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Kovert Creative has hired Stephanie Alperin, who most recently a communications manager at Peacock. In her new role she will help lead the marketing, communications and entertainment agency’s programming clients, including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Bill Simmons’ The Ringer Network.

In the past, there have been some magnificent couple nicknames. Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber had Jelena. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were Brangelina. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck loved Bennifer so much that they gave us “Bennifer 2.0.” Now, the world has been blessed with a new couple’s moniker to commemorate the blessed union of Julia Fox and Kanye West. Julia, 31, did the honors of unveiling this new romantic portmanteau on Monday (Jan. 24), right after she and Kanye, 44, appeared at Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Julia posted a photo of her and Kanye at the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022 show to her Instagram Story. At the bottom, she captioned the pic of them in matching leather with “Juliye,” along with a black heart emoji.

Josh Duhamel has been tapped to star opposite Lauren Graham in the second season of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.

James Snyder, the actor who starred as Harry Potter in Broadway’s production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” has been fired from the show following an investigation into misconduct.Reps for the show told TheWrap in a statement that the producers received a complaint on Nov. 19, 2021 from Diane Davis, who plays Harry’s wife Ginny in the show, regarding the conduct of Snyder. A third party investigation was conducted, and Snyder was suspended, but upon completion of the investigation, the producers decided he should not return and his contract should be terminated.

Jay Pharoah brings back one of his beloved impressions on this week's — and gets a surprise duet partner!The stand-up comedian and star — whose tenure from 2010-16 included pitch-perfect impersonations of stars like Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy and more — teams up with Nikki Glaser for a new episode of the musical competition show, and showcases one of his most famous characters when he comes up against the Wheel of Musical Impressions.  Pharoah gets tasked with performing «Mary Had a Little Lamb» in the style of Jay Z, and flawlessly nails the bit, «HOVs» and all, getting a standing ovation from the crowd!«Jimmy, I haven't felt this way since I was in Madison Square for the first time,» Pharoah-as-Jay tells host Jimmy Fallon.However, the amazing performance doesn't end there. Fallon then calls up Jam Band singer Jade Novah to show off her equally-impressive Beyoncé impression, and the two pull off an impromptu duet! Watch the stunning performance in the video below:On Fallon brings some of his favorite games — along with new music, dance and trivia challenges — to a new mega-fun variety show.

Actor James Snyder, who portrayed the lead role in Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has been fired from the production after a misconduct claim was leveled against him.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint gave fans a rare glimpse of his baby Wednesday on Instagram.The 33 year old took an adorable snap of his baby daughter while she was sat in a directors chair. In his first post for a year, the actor also thanked fans for the support following the Harry Potter 20 year reunion show. He wrote: "Hello! Turns out I suck at Instagram.

Rupert Grint is one happy dad!The 33-year-old actor took to Instagram on Friday to share a rare photo of his 1-year-old daughter, Wednesday. He posted the sweet snap while reflecting on the recent reunion and celebrating the season 3 premiere of his show, In the pic, Wednesday is seen sitting in a tiny blue director's chair with her strawberry blonde hair in a mini pigtail with a pink bow.«Hello! Turns out I suck at Instagram. But Happy New Year anyway! Thank you all for watching The HP Reunion.

The press agent was in a dour mood. “Once upon a time this was the hot season,” she told me. “The town came to life.”

Adele is reported set to rake in a whopping £500,000 per show during her Las Vegas residency, which starts this Friday on 21 January. According to The Sun, tickets for Weekends With Adele as Ceasers Palace's Collesseum can range between £700 to £9,000 plus, making the 33 year old one of the highest paid female stars in history to perform there.The publication claims the Easy On Me hitmaker, who recently led stars as the BRIT Award nominations were revealed, will be getting a cut from both ticket sales as well as merchandise that will be sold at the venue.

A pained observation: The only intriguing stories on Hollywood this week consisted of obits – all kinds of obits. There were obits reminding us of the remarkable lives of Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich and Betty White. Also speculative obits about the Golden Globes, sentimental obits about the extinct 20th Century Fox and even speculative obits about MGM and ICM.

Critical Content, the largely unscripted producer behind series including MTV’s Catfish and Kevin Hart-fronted Celebrity Game Face, has been acquired by Crazy Rich Asians producer SK Global.

At any given moment the most titillating movie intrigues are not about star salaries or director firings, but rather about those grisly details that are well below the radar.

Center of attention! Celebrities know how to stand out amid the noise of Hollywood, whether it is on the red carpet or in the love connections they make. 2021 continued the trend, and the best photos from the year prove it.