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Singer Justin Timberlake has been arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons, a law enforcement official told ABC News. The arrest occurred Monday night in Sag Harbor, New York. The pop star will be in court on Tuesday.
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The actor, who was best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, was found dead at a Los Angeles-area home on Saturday. TMZ reported that Perry was found in a jacuzzi at the home, and no drugs were found at the scene.
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The documentary might have also snatched biggest October opening from 2019's "Joker," according to early box office estimates. The unparalleled enthusiasm helped propel “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” to a massive, first place debut between $95 million and $97 million in North America, AMC Theatres said Sunday It’s easily the biggest opening for a concert film of all time, and, not accounting for inflation, has made more than the $73 million “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” earned in 2011. In today’s dollars, that would be around $102 million. And if it comes in on the higher end of projections when totals are released Monday, it could be the biggest October opening ever. The one to beat is “Joker,” which launched to $96.2 million in 2019. A unique experiment in distribution, premium pricing, star power and loose movie theater etiquette—more dancing and shouting than Star Wars premiere—have made it an undeniable hit. Compiled from Swift’s summer shows at Southern California’s SoFi Stadium, the film opened in 3,855 North American locations starting with “surprise” Thursday evening previews. Those showtimes helped boost its opening day sum to $39 million – the second biggest ever for October, behind “Joker’s” $39.3 million.
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The actor and comedian, 54, is developing a syndicated talk show with Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury which is slated to premiere in 2024, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jeong also will executive produce the show together with Jim Biederman, who has worked on a variety of talk and sketch comedy shows including Kids in the Hall and The Andy Dick Show. Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said Jeong — who has appeared as a judge on The Masked Singer since the singing competition series launched in 2019 — has "what it takes to succeed" in the crowded and competitive talk show space. “Audiences connect with Ken on many levels — not only because is he so talented, entertaining and unapologetically hilarious but their sense that he is sincere, compassionate, fearless, friendly, just genuinely nice — all essential ingredients that make for long-term success as a talk show host," they said in a statement. "He is also a talent capable of conquering any time period with his mix of comedy, Hollywood celebrity friends and ability to bring viewers," they added.
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The actress passed away "peacefully at home" surrounded by loved ones, PEOPLE confirms “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” Somers’ longtime publicist R. Couri Hay wrote in a statement shared on behalf of the actress’ family. “Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family,” the statement continued. “Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th. Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life, and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.”
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"When I was 7 years old, my dad was killed in a terrorist attack. So I know something about what that's like." "This week we saw the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza. And I know what you're thinking: 'Who better to comment on it than Pete Davidson,'" the former SNL cast member began. "Well, in a lot of ways, I am a good person to talk about it because when I was 7 years old, my dad was killed in a terrorist attack. So I know something about what that's like." He continued, "I saw so many terrible pictures this week. Children suffering. Israeli children and Palestinian children. And it took me back to a really horrible, horrible place. No one in this world deserves to suffer like that, especially not kids."
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The star played Carrie's controlling, dangerously religious mother in the classic 1976 horror film based on the Stephen King novel. Piper Laurie, the actress best known for her roles in Carrie, Twin Peaks, and The Hustler, has died. She was 91. The three-time Oscar nominee's manager, Marion Rosenberg, confirmed the news to EW on Saturday, describing Laurie as "one of the most remarkable and versatile actresses of her day, a brilliant and creative mind, and a glorious human being." Born in Detroit in 1932, Rosetta Jacobs changed her name after landing a contract with Universal Pictures as a teen in 1949. The following year, she made her big-screen debut in the Ronald Reagan–fronted comedy Louisa. Laurie continued to find onscreen success over the next five years, starring alongside fellow Hollywood greats like Rock Hudson in 1952's Has Anybody Seen My Gal, Tyrone Power in 1953's The Mississippi Gambler, and Tony Curtis in 1954's Johnny Dark. Feeling stifled by her roles in Hollywood, Laurie traded in the Golden State for the Big Apple, settling down in New York City to explore work in television and theater. However, she was drawn back to the City of Angels by an offer to star as pool shark Eddie Felson's (Paul Newman) girlfriend Sarah Packard in the Academy Award–winning 1961 drama The Hustler, which earned Laurie her first Oscar nomination. Laurie would not appear in another film until 1976, when she transformed into Margaret White, the domineering religious fanatic mother of young Carrie (Sissy Spacek) in the horror film Carrie, based on the novel by Stephen King. Her terrifying performance in the Brian De Palma classic not only secured Laurie a place in the annals of horror history, but also her second Oscar nomination. EW critic Owen Gleiberman praised Laurie's Carrie performance in 2013, describing her as "a woman who asserts the force of 'goodness' with so much tyrannical passion that she turns it into evil," and noting the incredible chemistry between her and Spacek. "The weirdest thing about Carrie is that it has a built-in dimension of camp and kitsch, with Piper Laurie as a kind of fire-and-brimstone Mommie Dearest, yet the way that Laurie's towering psycho-diva acting plays off Sissy Spacek's trembly, forlorn, so-vulnerable-it's-almost-naked performance is the opposite of kitsch," he wrote. "No horror film I can think of has such a molten emotional core." Laurie would appear on the silver screen and on television over the next decade, receiving her third and final Oscar nomination for her role in the 1986 drama Children of a Lesser God. She won an Emmy award that same year for her performance in the television film Promise. In addition to starring in Carrie, Laurie is also beloved for her performance as Catherine Martell in Mark Frost and David Lynch's cult-classic television series Twin Peaks, for which she won a Golden Globe in 1991. She continued to star in spotlight roles on popular television series throughout the years like Frasier, Will & Grace, ER, Touched by an Angel, and MacGyver. She made her final onscreen performance as a grandmother in the Matthew McConaughey–led film White Boy Rick in 2018.
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"There's a part of me that envisions him having a martini in heaven right now," former costar Bill Mumy wrote in a remembrance. Mark Goddard, the actor best known for playing the irascible pilot Don West on the 1960s CBS sci-fi series Lost in Space, died Tuesday in Hingham, Mass., at 87. His wife, Evelyn Pezzulich, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. Born Charles Harvey Goddard, the actor began his career in the late 1950s with series roles on the Western Johnny Ringo and the crime drama The Detectives. His signature role came in 1965 with Lost in Space, which followed the Robinson family — father John Robinson (Guy Williams), mother Maureen (June Lockhart), and children Judy (Marta Kristen), Penny (Angela Cartwright), and Will (Billy Mumy) — along with Don and a trusty robot, as they searched for a way to return to Earth after being left adrift in space by an act of sabotage. The show ran for three seasons, from 1965 to 1968. Mumy paid homage to his late costar Friday on Facebook, remembering Goddard as a "truly beloved friend and brother to me for 59 years." "The last words we exchanged were 'I love you,'" Mumy wrote, adding, "Mark was a truly fine actor. Naturally gifted as well as trained. I know he sometimes felt constricted by the campy frame that LIS constrained him within, but he also embraced and loved it… There's a part of me that envisions him having a martini in heaven right now with Jonathan Harris, Kevin Burns, Guy Williams, and other comrades who left this world of woe before him. There's a part of me that believes he's in a better place now. A much better place." Goddard, Lockhart, Cartwright, and Kristen also made a memorable cameo in the 1998 film adaptation of Lost in Space, which starred Matt LeBlanc as Don West. Goddard's other television credits included Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Bill Dana Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones, The Fall Guy, General Hospital, and One Life to Live. His film credits included The Monkey's Uncle, A Rage to Live, The Love-Ins, Blue Sunshine, and Overnight Sensation.
