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Former Celebrity Apprentice winner Bret Michaels is the latest performer to drop out of the lineup for a series of concerts on the National Mall during the Great American State Fair, which is billed as “a World Fair-style celebration of America’s 250th birthday.” via: Variety As Kris Kristofferson might have put it, “Freedom 250” is just another word for a festival with very few acts left to lose. As of Friday morning, five out of nine artists announced roughly 48 hours earli

Let’s see how this one turns out. via: Deadline Lionsgate will open their prequel John Rambo on June 4 next year. The pic will bow in the post-Memorial Day frame following Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter from director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling. The other only wide release on June 4 next year is an untitled feature from Paramount. John Rambo explores the soldier’s origin story and the events preceding 1982’s First Blood. Noah Centineo is taking over the bandan

Wilson Cruz and Johnny Sibilly recently criticized straight actors playing gay roles, specifically targeting Rami Malek. This occurred after Malek's role as a gay singer with AIDS in the film The Man I Love premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. via: Queerty Rami Malek is picking up positive reviews for his latest movie, The Man I Love. It made its debut last week at the Cannes Film Festival in France. In the movie by director Ira Sachs, Malek plays Jimmy George, a singer and

Colton Underwood has blasted a social media follower who seemingly made a negative comment about the star's 20-month-old son Bishop having two fathers. via: People On Tuesday, May 26, the former NFL star, 34, shared a post on Instagram, showing his reply to a social media user who left a negative comment under one of his recent posts. The user wrote that he feels "bad for that kid," seemingly calling out the fact that Underwood's son Bishop, 20 months, has two fathers. The pr

Melanie Chisolm has won widespread praise for how she handled being asked a seriously clunky question about her sexuality during a recent podcast appearance. via: Pink News The singer, better known as Mel C, was often the focus of speculation that she was a lesbian due to her Sporty persona as part of the Spice Girls. Speaking on The Mitch Churi Chat Show podcast, Mel said: “It was assumed or suggested that I was gay. I don’t personally have a problem with that. I mean, it’s

Madonna is kissing and telling. via: Page Six Asked recently to name her best-ever lay, Madonna said she was prepared only to rank the dead ones. But of all her extinct exes, she picked John F. Kennedy Jr. The Material Girl is promoting her new album, “Confessions II,” by working with Grindr. And instead of doing the usual press tour, she made a video with playwright Jeremy O. Harris, Bob The Drag Queen, dancer Ivy Mugler, designer Raul Lopez, and ID’s Marcello Gutierrez aski

Gayle King's latest interview led to a lengthy public apology from her ex-husband. via: Page Six Gayle King was shocked that her ex-husband William Bumpus issued a public apology after she spoke out about him cheating on her during their 11-year marriage. The journalist told TMZ Thursday she was “surprised” Bumpus, whom she was married to from 1982 to 1993, was “even talking, because he never talks.” “So I was surprised, but I can also say I appreciated what he had to say,” s

CNN has announced its plans for coverage of America’s upcoming observance of its 250th anniversary of independence. via: Variety Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are jumping from New Year’s Eve shots to Fourth of July fireworks. The pair, which has held forth the past several years as hosts of CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage from New York’s Times Square, will now do something similar on July 3. “Independence Eve Live with Anderson & Andy: Celebrating 250” will feature the dither

Details of Amerie’s divorce from Lenny Nicholson have been revealed. via: That Grape Juice Freshly surfaced court documents are peeling back the curtain on the former couple’s split and unpacking a whirlwind of accusations involving alleged abandonment, cosmetic surgery, luxury trips, emotional distress claims, and a jaw-dropping seven-figure payout demand. The ‘1 Thing’ singer officially filed to end the marriage after more than a decade together, but it appears the fallout

The Freedom 250 event has just announced the first wave of performers for the Great American State Fair ... and some of them are already backing out. But not C+C Music Factory, who's taking a metaphorical -- and literal -- dump on critics who are upset he's performing at a MAGA-coded event. In a wild 7-minute rant from his toilet, the group's lead rapper, Freedom Williams, insisted he doesn't "f*** with Trump" and almost told his agent he was out ... until people started call

