Hollywood News Friday, April 26, 2024

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TV TODAY

LIVE! WITH KELLY & MARK (ABC) Folake Olowofoyeku, Mau Y Ricky, Stacy Ling

THE VIEW (ABC) repeat: Elizabeth and Damian Hurley, Alex Edelman

THE TALK (CBS) Jessica Capshaw, Camilla Luddington, Wendy Liebman

DREW BARRYMORE (SYN) Janet Jackson

KELLY CLARKSON (SYN) Christian Slater, Evan Funke, Olly Alexander, Hilary Swank, Brittney Spencer

TAMRON HALL (SYN) Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Latrice Royale, Jaida Essence Hall, Rinny Perkins

THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW (SYN) Zendaya, Angelica May, Imeek Watkins

2024 NFL DRAFT – Rounds 2 and 3 (ABC/ESPN) live: The second and third round selections of the 2024 NFL Draft. From Detroit.

PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (CW) season finale: Featured magicians include Nikola Arkane, Rubi, Vinny Grosso and Gonzalo Mateos.

100 DAYS TO INDY (CW) season premiere: Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden is back with a fresh outlook but the same winner's edge; last year's Indy 500                 runner-up, Marcus Ericsson, starts anew with Andretti Autosport, hoping for quick results and a chance at redemption.

WE’RE HERE (HBO) season premiere: New queens Sasha Velour, Priyanka and Jaida Essence Hall visit Murfreesboro, Tenn., a city that canceled Pride following a               statewide anti-drag ban; they meet Maleeka, who is tired of passing, musician Bradford and drag performer Norm.

JIMMY KIMMEL (ABC) repeat: Jon Bon Jovi, Henry Hall, Mk.gee

STEPHEN COLBERT (CBS) repeat: Steve Buscemi, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

AFTER MIDNIGHT (CBS) TBA

TONIGHT SHOW/JIMMY FALLON (NBC) repeat: Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Kimbal Musk, Sleater-Kinney

LATE NIGHT/SETH MEYERS (NBC) repeat: Jerrod Carmichael, Stephanie Ruhle, X Ambassadors

Saturday, April 27th

UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE – Birmingham Stallions at Houston Roughnecks (FOX) live: From Rice Stadium in Houston.

A CHEF’S DEADLY REVENGE (LIFE) premiere: A woman moves to a new town and opens her own gourmet restaurant after escaping from an abusive                 relationship. However, she soon finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse when she becomes the target of constant harassment from a jealous man.

BRANCHING OUT (HALL) premiere: To help build a family tree, single mom Amelia tracks down her daughter's biological father. It soon becomes a journey of             trust, love and discovering the true meaning of family.

LOVE & MARRIAGE: DC (OWN) Carlos King continues to get to the bottom of the couples' issues by bringing out someone that everyone seems to have a problem   with: special guest Carmen; Joi reveals her pain caused by both Carmen and Clifton.

Sunday, April 28th

MICHAEL STRAHAN X BON JOVI: HALFWAY THERE (ABC) In a candid discussion, Bon Jovi reflects on his journey to fronting one of the most successful                 bands of all time and the challenges he and the band faced along the way.

THE REPLACEMENT DAUGHTER (LIFE) premiere: Wealthy Eva offers to take care of Jessica when a hit-and-run driver leaves the girl's mother in a coma.       However, nothing is what it seems as Jessica must now come up with a plan to save herself and her mother from Eva's evil intentions.

THE MEGA BRANDS THAT BUILT AMERICA (HISTORY) season premiere: The technology battle among international telecommunications companies to                 produce the most popular cell phone, from flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone.

HOW DISNEY BUILT AMERICA (HISTORY) series premiere: Recounting the birth of Mickey Mouse, how he began as a pencil sketch and rocketed to lasting      fame; the story starts with Walt in his early days in Hollywood when he quickly loses his first successful cartoon character to a powerful middleman.

