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Mom of ‘affluenza teen’ jailed after failing drug test: Report

iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) -- The mother of “affluenza teen” Ethan Couch was sent back to jail on Thursday after a Texas judge issued an arrest warrant indicating she tested positive for drugs, ABC affiliate WFAA reported. Tonya Couch, who is facing charges of money laundering and hindering apprehension, violated the terms of her pre-trial release when she tested positive for amphetamine/methamphetamine earlier this week, the station reported, citing court documents.Tonya Couch allegedly […]

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Teacher claims school made him resign for not using transgender student’s preferred name

Brett Taylor/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) -- An Indiana orchestra teacher claims his former school forced him to resign after he refused to refer to a transgender student by their preferred name.Brownsburg High School has a policy that mandates teachers call transgender students by their preferred name, in place of their birth name.John Kluge, who taught at the high school for four years, disagreed with the rule and said he instead wanted to refer […]

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Anthony Bourdain dies at 61 in apparent suicide, CNN says

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Award-winning chef, writer and television personality Anthony Bourdain has died in an apparent suicide, according to CNN. He was 61. CNN confirmed his death in a statement Friday."It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain," the network said. "His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world […]

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Anne Hathaway tells Ellen she “freaked out” when Rihanna complimented her butt

Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- If you're a woman who's feeling insecure because you think you look fat, there's one surefire way to feel better about yourself: Get Rihanna to compliment your booty.At least, that's what happened to Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, who co-stars with Rihanna in the new movie Ocean's 8.  They're just two of the many female A-list stars in the caper film, which also features Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling and Helena […]

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Jessica Chastain explains getting Octavia Spencer & other actresses “Equal pay for equal work”

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- In The Help, Octavia Spencer plays a maid who helps Jessica Chastain's character through a difficult period in her life. Off screen, it was Chastain who came to Spencer's aid when she learned the actress, who's African-American, was making less than other actresses in a film comedy in which Chastain and Spencer will star.Now a vocal advocate for gender pay equality, the Time's Up initiative and […]

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Marvel’s “Cloak and Dagger” premieres on Freeform tonight

Freeform/Alfonso Bresciani(NEW YORK) -- Tonight on Freeform, one of Marvel's longest-running comic book duos, Cloak and Dagger, comes to TV in a two-hour premiere. Based on the Marvel comics characters that debuted in 1982, the show centers on Tandy and Tyrone, played respectively by Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph. They're two teenagers who find themselves burdened with mysterious superpowers -- and after they meet, they find they both share a […]

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“Superfly” remake’s Director X admits he couldn’t compete with the original movie’s soundtrack

© 2018 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (NEW YORK) -- Future executive-produced the soundtrack for the remake of the classic movie Superfly, but Director X, who shot the new film, says they knew they couldn't compete with the music from the original film, which was created by the late, legendary Curtis Mayfield.   “I didn’t want to get into a competition with the original soundtrack,” Director X tells ABC Radio. […]

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“Hereditary” star Toni Collette is happy to be your “Scream Queen”

Photo by Reid Chavis, courtesy of A24(NEW YORK) -- With several horror films under her belt, including the Oscar-nominated The Sixth Sense and the highly anticipated Hereditary, out Friday, it’s no wonder people have dubbed Toni Collette their “Scream Queen.” “I'll be any kind of queen anybody wants!” Collette tells ABC Radio. “I don't care! I mean, it's kind of nice because people obviously think I scream well and that […]

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“black-ish” creator Kenya Barris says he planned to quit ABC after Roseanne’s racist tweet

ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) -- black-ish creator Kenya Barris has revealed that he was prepared to quit his job at ABC after Roseanne Barr sent out a controversial tweet that compared former Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett to a character in Planet of the Apes. At Variety‘s Path to Parity summit panel -- which focused on women in the entertainment industry-- Barris said he was outraged by Barr's tasteless comment and ready to […]

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