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“Hamilton” star Miguel Cervantes and his wife, Kelly, announced the death of their 3-year-old daughter Adelaide who died over the weekend.  In a statement the family said:  “The Cervantes family is heartbroken to announce that their baby girl Adelaide Grace passed early Saturday morning. She was held in the loving arms of her family as she peacefully achieved the “calm” for which they’ve been searching for so long.”. ...Read Full Story

K-pop star Sulli has been found dead at her home. The 25-year-old singer and actress was found dead by her manager on Monday afternoon local time.  . ...Read Full Story

Joker continues to dominate in its second weekend at the box office — the film is now expected to earn $58.7 million.. ...Read Full Story

Oscar nominated actor Robert Forster has died after a battle with brain cancer. Forster passed away in Los Angeles on Friday surrounded by his family, The 78-year-old was diagnosed with cancer in June.. ...Read Full Story

Singer Nick Jonas has a new gig – as a coach on the forthcoming Season 18 of the reality singing competition “The Voice.” Jonas broke the news on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” saying “I am so excited about this. You’re basically the first people I’ve told, so thank you for being a part of this special moment for me.”. ...Read Full Story

“Record Store Day Black Friday 2019” has announced its releases for its annual event taking place on Friday, November 29.. ...Read Full Story

Peter Weber, the star of the next edition of “The Bachelor,” was involved in what the show’s host Chris Harrison called a “freak accident.”  According to Harrison, Weber is “100% OK.” . ...Read Full Story

Matt Lauer is responding to allegations from a former junior colleague of his, who has accused him of raping her in his hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  Brooke Nevils told  journalist Ronan Farrow for his forthcoming book, Catch and Kill that the former Today show host forced anal sex on her without her consent in his hotel room.. ...Read Full Story

Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are officially a married couple.. ...Read Full Story

A teaser for “The Little Mermaid Live!” starring Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel was just released, and fans also get a sneak peek at Queen Latifah as evil sorceress Ursula. Shaggy shows up as crab Sebastian, John Stamos plays Chef Louis, and Prince Eric will be played by actor Graham Phillips, best known for his roles in “Riverdale” and “The Good Wife.”. ...Read Full Story

The second trailer for the series “Star Trek: Picard” on CBS All Access was revealed at New York Comic Con on Saturday. The trailer to the 10-episode series was released during a panel of cast members, including Patrick Stewart, who is returning to play the iconic Capt. Jean-Luc Picard. Stewart portrayed Picard on “Star Trek: Next Generation,” which aired for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994. The new show will follow the next chapter of Picard’s life, 20 years after the events of “The Next Generation.”. ...Read Full Story

Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo has been cast as Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic Channel‘s next installment of its Emmy-winning “Genius” anthology series.. ...Read Full Story

Joker opened to a $40M record at the box office on Friday, despite the controversy surrounding the movie. The film is predicted to earn $95 million this weekend, which would make it the biggest October movie opening of all time.. ...Read Full Story

Director Kevin Smith has announced that “Clerks 3” is happening!. ...Read Full Story

Actress/singer Selena Gomez has penned an essay for Time magazine, revealing that some of her own family members came to the US undocumented from Mexico.. ...Read Full Story

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new hip-hop musical show opened this week on Broadway. The improvisational “Freestyle Love Supreme” was co-created by Thomas Kail, Anthony Veneziale, and Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” fame.. ...Read Full Story

Mathew Knowles, the father of musical superstars Beyoncé and Solange, revealed that he was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. In an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Knowles told Michael Strahan: “This is genetics,” Knowles said. “It also means that my kids have a higher chance, a higher risk, even my grandkids have a higher risk. And they handled it like they should. They went and got the test.”. ...Read Full Story

Demi Lovato has shared photos from her trip to Israel on social media, calling the experience “so important for my well-being, my heart, and my soul.”  The 27-year-old also shared she was baptized in the Jordan River, saying, “I’ve never felt more renewed in my life.”. ...Read Full Story

Actress and political correspondent Stacey Dash was arrested for domestic violence in Florida over the weekend. Law enforcement sources tell us the “Clueless” actor was arrested after getting into a squabble with her new husband, Jeffrey Marty, and allegedly putting hands on him. Sources say Stacey allegedly pushed and slapped him, and they saw scratches on his left arm. . ...Read Full Story

