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  • Lizzy Caplan needed to combat to be in “Imply Women”: ‘They have been immune to casting me’

    Lizzy Caplan needed to combat to be in “Imply Women”: ‘They have been immune to casting me’

    Lizzy Caplan in 'Mean Girls' Lizzy Caplan in 'Mean Girls'
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    • Lizzy Caplan stated she "fought so laborious" to be solid as Janis Ian in Imply Women.
    • The actress stated that at one level, "the studio needed Kelly Osbourne" for the half as an alternative of her.
    • Caplan stated that taking pictures Imply Women "scratched that school expertise itch" because the solid "lived within the lodge and it felt like a dorm."

    Janis Ian virtually seemed very completely different within the unique Mean Girls.

    Lizzy Caplan, who performed the lovable goth smartass within the 2004 comedy basic, stated that she fought an uphill battle to seem within the movie 20 years in the past. The Masters of Intercourse star stated that the audition course of for the Tina Fey–penned movie was "very, very lengthy" throughout an interview with Penn Badgley on Podcrushed.

    "It was simply the funniest script I had ever learn," Caplan stated. "I needed to be in it so unhealthy. I fought so laborious after which it labored out."

    Lizzy Caplan in New York City on Nov. 10, 2025
    Lizzy Caplan in New York Metropolis on Nov. 10, 2025.

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    With the intention to safe the function, nevertheless, Caplan first needed to audition for a distinct character. "All people needed to audition, I believe, for one of many two most important [roles]: Cady, the Lindsay Lohan half, or the Rachel McAdams half." The actress stated that the casting staff then "sorted" the auditioners into completely different teams for callbacks.

    "I went in they usually have been immune to casting me," Caplan stated of behind-the-scenes figures, noting that one other entertainer was floated to play Janis. "Any individual jogged my memory of this just lately: the studio needed Kelly Osbourne to play that function."

    Caplan additionally stated {that a} Canadian hairstylist stepped in to assist present a way of what the actress would appear to be as Janis. "We went to Hollywood Boulevard and placed on darkish wigs and simply something to ship them display screen grabs of me wanting like a goth child," she stated.

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    The actress was thrilled when she lastly joined the movie. "I don't keep in mind how lengthy the method was, however I keep in mind getting the cellphone name and the place I used to be after I bought the cellphone name that I bought the half," she stated. "What number of instances has that basically occurred to you in your profession: that you simply simply need to rejoice and it's nothing however thrilling?"

    Elsewhere within the interview, Caplan mirrored on the formative social experiences from the manufacturing of the teenager comedy. The entire thing was in Toronto for in all probability three months," she stated. "We lived within the lodge and it felt like a dorm, which, wanting again, was a extremely vital factor for me."

    Lindsay Lohan, Lizzy Caplan, and Daniel Franzese in 'Mean Girls'
    Lindsay Lohan, Lizzy Caplan, and Daniel Franzese in 'Imply Women'. Paramount/Courtesy Everett Assortment

    Caplan stated that the movie "scratched that school expertise itch" that she missed whereas pursuing her appearing profession. "All of my associates, I might go go to them in school they usually have been having these actually thrilling new experiences," she stated. "I used to be in Los Angeles, going to the grocery store at three within the morning, hoping that something would occur to me, like I might meet anyone and something would occur."

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    Caplan stated that her time engaged on the film was "so enjoyable," and that she was notably pleasant with Daniel Franzese (Damian Leigh) and Jonathan Bennett (Aaron Samuels). "We had the best time, simply bombing round Toronto," she stated. "Simply being in a film felt like such an enormous deal to me on the time."

    Take heed to Caplan's full dialog with Badgley above.

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  • “Harry Potter” actress was informed ‘do not point out your age’ when she auditioned to play 14-year-old at 36

    “Harry Potter” actress was informed ‘do not point out your age’ when she auditioned to play 14-year-old at 36

    Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
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    • Shirley Henderson was 36 when she portrayed 14-year-old ghost Moaning Myrtle in 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques.
    • The actress says a casting director for the movie informed her, "Don't point out your age."
    • Henderson remembered going to the audition dressed as a schoolgirl and pondering, "That is ridiculous."