STREAMING -

FRIDAY – APRIL 26th

    Hulu – Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Hulu original docuseries)

    Paramount+ - Knuckles (Paramount original series)

    Peacock – U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Canoe Slalom

SATURDAY – APRIL 27th

    Peacock – U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Canoe Slalom and Kayak

SUNDAY – APRIL 28st

    Peacock – Branching Out (Original Hallmark film)

NEW DVD'S THIS WEEK:

The Beekeeper - R

Drive-Away Dolls - R

American Star - R

Harley Quinn: The Complete Fourth Season

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 2 - PG-13

NEW MUSIC THIS WEEK

ALL BACK TO MINE - BANNERS

BEST OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

DARK MATTER - PEARL JAM

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT - TAYLOR SWIFT

UB45 - UB40

REBEL by Anne Wilson

Mean Girls (Music From The Motion Picture) [Standard Retail Opaque Candy Floss] by Reneé Rapp/Auli’I Cravalho

Ballad of the Brothers by The Bacon Brothers

Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier

NEW MOVIES:

Miracles at the Movies: Locke + Signorelli (2024)

       Greg Locke  Mike Signorelli  Alexander Pagani  Vladimir Savchuk

Challengers (2024)

        Drama  Romance  Sport

        Zendaya  Mike Faist  Josh O'Connor  Darnell Appling

Breathe (2024)

    Action  Thriller

    Jennifer Hudson  Milla Jovovich  Quvenzhané Wallis  Sam Worthington

Boy Kills World (2023)

    Action  Crime  Thriller

    Bill Skarsgård  Famke Janssen  Jessica Rothe  Michelle Dockery

Unsung Hero (2024)

    Drama  Family

    Daisy Betts  Joel Smallbone  Kirrilee Berger  Jonathan Jackson

Humane (2024)

    Horror  Thriller

    Jay Baruchel  Emily Hampshire  Peter Gallagher  Enrico Colantoni

Nowhere Special (2020)

    Drama

    James Norton  Daniel Lamont  Carol Moore  Valene Kane

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023)

    Comedy

    Joanna Arnow  Scott Cohen  Babak Tafti  Phillip Andry

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Jennifer Aniston Producing "9 to 5" Reboot - Time to get back to the office! Jennifer Aniston is producing a reboot of iconic comedy “9 to 5.” The new version is being teased as a “reimagining” and the plot details are being kept under wraps.  The original “9 to 5” starred Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who worked to get even with their sexist and hypocritical boss, played by Dabney Colman. The movie inspired a sitcom of the same name, which ran from 1982 to 1983, as well as a musical stage adaptation in 2009.  Dolly Parton also wrote the hit song “9 to 5” for the movie. Diablo Cody, the writer of “Juno,” is reportedly working on the latest turn on the upcoming movie.

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Anne Hatharway: "Princess Diaries 3" Probably Happening, "The Devil Wears Prada" Sequel Probably Not - Anne Hathaway is giving a small update about the long-awaited “The Princess Diaries 3.” It’s been more than a year since it was announced that Disney was going to make the sequel, and while there aren’t any details being shared right now, the movie is still happening.  “We’re in a good place,” the actress said in a recent V magazine interview. “That’s all I can say. There’s nothing to announce yet. But we’re in a good place.” Hathaway would be returning as Mia Thermopolis, but in December 2022 when Julie Andrews was asked if she’d return for “The Princess Diaries 3,” she said, “I think we know that it’s probably not going to be possible.”  Hathaway was asked in the interview if there was any chance we’d see a sequel to another of her big hits, “The Devil Wears Prada,” but she says, “probably not.” “We all love each other and if somebody could come up with a way to do it, I think we’d all be crazy not to,” she said. “Maybe me, Stanley, Emily, Meryl, Dave Frankel, Patricia Field… we should just all do something else together. That’d be fun.”

