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  • Morgan Freeman slams AI-generated voices copying his personal: ‘Do not mimic me with falseness’

    Morgan Freeman slams AI-generated voices copying his personal: ‘Do not mimic me with falseness’

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    Morgan Freeman on 'The Jennifer Hudson Present' on Nov. 3. Credit score:

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    • Morgan Freeman mentioned he's "PO'd" at folks utilizing AI to repeat his voice: "You're robbing me."
    • The Shawshank Redemption star additionally steered his "attorneys have been very, very busy" pursuing authorized motion in opposition to AI imitators.
    • Freeman additionally slammed AI actress Tilly Norwood: "No person likes her as a result of she's not actual."

    Morgan Freeman has one in every of Hollywood's most iconic voices — and he has no intention of letting anybody exploit it with out his consent.

    The Shawshank Redemption star mentioned that he's sad with AI applications cloning his voice with out his involvement.

    "I'm somewhat PO'd, you understand," he advised The Guardian. "I'm like every other actor: Don't mimic me with falseness. I don't respect it, and I receives a commission for doing stuff like that, so in case you're gonna do it with out me, you're robbing me."

    Freeman steered that his authorized workforce has already begun pursuing litigation in opposition to "many" of his imitators: "Nicely, I inform you, my attorneys have been very, very busy."

    Morgan Freeman in Los Angeles on April 26, 2025
    Morgan Freeman in Los Angeles on April 26.

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    The Seven star famous that he made an effort to maximise the standard of his voice after receiving recommendation from Robert Whitman, an teacher on the neighborhood faculty he attended.

    "In the event you're going to talk, communicate distinctly, hit your ultimate consonants, and do workout routines to decrease your voice," he recalled studying. "Most individuals's voices are increased than they might be usually in the event that they knew how you can calm down it. He taught that form of factor."

    Freeman additionally slammed Tilly Norwood, the AI actress that brought on a stir final month after experiences that expertise businesses thought of signing the artificial performer as a shopper.

    "No person likes her as a result of she's not actual and that takes the a part of an actual individual, so it's not going to work out very properly within the motion pictures or in tv," he opined. "The union's job is to maintain actors performing, so there's going to be that battle."

    Whoopi Goldberg warns audience about AI actress Tilly Norwood: 'You won't have any connection' AI actress Tilly Norwood; Human actress Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View' 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says 'Marty Supreme' could've saved 'millions' by using AI instead of human extras Kevin O'Leary and Timothée Chalamet in 'Marty Supreme'

    Certainly, SAG-AFTRA is unenthused by Norwood's existence, and supplied an announcement condemning AI performers shortly after the "actress" first made headlines.

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    "To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is just not an actor, it's a personality generated by a pc program that was educated on the work of numerous skilled performers — with out permission or compensation," the union wrote. "It has no life expertise to attract from, no emotion and, from what we've seen, audiences aren't concerned about watching computer-generated content material untethered from the human expertise."

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  • Hell on heels! Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway reunite in first “Satan Wears Prada 2” footage

    Hell on heels! Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway reunite in first “Satan Wears Prada 2” footage

    Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' first footage Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' first footage
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    It's hell on heels within the first official footage from The Devil Wears Prada 2.

    A primary official take a look at Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep's extremely anticipated onscreen reunion premiered Wednesday on-line, the identical day as Hathaway's forty third birthday. The blockbuster sequel's debut teaser trailer dropped to the sounds of Madonna's "Vogue," which additionally performed a seminal soundtrack function within the David Frankel-directed 2006 unique.

    The clip (beneath) begins with the opening notes of Madonna's hit single, all whereas a pair of studded crimson heels clack by way of an workplace constructing.

    It's finally revealed that the heels belong to Streep's ruthless Miranda Priestly, who enters an elevator within the fictional Runway journal workplace.

    Meryl Strep and Anne Hathaway in first 'Devil Wears Prada 2' footage
    Meryl Strep and Anne Hathaway in first 'Satan Wears Prada 2' footage.

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    The door briefly stops, as Hathaway enters in character as Andy Sachs, who first appeared within the unique movie as an aspiring journalist who begrudgingly took a job underneath Priestley regardless of having zero curiosity (or information of) the style world.

    "Miranda," Hathaway says to Streep, getting into the elevator. It's a scene that straight references one other from the start of the primary film: A scared Runway worker exits an elevator that Priestly enters, in order to not disturb her morning ascent to the workplace.

    "Took you lengthy sufficient," Streep responds to Hathaway, because the latter places on a pair of sun shades to match her in-office apparel.