    Moaning Myrtle is the epitome of uncomfortable hormonal adolescence — however she wasn't performed by a young person.

    Shirley Henderson lately mirrored on enjoying the aggressive younger ghost in 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as a 36-year-old.

    "The casting director mentioned, 'Go for it — and don't point out your age,'" Henderson recalled in a current interview with The Independent. She in the end did "a wee little bit of moaning" through the audition, and impressed the filmmakers sufficient to land the function of the ill-fated Ravenclaw spirit.

    Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
    Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireplace'.

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    Henderson informed the outlet that her life didn't change a lot after the discharge of the second movie within the wizarding franchise. "I don't assume anyone acknowledged me in any respect," she mentioned.

    The actress — who had already appeared in notable movies like Trainspotting, Topsy-Turvy, and Bridget Jones' Diary by the point Chamber of Secrets and techniques got here alongside — additionally detailed her Hogwarts expertise in a current interview with the Radio Times.

    "Once I was first requested for an audition, I didn't know who Harry Potter was," she recalled. "However my sister, who was staying with me, had learn the books. Nonetheless, I wasn't satisfied I might play a 14-year-old lady as a result of I used to be in my 30s on the time."

    Shirley Henderson in London on Sept. 29, 2025
    Shirley Henderson in London on Sept. 29, 2025.

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    Henderson defined that she mentioned the chance with a casting director for the movie, who mentioned, "I haven't informed them your age." So to be able to look the half, she offered herself as a a lot youthful performer whereas studying for the function.

    "I went to the audition dressed as a schoolgirl — white shirt, black skirt, ponytail — pondering, 'That is ridiculous,'" she remembered. "I did my wee bit for them they usually thanked me. Months glided by and I assumed that was it, however then they phoned my agent, requested to see me once more, and supplied me the half."

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    Henderson thinks the age hole between herself and her character can partly be justified by Myrtle's ghostly nature — the character canonically died in 1943 and has been haunting the second-floor toilet for half a century by the point Harry enrolls.

    "Myrtle is an previous particular person in a youngster's physique and since she's ghosty, there's a form of mistiness," the actress mentioned. "You're not wanting intently at my face, so we might get away with it."

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    Henderson went on to behave in movies like Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, Bong Joon-ho's Okja, Danny Boyle's sequel T2 Trainspotting, and Joe Wright's Anna Karenina. She additionally received a Laurence Olivier Award for Greatest Actress in a Musical for her 2018 flip in The Lady from the North Nation, and obtained a Scotland BAFTA for Greatest Actress for her work in Southcliffe.

    The actress additionally returned to play Myrtle in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireplace and later made a particular look on the TV competitors sequence Harry Potter: Hogwarts Match of Homes.

    Henderson can subsequent be seen within the British TV sequence Summerwater. She additionally lately lent her voice to Pixar's Elio and acted in Brian Cox's function directorial debut, Glenrothan, which premiered on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition.

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  • Disney’s unique Tinker Bell, 96, reveals character trait she snuck in herself: ‘Golly, I can try this’

    Disney’s unique Tinker Bell, 96, reveals character trait she snuck in herself: ‘Golly, I can try this’

    Margaret Kerry; Tinker Bell Margaret Kerry; Tinker Bell
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    Speak about artwork actually imitating life: Margaret Kerry, the actress and dancer who served because the mannequin for the unique Tinker Bell in 1953's Peter Pan, reveals the defining character trait of the fairy that she put in there herself.

    Chatting with Lady's World, Kerry, 96, recalled working carefully with legendary Disney animator Marc Davis when crafting the enduring cartoon character.

    Kerry remembered asking Davis what his imaginative and prescient was for the character. "I stated, ‘What would you like her to be? Ditzy like Betty Boop? Above all of it just like the Queen of the Angels?’” she stated, including, “He stated, ‘Margaret, we wish her to be you.’”