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Lily Gladstone And Bowen Yang Team Up For "The Wedding Banquet" Remake - Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang are set to star in a remake of the beloved 1993 rom-com "The Wedding Banquet," originally directed by Ang Lee. The new version, being directed by Andrew Ahn, will also feature Kelly Marie Tran, Yuh-jung Youn, and Joan Chen. The screenplay for this reimagined version is crafted by Ahn and James Schamus, who was also involved in the original movie's writing.  The story centers around Min, who, after his boyfriend Chris rejects his marriage proposal, convinces his friend Angela to marry him instead. In exchange for a green card, Min offers to pay for Angela's partner Liz's IVF treatments. However, hijinks ensue when Min's grandmother unexpectedly arrives from Seoul to organize a traditional Korean wedding banquet.  Lee has said that he’s excited about the remake and that he’s looking forward to seeing the fresh take on his work. The project is set to begin shooting in May in Vancouver and is aiming for a theatrical release in 2025.

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"Lord Of The Rings" Trilogy Returning To Theaters: "LOTR" fans, clear some time. The entire "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy will be coming back to theaters later this spring, and even though the movies are epically long already, when they hit the big screen, they'll be even longer. The versions screened will be Peter Jackson’s extended editions; this is the first time the remastered versions will be in theaters. The films will screen across three days at Fathom Events participating chains, like AMC, Cinemark and Regal, starting with 2001’s "The Fellowship of the Ring" on June 8, then 2002’s "The Two Towers" on June 9, followed by 2003’s "The Return of the King" on June 10.

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Three Hollywood Icons Unite In "Summer Camp" Trailer: Three modern Hollywood legends in one film - sign us up. Diane Keaton, Kathy Baker and Alfre Woodard star in the upcoming comedy "Summer Camp," with a solid supporting cast including Dennis Haysbert, Eugene Levy, Josh Peck, Nicole Richie, Betsy Sodaro and Beverly D’Angelo. The plot: Keaton, Baker and Woodard are summer camp best friends reuniting after several decades; hilarity presumably ensues. The movie comes out May 31

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"The Exorcism" Trailer Drops: Russell Crowe plays an actor who portrays a priest/exorcist who may or may not find himself confronting the real thing on set in "The Exorcism." The film co-stars Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce. The horror thriller hits theaters June 7

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"Gabby's Dreamhouse" Coming To The Big Screen: Last year, per Nielsen, the Netflix series "Gabby’s Dollhouse" was the sixth most-viewed streaming original series. With that kind of success, it's no surprise that the hit series is getting a big-screen adaptation. Universal Pictures will release DreamWorks Animation‘s "Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie" on September 26, 2025, the studio announced yesterday. The storyline for the feature film adaptation: Gabby (Laila Lockhart Kraner, reprising her role from the series) heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby’s dollhouse ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it’s too late. While you and your kid wait for the film version, Netflix has the tenth season of the series ready to premiere later this year.

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"Bridgerton" Getting An Immersive Promenade For Die-Hard Fans - Fans of “Bridgerton” will have their own shot at romance soon. Netflix is launching a new fan event on May 11th in New York City that will see a section of New York sent back in time as its transformed into a real-life Bridgerton set.  A plaza in the Big Apple “will be transformed into the Bridgerton Promenade, a bustling Regency-era market…where fans are invited to immerse themselves into the world of ‘Bridgerton.’” The event will feature interactive experiences, a showcase of the new products, and photo opps. The event also promises “merriment” and “exciting giveaways.”  Netflix will reveal additional details about the “Bridgerton Promenade” event on its corporate-owned fansite, Tudum.com, on Monday. “The adoption of the ['Bridgerton'] world into their everyday lives is a fun way to extend the experience of the show off the screen and we’ve made helping them do so a priority,” Shondaland chief innovation and design officer Sandie Bailey shares.

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Jeremy Renner Fights The Russian Mob In "Mayor Of Kingstown" Season 3 Trailer: Jeremy Renner looks like he hasn't missed a step post-snowplow injury in the Season 3 trailer for "Mayor Of Kingstown." In Season 3, a resurgent Russian mob with a new leader stakes its claim to Kingstown, and Renner's Mike McLusky has to take them on head-on. The series also stars Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Nishi Munshi, Hamish Allan-Headley and Michael Beach, and arrives on Paramount+ June 2.