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New court documents include Heard’s claims to a therapist that her ‘Aquaman’ costar arrived “drunk” and “late on set,” which DC Studios denies New allegations from the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation case are coming to light about Jason Momoa’s alleged behavior on the set of Aquaman. According to court documents released last month and obtained by Variety, Heard, 37, described her costar as “drunk” and “late on set” in notes taken by clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes, who was brought on by Heard's legal team to testify. Hughes’ notes further state that Heard claimed Momoa, 44, arriving on the set of the DC Studios superhero film “dressing like” her ex Depp, wearing “all the rings.” In a statement to PEOPLE, DC Studios said, "Jason Momoa conducted himself in a professional manner at all times on the set of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. We're excited for audiences to see the film this December." Last year’s defamation trial in Virginia began when Depp, 60, sued his ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote that included abuse allegations. After the Pirates of the Caribbean actor won three claims and Heard won one of her three counterclaims, she paid him a $1 million settlement. During their lengthy legal back-and-forth, Heard testified that her role as Mera in the upcoming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had become "very pared down" amid the public attention on her personal life. The franchise’s director James Wan said last month that her character was never intended to be a major part of the sequel. "I fought really hard to stay in the movie," Heard testified. “They didn't want to include me in the film.” "I was given a script and then given new versions of the script that had taken away scenes,” she added. “They basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch out.” Walter Hamada, then-president of DC Films at Warner Bros., testified in court that there were discussions among producers about a "lack of chemistry" between Heard and Momoa, and that her defamation trial had no impact on the size of her role in the franchise’s second installment. "The character's involvement in the story was what it was from the beginning," he said of Mera. Heard's talent agent Jessica Kovacevic then testified that she believed the attention the actress received during her televised trial opposite Depp had negatively impacted her career.
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Singer-songwriter Firerose and Cyrus first sparked engagement chatter when she posted a photo wearing a diamond on her ring finger last September Billy Ray Cyrus has cured his achy breaky heart! After a yearlong engagement, the country crooner tied the knot with his fiancée, Australian musician Firerose, on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The newlyweds announced their happy news in a joint statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday. "10/10/23 will always be the beautiful, joyous day that our two souls united as one in holy matrimony," they wrote. "It was the most perfect, ethereal celebration of love we could have ever imagined." The couple continued, "For both of us to hear the preacher say, 'Billy Ray and Firerose Cyrus . . . I now pronounce you husband and wife' that was the sacred moment our new forever began. Long Live Love!" Billy Ray and Firerose's message was accompanied by a trio of photos from their wedding day. In the first snap, the country singer, wearing a Versace tuxedo, pressed a kiss to the side of his bride's forehead as she faced the camera wearing a white Laura Rudovic wedding gown with lace detailing. Additionally, Firerose also held a bouquet of autumnal orange flowers. Subsequent photos showed the two sitting on the ground outdoors surrounded by nature, and standing close together with their wedding rings on display. Firerose and Billy Ray first sparked engagement rumors when she posted a photo wearing a diamond on her ring finger on Sept. 13, 2022. It was later revealed that Billy had proposed the month before. Billy Ray connected with Firerose in 2021 after teaming up for a musical collaboration together. In August of last year, Firerose seemingly confirmed her relationship with "The Ready, Set, Don't Go" singer via a birthday post. "The world is a better place with you in it. Happy Birthday Billy❤️," Firerose captioned a photo of the two of them together. According to Billy Ray, he met Firerose 12 years ago, when he was on the set of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana in Los Angeles. "I loved doing that show," he remembered. "There's a couple old pine trees on the lot that look like Tennessee. [My late German Shepherd] Tex and I would go out there in the middle of the day and he'd take care of his business and we'd stretch and I'd think how much I missed Tennessee. On that given day, Firerose came out of the front door. There was almost a moment of, I don't know, recognition. I was like, 'This girl's a star.' " That fateful day, Firerose came over to say hi to Tex. "She told me she'd had an audition and I said, ‘Well, I'm sure you got the job.’ ” The two kept in touch over the years, even becoming musical collaborators. In the summer of 2022, Firerose moved to Billy Ray's Franklin, Tennessee, farm, where his then-ailing mother Ruth Ann Casto was also living. That August, Billy Ray proposed. "It was really just this moment where Billy looked at me and said 'Do you wanna marry me?' He didn't get down on one knee or anything," Firerose revealed of the country singer's proposal. "He said, 'I love you. I wanna make this official. I wanna be with you forever.'" Later, Firerose picked out a diamond and designed her own ring, an 18k white gold engagement ring, featuring a round brilliant cut diamond with a center stone, held by a 4-prong V Head Center diamond accented with additional round diamonds. Prior to his relationship with Firerose, Billy was previously married to Tish Cyrus from 1993 to 2022 and the former couple shares five children: daughters Miley, Noah, and Brandi, and sons Trace and Braison.
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Moonlighting creator Glenn Gordon Caron has been making a point to visit Bruce Willis as much as possible as the actor’s frontotemporal dementia progresses. “My sense is the first one to three minutes [into my visit] he knows who I am,” Caron, 69, told the New York Post of Willis, 68, on Wednesday, October 11. “He’s not totally verbal; he used to be a voracious reader — he didn’t want anyone to know that — and he’s not reading now. All those language skills are no longer available to him, and yet he’s still Bruce.” Caron, who worked with Willis on Moonlighting from 1985 to 1989, noted that he still catches glimpses of the actor he knew decades ago. (Willis played David Addison Jr. alongside Cybill Shepherd’s Maddie Hayes on the Emmy-winning series.) “When you’re with him you know that he’s Bruce and you’re grateful that he’s there,” Caron explained, adding, “but the joie de vivre is gone.” Willis’ family announced in March 2022 that he would be stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with the language disorder aphasia. In February, Willis’ ex-wife, Demi Moore, revealed that the Six Sense actor’s diagnosis had been updated to include frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD), for which there is no treatment. Throughout his health battle, Moore, 60, has been vocal about her support for Willis, whom she was married to from 1987 to 1998. The exes’ three daughters, Rumer, 35, Scout, 32, and Tallulah Willis, 29, have also been there to help their father as much as possible. Bruce’s inner circle also includes his wife, Emma Heming Willis, whom he wed in 2009, and their two daughters, Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, 9. Last month, Heming Willis, 45, gave fans an update on her husband’s condition in honor of World Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week. “What I’m learning is that dementia is hard. It’s hard on the person diagnosed,” she shared on the September 25 episode of the Today show. “It’s also hard on the family, and that is no different for Bruce or myself or our girls. When they say that this is a family disease, it really is.” Heming Willis explained that it feels like a “blessing and [a] curse” to know Bruce’s official diagnosis because she can “finally understand what was happening so that I can be into the acceptance of what is.” She noted that despite his declining health, Bruce is the “gift that keeps on giving” for his loved ones. “There’s so many beautiful things happening in our lives. It’s just really important for me to look up from the grief and the sadness so that I can see what is happening around us,” Heming Willis added. “And Bruce would really want us to be in the joy of what is. He would really want that for me and my family.” Caron, for his part, revealed on Wednesday that he has been keeping Bruce in the loop while working on getting Moonlight onto Hulu. “I know he’s really happy that the show is going to be available for people, even though he can’t tell me that,” Caron told The Post. “When I got to spend time with him we talked about it and I know he’s excited.” The filmmaker shared that he has “tried very hard to stay” in Bruce’s life over the years and that hasn’t changed. “He’s an extraordinary person. The thing that makes [his disease] so mind-blowing is [that] if you’ve ever spent time with Bruce Willis, there is no one who had any more joie de vivre than he,” Caron continued. “He loved life and … just adored waking up every morning and trying to live life to its fullest. So the idea that he now sees life through a screen door, if you will, makes very little sense. He’s really an amazing guy.”
