Will Smith and John Travolta share tributes to the late Sidney Poitier following his passing

Halle Berry showed off her golden eye makeup as Cleopatra on Sunday in a behind-the-scenes snap on Instagram.The 55-year-old actress posted a selfie as the ancient Egyptian queen who she portrays in advertisements for Caesars Sportsbook.The photo showed Halle with black bangs and full golden eye makeup along with matching stones lining her upper eye. Golden gal:Halle Berry showed off her golden eye makeup as Cleopatra on Sunday in a behind-the-scenes snap on InstagramHalle in the caption for her roughly 7.4 million followers wrote: 'half woman.

Sarah Michelle Gellar dug deep into the past to share a hilarious video ofJada Pinkett Smith revealing that she had to bribe son Jaden to attend the 2007 Oscars.The 44-year-old actress took to instagram and posted a sweet throwback photo of herself with Jada, 50, her son Jaden, 23 (nine at the time), and husband Will Smith, 53, from the post-Oscar Vanity Fair party.She followed it up with a second slide of a video from the Live with Kelly and Ryan show whereJada saidshe had to promiseJaden that he'd get to meet the Buffy star in order to get him to go to the Academy Awards ceremony. Blast from the past: Sarah Michelle Gellar, 44, took to Instagram to share a 2007 throwback photo with the Smith family as well as a hilarious video of Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, revealing that she had to bribe son Jaden (nine at the time) to attend the Oscars that year'I've never been so nervous in my life.

A pained observation: The only intriguing stories on Hollywood this week consisted of obits – all kinds of obits. There were obits reminding us of the remarkable lives of Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich and Betty White. Also speculative obits about the Golden Globes, sentimental obits about the extinct 20th Century Fox and even speculative obits about MGM and ICM.

Fashion family drama House Of Gucci and dark Western The Power Of The Dog led the field of film contenders announced Wednesday for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild awards, landing three nominations each.House Of Gucci was nominated for the group's top prize of best movie cast. It will compete for that honor against Belfast, CODA, King Richard and Don't Look Up.The SAG Awards, voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA acting union, are scheduled to be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on February 27.Scroll down for a list of nominations...

Fashion family drama House Of Gucci and dark Western The Power Of The Dog led the field of film contenders announced Wednesday for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild awards, landing three nominations each.House Of Gucci was nominated for the group's top prize of best movie cast. It will compete for that honor against Belfast, CODA, King Richard and Don't Look Up.The SAG Awards, voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA acting union, are scheduled to be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on February 27.Scroll down for a list of nominations...

The 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced this morning and that meant a lot of happy actors from all corners of the globe. Here’s a rundown of some of the reactions from this year’s SAG Awards nominees.

Sidney Poitier, who was the first Black person and Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, passed away last week at the age of 94.And on Tuesday, the trailblazing star's daughter Sydney honored his accomplishments and the'depth of his goodness' in a touching post shared to Instagram.'There are no words for this. No real way to prepare for this. No prose beautiful enough, no speech eloquent enough to capture the essence of my dad,' she began.

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fans are split when it comes to whether or not they'll be tuning in for the gritty, dramatic reboot Bel-Air.Twitter was alight early this week with reactions to the first full trailer of the Will Smith backed projects after it was released by Peacock on Monday.Many die hard Fresh Prince watchers expressed their confusion as to why anyone would ever revive the iconic franchise, while others were excited to see how the concept would be 'flipped- turned upside down'. Divided:Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fans are split when it comes to whether or not they'll be tuning in for the gritty, dramatic reboot Bel-Air following the release of the first trailer'Only need to know about its existence: Anybody who liked Fresh Prince of Bel-Air should skip this,' one fan penned in a scathing tweet.

EXCLUSIVE: Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix Resurrections) has signed on to star in Redd Zone, a new Netflix drama from Emmy-nominated screenwriter Kristin Layne Tucker (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Oscar-winning director Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and Westbrook Studios.

The Banks' of Bel-Air appear both totally different and still very much the same as the original sitcom family in the newest trailer for Peacock's Fresh Prince reboot, Bel-Air.NBC dropped the first full trailer for the dramatic re-telling of the beloved television comedy on Monday which seesJabari Banks take on the lead role as fish-out-of-water West Philadelphia teen Will Smith.Quite unlike the early 90s comedy, the trailer for Bel-Air sees Will Smith's reintroduction to hiswealthy relatives after he is sent to live with them in an exclusive enclave of one-percenters following a scuffle with the law. Fresh Prince:NBC dropped the first full trailer for Bel-Air, the dramatic retelling of the beloved 90s sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, on Monday The trailer marks the first time audiences get to see the revamped Banks family as Will arrives to his new 'kingdom'.He's greeted at the front door of a palatial Bel-Air estate by Geoffrey, the insanely handsome 'house manager'.