    The clip then ends with the names of the returning forged — together with Streep, Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt, all of whom Entertainment Weekly previously exclusively reported would reprise their roles — flashing on display.

    Everything we know so far about 'Devil Wears Prada 2' with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Lady Gaga Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in character for 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Anna Wintour's status in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' revealed after long-rumored cameo (exclusive) Anna Wintour; Meryl Streep filming 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' as Miranda Priestly

    The teaser moreover touted the movie's Could 1 theatrical launch date, which is ready to coincide nearly 20 years to the day with the unique movie's debut.

    Wednesday's teaser follows months of manufacturing on the sequel, which started in New York Metropolis over the summer season, earlier than transferring to Europe later this 12 months, the place EW discovered that Girl Gaga filmed a small function within the movie at a style present in Milan, Italy.

    Although Streep and Tucci had been noticed conversing across the identical time with legendary Vogue journal head Anna Wintour — on whom the unique movie's supply novel was primarily based, as author Lauren Weisberger beforehand labored underneath Wintour — in Italy, EW later confirmed that Wintour doesn’t have a cameo within the sequel.

    Whereas the first 4 forged members reprised their roles alongside supporting stars Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman, EW solely reported that Adrian Grenier wouldn’t return for the movie, with Evil's Patrick Brammall replacing the Entourage actor as Andy's new love curiosity.

    Behind the scenes, director Frankel, the author of the prior movie, Aline Brosh McKenna, and producer Wendy Finerman additionally returned to work on the sequel, plot particulars for that are nonetheless tightly underneath wraps.

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    New forged members who boarded the sequel embrace Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak, and Conrad Ricamora.

    Watch the primary footage from The Satan Wears Prada 2 within the video above.

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  • Adele to make her movie performing debut in Tom Ford’s adaptation of Anne Rice novel “Cry to Heaven”

    Adele to make her movie performing debut in Tom Ford’s adaptation of Anne Rice novel “Cry to Heaven”

    Adele attends The Hollywood Reporter's Women In Entertainment 2023 at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, Tom Ford attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. Adele attends The Hollywood Reporter's Women In Entertainment 2023 at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, Tom Ford attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.
    Adele; Tom Ford.

    Adele is saying "good day" to the massive display!

    The Grammy winner will make her performing debut in Tom Ford's newly introduced Cry to Heaven, an adaptation of Anne Rice's 1982 novel, Leisure Weekly can affirm.

    The movie would be the style mogul and filmmaker's first directorial function in practically a decade. He will even write the screenplay and produce by way of his Fade to Black manufacturing firm.

    Together with Adele, Ford has lined up an all-star ensemble to guide the film, which is about in 18th-century Italy. The solid will embody Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Ciarán Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Robust, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Owen Cooper, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Hunter Schafer, Josephine Thiesen, Thandiwe Newton, Theodore Pellerin, Daryl McCormack, Cassian Bilton, Hauk Hannemann, and Lux Pascal.

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    The movie is at the moment in pre-production in London and Rome, with principal images set to start in mid-January. Its present launch date is fall 2026.

    The unique Rice novel follows two males, a Venetian noble and a castrated singer, whose lives turn out to be unexpectedly intertwined as they attempt to succeed on the earth of opera. The story touches on themes of id, betrayal, love, and the pursuit of inventive and private freedom.

    It is a growing story.

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  • June Squibb continues to be besties with “Glee” star 61 years her junior after candy episode collectively: ‘Heavy responsibility buddies’

    June Squibb continues to be besties with “Glee” star 61 years her junior after candy episode collectively: ‘Heavy responsibility buddies’

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    Age is nothing however a quantity in terms of true friendship — simply ask Chris Colfer and June Squibb.

    On the brand new episode of Amy Poehler's podcast, Good Hang, the host requested Squibb, 96, about her lasting friendship with Colfer, 35, which started when the 2 appeared on Glee collectively in 2014. "Sure, we’re heavy-duty buddies," Squibb confirmed to Poehler, her Inside Out 2 costar.

    When requested what was so particular about Colfer, Squibb defined, "Nicely, I met him on Glee and he had written the script and was doing the lead and it was Peter Pan and I used to be taking part in Wendy. It's a complete story."

    The episode in query, "Previous Canine, New Methods," aired through the fifth season of the Fox musical sequence. In it, Colfer's character, Kurt, feels unappreciated by his associates and finds renewed goal when he helps an older lady, Maggie (Squibb), who lives in a retirement house, placed on a manufacturing of Peter Pan.