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"I think we were both stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be." Jada Pinkett Smith just made a shocking revelation about her relationship with Oscar-winning actor Will Smith. In a new interview with Today's Hoda Kotb pegged to her upcoming memoir, Worthy, the Matrix and Girls Trip actress said she and her husband separated in 2016 and "live separately" from each other, despite putting on a public image that they have been a unified couple since they married in 1997. "Why it fractured? That's a lot of things, and I think by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying," Pinkett Smith said during the interview. "I think we were both stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be." Kotb pressed Pinkett Smith on why she kept the separation a secret, and the actress admitted that it came down to the pair "not being ready yet" and "still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership" with each other in terms of how they presented to the public. "We hadn't figured that out," she said. At one point, Pinkett Smith said she considered a legal divorce but couldn't go through with it. "I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through whatever," she said. "I just haven't been able to break that promise." Representatives for Will Smith, who was not present during Pinkett Smith's interview, did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment. News of the couple's separation adds another layer of complexity to the headline-making moments from their time together, including when Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head, the result of her alopecia. Pinkett Smith also made a shocking revelation in 2020, claiming on her Red Table Talk show that she and recording artist August Alsina had an "entanglement" — long before she revealed that she'd separated from Smith. Pinkett Smith and Smith have two children together, actor Jaden Smith and musician Willow Smith.
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The actress also revealed the first thing she said to Smith when they were alone after the moment he hit Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Academy Awards. The moment Will Smith shocked the world by slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony initially came off as "a skit" to Jada Pinkett Smith. In a interview published Wednesday amid her bombshell revelation that she separated from Smith in 2016 — six years before the 94th Academy Awards — the Set It Off actress has given an official reaction to the controversial incident for the first time. "I thought, 'This is a skit,'" she told PEOPLE in an interview tied to her new memoir, Worthy, roughly 18 months after Smith approached Rock during the live telecast and hit him in the face after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head, the result of her alopecia. "I was like, 'There's no way that Will hit him.' It wasn't until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realized it wasn't a skit." Pinkett Smith also recalled the first words she said to Smith when they were alone afterwards that night: She said she asked him, "Are you okay?" She continued, "I'm going to be by his side, but also allow him to have to figure this out for himself." Amid fallout from the slap, Smith was permitted to keep his Best Actor statuette, which he won later that night for his performance in King Richard, though he was banned from attending Academy-related events for 10 years. He eventually addressed the incident in a video later that year as well as in a November 2022 interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, while Pinkett Smith called for Smith and Rock to "reconcile" on an episode of her Red Table Talk show. "That was a horrific night, as you can imagine," Smith told Noah. "There are many nuances and complexities to it. But, at the end of the day, I lost it, and I guess what I would say, you just never know what somebody's going through, you know?" He continued, "I was going through something that night. Not that that justifies my behavior at all. You're asking, what did I learn? It's that we've just gotta be nice to each other, man. It's hard. I guess the thing that was most painful for me is, I took my hard and made it hard for other people. I understood the idea of when they say hurt people hurt people." Pinkett Smith's remarks follow a major development in the timeline of her relationship with Smith, whom she married in 1997. The Matrix and Girls Trip star revealed to Today that the couple, who share two children, Jaden and Willow, separated in 2016 and have lived separate lives for nearly seven years. "Why it fractured? That's a lot of things, and I think by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying," Pinkett Smith told Hoda Kotb during the conversation. "I think we were both stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be." Representatives for Will Smith did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.
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Jeremy Allen White will undergo alcohol testing as part of his joint custody agreement with estranged wife Addison Timlin. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, White and Timlin, both 32, ultimately agreed that joint custody was their “shared goal.” As a result, The Bear actor will be tested for alcohol five times a week when caring for daughters Ezer, 4, and Dolores, 2. The latest agreement began October 2, with White passing all of his previous tests dating back to August. If White receives a positive test or becomes noncompliant with the terms of his custodial arrangement, his time will be “terminated” until the next steps are determined, per the docs. If a test finds alcohol in White’s system, the actor will retest 15 minutes later to confirm the results. Retesting is done to confirm if the positive result was from an alcoholic beverage or due to accidental exposure to a product like mouthwash. In addition to testing, White also agreed to attend individual therapy once a week and at least two weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Us confirmed in May that Timlin filed for divorce from White after more than three years of marriage. After news broke of their split, Timlin opened up about caring for her two young girls on her own. “Being a single mom is not how I pictured it. It is so f—king hard. It is all out covered in s—t crying on the floor kick you in the shins screaming with no sound coming out hard,” Timlin wrote via Instagram at the time, alongside a series of throwback photos of herself and her two children. “It’s not the natural order of things. It can be exhausting but more than anything it can just be so lonely. When something magical happens and you have to tell yourself ‘don’t forget this’ because there’s no witness by your side.” Eagle-eyed social media users later noticed that Timlin edited her caption to say “co-parent” instead of “single mom.” Since the post, Timlin and White have been spotted putting on a united front for their little ones as they attended their kid’s soccer games and were photographed sharing a hug. “They’re committed to being loving coparents,” a source exclusively told Us in August before addressing photos of Timlin and White at their daughter’s soccer game. “People took that out of context.”
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Former Food Network star and celebrity chef Michael Chiarello has died at the age of 61. Chiarello died on Saturday, October 7 in Napa, California, according to Variety. He was being treated at Queen of the Valley Medical Center for an acute allergic reaction that led to anaphylactic shock, his company Gruppo Chiarello wrote in a statement. “We deeply mourn the loss of our beloved patriarch Michael,” the statement read. “His culinary brilliance, boundless creativity, and unwavering commitment to family were at the core of his being. He brought people together through the joy of shared meals, fostering lasting memories around the table.” The statement continued: “As we navigate this profound loss, we hold dear the moments we cherished with him, both in his kitchens and in our hearts. His legacy will forever live on in the love he poured into every dish and the passion he instilled in all of us to savor life’s flavors.” Born in Red Bluff, California, Chiarello had a prominent presence on the Food Network. Chiarello served as a judge on Top Chef and Top Chef Masters as well as participated in Next Iron Chef competition in 2011. Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello, his own cooking show, had a 10-season run on the Food Network. Through the years, he hosted shows on PBS, Food Network, Fine Living and Cooking Channel as well as made guest appearances on the Today show and The View. In 1985, he was named Chef of the Year from Food & Wine magazine. Two years later, he opened his first restaurant, Tra Vigne, in Napa Valley. A decade later, he received the Culinary Institute of America’s Chef of the Year Award. He also went on to open two other restaurants in Napa Valley — Bottega and Ottimo — as well as Coqueta in both Napa Valley and San Francisco’s Pier 5. He created Chiarello Family Vineyards in 1999. In 2016, Chiarello was accused of sexual harassment by two of his employees at Coqueta. The lawsuits were settled the following year, according to SF Gate. “Chef Michael Chiarello’s passion for food and life will forever be etched in our kitchens and our hearts. While we mourn Michael’s passing, we also celebrate his legacy that continues with his restaurants, Bottega, Coqueta (San Francisco and Napa Valley), and Ottimo,” his partners in Gruppo Chiarello said. “In remembrance, we ask that you join us in celebrating his remarkable journey and the incredible impact he had on the world of food, wine, and family by inviting you to share a meal with your family and friends to remind all of us that the bonds forged over a meal are among life’s most precious treasures.”
