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“The Simpsons” viewers were shocked when the series unexpectedly killed off Larry “The Barfly” Dalrymple. And now co-executive producer Tim Long is reacting to the aftermath.According to TMZ, Long and the creative team behind the long-running sitcom wanted Larry’s death to hit the audience hard.Despite him not having a major role, the Fox series doesn’t often say goodbye to its fictional characters — which made this storyline a huge deal.Larry, who was often seated next to his friend Sam at Moe’s tavern, died on the latest episode of Season 35.

the Hollywood Reporter.” “Please don’t speculate on who any of the real life people could be. That’s not the point of our show.”Sean Foley, the actor and director mentioned in Gadd’s post, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “Police have been informed and are investigating all defamatory abusive and threatening posts against me.”Now streaming, the show is based on Scottish comedian Gadd’s real-life experience.The story follows Donny (Gadd), a struggling comedian who meets Martha (Jessica Gunning) during a bartending gig. He offers her a free cup of tea when she cries, which spirals into her stalking him.

empty barstool at Moe’s Tavern.Fox’s long-running sitcom “The Simpsons” killed off one of its familiar characters Sunday night — Larry the Barfly.Larry, who was often seated next to his friend Sam, was (a fictional) 42 years old.While casual fans might not know the balding man by name, Larry has had a spot at Moe’s since, at least, Season 1’s “Homer’s Odyssey” that aired back in January 1990 — more than 34 years ago.He appeared sporadically over the years, rarely saying a word.But in the Season 2 episode “Bart Gets Hit by a Car,” the drunk checks out Marge Simpson and shouts, “Who’s the chick?”Sunday night in the Season 35 episode “Cremains of the Day,” Larry died, and Homer, Moe and fellow bar regulars Lenny and Carl went on a road trip to scatter his ashes.As Larry was a background character only — with little known about him beyond his fondness for booze and incoherently muttering — the script references how vague his story is.Homer and Co., who realize that they hardly knew the guy, feel lousy when Larry’s mother tells them that he described the Moe’s gents as his “best friends,” and asked them to share some “fond memories.” They make up a bogus fishing tale.Longtime fans were shocked by the loss.“Just learned they are killing off Larry on The Simpsons tomorrow. I need a minute,” one posted on X.

Jennifer Tilly claims that King Charles, 75, was “really into” her when they met — even though she briefly forgot who the royal was when asked.“King Charles?” Tilly, 65, replied when Andy Cohen asked about her past exchange with the king when she stopped by “Watch What Happens Live” on Monday.“Prince Charles,” Cohen corrected.“Oh! King Charles! Yes, yes,” she went on.“I made him laugh, because, I said — first of all, he was really into me; I was like Barbra Streisand to him. You know when someone’s into you,” Tilly said.

said she was leaving “Chicago Fire” in November. Her last episode was Brett and Casey’s nuptials.“I think this is a natural conclusion for my character,” Killmer told The Post. “I sort of am selfishly delighted over the fact that she started as a jilted bride.”“One of the things that I’m the most grateful for is that 10 years is a long time,” she went on.

“Life is good” for Kim Kardashian — despite Taylor Swift’s scathing diss track “thanK you aIMee,” which was released last week.The “Kardashians” star, 43, appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday, and made no comments about the song that Swifties believe is about her.Swift’s new song is from her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The lyrics could be a clear reference to Kardashian — and the capitalization of “thanK you aIMee” even spells out “Kim.”Instead of discussing their years-long feud, Kardashian opened up about her brand’s Ultimate Nipple Bra and growing up in Madonna’s neighborhood. The pair live close to each other today too, and even ran into each other trick-or-treating on Halloween.Kimmel then asked her a round of online rumors.“You sleep with your eyes slightly open?” Kimmel asked.“I do!” she confirmed.

Robert Durst has been a part of director Andrew Jarecki’s life for years.In 2005, the director began working on the 2010 film “All Good Things,” starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, and was inspired by the life of Durst and the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack.He then followed that up with the 2015 six-part HBO docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” which explored Durst’s connection to several murders and dramatically concluded with his hot mike admission, “Killed them all, of course.”The series garnered a host of awards and the storyline appeared to be over. However, in 2020, Durst stood trial for the 2000 murder of his good friend, Susan Berman, 55.Critics who had refused to talk to Jarecki for the first “Jinx” series were now testifying in the Berman trial — and he realized that there was another series in the making.“The Jinx: Part Two” debuted on Sunday.Durst was the eldest son of New York City real estate magnate Seymour Durst and first gained headlines for the unsolved 1982 disappearance of McCormack.Berman, one of Durst’s oldest friends who provided an alibi for him when McCormack went missing, was shot outside her home in 2000.Later that year, after being tipped off by his sister that the McCormack investigation had been reopened, Durst went into hiding and moved to Galveston, Texas, where he disguised himself as a mute woman.The following year, Durst was arrested after body parts belonging to his elderly neighbor, Morris Black, 71, were found floating in Galveston Bay.Durst skipped bail but was extradited.