    "We labored collectively so carefully," Squibb continued. "It was huge scenes, and I feel we shot like every week and a half or two weeks — it was an extended shoot, and I simply kind of received to know him and preferred him rather a lot."

    After the shoot, Squibb stated they "began then having dinner collectively" and she or he received to know his associate, Will Sherrod, of whom the actress stated, "I am keen on, too. It was simply nice enjoyable."

    Watch June Squibb, 94, ram the late Richard Roundtree with a motorized scooter in 'Thelma' clip Thelma Amy Poehler says 'SNL' host went to sleep mid-sketch: 'Guess his character's asleep now' Amy Poehler during the Monologue - SNL

    Poehler requested what she learns from Colfer and different associates who’re youthful than she is, or if they arrive to her for all times recommendation. "If I like somebody, I don't suppose I ever suppose by way of how outdated they’re," Squibb stated. "If I really feel an affinity, that there's one thing right here that I wish to be extra part of… I imply, why would I inform anybody what to do?"

    Chris Colfer and June Squibb at the Los Angeles Premiere of "Thelma" After Party at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on June 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
    Chris Colfer and June Squibb on the 'Thelma' Los Angeles premiere after celebration in June 2024.

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    She additionally joked that she shouldn’t be the individual younger folks ought to be searching for out for recommendation. "No. They know they're not going to get it. So, they don't ask," she stated of her youthful associates.

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    Colfer and Squibb haven’t been shy about their friendship over time. Simply final yr, Colfer shared a candy publish in assist of Squibb's new movie on the time, Thelma. "I simply received again from @sundanceorg the place we celebrated my pricey pal June Squibb and her unimaginable new film #Thelma," Colfer wrote in a publish on his Instagram, alongside a cute photograph of him posing with Squibb. "I can’t watch for you all to see it! It’s the most charming, heartwarming, and hilarious motion comedy ever. And at 94, June is doing flips, stunt driving, and capturing weapons! Hold a watch out for it!"

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  • Robert Irwin earns first good “DWTS ”rating of season after Steve Irwin tribute makes judges cry

    Robert Irwin earns first good “DWTS ”rating of season after Steve Irwin tribute makes judges cry

    Bindi Irwin, Robert Irwin, and Witney Carson on Dancing With The Stars on November 11, 2025 Bindi Irwin, Robert Irwin, and Witney Carson on Dancing With The Stars on November 11, 2025
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    It's an ideal rating parade on Dancing With the Stars.

    Little doubt moved by the celebratory spirit within the air throughout Tuesday's twentieth birthday bash, good 40s have been haded out to not one, not two, however three {couples}. After 9 lengthy weeks of close to misses, the curse has lastly been damaged by wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, with social media persona Dylan Efron, influencer Alix Earle, and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt shut behind.

    Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach on Dancing With The Stars on November 11, 2025
    Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach on 'Dancing With the Stars'.

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    Irwin danced the foxtrot with companion Witney Carson to Leona Lewis' "Footprints within the Sand" — an homage to the very same quantity his sister Bindi Irwin carried out on season 21, which she gained.

    On the finish of the quantity, Bindi joined Robert and WItney on stage, wrapping their arms round one another's shoulders and kneeling earlier than scenes of their childhood with late father Steve Irwin projected onto the ballroom ground. All three started to cry, setting off an emotional chain response on the judging panel.

    “That was so lovely. It was a poetic, touching tribute that actually touched all of us. I couldn’t take my eyes off of you," Bruno Tonioli informed Irwin. Derek Hough, who led Bindi to victory a decade in the past, stumbled by way of tears as he famous, "One factor I beloved about your father is that he lived life with a lot enthusiasm, and also you, my buddy, are this era’s beacon of pleasure and enthusiasm. And also you’re not simply strolling the trail that he set, you might be dancing it. And also you're dancing it superbly."

    O.G. host Tom Bergeron, who returned to the ballroom for the twentieth anniversary 5 years after his dramatic exit, added, "Final time we noticed one another, you had been 11. You’ve grown right into a star, Robert. You actually have."

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    Robert and Witney jumped, shouted, and cried much more after receiving their good 40. It was a strong second after so many {couples} received shut this season. However Irwin solely held onto his title for a couple of minutes, as Earle and her companion Val Chmerkovskiy, Leavitt and her companion Mark Ballas, and Efron and his companion Daniella Karagach had been all awarded high marks after their routines.

    That left actress Elaine Hendrix, Olympian Jordan Chiles, and comic Andy Richter within the minority with their measly close to good scores. With simply two weeks left to the season 34 finale, it's anybody's sport.

    Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, and streams the following day on Hulu.

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  • “DWTS ”says goodbye to underdog throughout twentieth Birthday Get together

    “DWTS ”says goodbye to underdog throughout twentieth Birthday Get together

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    Again to the ballroom we go! There are 14 hopeful stars able to cha-cha their approach throughout our screens and into our hearts on season 34 of Dancing With the Stars.

    Among the many stars this season are wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, TikTok influencer Alix Earle, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, and comic Andy Richter.

    However these opponents can't get too snug as a brand new celeb has to pack their dance bag and say goodbye every week.

    Nov. 11's twentieth Birthday Get together mentioned good day to visitor decide Tom Bergeron and goodbye to actor/comic Andy Richter.

    'DWTS' songs and dances for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night revealed DANCING WITH THE STARS - DANIELLA KARAGACH, DYLAN EFRON Former 'DWTS' winner and cohost Brooke Burke reveals why she won't return to the show TOM BERGERON, BROOKE BURKE-CHARVET

    "I've mentioned it a bunch, it has has modified my life. I’m a special individual due to this present and this lady proper right here," Richter mentioned following his elimination, referencing his accomplice Emma Slater. "None of this may have occurred with out her. She knew methods to use me, we created a factor collectively, and it was simply TikToks and dancing. It exploded, it's loopy, and I actually really feel like a winner so I'm not anxious."

    Observe alongside under to see who else has been eradicated to this point. Ensure that to examine again every week for updates.

    Emma Slater and Andy Richter (out)

    Emma Slater and Andy Richter
    Emma Slater and Andy Richter on 'Dancing With the Stars'.

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    Star: Andy Richter
    Identified for:
    Comic greatest identified for his work on Conan and Late Evening with Conan O'Brien
    Standing:
    Eradicated on Nov. 11, 2025
    Why she determined to compete:
    Throughout the season, when Julianne Hough requested him why he needed to compete, Richter joked "paycheck" earlier than saying, "additionally, I'm the oldest one right here and I knew [it] could be good for me."

    Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov (out)

    Pasha Pashkov and Danielle Fishel

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Danielle Fishel
    Identified for:
    Actress greatest identified for enjoying Topanga on Boy Meets World and Woman Meets World
    Standing:
    Eradicated on Nov. 4, 2025
    Why she determined to compete:
    Fishel simply beat breast most cancers and has declared this as her yr of "Sure."

    Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik (out)

    Jennifer Affleck on DANCING WITH THE STARS

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    Star: Jen Affleck
    Identified for: Star ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
    Standing: Eradicated on Oct. 28, 2025
    Why she determined to compete: Affleck simply had a child eight weeks in the past, however that's not stopping her from taking her TikTok dances from her kitchen countertop to the ballroom. "I don't know if my pelvic ground is prepared, however I'm prepared," she joked.

    Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold (out)

    Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold

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    Star: Scott Hoying
    Identified for: Member of a cappella group Pentatonix
    Standing: Eradicated on Oct. 21, 2025
    Why he determined to compete:
    Hoying desires to beat his worry of dancing, and study to really feel snug on stage with out his fellow Pentatonix members. "Singing is one thing I'm very snug with. The dancing feels much more susceptible," he mentioned.

    Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko (out)

    Gleb Savchenk and Hilaria Baldwin

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    Star: Hilaria Baldwin
    Identified for:
    Actuality TV star, married to Alec Baldwin
    Standing:
    Eradicated on Oct. 7, 2025
    Why she determined to compete:
    Baldwin was beforehand a dancer, however broke her hip in 2009. "Dance feeds my soul," she mentioned. "And I like doing bodily difficult issues."

    Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong (out)

    Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Lauren Jauregui
    Identified for:
    Fifth Concord singer
    Standing:
    Eradicated on Sept. 30, 2025
    Aim for the season:
    Jauregui desires folks to get to know her separate from the lady group she's all the time been related to.

    Baron Davis and Britt Stewart (out)

    Baron Davis and Britt Stewart

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    Star: Baron Davis
    Identified for:
    NBA All-Star
    Standing:
    Eradicated on Sept. 23, 2025
    Why he determined to compete:
    Impressed by fellow athletes likeKareem Abdul-Jabbar who additionally competed on DWTS, Davis mentioned he desires to get bodily stronger and learn to dance.

    Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson (out)

    Jenna Johnson and Corey Feldman

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Corey Feldman
    Identified for:
    Star of The Goonies, Stand By Me, The Misplaced Boys, and License to Drive
    Standing:
    Eradicated on Sept. 23, 2025
    Why he determined to compete:
    Feldman has been an actor and musician for 50 years, however he's now able to study the one self-discipline he's by no means mastered: ballroom dancing.