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Ferrell was at his alma mater for Family Weekend at USC where his son is a sophomore. Will Ferrell got the party started at the University of Southern California, crashing a frat party to DJ for the kids in a scene reminiscent of his 2003 hit Old School. Ferrell was caught on video via TikTok amping up the crowd to Jay-Z and Kanye West's "N----s in Paris" and Survivor's immoral "Eye of the Tiger." The Barbie actor was the DJ at a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity tailgate party ahead of the football game against the University of Arizona Wildcats during Trojan Family Weekend. Unlike Old School, Ferrell wasn't at USC trying to recapture former glory but his eldest child Magnus is a sophomore there. Ferrell himself graduated from USC in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in sports information. He returned to his alma mater in 2017 to deliver the commencement speech. The following year he contributed to funding the first-ever full scholarship for the women's soccer team with wife Viveca Paulin.
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The rapper drew criticism in 2018 after Brown, then 14, revealed they'd been texting. Drake is finally responding to the backlash to his friendship with Millie Bobby Brown. In "Another Late Night," a song off his new album, For All the Dogs, the Canadian rapper name-drops the Stranger Things star, whom he befriended when she was 14 and new to child stardom. Back in 2018, the revelation of their friendship made headlines, with criticism directed at Drake because of their age gap (he was 31 at the time). While he had no response then, he is now firing back at detractors with something to say. "Weirdos in my comments talkin' 'bout some Millie Bobby, look / Bring them jokes up to the gang, we get to really flockin'," Drake raps on the track, which features Lil Yachty. "Or send a finger to your mama in some FedEx boxes / Open up that s---, it's jaw-droppin', really shockin', ayy." News of Drake and Brown's connection came in 2018 when Brown revealed in an interview with Access Hollywood that Drake had become a mentor, offering her advice about fame and boys. "I love him. I met him in Australia and he's honestly so fantastic — a great friend and a great role model," she said. "We just texted each other the other day. He was like, 'I miss you so much.' I was like, 'I miss you more.'" She declined to get specific about the advice Drake gave her, saying only, "That stays in the text messages," but she later defended their relationship in a note on her Instagram story, writing, "Why u gotta make a lovely friendship ur headline? U guys are weird…" She continued, "I'm lucky to have people in the business extend their time to help me further my career and offer their wisdom and guidance. I'm very blessed to have amazing people in my life. U don't get to choose that for me. It's nice to have people who understand what I do. Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships… jeez." "Another Late Night" is one of 23 tracks on Drake's just-released eighth studio album, which features collabs with SZA, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, J. Cole, and more. During the latest episode of his SiriusXM series, Table for One, which dropped the same day as the album, the rapper revealed that he plans to take a break from the studio. "I got some other things I need to do for some other people that I made promises to, but I probably won't make music for a little bit," he said. "I'm gonna be real with you." Alluding to issues he's been having with his stomach but not getting into details about it, Drake explained his desire "to focus on my health first and foremost" and said he would share updates "soon enough."
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21 Savage took Canada by storm Saturday night at Drake's jam-packed performance -- one day after he was barred from entering the country. The rapper hit the stage with Drake at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto last evening, marking the first time he was legally permitted to travel outside the United States. TMZ got video of Drake cutting off some guy holding a mic to announce 21's dramatic arrival on stage. 21 gave Drake a huge hug as the crowd went absolutely wild. As you know, 21 just got his Green Card after years of haggling in the courts following his 2019 arrest in Georgia that led to drug and gun possession charges. At the time, 21 was a UK citizen living in the U.S. with an expired visa, putting him in the crosshairs of American immigration authorities. Fast forward to Friday night. 21 was supposed to be at Drake's side during the concert, but he was denied entry into Canada, although it's not clear why. Yet, 21 was able to iron out his immigration issues and Canadian officials opened the doors so he could make it to the arena Saturday. The current status of 21's criminal case in Atlanta was not immediately available
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News of the pair's separation broke in July. Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorced. ET has learned that the 30-year-old singer has settled her divorce from the 28-year-old real estate agent, more than two months after news of their separation broke. Grande and Gomez had a prenup, and, as the latter is getting a payout there is no spousal support, ET has learned. According to TMZ, who was first to report the news, Gomez will receive $1,250,000 tax-free and half of the net proceeds from the sale his and Grande's L.A. home. Additionally, according to the outlet, Grande will pay up to $25,000 of Gomez's attorney's fees. In July, a source confirmed to ET that Grande and Gomez had called it quits after two years of marriage. Then, two months later, both Grande and Gomez officially filed for divorce. Grande cited "irreconcilable differences" in her divorce filing, and listed Feb. 20 as her and Gomez's date of separation. Amid her split, Grande began dating her Wicked co-star, Ethan Slater, who is going through his own divorce from Lilly Jay. "Ethan is trying to be as amicable as possible with Lilly as he navigates his next steps. He wants to be the best dad he can be, regardless of the current circumstances," a source told ET. "He is taking things day by day and trying to keep his private life private, out of respect for everyone involved." The same source said of Grande, "She's trying to give Ethan some space as he figures everything out, [but] their relationship is still progressing." As for Gomez, a source told ET, "He is dating a little bit and a lot of girls are giving Dalton attention. He is not completely over his relationship with Ariana, but he is doing his best to move forward."
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The bizarre incident went down Thursday night ahead of a gala in New York City. "Dianne who?" That's literally what a photographer uttered -- mispronunciation and all -- after yelling at Dianna Agron and others to move out of the way because they were blocking "an important photo" of Sarah Jessica Parker. The bizarre incident went down Thursday night in New York City where a bevy of celebrities attended the New York City Ballet's 2023 Fall Gala at the Lincoln Center. In video posted on TikTok, the Glee star can be seen looking stunning as ever, chatting and appearing to have a great time. That is until photographers got inpatient and then downright annoyed. In the video, photographers can be heard shouting, "You're blocking an important photo!" That's followed by, "Very important photo right behind you!" At the same time, other photographers can be heard shouting, "Excuse us! Excuse us!" There was also a heavy dose of condescension when a photographer could be heard shouting, "You're not int he way. You're not in the way at all." After Agron and others move out of the way, a photog can be heard mispronouncing her name saying, "That's Dianne," to which another photographer responds with, "Dianne who?" That photographer is told she's the actress from Glee, but the photographer claims to have no idea who she is. In any event, Parker gave the gaggle of photographers exactly what they wanted -- a clear shot of her in a stunning strapless black dress as she chatted with Wes Gordon, the fashion designer and creative director for Carolina Herrera. The And Just Like That star and Sex and the City alum also struck several solo poses, much to everyone's delight. Photogs also shouted at Parker with "beautiful" and "gorgeous" as they snapped away. Parker later walked the red carpet alongside husband Matthew Broderick.