80 for Brady,” retired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in early 2023, and is set to become an NFL analyst for Fox Sports later this year. That 10-year contract is worth a reported $375 million.Netflix, meanwhile, has been venturing into live programming more and more over the past year.

challenged aspects of their convictions and sentences in a federal appeals court.The Chrisleys rose to fame with their show “Chrisley Knows Best,” which chronicled the exploits of their tight-knit family. But prosecutors said they engaged in an extensive bank fraud scheme and hid their earnings from tax authorities while showcasing their extravagant lifestyle.Peter Tarantino, an accountant they hired, also is serving time in prison.

Rachael Ray was mugged — twice — by a teenage boy outside her Woodside, Queens, apartment.“He has literally a Glock in his hand and sticks it in my back, and I scream so loud. I think they heard it in Jersey … I freaked the flip out, and I think I scared him more than he scared me,” she dished to The Post after the premiere of her new A&E show, “Rachael Ray’s Meals in Minutes.”“I sprayed him in the face with Mace and he was not happy. I still feel really bad about it actually.

podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” The show follows O’Brien, 60, as he visits “friends” that he’s made (aka, fans who have called into his podcast). The result is a travel show that feels self indulgent, at times – as all celebrity travel shows often do – but it’s also entertaining and provides an off-beat and quirky look into a variety of countries.

The Simpsons has been around for an impressive 35 seasons, which means many of us have grown up on the much-loved American cartoon. Despite spending many afternoons binge-watching the show, there is one little detail that some fans have only just started to wonder.Why in 35 years have any of the main characters not aged? The fact was recently brought up by Facebook user, Peace Matters, who asked the question in one of his well-known reels. “So THIS is why they don’t age?! SIMPSONS RUINED,” he wrote, adding the caption: “It took me 27 years to realise THIS about The Simpsons.”As it turns out – or maybe just a whack theory put forward by the mega fan – there is a reasonable explanation for why Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and every other character on The Simpsons, don’t age and it can be found in an episode that aired back in season four of the long-running animation.

Jimmy Kimmel “might” be hosting the 2025 Oscars after Donald Trump said he was “a fool” and the “worst host ever” at this year’s ceremony. Kimmel, 56, kicked off his ABC talk show by revealing he received nearly a hundred messages after he appeared to have once again agitated “our Kentucky fried former president.” In a lengthy Truth Social media post made by the former president, Trump, 77, claimed that Kimmel “still hasn’t recovered from his horrendous performance and big ratings drop as Host of The Academy Awards.”Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that his ratings had, in fact, been pretty high. “I don’t know.

big mood. Nicola Coughlan, the current star of the Shonda Rhimes hit “Bridgerton,” would often cry on set from exhaustion. The reason? She was simultaneously filming the comedy series “Big Mood.”“I remember that I was so tired, I would just start crying randomly,” Coughlan, 37, told AP Entertainment on Tuesday.

Mariska Hargitay would have made her “Law and Order: SVU” character, Olivia Benson, proud last week when she helped a child find their parent after they assumed the actress was an on-duty police officer. According to witnesses at the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park, the little girl became separated from her mother and ran up to Hargitay, 60, when she saw the police badge on her belt.Witnesses told People that the little girl was completely oblivious to the film crew and “SVU” vet Ice-T. The Post reached out to Hargitay’s reps for comment.

Zendaya says even she’s not sure if the series will ever return for a third season, according to Variety.HBO announced March 25 that Season 3 of “Euphoria” was being postponed — but that the network and series creator Sam Levinson “remain committed to making an exceptional third season.”“In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities,” an HBO spokesperson told Variety at the time.Zendaya, who plays Rue on the HBO series, told Variety Tuesday night — at the LA premiere of “Challengers” — that she wants the show to return, but is unaware of when or if Season 3 will begin production.“If it’s right for the characters and everything turns out the way it should, of course” she told Variety about a third season — adding that she’s “not in charge” of whether or not the show will return, even though she’s an executive producer of the series.“But it’s beyond me,” she said.Production on Season 3 had already been delayed due to the double-whammy WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood and the death last July of co-star Angus Cloud, who played drug dealer Fez. Cloud was 25 and his death was ruled an accidental overdose due to a combination of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine and other drugs.HBO announced last November that “Euphoria” would return in 2025 — but that was before the March postponement.Days after HBO announced the postponement of “Euphoria,” co-star Storm Reid, who plays Rue’s younger sister, Gia, spoke publicly about the news in an interview with Variety at the opening of USC’s new School of Dramatic Arts’ Drama Center.“I would hope the viewers, the audience will be able to finish the show,” she said.

