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Audrina Patridge is struggling with the role, mainly because watching herself has proven cringeworthy. Her words.The 37-year-old reality TV star makes the revelation in an interview with ET's Denny Directo while discussing her new memoir, , which will be released on July 26. Patridge writes in her book that in watching the first few episodes of the MTV series that aired for six seasons from 2006 to 2010 that she hardly recognized herself.Now, as part of the trio that includes Brody Jenner and Frankie Delgado dissecting each episode for the podcast, Patridge says rewatching the episodes now has been laboring.«Yes, I am just finishing season 1 and it's a little cringey, I'm not going to lie,» Patridge admits to ET.

Audrina Patridge is opening up like never before about her time as a reality TV star and her past public romances. ET's Denny Directo spoke with star about what fans can expect from her new book,, which will be released on July 26.In her memoir, Patridge writes about her intense connection with her on-off flame, Justin Bobby Brescia, and how she's never had that spark like that with anyone else. «Justin is always going to be that guy.

Usher couldn't help but laugh over his meme moment in a recent interview with ET, delivering the now viral line from his Tiny Desk concert once again. «It was just an impromptu moment,» he tells ET's Denny Directo at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, where he was celebrating the opening of his newest Sin City residency over the weekend. «I think I've done it a lot onstage and then decided to do it there and it became something new.» Usher took fans on a roll through his expansive, decades-long career of hitmaking over the weekend, kicking off his immersive yet «intimate» residency with back-to-back sold-out shows on Friday and Saturday. «I played in a million and one concerts and arenas and having this amazing venue to not only be intimate with my audience, but then to also try some things that have recently become relevant to me and to the world,» Usher says of the experience, which marks his second foray into the world of Las Vegas residencies. «There's a theatrical aspect to the show.»«It kind of speaks to the aspect of this triple threat… and Las Vegas should celebrate all of them,» he continues. «I went to Las Vegas once and I was like, 'Let me try to be a little more theatrical, let me bring a little bit of Broadway into it.'» Fans can also expect new music from Usher on the horizon, as the hitmaker is gearing up to release his eighth studio album.

Billy Porter is just one letter away from achieving EGOT status, and with his directorial debut, he might just make that lofty goal a reality.The star and filmmaker spoke with ET's Denny Directo at the premiere of his film during the opening night of Outfest Los Angeles at The Orpheum Theatre on Thursday, and he opened up about getting behind the camera and going for Oscars gold.«Its life changing. It is necessary,» Porter said of directing a feature film for the first time.

Lana Condor is living her best life, and she knows it. The actress is also sharing her appreciation for her fiancé, Anthony De La Torre, for his role in bringing her joy.«I'm so happy and I feel very blessed and grateful to be able to do this every single day, to have my dream career and also have my man,» Condor shared with ET's Denny Directo at the premiere of her new Netflix limited series Condor, 25, announced her engagement to her longtime love in January after the pair began dating in 2015.«He's stuck by me through so many things and for so long, so I'm so grateful,» she marveled. «It's been amazing.»As for their wedding plans, Condor has one specific idea in mind that she seems particularly excited about incorporating into the ceremony: «My dogs!»«My plan — and I will train them — is for them to be the ring bearers and flower girls,» Condor explained enthusiastically.

Erika Jayne opened up to ET about her ongoing legal and personal conflicts, saying she never thought she'd be in a situation so complex.The 50-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has been ensnared in a legal battle concerning her divorce from her now-estranged husband, Thomas Girardi, and their alleged embezzlement of money that was meant for the families of the victims in the fatal Lion Air plane crash of 2018.She's also been the subject of increased media attention surrounding her feud with fellow star Sutton Stracke, who allegedly spread rumors surrounding Jayne's involvement in the lawsuit while the group was filming season 12. «It's not a good place to be and I feel like the court of public opinion is also hard to navigate because people don't have all of the facts, and they tend to gravitate towards sensationalized headlines,» Jayne told ET's Denny Directo.    «I think people have sort of dehumanized me into this place,» she said, saying that the public sometimes seems to think she doesn't care about the severity of the claims made against her, «which is not the case. I'm fighting literally for my life.» Though the last two years have brought intense scrutiny, she sees a light at the end of the tunnel. «Some of the immediate pressure has been lifted and time has gone on,» she said.

“So You Think You Can Dance” has a lot to celebrate — hitting 300 episodes and welcoming new judge Leah Remini!

So You Think You Can Dance has a lot to celebrate — hitting 300 episodes welcoming new judge Leah Remini!Fox announced Friday that Remini, who competed on season 17 of  and also served as a temporary co-host, would be replacing Matthew Morrison at the judges' table. She'll be joining Stephen «tWitch» Boss and JoJo Siwa for the 300th episode, set to air Wednesday.ET's Denny Directo spoke with Remini and the crew about reaching the impressive milestone and infusing new energy into season 17 of the dance competition show.