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The 'Everybody Loves Raymond' star made the quip during a performance at The Event fundraiser hosted by Shaquille O'Neal to raise funds for his The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation Ray Romano's four kids are trading places on his "favorites" list! “My order of favorites has changed,” the “Everybody Loves Raymond” actor joked during a comedy set at The Event at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fundraiser was held by NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal to benefit his The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation and during his set, Romano, 65, took the opportunity to poke fun at his offspring and how his ranking off them has recently changed. “I thought it was locked in. I thought [No. 4] is still four because he's horrible. He's not going anywhere," the actor joked. "He's happy. But one and three flipped for a number of reasons.” Romano and his wife, Anna Romano, share a daughter Alexandra, 33, twins Matt and Gregory, 30, and son Joseph, 25. During the set, Romano said he and Greg, who had previously been his third favorite, were in the kitchen when his wife started “screaming” about pee on the bathroom floor. “Greg looked at me and he could see the guilt in my eyes, and I did not ask him to do this. He just turned to the bathroom and went, ‘It was me, mom,’” Romano said. “He took a bullet for his father. That's No. 1. That's the new No. 1. He jumped two spots.” Prior to that moment, Alexandra had been the apple of the actor's eye. In fact, he revealed she had been the favorite since the day she was born, and “rightfully so,” he said. “She's smarter than [the other kids.] She works harder than them. But she wouldn't have done that,” the comedy legend said of the hilarious pee incident. “I mean, technically she couldn't have done that. She couldn't have convinced my wife. No, my wife knew it was a male who got pee all over the floor.” Romano’s ranking confession came during a comedy set at O’Neal’s charity event for his foundation — which helps underprivileged youth in Atlanta and Las Vegas — and he didn't miss the chance to playfully roast his youngest child, Joe, who he said places at No. 4. “I don't know how to describe this kid. I can't tell if he's the dumbest kid in the world or maybe the other way around. He might be the deepest kid,” Romano said. “All I know is he says stuff that I don't know how to react to.” Joe, who still lives at home, recently went to a party and came home at 6 a.m. the actor explained. “I get out of bed, go in the hallway and I'm like, ‘Joe, you come home at 6 a.m.?’ And he just keeps walking and goes ‘for now,’” Romano recalled. “Huh? What? What? I went down a hole. I went down a black existential hole from two words out of this kid's mouth. Oh, it was bad. I went in the bedroom and my wife said ‘Did you find out where he was?’ And I'm like, 'Where are any of us? I don't even know if I'm here.’” Back in April, Romano spoke to PEOPLE about his family and how they feel about being an inspiration for his work, including his directorial debut for his 2023 movie Somewhere in Queens. "I think they like that I get creative inspiration from them," Romano said. "They read rough drafts of the script. My wife, not as much as my kids." "I've been married to her for 35 years and I've been in the business for just about that long," he explained. "So she's supportive, but she's not as on top of it as my kids are." However, he added that when it comes to family members, he is mindful about what to divulge. "I never do it at their expense," he said, adding that his kids have never objected to what he has wanted to include, but that his wife has had a few words about it in the past. "My wife, on occasion, when our TV show was on, and we'd have an argument and she'd turn and say, 'I don't want to see this on the show.' And I would say, 'We already did that episode.'"
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The actor, who played lifeguard Mike "Newmie" Newman on the long-running show, will detail his struggles with the disease in Baywatch: The Documentary. Baywatch star Mike Newman is speaking out about his 16-year battle with Parkinson's disease. The retired actor, who played lifeguard Mike 'Newmie' Newman in more than 150 episodes of the hit action series, told PEOPLE that he was diagnosed with the disorder in 2006 after his family encouraged him to seek medical advice when they noticed he was moving more slowly. His doctor then prescribed Newman with medication to help with his symptoms and later revealed his diagnosis. "Everything changes," Newman told the outlet. "All those things that you thought you were going to do with your children and grandchildren, pictures we were going to take, all the plans I had… stopped." The former firefighter will discuss his diagnosis in an upcoming four-part docuseries about the show titled Baywatch: The American Dream. Newman admitted that he was initially hesitant because he didn't want to be remembered by fans as "the guy with Parkinson's," but its director, Matt Felker, ultimately changed his mind. The pair have since gone on to form a strong friendship. Newman, who has been active his entire life and even worked as a lifeguard before starring on Baywatch, said he continues to keep up a healthy lifestyle in order to treat his symptoms. He works out for at least 45 minutes each day, often swimming, kayaking, or going for a run on the beach. "I've been training for this," Newman explained. "Somebody that was 65 and not very athletic, if they got the news that they got Parkinson's, it wouldn't turn out as well. I got them all beat, I guess, if we could call it 'beat.'" Still, he called the disease "sinister," noting how its symptoms "march forward so slowly that you barely notice that they're changing." As part of his participation in the docuseries, the project will work alongside the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Cedars-Sinai to raise funds for those fighting the same battle. "This may not help me," Newman said. "But it's going to help someone down the road." By sharing his diagnosis, Newman hopes his story will provide comfort to others. While he acknowledged that he would have done "a lot of things" differently, Newman said he's grateful for all of the people he's met and the experiences he's had from being on Baywatch. "Where would I be without it?" he said. "Well, it would've been kind of a boring life, I guess."
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The NBA player was called out by the sister of his ex, Jordan Craig, after Kim Kardashian praised his involvement in her family on Hulu’s “The Kardashians.” Tristan Thompson has been accused of ignoring his oldest son, Prince, 6, after he was showered with praise for his parenting skills on a recent episode of the Hulu reality show “The Kardashians.” The NBA player, who recently signed a one-year contract to reunite with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was called out for his “appalling and inexcusable” behavior by the sister of his ex, Jordan Craig. On Thursday, Kai Craig shared a lengthy Instagram post accusing Thompson of “ignoring” Prince and seemingly showing more support for his other children and young family members of his more recent ex, Khloé Kardashian, than his firstborn child. Thompson and Kardashian share a 5-year-old daughter, True, and son, Tatum, 1. Kai Craig called out Kim Kardashian for appearing “insensitive” since the Skims co-founder was filmed boasting about Thompson’s presence in True and Tatum’s lives and the lives of her own four children, whom she shares with her ex-husband Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. “It has been so hard to refrain from speaking up, and out of respect for my sister’s privacy I haven’t for over 7 years, but this is just too much,” she wrote in the statement. “It’s so painful to see how Tristan can find the time to do these nice things for others but can’t seem to show up and be a real parent for my nephew Prince.” She continued, “The fact that he can take other children to school and activities in the same city, yet never sees or speaks to his own son, unless it’s for a party or planned photo opportunity, is appalling and inexcusable.” Advertisement Kai Craig then directed her attention toward Kim Kardashian, saying that Thompson “literally ignores his children.” “That’s nice if he’s been a good friend to you, but let’s consider our sisters before taking to global platforms to defend this man’s character,” she said. She then charged that Thompson had long stopped paying the amount of child support that had been previously reported and that he had also allegedly stopped paying Prince’s school tuition. “He hasn’t even inquired where Prince goes to school now,” she said before noting that her sister works “multiple jobs.” Then Kai Craig added, “[Tristan] you are NOT a good father if you can’t be a good father to ALL of your children.” A representative for Thompson has not immediately returned a request for comment. During last week’s episode of “The Kardashians,” Kim Kardashian was filmed praising Thompson in a confessional interview, calling him a “good person and friend,” despite cheating on her sister Khloé Kardashian multiple times over the years. The older Kardashian added that Thompson “stepped up” and has even helped her with her kids by attending her son’s games and taking him out to dinner. Thompson and Khloé Kardashian’s on-and-off relationship have made headlines over the years due to the basketball player’s multiple cheating scandals. Their relationship appeared to end after Thompson acknowledged in January 2022 that he fathered a child with model Maralee Nichols while he was still in a relationship with Khloé Kardashian — and they were expecting their son via surrogacy. The athlete’s child with Nichols, a boy named Theo, was born in December 2021. Thompson and Khloé Kardashian went public with their relationship in the fall of 2016, while Jordan Craig was pregnant with Prince. In October 2016, Khloé Kardashian posted a photo on Instagram of her hand over Thompson’s hand with a heart emoji in the post’s caption. Jordan Craig gave birth to Prince in December 2016, according to People. Thompson posted a photo on Instagram of him hugging Khloé Kardashian that same month on Christmas Day. “Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from me and mines, to you and yours,” he captioned the post. Khloé Kardashian said that she had forgiven Thompson for cheating multiple times in an episode of “The Kardashians” that aired in July. “Yeah, I forgive Tristan, doesn’t mean I forget what he’s done,” she said at the time. “But I forgive Tristan for me. ’Cause I gotta let that shit go, I need to for myself. I can’t move on with my life if I’m holding on to this bullshit.” Rumors started swirling again earlier this year that the pair had reconciled. But Khloé Kardashian posted on Instagram in May to shut down rumors that she had rekindled her romance with the athlete.
