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Star Trek: Picard already renewed for Season 2

December 16, 2019

In what will bring great joy to fans of the once Next Generation captain and surprise to nearly no one in Hollywood, Star Trek: Picard has been given the green light for a second season before its series debut next month. Deadline reports Chabon will "shift roles" in a second season that has also nabbed a lot of financing already: the California Film Commission has given $20.45M in tax credits to the show's second season, which is the most any TV project has ever been awarded (over the ...

Scarlett Johansson calls Colin Jost 'the love of my life' on 'SNL'

December 16, 2019

It's lucky that Jost made it through Pete Davidson's Snappening time as Thanos, even though Scarlett Johansson didn't seem that thrilled that he was still around. The champagne-coloured diamond ring reportedly costs somewhere between $350,000 and $400,000, and comes in at a whopping 11 carats according to Town & Country.

PewDiePie Announces Break From YouTube in 2020 | PewDiePie, youtube

December 16, 2019

He added: "I'm exhausted". "I'm feeling very exhausted". With 102 million subscribers, the Swedish vlogger and comedian was for many years the platform's most popular star but was overtaken earlier this year by T-Series, an Indian record label which now has around 120 million subscribers.

Fortnite's 'Star Wars' Event a Big Hit with Lightsabers and Teasers

December 16, 2019

Luckily, you don't need to play the game to actually see the clip. Players were allowed to choose the color of their lightsaber, according to a post by Star Wars Stuff. Donald Mustard, creative director of Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite , was vague about what exactly players would see, leaving the teaser that "it's going to be something no one has ever seen before".

Formula 1 heiress' jewel collection reported stolen in raid

December 16, 2019

With security on offer 24 hours a day and a guard sitting inside Tamara's CCTV room at the time, the 89-year-old gives his thoughts on the incident. The family's private security team is cooperating with police, the statement said. Each end of the road is guarded by gates and checkpoints with Diplomatic Protection Group police officers, thanks to the number of embassies and ambassadors' residences on the street.

'Rick and Morty' Head to the Super Bowl with Pickle Rick Pringles

December 16, 2019

When swarms of murderous snakes started beaming in from the future, Terminator style, Rick and Morty disguised themselves as college-aged snakes and traveled back to "Snake M.I.T", 1985. Most recently, Rick and Morty hit its first Sunday without The Walking Dead as its nightly competition, and the ratings took a mild upwards turn once dragons came into the picture for Episode 4, according to Showbuzz Daily .

Usman stops Covington in Round 5 at UFC 245

December 16, 2019

Colby Covington is knocked down by Kamaru Usman late in the third round. Here are a few post-fight musings ... Colby Covington is not pleased with referee Marc Goddard - And is letting him have it on social media . Do you want to see Usman vs. Masvidal next? I am a human being. "God bless", Goddard wrote. Covington, who entered his first undisputed title bout coming off a one-sided win over former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler in August, saw his seven-fight winning streak ...

Kate Middleton reveals one of Prince Louis' surprising first words

December 16, 2019

The Duchess of Cambridge revealed she stays up until midnight baking her children's birthday cakes. She shares, "I don't want to quarrel with either of you". "I know it sounds a little bit contrite, but on the school run already - bear in mind they're six and four - whenever we see anyone who's sleeping rough [homeless] on the streets, I talk about it and I point it out and I explain why, and they're all very interested".

'Top Gun: Maverick' Trailer: Tom Cruise Heads Back into the Danger Zone

December 16, 2019

Cruise, who has thus far been very selective when it comes to making sequels to his movies, is finally returning to the franchise after more than thirty years, and if you feel the need , you can check out the movie's new star-studded trailer below.

Weinstein touts feminist bona fides, casts himself as victim in new interview

December 16, 2019

Weinstein, who declined to directly address the sexual misconduct allegations, explained he was breaking his silence to dispute reports suggesting he had been faking his back injury, which required him to use a walker in court last week. The accusers shot back at Weinstein in a statement released Sunday night - just hours after the publication of an interview with the alleged serial sex predator where he whined about his fall from grace.