    Per the outlet, Kerry smiled as she recalled saying to Davis, "I stated, 'Golly, I can try this.'" And true to his phrase, Davis let her flip the character "right into a dancer," with each little bit of motion balletic and swish. "There’s all the time a ballet transfer,” she stated of Tinker Bell.

    UNITED STATES - AUGUST 19: 90th Anniversary of the Art of Animation Celebration at the Great American Ink Animation Fine Art Gallery in Brentwood, United States on August 19, 2004 - Margaret Kerry, the original model for the Disney character "Tinkerbell" during the 90th anniversary of the art of animation celebration.
    Margaret Kerry in 2004.

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    “At the moment, they didn’t have electronics. All the things was accomplished by hand,” she defined of the method. “So, they forged an individual within the function after which filmed them with 35-millimeter movie … a person on just a little cart with a pad that got here out, and that was the digicam.”

    Disney then filmed Kerry's actions, reactions, and pantomimes, full with props however with none dialogue to work with, over the course of 9 months. Then, she stated, "They’d course of the movie, after which select the principle frames. Marc Davis would do what he needed with that body and begin the motion. And the in-betweeners would do every body or each different body, all by hand. 600 and fifty thousand items of artwork had been accomplished for that film.”

    And voilà, the enduring inexperienced fairy was born. The character would go on to look in lots of extra movie and TV tasks and has even develop into a widely known unofficial mascot for Disney.

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    Reflecting on what the half has meant to her profession, Kerry advised the outlet, “I may have been the actress who bought her throat slashed in Psycho. What do you do with that? All the things that I’ve accomplished, persons are having fun with as we speak. That’s superb.”

    In a unique interview with Wilma Magazine just lately, Kerry additionally had this to say concerning the function: "I like folks, and folks liked Tinker Bell, so it was an awesome match. Additionally, I’m an individual who can’t wait to see what’s across the nook, it doesn’t matter what occurs. And that’s precisely who Tinker Bell is. She may hardly wait to peek across the nook to see what’s occurring.”

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    Kerry can be identified for showing in numerous roles throughout 52 episodes of Area Angel and 48 episodes of The New 3 Stooges. She additionally appeared in two episodes of The Andy Griffith Present.

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  • “Depraved: For Good” director explains why ‘As Lengthy As Your Mine’ isn’t intimate from the beginning

    “Depraved: For Good” director explains why ‘As Lengthy As Your Mine’ isn’t intimate from the beginning

    Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in WICKED FOR GOOD, directed by Jon M. Chu. Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in WICKED FOR GOOD, directed by Jon M. Chu.
    Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) in 'Depraved: For Good'. Credit score:

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    • Depraved: For Good director Jon M. Chu knew the stage blocking for "As Lengthy As You're Mine" wouldn't translate properly to the massive display screen.
    • The filmmaker particulars how moments in rehearsal with Jonathan Bailey and Cynthia Erivo led to among the movie's most touching romantic moments between Fiyero and Elphaba.
    • Chu credit Erivo with the concept Elphaba would have a comfy "nest" that allowed her some "dignity."

    Followers of the Wicked stage musical know the "As Lengthy As You're Mine" staging properly: Elphaba and Fiyero kneeling and wailing proper into one another's faces for 3 minutes and 46 seconds. It's a steamy and intimate efficiency as the 2 lastly act on their long-simmering chemistry.

    Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu knew that wouldn't work on the massive display screen, and opted for his Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) to take a extra demure strategy (together with one fantastically cozy sweater gown).

    "I simply felt like, 'Is that this film the kind of film the place you simply sit and stare at one another and sing?' I used to be like, 'There's nothing occurring,'" Chu tells Leisure Weekly. "And fervour can solely occur…. They didn't have time to…. We want a scene the place they exit on a date or one thing. How do they know one another?"

    The director says his considering led to lengthy conversations with Bailey: "It was about 'What do you see that's stunning about her? She cracked your mind open in film one, and also you've been residing on this lie. You've been watching her have this stunning confidence that you just don't have. What occurs once you go to her nest?'"