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"Law & Order: Organized Crime" Re-Upped For Season 5: "Law & Order: Organized Crime" has made the cut and has been re-upped for a fifth season. The show earned a 10-episode Season 5 renewal, and will be relocating from NBC to Peacock, with the new season streaming exclusively on the platform. The series stars longtime "L&O" universe star Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler in his return to the NYPD to work on the Organized Crime Task Force,

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The CW, Miss USA Pageant Sign Multi-Year Deal - The “Miss USA Pageant” is coming to the CW. The pageant and the TV channel have closed a deal to broadcast the event for the next three years, starting with the 73rd annual competition set for August.  The new deal comes after the CW aired the 2023 pageant in a one-off deal…and it ended up getting the biggest audience for the network for any new special last year. The “Miss Teen USA” pageant will also be coming to the CW as part of the deal…after not being broadcast on television since 2007.  The Miss USA competition also has some new rules this year! It will now allow any adult woman to compete this year…a change in rules from previous years that only let unmarried contestants between 18 and 27 years old enter.

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CBS Renews "The Equalizer" For Fifth Season: Queen Latifah will be back for a fifth season of "The Equalizer," CBS announced yesterday. According to CBS, the series is currently averaging over 10-million viewers per episode in Live+35 multi-platform viewing. Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, described as "an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn." The series also features Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, and Laya DeLeon Hayes.

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Gwyneth Paltrow admits To Losing It Over Kids Going To College - Gwyneth Paltrow will be an empty nester soon and she says she’s not handling it well. Her daughter, Apple, started at Vanderbilt University in fall 2022, and her son Moses, is set to attend Brown University later this year.  “It’s kind of giving me a nervous breakdown,” Paltrow revealed at her recent In Goop Health Summit. “If I’m honest, I started being like, ‘Oh, my God, and I need to quit my job and I need to sell my house and I need to move.’ It’s sort of putting things into turmoil.”  The actress explains that her “identity has been being a mother,” and now she’s trying to adjust to the idea of not having kids at home anymore and to change her perspective on it. “I would like you to think of it as being free birds instead of having an empty nest,” Psychologist-astrologist Jennifer Freed said. Paltrow responded to that advice by saying, “And that resonates. Instead of creating a sense of loss, what if I were free? And I could say yes to a girl's weekend because I didn’t feel guilty.”

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New York Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein's Sex Crimes Conviction; Orders New Trial - New York’s highest court overturned movie producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges on Thursday. The court also ordered that a new trial take place. In the ruling, the New York Court of Appeals claimed the judge in charge of the trial “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes.”  “Defendant was convicted by a jury for various sexual crimes against three named complainants and, on appeal, claims that he was judged, not on the conduct for which he was indicted, but on irrelevant, prejudicial, and untested allegations of prior bad acts,” Judge Jenny Rivera shared in the ruling.  Weinstein was arrested for rape in 2018, and found guilty of first-degree sexual assault and three years for third-degree rape in 2020. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said they would do “everything in our power” to retry the case. The producer’s lawyers, meanwhile, shared they are “studying the ramifications of the appeal right now.” For now, he remains behind bars, as he was also convicted in California in 2022 for a separate rape case.

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Kylie Jenner Not Pregnant Despite Rumors - Kylie Jenner is reportedly not pregnant with Timothee Chalamet’s baby despite the rumors. This apparently comes from multiple sources reaching out to “US Weekly” to deny the rumors after comedian Daniel Tosh claimed the couple was expecting.  The two are reportedly still navigating their long-distance relationship. Kylie, meanwhile, is mother to two children, Stormi and Aire, whom she shares with her ex-partner Travis Scott. “Kylie and Timothée have been keeping in touch while he’s been in [Manhattan] filming and are still together,” a source spills to “US Weekly.”

