ADRIEN BRODY said JACK NICHOLSON wanted him to BOYCOTT THE OSCARS

In an interview with The Sunday Times Adrien Brody revealed that Jack Nicholson tried to convince him to boycott the Oscars in 2003. Nicholson wanted his fellow Best Actor nominees including Brody, Daniel Day-Lewis Michael Caine and Nicolas Cage to boycott the ceremony in response to the Iraq war that had broken out just days before the awards. “I said, ‘I don’t know about you guys, but I’m going,’ ” Brody told the Times. “I said, ‘I kind of have to show up. My parents are coming. This doesn’t come around too often. I know you guys are all winners. You can sit it out. But I can’t.’ ” All five men attended the awards where Brody was the big winner.

Christina Ricci is returning to the Addams Family. According to Deadline Ricci has joined the upcoming Tim Burton series Wednesday for Netflix. The outlet is reporting that she will “play a major role in the series.”  Jenna Ortega will play the title role of Wednesday Addams  which Ricci took on in the film The Addams Family in the 90’s.  

Machine Gun Kelly announced a massive world tour to support his upcoming album Mainstream Sellout. The rapper will hit the road in North America in June followed by a UK and European tour.