Sarah Jessica Parker had a ‘spark’ on ‘Footloose,’ co-star says

“Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That” has lost a key star.Karen Pittman — who played professor Nya Wallace in the controversial HBO Max revival — has decided not to return for season three.The Mississippi native has left the comedy series due to scheduling conflicts. Max announced the news on Friday, saying in a statement to Deadline that it was a “joy” to work with Pittman, 37.“As we have thoroughly enjoyed working with this dynamic actress, so too have others.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kevin Bacon announced on “Today” that he will return to the high school where he shot “Footloose” more than four decades ago. The school is Payson High School in Payson, Utah, and its students have spent the last several months launching a social media campaign (#BaconToPayson) to get Bacon to visit on prom day. The students re-created scenes from the movie on TikTok, learned the iconic “Footloose” dance and more all in hopes of getting Bacon’s attention.

X Factor winner Matt Terry says he's "no longer afraid" to speak publicly about his sexuality as he comes out as a gay man. The singer, who won the ITV show in its 13th season, admitted he'd felt the need to keep his romance with a man secret when he rose to fame almost a decade ago, despite speculation.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow was the latest guest on “Hot Ones” and waxed poetic on Hollywood’s push into superhero movies when asked by host Sean Evans about Cord Jefferson’s recent Oscar speech. The “American Fiction” director won best adapted screenplay this year and made a plea to Hollywood during his acceptance speech, saying: “Instead of making one $200 million movie, try making 20 $10 million movies.” “I absolutely understand where he’s coming from,” Paltrow said in response.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Bill Hader or, at least, an animated character that he voices, will don a red-and-white striped top hat in a new adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat.” The “Barry” star will lead a vocal ensemble that also includes Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), Bowen Yang (“SNL”), Xochitl Gomez (“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in The Shadows”) and Paula Pell (“Girls5eva”). Warner Bros.

Michael Culver, who starred in the 1980 “Star Wars” film, “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back,” has died. He was 85. While his cause of death has yet to be determined, he suffered from poor health for years.

Kelsey Parker has announced a charity football match in tribute to her late husband, The Wanted star, Tom Parker, as she said she wants to "carry on his legacy".Tom tragically passed away aged 33 in March 2022 from a brain tumour, leaving behind his wife, Kelsey, 33, and their two young children, Aurelia and Bohdi. Last year, Kelsey launched a charity football match in Tom's honour, which took place on Father's Day, and she was delighted to announce that a second one will be taking place on this year's Father's Day - June 16.

Stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott and David Tennant will compete for Olivier Awards at the UK’s most prestigious theater ceremony next month.

Ellise Shafer The nominations have been revealed for this year’s Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in British theater. Among the acting nominees are Sarah Jessica Parker for “Plaza Suite,” Sarah Snook for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and David Tennant for his turn as Macbeth.

Colson Smith's Coronation Street co-stars have sensed it'll soon 'kick-off' in the Celebrity Big Brother house as they shared their thoughts on his stint in the famous compound so far. Ben Price and Jack P Shephard are keeping the podcast they co-host with Colson going by doing daily reactions to the ITV reality show.

EXCLUSIVE: Louis McCartney describes himself as “a West End baby” because before he was cast to play boyish-looking monster Henry Creel in the Stranger Things stage show The First Shadow, he’d never performed on stage in his life.

Nikita Kuzmin's Strictly Come Dancing co-stars have been rushing to respond to the big news that he's entered the Celebrity Big Brother house. The dancer is among the famous faces to have entered the iconic compound during the launch show on Monday night (March 4).

Love Island stars Hannah Elizabeth and Casey O'Gorman looked cosy during a recent night out with their co-stars.The pair have sparked romance rumours after being filmed dancing together. Model and TV star Hannah, 33, could be seen dancing in front of Casey, 27, in a clip shared by Demi Jones on Instagram.The Islanders all came together for a wrap party to celebrate the show's first All Stars series, which aired in January. "It's getting messy in here," Demi, 25, captioned the fun clip.

Brian Austin Green weighed in on the Love is Blind controversy involving his ex Megan Fox.

“Footloose” followed Ren McCormack (Bacon), a Chicago teen who moved to a small town where the local minister (John Lithgow) put a ban on dancing. Singer co-starred as Ariel Moore, the minister’s rebellious daughter who was Ren’s love interest. Ariel also had a boyfriend, Chuck Cranston (Jim Youngs), who physically assaults her because he’s jealous about her feelings for Ren, before they break up.

Coronation Street's Matt Milburn has joked that working with some of the soap's stars is 'hard work'. The actor recently returned to the ITV soap as retired Weatherfield County footballer Tommy Orpington.

Emmerdale legend Sheree Murphy has revealed she would love to go on popular BBC dance competition Strictly Come Dancing, but added that she'd be apprehensive about how "intense" it can be. The 48-year-old, who played Tricia Dingle on the ITV soap for six years between 1998 and 2004, has reportedly had meetings with show bosses before but hinted that the recent uncertainty surrounding Amanda Abbington's exit has put her off.

Yesterday, Lionsgate pushed back its “John Wick” spinoff “Ballerina” a year from its initial June 7 release date to June 6, 2025. Why the delay? Well, franchise fans already knew that Chad Stahelski was back in the fold as creative supervisor to shoot additional action sequences for the film.

Hulu has given a series order to Chad Powers, a half-hour comedy based on an Eli Manning sketch that aired on ESPN+.

“Footloose” star Lori Singer still remembers her first meeting and famous kiss scene with Kevin Bacon — 40 years after making the 1984 hit film. “What happened is they had a long lens. It was probably 12 feet, if there is such a thing as a lens like that.