Piper Laurie: ‘How I survived’ kissing Paul Newman, Rock Hudson

The more rings, the more bling! Christina Hall (née Haack) has been married three times, which means she’s sported multiple engagement rings over the years, each one more stunning than the last.

NBC, traditionally the first broadcast network to present its fall lineup at the upfronts, once again became the first net to give a series order to a pilot. It went to Quantum Leap, a reboot of the popular 1990s sci-fi drama, which stars Raymond Lee. (First-look photo above)

Finding a balance. Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young revealed that the secret to successfully coparenting with Christina Hall (née Haack) is to allow each family to function in a way that works best for them.

Another Waltons family made-for-TV movie is just around the corner. “The Waltons’ Thanksgiving” will debut later this year (fourth quarter 2022) on The CW.Bellamy Young, Logan Shroyer and Richard Thomas will reprise their roles from the last TV movie, “The Waltons’ Homecoming,” for this latest film. Teddy Sears also joins the cast.Thomas, who originally starred as John Boy Walton in the 1972 TV series “The Waltons,” will narrate the movie. Here’s the logline for the film: “The holiday spirit is in the air on Walton Mountain in 1934 as the Walton family eagerly prepares for the annual Harvest Festival Fair in town.

Selome Hailu The CW announced a new movie, “The Waltons’ Thanksgiving,” which will debut in the fourth quarter of 2022. A follow-up to 2021’s “The Waltons’ Homecoming,” the special will feature Bellamy Young, Logan Shroyer and Richard Thomas reprising their roles with Teddy Sears newly joining the cast.Set on Walton Mountain in 1934, “The Waltons’ Thanksgiving” follows the Walton family as they eagerly prepare for the annual Harvest Festival Fair. Carnival rides, talent shows and pie contests come around every year, but at this year’s fair, a young boy arrives that will dramatically change the Waltons’ lives in ways that they could have never imagined.The TV movie that kicked off the Waltons franchise was 1971’s “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story.” Earl Hamner Jr.

The CW is bringing the Walton family back for another made-for-TV movie following the success of the 2021 holiday special The Waltons’ Homecoming. The Waltons’ Thanksgiving will debut in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Elizabeth Taylor was determined to see her beloved pal once more before he passed away. Rock Hudson’s doctor, Michael Gottlieb, said the actress was able to sneak into the hospital where the ailing actor was staying before he passed away in 1985 at age 59 from AIDS-related complications. The two stars, who appeared in the 1956 film "Giant," remained close over the years.

Almost Famous, the stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s rock & roll film of 2000, has announced a Broadway arrival for 2022. With the current spring season just about over, that means fall.

Ant Anstead attempted to make a change to his and Christina Hall's shared custody agreement. ET learned that the  host filed for full custody of the former couple’s 2-year-old son, Hudson.Ultimately, Anstead's ex-parte application, which is used to ask the court for an order without providing other parties the usual amount of notice, for full custody was denied by the judge for «insufficient showing of exigent circumstances» and not giving the other party sufficient notice.In a statement to ET, Hall — formerly Christina Haack -- responded to her ex-husband's request.“What Ant is doing deeply saddens me.

The drama continues. Things can get complicated with multiple exes in the mix — and Christina Hall (née Haack) has experienced the mess firsthand.

Going her own way. Christina Hall has been in the spotlight for nearly a decade — and the attention hasn’t always been easy to navigate.

Ant Anstead is attempting to make a change to his and Christina Hall's shared custody agreement. The  host filed for full custody of the former couple’s 2-year-old son, Hudson, on Thursday, according to .  In a statement to ET, Hall — formerly Christina Haack -- responds to her ex-husband's request.“What Ant is doing deeply saddens me. If this was really about Hudson, as he says, this should have been handled privately with a private judge or mediation, as myself and my attorney have suggested," Hall said.

Ant Anstead is filing for full custody of his son, whom he shares with ex-wife Christina Hall.

Elizabeth Taylor just wanted to see her friend Rock Hudson one last time before he died. According to Hudson’s doctor, Michael Gottlieb, the “Cleopatra” actress was able to sneak into the hospital where the ailing actor was staying before he passed away from AIDS-related complications in October 1985 at the age of 59.Gottlieb revealed how Taylor got in to see the “Pillow Talk” star on his deathbed — with the doctor’s sneaky assistance — in an interview with Closer Weekly, according to the Daily Mail.“I picked Elizabeth up in my old station wagon and we managed to get in through a loading dock at the back of the hospital to see him,” the doctor recalled.“Rock understood the implications of having AIDS in those early days,” he added about the era that “demonized” those with the disease.