Entertainment

In Brief: ‘Heartstopper’ cast grows, and more

The Netflix LGBT rom-com Heartstopper has added Bridgerton‘s Jonathan Bailey, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning‘s Hayley Atwell and Ray Donovan‘s Eddie Marsan to its season 3 cast, according to Variety. The trade reports Atwell will play Diane, the aunt of Kit Connor‘s Nick, who offers tough advice about his relationship with Charlie, played by Joe Locke; Marsan will play Geoff, …

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Ellen DeGeneres returns to standup, addresses being cancelled

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Live Nation Ellen DeGeneres kicked off her Ellen’s Last Stand … Up Tour on Wednesday, April 24, and didn’t shy away from tackling the controversy surrounding her talk show, and the accusations of poor working conditions that she jokes got her “kicked out of show business.” “There’s no mean people in show business,” she noted, per …

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Rebel Wilson’s accusations against Sacha Baron Cohen won’t appear in UK version of book ‘Rebel Rising’

Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI While her new book, Rebel Rising, sees Rebel Wilson making some headline-grabbing accusations against Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, readers across the pond won’t get to read them. According to the The New York Times, publisher HarperCollins confirms edits will be made to the chapter in question, “Sacha Baron Cohen and Other A*******,” for the …

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‘The Bear’, ‘Bluey’, ‘Judy Blume Forever’ and ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl’ all nominated for Peabody Awards

‘The Bear’ – FX/Matt Dinerstein On Thursday, the Board of Jurors of the Peabody Awards announced the 27 nominees for the organization’s 84th annual honors in the categories of Arts, Entertainment, Children’s/Youth and Interactive & Immersive. More than 1,100 entries from TV shows to podcasts were in the running; this year, FX’s Emmy-winning The Bear was among those singled out as “the …

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Now on Netflix: ‘Dead Boy Detectives’

Netflix/Ed Araquel On Thursday, Netflix dropped all eight episodes of the supernatural series Dead Boy Detectives, based on the beloved comic series from The Sandman‘s Neil Gaiman. Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) are best friends — and as the title suggests, they’re dead. However, as ghosts, they’re tasked with solving paranormal mysteries. One of their allies in their …

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Sophia Bush opens up on finding unexpected love with Ashlyn Harris: “I didn’t see it until I saw it”

Lauren Dukoff/Glamour Actress Sophia Bush is opening up about finding new love with former soccer player Ashlyn Harris. “I didn’t see it until I saw it,” Bush wrote in her cover story with Glamour that was published Thursday. Bush filed for divorce from husband Grant Hughes on August 4, 2023; they’d tied the knot on June 11, 2022. Bush cited irreconcilable differences as the reason …

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‘Beef’ cast, Lucy Liu, Padma Lakshmi, Cynthia Erivo and Saweetie among honorees for 3rd Gold Gala

Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, ‘Beef’ – Andrew Cooper/Netflix © 2023 The nonprofit Gold House, which celebrates Asian Pacific creatives, companies and communities, has assembled an A-List set of honorees for its third annual Gold Gala. The event, which will take place on Saturday, May 11, at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles, will honor its 2024 A100 List …

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Study claims ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is the easiest reality show to get on

Fox If you wanna be a reality show star, learn to cook. That’s because a new study claims two chef Gordon Ramsay-fronted Fox shows have your best shot of appearing as a contestant. The website HelloMillions tracked Google data for the number of people who searched phrases like “apply for” and “casting call” related to 19 of the top reality …

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“Sonorus!” All seven ‘Harry Potter’ books to be released as full-cast audio productions

Audible Audible announced Thursday that it has partnered with the Wizarding World’s Pottermore Publishing to produce full-cast audio recordings of all seven original Harry Potter books.  Scheduled for late 2025, the endeavor will tap more than 100 performers and promise to “bring these iconic stories to life as never heard before, offering immersive audio entertainment through high-quality sound design in Dolby …

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned in New York

Weinstein outside of court in New York City in 2020 – Brendan McDermid/Reuters, FILE The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York’s highest court. The New York Court of Appeals, in a scathing 4-3 opinion, overturned Weinstein’s conviction on sex crimes against three women, finding the trial judge “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual …

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