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Photo by Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Clamoring for the return of sports in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?  Good news: Major League Eating (MLE) says the 2020 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest is a go for Fourth of July on Coney Island. However, the pandemic will have an effect on the annual gathering of gastronomic gladiators.  Traditionally held on the crowded corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues for generations, the […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) -- Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the 2020 Emmys, marking the comedian's third time doing so. "I don't know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it," the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host, 52, said in a statement. While he may not know the answer to those questions, we do […]

Photo by SMXRF/Star Max/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) -- If you have 15 thousand bucks burning a hole in your pocket, and an affinity for the early 2000s hit Entourage, you're in luck.  For that price, you can hug it out live with Ari Gold himself, Jeremy Piven, for 10 minutes, via video on the celebrity message site Cameo, reports Entertainment Weekly. The company, which offers fans a chance to chat with their favorite celebrity -- or receive […]

Columbia Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- If you're looking to reunite the cast of a beloved classic film, Josh Gad knows who to call. On Monday, the 39-year-old actor released the next episode of his socially distanced series Reunited Apart, which celebrated Ghostbusters. Joining in on the Zoom-like virtual conference were the original main cast Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts.  Gad also managed to rope in the movie's director Ivan Reitman. There was also a cameo made by Ray Parker Jr., who […]

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Tyler Perry is stepping up to help the family of the late Rayshard Brooks.  During a press conference on Monday, Attorney L. Chris Stewart announced that the world-renowned producer would be handling the cost associated with the funeral for Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in Atlanta on the evening of June 12.  "We do want to acknowledge and thank Tyler Perry, who we spoke […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM(LOS ANGELES) --  Howard Stern is taking accountability for his prior use of blackface and the N-word during a 1993 New Year's Eve special. On his SiriusXM show on Monday, the 66-year-old eccentric radio host addressed the video, which resurfaced after it was posted by filmmaker Tariq Nasheed and retweeted by Donald Trump Jr. He chalked the video up to him being crazy but added that he has since grown. "The s**t […]

©Jessica Hromas/CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) -- CBS’ daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful will return to production today, making it the first U.S. broadcast series -- and possibly the first scripted series on U.S. soil -- to resume production on stage, according to Deadline.  The half-hour soap, which films at Television City in Los Angeles, is eyeing a return to airing original episodes in early-to-mid July, but a date […]

Photo by Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images for Matrix(LOS ANGELES) -- Celebrities and the LGBTQ community alike are celebrating the landmark decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that extends workplace protections to cover sexual orientation and gender identity. Trans actress and activist Laverne Cox is overjoyed, telling Entertainment Tonight, "I am still, honestly, overwhelmed. I really can't believe it." The Orange Is the New Black alum added that she was worried that the Supreme Court would vote differently. "I think […]

L-R - Bryce Dallas Howard, director Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt -- Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World: Dominion looks to be the first major studio movie to officially re-start filming in the U.K., using strict safety protocols, the studio announced in a statement obtained by Deadline on Monday. Production, again helmed by director Colin Trevorrow, is set to resume the second week of July. Universal is reportedly spending around $5 […]