“Family Guy” has charmed viewers for 25 years.The animated comedy has been on the air since 1999, and creator Seth MacFarlane has no intention of ending it after 23 seasons.The comedian, 50, got candid about the show’s stability in the last two decades in a Los Angeles Times profile to celebrate the series’ milestone anniversary.He noted that he’s not ready to let go of little Stewie Griffin and his cartoon family just yet.“At this point, I don’t see a good reason to stop. People still love it.

Christina Applegate was once asked to star in “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” — but declined the role. “I was asked to be a Housewife for ‘Beverly Hills,’ ” Applegate, 52, told her “MeSsy” podcast co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler on Tuesday. “They asked me to be one probably … 10 years ago, I would say?”The “Married … With Children” alum said she turned down the spot on the highly successful show because she felt that she wouldn’t bring enough of the drama that was required.“I wouldn’t have shown up for any dinners.

Katie Couric accused Bryant Gumbel of having an “incredibly sexist attitude” about her maternity leave when they worked together on the “Today” show. Couric appeared Sunday on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast where the host brought up Gumbel, whom he called a “friend” and a “guy’s guy.” “He’s a guy’s guy, you got that right,” Couric, 67, said with a giant smirk. “He was prickly, but, what a talent.

admitting to multiple murders said he felt “sad” over the chilling TV moment.“The Jinx” director Andrew Jarecki reflected on the alleged 2015 confession ahead of the release of “The Jinx: Part Two,” which follows on from Durst’s ensuing arrest, conviction and 2022 death behind bars at age 78.“The journalist part of me was thinking, ‘This is one of the greatest moments of my life,’” Jarecki told the Financial Times. “But another part of me felt sad that this incredible charade this man had persisted with for years was all coming down to this terrible moment of truth.”Durst’s apparent confession came after filmmakers for the HBO series showed him a letter — written in his own hand — that seemed to implicate him in the murder of his friend, Susan Berman, the outlet said.

Olivia Williams recently recalled a “harrowing” and “alarming” experience she allegedly had while appearing on the iconic TV show “Friends.” “Well, just as an example, I was taken to the studio in a shared car with a wonderful actress whose character, I think, was called ‘Old Woman,’ ” Williams, 55, told the Independent. According to “The Crown” alum, the actress — whose name Williams cannot remember — quickly found herself in hot water with one of the show’s producers.

Travis Kelce’s year just continues to be a bust-out game changer.The NFL star, who helped lead his Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl championship over San Francisco in February, will now host the game show “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video.Oh, and his relationship with the world’s biggest pop star, Taylor Swift, continues to be hot and heavy.Not too shabby.While word emerged earlier this year that Kelce was in talks to host “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” it’s now official, according to Deadline. There’s no premiere date yet.This won’t be Kelce’s first TV gig; he starred in the reality dating show “Catching Kelce” (2016) for USA Network and signed with CAA last spring with an eye toward more TV work.Kelce was reportedly in talks to host “a major new music competition series” for one of the networks but the deal never came to fruition.His deal with Prime Video is to host 20 episodes of “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” which is a reboot of the old Fox series “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, which aired from 2007 to 2009 and again in 2015.

Former President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during jury selection on the first day of his hush money trial in Manhattan on Monday — and Jon Stewart had a field day with it on his “Daily Show” episode later that night.“After years of anticipation, the first criminal trial of a former president has begun,” Stewart, 61, sarcastically began his rant on the trial, where Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal an alleged six figures worth of payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up an extramarital affair before the 2016 election.“And by all accounts, it is absolutely riveting,” Stewart added before cutting to a clip of CNN’s trial coverage, where Jake Tapper questioned journalist Maggie Haberman about her earlier report that Trump had been snoozing during jury selection.“Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down, and his mouth goes slack,” Haberman reported on Day 1 of the trial.Stewart interjected in a New York accent: “Hey, Jake, what part of head down, eyes closed, drool coming out of his mouth, do you not f – – king get over here?” in a segment earlier reported on by Mediaite.“He’s snoring.

according to Parents. “I’m sure we have many more surprises in store for you.”And the show’s executive producer, Daley Pearson, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the season finale was a “trial run” to see if viewers liked the longer length.The “Today” show reported that a show spokesperson “double-confirmed” to the Australian Broadcasting Company that they have “no plans to end the show.”The Australian series, created by Joe Brumm and based on his family’s own experiences, premiered in 2019 and runs on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+.

mixed feedback she’s received since she and Gerry Turner announced their divorce Friday — after just three months of marriage. “To everyone who has expressed love, support and kindness to me I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are all such wonderful human beings,” Nist began Monday in a lengthy Instagram post.

