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NBCUniversalMedia(LOS ANGELES) -- It was a recently admitted pipe dream of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases, to have Brad Pitt play him someday. On Saturday Night Live last weekend, Fauci's wish came true -- and he couldn't help but praise the actor for his hilarious portrayal.  Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become a leading and trusted voice during the COVID-19 […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in the baby carriage.  Lea Michele followed the guidelines of the popular nursery rhyme and is reportedly expecting her first child with her husband, Zandy Reich.  An unidentified source dropped the bombshell about the former Glee actress on Monday telling People, "They’ve always wanted to be parents."  The parents-to-be dated for over a year before getting engaged in April […]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) -- Darren Criss is mourning the death of his father, who passed away on Sunday.  The American Crime Story star posted a heartbreaking letter that paid tribute to his father, Charles William Criss Jr. Criss shared numerous photos of his dad, including some of when he was younger and some of him celebrating some of Darren's biggest moments, along with the caption "Charles William Criss, Jr. May 1941 - April 2020." The 33-year-old […]

Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) -- The final film in Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will become the studio's latest release to get an early bow on Disney+. The movie, starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, will hit the streaming service two months early, on May the Fourth, known to fans as Star Wars Day. The Rise of Skywalker follows Frozen 2 and Disney/Pixar's Onward in making an earlier release to the platform, as stuck-at-home viewers crave more streaming content. […]

Freshpet(LOS ANGELES) -- By now, most everyone is used to video meetings via Zoom, and for many work-at-homers, having their pets make a cameo is seen as a highlight.  Freshpet is looking to make those highlights the focus, by hosting the first-ever Zoomies conference just for pets. Animal lover and former The Office star Rainn Wilson will host the half-hour event on Thursday, April 30th at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Oh, and his potbelly pigs […]

Food Network(NEW YORK) -- Emmy-winning comedian Amy Schumer and her husband, James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Fischer, had been putting their quarantine time to good use, with a new Food Network show.  Now it has a premiere date. Amy Schumer Learns to Cook debuts Monday, May 11th at 10 pm Eastern time. Billed as both a cooking show and a behind-the-scenes peek of the couple's lives in lockdown with their son, Gene, his nanny, Jane, and their […]

ABC/Ida Mae Astute(LOS ANGELES) -- Tom Hanks is doing what he can to help others after recovering from COVID-19. The star, who announced his positive diagnosis in early March while filming in Australia, shared that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, who also recovered from the novel coronavirus, would like to donate their blood to help find a vaccine. "A lot of the question is -- is what now? What do we do […]

NBCUniversalMedia(LOS ANGELES) -- Saturday Night Live returned this weekend with another “At Home” episode, which opened with a cameo appearance from Brad Pitt as leading White House Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who attempted to clarify President Donald Trump's recent comments concerning COVID-19. The choice of Pitt in the role of Fauci wasn’t a random one either, as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]

Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) -- After walking down the aisle and saying "I do" last June, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are getting ready to add a new member to their growing family.   People was first to report and confirm that the two are expecting their first child, but were unable to find out how far along Schwarzenegger is.  However, recent paparazzi photos have captured her styling a noticeable baby bump. In […]