Emma Roberts is down to reprise her role! ET's Denny Directo recently spoke with the 31-year-old actress, and she revealed that she's «always thinking about ways that we could bring Chanel back to the screen.» Roberts starred as Chanel Oberlin on the Fox series, which ran for two seasons between 2015 and 2016.«I feel like I'm ready to have her rise again, but it's not up to me,» Roberts told ET. «It's funny because that show was now so long ago, and I still see things coming up on my Instagram of people just kind of loving it and parodying it, and doing TikToks and all that.

Derek Hough knew it was time to propose to Hayley Erbert when he looked at another celeb's relationship history. ET's Denny Directo spoke with the 37-year-old dancer at Las Vegas' Venetian Resort, the site of his residency, and Hough revealed how Jennifer Lopez inspired him to pop the question to his girlfriend of seven years.«I remember seeing her and I was like, 'Yo, if she can get two [engagements] within the time that I've been with [Erbert] I better step up my game,'» Hough told ET of running into Lopez, who got engaged to Alex Rodriguez in 2019, and to Ben Affleck earlier this year. Another indication that it was time to get engaged came when Hough «introduced Hayley as my girlfriend and I kinda stopped myself and was like, 'This feels wrong.

Kathy Hilton is opening up about her cryptic Instagram posts. ET's Denny Directo spoke with Hilton on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Movie and TV Awards: Unscripted, and the star revealed that her since-deleted May posts weren't about any of her Bravo castmates.Last month, Hilton took to Instagram to repost a quote about narcissists, that read, «When the chips are down, a person who genuinely cares for you, wants to be there for you because you need it. A narcissist however, will only be there for you, because they need it.

Sutton Stracke doesn't have any tea to spill about her lunch with Denise Richards. ET's Denny Directo spoke with Stracke on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Movie and TV Awards: Unscripted, and the star revealed what went down during her lunch with Richards and Garcelle Beauvais last month.«It's so funny.

Chrishell Stause's current partner and ex-boyfriend are already getting along! ET's Denny Directo spoke with the 40-year-old star following the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, and she revealed that the event marked the first time her partner, G Flip, and her ex, Jason Oppenheim, had met.Stause and Oppenheim publicly revealed their relationship in July 2021, but split five months later, over Stause's desire to have children and Oppenheim's reluctance to do so. Then, on the Selling Sunset reunion, which was released last month on Netflix, Stause revealed her relationship with G Flip.On the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, Oppenheim told ET that there was «zero» awkwardness between him and Stause, with whom he's «very close,» and said he was «looking forward» to meeting his ex's partner when he got inside.That meeting apparently went well.

star Emma Hernan is proud of her vegan empanadas despite the critics. ET's Denny Directo spoke with Hernan at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED, and she defended her business.Some fans have criticized Hernan's empanadas as being inauthentic, and they've been featured on.

favorites Loren and Alexei won big at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, picking up the award for «Best Reality Romance,» and nobody was more surprised than them. Backstage at the show, ET's Denny Directo spoke with the couple, who are currently expecting their third child together.Loren was clearly still stunned at the win, beating out stars from, and.

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young are committed to co-parenting — no matter how messy things get!

Gleb Savchenko is shutting down rumors about an affair between him and his former  partner, Jana Kramer. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Savchenko on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED, Sunday, where he said «absolutely not» to claims that the two hooked up while filming season 23 of the long-running dance competition series.«There's a lot of acting, there's a lot of chemistry, natural chemistry and you know, when you dance and you train someone every day, and you're up close and personal, you develop a certain connection,» Savchenko explained. «The viewer sees it.

Teresa Giudice and Luis «Louie» Ruelas don’t have any beef with Romana Singer! Last week, the star accidently leaked the date, time and venue for the couple’s upcoming nuptials on her Instagram, while showing off the invitation to her followers.The social media blip was quickly taken down and the show is going to go on. “I called her and I’m like ‘Can you please take that down off your story right now,’” Teresa tells ET’s Denny Directo at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. “And she’s like ‘Oh my God, what did I do?’ and she was like ‘It was the most beautiful invitation I’ve ever got and I get a lot of invitations.’” Teresa and Luis both agree that it was an “honest mistake.”  When it comes to any changes that the pair may be considering for the ceremony, the mother-of-four said that the security may have to be upped for the occasion. “Now I’m gonna have to have extra security,” Teresa shares.

