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The couple that watches Yellowstone together, stays together. Ben Affleck opened up about wife Jennifer Lopez‘s unexpected love for Paramount Network’s Yellowstone.

Not his finest moments. While Mark Wahlberg has gained success throughout his career, he has faced his fair share of controversies.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Grey’s Anatomy” has been renewed for Season 20 at ABC. With the renewal, the series continues its run as the longest running primetime medical drama in TV history. In addition, series executive producer Meg Marinis will serve as showrunner on Season 20. Marinis takes over from Krista Vernoff, who was reported to be stepping down from “Grey’s Anatomy” and its spinoff “Station 19” back in January. The Season 19 finale of “Grey’s Anatomy” will air on May 18. The show has seen a number of exits this season, most notably Vernoff and Kelly McCreary (who’s played Dr. Maggie Pierce for nine seasons) — and series lead Ellen Pompeo, kind of. Pompeo has been with the show since it debuted, but in the Feb. 23 episode, her character Meredith Grey moved from Seattle to Boston. She will continue to provide the voiceover at the beginning and end of each episodes, and she’ll also appear on the finale. Pompeo’s status for Season 20 is still up in the air.

The Hollywood Reporter, McKay is planning on a late summer shoot in Boston. The project doesn’t yet have a studio backer and “several” have already passed.

Longtime friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been through it all together.

From Vanity Fair:Benny, who is alternately lounging with friends and studying for a math test, prefers drawing on his iPad and non-ball sports like surfing and skiing (the athletic pressure of being Brady’s son led to bullying in Boston after one particular baseball game). It's really unfortunate to hear that Benjamin is getting bullied.

Gisele Bundchen, the 42-year-old Brazilian supermodel, recently opened up about her 13-year-old son Benjamin's experiences with bullying in Boston for not wanting to follow in his father Tom Brady's footsteps on the football field. While her stepson Jack, whose mother is Bridget Moynahan, has already begun quarterbacking for his high school football team, Gisele told Vanity Fair that Benjamin prefers "non-ball" sports, such as surfing, jujitsu, and skiing, as well as drawing on his iPad.WATCH: Gisele Bundchen shows off insane abs while partying with friendsGisele expressed concern about the immense athletic pressure placed on a child who is the offspring of one of the greatest NFL players of all time. She mentioned a specific incident of bullying that took place after one of Benjamin's baseball games, though she did not elaborate on the details. MORE: Gisele Bündchen is totally unrecognizable in whimsical dress following Tom Brady splitTom Brady has previously spoken about how his firstborn, Jack, "loves sports" while Benjamin "likes different things."Tom, in a 2019 Men's Health interview, shared that he had initially assumed Benjamin would be like Jack, wanting to play football at his alma mater, the University of Michigan.  Tom Brady has revealed Benjamin "likes different things"But he had to accept that his younger son was simply not interested.

LIVE – Updated at 01:14Gwyneth Paltrow’s skiing collision trial entered its third day on Thursday. The Hollywood star and Goop CEO has been accused of crashing into Terry Sanderson, 76, on a ski slope at the Deer Valley resort in Park City in February 2016. Mr Sanderson claims Paltrow slammed into him in a “full body hit” leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”.

Nick Cave will be embarking on a run of North American tour dates later this year.The tour will kick off on September 19 in Asheville, North Carolina before making stops in another 18 cities throughout the US. Cave will then sign off at the end of October with a pair of shows at LA’s Orpheum Theatre.The pre-sale for tickets will go live on Monday (March 27) at 10am local time, before the general sale commences on Friday (March 31), also at 10am local time.You can see the full list of dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER19 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium21, – Durham, NC – DPAC23 – Washington, D.C. – Lincoln Theatre25 – Cleveland, OH – Playhouse Square27 – Milwaukee, WE – Riverside Theater29 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium TheatreOCTOBER2 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre6 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre7 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre10 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre12 – Montreal, QC – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier14 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall15 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre17 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium20 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall22 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre23 – Austin, TX – ACL at The Moody27 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre28 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum TheatreCave recently made headlines when he described the late poet and novelist Charles Bukowski as “the bukkake of bad poetry.”“I just don’t like Charles Bukowski.

