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Dutton drama. Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan’s offscreen tension played a part in their PaleyFest absences, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The Los Angeles LGBT Center is organizing a rally on Easter Sunday, April 9, in Los Angeles to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. Billed as Drag March LA, the event kicks off at 11 a.m. PT at West Hollywood Park. “The center’s Drag March is a nod to the origins of the LGBTQ+ movement, when the very first demonstrations started in opposition to moral policing and anti-crossdressing laws designed to impose a singular ideal of gender and sexuality onto citizens,” center CEO Joe Hollendonor said in statement Wednesday. “It is no mistake that today’s ‘Drag Bans’ are accompanied by a sweeping movement to ban access to gender-affirming care; we are fighting for our right to privacy, bodily autonomy, self-determination, and freedom of expression.” 

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Seth Rogen hopes Hollywood will redeem itself with Universal Pictures’ new animated “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Rogen, who voices Donkey Kong in the adaptation of the popular video game series, tells Variety at the film’s premiere, “When I was 11, I saw the original ‘Mario Bros.’ movie and I was so excited. But it’s one of the worst films ever made. I was so disappointed. I think it made me realize that movies, like, could be bad. That never occurred to me until that moment. “It really bummed me out,” he continues. “It’s nice to vindicate that moment. It’s nice to know that 11-year-olds out there that they won’t be disappointed in the same way that I was.”

“Yellowstone” star Josh Lucas says “bring it on” to news of Matthew McConaughey’s now-confirmed franchise spinoff. The once-rumored series was confirmed to “The Hollywood Reporter” by Paramount executive Chris McCarthy last week.

star Josh Lucas says «bring it on» to news of Matthew McConaughey's now-confirmed franchise spinoff. The once-rumored series was confirmed to by Paramount executive Chris McCarthy last week. «I'm always so fascinated to see what Taylor [Sheridan] is doing as he tells the story,» Lucas told ET's Will Marfuggi of the franchise's writer.

Missing in action? Amid speculation surrounding Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone future, the actor and show creator Taylor Sheridan dropped out of their planned PaleyFest appearance on Saturday, April 1.

Emily Longeretta The “Yellowstone” drama continues. The main cast of the show, along with creator Taylor Sheridan, were expected to attend PaleyFest in Los Angeles on Saturday evening — but unexpectedly didn’t show up. About 30 minutes before the red carpet was supposed to begin at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, press was let in and given a tip sheet with four only cast member names on it: Josh Lucas, Wendy Moniz, Mo Brings Plenty and Dawn Olivieri. Additionally, Paramount Network development president Keith Cox was also attended, but did not speak to press on the carpet. The original list of those who were supposed to be there included Sheridan and executive producer David Glasser, as well as the show’s stars Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham and Jacki Weaver. Variety was told that the cast could not attend due to scheduling conflicts.

A magical love story! Melissa Joan Hart and husband Mark Wilkerson have a sweet romance that has been going strong for two decades.

Girl dad! Matt Damon stepped out with his wife, Luciana Barroso, and three of their four daughters for the premiere of his new film, Air.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent When Ryan Seacrest announced he’d be leaving “Live! With Kelly and Ryan,” at least three people were very concerned: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ children. Ripa and Consuelos’ two adult sons and daughter have grown up in front of America. They’ve also grown up with Seacrest, who Ripa jokes is known as “Uncle Cool” in their household. Seacrest and Ripa have shared six years together as co-hosts on their top-rated show, but they’re relationship started long before that. The duo are such close friends that Seacrest has attended graduation ceremonies for the Ripa-Consuelos kids, and he regularly texts Consuelos for advice on everything from fashion to investing. In fact, Seacrest says he would have never considered moving across the country for “Live!” had it not been for Ripa.

Jimmy Kimmel is keeping his «feud» with Matt Damon alive! The 55-year-old late night host attended Monday night's premiere of Damon's new movie in Los Angeles where he and Damon took aim at one another.«I don't know who that is, but yeah I heard him. He was loud.

The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards kicked off with headturning looks in Los Angeles on Monday night. P!NK arrived looking stylish in an all white outfit.The singer paired an oversized white blazer with a long white skirt.  She styled the look with gold earrings.  The musician's children: Willow, 11 and Jameson, 6, joined their mom on the red carpet.

 fan, made a last-minute decision that ended up paying off big time.  On Monday, March 20, Mariska Hargitay posted a photo of a woman wearing a T-shirt with her  character, Olivia Benson, and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) to her Instagram Story. Hargitay didn’t post a caption or say anything, which left fans confused. The next day, Colson shared her experience in a TikTok video.«WHEN YOU ARE WEARING YOUR SHIRT & OLIVIA BENSON IS ON YOUR FLIGHT,» Colson wrote.She shared photos from the flight and screengrabs of text messages with friends set to Meghan Trainor's song, «Mother.»«Mariska is my mother,» Colson wrote at the end of her caption, along with the hashtags #svu and #dreamsdocometrue.Just casually hopping on your flight and bumping into Mariska Hargitay benson and Elliot Stabler shirt this is beyond iconic pic.twitter.com/8OamZAVEJ9Colson also spoke to about the experience, gushing, «The universe could not have made this happen more.»Colson, a 27-year-old singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, told the outlet she was leaving her house to catch her flight and felt uncomfortable in the shirt she was wearing and «put on something baggy» which just so happened to be her  shirt.«I almost didn't even wear it,» she noted.Colson told  she's been a  fan for «forever» and has «seen every episode probably 20 times.»«I started freaking out, and normally I would never go up to anybody,» she explained.

