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Photo by: Brian Friedman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) -- Janet Jackson officially took “control” of Essence Fest 2018. The megastar took her State of The World Tour to New Orleans Sunday, giving fans an unforgettable night to cap an already fun-filled weekend full of performances, surprises, and classic tributes. On Friday, Snoop Dogg was easily the standout. Snoop, who emerged from the California gangster rap scene over two decades ago, began his […]

Photo by Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein entered a New York City courtroom again Monday morning, to face arraignment for three new sex charges. Last week, a Manhattan grand jury returned a superseding indictment that charged him with additional sex crimes, including one that could land him in prison for life. The new charge of predatory sexual assault suggests prosecutors believe Weinstein engaged in […]

Netflix(NEW YORK) -- Netflix subscribers were finally able to tuck into their second helping of Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal's eating/travelogue series Somebody Feed Phil this weekend. The sophomore season has Phil eating his way through exotic locales including Mexico City, Copenhagen, Buenos Aires, Dublin -- and his native New York City.  For Rosenthal, his love of food started the moment he left home. "Cooking wasn't my mom's strong […]

Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicApparently, Jennifer Aniston is slowly moving on after her split from husband Justin Theroux. That's according to a source who tells Entertainment Tonight the Friends alum is "casually dating." Aniston, 49, has "really relied on her friends to get her through the tough times," says the source. "During that time, she was able to heal and be comfortable with dating again." "Jennifer has never felt she needed a […]

Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) -- Disney/Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp topped the box office with an estimated $76 million weekend debut. The film, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, took in an estimated $85 million overseas, for a $161 million worldwide debut.  The first Ant-Man movie earned $57 million its debut weekend in 2015. Disney/Pixar's Incredibles 2 finished in second place, delivering an estimated $29 million. That brings its earnings stateside to $504.3 million, making it the first animated feature […]

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- It's no secret that director J.J. Abrams likes working with the same actors, even if he happens to be working in a galaxy far, far away. Now it looks like Keri Russell, who starred in Felicity, one of Abrams' first projects, is re-teaming with the director for Star Wars: Episode 9.  Russell's Emmy-nominated performance as a spy in the FX series The Americans, helped land her […]

Roadside Attractions(NEW YORK) -- Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law, Pat Houston, says the new Whitney documentary, which opens in theaters Friday, is special because it's endorsed by her family -- the only ones, says Houston, who "know the story." “This documentary comes from her family, and in order to tell the story, you have to know the story,” Houston tells ABC Radio. “You’re witnessing people that have dealt with her, with her […]

Annapurna Pictures(NEW YORK) -- When comedian Jermaine Fowler was performing at open mic nights in New York's Times Square, he had no idea he would be an announcer at the Emmy Awards, get his own comedy special, or share a screen with Armie Hammer -- but that's just what happened. Fowler, who also starred in the CBS comedy Superior Donuts, is now appearing in Sorry to Bother You, alongside Hammer, […]

Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide Friday: * Ant-Man and The Wasp -- Paul Rudd's Scott Lang/Ant-Man is back, this time joining forces with Hope Pym/The Wasp, played by Evangeline Lilly. Together, they battle the Ghost -- a villainess with the ability to phase in and out of the visible world -- portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen. Michael Douglas and Michael Pena also reprise their Ant-Man roles, with Michelle Pfeiffer joining […]