LIVE – Updated at 22:19Gwyneth Paltrow’s skiing collision trial entered its third day on Thursday. The Hollywood star and Goop CEO has been accused of crashing into Terry Sanderson, 76, on a ski slope at the Deer Valley resort in Park City in February 2016. Mr Sanderson claims Paltrow slammed into him in a “full body hit” leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you didn’t snag tickets to Drake’s “It’s All a Blur” tour during the presale, worry not. There are still affordable tickets available online, many of which are the same price as those offered from Cash App, which received heat earlier this month when fans discovered that presale tickets that were initially promised to be $69.50 were selling for upwards of $200. Drake and 21 Savage will embark on their 29-date arena run on July 17 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, with stops including Chicago, Boston, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in Glendale, AZ at Desert Diamond Arena on Sept. 5. Tickets are currently available on VividSeats, starting at $250.

Gisele Bündchen said she and Bridget Moynahan have forged a "great relationship" that started as a "challenging" situation when the "Blue Bloods" actress found out she was pregnant with Tom Brady’s child after he started dating Bündchen.  The former Victoria’s Secret supermodel and the Super Bowl champion had only been together a couple months in 2007 when the athlete told Bündchen his ex was expecting.  Bündchen, 42, called it a "challenging situation for all of us," but said Moynahan, 51, and Brady’s son Jack, 15, became her "bonus child" and made her realize how much she wanted children of her own.  "Jack came into our lives, and I felt so blessed. And it kind of awakened in me this desire of being a mom," Bündchen told Vanity Fair in an interview published Wednesday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor The newly launched independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company AMR Songs has acquired by catalogs of former Lovin’ Spoonful frontmany John Sebastian — including such songs as “Daydream,” “Summer in the City,” “Do You Believe in Magic” and “Wecome Back” — as well as Grammy-winning reggae group Soja. Founded by industry veteran/ CEO Tamara Conniff and private equity professional/ CFO Steve Reinstadlter, the Los Angeles and New York-based company has acquired an undisclosed interest in Sebastian’s entire catalog, including his publishing and artist royalties from the Lovin’ Spoonful, which also include “Younger Girl,” “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice,” and “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?,” among others.

 — a live broadcast of MLB games on Apple TV+. Apple announced on Wednesday that broadcasts of Major League Baseball games on Apple TV+ this season will require a subscription to the service.Kicking off with a doubleheader on Friday, April 7, the Texas Rangers face the Chicago Cubs, followed by the San Diego Padres facing the Atlanta Braves. Just like last year, Apple will show two live baseball games every Friday night with a rotating cast of teams. Now, you will need an Apple TV+ subscription, which costs $7 per month with a seven-day free trial, if you want to watch.Sign up for Apple TV+Apple and MLB also announced the schedule for the first half of the season, which will last through June 30. This year, Wayne Randazzo and Alex Faust are handling the play-by-plays, joined by analysts Dontrelle Willis and Ryan Spilborghs, and sideline reporters Heidi Watney and Tricia Whitaker. Live pre- and postgame coverage will again be hosted by Lauren Gardner, along with Siera Santos.Beginning MLB Opening Day, fans in the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Nick Grudin is leaving his short jaunt into the NFT world to return to Meta, rejoining the social-media giant as head of content partnerships — the same job he left last fall, Variety has confirmed. Grudin had left Meta in September 2022 to join NFT startup Dapper Labs as chief business officer. In coming back to Meta, Grudin is reporting to his former boss, Justin Osofsky, the company’s head of online sales, operations and partnerships. In the role, Grudin will again oversee global partnerships and content across the company’s creator ecosystem, media, entertainment, sports and community initiatives. A Meta representative declined to comment. Dapper Labs didn’t respond to a request for comment. Grudin’s return to Meta was first reported by The Information.

