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Taylor Swift won't celebrate Thanksgiving with Kelce family

Taylor Swift’s unlikely to spend Thanksgiving with boyfriend Travis Kelce’s family, according to his mom, Donna.

Mama Kelce, 72, told the “Today” show Thursday the 34-year-old Grammy winner — who just added six new Grammy nominations to her name — is unlikely to attend the Kelce family’s Turkey Day celebration.

“I don’t think...Read more

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Comedian Jim Gaffigan says he lost 50 pounds on Mounjaro

Jim Gaffigan is the latest celebrity opening up about his major weight loss with the help of popular prescription medications.

The self-deprecating comedian revealed in a People interview that he shed 50 pounds with the help of Mounjaro, a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes. It also helps people lose weight.

“I feel good,” he told the ...Read more

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Zayn Malik postpones European tour dates amid aftermath of Liam Payne death

Zayn Malik is pushing back more dates for his European tour because of “unforeseen circumstances.”

“Due to unforeseen circumstances Zayn ‘Stairway to the Sky’ Edinburgh show originally scheduled for the 20th of November has been rescheduled for the 8th of December,” the singer announced on his Instagram story on Thursday. “And the...Read more

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Jason Bateman, David Harbour return to Atlanta for series 'DTF St. Louis'

ATLANTA — Jason Bateman and David Harbour will be back in Atlanta in 2025 to shoot a limited HBO series “DTF St. Louis.”

The series is set to begin filming in metro Atlanta in February and run through May, according to an email sent to IATSE 479 unionized crew members.

Bateman, who starred in Netflix drama “Ozark” in Georgia from ...Read more

Cheryl Hines celebrates RFK Jr. Cabinet nomination at Mar-a-Lago

Actor Cheryl Hines appeared to have accepted her role in the MAGA universe while attending a Mar-a-Lago event celebrating her husband’s nomination to join Donald Trump’s Cabinet.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to whom Hines has been married since 2014, was officially announced Thursday as Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human ...Read more

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'Dune: Prophecy' review: Prequel series weighed down by too many characters

A prophecy dating all the way back to the pre-pandemic world — 2019 — spoke of a coming television show set in the same universe as what proved to be director Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed 2021 film “Dune,” the first half of an adaptation of the influential 1965 science-fiction novel of the same name by Frank Herbert.

The show was to ...Read more

Award-winning San Diego singer-songwriter Paul Kamanski dies at 68

SAN DIEGO — Crafting vivid stories with his music was an enduring passion for Paul Kamanski, whose best-known songs — including “Hollywood Hills” and “California Kid” — were recorded and popularized on albums by the globe-trotting San Diego roots-rock band the Beat Farmers. His Oct. 5 death from sudden heart failure at age 68 has ...Read more

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John Stamos vows to support Dave Coulier amid cancer diagnosis

John Stamos has openly pledged his support to Dave Coulier as he battles Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The actor took to social media to share photos with his former “Full House” co-star, who went public with his cancer diagnosis Wednesday on “Today.”

“My brother from day 1,” he captioned the Instagram images. “Love you @dcoulier...Read more

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Shel Talmy, record producer who oversaw hits by the Kinks and the Who, dies at 87

LOS ANGELES — Shel Talmy, the American record producer who helped foment the British Invasion by capturing the scabrous guitar riff in the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and Roger Daltrey's stuttering vocal line in the Who's "My Generation," died Wednesday. He was 87.

His death was announced in a post on his Facebook page, which said he "passed ...Read more

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A Boyz II Men biopic has been announced

PHILADELPHIA — Long-time Boyz II Men fans have been on bended knee, hoping for a new project from the iconic R&B group. And with a potential biopic in the works, it appears their wishes have been granted.

According to Variety, Philly’s own four-time Grammy-winning ensemble, consisting of members Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanyá ...Read more

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Conan O'Brien to host 97th Academy Awards, marking his first time as Oscar emcee

LOS ANGELES — Emmy-winning talk show host and comedian Conan O'Brien has been tapped to emcee the 97th Academy Awards, set for March 2, the academy announced Friday.