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    Chu says he and Bailey posited that Fiyero would "have a look at her at nest and see how stunning of a spot she made. That's one thing Cynthia dropped at this character that none of us have been considering: dignity. She's like, 'I’d have a house, I’d make it scent good. I’d put my hair up.' She's not only a caricature that we're making enjoyable of in studying the backstory. It's not fan fiction; this can be a actual character to her."

    In rehearsals, Bailey improvised the second earlier than the music begins when Fiyero takes off Elphaba's cape.

    "He was like, 'I wish to take off her cape so she will be able to really feel what it feels prefer to let go,'" Chu remembers of the rehearsal. "And this second was means longer than what they did within the movie. I imply, it was f—ing 20 minutes. They simply stared at one another."

    Chu acknowledges the dissonance of selecting to have Elphaba sing the "aggressive" opening lyric, "Kiss me too fiercely," whereas truly distancing herself from Fiyero, "However I want someplace to go. So what if that was her want and her dream, however she wasn't certain he was there but? And what if we received to the purpose the place then he checked out her and checked out even the propaganda that paints her as ugly and evil, and might't imagine that she nonetheless loves and is aware of herself? He can’t do this. It's not about him being in love together with her, it's about him respecting her at a stage that he can’t be alive in the way in which she's alive."

    The director believes the second the place Bailey walks to Elphaba after telling her she's stunning is "Jonny at his greatest."

    L to R: Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey is Fiyero in WICKED FOR GOOD, directed by Jon M. Chu.
    Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) in 'Depraved: For Good'.

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    "After which he will get down on his knees — and he or she's not on her knees but — however he will get down and he says, 'I'm not mendacity.' After which, this once more was Cynthia, she responds with a protection mechanism: 'What the f— are you speaking about?' After which he says he's simply issues a unique means. To me, that’s incomes the second. That makes it extra intimate and sensual, not sexual. And I believe that's once you fall for his or her love. That to me is extra attractive than anything."

    "After which he brings her outdoors, and now they’ll play," he continues. "She smiles for the primary time, and so they're singing collectively. And that's once more, Cynthia simply discovering that proper second: When he says 'falling beneath your spell,' she laughs, as a result of he's doing this little factor along with his eyes and he's making her snort."

    The music concludes with the couple embracing as Elphaba levitates them into the air.

    "Like a Warner Bros. cartoon, they fly within the air once they're in love," says Chu. "After which, simply as you're nearly getting so far-off from two folks on their knees, you land with them on their knees, collectively."

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    Floating like Superman and Lois may have been tacky, however Chu credit Bailey for enjoying the second good.

    "It's a tough one since you're like, 'How huge do you make his response of Whoa, how'd you do this? However he's such a superb actor. That was the aid, I may simply throw loopy concepts at them and they’d discover the reality in it."

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  • Robert Redford’s daughter slams ‘additional difficult’ AI tributes as household mourns: ‘What if this was you?’

    Robert Redford’s daughter slams ‘additional difficult’ AI tributes as household mourns: ‘What if this was you?’

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    Robert Redford's daughter Amy says AI creations of her father do not make her household's grieving course of any simpler.

    "There have been a number of AI variations of funerals, tributes, and quotes from members of my household which might be fabrications," she wrote in a Wednesday publish on social media. "Renderings of my dad who clearly has no say, and depictions of my household that don’t characterize anybody in a constructive mild which might be additional difficult throughout a troublesome time."

    She defined that, simply two months after the All of the President's Males actor's dying, those that have been closest to the Oscar winner are nonetheless in mourning.

    "We have now not had a public funeral, we’re figuring out our plans for a memorial sooner or later," Amy mentioned. "Each household ought to have the power to mourn, characterize the particular person they misplaced, and pay homage in a manner that matches their values and household tradition greatest."

    Robert Redford and daughter Amy Redford
    Robert Redford and daughter Amy Redford.

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    Amy additionally famous that she doesn't suppose the entire expertise is unhealthy.