Amazon Studios is taking to the streets to promote Ben Affleck’s “Air,” which chronicles the beginnings of the iconic Air Jordan sneaker brand. The studio has teamed up with iconic sneaker culture icon Jason Markk to host a multi-city consumer experience, dubbed “Fresh Air,” which ties into the film’s social campaign, “A shoe is just a shoe until I step into it.” The activation will see guerilla street teams flood U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Chicago, in a unique opportunity to bring together sneakerheads and celebrate the culture and history of the sneaker community. The street team will also have a presence at the Jason Markk flagship store in L.A.

among the people feeling conflicted about “Succession” ending its run after the upcoming fourth season. The actor, who won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for her performance as the awkward Tom Wambsgans, told the New York Times he had mixed feelings about the HBO hit series coming to an end.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Spotter, a digital media company that pays YouTube creators cash for the rights to monetize their video libraries and helps them grow their fanbases, hired Paul Bakaus as executive VP, product and creator tools. At Spotter, Bakaus will focus on developing products and tools to serve creators and deliver on Spotter’s mission to provide value and resources to YouTubers in addition to capital. Bakaus will dual-report to Spotter CEO and founder Aaron DeBevoise and chief strategy officer Rob Gabel. Bakaus most recently served as head of creators at Koji, ecommerce platform designed for for social media sellers. Prior to joining Koji in April 2022, he spent more than eight years at Google, most recently as head of creator relations where he launched and led the “Google for Creators” program. Before Google, Bakaus worked at games company Zynga. He also is the creator of jQuery UI, a widget and interaction library that has been used by millions of websites to build interactive web applications.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos may be spending some time apart at the moment while they focus on their respective work commitments, but the family bonds remain.Those are especially true between their three children, Michael, Lola, and Joaquin, all of whom are quite close and regularly remain in touch despite their separate living situations, as seen in the video below.WATCH: Kelly Ripa's children reveal their different lifestylesMichael, the more active of the three on social media, threw it back to a moment when all three were together, from a past family vacation to Europe.However, instead of a sweet snap of the trio, he posted on his Instagram Stories a rather haunting picture of the siblings.MORE: Kelly Ripa dazzles in backless Oscars dress as she hosts final show with Ryan SeacrestMORE: How David Muir's net worth compares to BF Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' $160 million fortuneThey stood on a dimly lit street corner, arm-in-arm, with their silhouettes barely visible, and the budding actor knew how to make a quip out of the moment, captioning it: "Hello from your sleep paralysis demons." Michael, Lola, and Joaquin definitely didn't look like themselves in their latest photoWhile the celebrity parents may be living apart right now, they're set to reunite in April, just in time for Live with Kelly and Ryan to become Live with Kelly and Mark.As was announced earlier, Ryan will end his tenure on the show on April 14, stating on the air that he would be moving back to Los Angeles after his six season run.MORE: Kelly Ripa's husband Mark Consuelos shares excitement at becoming a grandadMORE: Kelly Ripa shares candid glimpse at her luxury bathroom inside $27million family townhouseMark was on hand, though, to attend the 95th

Larsa Pippen cozies up to Marcus Jordan while out for a dinner date in Los Angeles on Saturday night (March 18).

Angelique Jackson “Beyhive, don’t kill us,” Donald Glover said, with just a hint of nerves in his voice, at the Los Angeles premiere of “Swarm,” his latest series for Amazon’s Prime Video. “It’s not that bad. It’s actually, like, pretty cool.” The quip came at the end of Glover’s remarks on Tuesday night as he introduced the show, which is now streaming. The buzzy, immersive special screening followed the show’s debut as SXSW’s opening night TV offering on March 17. At this event, though, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios, and Vernon Sanders, head of global TV, introduced Glover, which was appropriate since “Swarm” marks his first project under their lucrative overall deal with the “Atlanta” creator and star.

Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are gearing up for an emotional departure as they mark the end of their time together as co-hosts on Live with Kelly and Ryan.As was announced earlier, Ryan will end his tenure on the show on April 14, stating on the air that he would be moving back to Los Angeles after his six season run, more of which you can see in the video below.WATCH: Ryan Seacrest confirms exit from Live With Kelly and RyanHowever, taking over for him is another very familiar face for Kelly, that being her husband Mark Consuelos, after which the show will be renamed Live with Kelly and Mark.But prior to the big change, there's a bit of a switch-up in Kelly and Mark's personal life as well, as the two are having to spend some time apart before they begin co-hosting.MORE: Kelly Ripa shocks herself with Hollywood transformation in bold new selfieMORE: How David Muir's net worth compares to BF Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' $160 million fortuneOn the latest episode of Live!, while joking with Ryan about how he'd like to conclude his final day, she mentioned that Mark was already knee-deep in work."Mark's in Vancouver," she offhandedly mentioned as she suggested to Ryan that maybe he could end his day with a massage from Mark.A post shared by LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (@livekellyandryan)Mark will be replacing Ryan on Live!The actor and dad-of-three is presumably in Vancouver working on Riverdale, which is set to premiere its final season on March 29, bringing its seven-installment run to a close.Mark was on hand to attend the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles with his wife and Ryan, though, as they hosted their final iteration of Live!'s post-Oscars show together at the Dolby Theater.MORE: Kelly Ripa's husband