Bigg Boss 13: Rashami Desai and Arhaan Khan END their relationship

December 16, 2019

Here are more details on this. It started with Salman telling the contestants that the show has been extended for 5 weeks. Now, post the latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode where Kamya Punjabi and the actress' brother warned her, looks like she's finally calling it quits with Arhaan.

'Jumanji' sequel bests 'Frozen II' to top N.America box office

December 16, 2019

According to NYT, the film has unseated "Frozen 2" to claim the top spot in the American box office market. The first remake of the family favourite film, " Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle " ended up bringing $404.5 million in the domestic box office in 2017.

SNL: Host Scarlett Johansson Saves the Cast from Thanos

December 16, 2019

Horan, who plays a cigarette smoking, sideburns-rocking dude named Big Jim, sings about his fate, along with Johansson and Strong, in a bizarrely amusing musical sketch that was a good match for Horan's personality. The 35-year-old actress hosted SNL last night, on December 14, for the sixth time! The couple went red carpet official in 2018, linking arms and posing for photographers at the premiere of " Avengers: Infinity War ", in which Johansson starred as Black Widow .

Anna Karina, the icon of French New Wave cinema, passes away

December 16, 2019

The Danish-born actress took her last breath on December 16, in Paris, with her husband by her side. Tributes have already begun pouring in on social media, from French minister of culture Franck Riester - who says, "French cinema has been orphaned" - and figures across the film industry.

Taylor Swift announced as Glastonbury headliner

December 16, 2019

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis said: "I'm so pleased to announce Taylor Swift will be headlining the Sunday at Glastonbury 2020". "Sunday night Taylor made for Glastonbury!" The "You Need to Calm Down" singer will be the annual music festival's Sunday night headliner at its 50th anniversary celebration.

Juice WRLD Laid to Rest in Private Funeral Days After Sudden Death

December 16, 2019

The funeral program included a collage of images of the Juice, who was exclusively 21 on the time he handed. TMZ reports that in addition to the rapper's family members, Interscope executives as well as friends of Juice WRLD like Ski Mask the Slump God were in attendance.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Welcome Back Iconic Guitarist John Frusciante

December 16, 2019

In the statement below, Flea also expresses great gratitude for Klinghoffer's decade-long run - for the "countless gifts he shared with us". But the latter is the guitarist behind numerous Chili Peppers' most adored albums-1989's Mother's Milk , 1991's Blood Surgar Sex Magik, and 1999's Californication , to name a few.

Hallmark Channel pulls same-sex ‘wedding’ ads after viewer backlash

December 16, 2019

Zola announced it would stop advertising with Hallmark. In a statement to The New York Times , a spokesman for Hallmark said the "public displays of affection" in the ads went against their policies. "Now, parents can no longer trust Hallmark because Hallmark is no longer allowing parents to be the primary educators when it comes to sex and sexual morality", added One Million Moms, which described homosexuality as "a sinful lifestyle that Scripture clearly deems as wrong".

Lizzo Told Niall Horan That He Could 'Smash' Her

December 15, 2019

If her social media is anything to go by, Lizzo has no problem saying what's on her mind and a flirty chance encounter with One Direction alum Niall Horan proves that Lizzo doesn't miss a beat.ever. Whereas he didn't title any of his exes within the interview, he was courting Dickinson star Hailee Steinfeld from November 2017 to December 2018.

Megyn Kelly says 'Bombshell' poster confused her son, 6

December 15, 2019

Megyn defined the scenario in an Instagram pic of her infant gazing on the photograph that got here with one heck of a caption. "The ad confused him because it appears to show a picture of me", she wrote . All of the actors portrayed real-life people in " Bombshell " who banded together to stand up to sexual harassment at Fox. "[Megyn Kelly]'s incredibly well known", Theron said according to [PopCulture.] ...

