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ABC/Christopher Willard After a season full of self-discovery, growth and, for some, overcoming COVID-19 — the four couples who made it into next week’s Dancing with the Stars season finale are JoJo Siwa, Iman Shumpert, Cody Rigsby and Amanda Kloots. Sadly, that meant Melora Hardin and Suni Lee‘s quest for [Read More…]

Mathieu Bitton/Netflix A fundraiser for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., featuring Dave Chappelle that was briefly canceled following the comedian’s controversial Netflix special The Closer, has been rescheduled for next year. The event, which [Read More…]

Sesame Workshop Sesame Street has a new friend, and it’s the long-running show’s first Asian Muppet. Sesame Workshop announced that Ji-Young is a seven-year-old Korean American character, performed by Sesame Workshop puppeteer Kathleen Kim. The “spunky” character will [Read More…]

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images As Letitia Wright recovers at home in London from an injury suffered on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, her vaccination status may determine if she can return to work in America. CDC’s [Read More…]

In an L.A. courtroom Friday, Britney Spears‘ 13-year-long conservatorship was terminated “in its entirety, effective immediately.”  Britney was not present in the courtroom, but she was made aware of the decision. There were no objections. [Read More…]

Paramount+ The Kevin Costner-led Paramount+ Western drama Yellowstone found its posse last week, snaring three of the top 20 slots on Digital Entertainment Group‘s weekly chart of the “Most Watched at Home” movies and TV shows. While Ryan Reynolds‘ blockbuster Free [Read More…]

Paramount Pictures The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo stars in the new crime thriller Ida Red, in which she plays the incarcerated, terminally ill head of a family of criminals. The actress explained to ABC Audio why she jumped [Read More…]

Disney+ The headlines continue to come fast and furious on Disney+ Day, and among them are some teases about sequels to a pair of beloved movies, Hocus Pocus and Enchanted.  You can now see Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimi and Bette Midler back [Read More…]

ABC/Eric McCandless Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, which originated in China in 2019, an increasing number of Asian-Americans have reported experiencing racist attacks.  Gymnast Suni Lee, who won a gold medal at this year’s summer [Read More…]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Paris Hilton tied the knot with boyfriend Carter Reum on Thursday in Los Angeles, a source tells E! Online. “Paris selected her dress late last night,” notes another insider. “There is a lot of love and support surrounding [Read More…]

Disney+ Home Alone, the perennial holiday movie about a mischievous boy defending his home from opportunistic burglars, has its story continued in the new Disney+ original, Home Sweet Home Alone. Star Aisling Bea [ASH-ling bee], who plays [Read More…]

Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb — Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Paramount+ has cast Lizzie Caplan in a series adaptation of the 1987 hit Fatal Attraction, which starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. The show has already gotten a full season [Read More…]

Starz The latest installment in the Power franchise, Power Book IV: Force, will premiere Sunday, February 6, 2022. Starz made the announcement Thursday about the series starring Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan, with a teaser-trailer. In the fourth installment of Power, Egan leaves [Read More…]

Netflix While Ryan Reynolds‘ fake feud with good buddy Hugh Jackman is the stuff of Twitter legend, it seems that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is angling for a piece of the action.  Johnson posted to social media with a photo of an outdoor [Read More…]

Neil Mockford/Ricky Vigil M/GC Images (NOTE LANGUAGE, CONTENT) While he’s gone on the record as having done so, Oscar winner Jared Leto now claims he was joking when he said he’d sent his Suicide Squad co-stars gross “gifts,” like sex toys and used condoms, [Read More…]

iStock/MattGush A senior crew member on the set of the movie Rust has filed suit against Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls over the fatal October 21 shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.  Serge Svetnoy was a key gaffer on the production [Read More…]

Grillo on the “Lamborghini: The Legend” set — Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Frank Grillo has had a busy couple of months. He’s in theaters and can be seen on demand in the crime thriller Ida Red opposite Oscar [Read More…]

Prince Williams/FilmMagic 50 Cent has joined the star-studded Expendables franchise featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren. Those actors are famous for their many action films, yet Fiddy says for his role in The Expendables 4, he deserves top billing. “This is [Read More…]

Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Picures Television Ken Jennings revealed the “lovely” gift he received from Alex Trebek‘s widow, Jean, when he first guest hosted “Jeopardy!” after the longtime host’s death. “The first day I came in to guest host was just [Read More…]

Lionsgate An Instagram post from actor Shamier Anderson, who co-stars in the upcoming fourth John Wick movie, seems to suggest that shooting on the film is over.  Anderson’s post features a series of photos, including one of him smiling next [Read More…]