KJ Apa Compares Working on 'Riverdale' to Being 'in Jail'

KJ Apa is giving his honest opinion about working on Riverdale.

In a new interview with Demi Moore, the 23-year-old actor, who plays Archie Andrews on The CW series, talked about going from working on Riverdale to his pandemic thriller Songbird, saying that working on the movie was a freeing experience for him.

“I felt so free coming from a show where I feel like I’m in jail a lot of the time,” KJ told Demi in an interview with Interview. “There are so many restrictions on what I can and can’t do.”

“With this [Songbird] character, it was like, ‘Wow, this is what it’s like to really express myself in a natural way,’” KJ continued. “I wasn’t covered in makeup or hair products. I had long hair and a beard. I just felt free.”

KJ isn’t the first Riverdale star to compare working on the show to “jail.” During an interview last year, his co-star Lili Reinhart had similar comments. Read what she said here.

Also in the interview, KJ Apa opened up about dealing with all the fame that comes with starring in Riverdale.

Emmanuel Acho is heading to The Bachelor!

AbC has announced that the 30-year-old analyst for Fox Sports 1, author, and former NFL player will be hosting The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special on Monday, March 15.

Emmanuel will be sitting down with this season’s Bachelor Matt James immediately after the finale to talk about his “season, his final decision and where he is now, as well as cover the current events about the franchise,” according to a press release issued on Saturday (February 27) via People. “Acho will also speak with the final three women, Bri [Springs], Michelle [Young] and Rachael [Kirkconnell] during the one-hour special.”

Shortly after ABC made the announcement, Emmanuel took to Instagram to share a statement.

“IT’S OFFICIAL: I’ve accepted the Rose and am honored to be hosting the @bachelorabc After the Final Rose this year,” Emmanuel wrote. “It’s been a pivotal season, and this episode will hopefully be one of the most storied shows in TV history. Empathy is needed and change is coming. Share the news! I’ll see y’all then! 🌹 ❤️”

The announcement comes a few weeks after The Bachelor host Chris Harrison said that he was “stepping aside” from the franchise after he came under fire for defending Rachael amid her racism controversy. He also said that he would not be hosting the After the Final Rose.

Days before ABC announced Emmanuel would be the host of the special, former The Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay actually suggested him as the host.

“[He's] very outspoken about racial injustice, for social justice, and has pretty much been the person who said, ‘I can have these uncomfortable conversations, and people trust it,’” Rachel said of Emmanuel in an interview with People. “Who better to lead it? [He's] someone who’s not involved with the franchise, no ties, no bias — I think it’d be great.”

The Bachelor: After the Final Rose will air on Monday, March 15 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC, immediately following the season finale of The Bachelor.

Helena Christensen and Norman Reedus‘ son is looking so grown up!

The 52-year-old model took to Instagram on Friday (February 26) to share a rare photo of her son Mingus, whom she shares with the 52-year-old The Walking Dead actor.

“Not sure i can call it bring your kid to work day anymore …” Helena captioned the selfie on set with her 21-year-old son and photographer Cass Bird.

Norman then took to the comments to leave a heart emoji.

If you didn’t know, Helena and Norman were together from 1998 until their split in 2003.

Despite splitting up, the two have remained close while raising Mingus.

Norman has been dating Diane Kruger since 2016 and they share a two-year-old daughter.

Check out a cute video the 44-year-old actress shared of Norman and their daughter back on Thanksgiving!

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The new movie Tom & Jerry is now in theaters and it’s going to be a surprise box office hit for Warner Bros.

In addition to being in theaters, the movie is available to stream at home on HBO Max at no extra charge to subscribers.

50% of all movie theaters in the U.S. are still closed due to the pandemic, including major markets like New York and Los Angeles, so no movies are expected to be doing major business right now. The theaters that are open also have to adhere to capacity restrictions.

Deadline reports that Tom & Jerry earned $4 million on Friday (February 26) and the film is expected to gross $12.5 million for the full opening weekend. That will be the second highest weekend gross during the pandemic, behind only Wonder Woman 1984‘s $16.4 million opening weekend.

These numbers are giving industry insiders some hope that the box office will be able to recover once the pandemic is over.

Chloe Moretz, Michael Pena, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, and Ken Jeong star in the new film.

The upcoming season of Nailed It will have a new twist, plus some famous faces!

The Netflix series is returning as Nailed It! Double Trouble and it will feature home bakers pairing up in teams of two to take a shot at recreating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize.

Joey King and her sister Hunter King will be competing together as a team and from what we can see in the trailer, there definitely will be plenty of laughs to go around.

“With double the help, maybe we’ll get a better cake?” host Nicole Byer says at one point in the trailer. Chef Jacques Torres is also returning as a judge.

All six episodes of Nailed It! Double Trouble will premiere on Netflix on March 26. Watch the trailer below!

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is the organization that puts on the Golden Globes every year, is facing tons of backlash this weekend amid news that there are zero Black voters for the awards show.

Currently, there are 87 journalists who vote for the Golden Globes and not one of them is Black. The organization already released a statement and said that they are committed to bringing in Black members and members from other underrepresented backgrounds.

Time’s Up tweeted out the image seen here on Friday (February 27) and wrote, “A cosmetic fix isn’t enough. #TIMESUPGlobes #TIMESUP”

Many stars are amplifying the message and speaking out against the lack of representation in the HFPA. Among them are Ava DuVernay, Amy Schumer, Sterling K. Brown, Shonda Rhimes, Judd Apatow, Kerry Washington, Olivia Wilde, Dakota Johnson, and many, many more.

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Eliza Dushku has announced some very exciting news – she’s pregnant again!

The 40-year-old actress revealed on Instagram on Saturday (February 27) that she’s expecting her second child with husband Peter Palandjian.

“Mama x 2.. 🌊🌺🧿 @peter.palandjian & B~ how I love you!! 💙♥️,” Eliza captioned a photo of herself cradling her baby bump in a blue dress.

Eliza also shared a photo of her 16-month-old son Philip “Bourne” Dushku Palandjin wearing a shirt that read, “Can you dig it? I’m going to be a big brother.”

There are lots of celebs who are also pregnant and due to give birth in 2021. See the full list now!

Eliza is best known for her role as Missy Pantone in Bring It On and for playing Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the spin-off series Angel.