Olivia Wilde: Actress 'had no say' in controversial film Richard Jewell

December 15, 2019

The film has been well received with an A on CinemaScore and 73% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but has had a rocky road to release as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution criticized the film and screenwriter Billy Ray for making " malicious fabrications " about late journalist Kathy Scruggs , who is depicted in the film as trading sex with an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent in exchange for a tip on a story.

Rosalía Says Billie Eilish Collaboration Still Isn't Finished

December 15, 2019

Billie also praised Taylor's speech at the event, during which she called for an end to the "toxic male privilege" in the music industry as she accepted Billboard's first-ever Woman of the Decade award. "In 2014, she won this award and she basically said, 'Right now, your future woman of the year is someone in a piano lesson, in a choir, and we need to take care of her.' I was 11 at the time and I was in a choir and I was learning to play piano and you took care of me".

Orlando Jones Says He Was Fired From American Gods

December 15, 2019

Mr. Jones' option was not picked up because Mr. Nancy, among other characters, is not featured in the portion of the book we are focusing on within season three. Eglee was hired as the show's new showrunner and head executive producer back in May and he fits the description, even though the actor did not drop his name.

Shaq tells the "true story" about Stevie Wonder when he sees it

December 15, 2019

FANTASTIC STUFF. You can watch him tell the story here. According to O'Neal, he immediately "Called every person I knew, told them the story", because he could not believe what he just saw. "But I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage. I love me! And I don't mean that egotistically - I love that God has allowed me to take whatever it was that I had and to make something out of it".

Claes Bang Is a Sexy Vampire — Netflix’s ‘Dracula’ Teaser

December 15, 2019

When it was announced that the team behind the BBC hit Sherlock , Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss , would adapt Bram Stoker's Dracula , fans were hopeful it would be another ground-breaking series. According to the report, this remake is taking place in 1897, which isn't too different from the novel. The show is set to follow Dracula from his origins in Eastern Europe, through the events of the novel, and then beyond.

Lil Uzi Vert Drops New Song "Futsal Shuffle 2020"

December 15, 2019

The music will seem on Uzi's forthcoming album Everlasting Atake . Uzi tweeted, "The only thing I'm going to get from an enduring detention is the documentary of a dance known as the Fusal". We finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and can assume Uzi will have a monster year in 2020, hopefully dropping EA by the end of January. Before teasing his latest single, Uzi continued his career with the Philly DJ drama, which Uzi called "broke", and with someone who relied on the rapper ...

Chris Brown Shares New Photos of His Mini-Me Baby Son Aeko

December 15, 2019

The "Indigo" singer shared a photo of Harris on his Instagram page from her maternity shoot, as she displays her full baby bump while rocking a flowing, blue tulle skirt, black shorts and matching gloves. "Can't help but falling in love with you", she wrote . CB's new son is his first child with Ammika Harris , who also shared the initial pic on her Instagram Story, captioning it, "Forever won't be enough with you".

Ryan Reynolds addresses Kate Beckinsale doppelganger jokes

December 15, 2019

While Reynolds said he's totally fine with his first born acting in school-related activities, he's definitely, maybe not OK with her following in his footsteps as a movie star. That's all fine. Right now, it's every day is like a recital. "I tried to explain to her, that's a huge burden on your nervous system". "I mean I was gonna wear that (Kate's dress) today ", he laughed after watching the Jimmy Fallon clip.

All the details about Brad Pitt's vacation plans with his children

December 15, 2019

The reps also confirmed that Brad Pitt is not moving on in his life with his first wife Jennifer Aniston and the latter is not pregnant with their first child. 'I talked to Maddox about this film and about doing it, and it was him in the final hour who said he was ready, and that he wanted to understand more, and that he wanted to work on it, and he wanted me to make it, ' Jolie told last month.

Chris Ramsey is the 11th celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2019

December 14, 2019

Chris, 33, who performed a rumba to Jorja Smith's Don't Watch Me Cry, lost out to CBBC star Karim Zeroual in the semi-final dance-off. Kelvin Fletcher has finally managed to get his first ideal score in Strictly Come Dancing , just a week behind his closest rival - but he was left open-mouthed by a comment from Shirley Ballas.

