The boy who lived is back.

HBO on Wednesday revealed the release date and trailer for its new "Harry Potter" series, offering the first glimpse into the new version of Hogwarts, the fictional school for young wizards and witches. The show will premiere on HBO Max on Christmas Day.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," written and ...Read more

Chris Hughes enjoys reliving the moment he and his girlfriend JoJo Siwa fell in love on Celebrity Big Brother.

The couple formed a close friendship and insisted their love for each other was "platonic" on the UK reality TV show until it blossomed into romance following JoJo's split from Kath Ebbs, 28, at the social experiment programme's ...Read more

Charlie Puth feels sick if he does not like the way something sounds.

The 34-year-old singer's sensitivity to noise leaves him in an "agonising" state.

Appearing on the latest episode of David Begnaud's The Person Who Believed in Me podcast, Charlie explained: "I'm sensitive to sound, and sound comes out of people.

"So the splash of the pool,...Read more

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's Henry Thomas "wasn't ready" for child stardom.

The actor thinks he handled his global fame "not very well" at the age of 10, following his breakout role as Elliott Taylor, who befriended the titular alien, in the 1982 family sci-fi blockbuster.

Appearing on the latest episode of the It Happened in Hollywood podcast...Read more

Sofia Richie Grainge has given birth to her second child.

The 27-year-old model and her 32-year-old husband, Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge's daughter Eloise, 22 months, has become a big sister, following the arrival of Henry Cecil Grainge on March 18.

Sofia took to Instagram on Wednesday (25.03.26) and shared a faceless photo of Eloise ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chappell Roan and her terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week continues in the aftermath of an incident last week in Brazil that left an 11-year-old fan in tears.

A security guard allegedly spoke aggressively to young Ada Law after she walked past Roan’s table during breakfast in a Sao Paulo hotel to look at the “...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The report of this death is not an exaggeration: Rocky Carroll’s character Leon Vance, director at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, died Tuesday on “NCIS” after appearing on the CBS series for 18 of its 23 seasons so far.

For Carroll, one of the worst parts, obviously, was that his character would be dead and he ...Read more

NEW YORK — Savannah Guthrie is returning to the “Today” show this week in a two-part interview with co-host Hoda Kotb about the disappearance of her mother, Nancy.

In a preview of the interview, aired during Wednesday morning’s broadcast, Guthrie can be seen becoming visibly emotional as she opens up about the “agony” she and her ...Read more

“Grey’s Anatomy” is bidding goodbye to two of its veteran doctors.

Kim Raver and Kevin McKidd, who play soldiers-turned-surgeons Dr. Teddy Altman and Dr. Owen Hunt, respectively, will be exiting the long-running ABC medical drama at the end of its 22nd season. Their characters first connected while serving in Iraq and have come together ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — After two decades at the base of Philadelphia Museum of Art’s iconic steps, the city’s famed Rocky statue came down from his pedestal just before noon Wednesday.

The next time we see him, he’ll be inside the museum — a first the statue, which has called Philly home for more than 40 years.

Wednesday’s move saw Rocky ...Read more

The cast of horror movie “Ready or Not 2” had a real-life scare when a fire broke out inside a Paris hotel late Wednesday morning.

Flames erupted inside the kitchen of the Bristol Hotel around 11:30 a.m., prompting a mass evacuation, sources told TMZ.

Approximately 400 people were cleared from the building, including actors Sarah Michelle ...Read more

Taylor Frankie Paul will still receive her full salary for “The Bachelorette,” despite ABC’s decision to cancel her season in the wake of a video showing the reality star engaged in domestic violence, along with new allegations of abuse.

The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” breakout, 31, will still enjoy the low-to-mid six figure payday...Read more

Grammy winner Duffy will open up in an upcoming documentary for Disney+ about a kidnapping and sexual assault she says disrupted her career for years.

The “Mercy” crooner, 41, will be “speaking about what happened to her for the first time” in the doc, Angela Jain, the streamer’s head of content for EMEA announced at Series Mania ...Read more

Zazie Beetz said it was "very empowering" to take the lead role in They Will Kill You.

The 34-year-old actress plays Asia Reaves in the high-octane horror-action film, and the character also allowed Beetz to feel more confident as a woman.

She told People: "I think leading something is an incredibly empowering experience.

"This was my first ...Read more

'THEY WILL KILL YOU'

Rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, language and brief sexual content/nudity.

What it’s about: A woman infiltrates a mysterious Manhattan apartment building in hopes of rescuing her sister.

The kid attractor factor: This is an extremely violent horror action comedy — not for kids.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Don...Read more

One’s tolerance for hyperviolent giggle-fests might vary depending on which way the wind blows, but if you only have time for one movie in theaters about a cult of elite satanists hunting down a pair of sisters, you might as well make it Kirill Sokolov’s cheerfully gonzo “Kill Bill” riff “They Will Kill You,” starring Zazie Beetz.

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Riz Ahmed has created and stars in a marvelous new series, "Bait," which premiered Wednesday on Prime Video. There are no worms in it, though viral video plays a part, and fame — the pursuit of which is a subject — is a lure.

But what's in a name? A comedy by any other name would be as funny — if it was funny, and this one very much is, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Colbert, with the end of his late-night series less than two months away, already has a new gig lined up: co-writing the script for an upcoming "Lord of the Rings" movie.

Peter Jackson, the visionary filmmaker who adapted author J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy for the big screen in the early aughts, teased "very special ...Read more

Bonnie Blue thinks "thoroughly" about her career plans.

The OnlyFans model attracted worldwide attention after sleeping with 1,057 men in just 12 hours in 2025 - but Bonnie insists that her career choices are more considered than people imagine.

She told Us Weekly: "I think I've always enjoyed [it], and I've never shown any weakness physically...Read more

Savannah Guthrie broke down in tears as she spoke of her "agony" over her mother's disappearance.

The Today host and her siblings reported their 84-year-old mom Nancy Guthrie missing at the end of January and, as the search continues to find her amid the belief she was kidnapped, the 54-year-old presenter has given her first emotional interview...Read more