    Andy Richter and Emma Slater

    Emma Slater and Andy Richter

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Andy Richter
    Identified for:
    Comic,Conan O’Brien’s sidekick on Late Evening, The Tonight Present, and CONAN
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Why he determined to compete:
    Richter mentioned he's been "dance avoidant" his whole profession. "The time is up on that, I assume," he mentioned.

    Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas

    Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Whitney Leavitt
    Identified for:
    Star ofThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Aim for the season:
    To push (but additionally beat) her good friend, fellow MomTok member and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jen Affleck.

    Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy

    Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Alix Earle
    Identified for:
    Magnificence and life-style influencer
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Aim for the season:
    To have folks see her aggressive aspect.

    Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach

    DANCING WITH THE STARS - ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" stars Daniella Karagach and Dylan Efron.

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Dylan Efron
    Identified for:
    Winner of season 3 ofThe Traitors, brother of Zac Efron
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Why he determined to compete:
    As an adrenaline junkie, Efron needed to problem himself in a brand new approach by competing for the Mirrorball. "This expertise is gonna increase my coronary heart fee greater than something I've ever completed," he mentioned.

    Robert Irwin and Witney Carson

    Robert Irwin and Witney Carson, Dancing with the Stars

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Robert Irwin
    Identified for:
    Conservationist, son of late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin, and brother of DWTS season 21 winner Bindi Irwin
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Aim for the season:
    To encourage folks and stick with it the legacy of his father and sister.

    Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa

    DANCING WITH THE STARS - ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" stars Jordan Childs and Ezra Sosa.

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Jordan Chiles
    Identified for:
    Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Aim for the season:
    Stay as much as the excessive bar that her Staff USA gymnastics teammates Simone Biles and Suni Lee set on previous seasons of DWTS.

    Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten

    ABC's Dancing with the Stars stars Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten.

    Disney/Andrew Eccles

    Star: Elaine Hendrix
    Identified for:
    Actress greatest identified for enjoying Meredith Blake in The Father or mother Entice
    Standing:
    Nonetheless competing to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
    Why she determined to compete:
    Hendrix started her profession as an expert dancer, however after she was struck by a automotive, her plans pivoted to performing. Now, she's ready to present dancing one other go.

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  • Jimmy Kimmel shares heartbreaking information of band chief Cleto Escobedo III’s loss of life: ‘Inseparable since I used to be 9 years previous’

    Jimmy Kimmel shares heartbreaking information of band chief Cleto Escobedo III’s loss of life: ‘Inseparable since I used to be 9 years previous’

    JIMMY KIMMEL AND CLETO ESCOBEDO JR. ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE JIMMY KIMMEL AND CLETO ESCOBEDO JR. ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
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    Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the loss of life of longtime good friend and Jimmy Kimmel Reside bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. He was 59.

    The late-night host shared the information of his loss of life on Instagram, writing, "Early this morning, we misplaced an important good friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. To say that we’re heartbroken is an understatement. Cleto and I’ve been inseparable since I used to be 9 years previous. The truth that we started working collectively each day is a dream neither of us may ever have imagined would come true. Cherish your mates and please maintain Cleto’s spouse, youngsters and oldsters in your prayers."

    As Kimmel alluded to, he and the Cleto and the Cletones chief first met as children rising up in Las Vegas. "Jimmy was on the home each day, slept over at our home," Escobedo stated in a 2013 interview with ABC7. "I’d get up early within the morning and I’d hear [a noise], and I stated, 'That's Jimmy.' As a result of Jimmy had just a little allergy downside."

    CLETO ESCOBEDO, TOSHI YANAGI, BRAD PAISLEY, JONATHAN DRESEL, CLETO ESCOBEDO JR., AND JEFF BABKO ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
    Cleto and the Cletones on 'Jimmy Kimmel Reside'.

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    When Escobedo turned 50, Kimmel paid tribute to his good friend on Jimmy Kimmel Reside, telling the viewers, “We started a lifetime of friendship that was highlighted by the form of torture that solely an older brother can inflict on you with out being arrested,” earlier than continuing to call numerous pranks that went down between the 2.

    Escobedo first shaped the band Cleto and the Cletones in 1995, enjoying the alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones in addition to sometimes lending his vocals to units. Different members of the group embody his father, Cleto Escobedo Sr, in addition to keyboardist Jeff Babko, guitarist Toshi Yanagi, bassist Jimmy Earl, and drummer Jonathan Dresel.

