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ABC/Jeff Niera(LOS ANGELES) -- Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard aren’t just one of our favorite celebrity couples -- it seems they’re two of our favorite landlords as well. The Veronica Mars actress and the Parenthood actor have decided to waive April’s rent for tenants in the Los Angeles properties they own, Good Morning America has confirmed. TMZ was first to report the news. The duo -- who have been married since 2013 -- made this call soon after California’s governor, Gavin […]

Comedy Central/Zach Dilgard(NEW YORK) -- (NOTE LANGUAGE) Awkwafina had been silent about the COVID-19 pandemic, until Tuesday when the Asian-American actress opened up about what she described as "cruelty" in the rhetoric surrounding what has also been referred to as the coronavirus. In a lengthy Instagram post, the 31-year-old Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens star explained that she had been "away for a few months in all of this devastation" and "wanted to make double [sic] sure […]

Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Kevin Hart is going to be a father of four. The comedian and his wife, Eniko Hart, are expecting their second child together, she announced on social media Tuesday. The couple's son, Kenzo, turned two last November. "In the midst of all of this we’re counting our blessings and couldn’t be more grateful," she wrote on Instagram. Kevin Hart, 40, and Eniko Hart, 35, wed in 2016 following […]

Netflix(LOS ANGELES) -- Just as you're getting accustomed to streaming the time away while in self-quarantine, more bad news: Netflix has been hit with widespread outages, Variety reports.  Quoting data from the website DownDetector, the trade reports user complaints of problems accessing the streaming service spiked around 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, with the highest concentrations of outages in the Northeast, Southern California, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. About 41% of the issues reported having […]

Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for NYCWFF(NEW JERSEY) -- Floyd Cardoz, a chef and philanthropist who won two Top Chef Masters competitions, has died at 59, after battling the COVID-19 coronavirus.  In a statement, his charity, Hunger Inc. Humanity, noted his passing "with deep sorrow," explaining the chef tested positive for Covid 19 on March 18th, and was being treated for the disease at Mountainside Medical Centre in New Jersey. Bravo, which airs Top Chef, added, […]

iStock/Rawpixel(LOS ANGELES) -- The theater chain AMC has furloughed 600 executives, including its CEO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The move comes after 26,000 employees in total were furloughed or laid off altogether in the wake of the theater closures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.  In a statement quoted by the Hollywood Reporter, AMC insists it, "is not terminating any of its corporate employees," but notes, "We were forced under the circumstances to implement […]

Toni Anne Barson/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Kylie Jenner has donated $1 million to buy medical supplies for first responders, according to her doctor.Jenner's obstetrician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, stated in an Instagram post Wednesday that the reality TV star's donation will help buy "hundreds of thousands of masks, face shields, and other protective gear."Aliabadi added that due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, "too many masks […]

Keith Tsuji/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Ryan Reynolds just came up with the ultimate win-win situation for those who like to drink gin.  Buy a bottle of Aviation Gin and simultaneously help a bartender in need. Everybody wins.  "We're available at home - where we hope you are right now - but your bartenders miss you," the beverage website read. "So we've started a tab by donating $15K to the United States Bartender's Guild and will […]

Photo by Martin Rauscher/SEPA.Media /Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger is pitching in to help medical professionals on the frontlines deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The 72-year-old actor has created a GoFundMe page called “Frontline Responders Fund,” intended to supply hospitals with masks, gowns, gloves and other critical supplies. Schwarzenegger, who himself has donated $1 million to the fund, posted a screenshot of his GoFundMe page to his Instagram account, along with a plea for followers […]