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Lin-Manuel Miranda, George Takei and others emotionally react to DACA ruling

Disney Channel/Todd Wawrychuk(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Many young undocumented immigrants and their families held their breaths on Thursday when the Supreme Court announced their decision on DACA -- the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals act. In a surprise ruling, the nation's highest Court ruled 5-4 to uphold the Obama-era program, which extends legal protections to immigrants who arrived here illegally as children. Celebrities, many of whom are or descended from immigrants emotionally reacted to the […]

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Ian Holm, Bilbo Baggins in ‘Lord of the Rings,’ dies at 88

Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Ian Holm, the esteemed British actor best known recently for playing Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings films, has died at the age of 88.Holm’s agent confirmed his passing from Parkinson’s related illness to The Guardian, saying in a statement, “It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88. He died peacefully […]

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Jimmy Kimmel announces summer talk show hiatus — with help from Matt Damon

ABC/Heidi Gutman (NEW YORK) -- Jimmy Kimmel announced on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he’ll be taking the summer off from the nightly ABC talk show — and got an unexpected yet unwanted visit from Matt Damon. “I’m taking the summer off to spend even more time with my family, said Kimmel, adding, “I’ve been doing this job for almost 18 years, I’ve done 3130 shows.” “There’s nothing wrong. I’m healthy, my family’s healthy,” he assured viewers. […]

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Just one day after shooting resumed, production is “paused” on ‘Bold and the Beautiful’

©Jessica Hromas/CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) -- A day after becoming the first TV series to start shooting in Los Angeles following the COVID-19 shutdowns, production was paused on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful.  A statement from Bell-Phillip Television, which produces the show out of the famed Television City studio complex, cited new safety protocols as the reason for the decision.    "We have paused very briefly to modify […]

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ABC reportedly buzzing about spin-offs of ‘Modern Family’, ‘Fresh Off the Boat’

ABC/Gilles Mingasson(LOS ANGELES) -- While the sitcoms Fresh Off the Boat and Modern Family have sailed into the sitcom sunset, the ABC shows could spawn spin-offs, Deadline is reporting.  Fresh Off the Boat centered on the Huang family, Taiwanese-Americans who moved from Washington, D.C. to Florida.  It was based on the life of Eddie Huang, a high schooler in the show who in real life became a star chef, author, and restaurateur, in addition to a producer of the […]

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Raven-Symoné introduces her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, in an intimate ceremony

Disney Channel/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) -- Raven-Symoné is officially a married woman!  During Pride Month, the 34-year-old actor and host revealed she married her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, in what appears to be an intimate ceremony with a few friends in her backyard. The View co-host teased fans ahead of the big announcement on Instagram, writing, "So something happened this week, that has changed my life FOR THE BETTER!" while sharing a photo of what appears to be a glass […]

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Zack Snyder releases teaser of the “Snyder Cut” of ‘Justice League’

Warner Bros. - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- Zack Snyder has tweeted the first-ever teaser to the so-called "Snyder Cut" of 2017's Justice League.  "First ever sneak peek at JL. Get ready for more at DC FanDome. @hbomax #releasethesnydercut #DCFanDome," the director captioned the moody sneak peek, which shows Gal Gadot's Diana Prince/Wonder Woman uncovering an ancient, super-powered menace. Snyder, Justice League’s original director, was forced to step away from the project following his daughter’s tragic suicide in […]

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Judd Apatow reveals who came up with the famous Kelly Clarkson line in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’

L-R - Rogen, Apatow -- Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- We finally got some answers as to why Steve Carell invokes Kelly Clarkson's name while getting a painful body wax in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Turns out, it was all Seth Rogen's fault.During director Judd Apatow's appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show Wednesday, the singer asked him how the famous “AHHH! Kelly Clarkson!” line came to be.Judd shows Kelly a photo of their […]

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FX reveals special lineup to celebrate Juneteenth

Anthony Anderson in "black-ish" -- ABC/Bonnie Osbourne(LOS ANGELES) -- FX Networks will air a special collection of feature films and television episodes simultaneously across its three networks on Friday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth, the nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S.  Beginning at 7 a.m. ET/PT and continuing for nearly 24 hours, the three networks -- FX, FXX and FXM -- will simultaneously air […]

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