    When it got here time for Kimmel to headline his personal late-night present in 2003, his longtime good friend was his first name to steer his home band. "I at all times thank him for this gig as a result of he may have tried to get any person that was established and would assist the present extra, being an even bigger identify or no matter. However he trusted me with this job, and I've tried to do the very best I can," Escobedo instructed ABC7.

    Why 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' unexpectedly scrapped an episode last night to air rerun instead JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Jimmy Kimmel slams Trump over 'very painful' state of U.S.: 'Not even allowed to take Tylenol for it' President Donald Trump at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025; Jimmy Kimmel at Selena Gomez's Third Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, 2025

    Along with his gig on Jimmy Kimmel Reside, Cleto and the Cletones additionally toured with Paula Abdul, Marc Anthony, and Earth, Wind & Hearth’s Philip Bailey.

    Although a reason behind loss of life has not been introduced, Escobedo's situation was the rationale for the abrupt cancellation of the present final week, according to Variety. On the time, Leisure Weekly confirmed that Thursday's episode of the late-night speak present was postponed on account of a "private matter" involving Kimmel.

    The episode was meant to characteristic Malice star David Duchovny, Stranger Issues star Joe Keery, and musical act Madison Beer; ABC aired a rerun of Oct. 28's episode as a substitute.

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    EW additionally confirmed that this week's slate of episodes will occur as deliberate, although they don’t characteristic Duchovny, Keery, and Beer. It’s unclear when the postponed episode will happen, however a consultant for the present stated they’re presently engaged on rescheduling it.

    Representatives for Jimmy Kimmel Reside didn’t instantly reply to EW's request for touch upon Tuesday.

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  • Sunny Hostin confronts Sen. John Fetterman dwell on “The View” for siding with GOP: ‘You might be fallacious’

    Sunny Hostin confronts Sen. John Fetterman dwell on “The View” for siding with GOP: ‘You might be fallacious’

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    • Choose View cohosts slammed Sen. Fetterman and seven different Democrats Monday after they sided with the GOP to finish the shutdown.
    • Sen. Fetterman joined The View Tuesday, the place Hostin confronted him over the transfer.
    • "You're fallacious," Hostin informed Sen. Fetterman, who additionally known as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene "crazypants."

    Sooner or later after publicly criticizing the actions of eight Democrats who sided with Republican officers in a transfer to finish the longest authorities shutdown in American political historical past, The View cohost Sunny Hostin introduced her ire straight to Sen. John Fetterman dwell on the air.

    The present welcomed Pennsylvania Sen. Fetterman — who, alongside seven others, defied choose pushback from inside his occasion and voted with Senate GOP members to finish the shutdown — to debate the political mess. And Hostin, a authorized skilled and former federal prosecutor, didn't maintain again in the course of the tense interview.

    Hostin introduced up her feeling that "extra Individuals on either side of the aisle" are "blaming Republicans" for the historic six-week shutdown — and even introduced up Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who additionally "blamed the GOP," Hostin mentioned.

    She then introduced up final week's blue wave that noticed key Democratic wins in lots of native elections on the polls, telling Sen. Fetterman that "you had momentum" earlier than asking, "Why give in now? Why convey a butter knife to a gun combat? Are you keen to gamble that the GOP will negotiate in good religion as soon as the federal government reopens, as a result of if that gamble is fallacious, half one million Pennsylvanians that you simply signify, their healthcare prices will skyrocket if you happen to’re fallacious? And I consider you might be fallacious."

    Alyssa Farah Griffin interviews Sen. John Fetterman on 'The View'
    Alyssa Farah Griffin interviews Sen. John Fetterman on 'The View'.

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    Sen. Fetterman responded with a agency criticism for Rep. Greene, a famous conservative identified for outbursts in politics whose current press tour has tried to place her as a extra even-tempered unifier amid the shutdown.

    "Nicely, to start with, Marjorie Taylor Greene is kind of actually the final individual in America that I’m going to take recommendation to get my management and values from. If Democrats are celebrating crazypants like that, that's on them," Sen. Fetterman replied. "I don’t want a lecture. I don’t want lecture from, whether or not it’s Bernie [Sanders] or the governor in California, as a result of they're representing very deep blue populations and numerous these issues had been a part of the intense."

    He added a query again to Hostin: "Why have we arrived right here after the election a 12 months in the past? We wish to neglect among the issues that value us that election, and now, for me, that’s why I’m making an attempt to remind folks, the extremism, we are able to’t return to these form of issues, and notice we have to discover a means ahead."

