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Dan Gheesling, Dearborn 'Big Brother' winner, launches podcast with 'Real Housewives' star

Dearborn's Dan Gheesling, the "Big Brother" winner and "Traitors" star, has launched a new podcast, "Talking a Big Game," alongside "Real Housewives" star Tamra Judge.

The show debuted its first episode on Monday, with the pair, who both starred on Season 2 of the Peacock reality competition series "The Traitors," dishing about their time on ...Read more

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'It Ends With Us' movie banned in Qatar for kissing scenes

Sony Pictures' hit film adaptation of "It Ends With Us" has been prohibited from screening in Qatar, the Los Angeles Times confirmed on Monday.

The country's censorship committee rejected the PG-13 movie over kissing scenes, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to comment.

Films that have previously been ...Read more

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Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland introduces daughter to her 22-month-old aunt

Ireland Baldwin shared the moment her 14-month-old daughter, Holland, met her aunts and uncles for the first time — the youngest of which is only 8 months older than her.

The 28-year-old mom posted the sweet family photos of Holland, her daughter with artist and musician RAC, uniting with Ireland’s seven half siblings.

In the post, the ...Read more

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Elle King: dad Rob Schneider forgot birthdays, sent her to 'fat camp'

Singer Elle King got vulnerable about her childhood and relationship with her dad, former ‘SNL’ actor Rob Schneider.

On Monday, King opened up to Bunnie XO on the “Dumb Blonde” podcast about spending summers at weight loss camp at Schneider’s insistence.

“I was a really, really heavy child,” the “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer ...Read more

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Review: “44 -- The unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED Obama Musical” deliciously skewers Barack, Joe, Michelle and the gang

Out pops fightin’ Joe Biden, “Benjamin Button-ized” for the night but still wobbly on stairs, here to tell the story of the 44th President of the United States, “told from my recollection.” And with that opener, the sanctuary at the Epiphany Center for the Arts bounces with a hilarious spoof R&B musical stocked with top-drawer singing ...Read more

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Universal Music inks major licensing deal expansion with Meta to include WhatsApp

Universal Music Group has signed a major expansion of its licensing deal with social media giant Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, which for the first time will allow users to share licensed tunes from the label's artists on messaging service WhatsApp.

The companies Monday said the renewed deal will also boost commercial opportunities for...Read more

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Review: In the Olympics closing ceremony, Paris' inspired story sputters with a Hollywood ending

And so the two weeks when I become interested in athletics every four years have drawn to a close, with a ceremony to mark the occasion. There were many ceremonies along the way, of course, and the Olympic Games are themselves a sort of ceremony writ large, a ritual against which the athletes of Earth measure their worth — though obviously ...Read more

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'Catfish' host Nev Schulman breaks neck in L.I. bike accident

“Catfish” star Nev Schulman said he’s lucky to have survived a crash last week involving his bike and a truck on Long Island.

“ I broke my neck,” he posted on Instagram alongside photos from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. “ C5 and C6 to be exact. Stable fractures. I’m not paralyzed.”

Schulman said he was on the way to ...Read more

Bounce's 'Johnson' back for new season; TV One's 'Deadly Case Files'

The fourth season of Bounce TV’s most successful current TV show “Johnson” is back, featuring four Atlanta 30-something lifelong friends who all have the same last name but are not related.

Deji LaRay, the show’s creator who also plays aspiring chef Greg, has been thrilled by the fan support for the show, which is grounded heavily in ...Read more

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Review: In 'Dance First,' a biopic of Samuel Beckett, Gabriel Byrne portrays the man, not the myth

It would be hard to imagine a genre more antithetical to the modernist sensibility of Samuel Beckett than the biopic. The Irish writer who relocated to Paris, found inspiration in the French language and became one of the most innovative literary artists of the second half of the 20th century, was allergic to the uplifting pieties and ...Read more

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At D23 Expo, Disney puts its box office hopes on animated sequels and Baby Yoda

LOS ANGELES — If there's one thing Disney knows how to do, it's put on show.

The various arms of Walt Disney Studios — including Disney Animation, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios — shared the giant spotlight at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday for a three-hour presentation to promote each of its upcoming films and television ...Read more

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The Hollywood production collapse's latest victim: Why the reality TV bubble finally burst

LOS ANGELES — When Hollywood writers went on strike in 2007 and 2008, unscripted TV production soared.

Scripted projects stalled during the work stoppage, and studios turned to reality TV — a cheaper, faster format that didn’t rely on writers — to fill the airwaves. Audiences began keeping up with the Kardashians and saying yes to the ...Read more

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Andrew Scott just wants to sing

LOS ANGELES — "So you gonna go have another beer in this beautiful light? Let's see what the light looks like."

Andrew Scott moves over to the window. It's early evening. Early summer. We've been talking for more than an hour at Sunset Studios, where Netflix has set up an Emmys FYC space. To be clear, Scott hasn't been drinking. Maybe later. ...Read more

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Blake Shelton announces series of shows on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS — Blake Shelton has opened the enormously popular Ole Red Las Vegas. Now he’s announced a new production, on the other side of the Las Vegas Strip.

The country superstar has booked a series of shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, covering the Valentine’s Day and the first two weeks of February. The 48-year-old country star ...Read more

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TV Tinsel: 'American Masters' turns lens on '10' director Blake Edwards

While not everybody knows his name, most people recognize his movies. Director and screenwriter Blake Edwards was the orchestrator of the hilarious “Pink Panther” series featuring the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, the gender changing trickery in “Victor/Victoria,” and the embodiment of man’s fantasy female in “10.”

Celebrating his ...Read more

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Why Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds both can declare box office victory

A battle of the celebrity spouses unfolded at the box office this weekend as Sony Pictures' "It Ends With Us," starring Blake Lively, proved a formidable opponent to Walt Disney Co.'s "Deadpool & Wolverine," starring husband Ryan Reynolds.

"It Ends With Us" surged way past early expectations, debuting with $50 million in ticket sales in the U.S...Read more

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Wynonna Judd's daughter arrested for the 2nd time since April after fleeing police

Wynonna Judd’s daughter spent a day behind bars after attempting to flee police — marking her second arrest in just four months.

Grace Kelley, 28, spent a single day in jail when she was arrested in Georgia last Saturday on three misdemeanor counts, according to court documents obtained by multiple outlets. She was released on a $2,750 bond...Read more

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Joaquin Phoenix exits gay period film, Mexico's production has reportedly shut down

LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of an untitled Todd Haynes film five days before production began in Mexico, IndieWire first reported.

The gay romance period piece by the “May December” director, according to Deadline, was scrapped entirely.

Last month it was announced that “Top Gun: Maverick” breakout actor Danny ...Read more

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Judge grants T.I. and Tiny's motion to dismiss sexual assault lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Rapper T.I. and singer Tiny’s sexual assault cause is behind them, at least for now.

This week, a judge granted the couple’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by the former “Friends & Family Hustle” reality stars in 2005. According to legal documents reviewed by The ...Read more

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Nina Dobrev is 'ahead of schedule' in her recovery from a dirt bike accident

LOS ANGELES — Nina Dobrev is sinking her teeth into her recovery following a May dirt bike accident that left her with severe knee injuries.

The "Vampire Diaries" alum is just over three months into a projected nine- to 12-month recovery, but she has already graduated to walking with a brace.

"I think I'm doing pretty well," Dobrev told ...Read more