John Travolta Wants to Return for ‘American Crime Story’ Season 2

Norman Weiss April 5, 2016, 4:45 am

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John Travolta wants to return for American Crime Story Season 2

Travolta is ready to follow up the O.J. Simpson case with American Crime Story‘s Hurricane Katrina-themed second season. “I told them I was interested and that it was up to them,” Travolta tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I don’t think they expected that I would say that but because [Katrina] comes close to home, I felt that way,” Travolta adds, noting that he and wife Kelly Preston were personally involved in helping out in the Katrina aftermath.

Starz to charge $9 a month for its subscription streaming service

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Simon Cowell: Paula Abdul’s exit hurt American Idol more than my departure

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Why does CW keep killing lesbian characters?

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The Simpsons really should have let Smithers say “I’m gay”

According to June Thomas, “Smithers wasn’t really allowed to come out” on Sunday’s episode. “It’s great that so many of Smithers’ friends and neighbors understand that he’s gay and want to help him find a boyfriend,” she adds. “It’s just too bad the show’s writers don’t seem to realize the psychological cost of forcing him to stay silent about an important part of his identity…There’s real pain in Smithers’ eyes when Mr. Burns prevents him from telling him something important that he really wants to share. It’s all very well to outfit Smithers in the symbols of gayness—cute rainbow parachute!—but it’s cruel of The Simpsons’ writers not to let Waylon Smithers control his own narrative.” PLUS: Smithers’ coming-out story showed how toothless The Simpsons has become.

Why The Walking Dead’s season finale cliffhanger was so infuriating

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Peter Dinklage turned down a Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show invite

The Game of Thrones star should’ve visited Fallon last week while he was prepping for SNL, according to the NY Daily News. But Dinklage rarely makes talk show appearances. In fact, since Game of Thrones started, Dinklage has only appeared on Letterman and The Daily Show, according to IMDb. PLUS: Melissa McCarthy has a Lip Sync Battle wtih Fallon.