    Sooner or later prior, Hostin spoke on the Sizzling Matters desk of Democrats like Sen. Fetterman, who’re refusing to be a part of the "opposition" occasion she desires to see go up in opposition to the conservative proper — particularly because the battle over healthcare premiums and SNAP advantages raged amid conversations concerning the shutdown.

    "Slightly than cite Marjorie Taylor Greene, I’m going to quote one of many new governor-elects saying that my election is just not a inexperienced mild to proceed the shutdown, as a result of I promise you this isn’t a political recreation," Sen. Fetterman went on. "It’s seen like that by many people, however the actuality is that 42 million Individuals are actually undecided the place they’re subsequent meal goes to return from as a result of we voted like that or people who haven't been paid for 5 weeks now."

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    Elsewhere within the interview, conservative panelist and former Donald Trump White Home staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed Sen. Fetterman on his view regarding Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, who additionally acquired criticism from inside the occasion for transferring to finish the shutdown with the Senate vote.

    When Griffin requested Sen. Fetterman if he thought Sen. Schumer is the “proper chief on this second” for the occasion, he replied, “That’s probably not my concern proper now. It’s not a management state of affairs" he's centered on.

    "We’re dwelling within the backlash of the election. America determined to place us within the minority when it comes to management proper now. What defines management? For me, that’s order and logic," he responded. "We had been all energized by the election final week, and for me, it’s like, let’s take the win on that. We all know there’s numerous backlash to this sort of chaos. Now voters are going to answer extra order and the sort that’s not violating our core values to plunge our nation into chaos for 42 million Individuals' meals safety. That’s the essence of people who I combat for. We now have to have the ability to disagree on this stuff."

    Leisure Weekly has reached out to representatives for Sen. Fetterman for touch upon his look on The View.

    On Monday's episode, Hostin mentioned she believed that "the Democrats caved" and that "the Democrats let down the American folks" by siding with the GOP to finish the shutdown.

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    Addressing moderator Whoopi Goldberg, Hostin added, "And such as you, Whoopi, I’ve completely no religion that the Republican occasion will come to the negotiating desk in good religion. You do one thing like this, disgrace on you, the primary time, you do it twice, 3 times, 4 instances, disgrace on me, disgrace on the Democrats for believing that the Republicans will even vote on it."

    Watch Hostin confront Sen. Fetterman on The View within the video above.

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  • Noah Schnapp says “Stranger Issues” solid will not display sequence finale prematurely: ‘They are not gonna present any of us’

    Noah Schnapp says “Stranger Issues” solid will not display sequence finale prematurely: ‘They are not gonna present any of us’

    STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5. Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in Stranger Things: Season 5. STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5. Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in Stranger Things: Season 5.
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    • In response to Noah Schnapp, the solid received't see the Stranger Issues sequence finale prematurely.
    • Millie Bobby Brown desires 'popcorn being thrown' when the final episode hits theaters: 'Hen jockey.'
    • 'The amount will get turned up all the way in which proper from the start,' Maya Hawke says because the solid teases the again half of the season.

    Stranger Things and secrecy go hand in hand — even, it appears, for the solid.

    In response to Noah Schnapp, who performs Will Byers on the hit Netflix sequence, he and his fellow stars received't be seeing the sequence finale episode prematurely of its debut on New Yr's Eve.

    Teasing the again half of the fifth and ultimate season, Schnapp tells Leisure Weekly the post-Quantity I episodes hold "getting extra emotional and extra spectacle, however nonetheless much more intimate."

    He continues, "The stakes simply hold getting increased and better, and the present — you aren’t prepared. I simply watched 5 and 6, and I used to be sobbing. It's so good. After which the finale, they're not gonna present any of us, so I received't see it till the world sees it and I'm simply as excited as you guys are."

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    Noah Schnapp as Will Byers on 'Stranger Issues 5'.

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    'Stranger Things 5' cast on filming biggest season yet for a year straight: 'It's a marathon' STRANGER THINGS. (L to R) Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Jake Connelly as Derek in STRANGER THINGS 'Stranger Things' almost killed off 2 main characters in past seasons STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5. (L to R) Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson and Joe Keery as Steve Harrington in Stranger Things: Season 5.

    Quantity I of the fifth and ultimate season, consisting of the primary 4 episodes, will arrive on Netflix Nov. 26. Quantity II, bringing episodes 5-7, will premiere on the streaming platform on Christmas Day. The sequence finale, working round 2 hours in size, will drop concurrently in choose theaters and on Netflix on New Yr's Day.

