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Katherine Langord as Hanna Baker/Netflix(NOTE LANGUAGE) Add Kirstie Alley to the list of people concerned about how young viewers could react to Netflix's controversial teen suicide-themed drama 13 Reasons Why. "Don't let your kids watch 13 Reasons Why," the former Cheers star tweeted Monday. "...DARK so DARK and such an onslaught of the most non-stop f**ked-upness to come down the highschool pike since Caligula was 16." The 69-year-old star is just the latest to sound […]

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 […]

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 […]

Photo by Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Will Smith has signed on to star in the Antoine Fuqua-directed thriller Emancipation, sources tell Deadline. Emancipation is based on the true story of Peter, a runaway slave who embarks on a treacherous journey through the Louisiana swamp, chased by cold-blooded hunters, to the Union Army and a chance at freedom. Photos of Peter's bare back, taken during an army medical examination, revealed gruesome scars from a whipping he'd suffered […]

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 […]