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James Van Der Beek's financial woes started with 'Dawson's Creek' contract

Even though James Van Der Beek starred on the hit TV show “Dawson’s Creek,” the actor, who died on Wednesday at age 48, once revealed that he received no money from the show’s reruns that could have potentially made him wealthy for life.

Van Der Beek said in a 2012 interview that a clause in the contract he signed at age 20 kept him ...Read more

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Hear the one about the ICE agent? How Twin Cities comics are weighing in

MINNEAPOLIS — How soon is too soon to want to laugh again? And about what?

We’ve been besieged and consumed by immigration enforcement news, and we’re in the international spotlight. With tensions high, people shied away from entertainment for a time, but within the past week the mood seems to be shifting.

Judging by the brisk business ...Read more

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'Baby Reindeer' star Jessica Gunning to play 'Mama Cass' Elliot in biopic

Emmy winner Jessica Gunning of “Baby Reindeer” fame will play Mamas & the Papas singer Cass “Mama Cass” Elliot in an upcoming biopic.

“My Mama Cass,” based on the 2024 memoir of the same name from Elliot’s daughter, Owen Elliot-Kugell, is “not a Mamas & the Papas biopic,” according to a press release viewed Thursday by Variety...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jane Fonda lies in bed imaging what she would say to Donald Trump

Jane Fonda lies in bed thinking about what she would say to President Donald Trump

Jane Fonda lies in bed imagining what she would say to President Donald Trump.

The 88-year-old actress revealed that just as she is drifting off at night, she often thinks about the strong words she would have with the the 79-year-old American leader if she was ever given the opportunity.

Fonda feels as though she understands Trump's ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Tom Pelphrey and Kaley Cuoco.

Whose Penny? Kaley Cuoco's fiancé Tom Pelphrey was clueless about The Big Bang Theory

Kaley Cuoco's fiancé Tom Pelphrey has never watched her hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

The 40-year-old actress played waitress Penny in the long-running CBS sitcom which also starred Johnny Galecki as Penny's love interest Leonard Hofstadter, Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz and Kunal Nayyar as Raj Koothrappali....Read more

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Minnesota musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums

MINNEAPOLIS — Twin Cities musicians have been turning out in droves to sing, blow or drum on the streets in protest of ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. Now, they’re also lining up on record.

Two bulky compilation albums are being released this weekend featuring more than 130 different Minnesota artists between them, each doubling as ...Read more

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James Van Der Beek's ex-wife pays loving tribute to late actor

The ex-wife of James Van Der Beek is paying homage to the “Dawson’s Creek” star following the actor’s death on Wednesday at age 48.

Actress Heather McComb went public on social media to share that she’ll always keep her ex-husband in her heart.

The former couple reportedly met through McComb’s sister, who guest-starred on “Dawson...Read more

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7 'Wuthering Heights' movie changes that will surprise fans of the book

LOS ANGELES — In its opening credits, Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" self-identifies as "based on the novel by Emily Brontë."

Yet as Fennell has proven in a slew of interviews about the already polemical film, released Friday, the relationship between Brontë's Gothic epic and its latest adaptation is more ...Read more

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'Slightly terrifying': New Elvis movie a big, ambitious effort

LAS VEGAS — Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” requires its own category. Not quite a concert film, though filled with Elvis performance footage. Not a documentary, though, the King himself narrates what is essentially his life story.

“Baz was pretty clear, the words ‘concert film’ and ‘documentary’ were taboo,”...Read more

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Bijou Phillips has 'no prospective donors' amid desperate search for kidney

Model and actress Bijou Phillips is racing against the clock to find a new kidney — with little success so far.

Those close to Phillips, including friends and family members, “have gone through the process” of determining if they’re a match and able to donate, but they were all incompatible with the 45-year-old, a source told US Weekly....Read more

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Stephen 'Twitch' Boss' widow Allison Holker engaged 3 years after his death

Allison Holker, the widow of Stephen “Twitch” Boss, is celebrating her engagement to boyfriend Adam Edmunds.

