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Kumail Nanjiani & Dave Bautista Buddy Up at 'Stuber' Premiere

Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista are all smiles on the red carpet at the premiere of Stuber on Wednesday night (July 10) at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

The co-stars looked sharp in suits as they premiered their new action-comedy series. Joining Kumail on the carpet was wife Emily V. Gordon.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kumail Nanjiani

Fellow cast members at the premiere included Betty Gilpin, Natalie Morales, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino and husband Christopher Backus, along with Steve Howey with wife Sarah Shahi and 10-year-old son William Wolf.

Other guests at the premiere included The Mindy Project actor Ike Barinholtz, Happy Endings actor Adam Pally, and Veep actor Sam Richardson.

Stuber hits theaters on Friday, July 12 – watch the trailer here!

FYI: Mira is wearing Csarite by Erica Courtney ring and Hearts On Fire necklace and earrings.

25+ pictures inside of the stars at the Stuber premiere…More Here! »

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Carla Gugino Gets Support from Celeb Pals at 'Jett' Premiere!

Carla Gugino poses for a photo with friends Malin Akerman and Julianna Margulies at The Cinema Society’s screening of her new Cinemax series Jett on Tuesday (June 11) at The Roxy Cinema in New York City.

Carla stars in the series and was joined at the event by co-stars Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Backus, Michael Aronov, Jodie Turner-Smith, Mustafa Shakir, Violet McGraw, and more.

A bunch of Carla‘s celeb friends came out to support, including Malin, Julianna (with hunky hubby Keith Lieberthal), Connie Britton, and more. Christopher‘s wife Mira Sorvino was there as well.

After the screening, the party continued at Gitano Jungle Terraces, where stars sipped on Qui tequila cocktails.

Jett premieres this Friday on Cinemax. Carla plays world-class thief Daisy “Jett” Kowalski. Fresh out of prison, she is forced back into doing what she does best, and a cast of morally ambivalent, dangerous and eccentric criminals, from budding femme fatales to compromised law enforcers, are determined to exploit her skills for their own ends.

FYI: Carla is wearing a Georges Chakra Couture dress.

25+ pictures inside of Carla Gugino and more at the screening… More Here! »

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Emily Blunt, Salma Hayek & Laura Dern Switch It Up at Vanity Fair Oscars Party 2018!

Emily Blunt is picture perfect while hitting the carpet at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday night (March 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 35-year-old Mary Poppins Returns star was joined at the event by Salma Hayek and her husband Francois Henri Pinault, Laura Dern and her Star Wars: The Last Jedi co-star Kelly Marie Tran, as well as Mira Sorvino and her husband Christopher Backus.

All the ladies switched up their looks from the 2018 Academy Awards.

In case you missed it, watch the just released teaser trailer for Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily, which premiered during the ceremony.

FYI: Emily is wearing an Alexander McQueen dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, Roger Vivier clutch, and Chopard jewelry. Salma is wearing Gucci and Dapper Dan Collaboration. Laura is wearing a Gabriela Hearst and La Perla ensemble with Neil Lane jewelry. Kelly is wearing an Alberta Ferretti gown, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Chopard jewels.

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John Legend & Angela Bassett Help Premiere 'Underground' - Watch Trailer Here!

Angela Bassett strikes a pose on the red carpet while attending the premiere of WGN America’s brand new show Underground held at The Theatre at The Ace Hotel on Wednesday (March 2) in Los Angeles.

The 57-year-old actress was joined at the event by executive producer John Legend, stars of the show Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, James Lafferty, Adina Porter, P.J. Marshall, Amirah Vann, Christopher Backus, Jessica De Gouw, and director Anthony Hemingway.


Michael Ealy
and Isaiah Washington also came out to show their support for the forthcoming series about a group of slaves planning their escape from a Georgia plantation.

Underground premieres on Wednesday (March 9) on WGN America – Watch the trailer below!


‘Underground’ Full Length Trailer

FYI: Jurnee is wearing a silk faille off-the-shoulder baby doll cocktail dress by Marchesa.

40+ pictures inside of John Legend and others at the premiere of UndergroundMore Here! »

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Shenae Grimes & Josh Beech Stay Close at People StyleWatch Event!

Shenae Grimes channels a 90s grunge look at the People StyleWatch Denim Event presented by Revolve at The Line on Thursday evening (September 18) in Los Angeles, California.

The 24-year-old actress was joined by her husband Josh Beech, That Awkward Moment actress Jessica Lucas, Black Sails actress Jessica Parker Kennedy, along with actors Christopher Backus and Riley Smith.

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“Had a blast at the #Peoplestylewatch #denim party last night! @kimmyerin @brettglam @charlesbakerstrahan. Coat by Paule Ka, T-shirt by G-Star, Jeans by Express, Shoes by Ann Taylor,” Jessica L captioned a photo of herself.

FYI: Shenae is wearing a Levi’s trucker jacket and Josh is wearing a Levi’s trucker vest.

10+ pictures of Shenae Grimes, Josh Beech and more at the big party…More Here! »

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Olivia Wilde & Penn Badgley: 'For the Love of Cinema' Event!

Olivia Wilde and Penn Badgley hit the red carpet at the For the Love of Cinema event held during the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday (April 18) at Urban Zen in New York City.

The stars were joined at the IWC hosted event by model Karolina Kurkova, Justin Long, Jack Huston, Mira Sorvino (with husband Christopher Backus), and festival founder Robert De Niro (with wife Grace Hightower).

Penn will be showing off his latest film Greetings from Tim Buckley at the festival this week.

FYI: Olivia is wearing an A.L.C dress and Tabitha Simmons heels with a Cecelia clutch and House of Lavande vintage earrings. Karolina is wearing the Reece Hudson Bondage Minaudière and Kalan 14K white sapphire studs.

20+ pictures inside of Olivia Wilde and others at the event… More Here! »

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Riley Keough: 'Mistaken for Strangers' Tribeca Premiere!

Riley Keough attends the opening night premiere of the movie Mistaken for Strangers during the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday (April 17) in New York City.

The 23-year-old actress is wearing a Wes Gordon top, Jenny Kao shorts, and Christian Louboutin shoes.

Riley was joined at the premiere by festival founder Robert De Niro (with wife Grace Hightower), Liza Minnelli, Josh Lucas (with wife Jessica), Mira Sorvino (with husband Christopher Backus), Ari Graynor, Josh Radnor, and director Paul Haggis.

The film is a documentary about the band The National going on one of the biggest tours of their career and the lead singer bringing along his younger brother to help out on the road.

25+ pictures inside of Riley Keough and others at the Mistaken for Strangers premiere… More Here! »

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