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Roseanne Barr returns to TV with new show filming in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — Roseanne Barr is returning to television and will film her new show in Texas.

“Meemaw” is Barr’s first time leading a series since her namesake show — “Roseanne” — was canceled after she made racist comments about one of President Barack Obama’s former staffers.

More than 20 years after its ninth season, �...Read more

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Meghan Markle makes contact with ailing dad after 7-year estrangement

Following a seven-year estrangement, Meghan Markle has finally made contact with her ailing father.

The embattled Duchess of Sussex resorted to taking extra measures to reach Thomas Markle, following his public pleas. The 81-year-old reportedly underwent an emergency lower leg amputation on Dec. 3 in the Philippines.

A spokesperson for Markle,...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nicholas Galitzine plays He-Man in the 2026 reboot of Masters of the Universe

Nicholas Galitzine says bulking up for Masters of the Universe was the toughest challenge of his career

Nicholas Galitzine declares bulking up to become He-Man in Masters of the Universe was "the hardest thing [he's] ever done".

In the upcoming reboot, the 31-year-old actor replaces 68-year-old Dolph Lundgren - who played the superhero in the 1987 live-action version of the fantasy-romance movie.

Despite finding getting into an even stronger ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Uwe Boll is rebooting Alone in the Dark.

Alone in the Dark is getting rebooted

Uwe Boll is rebooting Alone in the Dark.

The 60-year-old director adapted the horror action video game series into a critically-acclaimed feature film in 2005, which starred Christian Slater (Edward Carnby) and Tara Reid (Aline Cedrac).

Unlike the 2005 movie, the follow-up - which follows private detective Edward Carnby's fight against the ...Read more

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Mayor Parker announces Philly's first ever New Year's Eve outdoor concert

PHILADELPHIA — The semiquincentennial year in Philadelphia is set to start off with a bang.

The city’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of America will begin on New Year’s Eve with a free concert in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps.

The lineup includes LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, bassist and bandleader Adam Blackstone, and ...Read more

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'Pawn Stars' to return -- without original cast member

LAS VEGAS — “Pawn Stars” is ready to wheel and deal again.

The History Channel sensation plans to be back with new episodes to film early next year, airing in early 2027. Rick Harrison and Austin “Chumlee” Russell are now the co-stars.

Original cast member Corey Harrison, Rick’s son and and an integral part of the production, is no...Read more

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Q&A: Music star Dave Koz talks beloved Christmas tradition and why he might step away

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Christmastime is Dave Koz time.

It’s been that way for decades, beginning way back in 1997 when he ventured out on his very first holiday season tour with legendary pianist David Benoit and some other talented musicians.

This year, Koz — the extremely popular and talented smooth-jazz saxophonist — is heading out on ...Read more

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'47 Ronin' director Carl Rinsch facing 90 years for scamming Netflix of $11 million

NEW YORK — Carl Rinsch, a director best known for the film “47 Ronin,” is facing up to 90 years in prison after being convicted Thursday of scamming Netflix out of $11 million and using the cash to fund his lavish lifestyle.

A federal jury in Manhattan needed only a few hours to deliver a guilty verdict against Rinsch, who bilked the ...Read more

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'Matlock' head addresses David Del Rio's show exit amid allegations

David Del Rio’s “Matlock” character will have a “very organic” send-off after he was fired from the CBS hit amid sexual assault allegations.

Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman confirmed to Deadline that Del Rio’s Billy Martinez appearance in the Dec. 4 episode of the legal series — for which titular star Kathy Bates scored a historic ...Read more

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'She is such a doll': Kylie Minogue wants Margot Robbie to play her in biopic

Kylie Minogue wants Margot Robbie to play her in a future biopic - but is worried she's now too famous to portray her on screen.

The 57-year-old pop icon shared that she would love the Barbie star, 35, to portray her on screen one day, admitting Margot is her dream choice despite believing the idea is unlikely to happen.