Italian police think stolen Klimt masterpiece found hidden behind ivy

December 14, 2019

The painting vanished in February 1997. The painting gained notoriety the year before its disappearance when a young art student discovered that it was Klimt's only "double" portrait, with the visible painting completed on top of another, " Portrait of a Young Lady ", which had not been seen since 1912.

Colin Firth announces split from wife Livia after 22 years of marriage

December 14, 2019

Brancaccia. In 2017 - Livia Firth filed a police report in Italy claiming that Brancaccia had launched a "frightening campaign of harassment". The announcement came after leaked court documents revealed that Livia was pressing charges against Marco for stalking her.

The real reason Batgirl won't be in Birds of Prey

December 14, 2019

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of both Harley Quinn stands as a curious entry in DC Comic's film franchise history, being one among those very couple up coming films following a personality in the Suicide Squad movie. It was then reported that Warner Bros. If you've been following the Birds of Prey BTS, you'll know that one scene has Harley Quinn participating in a roller derby.

‘In The Heights’: The community comes together in first trailer

December 14, 2019

The film was written by Quiara Alegria Hudes, who also wrote the book for the musical, suggesting that it will hew as closely to the "source material" as she wishes. 'We had high expectations, and this is even more than we thought #InTheHeightsMovie, ' another commented. Until then, ch-ch-check out of the truck (above) and tell us in the event that you're feeling it within the opinions part, (below)! "It shouldn't be", he continued.

Selena Gomez Teases Empowering New Song 'RARE': Hear The Snippet | 98.5 The

December 14, 2019

After whetting followers' appetites with " Lose You To Love Me " and " Look At Her Now ", the singer launched the identify of her new album: Uncommon . Selena Gomez makeup was simple and striking as she kept the lips nude with her bold smokey eyes while her hair were tied back in a messy braid and a fringe on the forehead.

Jessica Biel returns to Instagram after Justin Timberlake's apology

December 14, 2019

Jessica Biel appeared to not have a care in the world days after her husband Justin Timberlake publicly apologized for his behavior with actress Alisha Wainwright . "This is not the example I want to set for my son", he added. I apologize to my wonderful wife and family for putting them in such a humiliating situation, and I am dedicated to being the best husband and father I can be.

Prince Andrew 'sex slave' says Federal Bureau of Investigation confirms death threat

December 14, 2019

If something happens to me - in the sake of my family - do not let this go away and help me to protect them. She earlier said "too many evil people want to see me quieted". Virginia Roberts Giuffre has said she is "not suicidal" in case something happens to her because "many evil people" want her silenced. Mrs Giuffre was a teenager then known as Virginia Roberts when she started working for disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Recreate Their Grease Looks for Sing-along

December 14, 2019

They'd reunited for the Meet "n" Grease event, where hundreds of fans got to attend a movie singalong event alongside the two lead characters from the film. Earlier in the week, it was revealed that Olivia was presented with another piece of her Grease wardrobe - her leather jacket! Newton-John happily told the donor and the gathered reporters that she would finally be able to fulfill her dream of putting the jacket on display in her cancer research center.

Hasbro Reveals Their 2020 BABY YODA Toys

December 14, 2019

Here are pictures of all of them for you drool over. But the secrecy around The Child also meant that toy manufacturers were mostly left in the dark about what was destined to be one of the single most coveted lines of Star Wars merchandise of all time - spoil the show, you shall not! On sale in Target in the U.S., the toys - also called The Child - start at $9.99 (£7.44) and comes with the little soup bowl you'll all recognise from one of the biggest memes of 2019 .