EXCLUSIVE: Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown has signed with M88 for management, becoming the first athlete to join the company’s impressive roster of artists and cultural leaders. M88 will now look to create and develop opportunities for Brown in both the entertainment and strategic partnership spaces.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are reflecting on some of the issues in their marriage.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are getting candid. In an exclusive clip from Wednesday’s premiere episode of her new SiriusXM podcast “Let’s Talk Off Camera”, the couple recalls the start of their relationship when Consuelos was “insanely jealous.”

Peter Werner, Emmy-nominated TV director who won a Best Short Film Oscar in 1977, died suddenly this morning in Wilmington, NC from heart complications following a torn aorta.

her husband Mark Consuelos had an "ugly" jealous streak earlier in their marriage, to the point where Mark went to therapy because it was "getting in the way".The pair, who married in 1996, have three children and met when they both worked in the soap opera All My Children. They will reunite on screen again this summer when Mark becomes the full-time host along with Kelly on Live!WATCH: Ryan Seacrest confirms exit from Live! With Kelly and RyanBut speaking on the premiere episode of Kelly's new SiriusXM podcast Let's Talk Off Camera, the two recalled the earlier years of their marriage, where Kelly, 52, shared that Mark "used to be insanely jealous and that was a hard pill to swallow"."It's very hard being married to somebody who is jealous.

An online petition is hoping to see one of the stars of The Last of Us named the 2023 Calgary Stampede parade marshal.

Leaving it in the past. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos did not hold back about the challenges they faced at the start of their relationship.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are getting candid. In an exclusive clip from Wednesday's premiere episode of her new SiriusXM podcast , the couple recalls the start of their relationship when Consuelos was «insanely jealous.»«My biggest complaint about you over the course of our marriage, and this is not recent because it definitely changed… but you used to be insanely jealous and that was a hard pill to swallow,» Ripa says. "… It's very hard being married to somebody who is jealous.«Ripa explains that her husband, whom she wed in 1996, used to have „a perception of a scenario.“»It was our first week of marriage, because we didn't take our honeymoon until later. You were working and I went to visit you in Boston," Ripa recalls.

words finally got through to Tom Brady...five months after their .According to , the former NFL quarterback opened up about his priorities following his most recent . “There is nothing I love more than football, but I have young children,” he said at his “unofficial retirement party” in Tampa, Florida on March 17. Brady shares his 15-year-old son Jack with his ex, , and two children with Bündchen: 10-year-old Vivian and 13-year-old Benjamin.

is not Gisele Bündchen's only “partner” in Costa Rica.On March 18, the shared video footage of her beach-side horseback riding adventure with her 10-year-old daughter Vivian Lake. In a second post on her Instagram Story, she shared a photo of the mother-daughter duo clasping their hands together as they ride side-by-side.

100 gecs have celebrated the release of their new album by sharing a video for ‘Dumbest Girl Alive’ – check it out below.The hyperpop duo – Laura Les and Dylan Brady – released their long-awaited second album ‘10,000 gecs’ yesterday (March 17).Their ‘Dumbest Girl Alive’ video sees the pair in a warehouse, with Brady sitting unmoved on some stairs with an acoustic guitar, while a superimposed, glitchy version of Les dances away while performing the song.Check it out below.Giving ‘10,000 gecs’ a five-star review, NME wrote: “Though it’s sorely missing some choice cuts from 100 gecs’ current live set (namely ‘Fallen 4 Ü’ and ‘What’s That Smell?’), ‘10,000 gecs’ is insanely fun and impressively ambitious.“It’s also short but sweet, throwing its turbulent flurry of punches and then dipping out before listeners have a chance to really think about what’s going on. And therein lies the key to making the most of ‘10,000 gecs’: don’t think too hard about it, just take a deep breath and ride the wave.”Next month, the band will begin a huge North American headline tour behind ‘10,000 gecs’.

Keira Knightley is looking back on Bend It Like Beckham.

Keira Knightley shares how difficult it was to experience massive fame at such a young age.

