largely thought to be about Bassett, Rodrigo's co-star.The documentary begins with Rodrigo and her producer, Dan Nigro, looking back at the first song they wrote together back in early 2020. While never released, the lyrics that fans hear in the doc seem to hint at Rodrigo and Bassett's split after their rumored romance.«Crying in the parking lot / You don't know what you want / Gave you everything / I guess everything ain't enough / You say you lost your best friend / How do you think I feel / You say it's over again / And this time it's real,» she sings.«I was so sad when we wrote that song.

Russell Dickerson is ready to soak up all of Tim McGraw's wisdom — of both the musical and fitness variety. ET spoke with the 34-year-old singer ahead of his time on the road with the country superstar, and Dickerson admitted that he «can't stop thinking about» touring with McGraw this summer.«He's one of those guys that just spews wisdom. He's done it all, and he's done it all 10 times,» Dickerson told ET.

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Stoke City 1-0 up against Manchester City at the Bet365 Stadium.Not the most obvious scorer of a goal like this, the 6'7 striker pulled off something out of this world with a looping volley over England’s then number one, Joe Hart from an absurd angle and distance, leaving the keeper helpless.High up in a long list of the Premier League’s greatest volleyed goals, it’s been a tough decision selecting the best, but here are our picks for the top 10 in the history of the division.The inspiration for the list, it could only start in one place.Did Crouch score the best volley in Premier League history? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionCrouch took one touch to set the ball before the second fired the looping volley a mile over Hart’s despairing dive, sending Tony Pulis giddy on the touchline. A goal that people believed to have just been a fluke were made to hold their tongue as Crouch stepped into the Soccer AM car park and produced some thunderous strikes to prove his sceptics wrong.Edging it over his volley vs Charlton Athletic back in 2006, title clinching goals don’t get much better than this.Van Persie was signed to win United title number 20 and that’s exactly what he did.

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Russia continues to batter the cities of their neighbour to the south. ZooPatrol was set up in response, and they now receive around 800 requests per day to save stranded cats and dogs.In three weeks, volunteers have rescued more than 200 animals, and another 500 pets have been rescued by ordinary people who watched video instructions on the ZooPatrol's social networks.Producer Dmytro Revnyuk decided not to leave Kyiv when Russian tanks rolled in one month ago.One day a neighbour asked her husband to save a cat she had left in the apartment during the evacuation.

Veteran actor Mitchell Ryan has died at the age of 88.

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret embarked on a passionate love affair that would change both of their lives. The two actors met just before they started filming Viva Las Vegas, and sparks flew between them to the point where they spent almost every day with one another during shooting. The couple spent just over a year together secretly while Elvis was still with Priscilla Presley.

Actor Ned Eisenberg, known for his role on "Law & Order: SVU," has died. He was 65.

cancer aged 65.The actor, who also shot to fame in Law & Order: SVU, died over the weekend with his wife Patricia confirming the news.‘As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma,’ she said in a statement shared with TMZ.‘Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family.’Eisenberg recently starred alongside Kate Winslet in the HBO drama Mare Of Easttown, playing Detective Hauser.He also portrayed defense attorney Roger Kressler in Law & Order, with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit making him one of the series’ most regular supporting characters.Eisenberg’s career took off in the 80s when he landed a part in romantic comedy Key Exchange (1985), which was followed by a major tour of the Broadway play Brighton Beach Memoirs.He then went on to have guest star roles on various television series that decade, including The Equalizer and Miami Vice.In 1999, Eisenberg appeared as Ariel in the first season episode of HBO’s The Sopranos. He has also continued his film career by appearing in Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning drama Million Dollar Baby in 2004 and played the role of photographer Joe Rosenthal in the 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers.Love Is Blind's Natalie 'didn't get full truth' over Shayne and Shaina dramaLove Is Blind season 2: Deepti and Shake unfollow each other after wedding finaleAEW's Bryan Danielson admits 'intentions' are different as he hits 'career high' after WWETributes for Eisenberg have been flooding in, with Law & Order star Rob Morrow writing: ‘Aww, our dear sweet friend #NedEisenberg has passed on.

The late Jerry Lewis has been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment by a string of his former co-stars.Lewis - remembered by many as 'The King of Comedy' - died of natural causes in 2017 aged 91, and now an exposé documentary byVanity Fairalleges that he mistreated actressesKaren Sharpe, Hope Holiday and many others.The documentary feature released Wednesday, titled The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon, was helmed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick who produced HBO's sensational Allen v Farrow, that documented accusations of sexual abuse brought against Woody Allen by his daughter Dylan Farrow. Jerry Lewis co-stars accuse late star of sexual abuse: New documentary and exposé allege 'King of Comedy' would lock actresses in his dressing room (actor pictured above)Among the claims of abuse are allegations that Lewis invited one actress into his dressing room before locking the door and masturbating in front of her while 'talking dirty.' Karen Sharpe, now 87, starred alongside Lewis in 1964's The Disorderly Orderly, and alleges that an incident took place when Lewis ordered people out of a dressing room leaving them alone together.'He began to fondle me.

Former co-stars of Jerry Lewis are accusing the late performer of sexual harassment and assault in a new documentary and exposé. In the Vanity Fair chronicle, "The Hunting Ground" and "Allen v. Farrow" directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering speak with actresses Karen Sharpe and Hope Holiday who detail their alleged experiences with Lewis, who died in 2017 at age 91.

In a feature — and accompanying short film — for Vanity Fair’s annual “Hollywood Issue,” a number of the so-called King of Comedy’s leading ladies, female co-stars and many other aspiring, talented women allege that Jerry Lewis sexually harassed and, in at least one case, sexually assaulted them.

Zack Sharf A new short documentary and exposé published by Vanity Fair accuses Jerry Lewis of sexual harassment and assault. The interviews with actresses such as Karen Sharpe and Hope Holiday were conducted by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, the duo who tackled Mia Farrow’s allegations against Woody Allen in the HBO documentary series “Allen v Farrow” and the directors of the Oscar-nominated “The Hunting Ground.” Lewis was one of the most popular performers in the world in the 1950s and ’60s, first as part of a comic team with Dean Martin and later as the star of hits such as “The Nutty Professor” and “Cinderfella.” He died in 2017 at the age of 91.Sharpe met the actor during his commercial zenith. She was cast as Lewis’ love interest in the 1964 comedy “The Disorderly Orderly.” The actress said she was being fitted for costumes in Lewis’ office when he ordered everyone but her out of the room.

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prison not once but twice by helicopter – and still remains at large to this day. Inspired by action movies he binged on VHS, Vassilis Palaiokostas has made millions from robbing state-owned banks and cashing in on ransoms from kidnapping industrialists.But the 55-year-old earned his nickname by generously handing out bundles of cash to the poor and needy on a regular basis, which helped him win over the respect and protection of the Greek public.

The Suicide Squad.Scott had played “GQ” Edwards in David Ayer’s 2016 superhero film, but did not reprise his role in James Gunn’s follow-up film.He claimed that Warner Bros “did not want to pay me any money” as part of a three-picture deal they offered him.“They didn’t want to pay me any money for those next movies and they didn’t have another script for the other movie, so I didn’t know what I was going to be signing myself up for,” Eastwood told Insider.Relaying a conversation he had with his father, Scott Eastwood continued: “I said, ‘They don’t want to pay me.’ He said, ‘If it feels like they really need you and if it’s a good part, then do it. If not, then don’t.’“I didn’t have the answer to those questions at that time.