Speaking with Scott ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kate Winslet gave herself some straightforward advice on Goodbye June.

What piece of shocking advice did Kate Winslet give herself on Goodbye June set?

Kate Winslet gave herself some blunt advice on Goodbye June - "don't f*** it up".

The 50-year-old star makes her debut behind the camera in the Christmas movie, in which she also plays the character of Julia, and pulled no punches when it came to her own director's note to herself.

Asked what the best director's note she penned was at a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / James Cameron has concerns about the future of cinema

James Cameron fears for cinema

James Cameron is mourning the "decline of cinema".

The Avatar: Fire and Ash director has warned that the rise in streaming services has lead to a "tragic year" for the moviegoing experience and thinks filmmakers need to breakaway from convention in order for it to be worthwhile for people to leave their homes to see their work.

He told The ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott aren't in a hurry to tie the knot

Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott aren't rushing to marry

Zooey Deschanel isn't in a rush to marry her fiancé Jonathan Scott.

The 45-year-old actress got engaged to the Property Brothers star in Scotland in 2023 but insists that the pair aren't a hurry to walk down the aisle.

Zooey told People magazine: "We've been together for so long, so it's not like we're like, 'We gotta get married.'

"I'd ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Matt Smith is confident his Star Wars movie is gonna be a big hit with fans of the franchise.

Filming on Star Wars: Starfighter has wrapped and is 'going to be really great', Matt Smith spills

Matt Smith has spilled that filming on Star Wars: Starfighter has wrapped - and he is confident it's going to be a major hit.

The 43-year-old actor stars alongside Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, Simon Bird and Daniel Ings among a lengthy cast in the movie, which is being directed by Shawn Levy who helmed Deadpool and Wolverine, Free Guy and The Adam ...Read more

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CBS reopens investigation into fired 'Matlock' actor David Del Rio

CBS reopened its investigation into David Del Rio, an actor who was fired from “Matlock” earlier this year over a sexual assault claim, according to reports.

Del Rio, and new attorney Shawn Holley, asked CBS Studios to re-interview him about the alleged Sept. 26 sexual assault incident against fellow series regular Leah Lewis that led to ...Read more

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Review: As Dick Van Dyke turns 100, a PBS documentary fetes an artist who's easy to celebrate

Dick Van Dyke turns 100 on Saturday, an event so eagerly anticipated that for him not to do so would seem cosmically wrong. It may be generationally vain of me to imagine that the beauties of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Mary Poppins" are known and loved by those after their time, but as they remain available to watch and are still shared by ...Read more

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Column: The Eurovision Song Contest has lost its harmony

I used to think that the Eurovision Song Contest could give the European Union a lot of pointers. Inaugurated in 1956, making it more than twice as old as the EU, the competition has juggled cross-border enmities, voting machinations and the occasional war — in addition to music, smoke machines and choreography. For most of those seven decades...Read more

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Taylor Swift cries over terrorist plot, dance class attack in new doc

Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” docuseries captures the tearful superstar saying she felt “hunted” in the summer of 2024 after a thwarted terrorist attack led to the cancellation of her Vienna concerts and a knife attack at a Swift-themed dance class in Liverpool, England, left three young fans dead.

“The End of an Era” depicts the ...Read more

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Mystery of how 50 Cent got Diddy docuseries footage may be solved

One of the biggest questions raised after the release of Netflix’s “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” is how 50 Cent and the streamer obtained behind-the-scenes footage of Sean "Diddy" Combs in the days leading up to his arrest.

Combs’ personal videographer, Michael Oberlies, spoke out this week to shut down online speculation that there was a...Read more

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John Mayer finally 'ready to settle down' amid Kat Stickler romance

John Mayer has finally reached the point where he’s “ready to settle down” as the musical Don Juan is said to be “getting serious” with influencer Kat Stickler.

The 48-year-old Grammy winner and Stickler, 31, “both are funny and have a great sense of humor and their personalities are a good match,” an insider told Us Weekly.

The ...Read more