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Miranda Cosgrove Called "Old" By Young Fan - She's 30: Miranda Cosgrove is a television and movie vet with a decades-long career, so it's easy to forget she's just 30. In most people's eyes, she's a young actress, but some people have a different view. On "Live With Kelly & Mark," Cosgrove explained that she's getting noticed more by a new generation of fans now that Netflix is streaming "ICarly," but being noticed does have its drawbacks. Cosgrove described a recent trip to Target where a young fan was hovering. "There’s a little boy just kind of looking at me in the toy aisle. He kept looking up at me. He was like, 7," Cosgrove explained. "I thought, oh my gosh, he must watch the show! And then he kind of kept following me around. I thought he was going to say he watched. Instead, he was like, ‘You got old!'" While Kelly Ripa objected, saying the boy was wrong, Cosgrove added, "Kids are so honest!"

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Monica Lewinsky Drops Savage Taylor Swift Meme On X: Monica Lewinsky has gotten on the "Taylor's Asylum" meme train. For those unfamiliar, the meme trend takes Taylor Swift's lyric from "Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me" ("You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me") and applied it to a Tweet that referenced the moment that made her a household name. With a pic of the White House, Lewinsky posted the lyric, referencing her time as a White House intern - a time when her affair with President Bill Clinton earned him an impeachment proceeding, and her infamy.

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Kathie Lee Gifford Confirms She's Single: Kathie Lee Gifford has revealed she's newly single. Talking to "People" magazine at QVC's "Age of Possibility" summit in Las Vegas, Gifford explained that she recently split from her long-time boyfriend, and explained her new philosophy. "My new mantra was going to be my joy is non-negotiable. I'll negotiate time. I'll negotiate money with you. But my joy, I can't," she explains. "I was in a relationship for several years that just ended recently. And you know, it's always hard because when you love someone, you love someone deeply. It’s something you miss when it doesn't last." She added, "You aren’t supposed to marry everyone you fall in love with. And I don't want to love easily. I've been loved three times in my entire life. It's the people who have meant something deep and powerful in your life that are the hardest things to get over."

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Jack Osborne Shot Sister Kelly And Almost Killed Her: Kelly Osbourne and brother Jack Osbourne certainly have some things in common with their famous father - namely, they tend to live life a little dangerously. On the latest "Osbourne's Podcast," the siblings, along with mom Sharon Osbourne and dad Ozzy, talked about the time back in the 90s when Jack actually shot Kelly, and she almost died. Jack admitted that he did, in fact, shoot her with a pellet gun - and the pellet went all the way through her leg. Ordinarily, this wouldn't be life-threatening, but, as Kelly explains, the "tiny hospital in the middle-of-nowhere England in the ’90s" wasn’t properly equipped to deal with the aftermath of the accident. "Their X-ray machine wasn’t working, so they got this long Q-Tip and wrapped it in gauze and dipped it in iodine and poked it through the hole to make sure that there was no bits [of bone]." Jack went on to say that it was accidental; he was firing the gun and Kelly ran in front of him. So where were mom and dad? In New York, filming "The Jerky Boys: The Movie."

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Emma Stone Wishes She Could Change Her Name: Emma Stone's career has gone well, but the two-time Academy Award-winner has at least one regret. Talking to "The Hollywood Reporter," she admitted that she prefers to go by her given name, Emily, when possible. When she was asked if she'd correct a fan who called her by her real name instead of Emma, Stone responded, "No. That would be so nice. I would like to be Emily." She went on to say "people that I work with" call her Emily, "when I get to know them," and noted that she made her stage name "Emma Stone" because Emily Stone "was taken" by another actress who was a member of SAG-AFTRA before her.

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The Five Richest TikTok Stars: We know that some of our favorite TikTok stars are bringing in big money. But how much are they actually bringing in? And who’s bringing in the most? “SCMP Style” took a look at some of the biggest TikTok stars, and here’s their ranking of the five richest based on their estimated earnings.

