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'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix to reportedly replace Sarah Hyland as host of 'Love Island'

“Vanderpump Rules” breakout Ariana Madix will reportedly replace Sarah Hyland as the new host of “Love Island USA.”

For the past two seasons, the “Modern Family” actress has hosted Peacock’s dating reality series. Madix meanwhile has become a fan favorite of her Bravo reality show amid the headline-grabbing “Scandoval” ...Read more

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'Culture of silence': Lawyer calls Diddy's NDA terrifying, purposefully intimidating

MIAMI — A nondisclosure agreement crafted on behalf of Sean “Diddy” Combs is the newest clue illuminating a sordid world of alleged sex trafficking, abuse and illegal drug use surrounding the music mogul. It raised alarm bells for a lawyer who analyzed the document for the Miami Herald.

NDAs are standard for artists and celebrities with ...Read more

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Jerry Seinfeld made a movie about Pop-Tarts. Yes, the trailer is as goofy as you'd expect

Jerry Seinfeld and his all-star cast are “drunk on sugar-power” in the new trailer for “Unfrosted,” a film that chronicles Pop-Tarts’ origin story. That’s how the comedian described the film in a 2018 tweet when it was just a nebulous concept.

“Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kellogg’s cereal culture of the mid-60’s in Battle...Read more

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Review: 'Ennio,' a loving tribute to the maestro of the soundtrack

When composer Ennio Morricone, well into his 80s, lets loose on the “coyote howl” theme he wrote for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and sings the howling part — in a fully committed a capella attack you wouldn’t think possible coming from any human — well, those eight or nine seconds alone make the documentary “Ennio” well ...Read more

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Mary McNamara: Hollywood made friendship another unrealistic ideal. A Broadway hit finally smacks it down

In the first act of "Merrily We Roll Along," the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical currently enjoying a successful Broadway revival, the three main characters sing about the role old friends play in our lives. "Good friends," argues Frank (Jonathan Groff) "point out your lies, Whereas old friends live and let live." "Good friends like and ...Read more

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Kyle Richards' daughters on their parents' breakup becoming reality TV: 'We're used to this'

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 15 years, the four daughters of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards have been passengers to their mother's journey on the reality TV superhighway.

Viewers have vicariously attended their birthday parties, watched their tear-filled departures for college and seen them navigate shifting extended family...Read more

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New music: The Dandy Warhols still rule on latest album 'Rockmaker'

Here are three new albums worth checking out:

“Rockmaker,” The Dandy Warhols

We’re a little miffed with The Dandy Warhols right now, given that our favorite Portland, Oregon, rock band didn’t include a Bay Area date on its most recent tour. Yet, that’s certainly not going to stop us from playing the group’s latest album — “...Read more

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How Offset drew inspiration from Michael Jackson as Migos member went solo

Actor and rapper Donald Glover once compared the rap group Migos to the Beatles.

But Offset, one of the three members of Migos, is taking his inspiration these days from a different pop icon: the late Michael Jackson.

“I was just a big fan of him,” says the 32-year-old Offset, who was born Kiari Cephus, as he headlines his first solo tour....Read more

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Yung Miami, drugs and a shooting: New details emerge in amended lawsuit against Diddy

MIAMI — Days after federal agents raided Sean “Diddy” Combs’ multimillion-dollar compounds on both sides of the country, a music producer who sued the hip-hop megastar turned entrepreneur has come forward with another complaint that sheds light on more than a dozen pages of new accusations.

In a lawsuit filed last month, Rodney “Lil ...Read more

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Dolly Parton responds to Beyoncé's cover of 'Jolene'

Beyoncé‘s big splash into country music is getting a ringing endorsement from Dolly Parton.

On Wednesday, the 32-time Grammy Award winner revealed the track list for her “Cowboy Carter” album — which drops on Friday — with Parton’s hit “Jolene” among the songs featured.

