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ABC/Eric McCandless(HOLLYWOOD) -- It's still Hollywood week on American Idol which means it's time for another round of eliminations.  Usually, what comes next -- and what the contestants were expecting -- is to pair up into groups but Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan had a surprise in store for everyone. For the first time in the show's history, the singers paired off with the person of their choosing and performed duets. First up were Fransicso Martin and Louis […]

Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With growing reports of citizens not taking self-quarantining or social distancing as seriously as heath officials would like, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo teamed up with Danny DeVito, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller to make a passionate plea to residents to stay home as part of his New York Stronger Together campaign. On Sunday, the governor shared video of the three actors petitioning fans to take the COVID-19 coronavirus seriously. Stiller adopted a more serious […]

iStock/RawPixel(LOS ANGELES) -- The drama Human Capital -- starring Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Maya Hawke, Alex Wolff, Betty Gabriel, Aasif Mandvi, Paul Sparks and Fred Hechinger -- was the only major film to open this weekend, however, there are no numbers to share with Industry box office tracker Comscore suspending its reporting during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Theater closures and audience limits amid concerns over the ever-increasing spread of COVID-19 have in turn forced studios to […]

Photo by Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) -- Idris Elba's wife, Sabrina, revealed that she's tested positive for COVID-19. "I found out this morning, Oprah, that I tested positive," the 30-year-old revealed to Oprah Winfrey during a FaceTime call.  "I'm not surprised," she admitted, adding that her "instinct as a wife" drove her decision to self-quarantine with her husband, who shared his diagnosis with his social media followers on March 16. Sabrina explained, "I could have made the decision […]

Kenny Rogers in 1982; Luciano Viti/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Kenny Rogers, one of a handful of singers who achieved country music and pop music success in nearly equal measure with hits like "The Gambler" and the Dolly Parton duet "Islands in the Stream," has died at age 81. "The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10:25 PM at the age of 81," […]

ABC/Jeff Niera(LOS ANGELES) -- Kristen Bell, and her kids with Dax Shepard -- 5-year-old Delta and her nearly-7-year-old big sister, Lincoln -- entertained the actor from afar as he's self-quarantining following some travel.  The trio wanted to keep the self-isolated actor's spirits up, so they danced for him in the apartment's courtyard. Bell posted their fancy footwork to her Instagram. "To be cautious, I asked him to stay at a friend’s empty apartment for a bit to make sure he […]

Netflix(LOS ANGELES) -- It's no secret that Hollywood celebs are stuck at home with nothing to do, given their social media updates amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.  But shuttered theaters and stopped productions are devastating to those working behind the scenes.  Now Netflix is pitching in to help.  The streaming giant has created a massive $100 million fund to not only take care of the folks who have been working […]

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- Josh Gad bared his soul Thursday in an emotional Instagram video on Instagram Thursday, in hopes of sending a message to others that “it's okay to cry” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "I wanted to cry for a second," Gad began. "And I was gonna do it by myself and then I thought, 'You know what? It's important for everybody to understand that we're all going through so much […]

©2020 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.(NEW YORK) -- Djimon Hounsou is one of the stars of the now delayed suspense-thriller A Quiet Place II, which had its March 20 release date pushed back until later in the year. While Hounsou's latest feature may not be available in theaters until after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic calms down, the actor took time to reflect on some of his past roles including starring in multiple […]