Growing up in Boston, writer and director Matt Ruskin heard about the Boston Strangler most of his life. But it wasn’t until a few years ago while researching the complex case that he was inspired to write his latest film, Boston Strangler, from a different point of view.

“Candy Girl,” was none other than the Material Girl.“Madonna actually opened up for New Edition at Roseland Ballroom in New York City,” Ronnie DeVoe told The Post.“For her to open up for us and [then] see her take off worldwide and just knowing that we were right there at the beginning — it was a special time in our lives,” bandmate Ricky Bell added.Four decades after New Edition’s 1983 debut album, also titled “Candy Girl,” was released — the same month as Madonna’s self-titled debut, to be exact — the guy group is still packing arenas on their Legacy Tour that hits Prudential Center in Newark, NJ this Sunday. (The Black Promoters Collective-backed tour returns to the area at Long Island’s UBS Arena on Apr.

What to watch: 7 movies and show to stream this week - March 10What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - Feb 24“Swarm” looks crazy. The series, described as a horror show with some comedic moments, follows Dre (Dominique Fishbank), a fan of a Beyonce like singer who appears to be seriously disturbed. She embarks on a cross country trek jampacked with characters played by the likes of Billie Eilish, Kiersey Clemons, Paris Jackson, and more.

Counting Crows are returning to the road from June through September to play amphitheaters, casinos, stadiums, parks and pavilions all over the U.S. with special guest Dashboard Confessional on their 54-concert ‘Banshee Season Tour.’Along the way, the “Accidentally In Love” rockers will slide into New York and New Jersey for seven huge shows.First, they’ll play Syracuse’s St.

told TMZ that Reddick was found in his home in Studio City around 9:30 a.m.In his final Instagram post on Thursday, Reddick had just shared a sweet tribute to his dogs, writing, “On screen and off, it’s no surprise I love spoiling my dogs.”Prior to his “John Wick” fame, in which he played hotel manager Charon, he portrayed Cedrick Daniels, a fictional police officer in Baltimore in five seasons of “The Wire.”Born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 7, 1962, Reddick received a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Rochester before heading to Boston and earning his master’s degree in fine arts from Yale. His major break on television was the HBO drama “Oz” in 2000, in which he played an undercover detective, Johnny Basil for 12 episodes.

, and it seems she wouldn't dare get caught in the same look twice. The 37-year-old actor was first photographed in a chic three-piece Celine suit, with a white bow tied around her collar. She paired the look with a pair of simple black boots.Keira Knightley is seen in Midtown on March 15, 2023 in New York City.

Goldie Hawn and her famous kids are paying tribute to the "man in my life", her partner Kurt Russell, who celebrated his 72nd birthday on March 17.The pair have been together over 40 years, and in honor of Kurt's big day, Goldie shared a sweet snap in which she gives a worthy side eye as Kurt cracked himself up laughing."Happy birthday to the wacky man in my life! I love you baby," she captioned the post, which her son Oliver Hudson was quick to comment on. "Sums up your entire 40 years of togetherness," he quipped before adding: "Love this pic!' Goldie shared this picture of Kurt"Always a double fun day in our family! St Patrick’s day and Pa’s birthday!" Kate Hudson captioned a video of Kurt and his granddaughter, which you can see below."Love this man so much! How about some birthday love for Kurt! Happy Birthday Pa!"WATCH: Kate Hudson celebrates Kurt Russell's birthdayDuring their four decades together, the couple have raised a brood of offspring including Oliver and Kate, from Goldie's first marriage to Bill Hudson, Kurt's son, Boston, from a previous relationship and their shared son, Wyatt.The actors started dating in 1983, although they were already friends before then; Goldie met Kurt for the first time when they were both filming the 1968 Disney musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.The couple then reconnected years later while filming another movie together, Swing Shift.Goldie and Kurt are immensely proud of their blended family and all of their gorgeous children.

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning documentary producer and film programmer Sara Archambault is joining the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. As the newly-named Documentary Film Project Manager, Archambault will oversee a new initiative on documentary film in the public interest.