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Andrew Lipovsky/NBC(NEW YORK) -- One cup mistakenly left in a pivotal Game of Thrones scene launched a thousand memes but no explanations how it got there.  Until Emilia Clarke cleared the air Wednesday on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. While many suspected the coffee cup belonged to the Last Christmas actress, she declared her innocence, but not before playing, and losing, a hilarious round of "Box of Lies" with host Jimmy Fallon.   Eventually, Fallon grilled the actress on the […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) -- Dwayne Johnson would love to forget he ever posed in a turtleneck and fanny pack back in the 90s.  Unfortunately for him, his friends refuse to let it go -- as indicated by best pal Kevin Hart in the latest Jumanji: The Next Level teaser. Hart posted the hilarious video to his Instagram.  It starts with Johnson handing out king sized candy bars to happy trick-or-treaters dressed as characters from Jumani, only to have his good […]

ABC/Giovanni Rufino(LOS ANGELES) -- Bill Murray is notoriously hard to get a hold of, so P.F. Chang's took to Twitter to tell the world them they want him working there, pronto. On an October 15 installment of Amy Schumer's 3 Girls 1 Keith podcast, the mercurial Murray professed his love for the Chinese food franchise eatery, and even admitted, "I did fill out an application at the Atlanta airport [location] because I think that's one of […]

AMC(LOS ANGELES) -- AMC's cult comedy-drama Lodge 49 is no longer accepting reservations.  The series, starring Wyatt Russell as an eternally optimistic surfer and former pool boy who stumbles across a ring that leads him to a mysterious, forgotten Elks-type club that changes his world, was canceled after two seasons. Lodge 49 aired its last episode on October 18. However, Deadline reports the quirky series may be shopped around to […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) --  "Life won't be as funny without him," Ice Cube said in a tweet about the passing of his Friday father John Witherspoon. The prolific actor and comedian died in Los Angeles at 77 years old.  Cube noted he's "devastated" by Witherspoon's passing. Witherspoon's son, JD Witherspoon, confirmed his dad's unexpected passing, noting on Twitter, "...I'm sad, but I'm also happy 4 all the great times we […]

HBO(LOS ANGELES) -- Deadline reports that HBO ditched its plans for its Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts. The prequel, from George R. R. Martin and Kingsman writer Jane Goldman, was set thousands of years prior to the events of the Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington-led GoT, which ran for eight seasons. HBO previously greenlit it back in June of 2018, but Deadline says it drew lackluster reviews. There were also rumors about "issues" […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) --  John Cena, who plays a firefighter in the upcoming comedy film Playing with Fire, opening November 8, has pledged to donate $500,000 to the first responders battling the wildfires in Northern California. In a video posted to Twitter on Monday, which was National Firefighters Day, the actor and WWE superstar explained the film "showcases a group of people I believe are heroes -- first responders," adding […]