. The NBC sketch comedy series said goodbye to four longtime cast members -- Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson -- who all made their last appearance during the season 47 finale. While speaking with ET's Denny Directo about his new film,, breakout star Bowen Yang said that the last day on set “was so emotional.” “It is just these four people who have defined what that show is in the last decade,” he continued, referring to the fact that McKinnon had been on the show for 11 seasons, while Bryant had been on for 10, Mooney for nine and Davidson for eight.He went on to explain that the cast members were “distinct presences, distinct voices and four people who were sort of the best to ever do it.” For Yang, who just completed his second season as an on-air cast member after first joining as a writer in 2018, this will mark the first time they haven’t been around during his brief tenure.

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 has crowned a new winner!Sunday's Season 20 finale — which was Bruce Springsteen-themed — all came down to the season's top three -- Leah Marlene, HunterGirl and Noah Thompson.The first round of the night kicked off with Leah singing a rendition of «Cover Me,» followed by HunterGirl's performance of “Dancing in the Dark." Finally, Noah closed out the first round with a gravelly cover of «I’m on Fire» that was a hit with the judges.The second round of the night featured all the finalists performing their own debut original singles. Circling back around, Leah kicked things off with her tune, «Flowers,» which brought judge Katy Perry to tears.Noah follows that up with a performance of his single, «One Day Tonight,» and HunterGirl closed out the second round with a performance of her song «Red Bird.»After some performances with the judges from Leah and HunterGirl — and an encore performances of Rihanna's «Stay» by Noah, who previously performed the song during the season's showstopper round — it was time to vote.After all the votes were cast, the new champion is...ET's Denny Directo spoke with Noah after the show, and the new winner was still in shock, joking, «I don't know what to do right now.»The 19-year-old singer — who is himself the father of a young son, Walker — told ET that the best part of all of this was doing something he could show his kid when he got older.«That, for me, that's the biggest thing out of all this. Because, you know, I wanted to do this for him,» Noah shared.

is coming to an end, star Chrissy Metz says that doesn't mean there aren't possibly more stories to tell.The Emmy-nominated actress walked the red carpet at a special screening of the show's series finale at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday, and she spoke with ET's Denny Directo about the show's conclusion and «potential» future.«I think people will be very content [with the finale] and I felt like, 'Wow, this is such an indication of the ripple effects that we have on people.' Whether we're still alive, whether we're a part of their family... there are so many ways that we can affect others' lives,» Metz, 41, reflected. «Whether we know it or not.»While Metz said the series finale is truly «beautiful» she explained, «I don't wanna say there's a bow on it, because life, it keeps going, you know?»To this point, Metz addressed some fan suggestions that there could be many more stories to tell in the universe created by, and within the Pearson family — and she said she'd be down to be a part of those stories.«Who doesn't love a spin-off? And I think that there's a lot of potential for all of it,» Metz said.

Mandy Moore is looking forward to enjoying being a mom in real life, after six seasons of playing a beloved fictional mom on .Moore, 38, walked the red carpet at a special screening of the show's series finale at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday, and she spoke with ET's Denny Directo about the emotional episode, and her plan to take a bit of a career hiatus for at least a little while.«I was pregnant with Gus all throughout the fifth season and then I went back to work when he was a month old,» shared Moore — who welcomed her son with husband Taylor Goldsmith in February 2021.«So, I'm excited to be a mom for a minute, then figure out what I wanna do after that,» she added.Looking at the forthcoming series finale, Moore — who plays Pearson family matriarch Rebecca Pearson on the acclaimed NBC drama — says that fans can expect a cathartic, memorable episode filled with warmth and joy.«It's poetic, I feel like it's a bit more of a hug. There's some joy and levity that maybe haven't been as present for the last couple of episodes,» Moore said, referring to many episodes this season that have dealt heavily with mortality and closure.

, HBO Max’s addictive ballroom competition, is back with a third season -- and returning judge Leiomy Maldonado tells ET’s Denny Directo, “This is going to be the shadiest season yet.” Shaking things up are a new judge, with Keke Palmer replacing Megan Thee Stallion, new rules and untested houses as the reality series moves from New York to Los Angeles. Palmer joins Maldonado, Jameela Jamil and Law Roach as well as host MC Dashaun Wesley as they determine which house “did what needed to be done” in order to win the legendary grand prize of $100,000.This time around, the panel isn’t playing around as they throw out some of the lowest scores seen so far and make the houses work for their “gag flag,” a judge’s ability to grant any group with immunity that week and a spot in the next ballroom.  Among the houses competing this year are Ada, Alain Mikli, Alpha Omega, Du'Mure Versailles, Juicy Couture, Lyght, Makaveli, Yamamoto and Revlon, the competition’s first international performers, as well as LaBeija, led by former contestant Aja LaBeija.