    Charli D’Amelio - $23 million

    Matt Rife - $25 million

    Khabane “Khaby” Lame - $16.5 million

    Dixie D’Amelio - $11.5 million

    Addison Rae - $6 million

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TikToker Xandra Pohl Part Of “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” Rookie Shoot: TikToker and DJ Xandra Pohl, who has amassed 1.2 million followers, is one of the “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” 2024 rookies! They shared the news in a behind-the-scenes Insta vid of the shoot that shows Xandra channeling lots of “Baywatch” vibes. “I feel like I’m going to come out of this like a whole new b**tch,” she says in the vid. Xandra also took to TikTok, to share her excitement, saying that “this has been my dream since I was a wee little lad.” “SI Swim” editor-in-chief, MJ Day, also says that Xandra "epitomizes the unapologetic fusion of beauty and talent, shattering norms as she takes the DJ world by storm” and that “[h]er unfiltered authenticity is what inspires us the most, and we're thrilled to be a part of her journey.”

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WWE Hall Of Famer The Undertaker Praises YouTuber Logan Paul: Whether or not you’re a WWE fan, you probably know about The Undertaker’s legendary career. So you also know that if he’s praising you, it’s definitely high praise, and that’s what he’s giving YouTuber Logan Paul! The Undertaker acknowledged Logan’s “athleticism” but says that he really appreciates “that he is not a polished, professional sports entertainer.” He likes that Logan tends to go against the norm. “Everyone has pretty much the same formula because that’s how they all come up,” The undertaker said on the “Six Feet Under” podcast. “He’s an outsider that’s come into the business with this huge following and this huge background. So I kind of like the fact that he’s a little bit of an oddity.”

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Billie Eilish, Becky G, and Over 250 Others Sign "Fix the Tix" Letter to Congress - Over 250 artists have signed an open letter, “Fix the Tix,” to the Senate Committee on Commerce, asking Congress to pass the Fans First Act. Artists who have signed the letter include Billie Eilish, Lorde, Fall Out Boy, Becky G, Sia, and more. The artists say that the bill pushes for stronger consumer protections against ticket-buying bots and increases transparency in the ticket-buying process.  “We are joining together to say that the current system is broken: predatory resellers and secondary platforms engage in deceptive ticketing practices to inflate ticket prices and deprive fans of the chance to see their favorite artists at a fair price,” the letter states.  If the Fans First Act is passed, it would ban fake tickets and deceptive marketing tactics. It would also require ticket sellers to show the full, itemized, price of a ticket up front. This all comes as more and more fans wonder if its worth seeing an artist live as ticket prices seem to increase to higher and higher prices.

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Ben Stiller Says "Zoolander 2" Flop Blindsided Him - When “Zoolander 2” came out Ben Stiller was apparently convinced that it was going to be a hit…and when it flopped, it “blindsided” him. The first “Zoolander” came out in 2001 and became a cult hit…but when “Zoolander 2” came out 15 years ago, that didn’t translate into big box office numbers.  “I thought everybody wanted this,” Stiller shares on an upcoming episode of David Duchovny’s “Fail Better” podcast. “And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really [messed] this up. Everybody didn’t go to it. And it’s gotten these horrible reviews.'”  On the plus side…because “Zoolander 2” flopped, Ben says that made him focus more on his other projects that had been on the back burner…like his hit AppleTV+ show, “Severance.” “I had this space to kind of sit with myself and have to deal with it and other projects that I had been working on…I have the time to actually just work on and develop.”

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Steve Carell And John Krasinski Reunite For "IF" Glimpse: With the animated/live action hybrid film "IF" coming to theaters next month, writer/director John Krasinski and star Steve Carell - who worked together on "The Office" for years - filmed a little behind-the-scenes clip of Steve showing up to the the set to meet John. The two hug it out, marvelling that it's been "years" since they've seen each other, before John says "I just love that this is the fifth take, and you did great," before Steve walks out to try yet another take of their "meeting." See the movie "IF" in theaters May 17