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The Grammy winner played his first-ever show in the city on Wednesday. Bruno Mars has canceled his second Tel Aviv concert after a surprise attack in Israel by Hamas on Saturday. The land, sea, and air assault, which took place on a Jewish holiday, led prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country "at war" with the militant group, reports The New York Times. "Dear customers, the performance of Bruno Mars that was planned to take place tonight is canceled," Live Nation Israel announced in an Instagram statement in Hebrew, translated through Google. "All ticket buyers for the show will receive an automatic refund to the credit card with which the purchase was made. We are strengthening the residents of Israel, the IDF fighters, and the security forces in these difficult moments." Mars played his first-ever concert in Israel at HaYarkon Park on Wednesday. The following day, he posted a photo of himself facing the massive crowd on Instagram with the caption "Last night." Saturday's attack left at least 250 people dead and 1,452 wounded in Israel, reports The New York Times. The outlet also reported that the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said at least 198 people have died and at least 1,610 were wounded in the Gaza Strip following Israel's subsequent retaliation. "What happened today has not been seen before in Israel," Netanyahu said, per the outlet. "We will win this war, but the price is unbearable."\
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‘You Would Think Someone Would’ve Gotten Me By Now,’ Says Leto As he reflected upon various well-known allegations of his misconduct, Morbius star Jared Leto reportedly asked Thursday if he was ever going to get into real trouble for all the stuff he’s been doing, saying he had just assumed his actions would have caught up with him by now. “It seems like people know I’ve been accused of some pretty bad things, but there hasn’t been any real push to cancel me, and I’m honestly not sure why,” said the Academy Award winner, wondering aloud whether anyone would ever come forward and file a lawsuit or something. “I mean, look at me—I known for sleeping with underage models and starlets like it’s 1972, but I’m still getting a Ridley Scott film here, a Marvel movie there. My career’s great! I even talked openly about how I sent anal beads and used condoms to my Suicide Squad co-stars, and when I tried to pass it off as method acting, people were totally cool with that. If someone did something like that to me, I’d assume it was some kind of creepy power thing and be really upset.” At press time, Leto was reportedly googling himself and shaking his head at all the awful stuff that came up.
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Kanye West Files for 'YEWS' Trademark ... Financial Services, Clothing, Streaming & More Kanye West is reportedly working behind the scenes to lock down trademark rights to "YEWS," a phrase he wants to slap on just about everything .. from streaming to restaurants. The filing, obtained by TMZ, and first submitted earlier this month is linked to an LLC called Ox Paha Inc. We've never known Kanye to be associated with that LLC, but it has an address listed to Kanye's office on Melrose Ave. Unclear if there's anything Kanye wants to do specifically with the word -- if he's the guy who filed for it -- but he's taking just about every realm of possibility with it. The docs want to use "YEWS" for financial services, real estate, clothing (footwear, headwear, jeans, etc.), music and audio, entertainment content, beauty products, restaurants and so much more. Of course, while Kanye hasn't publicly said anything about the word "YEWS" -- people are already speculating it's got some sort of connection to "Jews" and the controversy surrounding Kanye. As we reported, he was blasted for praising Hitler on "Info Wars" along with his other attacks against Jewish people on social media. Kanye's been mostly out of the public eye since the controversy -- spending the last several months in Europe.
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Aspiring artist Emaza Gibson filed a complaint alleging she was dropped from Derulo's label after refusing his sexual advances. Jason Derulo, an artist known for hits like "Whatcha Say" and "Savage Love," is being sued over claims of quid pro quo sexual harassment by an aspiring singer who alleges that she was dropped from his label after refusing his sexual advances, which Derulo calls "completely false and hurtful." In a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday and viewed by EW, Emaza Gibson outlines several allegations against Derulo, his manager Frank Harris, Atlantic Records, and Derulo's Future History Inc., including quid pro quo sexual harassment, failure to prevent and/or remedy work environment harassment, breach of contract, and more. The lawsuit also lists Radio Corporation of America DBA as "RCA Records," but the Radio Corporation of America is a former electronics company that is separate from Sony Music's RCA Records and neither company seems to have a working relationship with Derulo or his company. "Mr. Derulo's behavior toward this young artist was despicable and, unfortunately, another example of the music industry's dark underbelly," attorney Ron Zambrano said in a statement to EW. "He not only broke promises and breached contracts, but his threats of physical harm and unconscionable sexual advances toward this young woman who is just trying to break into the industry were outrageous and illegal. Executives knew of Derulo's behavior without a care. No one should have to suffer through such treatment by their employer, and in this case, by someone who preyed on the plaintiff's vulnerabilities and desire to succeed, then just threw her away like garbage when he didn't get his way." Representatives for Derulo, Atlantic Records, and RCA Records did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment, but a representative for the singer issued a statement to PEOPLE denying the allegations. "These claims are completely false and hurtful," the statement reads. "I stand against all forms of harassment and remain committed to supporting people chasing their dreams. I strive to live my life in a positively-impacting way, so I am deeply offended by these defamatory allegations." In the complaint Gibson claims Derulo contacted her in August 2021 and said he was planning to participate in a joint venture between Atlantic and Future History, but that he needed to bring a new artist to Atlantic in order to do so. She accepted the offer and entered into agreements with Derulo, Atlantic Records, and Future History, concluding that she would deliver a mixtape in four months and an album in six months, and make a song that would feature Derulo. The pair began working on her album in November, with Derulo acting as Gibson's "mentor, supervisor, as well as the agent" for Atlantic Records and Future History, per the suit. During one session, Gibson alleges that Derulo told her that "if she wanted to be successful in 'this business' (a.k.a., the music industry)" that she "would be required to partake in 'goat skin and fish scales,' which is a Haitian reference referring to conducting sex rituals, sacrificing a goat, goat blood, and doing cocaine," according to the complaint. "The manner and timing of such a statement meant DERULO was demanding sexual acts from Plaintiff in order for DERULO to fulfill his role as her mentor, supervisor, and musical collaborator," the complaint claims. "This explicit demand for sex-in-exchange-for-success was reinforced through DERULO's subsequent behavior." Gibson claims that Derulo "repeatedly invited" her to have drinks with him at a members-only lounge, but that she refused because she wanted to "keep their relationship purely professional." The complaint also alleges that Derulo would often schedule the pair's recording sessions at "late-night hours between 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.," and "constantly pressured Plaintiff to drink with him despite Plaintiff repeatedly expressing she's not a drinker." The complaint continued, "As a pretext, DERULO would 'assure' Plaintiff he would arrange for an Uber to take her home." Gibson says she felt like she had "no choice but to accept the offer from the person that was essentially her boss" and took a sip from Derulo's drink during an alleged encounter in September 2021. "Immediately, Plaintiff tasted inappropriately large amounts of alcohol, and told DERULO that the 'drink was too strong,'" the complaint reads. "After this session, where Plaintiff declined to drink and have sex with DERULO, the offer to arrange for Plaintiff to get to and from DERULO's studio ceased." The lawsuit also claims that Derulo yelled at Gibson on two separate occasions, the first taking place after a meeting with Atlantic Records to discuss her career. In the complaint, Gibson claims another female artist