Netflix officially announced the fourth season of Stranger Things and released a teaser for the series.  According to the teaser, it seems that Stranger Things 4 is going to move beyond the small Indiana town. This expansion of the show was teased in the last season, which ended with the Byers family moving to a new, unnamed town and a post-credits sequence taking place in Russia.. ...Read Full Story

The CW’s Arrow is about to end for good with the 10-episode final season, and now the official season 8 trailer has been released.. ...Read Full Story

The original cast of Jurassic Park — Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum — will reprise their roles, joining Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, in the upcoming Jurassic World 3.. ...Read Full Story

DreamWorks/Pearl’s “Abominable” opened this weekend with an estimated $20 million, taking the top spot from last week’s big earner “Downton Abbey,” which drops to second place this weekend. “Downton” brought in an estimated $14.4 million for it’s second weekend total, which would give it a 10-day total of $58.4 million.. ...Read Full Story

According to reports, negotiations are underway for musician Pitbull to make a guest appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, in February.. ...Read Full Story

Tom Hanks will be the next recipient of the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award.  The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that the eight-time Golden Globe winner and 15-time nominee will be presented with the accolade at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in January 2020.. ...Read Full Story

M. Night Shyamalan is dropping two new teasers from his new mystery series for Apple TV+, Servant. Starring in the series are Six Feet Under‘s Lauren Ambrose, Kong: Skull Island‘s Toby Kebbell, Game of Thrones‘ Nell Tiger Free, and Harry Potter‘s Rupert Grint.. ...Read Full Story

MGM Television and Universal Music Publishing Group are teaming up to develop an anthology series based on the music of Billy Joel.  The scripted “arc-thology” will be called Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, featuring episodes based on lyrics and characters from his iconic songs.. ...Read Full Story

A full-length trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie was released this week, and the two-minute trailer opens with meth-making prisoner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) showing up broken, beaten, and scarred at the doorstep of his friend Skinny Pete (Charles Baker).  Before the teaser ends, Jesse meets with a character that we can’t see who asks him, “You ready?” “Yeah,” responds Pinkman. . ...Read Full Story

Disney released a new trailer for the “Frozen” sequel, “Frozen 2” and it looks filled with adventure.  You can view the trailer at the link here.. ...Read Full Story

Oprah Winfrey is taking her book club to Apple TV+, the company announced this week. “Oprah’s Book Club,” a series where Winfrey will interview authors, will premiere exclusively on Apple TV+ November 1.. ...Read Full Story

Sophie Turner — aka Sansa Stark – is returning to television for her first small-screen role since “Game of Thrones” ended.. ...Read Full Story

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell are set to star in the musical adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol.’  The script is being written by Sean Anders and John Morris, who will also be directing. Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez, Reynolds Maximum Effort and Mosaic are producing the musical take on the book, along with Anders and Morris.. ...Read Full Story

“Game of Thrones” took home its fourth Emmy as best drama series, and overall won a dozen trophies at the 71st Emmy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles. . ...Read Full Story

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has revealed he was diagnosed with HIV when he was a 25-year-old hair stylist.. ...Read Full Story

Celine Dion has released three new songs — “Courage,” “Lying Down” and “Imperfections” — from her new album, titled Courage,  to be released November 15.  It is Dion’s 12th English language album, following her 2013 collection, “Loved Me Back to Life.”. ...Read Full Story

Backstreet Boys’ member Nick Carter and his sister Angel have filed a restraining order against their brother Aaron Carter following his recent gun confessions.. ...Read Full Story

The Party of Five reboot from Freeform will make its debut on Jan. 8.  Emily Tosta portrays one of the five Acosta children who are trying to stay together after their parents are deported back to Mexico. . ...Read Full Story

Jane Lynch and Cyndi Lauper are teaming up for a new comedy series for Netflix that has been described as a ‘kind of a Golden Girls for today.’. ...Read Full Story

The first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series Daybreak was just released.  The show centers centering on a group of teenagers in Glendale, Calif., as they struggle to survive after a societal collapse. . ...Read Full Story

