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If Conan O’Brien needs a friend, he’s certainly found one in the Academy. For the third year in a row, O’Brien has been tapped to host next year’s Oscars. Also back are live TV event producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan as the show’s executive producers for the fourth consecutive year. via: Deadline It’s a threepeat! Conan O’Brien will return as host of the Oscars for a third consecutive year. Also back in their fourth straight year as executive producers are Raj Kapoor and K

RuPaul's Drag Race star Katya Zamolodchikova is back home after undergoing "absolute hell on earth" to treat a bowel obstruction that prompted emergency surgery. via: Pink News Katya, who was forced to postpone a show with co-star and friend Trixie Mattel due to her health, shared a smiling photo on X, showing that she was on the mend. She wrote: “Hi friends, I’m back out of the hospital. I had to do an emergency abdominal surgery. “There was a bowel obstruction in my small i

James Charles is apologizing for slamming a laid-off Spirit Airlines employee who asked him for a donation. via: Out James Charles is no stranger to controversy, and he seems to have found himself in hot water once again after uploading a video over the weekend that many are calling “unnecessarily mean” and “tone deaf.” Because of that video, he lost over 130,000 followers, according to SocialBlade, a website that tracks profile statistics across different social media platfo

Music royalty has officially entered the building as Queen Latifah has joined The Voice as Season 30's newest Coach! On the red chair panel, the rap and hip-hop pioneer will be competing against alums Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine, as well as newcomer Riley Green, for the winning title of The Voice. via: Deadline She joins the likes of veterans Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine and newbie Riley Green. It marks her debut on the show but she has previously been a guest judge on o

David Koepp is returning to the world of twisted amusement parks. The screenwriter, best known for adapting the hit novel “Jurassic Park” for the big screen, has been hired to pen a reboot of the 1973 sci-fi Western “Westworld.” via: Deadline After bringing Michael Crichton‘s theme park vision to the screen scripting 1993’s Jurassic Park and two sequels, screenwriter David Koepp is looking to tackle another one. Deadline hears Koepp will revisit Westworld, the 1973 film writt

Early box-office tracking for the upcoming Amazon/MGM-produced “Masters of the Universe” is not good, with pre-sales hinting at a $25M opening weekend. That figure is obviously weak considering the film reportedly carries a whopping production budget of $200M. via: Dark Horizons Early box-office projections are coming in for Amazon MGM Studios’ blockbuster “Masters of the Universe,” and the numbers don’t look great. Box-Office Theory reports that the new live-action take on t

Hayden Panettiere allegedly found herself in bed with an “undressed” and “very famous” man when she was just 18 years old. via: Variety Hayden Panettiere appeared on a recent episode of the “On Purpose With Jay Shetty” podcast and recounted one of the more shocking revelations from her upcoming book, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” in which the “Nashvhille” and “Heroes” star remembers being lured by friend of hers into a room and told to get in bed with a famous male actor who was

The man accused of stealing unreleased Beyoncé music in 2025 has taken a last-minute plea deal on the eve of his jury trial, WXIA-TV reports. Kelvin Evans received a five-year sentence, with two years to be served in prison and the remainder on probation, after changing his plea to guilty on charges of criminal trespass and entering an automobile. via: Rolling Stone Kelvin Evans accepted the deal and a five-year sentence; he’ll serve two years in custody and the rest on proba

Lady Gaga has announced that her long-awaited “Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga Mayhem Requiem” will be released on Apple Music on Thursday at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET, and will also debut at the same time during one-night-only screenings at 15 AMC Theaters in select cities. via: Billboard Lady Gaga is formally putting her Mayhem era to rest with a new film featuring Gaga performing reinterpreted versions of songs from her lauded, Grammy-winning album. Created in partnership with Appl

Madonna will return to the Tribeca Festival this summer for the world premiere of a cinematic presentation accompanying her forthcoming new album Confessions II. The world premiere takes place Friday, June 5 at 8:00pm at the Beacon Theatre, New York City. via: Variety Directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (TORSO), the film is built around the first six tracks of her upcoming studio album, “Confessions II” — a follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2005 dance record “Confess