    "AI isn't going anyplace. My hope is to maintain AI within the land of clear utilization the place it belongs," she wrote. "There are numerous parts that have been created with good intent. I merely ask, what if this was you? Let that be your guidepost."

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    She additionally thanked followers of the actor, identified for motion pictures together with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Child, The Nice Gatsby, and Three Days of the Condor, for his or her "overwhelming love and assist."

    "It's clear that he meant a lot to so many," Amy wrote, "and I do know that my household is humbled by the outpouring of tales and tributes from all corners of the globe."

    Redford, 89, died Sept. 16, publicist Cindy Berger confirmed to Leisure Weekly.

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    "Robert Redford handed away on September 16, 2025, at his dwelling at Sundance within the mountains of Utah — the place he beloved, surrounded by these he beloved," Berger mentioned. "He can be missed enormously. The household requests privateness."

    The actor, director, and founding father of the Sundance Movie Pageant is survived by two daughters, Amy and Shauna, and spouse Sibylle Szaggars, in addition to grandchildren.

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  • “Common Hospital”’s Genie Francis calls courting costar Kin Shriner her ‘happiest time’ on cleaning soap: ‘I simply love him’

    “Common Hospital”’s Genie Francis calls courting costar Kin Shriner her ‘happiest time’ on cleaning soap: ‘I simply love him’

    Genie Francis and Kin Shriner on 'General Hospital' in 1979 Genie Francis and Kin Shriner on 'General Hospital' in 1979
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    General Hospital legend Genie Francis is kissing and telling, and she or he solely has constructive issues to say about former boyfriend and costar Kin Shriner.

    In a preview clip from fellow GH star Maurice Benard's State of Thoughts podcast (first reported by Swooon), Francis raves about Shriner. "Kin Shriner is simply, I simply love him, and I all the time will," she says. “First boyfriend in my life. Necessary individual in my life. At all times remembers my birthday to today. At all times calls me on my birthday. You recognize, he was an incredible boyfriend. He took such excellent care of me."

    Francis has performed Laura Spencer on the cleaning soap opera since 1977, and Shriner has performed Scotty Baldwin on each Common Hospital and spinoff Port Charles over that very same timeframe.

    Kin Shriner and Genie Francis on 'General Hospital'
    Kin Shriner and Genie Francis on 'Common Hospital'.

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    Francis provides that Shriner was a vivid gentle for her throughout their early days on the present. "Throughout that time period the place I used to be so lonely, principally," she says. "The completely happy time that I had, the happiest time that I had on that present was once I was with him."

    Funnily sufficient, Francis' husband, actor and director Jonathan Frakes, is sitting subsequent to her for the interview. He will get in on the enjoyable by playfully asking his spouse if Shriner took her "out on the Vespa," to which Francis replies, "No, he didn't have a Vespa. He had a motorbike. He took me out on that. That was enjoyable. My dad and mom weren't completely happy."

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    Shriner and Francis' offscreen relationship was mirrored on the present, with Laura and Scotty famously getting married, just for her to interrupt his coronary heart by getting with Luke (Anthony Geary).

    Bringing this present historical past up, Benard asks his visitor, "So for those who weren't with Luke, you’d have been with Scotty. Is that the best way it really works?” he asks. Francis confirms, "I used to be with Scotty. Yeah, first. After which Luke got here and stole her away."

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    This remark prompts Frakes to quip, "Poor Kin. Poor Kin Shriner bucket… He's nonetheless bitter. Then I got here in."

    Francis and Frakes first met in 1982, whereas filming the tv miniseries Naked Essence. Whereas engaged on a unique miniseries just a few years later, the 2 turned mates, after which began courting in 1985. They obtained engaged a 12 months later, tied the knot in 1988, and share two kids.

    Watch Francis and Franks on State of Thoughts above.

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  • Huge Time Rush singer Logan Henderson hospitalized after struggling bloody damage on stage

    Huge Time Rush singer Logan Henderson hospitalized after struggling bloody damage on stage

    Logan Henderson of Big Time Rush performs onstage during iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2023 on December 04, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Logan Henderson of Big Time Rush performs onstage during iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2023 on December 04, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Huge Time Rush singer Logan Henderson is on the mend after a scary incident on stage despatched him to the hospital.

