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L-R - Dubois, "Good Times" co-stars Jimmy Walker, Bernnadette Stanis - ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- Good Times star Ja'Net DuBois, who died unexpectedly in her sleep on February 18, died from cardiac arrest. She has since been cremated and a portion of her ashes were spread over the sea.  Her family will keep the rest. The 74-year-old icon, who also co-wrote The Jeffersons theme song, suffered from several health issues over the years […]

Colin Hanks (center) on CBS' "The Talk"(LOS ANGELES) -- Actor Colin Hanks has taken to Instagram to update fans about his parents Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, following their announcement that the famous couple have contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus. "We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from everyone," the Life In Pieces star began. "My parents are receiving excellent care in Australia and are doing well (and in good spirits) and given the circumstances." The younger Hanks added […]

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(SYDNEY, Australia) -- A wise man once shared, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get" and, unfortunately, in this case its COVID-19. Tom Hanks took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, both tested positive for the rapidly spreading virus.  "Hello, folks," he wrote alongside a photo of a hazardous waste trash can with a plastic glove in it. […]

Michele Crowe/ ©2019 CBS Broadcasting(DENVER) -- Gayle King is speaking up about the public backlash she faced after asking about Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case, following his death.  Speaking to best friend Oprah Winfrey during last weekend's Your Life In Vision: 2020 Focus Tour stop in Denver, the CBS morning show host described the matter as a "very painful situation." "I have moved on," King told Winfrey, according to People. "Is there a scab? Yeah. But I have […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday in a New York City courtroom to 23 years in prison for his convictions on rape and sexual assault.  Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Burke sentenced Weinstein to 20 years for criminal sexual assault for forcing oral sex on Miriam Haley.  That sentence will run consecutively with a three-year sentence for the third-degree rape of Jessica Mann. Burke […]

THE SIMPSONS © 2020 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.(NEW YORK) -- If you're on social media, you might have come across stories about how The Simpsons -- in all of its 32-seasons since it began -- has nailed some uncanny predictions. Donald Trump descending the escalator at Trump Tower to announce he's running for -- and then winning -- the White House? The Simpsons predicted that 19 years ago. […]

Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Lord of the Rings series Oscar winner Peter Jackson's much-anticipated Beatles documentary, called The Beatles: Get Back, will be released by The Walt Disney Studios on September 4. The director's movie promises an alternate look at the recording sessions for the group's album Let It Be, showcasing the "warmth, camaraderie and humor" of that time, as well as an extended look at The […]

Steve Iervolino/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Actor Kal Penn turned some heads back in 2009 when he traded his scrubs on the hit TV show House for a career in the White House. Penn's character on House was abruptly killed off to give the actor a chance to officially join Barack Obama's administration, where the one-time campaign volunteer eventually served as an associate director in the White House Office of Public […]

ABC/John Fleenor(LOS ANGELES) -- Peter Weber’s emotional journey to find love ended on Tuesday’s The Bachelor season 24 finale; an episode that saw Peter and Madison giving their relationship another shot -- to the disappointment of his parents. The episode had enough twists and turns to leave even the most die-hard Bachelor fan's head spinning. With Madison now out of the picture, Peter is ready to pop the question to Hannah Ann, with her father’s blessing. […]