This will mark O'Brien's first time hosting the Oscars, with the academy betting on his sharp oddball wit and decades of live TV experience to inject fresh energy into the ...Read more

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Kanye West sued for subjecting ex-employee to antisemitism, sex acts during meetings

Kanye West has been slapped with yet another lawsuit from an ex-employee, this time for allegedly subjecting him to “antisemitic tirades” and sex acts during meetings.

Murphy Aficionado says the hip-hop superstar — who legally changed his name to Ye — hired him as a project manager in 2022. Aficionado is now suing Ye for discrimination,...Read more

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Ken Burns' documentary focuses on Leonardo da Vinci, thanks in part to Ben Franklin

PHILADELPHIA — Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns didn’t plan to pursue a film on Leonardo da Vinci, his first non-American subject. But he was drawn to the subject, thanks in part to the master painter’s similarities to Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin was the focus of a Burns documentary in 2022, for which Burns interviewed an old friend,...Read more

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David Lynch says he needs oxygen tank because of emphysema

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch said he uses a supplemental oxygen tank now because of emphysema caused by decades of smoking.

The “Blue Velvet” director revealed in August he was suffering from emphysema that was diagnosed in 2020.

“I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco — the smell of it, lighting ...Read more

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Ted Danson and Mike Schur celebrate 'living a bigger life' with age in 'A Man on the Inside'

LOS ANGELES — Mike Schur, the creator of "Parks and Recreation" and "The Good Place," is like a kid on a Halloween sugar high. It's the morning after the Dodgers won the World Series, and Schur — a baseball enthusiast with undying loyalty to the Boston Red Sox — is detailing the team's extraordinary comeback in the fifth inning of Game 5 ...Read more

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From Walmart to the Roxy Theatre: how viral yodeler Mason Ramsey is redefining his country roots

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mason Ramsey has a soft laugh that breaks through the phone as he talks about the whirlwind journey that began in a Walmart and launched his career.

“Sometimes, I still feel like that kid singing ‘Lovesick Blues’ in Walmart,” he says on a recent phone call, reflecting on the viral video that catapulted him into ...Read more

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The year of the 'lega-sequel': What 'Gladiator II' and 'Twisters' say about Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — It's been 24 years since audiences first saw Ridley Scott's vision of the brutality of Rome's Colosseum. Twenty-eight years since they chased an F5 tornado with Helen Hunt. Thirty-six years since they said a certain bio-exorcist's name three times.

But this year, all three properties have made, or will make, a comeback to ...Read more

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Oscars 2025: The pickings aren't slim, provided you take the time to look

LOS ANGELES — "Gladiator II," the enjoyably dumb sequel to the brawny Ridley Scott epic that won the best picture Oscar nearly a quarter-century ago, has just finished its premiere screening on the Paramount Pictures lot. Paul Mescal, the actor charged with donning a breastplate and replacing Russell Crowe, is mingling with the crowd, who, ...Read more

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Latin Grammys 2024: Juan Luis Guerra and Edgar Barrera win big, Jon Bon Jovi performs

The 2024 Latin Grammys proved to be a night full of heartfelt tributes and moments of camaraderie. From the sincere exchange between Carlos Vives and Jon Bon Jovi to the emotional tribute from Alejandro Fernandez to his father, Vicente, the 25th anniversary award show stands as a quarter-century of celebrating Latin music.

Live from the Kaseya ...Read more

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'Snow White' star Rachel Zegler under fire for vulgar anti-Trump rant

Angry Donald Trump supporters are calling for outspoken actress Rachel Zegler to be fired from the upcoming live action remake of “Snow White” — or at the very least, for people to boycott the film.

Screenshots of the 23-year-old star’s anti-Trump Instagram rant have been making the rounds on social media this week, prompting critics to...Read more