    In a video shared to each the band's and his private Instagram Tales, Henderson addressed the incident, which occurred in the course of the group's tour cease in Kraków, Poland, on Thursday, telling followers, "Hey, Kraków, thanks for an awesome present. Sorry I couldn't keep to complete, I used to be having somewhat an excessive amount of enjoyable, so I hit my knee fairly unhealthy and needed to get taken to the emergency room."

    The group is in the course of the European leg of their Huge Time Rush in Actual Life Worldwide tour, with upcoming reveals in Prague and Berlin this weekend alone. To that finish, Henderson had a optimistic replace for followers, although he didn't give an actual timeline for his return.

    "I'm doing okay, they usually're fixing me up, so I ought to be higher very quickly," he mentioned in his video. "It's gonna be good, we're gonna put some stitches in there, however in any case, thanks for tonight. Love you guys, and I'm doing all proper, so thanks for checking in. Love you."

    Carlos PenaVega, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson and James Maslow of Big Time Rush perform at Pine Knob Music Theatre on August 06, 2025 in Clarkston, Michigan.
    Carlos PenaVega, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, and James Maslow of Huge Time Rush.

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    In response to TMZ, the accident occurred towards the top of the present in the course of the energetic quantity "Love Me Love Me," when the band — which additionally consists of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, and Carlos PenaVega — slide down a set piece. As an alternative of sliding down easily, Henderson hit his leg on one thing "and his knee busted large open," per the report. The outlet claims Henderson plans to return to the tour as quickly as doable.

    Huge Time Rush, identified for hits resembling "Boyfriend," "Midway There," and "Worldwide," additionally portrayed fictional variations of themselves on 4 seasons of the Nickelodeon present of the identical title. They launched three albums collectively in the course of the run of the sequence, however took a break after it concluded in 2013. The band picked up once more with stay performances and the one "Name It Like I See It" in 2021, and launched their fourth studio album collectively, One other Life, in 2023.

    'Big Time Rush' movie in development, says bandmember James Maslow Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, James Maslow, and Carlos PenaVega of Big Time Rush attend iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2023 at Allstate Arena on December 04, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Your guide to 2025's biggest music tours and festivals Doechii attends the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2025., Paul McCartney attends the UK Premiere of "The Beatles: Get Back" at Cineworld Empire on November 16, 2021 in London, England., Lady Gaga attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

    With Huge Time Rush in Actual Life Worldwide, the group is taking part in huge on that nostalgia issue, by taking part in each music from the sequence. “We actually have one of the best followers on the planet and after we sat right down to plot this tour we wished to provide them the whole lot they’ve all the time requested us for and dreamed of," the band mentioned in an announcement asserting the tour earlier this yr. "That's the explanation we’re so excited to be happening the highway all around the world to play each music from each episode of the TV present. We all know what number of of our followers maintain these songs near their hearts having first heard so lots of them watching our present."

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  • “Depraved: For Good”,“ Celeb Traitors UK”, and a beloved Replacements album prime this week’s Should Record

    “Depraved: For Good”,“ Celeb Traitors UK”, and a beloved Replacements album prime this week’s Should Record

    The Must List graphic with Claudia Winkleman on 'The Celebrity Traitors UK'; Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good;' The Replacements The Must List graphic with Claudia Winkleman on 'The Celebrity Traitors UK'; Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good;' The Replacements
    Claudia Winkleman on 'The Celeb Traitors UK'; Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in 'Depraved: For Good;' The Replacements. Credit score:

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    In an age the place even our popular culture is fractured relying on our numerous algorithms, it's uncommon that we get a cultural touchstone that permeates like Depraved. For that cause alone, sequel For Good has me saying "Thank Goodness." It's simply gravy that it's really a magical theatrical expertise. —Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief

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    Depraved: For Good

    Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in 'Wicked: For Good'
    Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in 'Depraved: For Good'.