    It could sound like a small factor for the sequence finale to be withheld from the solid, although expertise sometimes pre-screen particular episodes prematurely of any press interviews to each refresh their reminiscence of the work and to extra confidently converse to the subject material. On the very least, this brings up the query: If the solid aren't attending to see it prematurely, will anybody?

    The plot of Stranger Issues 5 picks up within the fall of 1987, which is greater than a yr after the occasions of season 4 and close to to the fourth anniversary of Will's disappearance within the Upside Down. Eleven is again in hiding from a U.S. authorities that desires to amass her as a weapon, however she's honing her powers to be robust sufficient to face Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) for a ultimate showdown.

    Vecna, nonetheless, has receded into obscurity. The gang in Hawkins are looking for his location, nevertheless it's tough after they must dodge the army occupation that has taken over the city because the rifts opened up.

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    Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) on 'Stranger Issues 5'.

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    The solid — together with Millie Bobby Brown, Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke, and Charlie Heaton — additional tease what's in retailer for viewers. Keery calls the later episodes a "huge swing," whereas Brown says she desires "popcorn being thrown" at screenings of the sequence finale.

    The actress behind Eleven exclaims, "Hen jockey," referring to that raucous viral trend that played out around showings of A Minecraft Movie.

    For Heaton, "I really feel like the tip of this Quantity [I] is sort of a finale in itself."

    Hawke provides, "This entire season is huge all the way in which. Most seasons work the place we introduce you to a small world: Everybody's bounced again, everybody's received a brand new job, everybody's doing their greatest with their regular life and worrying about ladies and faculty…. This season, the amount will get turned up all the way in which proper from the start. The stakes are gonna really feel excessive from the very starting to the very finish."

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  • Jeff Goldblum reveals how a film position made him cease consuming meat: ‘It modified me’

    Jeff Goldblum reveals how a film position made him cease consuming meat: ‘It modified me’

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    Jeff Goldblum has been modified, really, for good.

    The star of such masterpieces as The Fly, Between the Traces, and Deep Cowl lately mirrored on his position within the first large display adaptation of Wicked, the musical pulled from the pages of L. Frank Baum that set Broadway afire within the early 2000s.

    "I'm fortunate. It's unusual that you simply get to be doing this over a time frame and get extra fertile, and juicy, and fascinating, and related roles for your self," he shared on Monday's episode of the British chat present This Morning.

    Goldblum started to depend the ways in which Depraved and its upcoming sequel, Wicked: For Good, have been notably fortunate experiences.

    "Working with Jon Chu — superb. It's modified me. You already know, after doing this film — we talked concerning the animal cruelty — I ended consuming meat and poultry."

    Goldblum joked that "this Christmas and Thanksgiving, I could also be having one other, one thing else."

    Exercising a few of that distinctive Goldblum appeal of having the ability to thread comedian and poignant needles concurrently, the actor shared, "We want the world to work for everyone on Earth and each creature too."

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    They're phrases you'd by no means catch popping out of the mouth of his character in Depraved: the Fantastic Wizard of Oz himself.

    Within the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that author Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz tailored into the 2003 stage musical, the Wizard is reworked from the blustery tyrant who finally softens to the plight of the wayward Kansan Dorothy Gale. In Depraved, he's full tyrant, and the evil schemes he perpetrates with the assistance of the merciless Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh within the movies) are unforgivable.

    One of many musical's twin protagonists, the libelously branded Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), discovers that the Wizard and Morrible have connived to suppress the talking powers of the realm's animal denizens, subordinating them again right into a state of beastly helplessness.

    "One thing unhealthy is occurring in Oz," Elphaba sings in one of many first Act's darker numbers.

    Jeff Goldblum is The Wizard of Oz in WICKED FOR GOOD, directed by Jon M. Chu.
    Jeff Goldblum in 'Depraved: For Good'.

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    Goldblum has clearly taken one of many key, however usually under-sung, classes of Depraved to coronary heart: Love your animal neighbors like they have been your individual.

    As for the Wizard and Morrible's treachery, Goldblum and Yeoh have an… fascinating concept on what may encourage their legal collab.

    "We met some time in the past," Goldblum postulated to Leisure Weekly in March. "The query is, when did I float in? What number of years in the past throughout this drought, which had one thing to do with this animal enterprise? And what occurred between us with that [animal] enterprise, and the way shut have been we?"

    The actor thinks the characters "might have been deeply shut to one another," however teasing the forthcoming conclusion, he hints, "and as we see us now, we're veering aside."

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