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The Reason Owen Wilson Turned Down A $12-Million Film Role: What would it take to be offered $12-million for a film role - just to walk away? Owen Wilson did exactly that. An unfinished satirical film on OJ Simpson, titled "The Juice," had a role perfect for Wilson, according to director Joshua Newton. "Owen Wilson was perfect for the role,” Newton says. "I actually had a meeting with him in Santa Monica. Everybody loved the script. His agent wanted him to do it. We offered him $12-million. But at the end of the lunch, Owen stood up and said, 'If you think I’m going to take the lead role in a movie about how O.J. didn’t do it, you’ve got to be kidding me.'" Newton says he’s finally found another "spot on" actor for the part, and has hopes of completing the movie by October 3, 2025, the 30th anniversary of Simpson’s not-guilty verdict.

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"PBS Retro" Coming To Roku As A FAST Channel - If you’ve got a Roku TV, your kids can now watch a bunch of educational TV…and it’ll be free, too! PBS has launched a brand new channel on Roku, PBS Retro, that features its classic shows for kids from the ‘70s through the ‘90s.  “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” ”Thomas and Friends,” and “Reading Rainbow” are just some of the shows expected to be available on the new Roku channel. The shows can be watched on Roku TVs, web browsers, and more. If you’re looking for even more free PBS content…they offer PBS Antiques Road Show, PBS Food, and PBS Nature channels on Roku as well.

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Steve Carell Is Added To Tina Fey Netflix Comedy "Four Seasons" - Steve Carrell is joining up with Tina Fey! The two are set to star in Netflix’s upcoming comedy, “The Four Seasons.” Despite what you might think, this show isn’t about a hotel chain…but about how people and relationships change over the years.  The series is based on the 1981 feature film of the same name which featured Alan Alda and followed the story of three couples who vacation together every season. The series will be Fey’s first TV starring role since ”30 Rock” as well.  This isn’t the first time “The Four Seasons” was turned into a TV series, either. Alda produced a short-lived TV series for CBS in 1994. He and Fey, meanwhile, have worked together multiple times…with Alda making multiple guest appearances on “30 Rock.”

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New Doc About Jim Henson Has A Trailer: Ron Howard has directed a new documentary about the life and work of legendary puppeteer Jim Henson. "Jim Henson Idea Man" tells the story of the man behind the Muppets in archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with friends, family and co-workers. The documentary debuts on Disney+ May 31.

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"Dora" Revival Gets Second Season At Paramount+: The Paramount+ reboot "Dora," based on the "Dora The Explorer" animated children's series, has been given the green light for a second season. The original ran on Nickelodeon from 2000 to 2019; Paramount+'s take follows Dora (voiced by Diana Zermeño), and her best friend, a monkey named Boots (Asher Colton Spence), as they embark on adventures. The one casting link between the two shows is Kathleen Herles, the original voice of Dora the Explorer, who now voices Dora’s mother Mami.

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Marlon Wayans' Comedy Special "Good Grief" Has A Premiere Date: Prime Video has announced the premiere date for the upcoming Marlon Wayans comedy special "Good Grief." The special was recorded at the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem and sees Wayans working through his grief after recently losing both of his parents. Also covered in the stand-up special: how his father taught him to be a man, the requirements to join the "Dead Mama Club," the surprises you encounter when changing your aging parents’ diapers, who is the funniest Wayans, and more. "Good grief" hits Prime on June 4.

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Trailer For Apple TV+ Series "The Big Cigar" Is Out: The first trailer for the Apple TV+ series "The Big Cigar" is out. The six-episode series, reminiscent of the 2012 film "Argo" and also based on real events, tells the story of a fake Hollywood production staged in order to slide Black Panther Party leader Huey P. Newton out of the country and past the dragnet set up by the FBI. "The Big Cigar" premieres on Apple TV+ on May 17 with its first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through June 14.