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    Did you actually suppose this film wouldn't prime our weekly record? Elphaba and Glinda's epic story wraps up within the sequel to final yr's Wicked — and prepare for the waterworks within the film's namesake, friendship-defining musical quantity. However not earlier than all of Oz tries to seize the Depraved Witch. And, after all, we get two new songs, and see who turns into Tin Man. The true deal with, although, is Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who actually simply have to be in each film musical for the remainder of time…for good. —Gerrad Hall, Editorial Director

    The Celeb Traitors UK

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    The solid of 'The Celeb Traitors UK'.

    BBC One

    Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Paloma Religion, and Charlotte Church are only a few of the celebrities round host Claudia Winkleman's roundtable for the U.Ok.'s first celeb version of the truth favourite (on Peacock) — however you'll additionally fall for former rugby participant Joe Marler. —P.G.

    The Replacements' Let It Be

    The Replacements' 'Let It Be' album
    The Replacements' 'Let It Be' album.

    Rhino

    Why merely let or not it’s when you possibly can add extra? The beloved 1984 album from Minneapolis' legendary troublemakers will get the 4LP deluxe remedy, full with alternate takes, a beforehand unreleased model of "Androgynous," new liner notes, and a complete 28-song dwell set. —Dalton Ross, Editorial Director

    Kokuho

    Ryo Yoshizawa in 'Kokuho'
    Ryo Yoshizawa in 'Kokuho'.

    Palace Movies

    Prolific Japanese director Lee Sang-il's luxurious and classical new epic traces the lifetime of a kabuki star over six many years. A nationwide phenomenon, Kokuho is on monitor to grow to be Japan’s highest-grossing live-action characteristic ever. —Ryan Coleman, News Writer

    Oedipus

    Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in 'Oedipus'
    Mark Robust and Lesley Manville in 'Oedipus'.

    Julieta Cervantes

    Mark Robust and Lesley Manville headline this contemporary political tackle the basic Sophocles tragedy, at the moment wrecking audiences at Studio 54 on Broadway. An onstage clock counts down ominously because the couple marches blissfully unaware towards their horrible destiny. —D.R.

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  • Kerry Washington tries to guess which “Scandal” costar she’s touching whereas blindfolded: ‘What if I tickle you?’

    Kerry Washington tries to guess which “Scandal” costar she’s touching whereas blindfolded: ‘What if I tickle you?’

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    Kerry Washington's information of her Scandal costars was put to the check on Jimmy Kimmel Dwell.

    Host Jimmy Kimmel challenged the actress, who starred as Olivia Pope on the beloved ABC drama for seven seasons, on Thursday's episode to see if she might establish one in all her former solid members utilizing solely bodily contact and scent.

    "I'm gonna ask you to placed on a blindfold after which we're gonna deliver out three males," Kimmel defined. "A kind of males is a costar from the present Scandal, okay? Which narrows it right down to about 15 males on the earth."

    Kimmel additionally clarified that the boys concerned wouldn’t be allowed to speak all through the phase. "I really feel very susceptible," a blindfolded Washington confessed. "What's occurring?"
    The primary particular person — Jimmy Kimmel Dwell announcer and Dimension 20 star Lou Wilson — was then invited on stage.

    "And this particular person doesn't thoughts if I contact their face?" Washington checked as Wilson shook his head. Kimmel jokingly replied, "Not solely that, there was a struggle over who obtained to do that."

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    Kerry Washington on 'Scandal'.

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    After touching Wilson and giving him a fast sniff, Washington moved on to the second participant: Guillermo Díaz, who starred reverse her as Huck Muñoz on each season of Scandal.
    "Oooh," Washington stated as she felt Díaz's face. “It is best to discuss, whoever that is. It is best to snort. What if I tickle you? Will you snort?"
    She adopted up her questioning by digging into Díaz's sides, making an attempt to get him to interrupt. "I virtually obtained fun!" Washington cheered. "Oh, I feel I would know!"