Megan Fox has one low-key request for any special occasions with her fiancé, Machine Gun Kelly — including her upcoming birthday on May 16.«My main request is always just no cell phones,» the actress told ET's Denny Directo on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of the couple's new film, on Thursday. «So, whatever we do, wherever we go, I just want there to be no phones.» marks Kelly's directorial debut, as the film was written and directed by the musician and his pal, Mod Sun, and stars a cast of their famous friends, including Pete Davidson, Avril Lavigne, Becky G and more.Fox said she was «super proud» of her beau's creative effort and had a blast being directed by the rapper himself.«He was amazing, so was Mod,» she raved.

Machine Gun Kelly's new movie, Good Mourning, was a family affair. In addition to co-directing the project with his best friend, Mod Sun, his wife-to-be, Megan Fox, also had a role in «stoner film.» ET's Denny Directo spoke to MGK about directing his fiancée in the film andtheir upcoming wedding.«I just think she's comedically genius,» MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, told ET between puffs of smoke.

Rebel Wilson got Britney Spears' OK before using the singer's track in her upcoming flick. ET's Denny Directo spoke to the 42-year-old actress ahead of the release of Netflix's , and she revealed what went into getting to recreate the music video for Spears' 1999 song, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" in her film.«We had to get Britney's permission.

Debi Mazar isn't opposed to Julia Fox playing her in Madonna's upcoming biopic. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Mazar at the premiere of, and the actress — who has been friends with the pop icon for decades — opened up about casting for the project and who else she has pegged to star as her in the story of Madonna's life.«First of all, Madonna is still writing and she's not casting it just yet,» Mazar maintained.

Dua Lipa is setting the tone for the summer! The GRAMMY-winning singer is set to kick off the second leg of her Future Nostalgia tour in the upcoming months — and she’s ready to dance.“It's evolved drastically,” the 26-year-old artist told ET’s Denny Directo about the dancing fans will see onstage during a visit to the Truly taproom in Los Angeles. “I really have a full choreography routine that happens through the Future Nostalgia tour that I didn't have before. So, in that sense, it's full on. I like to just describe it as the traveling circus. You just go and put on the show every night after night and it's just a lot of fun and the part that makes it really exciting is the reaction from the fans.” Not only are the fans getting a new set of moves, but Dua treats the crowd to more than a few wardrobe changes during the show.

Matt James is grateful for his time on -- and he'll never say otherwise. In his debut book, , James revealed why he doesn't have any ill will toward the franchise, despite several controversies surrounding his season.«Whatever mixed feelings I may have about franchise after my season, whatever disagreements I may feel with the way I was portrayed or how conversations I remember clearly were ultimately characterized, you will never see me disparage the show publicly,» James writes.

Matt James is considering taking the next step with Rachael Kirkconnell. ET's Denny Directo spoke with the former Bachelor ahead of the release of his debut book, , and he revealed that an engagement between him and Kirkconnell isn't out of the question.«At this point in my life, I wouldn't be dating someone that I wouldn't consider marrying,» James told ET. «That's the end goal and that's what we're working towards.»James and Kirkconnell met during his season of , which aired in 2021.

Ziwe is back with her hilarious and provocative self-titled, late-night talk show, which previously saw her interview the likes of Fran Lebowitz, Eboni K.

Abby Lee Miller is saying «shame on you» to the people who abandoned her while she was in prison. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Miller about her health, her new life in Santa Monica and why she's calling out a few  families for their lack of support.Miller plead guilty in 2016 to charges of bankruptcy fraud and bringing $120,000 worth of Australian currency into the country without reporting it.

John Legend is living it in up in Sin City and giving fans the musical experience of a lifetime in his new show, . The celebrated crooner kicked off his residency over the weekend, and spoke with ET's Denny Directo about how he prepared for the big event.«I've gone to see my friend Usher, I've gone to see Bruno [Mars] and Anderson [.Paak] doing their Silk Sonic show, and Gwen Stefani,» Legend explained.

Zendaya couldn’t be happier to have Tom Holland in her corner. ET’s Denny Directo spoke to the 25-year-old actress at “Euphoria”‘s For Your Consideration event Wednesday, where she opened up about what it means to have Holland’s love and support.

Zendaya couldn't be happier to have Tom Holland in her corner. ET's Denny Directo spoke to the 25-year-old actress at 's For Your Consideration event Wednesday, where she opened up about what it means to have Holland's love and support.«I think it's great to have that support and love around you, because you need that,» Zendaya said of having her  co-star and boyfriend to help her detach from the heavy role she's taken on in the HBO Max drama.