The “Dancing with the Stars” alum shared the news on Thursday with a post on Instagram, which also include a series of photos from the proposal.

“I am so in love with you Adam,” Holker wrote.

“Baby, I am forever grateful ...Read more

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'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' review: A bonkers apocalypse comedy

The unhinged sci-fi time travel doomsday comedy wake-up call "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" already feels like a movie people will circle back to years from now and call ahead of its time.

With his first movie in 10 years, director Gore Verbinski ("Mouse Hunt," three "Pirates of the Caribbean" entries) has fashioned a bold, brave, bellowing ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy is missing.

FBI reveals 'identifying details' of suspect in disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy

The FBI has revealed "new identifying details" about a suspect in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.

The 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie has been missing since February 1, and both the Pina County Sheriff's Department and the FBI Phoenix office are continuing to investigate the case, with new details now made public regarding...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dick Van Dyke was wrongly announced as dead instead of James Van Der Beek

Ashley Roberts wrongly announces Dick Van Dyke death instead of James Van Der Beek

Ashley Roberts wrongly announced Dick Van Dyke had died instead of James Van Der Beek.

The former Pussycat Dolls singer, who is a presenter on the Heart FM Breakfast Show, got caught in an incredibly awkward on air blunder as she was discussing the "sad news" with hosts Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston.

During Thursday's (12.02.26) episode, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Daisy Lowe pregnant with second child

'Little bump is growing fast!' Daisy Lowe pregnant with second child

Daisy Lowe is pregnant with her second child.

The 37-year-old model took to Instagram to reveal she and her husband Jordan Saul - who she married last year - are expecting their second child together.

Sharing some professional photos of her and Jordan's honeymoon, she wrote: "Heading home from our honeymoon with an extra stowaway"

Daisy and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jesy Nelson's SMA petition to receive UK Government response

Jesy Nelson's SMA petition to receive UK Government response

Jesy Nelson's petition with Parliament, to demand all newborn babies born in the UK are tested for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), will receive a response from the UK government after it was signed more than 66,000 times.

The 34-year-old singer's eight-month-old twin daughters Ocean and Story were recently diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a rare ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Rosario Dawson joins Danny Ramirez's soccer movie Baton - and ex-England captain is exec producer

Rosario Dawson joins Danny Ramirez's soccer movie Baton - and ex-England captain is exec producer

Rosario Dawson and Edgar Ramirez have joined the cast of Baton.

The 46-year-old actress and the Emilia Perez actor will team up with Danny Ramirez, who will make his feature directorial debut with the motion picture.

According to Deadline, Eugenio Derbez, Gabriel Luna, and Mia Maestro have also joined the cast of the soccer movie.

Danny is ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Another Little Mix star nearly quit before Jesy Nelson, singer claims

Another Little Mix star nearly quit before Jesy Nelson, singer claims

A Little Mix band member nearly quit before Jesy Nelson left the group.

That's according to the 34-year-old singer, who has opened up for the first time about one of her other former bandmates - Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall - previously wanting to depart the Black Magic hitmakers at the beginning of 2020.

Jesy hasn't ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Margot Robbie could still be in line for Pirates of the Caribbean.

Pirates of the Caribbean producer teases Margot Robbie's involvement in next film

Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer has teased Margot Robbie's involvement in the next film.

A sixth movie in the iconic swashbuckling franchise is currently in development and while details are few and far between, there has been speculation that the next instalment could feature the son of Johnny Depp's character Jack Sparrow,...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Harry Styles announces album listening parties

Harry Styles announces 40 listening parties for new album

Harry Styles has announced 40 listening parties for his new album.

The 31-year-old singer is set to release his latest LP Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally on March 6, and he has unveiled plans for some special events all around the world.

Taking to Instagram, he shared a poster with the caption: "We wanna dance with all our friends. ...Read more