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ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- The day has finally come -- Who is the next American Idol?  America voted and the winner is... Just Sam! Ryan Seacrest held the reigns as the host of the first-ever remote finale for the series along with judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. The show got right down to business and narrowed down the Top 7 to the Top 5 based on America's votes from last week. Moving through to the finale […]

Albert L. Ortega/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Comedic actor and improv legend Fred Willard, known for his roles in Best in Show, This Is Spinal Tap and Modern Family, has died at the age of 86. KABC Los Angeles confirms the actor passed away in his sleep Friday night.His daughter Hope Mulbarger tells KABC in a statement, “He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him […]

Courtesy ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- This Sunday night, American Idol will air its very first remote finale.  And while all the judges agree that the remaining contestants are very talented, Katy Perry isn't shy about revealing who she's rooting for. "If I can be completely honest about my favorites, Jonny West and Julia Gargano," Katy tells ABC News. "Those are my picks. But it's up to America to vote for who […]

Still from "The First Purge"; Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) -- You can now add The Forever Purge to the list of movies being pulled from scheduled release as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps theaters closed. Variety reports that the fifth film in the Purge franchise, set in a dystopian near future where murder is legal for one night every year, has been delayed indefinitely from its previously scheduled July 10 opening. With the […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- With graduation ceremonies all across the U.S. canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, graduates are understandably feeling a bit glum. So on Friday, Oprah Winfrey and other stars including Simone Biles, Carbi B, Selena Gomez, Kristen Bell and Awkwafina took part in Facebook's #Graduation2020: Celebrate the Class of 2020 ceremony. Oprah imparted her wisdom to the graduates with an uplifting and inspirational commencement speech. While she acknowledged […]

ABC/Bob D'Amico(NEW YORK) -- The Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) is holding a star-studded fundraiser today to benefit the MPTF COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, helping those in Hollywood who lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic. Avengers: Endgame actress Yvette Nicole Brown is producing -- and co-hosting -- the special, along with Tom Bergeron. She caught up with ABC Audio, to tell us about the event. "We're […]

Photo credit: Ariel Perry(NEW YORK) -- With the final two episodes of Michael Jordan's intimate sport doc, The Last Dance, airing Sunday, his daughter Jasmine admits that her father is now finally breathing a sigh of relief. The wildly popular series, which chronicles her father's final Chicago Bulls season in 1997–98, shares rare footage of Michael's tumultuous journey, which Jasmine reveals he hoped would not see the light of day. "[It was] understanding his fear of wanting it to even […]