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MTV's Video Music Awards Returning To New York: After two years broadcasting from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the MTV Music Awards are returning to the Big Apple. MTV announced yesterday that the awards show would broadcast live this year from the UBS Arena in the borough of Queens in New York City. The move was heralded by New York Governor Kathy Hochul. "We are excited to welcome back the MTV Video Music Awards to New York State," the governor said in a statement. "From its origins at Radio City Music Hall in 1984 to this September’s event at the UBS Arena, the VMAs continue to captivate millions, showcasing the very best in music video artistry. As we prepare to host this 40th anniversary event, let’s embrace the spirit of creativity and innovation that defines our state’s cultural landscape." The "VMAs"  will air across MTV’s global footprint of linear and digital platforms on September =======================================

Gisele Bündchen Seems to Break Down in Tears After Traffic Ticket - Celebrities, they’re just like us, even when it comes to getting pulled over. It happened to Gisele Bündchen and it looks like she got a ticket, and she was pretty upset about it.  A video shows what appears to be a routine traffic stop, with the supermodel pulled over by a cop in Florida. She hands him some papers, he goes back to his vehicle, then returns with her documents and a ticket. That’s when Gisele seems overwhelmed with emotion, wiping her eyes and covering her face as the officer talks to her.  But she’s also aware that eyes are on her and she turns her face away from passing cars and cameras. The reason she was pulled over is unclear, but whatever it was, she didn’t look happy about it.

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"Call Her Daddy" Podcast Host Alex Cooper Marries: Congratulations to "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper - she's married! She and Hollywood producer Matt Kaplan tied the knot earlier this month in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The couple met in a very 2020s way: on a Zoom call four years ago. They got engaged last March, and married a little more than a year later in a beachside ceremony officiated by Cooper's brother, with the couple's dogs serving as ring-bearers.

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Courtney Cox's Boyfriend Broke Up With Her One Minute Into Relationship Therapy: When your significant other breaks up with you one minute into your first couple's therapy session, most people would accept that it's over - but not Courteney Cox. The actress and fiancé Johnny McDaid from the band Snow Patrol were three years into their relationship when things looked irretrievable - until they weren't. Cox says it was at that point she knew there was work to be done. "So as opposed to, like, going "F*** him", getting in this mode of anger, I leant in and I did the most work on myself by far." The couple eventually patched things up and have been together (minus the break) for eight years, downgrading their relationship from "engaged" to just "together" when they reunited, but "together" is a lot better than "broken up" - and Cox says she's not against marrying McDaid when they both believe the time is right.

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Zendaya "Terrified" Of Met Gala Return After Five-Year Break: Zendaya is about to make her Met Gala comeback, but she admits that after being away from the event for five years, returning is as nerve-wracking as the first time she went. Appearing on “Live with Kelly and Mark” on Tuesday, the actress said that while she’s excited to attend the event once again, she also finds the whole experience to be somewhat "terrifying. Going up the steps is very daunting, and I haven’t been back for maybe four or five years,” she told the hosts. "So this is, like, my first time back at the Met in quite a while." When Kelly Ripa asked if it felt like she was going for the first time all over again, Zendaya agreed, saying "Right! Exactly."

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Christy Turlington's Son Trash Talked By Opposing Hoops Team With Nude Pics Of Mom: That's a whole new level - and by new level we mean "new low" in trash talk. 90s supermodel Christy Turlington recently told "Harper's Bazaar" about attending one of her son Finn's high school basketball games only to discover that the rival team was passing around her nude photos as a heckling tactic. "I was surprised it hadn't happened sooner," Turlington says. "But at the same time, I was like, 'This is so rude!'" According to Turlington, the incident turned into a "bigger thing" once the school's administration got involved. While the incident was uncomfortable for mom and son, Turlington has no regrets about the places her career took her.  "All I wanted to do was disappear," she recalled of the incident. "I don't feel embarrassed about anything. Regretting things is a waste of time."

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Maya Erskine Pregnant With Baby #2: "Mr & Mrs. Smith" star Maya Erskine and husband Michael Angarano are expecting their second child! The couple posted a pic of themselves - with Erskine obviously pregnant - on their socials, with the caption "Baby sister coming this summer." The couple already has a son, Leon, born in 2021.

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