New host for ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ has been revealed

Latrice Royale is the latest Drag Race alum to join the cast of We’re Here!

McKinley Franklin editor Get a grip, girl! Latrice Royale is officially joining the Season 4 cast of HBO’s “We’re Here,” Variety can exclusively reveal. Latrice Royale joins fellow drag artists Priyanka, Sasha Velour and Jaida Essence Hall in leading the new season.

“May December”, the latest film from director Todd Haynes, will be opening this year’s New York Film Festival, which kicks off on Sept. 29.

new COVID-19 variant, dubbed Pirola.The “Sister Act” star, 67, is reportedly recovering well at her home in New Jersey. “She’s on the mend,” Behar stated, allying the audience’s audible concerns.

Jimmy Buffett‘s cause of death has been confirmed and revealed.Following the singer-songwriter’s passing last week (September 1), Buffett’s official website has been updated with his cause of death. “The beloved singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett passed away at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island on Friday September 1, 2023 surrounded by family and friends,” his website writes.Now updated to reflect the cause of death, the statement adds: “Buffett, 76, had been fighting Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for four years.

actors and writers — have shaken up the industry, and the work stoppage has delayed some shows. Nevertheless, there’s still plenty in the pipeline, including returning classics (a “Frasier” reboot) and new shows with stars such as Matt Bomer and Brie Larson.Here’s your essential guide to the 2023 fall TV season. The latest “Walking Dead” spinoff is a limited series following Daryl (Noman Reedus) as he washes ashore in France and tries to find out how he got there, and how to get back home.

Canada’s new warning to its LGBTQ people is a “political” attack on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and not an “actual concern,” several Fox News hosts on Thursday delivered caustic commentary against the Canadian government and U.S. cities including LGBTQ-friendly San Francisco and New York.“Well, they’re talking about Florida, right? They’re aiming this at Ron DeSantis, and the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which is one of the most ridiculous interpretations of that bill that I’ve ever seen,” declared Fox News guest host Michele Tafoya, the former NBC Sports reporter who kicked off her political career with a “controversial stand on race relations.”After mentioning that the NAACP had issued a travel warning for LGBTQ people thinking of visiting Florida, Tafoya insisted, “this is all very much, this is very political, and it’s misdirected.”READ MORE: Governor Smacks Down GOP Lawmaker and Trump for ‘End Run’ Attempt to Derail Fani Willis’ RICO Prosecution“I think they need to be a little more concerned about countries in the Middle East who throw LGBTQ types off buildings and disrupt weddings and don’t even allow us to think about it,” she continued.

the Messenger. “She hopes to return to ‘Jeopardy!’ as soon as the strike has been resolved.” The insider continued, “She wasn’t fired.

official promotional poster shared to the show’s Instagram page Tuesday.The art features a smiling Jennings as he walks among lighted signs that read, “Celebrity Jeopardy!”“The stars shine the brightest in PRIMETIME!” the caption reads. “Get ready for the return of #CelebrityJeopardy! on September 27 at 8/7c.

Last month, Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest during basketball practice at USC’s Galen Center.

died in November 2020 at age 80 after a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.“I actually ended up talking to him what turned out to be the night before the day he passed away, about guest hosting for him,” Jennings recalled about Trebek during an appearance on the “Last Podcast on the Left” on Wednesday. The topic came up when Jennings was asked whether Trebek had ever given him any advice about the job. “We actually didn’t know.

Alan Wake 2‘s The Dark Place trailer appeared last night (August 22) as part of the Gamescom Opening Night Live show, and fans were sent into a frenzy when it seemed that Max Payne would be a character in the new survival horror.Introduced in Remedy Entertainment‘s shooter series of the same name, Max Payne is a detective and an undercover member of the mafia in New York City. Though he is voiced by James McCaffrey, he is portrayed by Sam Lake in the original game, and Lake is the writer of Alan Wake and the director of Alan Wake 2.In the latest trailer, a character voiced by James McCaffrey and portrayed by Sam Lake slams Alan Wake against a wall and accuses him of being both a killer and cult leader.

Celebrity Jeopardy! has a new host, and it’s a familiar face. ABC confirmed to ET that co-host Ken Jennings will take over hosting duties for the upcoming season of from Mayim Bialik, who hosted the first season of the show.Meanwhile, showrunner Michael Davies shared that Jeopardy! is making some changes for its upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.Davies gave an update on the long-running trivia show — hosted by Bialik and Jennings — on an episode of the Inside Jeopardy!podcast, sharing that the show's fall season will re-use questions and bring back past runners-up to compete again.«I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,» Davies explained.

Michaela Zee Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources. On Monday, ABC issued a press release with changes to their fall schedule, noting that Ken Jennings will host the new season of “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” which premieres Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.

Ken Jennings is taking over hosting duties for the upcoming season of Celebrity Jeopardy!.

Ken Jennings job as the host of Jeopardy! is getting a bit more permanent.

Prime video has presented “Red, White & Royal Blue” fans with a deleted scene from the buzzworthy film that hit the streamer one week ago.

Kathie Lee Gifford celebrated her 70th birthday on Wednesday, with some of her close longtime pals offering up heartfelt well-wishes. Kris Jenner was among those sharing social media tributes, posting a fun throwback photo of the two women all bundled up together in full snow gear. «Happy birthday @kathielgifford,» she wrote over the image.

Barbie has been banned in multiple countries following its release.Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, the fantasy comedy has become the second highest-grossing film of 2023 worldwide behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie, passing the $1billion mark earlier this month at the box office.The film’s success also crossed another milestone, becoming the highest-grossing live-action movie solely directed by a woman.Ahead of its release in July, Barbie was banned in Vietnam due to a scene featuring a map depicting China’s contested territorial claims in the South China Sea.As reported by Reuters, the scene shows “an offending image” of the “nine-dash line”, which is used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over large areas of the South China Sea, which is contested by Vietnam.A number of films have recently been banned in the country for the same reason, including Sony’s Uncharted and Dreamworks’ animated film Abominable.Kuwait subsequently banned Barbie after the film promoted “ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order”, according to Lafy Al-Subei’e, an under secretary of the Ministry for Press and Publication in the country (via the New York Times).Around the same time (August 9), Lebanon’s culture minister, Mohammad Mortada, made moves to ban Barbie, saying that the film was found to “promote homosexuality and sexual transformation”.

Ken Jennings has clapped back in the most subtle way at criticism from fans over still working on the upcoming season of Jeopardy!