Former Empire Star Jussie Smollett Re-Launches Career in LGBT Drama

Paul McCartney saw his 80th birthday in in style, following a duet with Bruce Springsteen, a happy birthday serenade from Jon Bon Jovi and 50,000 fans and birthday wishes from his sole remaining Beatles bandmate, Sir Ringo Starr. Sir Ringo sent his customary ‘peace and love’ well wishes to his long-standing friend and former bandmate on Saturday, his actual birthday, joining the throngs marking his milestone with birthday greetings, ahead of the star headlining Glastonbury next weekend.

American actor Tyler Sanders has died at the age of 18, with the young star’s death currently "under investigation".The teenager was found at home in Los Angeles but his cause of death is currently unknown.Tyler's rep, Pedro Tapia, confirmed to TMZ that an investigation into the teen’s death is underway and that an autopsy will be performed in the next few days. Pedro shared that Tyler was a "good kid who came from a good family." He also told US Weekly: "Tyler was a talented actor with a bright future. He comes from a wonderful family and we ask that you respect their privacy at this time." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.The star is best known for his roles in 9-1-1: Lone Star, which he appeared in alongside Rob Lowe, and Fear The Walking Dead with Kim Dickens.

After overseeing a handful of unscripted projects at Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama are pushing forward with their first scripted drama “Bodkin,” which will star “SNL” alum Will Forte, the streamer announced Friday. The series hails from the Obama’s production company Higher Ground and independent studio wiip.

Will Forte is set to star in Bodkin (w/t) at Netflix, the first drama series from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company and wiip. Siobhan Cullen (The Dry), Robyn Cara (Trying), David Wilmot (Station Eleven) and Chris Walley (The Last Voyage of the Demeter) also feature in the seven-episode, darkly comedic thriller, which begins production in Ireland next week.

The elevator pitch for FX’s “Mayans M.C.” is simple—a spinoff of the hugely popular biker drama, “Sons of Anarchy,” the new show follows a Mexican-American motorcycle club from Southern California who dabbles in a bit of drug-running for cartels and battling the authorities. And for the first two seasons, that’s exactly what it was.

Yes, Sylvester Stallone: it’s obvious that you are new in town.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorDark Star Pictures has acquired distribution rights in North America for Australian gay love story “Lonesome,” directed by Craig Boreham. Following its world premiere at the Seattle Intl.

Ringo Starr has postponed the remainder of his North American summer tour with the All-Starr Band, after two of its members – keyboardist Edgar Winter and guitarist Steve Lukather – tested positive for COVID-19.“We are so sorry to let the fans down,” the former Beatle said in a statement shared to his website on Saturday (June 11), hours before the tour was set to reach the Pennsylvanian city of Easton. “It’s been wonderful to be back out on the road and we have been having such a great time playing for you all.

9-1-1: Lone Star actor Ronen Rubinstein will never forget; it's the day he came out as bisexual, a day when the time was right and he felt "comfortable and safe" - and one he now sees as his "calling". A year on, the 28-year-old admits he still feels disbelief when he considers the impact his decision had on fans across the globe, and how his continued activism and desire to communicate directly can help people.Exclusive: 9-1-1 Lone Star's Ronen Rubinstein shares Tarlos wedding plans after emotional season three finale  "There is a boy in Canada who I call my real life TK, his journey is very similar and I inspired him to move away from his small town in Canada to Vancouver where I knew he would feel more included and welcomed," Ronen tells HELLO! "His mom used to always tell him to be 'be extraordinary' and now he has those words, in my handwriting, tattooed on him.""I fully embrace it and I think I understand what it means, and that it is something that is a calling.

Laura Dern has added her voice to those demanding changes in US gun laws following the Uvalde School shooting. 

EXCLUSIVE: United States Of Al star Parker Young has been tapped as a lead opposite Michaela McManus in Criminal Nature, ABC’s drama pilot from Rashad Raisani, 20th Television and A+E Studios. The network snagged Young quickly after he became available following CBS’ cancellation of the Chuck Lorre comedy series after two seasons.

opposite Kristen Wiig, the streamer announced Tuesday. The 10-episode series, executive produced by and potentially starring Laura Dern, features an ensemble cast of Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Josh Lucas and Ricky Martin.Created by, executive produced and showrun by “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” writer Abe Sylvia and directed and executive produced by Oscar nominee Tate Taylor, the 1970s-set series follows Maxine Simmons’ (Wiig) attempt to ingratiate herself into the exclusive Palm Beach high society. Burnett will portray Norma, the “grand dame” of the bourgeoisie club who has a few secrets of her own.

Mandy Moore has revealed she is pregnant with her second child, which should arrive in the autumn. The This Is Us actress, 38, is married to American singer Taylor Goldsmith, and the couple have confirmed the family's new arrival will be another baby boy. Mandy took to Instagram to share the happy news and posted an adorable snap of her son Gus wearing a T-shirt with the label 'Big Brother'.The shot was accompanied with a caption, which read: "One incredibly seminal chapter of my life just ended and the next one, as a mother of two, is about to start… and are we ever so deeply grateful and excited.

Emily Longeretta For the first time, stars of multiple reality shows on numerous networks are coming together for a new competition series. “All Star Shore,” produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, is set to premiere on Paramount+ on June 29.The show includes cast members from ABC’s Bachelor Nation, Netflix’s “Love Is Blind,” MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” “Geordie Shore,” “Acapulco Shore” and “Rio Shore;” VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and CBS-turned-Peacock’s “Love Island.”The cast will live “at the ultimate shore hose” in the Canary Islands and compete in party-style challenges, including “Party Pong” and “Shots and Found,” battling for a cash prize.The show is the just one way Paramount+ is expanding its reality TV lineup.

EXCLUSIVE: Erin Moriarty (The Boys), Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), Dina Shihabi (Archive 81) and Ryan Corr (House of the Dragon) have signed on to star in Catching Dust—an upcoming Texas noir marking the feature debut of writer-director Stuart Gatt, which will enter production in the Canary Islands this month.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDanielle Macdonald has been cast in the Natasha Lyonne-led Peacock series “Poker Face,” which hails from creator Rian Johnson.Macdonald is the latest addition to the growing cast. In addition to Lyonne, previously announced cast members include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, and David Castañeda.

Fleabag and Stranger Things star Brett Gelman is to lead Entitled, a Showtime/Channel 4 series about an American widower who must get to know his British wife’s estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion in the English countryside.

EXCLUSIVE: Shameless star Kate Miner and The Rookie regular Jason Canela are leading Stay Safe, a horror-thriller about a Pandemic Hotzone.

Jussie Smollett has launched his directorial debut with BET+ "B-Boy Blues." The LGBTQ+ centered show will debut on the streaming network June 9, just in time for Pride Month. This project marks the first for Smollett since he was found guilty of making false reports on what he alleged to be a hate crime.