Director James Gunn has revealed the full cast for his upcoming “The Suicide Squad” movie. Gunn said Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn will be back in the 2021 film along with Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Colonel Rick Flag and Viola Davis, who is also reprising her role as Amanda Waller.. ...Read Full Story

Aquaman star Jason Momoa is the star of the new post-apocalyptic drama series coming to Apple TV+, entitled “See.”. ...Read Full Story

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend actress Rachel Bloom has announced she is pregnant with her first child.. ...Read Full Story

New “Saturday Night Live” cast member Shane Gillis issued a statement in response to criticism over bigoted comments he made as part of his podcast.. ...Read Full Story

“Hustlers” is estimated to take home around $32 million this past weekend, marking the biggest opening of star Jennifer Lopez’s career. “Hustlers” follows a group of former strip club dancers, led by Lopez, who begin swindling their Wall Street clients for extra cash.  The film has earned rave reviews and also features Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B and Lizzo.. ...Read Full Story

The Office stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey –  better known for their roles as Pam Beesley and Angela Martin on the show – are officially getting into the podcast game. The duo revealed their plans to launch “Office Ladies”— a podcast being called “the ultimate podcast for nostalgic fans.”. ...Read Full Story

31 year-old singer Aaron Carter is revealing his mental health struggles.. ...Read Full Story

Former “All My Children” star and Hallmark Channel host Cameron Mathison has revealed he is battling renal cancer; saying he had been dealing with some gut issues and convinced his doctor to schedule the MRI of his abdomen.. ...Read Full Story

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are going to be part of the upcoming Fall 2019 issue of Playboy. The 22-year-old Kylie Cosmetics owner and the 28-year-old musician will appear in the magazine’s “The Pleasure Issue,” the brand announced.. ...Read Full Story

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek kicked off the premiere of Season 36 of the beloved game show. It marked a return to the air for Trebek, 79, who for four months had undergone treatment for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.. ...Read Full Story

Jennifer Lopez is in talks to headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIV, according to multiple sources.. ...Read Full Story

Netflix has confirmed that actress Gillian Anderson will play former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season four of “The Crown.”  Thatcher was Great Britain’s first female prime minister and served from from 1979 to 1990. She was called the Iron Lady for her political and personal toughness.  She passed away at in 2013.. ...Read Full Story

Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” the Batman prequel, took home the top prize at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival for Best Film.. ...Read Full Story

“It: Chapter Two” earned $90 million opening weekend. The Warner Bros. horror film is now set to score the best opening since “The Lion King,” which premiered in July with $191.8 million. The film should also easily see the second-biggest horror movie launch of all time, beating out last year’s “Halloween,” which nabbed $76 million.. ...Read Full Story

Lizzo’s song “Truth Hurts” was released in 2017 but after slowly climbing up the Billboard Hot 100 this year, the artists has finally earned her first number one song with “Truth Hurts.” . ...Read Full Story

Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against retail chain Forever 21, claiming that the company used the singer’s “name, image, likeness, and music to promote their brands and products” without her permission. The suit claims that the chain attempted to partner with the pop star in “early 2019” but Grande declined “due to Forever 21’s unwillingness to pay the fair market value for a celebrity of Ms. Grande’s stature.”  The suit also claims that Forever 21 went on to use imagery from Grande’s album and song “Thank U Next,” including visuals from her video for “7 Rings,” in order to “create the false perception of her endorsement.”. ...Read Full Story

Renée Zellweger made headlines for retreating from the Hollywood spotlight from 2010 until 2016, when she returned to the big screen to reprise her celebrated Bridget Jones role in “Bridget Jones’s Baby.”  Now Zellweger is speaking candidly about her hiatus from Hollywood.. ...Read Full Story

Mario Lopez says there have been talks about a reboot of the hit 90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell.”  Lopez, who played the hunky AC Slater on the show, admits “obviously we couldn’t be in high school still, so you’d have to be creative with the premise. But it’s fun to think about. And who knows? You never say never.”. ...Read Full Story

After suffering major injuries after a car crash on September 1st, Kevin Hart successfully underwent back surgery and is reportedly expected to make a full recovery.  The 40 year-old actor is currently hospitalized in L.A.. ...Read Full Story