named Rosa was also invited and, when she later admitted in the car ride to being "thrown off guard" by her presence, Derulo allegedly grew angry. "DERULO immediately lost control and began aggressively hitting his arm rests screaming, 'What does she have to do with you?! We weren't going to tell you anything! We don't have to tell you anything!'" the complaint stated, noting that after the incident, Gibson insisted that her mother and manager Sandra Bales "travel with her to any future meetings or sessions with DERULO out of concern for her own safety." After the car ride and meeting in New York, Gibson claims that Derulo went "radio silent" and did not respond to her text messages, which is how they often communicated. According to court documents, they reunited for another recording session in June 2022, when Gibson allegedly drew his ire again by showing up an hour late due to traffic. "When Plaintiff arrived at the recording studio, DERULO immediately charged at Plaintiff in front of Bales, the videographer, Plaintiff's engineer, and DERULO's all-male staff, and lunged at her causing her to step back and clutched her chest to brace herself for DERULO to physically assault her," reads the complaint. "DERULO screamed within inches of Plaintiff's face, 'I don't know who you think you are! You're supposed to be here before me! You need to plan better!'" The lawsuit claims that Derulo "realized the aggressive manner" of his approach and then attempted to give Gibson a hug. She "raced to the bathroom, where she proceeded to cry" and was later told by one of Derulo's engineers that his actions were "just tough love." Gibson continued to record music without Derulo until September 2022, when she was notified that "her employment with ATLANTIC and FUTURE was being terminated effective immediately," and was told that the reason behind the decision was that they wanted her to be "happy," per the documents. She claims that she attempted to reach out to the presidents of Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman and Julie Greenwald, but was told that "they're not going to have a conversation with you." The lawsuit added that "no one has ever reached out to address" Gibson's allegations of Derulo's "sexually, emotionally, and physically inappropriate behavior towards her." As a result of the defendants' conduct, Gibson claims she "required medical intervention for breakdowns, weight loss, insomnia, mood swings, hopelessness, loss of motivation, betrayal," and "feelings of betrayal and deception" and was diagnosed with "post-traumatic stress disorder." She is demanding a trial by jury and seeking punitive damages, special damages, further relief, and for the defendants to cover her legal fees.
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“I didn’t enjoy being laughed at. I stormed off the set and into my trailer, slamming the door," the actor recalled in his new memoir, Making It So. To storm off stage or to not storm off stage? That was the question Patrick Stewart was asking himself while shooting the first season of Star Trek: the Next Generation. In an excerpt from his new novel Making It So: A Memoir, the Royal Shakespeare Company veteran recalled clashing with his fellow Enterprise shipmates during the first season of the sci-fi series because he didn't believe they were taking their roles seriously enough. "My castmates doubled over in laughter when they flubbed multiple takes and, in rehearsals, they sometimes ad-libbed things that weren't in the script to make their lines funnier," Stewart recalled, per the Hollywood Reporter. "My experiences at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre had been intense and serious. Naturally, we enjoyed a bit of levity, but in general we knew our time was limited and we didn't fool around." As a result, he continued, "On the TNG set, I grew angry with the conduct of my peers, and that's when I called that meeting in which I lectured the cast for goofing off and responded to Denise Crosby's, 'We've got to have some fun sometimes, Patrick,' comment by saying, 'We are not here, Denise, to have fun.'" Stewart's bold proclamation didn't exactly win over his peers. "In retrospect, everyone, me included, finds this story hilarious. But, in the moment, when the cast erupted in hysterics at my pompous declaration, I didn't handle it well," he recalled. "I didn't enjoy being laughed at. I stormed off the set and into my trailer, slamming the door." After he had been "sulking for a while" in his trailer, Stewart said his costars Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner stopped by to hash everything out. He remembered the latter telling him, "Everything's okay. People respect you, but I think you misjudged the situation here." "He and Jonathan acknowledged that yes, there was too much goofing around and that it needed to be dialed back. But they also made it clear how off-putting it was — and not a case study in good leadership — for me to try to resolve the matter by lecturing and scolding the cast," Stewart acknowledged. "I had failed to read the room, imposing RSC behavior on people accustomed to the ways of episodic television — which was, after all, what we were shooting." Over the course of several decades and spinoffs, Stewart noted that he's "learned so much from my Star Trek friends about acting for television and simply being a good colleague" on set. Still, it wasn't easy to adapt to his new environment in the beginning. "It took me that entire first season to relax and thaw out from an uptight Englishman to a loose, amiable colleague given to quasi-American behavior but, bit by bit, I got there," he acknowledged. "Chance had thrown me into a company that was as generous and funny as it was talented. Our mutual respect grew over time and into friendship and ultimately, a feeling of family."
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Troast is the only new cast member to join Saturday Night Live's 49th season. Following an unexpected ending to its 48th season due to the WGA strike, Saturday Night Live announced Wednesday that it will premiere its 49th season next week and every cast member from the end of season 48 is returning to the show, along with one new face: Chloe Troast, a New York–based comedian. Though Troast doesn't have many screen credits yet, she's a veteran of NYC's comedy scene, and if her social media presence is any indication, she'll be a hilarious addition to the show's cast. Here's everything we know so far about SNL's newest cast member. *What has Chloe Troast been in?* Troast's most notable on-screen work was on The Basics, a six-episode web series that she also co-wrote but she is no stranger to SNL. She previously worked alongside staffers Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihyin in their upcoming movie Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, which is set to premiere on Peacock on Nov. 17. She's also set to appear in the comedy Sweethearts on Max alongside Kiernan Shipka and Jake Bongiovi. The comedian also frequently performs live at New York venues like the Public Hotel and the Slipper Room, often as her character Pepper Slit. At the former venue, she hosts the weekly comedy show Cherry alongside Moss Perricone and Auguste White. Guests of the show have included Rachel Sennott, Hasan Minhaj, and SNL's Andrew Dismukes. Troast used to post videos on TikTok at the handle @caloetrust, but it appears that her account has been closed since securing her place on SNL. *Where is Chloe Troast from?* The New Jersey native attended NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Design, where she studied "Practice of Play," which she described on LinkedIn: "From playground games to rule of law, from the First Folio to improv, we engage in the fundamental properties of play in nearly all facets of life. The theatrical practice of play helps garner these products and brings a new sense of purpose, spontaneity, surprise, cooperation, and discovery in the rehearsal room." Troast minored in Middle Eastern Islamic Studies. *Why is SNL returning during the strike?* Though the SAG-AFTRA strike is still underway, SNL is permitted to return to air because it's classified as a variety show, which means it's covered by a different contract than the one currently being struck by the guild. The union released a statement Wednesday supporting the return, which reads "SAG-AFTRA members appearing on Saturday Night Live either as hosts, guests, or cast members are working under the Network Code agreement, which is not a contract we are striking. They are not in violation of SAG-AFTRA strike rules, and we support them in fulfilling their contractual obligations." *Who else is going to be on SNL this season?* SNL's 49th season will see every cast member from the end of season 48 return to the show, including Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang. Last season's featured players Sarah Sherman and James Austin Johnson have both been promoted to repertory players.