The live-action adaptation to the popular 80s cartoon Voltron is a big, special effects-laden action adventure that’s ripe for IMAX screens. However, according to MovieWeb, Amazon will be bypassing a theatrical run and will have the Rawson Marshall Thurber-directed movie premiere on Prime Video directly. Amazon MGM announced the update as part of their upcoming slate at Amazon Upfront. via: CBM The live-action Voltron movie starring Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Highlander) wil

Fans are convinced that Rihanna isn't here for up and coming South African pop star Tyla, who some feel is forcefully trying to come for RiRi's legacy. via: The Mirror Rihanna fans are speculating that the singer may have subtly thrown shade at Tyla following their awkward encounter at the Met Gala. The 38-year-old R&B singer and mom-of-three appeared to ignore 24-year-old music star Tyla during the 2026 Met Gala, with some convinced there may be tension between the pair. Bot

The massive EDM rollout for Confessions II continues. via: Billboard The run-up to Madonna‘s much-anticipated Confessions II album just got another glitzy element, with the queen of pop announcing Monday (May 11) that she’ll release a Peggy Gou remix of the lead Confessions II single “I Feel So Free” this Friday, May 15. Gou previewed the remix, titled “I Feel So Free Energy Remix,” via her Instagram Stories, sharing a 13-second preview in which she reveals her addition of so

OnlyFans creators disapprove of Sydney Sweeney‘s character, Cassie, in Euphoria season 3. Sweeney’s Cassie becomes an OnlyFans creator this season to pay for her dream wedding. Clips of her problematic scenes are circulating on the internet, drawing criticism from fans. Now, OnlyFans creators have joined in to weigh in on the controversial storyline. via: Variety The third (and last?) season of “Euphoria,” HBO’s crushingly bleak portrait of wayward youths in Southern Californ

The curtain will remain down on "So You Think You Can Dance" for the foreseeable future. via: Variety So you think you can dance? You won’t be doing it on Fox any time soon. Fox Television Network president Rob Wade confirmed Sunday that the long-running dance competition show, which hasn’t aired since May 2024, isn’t expected to return. “Obviously, a really important show in the history of Fox, and right now, there’s no plans to order another season,” Thorn told reporters as

Singer-songwriter, actress and model FKA twigs has been confirmed for the role of Jazz Age star and civil rights activist Josephine Baker in Maïmouna Doucouré’s biopic which is due to shoot in the fall. via: Variety Variety previously reported that the Grammy-winning artist was in negotiations to portray the trailblazing American-born dancer, singer, actor and civil rights activist in the film, which is financed and co-produced by Studiocanal. With Twigs and Doucouré’s deals

Peacock has revealed the release date for its scripted “Friday the 13th” prequel series “Crystal Lake.” via: Bloody Disgusting “Crystal Lake” premieres Thursday, October 15 only on Peacock! Brad Caleb Kane (“IT: Welcome to Derry”) is the showrunner for the series. Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades. Linda Cardellini stars as Pamela Voo

The world was not ready to “finish” their love affair with “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” Despite the hyped entry of “Mortal Kombat II” into the marketplace, the 20th Century Studios comedy pulled in another $43 million to remain no. 1 in the U.S. and overseas with $144 million domestic and $433 million worldwide. The film also assisted Walt Disney Studios in becoming the first U.S. distributor to cross the $2 billion mark this calendar year. via: Variety Apparently, the gruff fi

The iconic stars will be celebrating with the global queer community in Europe this summer. via: Out WorldPride Music Festival rocked Washington D.C. last year when over one million LGBTQ+ fans and allies headed to the nation's capital for the massive gay event, and now it's set to make huge waves in Amsterdam with some huge stars headlining. WorldPride just dropped its lineup for 2026, and it looks like the gays are going to be well fed this year. Grammy-nominated hitmaker B

New York Times editors recently revealed why Beyoncé was excluded from their Top 30 Best Writers Alive List. The editors explained that the reason Beyoncé was not included on their list is because they primarily view her as a performer, executive producer and a curator rather than a writer. NYT editor Joe Coscarelli added that he sees Beyoncé as an amalgamation of Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, and Kanye West. Joe also brought up Kanye's use of ghostwriters and ghost producers