Conan O’Brien had some lavish praise for late comic Norm Macdonald following the news of O.J. Simpson’s death — and why Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live.”O’Brien, 60 — who was promoting his Max series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go” — appeared on CNN with Jake Tapper in the hours after news broke on April 11 that Simpson died at the age of 76 from cancer.When the conversation turned to Simpson, O’Brien wasted no time in remembering how Macdonald mercilessly ripped Simpson on “Saturday Night Live” in his “Weekend Update” segments after Simpson was arrested in the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.“It was a huge deal back then.

Megan Fox has officially responded to the comments that she and “Love Is Blind” star Chelsea Blackwell look alike. “I’ve never had more people text me about something,” Fox, 37, told “E! News” on Saturday during an appearance at the 2024 Revolve Festival. “Because I don’t watch TV very much.” “But I’ve had a lot of people text me and stop me,” the “Transformers” alum continued.

Taylor Swift reacted to Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s cover of her 2012 hit “All Too Well,” which they belted out during “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend.“‘All Too Well’ (Ryan and Emily’s Version)!!!,” Swift gushed on her Instagram Story. “Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour.

“Golden Bachelor” stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are divorcing after three months of marriage.“This is breaking news. The ‘Golden Bachelor’ — the first couple from the ‘Bachelor’s’ latest franchise — have just announced they have split,” a shocked Carson Daly said on “Today” Friday.Turner, 72, and Nist, 70, revealed their split just hours earlier on “Good Morning America.”“What? Who would have seen that coming?” Roker, 69, guffawed to his co-host.

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another “Wheel of Fortune” snafu.Fans have slammed the long-running game show once again as a contestant failed to guess what some viewed as a mischaracterized final puzzle on the episode that aired Wednesday night.After Laura Young, Spencer Morris and Briantae Maddox competed for the cash prize, however, some claimed that the bonus question was not categorized properly.Young, who was positioned to win a grand prize of $100,000, could not come up with the right answer after all four of her letter guesses failed to appear on the board.The final category was titled “Place,” with Young opting for the letters C, D, P and O with the show’s picks of R, S, T, L, N and E.Host Pat Sajak — who is leaving his post as the show’s long-time emcee later this year — didn’t look too happy with her choices, appearing to roll his eyes at her answers.With the puzzle reading “_R _ _EL ” “_ _ L _ _ _ _,” Young was unable to come up with the correct phrase before time was up. The answer? “Gravel walkway.”@WheelofFortune You don't know the difference between a place and a Thing!! Gravel Walkway is NOT a place.

Prime Video’s “Fallout” is here. Now streaming, “Fallout” is similar to HBO’s Emmy-winning “The Last Of Us” in the sense that it’s also a dystopian series based on a popular video game. Aside from the inevitable comparisons, “Fallout” is different enough to stand on its own.

filed for divorce from his wife of three months, Theresa Nist, 70, The Post can confirm. Turner filed the legal docs Friday in his hometown of Petersburg, Indiana. In docs obtained by The Post, Turner listed the couple’s date of separation as April 12 and states “the marriage of the parties should be dissolved because of irretrievable breakdown.” In Indiana, a divorce based on irretrievable breakdown of the marriage is known as a “no-fault” divorce and is not grounded upon wrong-doing or marital misconduct of the husband or wife.

Theresa Nist, who’s divorcing “Golden Bachelor” Gerry Turner after only three months, said his previous behavior did not factor into their split.In November, the LA Times published a report — just days before “The Golden Bachelor” finale on ABC — claiming that Turner had dated multiple women after the death of his first wife, Toni, who passed away in 2017. The Hollywood Reporter published a similar report.One of the women claimed that Turner fat-shamed her.“My only response is that I have so many posititive things in my life right now,” Turner told The LA Times.

“Franklin,” an eight-part series premiering April 12 on Apple TV+.“Franklin” tells the story of 70-year-old Ben Franklin’s secret diplomatic mission to France in 1776 to gain French support (money, arms) for America’s fight against the British in the Revolutionary War. There are a lot of moving parts here, so viewers would be apprised to pay attention as Franklin navigates French high society — and politics — in an effort to achieve his goal.The series is based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America” by Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Schiff.As the series opens, Franklin — commissioned by Congress to undertake his clandestine journey across the Atlantic — has no diplomatic experience.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are branching out and expanding their roles at Netflix.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have two new nonfiction projects with the streamer — one a cooking show and the other a series about polo.Both programs fall under the deal they signed with Netflix under their Archewell Productions company.The first series will feature Markle and “celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining and friendship,” according to Deadline. It will be produced by an arm of Sony Pictures Television, which is also behind “The D’Amelio Show” (Hulu) and “Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath” (A&E).The showrunner will be Leah Hariton (“Selena & Chef“) and the series will be directed by Michael Steed (“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”).