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Newly single Miley Cyrus has opened up about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas.

Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was so amused by a fan petition demanding a redo of the controversial series finale, he “almost wanted to donate” to the cause.

Director Zack Snyder has cast comedienne Tig Notaro in place of actor Chris D’Elia in his forthcoming zombie movie after the funnyman was accused of inappropriate behaviour.

Ozzy Osbourne’s upcoming biopic will be for adults only.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Magician David Blaine will attempt his first live stunt in almost a decade in a YouTube-exclusive livestream later this month — this one involving a bunch of balloons.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show star Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss has spoken out about allegations against the TV host.

The Los Angeles house Kim Basinger’s character called home in crime movie L.A. Confidential is on the market.

Metallica will record a new gig for broadcast in drive-in theatres across North America.

Wonder Woman 1984 is set to kick off DC FanDome, Warner Bros.’ virtual celebration of all things related to DC Comics, on Saturday, Aug. 22. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal, Kristen Wiig and director Patty Jenkins will be on hand to preview new footage from the anticipated superhero pic and answer questions from fans worldwide.

It’s like something out of Marvel comic book. The government puts out a call for help and a superhero responds.In this case it’s B.C. Premier John Horgan who asked for help from two famous actors from B.C. — Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen — to reach

Comedian Jim Gaffigan has been bringing his stand-up act to Canadian audiences for 20 years. So when he challenged himself to film a special in a country with material strictly based around its culture and food, our home and native land was one of his first picks.

If Prince Harry and Meghan Markle thought a new book, Finding Freedom, was going to garner them sympathy, they were very wrong.

NEW YORK — Viacom and CBS Chairman Emeritus Sumner Redstone, the media mogul who took his father’s movie theatre chain and built it into an empire that included Paramount Pictures, CBS and MTV, has died at 97, ViacomCBS and National Amusements said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — Comedian Sarah Cooper, who became a TikTok sensation with satirical videos of President Donald Trump, will appear in her own variety special on Netflix , the streaming service announced on Wednesday.

American rapper RZA has taken on racism at street level – by creating a new jingle for ice cream trucks to replace the decades-old “Turkey in the Straw” tune.

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced that this year’s scaled-back celluloid celebration will include a mix of in-person screenings, drive-in showings and virtual experiences.

Dolly Parton will be decking the halls this Christmas by releasing her first holiday album in 30 years.

Oscar-nominated actor Jonathan Pryce is reportedly stepping into the role of Britain’s Prince Philip for the final two series of The Crown.

Olivia Munn is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations for a multiyear deal with the returning G4 Network.

Courteney Cox has admitted her ex-husband David Arquette’s attempt to become a wrestling star harmed their marriage as she was “embarrassed” by his passion.

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday removed popular video game “Fortnite” from their app stores for violating the in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging their rules.

Orlando Bloom hopes fans can look beyond the nudity in his new movie Retaliation and understand the lasting trauma of childhood sexual abuse.

When he rebooted Gene Roddenberry’s beloved Star Trek in 2009, filmmaker J.J. Abrams altered the long-running sci-fi series’ timeline for good. So it seems apt then that in an alternate reality, a fourth film in the revamped franchise led by Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk would have already been in theatres by now.

Smash Mouth has joined the growing list of bands performing for large crowds amid the coronavirus crisis.

Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight companion novel Midnight Sun has exceeded sales of one million copies in its first week in stores.

LOS ANGELES — A new “Star Wars” holiday special produced with Legos will debut on Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ streaming service in November, the company said on Thursday.

Schitt’s Creek, Ozark, Watchmen, Succession, Dead To Me, and Killing Eve lead the the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations with three nods apiece.

MILAN — Fewer A-list stars will stumble out of parties along the lagoon to be snapped by paparazzi in boats. But organizers of this year’s Venice film festival are promising plenty of movies — on actual screens in front of actual audiences — for the first time since the worldwide pandemic shut showbiz.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Unto most every TV-watching generation, a new Muppets show is born. The original “Muppet Show,” which ran from 1976 to 1981, had Jim Henson’s felt puppets take over a vaudeville theatre to perform songs, slapstick sketches and more unabashedly cheesy puns than its bewildered guests could count.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that health authorities would investigate a charity concert, which included performances by Goldman Sachs Group boss David Solomon and the Chainsmokers, over social distancing violations.

Regis Philbin, a familiar face to TV viewers as an energetic and funny talk and game show host who logged more hours in front of the camera than anyone else in the history of U.S. television, has died aged 88, People magazine said on Saturday, citing a statement by his family.

Vanessa Morgan’s baseball star husband filed for divorce a month before the Riverdale star announced she was pregnant.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has become the subject of an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following numerous accounts of workplace problems on the long-running daytime series, Variety has learned.

ROME — Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on Monday issued a scathing criticism of the Italian government’s handling of the coronavirus, saying he was humiliated by a recent lockdown, and urged people to disobey rules still in place.

Dancer and actress Julianne Hough enjoyed a weekend reunion with her estranged husband Brooks Laich as she continued her birthday celebrations with a pool party.

Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated new film Tenet has finally landed a release date after four attempts to hit cinemas amid the coronavirus clampdown.