Stephen Colbert Interviews Smaug; Golden Globe Nominations Announced

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title: Stephen Colbert Interviews Smaug

text: Never laugh at a live dragon.

Stephen Colbert, who's show on Comedy Central ends next week, chatted with "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" star Smaug on Thursday.

The dragon, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, endorsed Rand Paul for 2016 and ended the interview by burning the set down.

"Did my people not tell you: Never laugh at a live dragon," said Smaug.

The final film in "The Hobbit" trilogy hits theaters next week.

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title: Melissa Rivers Opens Up About Mom's Death

text: For the first time since her mother Joan died on Sept. 4, Melissa Rivers spoke publicly about the comedic legend.

"For me the last three months and six days -- not that I’m counting -- have been different to say the least,” she said during The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Rivers remembered her mother as "fearless."

"I don’t mean she didn't have any fears," she said. "I mean that although she was only 5-foot-2, she stood tall and walked through them. ... She was willing to say what others were thinking and too frightened to admit. She never apologized for a joke and no topic was taboo and she was fine with that."

Melissa Rivers Speaks Publicly for the First Time About Her Late Mother Joan

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title: Golden Globe Nominations Announced

text: The nominations for one of Hollywood's most anticipated honors -- the Golden Globes -- were announced on Thursday.

It was a strong morning for Netflix’s “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black,” including individual honors for Robin Wright, Kevin Spacey, Taylor Schilling and Uzo Aduba.

When it came to major motion pictures, “Birdman” stood out, with nominations for Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton. Jennifer Aniston was nominated for her role in “Cake,” Reese Witherspoon for her role in “Wild,” as well as Keira Knightly and Benedict Cumberbatch, both the stars from "The Imitation Game."

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title: Supermodel Beverly Johnson Is Latest Cosby Accuser

text: Beverly Johnson told ABC News that she believed coffee Bill Cosby made for her in the mid-1980s was drugged.

She said she started to yell at him as she felt the effects of sipping the coffee, saying it prompted him to force her out of his house and drag her down the steps of his brownstone building.

"I think at that point he wanted to get me out of there," Johnson told ABC News.

Johnson's claims follow accounts by other women that Cosby made unwanted sexual advances, sometimes after they allegedly were drugged.

Cosby's attorneys have not responded to ABC News' requests for comment but have called previous accusers' claims "unsubstantiated fantastical stories."

Fashion Icon Beverly Johnson Says Bill Cosby Drugged Her

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