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Astin: I remember there being this importance, and no one wanting to mess up, or let down the story. But also it was really a fun energy on set. I think everyone really knew their why. They knew why they were there, what their part was, both technically and lyrically. And of course, spiritually. But

Kailyn Lowry is three weeks away from giving birth to her fourth son, and is the heaviest she’s been during any pregnancy. It might force her to give up plans for a home delivery. Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry is in the final month of her fourth pregnancy, and despite having no serious complications, she

Seven months after his tragic passing, the highly anticipated third studio album from late American rapper Juice WRLD dropped worldwide on Friday, July 10. In addition to 15 brand-new songs from the All Girls Are the Same hit-maker — whose real name is Jarad Anthony Higgins — the record, called Legends Never Die, features an abundance of

Sports Illustrated’s celebrated Swimsuit Issue boasts a breakthrough this year, including 23-year-old Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio in its pages. Sampaio is the first transgender women to be featured in the annual celebration of sand, surf, and the feminine form. In a letter posted to Sports Illustrated, Sampaio writes how honored she is to be in

In ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Lexi Underwood’s character becomes an agent of change. Now, in real life, she feels compelled to fight 400 years of systemic racism to bring about permanent change in America. During the month-long Black Lives Matter protests, which are now being called the largest movement in US history, young people flooded the

The Crown on Netflix has been extended for a sixth and final season. It was previously announced that the series would end after the fifth season but creator Peter Morgan has changed his mind. “As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the

It’s no spoiler to say that Palm Springs, Hulu’s new Andy Samberg movie, takes its cue from Harold Ramis’s Groundhog Day—the 1993 classic in which a befuddled weatherman played by Bill Murray relived the same day over and over and, conveniently enough for the romantics among us, fell in love with Andie Macdowell in the

When the sun goes down, it’s time to turn the music up, and Elliott Trent has the perfect soundtrack for your summer late nights, and he tells us how ‘Into The Night’ came about. “I can’t give you an exact description of my sound, but the vibe of this EP is a fusion of R&B

Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Johnny Depp said Thursday that he has lashed out at objects but not at people, on the third day of evidence in his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a “wife-beater.” Depp denied assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard on

If this were a normal Friday, moviegoers would be heading to theaters to see Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the latest attempt to recapture the magic of the original 1984 film directed by his father, Ivan Reitman. But as everyone knows, there is nothing normal about this Friday or anything else at the moment. Movie theaters

It appears Ryan Murphy’s biggest muse isn’t a fan of his other leading lady. Sarah Paulson refused to say anything positive about Lea Michele when asked about past co-stars calling out her alleged on-set antics. There’s that old saying that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Apparently Emmy

Consider the following: Bill Nye is so fed up with people rejecting face masks that he came out of retirement for a new “Science Guy” video about the benefits of doing so during the coronavirus pandemic. The famous pop-culture scientist revived his on-screen shtick for a two-minute PSA on TikTok, in order to stress the

As Emmy nominations approach, Vanity Fair’s HWD team is once again diving deep into some of the shows that struck us most, and asking actors and creators how the season’s greatest scenes and characters came together. You can read more of these close looks here. OTIS MILBURN, SEX EDUCATION “Cool” is not a word that

Brad Pitt rode in style to drop by Angelina Jolie’s gated community on July 9. The ‘Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood’ star made the visit not long after Angelina talked about their split in a rare interview. Brad Pitt, 56, embodied his stunt double character Cliff Booth from Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood when he

Less than two weeks after using a disguise to successfully infiltrate and wreak havoc at a far-right rally in Olympia, Wash. — where he jokingly led a racist sing-along — Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly returned with yet another one of his notorious political pranks against the people of the U.S. This time, however, the

Everyone around Michael has their own briefly-sketched woes and joys, from bartender Shay—who is trying to do right by her just-starting-to-act-out teenage son—to a faded hippie flirt whose transient backstory suggests that there is some deep existential restlessness lying under his smooth, affable charm. It’s amazing what the Rosses were able to get from their