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Selena Gomez is reflecting on one of the hardest chapters of her life. In the latest issue of Fast Company, the 31-year-old Rare Beauty founder explains how her breakup with Justin Bieber and bipolar diagnosis led to her taking an extended break from social media. "I had just gotten my heart broken. I didn't need to see what everyone was doing," the "Single Soon" singer tells the magazine. "Then there were those moments of not feeling positive about how I looked because of what I'd see on Instagram. Wow, I wish my body looked like that." In 2018, Gomez and Bieber ended their years-long on-again, off-again relationship. Around the same time, the "Lose You to Love Me" singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Today, Bieber is married to wife Hailey and Gomez has confirmed that she is single and living life. In 2020, Gomez shared the news of her diagnosis for the first time during a conversation with Miley Cyrus -- a choice she made to inspire her fans and followers who were there to support her through different stages of her life. "I wanted there to be a conversation started," Gomez says. "I wasn't ashamed, and I wanted it to lead to something healing." Gomez reveals that she could no longer hide the truth about her diagnosis out of fear of people not liking her. "I grew up being a people pleaser," she shares. "I had a responsibility at a very young age, young people were looking up to me. I didn't know who I was. Having that responsibility would make me walk on eggshells a lot. I thought maybe it would be damaging to tell people who I am. It started to become a threat that freaked me out. Well, if you're not right, then you can't work." She adds, "I went through a really hard season. It was my highs and my lows, and I didn't know what to do, so I couldn’t control it. I would want to cancel things. It was just a tormented feeling. That's why, when I found out my diagnosis, it was just, 'Oh, okay, I feel a bit relieved, I understand a bit more.' I got second opinions. I went to doctors. I’m fortunate enough to be able to have people who can help me survive every day." Today, the Only Murders in the Building star confirms that she is no longer a "sad girl," and the proof is in her upcoming music. "I love sad-girl music, I'm really good at that," she tells Fast Company about her latest era. "However, I can't really write that if I'm not sad. I've had to relearn what being me and being happy looked like. There is not one sad song on this whole album." While she is living in her current state of success and happiness, Gomez is realistic when it comes to the thought of having bad days in the future. "I've never promised anyone that I'll never have a bad day again," she says. "I've always been honest with my fans. Even when I take breaks from social media, I'll say I'm taking a break." Gomez also has found hope in sharing her experience, and has a key piece of advice for anyone who is thinking about making decisions, good or bad. "All I would say is, 'Every choice you make is yours. At the end of the day, you have to be proud of it. If it ends up being a mistake, it's your mistake to learn. Take a lesson from that. Does it make you feel good? Does it not? Evaluate and get to know yourself as much as you can.' But I would never say don't do something, because I don't live with regrets," the beauty mogul says when asked what advice she would give her fans. "I can relate to a whole sea of beautiful human beings, because I've walked through some really tough moments, and now I'm on the other side."
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The “Queen’s Gambit” star married her beau in Italy roughly two years after the two met at the premiere of her Netflix hit. Anya Taylor-Joy has gotten married. The “Queen’s Gambit” star, 27, tied the knot with musician Malcolm McRae, 29, in an intimate ceremony at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice, Italy, over the weekend. Photos of the event were shared by the Daily Mail on Monday and have already sparked viral celebration on social media. The bride and groom made their commitments in front of an estimated 150 people, including actors Miles Teller, Julia Garner and Cara Delevingne. The couple reportedly first met at the “Queen’s Gambit” premiere in March 2021. McRae, an actor in his own right and a member of the band More*, said on Instagram last year that he wrote an original song for Taylor-Joy, “Really Want to See You Again,” two days after meeting the Briton. “I know that I’m high now, but I’ve gotta get this out,” McRae sings in the song. “I think we’re alike in ways that I can’t quite explain.” Taylor-Joy first publicly mentioned her partner in an interview with Elle the following month. While the couple was rumored to have secretly married as early as last July, those whispers were never confirmed. Taylor-Joy, who won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film the year prior, opened up about McRae in 2022. “I said to my partner the other day that he was my hobby,” she told British Vogue in March of last year. “He loved it because he’s the same. I’ve finally found someone who will happily sit in silence with me reading,” she continued. “We’re basically 80 years old and seven at the same time and it works really well.” Taylor-Joy mentioned in a Vanity Fair cover story last year that she endured a “devastating breakup” right before filming the 2020 Jane Austen adaptation “Emma,” saying it “challenged everything” and made her “incredibly insecure and very, very unsafe in my own skin.” McRae apparently endured heartbreak of his own prior to meeting Taylor-Joy. His band’s bio on Spotify says he had “fallen in love with a young woman and followed his foolish heart” to Los Angeles, but that the relationship “was a disaster.” While McRae reportedly spends much of his time in the U.S. and Taylor-Joy primarily resides in London, the actor told British Vogue last year that she was relieved to leave the dating scene. “I was not a good dater and I’m quite glad to not be,” she told the outlet. “I hear stories from my friends and I’m like, ‘God, I would suck at that.’”
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Sheeran said he couldn't pass up on an opportunity to chill with the rapper, despite rarely smoking marijuana. Ed Sheeran has a hazy recollection of his time smoking pot with Snoop Dogg. The “Bad Habits” singer admitted to getting so stoned he couldn’t see while hanging out with the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper during a recent concert in Melbourne, Australia. Talking about the experience on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, Sheeran said he couldn’t pass up an opportunity to chill with Snoop, even though the singer said he doesn’t “really smoke at all.” “I was in the dressing room and they’re just [smoking] blunt for blunt for blunt for blunt, and I’m like, I guess at some point during the night I have to, just to be like, ‘I smoked with Snoop Dogg,’” he recalled. Once one of the blunts found its way to Sheeran, he decided to partake. Ed Sheeran says he couldn't see straight after smoking a blunt with Snoop Dogg. “He was like, ‘Do you want some?’ and I was like, ‘Now’s the time.’ We were having a good conversation,” recalled Sheeran. It seems the singer got a little bit too confident about his smoking skills during the session though. As Sheeran remembered, “So I have a bit, and I was like, ‘I don’t feel too bad. This is good.’ Then I have a bit more, and then I have a bit more, and then I have a bit more.” “I just remember looking at him and being like, ‘I can’t see right now,’” the “Photograph” singer confessed. While Sheeran isn’t exactly a pro pot smoker, he does love a pint of beer now and again. The English singer-songwriter recently celebrated the release of his album “Autumn Variations” with a pub crawl around New York.
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Things went a bit awry when the American Idol alum attempted to hide her kid's digital device in the oven. Katharine McPhee Foster is cooking up a storm — and an iPad. In a chaotic post to her Instagram Story on Monday, the American Idol star revealed that she inadvertently charred her son Rennie's Apple tablet alongside dinner in an attempt to hide the device from him. "Just over here cooking iPads," McPhee Foster wrote. "I tried to hide it and forgot it was in there while [heating] up the oven for my chicken special." A video captured by her real estate agent, Kelly Viavattine, shows the singer in a frazzled state attempting to remove the tablet from the oven using oven mitts. "Katharine, I thought something smelled funny," Viavattine says. "Why the hell is the iPad in the oven?" "The iPad is in the oven because he kept asking for it!" McPhee Foster responds, referring to her 2-and-a-half-year-old son, who can be heard repeatedly yelling for his mom throughout the video. ("Poor Rennie saying 'help me Mommy,'" she wrote on her story.) Upon taking the iPad out of the oven, McPhee Foster exclaims, "Oh my God, it smells really bad!" Viavattine, who last year sold her pal's Hollywood Hills home for more than $3 million, says in the video, "I smelled it and I thought it was just the chicken! I thought it was orange juice chicken." Orange, Apple — close enough. McPhee Foster, 39, and husband David Foster, 73, welcomed Rennie in 2021. Last holiday season the couple recorded a Christmas EP, aptly titled Christmas Songs, and McPhee Foster also launched a jewelry line, KMF Jewelry.