The lineup for Tom Morello's 2026 Power to the People fest has just been unveiled with the event set to take place at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, Maryland on Oct. 3. via: Rolling Stone Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Joan Baez, and more artists and activist are among the star-studded lineup for Tom Morello’s Power to the People Festival. The one-day event takes place on Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Morello announced the festiva

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” has extended its Broadway run through January 17, 2027. The news was relayed by two of the production’s stars — André De Shields and Grizabella herself, “Tempress” Chasity Moore — with co-host Whoopi Goldberg on “The View.” Following the announcement, the cast performed a mashup of “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” and “The Jellicle Ball.” via: Deadline Tony Award nominees The Lost Boys and Cats: The Jellicle Ball have extended their Broadway engage

Olivia Rodrigo is addressing the comments she received over a babydoll dress she wore during a recent performance. via: Rolling Stone As the online public continues to throw a temper tantrum over Olivia Rodrigo‘s choice to don a baby doll dress while promoting her third LP, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love, the singer-songwriter weighed in on the controversy. After wearing a pink flouncy dress for the album’s cover, a similar blue one for the “Drop Dead” music video,

A24 and The Iron Claw star Zac Efron have found their next project to partner with HBO and Zach Baylin for a new take on an 80s cult classic. Sources tell Deadline that HBO and A24 are developing an Angel Heart drama series with Efron attached to star and exec produce with Black Rabbit creator Zach Baylin writing and exec producing. via: Variety The one-hour drama show, written and executive produced by “Black Rabbit” creator Zach Baylin, is based on the 1978 horror novel “Fa

Tom Hardy was not fired from “MobLand,” Variety has confirmed. Despite rumors swirling since last week that the actor would not return for a third season, sources confirmed discussions are underway to find a way for Hardy (who plays gangster Harry Da Souza in the Paramount+ show) to come back. “Tom was not fired, the door is not closed for Season 3 and things are being worked through creatively,” a source close to production told Variety. via: CBM Following reports that Venom

Universal Pictures released a final trailer for Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day yesterday when tickets went on sale, and the first social media reactions to the mysterious sci-fi thriller have now been shared online. via: Variety Steven Spielberg‘s “Disclosure Day” has been unveiled to members of the film press ahead of its June 12 release date, and first reactions are calling the sci-fi UFO-focused movie “Spielberg’s best film in 20 years,” with high praise for star Emily

D.L. Hughley cut through the noise surrounding the Kevin Hart roast controversy with the kind of sharp, unbothered clarity that has always been his signature. His message was direct: stop asking why people are still hurt, and start asking why the jokes keep getting told. via: The Grio The comedian and radio host said Hart bears no responsibility for a joke he did not write, but raised pointed questions about editorial decisions made after the live broadcast. Comedian and radi

Madonna may be a pop legend, but she hasn't forgotten where she's come from. via: Page Six Madonna candidly recalled accidentally starting a fire with a space heater while “illegally” living in a New York City building ahead of her career in the late ’70s. “I was living illegally in a building in the Garment District,” the “Material Girl” songstress told Bilt founder and CEO Ankur Jain in an interview released on Wednesday. “There was no heat in the dead of winter. Everybody

Paris Jackson is opening up about the state of her relationship with her late father Michael Jackson. via: EW The 28-year-old opened up about why she's taken a firm stance against sharing details about her relationship with the King of Pop — who died in 2009 — during Tuesday's episode of Jack Osbourne's Trying Not To Die podcast. When asked by Osbourne whether she struggles with figuring out how public she wants her life to be, Paris said that she used to feel like she "owed

Joy Behar made a big announcement on Tuesday’s (May 26) edition of the Behind the Table podcast: She’ll be taking an extended hiatus from The View starting next week. via: EW In a discussion with the show's producer, Brian Teta, the 83-year-old confirmed that she'll miss multiple episodes of the daytime series in the weeks ahead, with Teta revealing her cohost replacements. "This is your last podcast for a little bit, because next week you're not going to be here. Are we talk