What a terrible loss.

Will Smith won his first award from the Golden Globes on Sunday for his moving portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard Williams in King Richard.The 53-year-old rapper-turned-actor was honored with Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama after previously being nominated five times by the award ceremony, which was not televised or live-streamed this year.Smith's victory comes against an impressive array of male talent, includingMahershala Ali (Swan Song),Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos),Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog) andDenzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth). Finally! Will Smith, 53, won Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama at the 2022 Golden Globes on Sunday.

A documentary about the extraordinary life of the late Sidney Poitier has been in production at Apple 'for more than a year'.The news of the film comes just after the legendary actor-director died at the age of 94 from 'natural causes,' on January 6. His death was confirmed on Friday.The documentary will be executive produced by Oprah Winfrey with his family additionally participating in the project, perVariety.

Norman Jewison andLee Grant reflected on the late Sidney Poitier's slap scene in the 1967 featureIn the Heat of the Night during an interview with Peoplethat was published on Saturday.During the sit-down, the feature's director and leading actress lauded the performer's acting ability and professionalism while working on the feature.The legendary actor passed away at his home in Los Angeles this past Thursday at the age of 94. Looking back:Norman Jewison and Lee Grant reflected on the late Sidney Poitier's slap scene in the 1967 feature In the Heat of the Night during an interview with People that was published on SaturdayIn the feature, Poitier portrayed Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs, who becomes involved with a murder investigation taking place in Mississippi.During the much-lauded slap scene, Tibbs visited the residence of plantation owner Endicott, portrayed by Larry Gates, and asked him for any information he could provide regarding the case.

Editor’s note: Colman Domingo (Zola, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) is one of many Black actors whose careers were inspired by Sidney Poitier who broke racial barriers to become Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win Best Actor Oscar. In an essay for Deadline following Poitier’s death at age 94, Domingo writes about his meeting with Poitier and about the profound impact that encounter — as well as Poitier’s life and career — have had on him.

Sidney Poitier, who died this Friday at the age of 94, received a touching tribute from Lulu, who sang the theme song for his classic film To Sir, With Love.The 73-year-old singer hailed Sidney as her 'friend,' 'teacher,' and 'inspiration' in a heartwarming pot on her Instagram page.To Sir, With Love bowed in 1967 and starred Sidney as a British Guyanese immigrant to England who finds himself teaching at a rough-and-tumble East End school.

Following a day of tributes to the actor Sidney Poitier, his large family has issued a more personal statement on their fond memories of his warm relations with them. They also noted that his faith in humanity never faltered, “…so know that for all the love you’ve shown him, he loved you back.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network said Friday that it will pay tribute to Sidney Poitier with a a day of special programming Sunday that includes the iconic actor’s 2000 and 2007 appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and an airing of his 1967 film To Sir, With Love.

Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to share his memories of meeting Sir Sidney Poitier and his wife Joanna Shimkus, 78, following the tragic news of the Oscar-winning actor’s death at the age of 94 today.The former Good Morning Britain presenter recalled chatting to the couple at Jackie Collins’ LA home a few years ago as he paid tribute to Sidney and his “great Hollywood marriage”.The star shared an extract from one of his Daily Mail Event columns from 2014, which detailed their meeting, in view of his 7.9 million followers this evening.He penned alongside it: “Had the pleasure of meeting Sidney Poitier and his delightful wife Joanna at a dinner party at Jackie Collins’ LA home a few years ago, and they told me this lovely story which I wrote about in my Mail diary. “They had one of the great Hollywood marriages.”In his column, Piers revealed that upon meeting Canadian actress Joanna, he took the opportunity to ask her “What’s the best and worst thing about living with an icon?”Joanna went on to give Piers a witty answer that detailed the “terrible mistake” she had made, which impacted the course of their relationship.She cheekily replied: “Well, the best is that Sidney’s just as nice, decent and charming as you would think, which is why I’ve been with him for 48 years. “The worst is that I made a terrible mistake when we first started dating and cooked him a really good meal. “Since then, I’ve had to cook him a really good meal every damn night for 48 years!” Piers went on to admit he then walked straight over to Sir Sidney to spill on his other half’s biggest regret.He continued: “I told him Joanna’s big regret and he burst out laughing. “‘That’s true – after that first meal, I realised she was a wonderful cook, so I

Hollywood and the nation are mourning a Hollywood pioneer today. Click on the photo above to launch a photo gallery on the career of Oscar winner Sidney Poitier, who has died at 94.

Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to Sidney Poitier today, calling him a singular talent” who “epitomized dignity and grace.”