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    Kimmel obtained in on the enjoyable, too. "Additionally one in all these individuals has ringworm," he teased, prompting Washington to throw her arms off Díaz's face and shout, "What?!"

    Kerry Washington and Guillermo Díaz on Jimmy Kimmel Live
    Kerry Washington and her 'Scandal' costar Guillermo Díaz on 'Jimmy Kimmel Dwell'.

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    The third and closing particular person — Kimmel’s longtime sidekick, one other Guillermo — was then introduced out. "This particular person's very small," Washington famous as she felt Guillermo's head and shoulders. "Hello!"

    After touching all three individuals, Washington requested to deliver Díaz again. "I’ve a sense. I don't know! However this feels acquainted," she stated as she ruffled his beard, earlier than saying that he was her decide. Nonetheless, she frightened, "However what if I'm mistaken?"

    After taking a beat, she confirmed her guess. "Is it attainable that two out of the three folks that I touched are named Guillermo?" Washington requested. To which Kimmel responded, "It’s attainable, sure."

    Overjoyed, Washington didn't even wait to take off her blindfold earlier than pulling Díaz right into a hug. Upon truly eradicating it, she started to cheer excitedly as she pulled him into one other tight embrace.

    Díaz knew Washington was going to determine it out, even with a blindfold on. "I used to be like, 'She's gonna get it when she feels my beard,'" he stated.

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    Though, Kimmel acknowledged, Washington technically might have picked both Guillermo, as his sidekick additionally starred alongside Washington in a series of Scandal spoofs called Escandalo that have been featured on the late-night present again in 2014.

    Pointing towards Díaz, Kimmel then saluted him for his 124 episodes reverse Washington. "Guillermo Díaz, all people!"

    Watch Washington establish her beloved costar within the clip above.

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  • Son of ’80s Lacking Individuals singer Dale Bozzio is elevating cash for her breast implant elimination

    Son of ’80s Lacking Individuals singer Dale Bozzio is elevating cash for her breast implant elimination

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    Dale Bozzio pictured in Los Angeles in 1984. Credit score:

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    Dale Bozzio, the lead singer of '80s new wave band Lacking Individuals, is in "fixed ache" due to her breast implants, her son says. So he's elevating cash for her to get them eliminated.

    "Whether or not you’re a shut pal or a lifelong fan," Troy McKenzie writes on a GoFundMe account. "I’m humbly asking on your assistance on behalf of Dale Bozzio, my mother. She’s an incredible particular person, so sort and compassionate. We have now the identical birthday. I’ve all the time had a particular connection along with her. So it saddens me deeply to see what she’s going by."

    He defined that she suffers from "extreme capsular contracture" and "wants surgical procedure as quickly as doable to take away her silicone breast implants." The situation is inflicting "extreme scar tissue that hardens across the breast, ache, tightness, discomfort, and distorted or unnatural breast form. It has left her in fixed ache, and it is extremely troublesome for her to carry out, file, or earn a residing. After elimination, she’s going to want reconstructive surgical procedure and in depth restoration."

    Bozzio and her new wave band had hits with songs similar to "Vacation spot Unknown" and "Phrases" within the band's MTV days; the truth is, she was a staple of the then-new, then–music video channel. The band launched albums all through the Nineteen Eighties and went on to reunite a number of occasions. Bozzio additionally recorded music as a solo artist and labored with Frank Zappa.

    Her son stated the objective of the fundraiser is $35,000 for the surgical procedure and her restoration, which might take as much as three months.

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    "It isn’t lined by insurance coverage," McKenzie stated. "Each greenback donated goes on to Dale’s medical therapies and therapeutic in order that we will get her nicely and again on the market rocking for you. Your beneficiant donation would supply much-needed monetary aid and peace of thoughts, permitting Dale to focus solely on restoration. Please do what you’ll be able to. In case you are unable to donate, you’ll be able to nonetheless be an enormous assist by merely sharing this story."

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    He described his mom as a "singer, songwriter, rock star, style icon" and, to him, "my expensive mom."

    As of late Thursday, the web page displayed donations of greater than $21,000.

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