Ricki Lake Talks New Podcast, Looking Back at Her Old Show an Reveals Her Dream Guests (Exclusive)

Kelly Ripa received criticism from every angle following the release of her first memoir, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories," including former "Live!" co-host Kathie Lee Gifford who admitted she wouldn't be reading the book after seeing Regis Philbin's name being bashed. While Gifford stood firm in support of the late broadcasting legend and called Philbin a "great friend" during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, she also noted that Ripa can "say whatever she wants" and that she is a "big believer in freedom of expression." "I don't believe we're supposed to cancel anybody," she noted.  Dave Quast, brand expert and senior vice president of Red Banyan crisis communications, agreed that Ripa "has every right" to detail her own story on paper, despite any adversity she may or may not receive for the experiences she endured.

Lizzo is not only ready to be loved -- she's fully relishing it! The  singer opened up about her romance with boyfriend Myke Wright in an intimate conversation with declaring that the comedian, actor, musician, and artist is «everything» to her.«I've known him for over six years. We're just in love. And that's it,» she tells the outlet. The 34-year-old was first spotted with Wright on Valentine's Day in February before making their official debut as a couple on the red carpet at a screening for her Emmy-winning reality series, But, much like other areas in her life, Lizzo doesn't believe her relationship needs to follow the traditional rules of romance. In July, the singer revealed that she found monogamy «claustrophobic.» «I think a traditional relationship scares me for 10 years, but love is forever.

Eli Roth is best known as director of such horror hits and “Hostel” and “The Last Exorcism”, and for starring opposite Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”, but he’s also been making a mark in television.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Korean indie production house, IMTV is developing and will produce a drama series based on the New York Times best-selling novel, “The Island of Sea Women” by Lisa See.  The story is set largely on the remote Korean island of Jeju, among the community of ‘haenyo,’ women who earn a living by free diving for mollusks, seaweed and other sea life from the depths of the ocean. Representatives of a rare semi matriarchal society, the women work while the menfolk typically stay at home, though property is passed down along male lines. Celebrated activist and Nobel Prize-winner Malala recently boarded a documentary project about the haenyo of Jeju that is set up at the A24 U.S. indie studio.

“Never a dull moment,” proclaims Star Trek: Discovery’s Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) in the just released trailer for the upcoming fifth season of the Paramount+ series.

A Guinness World Record for the most scripted jump scares in a single episode of television has a claimant. Coincidentally (well, not really), it’s a new series premiering on Netflix.

JoJo Siwa is spilling the tea on the celebs that helped inspire her «gay awakening.» In a new video shared to TikTok on Wednesday as part of the «One Thing About Me» trend, Siwa shared a bit of her coming out story and the exact moment she knew she was gay.Siwa said it was Demi Lovato's 2015 hit, «Cool for the Summer» — a sultry track about having a summer fling with another woman -- that first piqued her interest.«I really, really liked it and listened to it all the time,» she said in the video. «I did not know what it meant back then but now that I'm much older and I understand, I know what it means.»The second moment came a few years later after the  alum saw Jenna Dewan perform a inspired number on .«Then a few years later, Jenna Dewan went on .

K.J. Yossman Carrie Hope Fletcher is one of the leading stars of the British stage, having starred in West End productions of “Les Miserables,” “Heathers the Musical” and, most recently, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cinderella” in which she played Cinders herself. In her spare time, she also writes novels, including her most recent spooky children’s book “The Double Trouble Society.” As she begins her new role as Grusha in the Rose Theatre’s production of Bertolt Brecht’s “Caucasian Chalk Circle,” Fletcher sat down with Variety to discuss the music-infused play, the theater industry at large and what she thought about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s abrupt closure of “Cinderella” earlier this year, after which he called the show a “costly mistake.” (Lloyd Webber is now moving the show to Broadway, with a new cast and a new name).

The Duchess of Sussex’s Archetypes podcast has resumed on Spotify after a four-week break following the death of the Queen. Meghan, in her latest episode released on Tuesday, explores the “Dragon Lady” stereotype with journalist Lisa Ling and comedian Margaret Cho.The duchess began by talking about her experience of growing up in Los Angeles which was “full of culture that you could see, feel, hear and taste on a daily basis” and said she had a “real love” of getting to know other cultures.

The first screening of upcoming Apple TV+ drama “Emancipation” took place Saturday in Washington, D.C., with director Antoine Fuqua and star Will Smith both in attendance.

EXCLUSIVE: Barbara Broccoli, one of the teams of producers behind the powerhouse film Till, about the extraordinary efforts of Maimie Till Mobley to find justice after the lynching of her 14-year-old son Emmett Louis Till, for whistling at Carolyn Bryant, a white woman, by white supremacists in Mississippi in 1955, told Deadline, that audiences must seek out the movie: ”This is not a time for us to look away.”

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Luke Shaw says he has “accepted” why he has been dropped by Erik ten Hag and has vowed to be ready when called upon.

College sweethearts. Saquon Barkley has been dating longtime love Anna Congdon since before he was drafted by the New York Giants.

Ricki Lake is looking back on her own career journey as part of her new podcast series, and she's looking forward to the self-reflective journey alongside some famous friends.Lake recently sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner and opened up about her new podcast series, — which she's hosting alongside The Ellen DeGeneres Show alum Kalen Allen.In the podcast, Lake will reexamine her show that ran for 11 seasons and cemented itself in pop culture. The show pioneered the DNA test results segments long before Maury Povich popularized it on his show, and Lake had some of daytime TV's most memorable guests.Looking back at her time as host, Lake reflected on how she was only 24 when she was first handed the mic, and never in a million years did she think it'd blow up the way it did.«No, I didn't think it was going to be this big huge hit. I never have anticipated any of my success, nor have I calculated the next move,» she said.

Ricki Lake connected with a generation of fans on her eponymous daytime talk show largely in part because she remained authentic, not only with her audience but also with herself. So, imagine how she felt for decades hiding her hair loss secret. Two years since opening up about the ordeal, Lake tells ET she's never been more content or happy in her life.Lake, who celebrates turning 54 on Wednesday, opened up to ET's Nichelle Turner about accepting her hair loss and the journey she navigated to reach that point.