American Idol: Ruben Studdard looks back on season 2

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You auditioned in season 2 when the show was still nascent in pop culture. What did you know about the show going in, and why did you audition? But I was in a jazz band and I thought we were too cool for stuff like that. Credit: Kevork Djansezian/AP It was almost like anti what we were doing at home, and we just didnt really dig it. We werent into the mainstream scene....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 700 words · Jenna Ingram

American Idol: Ryan Seacrest reflects on the past 15 years as the series finale looms

‘Winding Paula up as far as he could without making her, you know, explode? I was in the music business, just doing radio. So I was excited to get this job I was a 26-year-old kid. Credit: Michael Becker/Fox But I had no idea it would be what it was. But it was just lightning in a bottle. Fans lived for the bickering and the banter. Sometimes everyone would get frustrated with each other, but Simon did it like sport....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Michelle Johnson

American Psycho musical: How Benjamin Walker got into killer shape

I have a trainer, says Walker, whose credits include playing the title role inBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. This guy, Rich Barretta sounds like a trainer doesnt he? Hes a guy that Ive worked with for years. Credit: Jeremy Daniel He helps me not only be healthy but [he] kind of sculpts people. Its one of the fun aspects of being an actor. Its grueling, but if youre going to take it seriously, its part of the job....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Dawn Jackson

American Psycho: Duncan Sheik didn't see the Bret Easton Ellis novel as a musical at first

Fortunately, when I reread the book, I was like, This is so fing amazing. I really didnt appreciate it as a 20-year-old. It was so ahead of its time. Credit: Jeremy Daniel And Patrick is a music aficionado. So I said, Maybe this would be a great opportunity.' The first [club] was Area. The first time I went to Area I think I was 16, Sheik says with a laugh....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Katrina Torres

American Psycho: Gender-swapped video features Mara Wilson from Matilda

First up, the business card scene fromAmerican Psycho. Christian Bales infamous role is taken over by Leonard herself as Patrick Bateman becomes Patricia Bateman. Representation on screen in a direct result of the lack of diversity behind the scenes. Producer Zoe Samuel, who co-createdSwappedwith Leonard and director Mark Philip Lichtenstein, echoed this sentiment. Women are 50 precent of the real-world U.S. workforce, but only 20 percent of the onscreen workforce....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Anne Smith

American Psycho: Stream the full London cast recording

“I’m really proud of it,” composer and lyricist Duncan Sheik tells EW. Patrick Bateman is about to make Broadway bloody. and then it became its own song. Credit: Express Newspapers via AP Images But they all have their different challenges. And sometimes they happen really quickly and easily. So, has Sheik gotten any input from the man who created Patrick Bateman? Hes been a friend of the court, so to speak, Sheik reveals of Ellis....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Barbara Lutz

Amy Adams: American Hustle set often left me devastated

The truth is we hire people to negotiate on our behalf, men and women …. So you just have to decide if its worth it for you. It doesnt mean I liked it. Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images I was really just devastated on set, she said. I mean, not every day, but most. Jennifer [Lawrence] doesnt take any of it on. And I am not Teflon. But I also dont like to see other people treated badly....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Ashlee Graham

Amy Heckerling Clueless musical update, reflects on films ahead of Metrograph retrospective

Heckerling, who will appear in person, watchedCluelessrecently, but says its been a while for the others. Even when [Cher] was sad, she was happy-sad. It was so realistic; you felt like you knew all those people. Credit: Elliott Marks Then there were viewers who were averse to the violence. Everything was taken down so much. Johnny lives at the end, as opposed to having a really dragged out dying scene....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · John Gallegos

Amy Lukavics' 'The Women in the Walls' cover -- exclusive

The truth is that Ive been thinking a whole lot about my mom, she says. And its stuff Im pretty sure you wouldnt want to hear. Thats why Im not talking to you. Credit: Chelsea Stazenski What do you mean, stuff I wouldnt want to hear? Well, Margaret says. You act as if she just vanished into thin air, instead of dying painfully, scared and alone. How do you know she died painfully?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 772 words · Jeremy Johnson

Amy Schumer and Jimmy Fallon explain their weirdest phone photos

Everyone including Amy Schumer has weird pictures on their phone. First up: Schumer and her friends standing next to a pig on a beach. Then it was Fallons turn. Credit: NBC It doesnt work for me, he admitted. What happened was I went to Carls Jr. after a couple auditions, and I couldnt get hired. I actually cried in the parking lot of a Carls Jr., Fallon said. Theyre tearing it down....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Angela Coleman

Amy Schumer discusses sexual assault in new Howard Stern interview

In her book, Schumer reveals she lost her virginity when her then-boyfriend assaulted her while she was sleeping. Schumer said she stayed with the boyfriend, and even reassured her assailant when he felt remorseful. Still, she added, it messed me up and my trust issues are terrible. Credit: J. Kempin/Getty Images And also because its not this perfect rape. People want you to have been raped perfectly, and they want you to be a perfect victim....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Christopher Adams

Amy Schumer enlists Selena Gomez to mock relatable stars

The most relatable thing about Amy Schumer might be her annoyance with relatable celebrities. Gomez pops up to perform the theme song, only for Schumer to insult her. Look at you Miss Rosetta Stone, she says. Credit: Comedy Central Look at how good your English has gotten. A confused Gomez replies, I was born in Texas. Do I have a maid? Yes, says Schumer. Do I know her name? But Im just like you....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Megan Leonard

Amy Schumer Inside Amy Schumer gynecologist sketch

Amy Schumer certainly isnt shy when coming up with creative and hilarious ways to talk about the female reproductive system her 2012 stand-up special leaned into this specialty with the nameMostly Sex Stuff but its a bit more jarring when that colorful speech is coming from a gynecologist instead of a comedian. In a sketch from last Thursdays episode ofInside Amy Schumer, Schumer plays a version of herself during a gynelogical appointment....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Patricia Turner