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Descrease article font size Increase article font size File this under one of the biggest Wheel of Fortune fumbles you will ever see. Former NFL running back Rashad Jennings dropped the ball so hard on episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune this week that he can’t help but laugh at himself. Attempting to solve a

On October 30, 2003, the world became a little more Wicked. The musical, originally led by Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kirstin Chenoweth as Glinda, became an instant classic. Fans flocked to the Gershwin Theatre to see the “untold story of the witches of Oz,” and the show went on to win three Tony Awards,

If you’re engaging with the Baldur’s Gate 3 fandom online, you may have seen a character mentioned that you haven’t come across in game. That’s Bing Bong. This character is not an obscure, off the beaten path NPC like BOOOAL. But it’s just as understandable why you might feel like you’re missing out. Unlike BOOOAL,

When writer-director Celine Song introduced herself to audiences with her first feature film this year, she made it a very personal introduction. Song’s film Past Lives, released by A24 in June following its Sundance Film Festival premiere, is both fictional and autobiographical. The protagonist Nora, played by Greta Lee, is not named “Celine,” but the

While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history set to hit 100 days on Saturday after talks broke off with studios. Here’s a look at where things stand, how their stretched-out standoff compares to past strikes, and what happens next. Inside

For the first time ever, GQ’s opening the doors to its exclusive Men of the Year party to one lucky GQ3 community member. October 18, 2023 Every year since 1995, GQ has celebrated the people who changed the worlds of music, sports, fashion, TV and more through their creativity and influence in the annual Men

Lingerie has always allowed Jennifer Lopez to celebrate herself, and it’s that ethos that fueled the “This is Me… Now” collection she designed with Intimissimi, out today. The pieces, from showstopper rhinestone bras to sultry lace bodysuits, are inspired by her upcoming album of the same name. The singer spoke to ELLE.com via email about

Jada Pinkett Smith has clarified that she and husband Will Smith are working to reconcile their marriage after she earlier revealed the pair have been separated, but not legally divorced, since 2016. Pinkett Smith made the comments on Monday to Hoda Kotb of NBC’s Today, calling Smith her “great love.” “There’s no finding another great

In an unsurprising move, Elon Musk has decided that new users must pay a fee to use X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. If you don’t, you won’t be able to do literally anything on the app. At present, the new policy will only affect new users in New Zealand and the

“I believe my parents had a full-blown party in the room at Cedars-Sinai,” says filmmaker Lorraine Nicholson of the day of her birth, “because adults are constantly coming up to me saying, ‘I was there the day you were born.’” The late Robert Evans snapped a photo of her father, Jack Nicholson, with her in

Britney Spears has revealed that she got pregnant while dating Justin Timberlake and had an abortion when he decided that they were “way too young” to have a baby. The bombshell report, first detailed by People, comes via Spears’ upcoming memoir, The Woman in Me. (The book is out on Oct. 24.) “But Justin definitely

The advent of movie streaming brought a swift end to brick-and-mortar video stores. E-commerce and online shopping have taken bites out of major retailers like Nordstrom and Bed, Bath & Beyond, among many, many others. But it seems that streaming giant Netflix, a company worth billions for capitalizing on the digital revolution, wants to try

The sci-fi film stars Carey Mulligan as Sandler’s wife and Paul Dano as the spider By Jack King October 17, 2023 Everett Collection Uncut Gems, Hustle, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Adam Sandler is on a late career hot streak that shows little sign of ending. Next up for the Sandlernaissance

New photos from the upcoming sixth and final season of The Crown have been released, and the world is getting a first glimpse of how young Prince Harry and Prince William will be portrayed. Each season of The Crown follows a new era for the British Royal Family and Season 6 deposits viewers in the

Justin Timberlake is trying not to focus on the fact his relationship with Britney Spears is back in the news and public discourse. A source spoke to Entertainment Tonight about Timberlake’s feelings after Spears revealed in her memoir, The Woman in Me, that she became pregnant while dating him in 2000 and had an abortion

Special prosecutors said Tuesday they are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the 2021 fatal shooting on a Western movie set in New Mexico by presenting evidence to a grand jury. New Mexico-based prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said they’ll present evidence to grand jury within the next two months, noting that “additional

Republicans are once again doing everything they can to ensure no substantial steps are taken to curb gun violence in the U.S. Just last month, President Joe Biden announced the formation of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which would be a “central hub essentially for enforcement, coordination, public outreach,” as described by PBS NewsHour’s

The Fall of the House of Usher is Mike Flanagan’s latest (and last) Netflix series. As indicated by the title, Usher explores the story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, but it also brings in some of his other famous (and lesser-known) works. The structure makes it so you may not recognize which

When it comes to the Frozen franchise, there’s no way Disney is letting it go. It’s been almost a decade since the original Frozen hit cinemas in 2013, and it’s never dipped in popularity. The reception to the long-awaited Frozen II in 2019 proved, beyond all shadow of a doubt, that this is one of

In one memory I am at Indian school in a Navy peacoat, my long dark hair hiding my face. I have a pen in my hand copying out “Blowin’ in the Wind” longhand on one of those spiral-bound tablets with green lined paper. I copy “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” and sing it to myself

Britney Spears‘ memoir, The Woman In Me, hits shelves next week on October 24, and she’s promised a no-holds-barred narrative for her fans. “It is finally time for me to raise my voice and speak out, and my fans deserve to hear it directly from me,” she told People via email. “No more conspiracy, no

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Casting for the 12th season of Big Brother Canada is underway and now’s your chance to apply. Interested Canadians are encouraged to apply online for a chance to become a Big Brother Canada houseguest and battle it out in the new season, which returns to Global in

Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed what happened between her and Chris Rock immediately after her husband, Will Smith, slapped him across the face during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. The incident has been referred to as “the slap heard around the world,” after Rock made a G.I. Jane joke about Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia

In early 1969, Ken and Dub, two music fans from Los Angeles, found themselves in possession of some unreleased Bob Dylan songs recorded in 1967 that had been sent as demos to his music publisher. Copies of the acetate recording spilled out among people working in the recorded music industry. Ken and Dub, both employees

Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show Three’s Company and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime

In a world raging with conflict, Saturday Night Live returned for its 49th season premiere with oft-troubled comedian Pete Davidson at the helm — and once he got into his opening monologue, it became clear that there may not have been a better choice. Davidson, 29, was uncharacteristically sombre as he delivered the cold open,

In its latest foray into true crime, Netflix documentary The Devil on Trial explores the only time “demonic possession” has been used as a defence in a U.S. murder trial. The case, often referred to as the “Devil Made Me Do It” trial, surrounded the 1981 murder of Brookfield, Conn., landlord Alan Bono at the

Despite being together for nearly 30 years, Will Smith says he was still “shocked and stunned” after reading Jada Pinkett Smith’s tell-all book Worthy. The memoir, which comes out Tuesday, has generated significant media buzz after Pinkett Smith, 52, revealed key details about her relationship with husband Smith, 55, and the context surrounding the infamous

It’s a big week for Australia’s favourite wildlife family, The Irwins. Robert Irwin, the 19-year-old son of late wildlife expert Steve Irwin, announced that a turtle had hatched at the Australia Zoo — and it carries a very special connection to his dad. Robert choked up with emotion as he shared on an Instagram video