Simone Biles revealed her honest thoughts after splitting from her first boyfriend, Stacey Ervin Jr. The gold medalist also dished on her plans for the 2021 Olympics! Sadly, this gymnast dream team is no more. Simone Biles, 23, confirmed that she split from her longtime boyfriend, two-time U.S. national champion gymnast Stacey Ervin Jr., 26,

WARNING: This post contains explicit language.  Will Smith opened up about his experience with racism and police in Philadelphia. The actor sat down for a conversation with Angela Rye on her podcast, On One With Angela Rye, on Tuesday and addressed the Black Lives Matter movement. The 51-year-old actor spoke about facing racism at the

This may be a classic case of cow and barn door. Or toothpaste and tube. The scheduled publication of Mary Trump’s hotly anticipated Trump family tell-all is just days away—but much of the detail, salacious and incisive and fascinating in the way of all unhappy families, is already out there. Readers have been devouring excerpts

So heartbreaking! The 911 call reporting former ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera missing detailed how her child was found all alone on a boat without any sign of his mother. The first sign that something had gone wrong in Naya Rivera‘s July 8 boating trip on California’s Lake Piru came when her four-year-old son Josey Hollis

Five people have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles. Three men and two juveniles were arrested on Thursday, police confirmed. The 20-year-old New York rapper, whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was killed Feb. 19 at a home in the Hollywood Hills. A 911

Most of Wall Street, it seems, is happily preparing for a Joe Biden victory in November. “The majority of my friends on Wall Street would like to see Trump lose to Biden,” one very senior investment banker tells me. “They’re saying, ‘We’d like to see Biden crush Trump.’” And that is without knowing exactly what

Angelina Jolie opened up about her ‘extraordinary’ daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt in a new interview, saying how ‘in awe’ she is of the teenager’s connection to her African roots. Angelina Jolie couldn’t be prouder of her daughter. The actress and activist brought up her 15-year-old, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, during a discussion about the power of African voices

After being greenlit by ABC, the much-beloved coming of age comedy/drama series The Wonder Years is set to receive the reboot treatment next year — but this time, the series will follow the lives of a middle-class Black family in Alabama. After landing a pilot-production commitment, a newly, updated version of the show, helmed by

On July 2, Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire and charged with perjury and crimes connected to her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The next day, The Telegraph resurfaced a 2002 photo that illustrated exactly why Prince Andrew is reportedly feeling “nervous” in the wake of her capture. In the photo, Maxwell sits on Queen

In this EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at the upcoming July 9 episode of ‘Revenge Prank,’ Pauly D looks on as a young woman pulls the ultimate prank on her unsuspecting mother. Pauly D is at it once again on the upcoming episode of Revenge Prank with DJ Pauly D & Vinny Guadagnino! This time, he’s helping a

To commemorate the upcoming 2020 reissue of their critically acclaimed album Goats Head Soup, The Rolling Stones have released a previously unheard studio track from the 1973 record called Criss Cross. The previously unreleased song was recorded between 1972 and ’73 during the Goats Head Soup studio sessions and only ever played live on a handful

Thandie Newton: They certainly like to have feedback from previous seasons, which I imagine goes towards how we continue. I think really, because we’re all part of this network and because there are a few of us that are consistently part of it, I feel like part of what I’m really concerned about is just

‘Glee’ stole our hearts more than a decade ago from the show choir room of William McKinley High School. 11 years after its premiere, we reflect on how far the cast has come. Glee premiered after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and was an instant favorite. Stars like Matthew Morrison, 41, Lea Michele, 33, Amber Riley, 34,

Kourtney Kardashian has explained why she took a break from her family’s famous reality TV series Keeping Up With the Kardashians (KUWTK). Last fall, Kardashian announced that she was stepping back from the show, and in a cover interview for Vogue Arabia’s July/August issue, she said she was feeling “unfulfilled” after filming the show “non-stop