The legendary country star, who previously hinted about �...Read more

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Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas to receive knighthood, damehood

Filmmaking power couple Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas will receive knighthood and damehood, the British government announced Thursday.

Nolan, 53, and Thomas, 52, were honored just weeks after winning Academy Awards for “Oppenheimer.”

Though knighthoods and damehoods are sometimes conferred after special achievements, the list of new ...Read more

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Kodak Black sued by NYC luxury transport service over $600,000 in unpaid bills

NEW YORK — He goes by Kodak Black, but a Queens concierge company says he’s in the red.

I&D Concierge has sued rapper Kodak Black, claiming he refused to pay them more than $600,000 for numerous services.

The transportation company filed the civil suit Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal Court, seeking the $618,070.11 it claims to be owed.

The ...Read more

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Miami 'freak-offs' and underage sex -- lawsuits paint picture of Diddy's world

MIAMI — The parties often took place in some of Miami’s most luxurious hotels: the Mandarin Oriental, with sweeping views of Biscayne Bay; the 1 Hotel, on the white sands of South Beach; and the fabled Fontainebleau, the iconic landmark hotel that symbolizes the timeless elegance of Old Miami.

But what is alleged to have happened in these ...Read more

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Amid 'Quiet on Set' fallout, Kenan Thompson says sets for kids shows should 'be a safe place'

In the '90s, before his "Saturday Night Live" days, Kenan Thompson delivered laughs on beloved Nickelodeon shows "All That" and "Kenan & Kel." That's why he said he finds the bombshell "Quiet on Set" documentary and its fallout "definitely tough to watch."

"I have fond memories of that place and I have fond memories of my co-stars," he said ...Read more

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Bruce Springsteen surprises Zach Bryan fans at Barclays Center

NEW YORK — A healthy Bruce Springsteen ran up lots of frequent flier miles to make a surprise Wednesday night performance with country star Zach Bryan at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Bryan wore a sleeveless Springsteen T-shirt during Wednesday’s show and came onstage to Springsteen’s 1982 song “Johnny 99” playing, according to ...Read more

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Review: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' is a worthy 'When Hairy Met Scaly II'

Guy behind the concession counter the other night asks me which movie I’m seeing. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” I tell him. He puts down the popcorn and heaves a nearly convulsive sigh of relief. Gratitude? Hope? All of it. A mashup of emotions, to go with the movie’s mashup of species.

“Oh, man,” the concession worker says. �...Read more

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Inside the raids at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' estates: Emptied safes, dismantled electronics, gun-toting feds

LOS ANGELES — It was a major show of force: Dozens of agents, some heavily armed, descending on Sean "Diddy" Combs' estates in Los Angeles and Miami.

Television news helicopters captured the action as Department of Homeland Security agents served a search warrant in what officials described as an investigation into alleged sex trafficking —...Read more

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Review: In Hulu's 'We Were the Lucky Ones,' an engrossing family drama with the Holocaust as backdrop

My Ukrainian Jewish parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were comfortably ensconced in the Midwest when Hitler began persecuting the Jews; I have no familial connection to the Holocaust. Still, the sight of a swastika gives me shivers, and all the more so given that, in this age of denial and renascent fascism, the symbol has outlived ...Read more

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Television Q&A: Has new season of 'Snowpiercer' been permanently derailed?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Will the fourth season of “Snowpiercer” ever air since it was already filmed? I know TNT decided not to air it.

A: TNT carried three seasons of the post-apocalyptic drama based on the movie of the same name and ordered a fourth. The network then decided not to air the fourth season, reportedly as...Read more

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Kenan Thompson to Nickelodeon: 'investigate more' amid 'Quiet on Set' allegations

NEW YORK — Nickelodeon alum Kenan Thompson has addressed the “tough” allegations about the kids network’s troubled past at the center of Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”

The longest-running “Saturday Night Live” cast member broke out on Nick’s “All That,” a juvenile ...Read more