Lizzo, who is from here, named TIME's Entertainer of the Year

December 14, 2019

Less than 48 hours after causing an uproar for dancing half-naked in public at a Lakers game, Time Magazine has crowned Lizzo Entertainer of the Year . I'm not feeling myself.' Sometimes I'd break down and cry. "Then the culture changed", she said in the Time interview. "There were many things that were not popular, but that existed, such as body positivity, which at the beginning was a form of protest for fat bodies and black women and has now become something commercial and ...

Become a Planeswalker in Magic: Legends

December 14, 2019

As the official trailer reveals, it looks like the two planeswalkers are central to Theros Beyond Death's story. While "Black Lotus" probably won't be legal in any formats available in Magic Arena anytime soon, it's amusing to see the most expensive MTG card get featured in the game.

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper is all praise for Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak

December 13, 2019

Whenever I watch the trailer, I. can we talk about this later? "The film explores what it really means to survive an acid attack in India". Based on true events the film follows Malti's traumatic medical journey and her fight for justice in a legal battle against her attacker, a man who couldn't cope with her rejecting his advances.

Will Poulter drops out of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings adaptation

December 13, 2019

In any case, the show now has to find someone new. Will Poulter , who recently starred in Midsommar , was unable to stay on with the Lord of the Rings series due to Amazon's recent production schedule shit. Though Amazon Studios signed a deal worth a rumored $250 million with J.R.R. Tolkien's estate back in November 2017, the prequel series remains shrouded in secrecy.

Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra to Produce Series Based on Their Wedding

December 13, 2019

A global muse, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas , recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary. Jonas mentioned that his own Sangeet was an unforgettable experience and hopes to bring the same feeling to other couples. Details are scant, too, but a statement explains that casting is underway and the show will bring together "celebrity choreographers, stylists, and creative directors" with wedding parties and couples to create an epic performance.

Elon Musk appeared at The Game Awards to support girlfriend Grimes

December 13, 2019

The soundtrack is star-studded, with performers like Run the Jewels , Grimes , Refused , ASAP Rocky, Gazelle Twin, Deadly Hunta, Rat Boy and others contributing to an "industrial" feel. The game will feature music by Grimes , and she'll also be voicing a character in the game, a pop artist named Lizzy Wizzy .Elon sat and clapped for a few moments before getting up to give Grimes a standing ovation.

Caroline Flack charged with assault

December 13, 2019

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: " Caroline Flack , 40, of Islington was charged on December 13 with assault by beating". "This follows an incident at approximately 05:25hrs on Thursday, 12 December after reports of a man assaulted".

Star Wars' John Boyega Apologizes For ''Badly Worded'' Comments

December 13, 2019

Many of you have been in full media-blackout mode for months, doing your damnedest to avoid any and all spoilers to keep your very first viewings as fresh and unperturbed as possible. Kinda looks like a place I visited recently while playing through Jedi: Fallen Order , but not quite. "Being in this position, you just understand the masses, how the masses think, you know", Boyega said in his response.

Banana drama as starving artist eats $120,000 work in gallery

December 13, 2019

In a video of what Mr Datuna has called his own performance art, he commented that the banana tasted good but said there was "too much tape" for his liking. A replacement banana was taped to the wall about 15 minutes after Datuna's stunt. Incidentally, on Sunday, the wall displaying the banana was vandalised again with a man who wrote "Epstein didn't kill himself" with red lipstick.

Weinstein close to settling sexual harassment cases against him for $25 million

December 13, 2019

Another $18.5 million would be put aside for women who are part of a class-action case, the NY attorney general's suit, and any future claimants, and would be doled out to said potential recipients based on the severity of Weinstein's alleged harm to them.

Amanda Bynes Checked Out of Inpatient Facility on Her Own, Source Says

December 13, 2019

Amanda Bynes is reportedly no longer at her sober living facility. For these reasons, Bynes, her parents and her lawyers met in court on Thursday to ask for a judge's help in figuring out the next steps for the actress. Now, a source has revealed to E! "She dropped out of the FIDM bachelor degree program she enrolled in..." Although Amanda's sobriety is "always the concern", the insider stressed that the 33-year-old star is "not doing drugs again".

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