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Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) -- Comedy legend Mel Brooks and his son Max are voluntarily in self-quarantine as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.   However, as pointed out by several celebrities -- such as Taylor Swift -- young and healthy individuals are not taking the outbreak as seriously, with some even ignoring recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, most recently, President Donald Trump to stay home as much as possible. In response to the growing […]

Chris Hemsworth/Centr; Sabrina Wescott/MaxPro Fitness(LOS ANGELES) -- With concerns of staunching the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, many gyms have been shuttered, leaving you -- and, thanks to school closings, likely your kids -- stuck at home.  We checked in with Sabrina Wescott, a certified holistic health coach, who offered the following tips for some at-home options that can keep your waistline down, and provide some much-needed stress relief:  1. Set […]

iStock/jarun011(LOS ANGELES) -- The streaming service Hulu is the latest company to be caught in the COVID-19 pandemic. Variety reports an employee in the company's Santa Monica, California office has tested positive for the virus.  The employee in that office reportedly began feeling symptoms and self-quarantined.  Employees who'd had contact with that person were instructed to do the same while working from home, although most already were working remotely. Meanwhile, the office in which […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) -- (NOTE LANGUAGE) Idris Elba is the latest celebrity to test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The U.K. actor made the announcement Monday on Twitter, after getting his results the same day.   "This morning I tested positive for COVID-19," he tweeted. "I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic."  Elba appeared […]

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Looks like we won't get to see celebrities' interpretations of the 2020 Met Gala theme any time soon. Fashion's biggest night has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Vogue confirms.The event was originally set to take place May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Last week, the museum itself announced it was closing “until further notice” after two […]

Photo by Martin Rauscher/SEPA.Media /Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Still not convinced the COVID-19 coronavirus will affect you because you're young? Well, your favorite stars have taken to social media to tell you you're wrong. Arnold Schwarzenegger shared a video Sunday emphasizing the importance of staying at home. "See, the important thing is that you stay home because there's a curfew now," the 72-year-old shared in the video, in which he's feeding a donkey and […]

ABC/Eric McCandless(HOLLYWOOD) -- Welcome to Hollywood! They've got a golden ticket, now have they got what it takes to go to the next level?  American Idol judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, along with 167 contestants made their way to the west coast where the competition started to get a little more serious.  To get things rolling, the hopefuls split into groups for the Genre Challenge -- a new round for the singing competition […]

ABC/Ida Mae Astute(AUSTRALIA) -- Tom Hanks is proving himself to be a man of his word.  The 63-year-old actor shared that he tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus on March 11 and promised to "keep the world posted and updated," and he is doing exactly that.  Hanks posted a photo early Sunday morning of a small stuffed kangaroo holding an Australian flag, alongside a glass of water and toast with Vegemite spread on […]

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- As parents are facing the reality that schools will close for a few weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as several states have already enacted, leave it to Elizabeth Banks to come up with ideas on how to keep the kids entertained while the nation practices "social distancing." "Home with the kids and need activities?" The Charlie's Angels star greeted fans on Saturday, "Started a scavenger hunt w friends. To be […]