7/27/23 Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Jamie Lynn Spears, who played Zoey in the hugely popular Nickelodeon dramedy “Zoey 101” (2005-2008), headlines “Zoey 102,” a one-off Paramount+ movie (paramountplus.qflm.net/9WG5D0) reuniting many of the series original stars including Sean Flynn (Chase Matthews), Christopher Massey (Michael Barret), Matthew Underwood (Logan Reese) and Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky). “This [movie] would not have existed without her,” “Zoey 102” director Nancy Hower told The Post about Spears.

Kristen Bell, her husband Dax Sheppard and their two kids were tossed out of Boston’s Logan International Airport despite having nowhere to go when their flight was significantly delayed Wednesday. The famous family had bought $600 worth of pillows and sheets to create makeshift beds on the floor of the airport after their flight was delayed nine hours and they could find no available hotels within 50 miles, according to the pair’s social media posts.

on its website.“Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band. His vocal range was astonishing, as is evident on his signature ballad, ‘Take It to the Limit,'” the statement continued.

nasty tumble she suffered on live TV after she totally missed her “dangerous” swivel chair at the start of the episode.“Remember when I fell on stage here?” Behar asked her co-hosts on Thursday. “My tush missed the seat.”“It scared us so badly,” Whoopi Goldberg recalled. “You didn’t see what we saw,” she told the audience.

Greta Gerwig’s bubblegum fever dream “Barbie” gave clever nod to ill-fated Barbie Land dolls — such as pregnant Midge, Ken’s BFF Allan, Tanner the pooping pup and Growing Up Skipper, to name a few.“I think I got most of them in there,” Gerwig, 39, told IndieWire of brushing off the decades of dust on the misfit toys for the new summer flick.“There’s like a million of them.”Among the many popular iterations of Barbie over the last 64 years, these unfortunate few fell flat.The “weird,” as “Barbie” narrator Helen Mirren says, concept of the pregnant figurine was born into Mattel lore in 2002.Midge — whose full name is Margaret Hadley Sherwood in the Barbieverse — was originally billed as Barbie’s best friend, but was meant to be the “ugly sidekick” to Barbie’s “dream girl” persona, M.G. Lord, the author of “Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll,” told Buzzfeed News.When Midge, played by Emerald Fennell in the summer blockbuster, was launched in 1963, the redhead could fit in all of her bestie’s outfits.But that ended when she was re-released with her magnetic bump that revealed an infant inside — nevermind the anatomical logistics.

showed the goods in the West End revival of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” “He played Stanley, and there are several moments where he takes off his shirt and it was electric,” Daria Cercek admitted to Variety. “The ladies in the audience were very vocal, and we were like, ‘I think we’ve found our guy.’ “It was announced in January that Mescal, 27, would team with Denzel Washington for the action film sequel.He will play Lucius, the grandson of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew to Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) from the original “Gladiator.” “I’m so proud I get to make it,” Mescal told the Hollywood Reporter during Oscar season. “It’s an intimidating feat.

was found dead in her London home Wednesday, she’d told her children what to do if she passed away suddenly. “I’ve always instructed my children since they were very small, ‘If your mother drops dead tomorrow before you called 911, call my accountant and make sure the record companies don’t start releasing my records and not telling you where the money is,'” O’Connor told People magazine in a 2021 interview.The “Heroine” educated her children on the importance of protecting her music and assets, their inheritance, so they could avoid being taken advantage of.“When the artists are dead, they’re much more valuable than when they’re alive,” O’Connor said of musicians’ profitability.

their Hunter Biden discussions, guest host Rachel Lindsay claimed on Thursday after his plea agreement fell apart in the courtroom on Wednesday. “I think we’re all exhausted about talking about Hunter Biden and I feel like yesterday was probably a field day for a lot of Republicans. It was like Christmas morning because it plays into the conspiracy theories that they have about Hunter Biden,” Lindsay claimed.

the execrable 2003 effort starring Eddie Murphy.Running time: 122 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some thematic elements and scary action.) In theaters July 28Twenty years later, the reboot directed by the talented Justin Simien (“Bad Hair”) is at least better than that aughts Hollywood horror show, if somehow 32 minutes longer.

stabbed to death by her other daughter in 2016, before she could see Shannan’s killer caught. In the movie’s original synopsis, it said, “Though the search for the killer is still ongoing, Mari’s passionate dedication to giving her daughter and other forgotten women a voice, and the attention they deserve, has kept the case alive with hopes of a breakthrough soon.” However, there was a breakthrough in the case on July 14.Heuermann, 59 – a New York City architect and married dad of two – was arrested and charged in three of the killings: Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy and Amber Costello. He was caught after DNA from the hair of victim Megan Waterman matched his DNA, which investigators took from a discarded pizza crust in January.Lifetime’s “The Gilgo Beach Killer” will feature new content from executive producer and Emmy Award-winning journalist Deborah Norville, who will provide updated and new details about the case.

celebrated his 80th birthday with a hug from his 6-year-old son.On Wednesday, Jagger’s 36-year-old girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, posted a series of photos to Instagram with the caption, “Happy birthday my love.”The first picture features the smiling couple, while in the next, Jagger is attacked with a bear hug from their young son, Deveraux.Hamrick, a former professional ballerina, has been with Jagger since December 2014. The couple welcomed Deveraux in 2016.

“Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood’s Greatest Love Affair,” author William J. Mann offers up surprising revelations about the storied pair. “They did have their differences,” Mann told told Fox News.

interview with the New York Times, the producer said, “I have no plans to retire.”A year before that, however, he left the door open to a new phase away from Studio 8H. Michaels told CBS Morning‘s Gayle King, “I think I’m committed to doing the show until its 50th anniversary, which is in three years… I’d like to see that through and I have a feeling that would be a really good time to leave.”The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is coming in the fall of 2024, and during that year the all-powerful Michaels will turn 80 years old. When it wraps up, another US presidential election — when “SNL” reliably gets its best ratings — likely featuring Donald Trump will have just ended.

revealed to Variety she’s ready for her own steamy scene.“I have pretty tits,” insisted Halston, who plays wealthy socialite Bitsy von Muffling.“If [showrunner Michael Patrick King] said, ‘Hey, you wanna show your tits?’ I’d be like, ‘Uh, yeah!’ But they’d have to give me a little bit of advance notice so that I could pump up the arms a little bit. Even if it’s not a super sexy scene, it would be nice to see a big make-out scene or a big heavy romance.”“And Just Like That” follows Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) as they navigate life, friendship, dating — and yes, sex — in their 50s.

phone hacking case against the publication’s parent publisher, News Group Newspapers, on Thursday.Justice Timothy Fancourt has also discharged Harry’s claim that there is a “secret agreement” between Buckingham Palace and the media.However, the court is allowing Harry, 38, to take the Sun to trial over what he alleges were illegal practices to obtain information against him.The case is set to hit the UK’s High Court in January 2024.The Sun is part of NewsCorp, which is the parent company of The New York Post.According to the Associated Press, the judge said that the Invictus Games founder was aware of the phone hacking issue earlier and should have brought it up sooner to the court.News Group Newspapers asserted that the suit should be canceled because the allegations had been made after the six-year window for bringing them was over.“There is no evidence currently before me that the Duke knew before the (deadline to file a suit) that NGN had done anything other than hack his mobile phone (at the News of the World),” Fancourt said.

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do, I’ve got another scandal for you. Hugh Grant’s casting as an Oompa Loompa in the Timothée Chalamet-led film “Wonka” has sparked controversy among actors with dwarfism, reports the BBC. George Coppen, who has dwarfism, slammed the “Notting Hill” star’s casting.

Barbie fans love more about the hottest movie of the year – aside from the pink, the cast, the vibes, and the pink – than spotting its hidden references and subtle Easter eggs sprinkled throughout.Fans have been poring over every pink detail of the highly-anticipated Greta Gerwig flick since the first trailer dropped, going into a hot pink frenzy with every “genius” tid bit uncovered.But since the film’s record-breaking release weekend, once Barbies and Kens had a chance to take in Barbieland’s full pastel glory, theories are swirling about the more subtle pop culture nods.One particular theory speculates that the film features a subtle cameo by Barbie’s biggest rival: the Bratz dolls.Fans have taken to social media to unpack their theory, honing in on the scene where Barbie (Margot Robbie) travels to the real world and goes to a high school while searching for the girl she believes is responsible for her existential crisis.At the school, she comes across a teenager named Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and her three friends who give the cowgirl-dressed Barbie a brutal reality check about her problematic history in the real world.“We haven’t played with Barbie since we were, like, five years old,” Sasha tells Barbie.“You’ve been making women feel bad about themselves since you were invented.”One TikTok user, Ivan Mars, posted a video saying it took him three trips to the cinema to realize the group of teens bear an eerie resemblance to the original four Bratz dolls named Yasmin, Sasha, Cloe, and Jade.And though the three friends – played by McKenna Roberts, Sasha Milstein, and Brylee Hsu – being unnamed “Junior High Friend” characters, their apparent ringleader Sasha shares not only a name, but a nickname with one of Barbie’s

Seven’s The Morning Show to promote his upcoming tour.Rzeznik, 57, rose to fame in the nineties as the frontman of the hugely successful band the Goo Goo Dolls, and he has since switched up his look.Sure, the singer has stuck with his signature shaggy blonde hair that became synonymous with his sex symbol status, and he hasn’t even managed to ditch the tank tops, but his face now looks smoother than it did when he was decades younger.Rzeznik was rocking a maroon cap, but even that wasn’t hiding the noticeable change to his looks.The singer shared his excitement to return to Australia in February next year, and the recovering alcoholic explained he’d be trading Aussie beer for spending time at the beach.Like plenty of other bands from the nineties, the Goo Goo Dolls are having a moment on TikTok with young people rediscovering their music and going viral with covers of their famous songs like ‘Iris’ and ‘Slide.’It speaks to the power and relevancy of the band’s music, for instance, the hit ‘Iris’ only just recently hit a billion streams on the music platform Spotify.When asked if he’d expected this kind of longevity from his music, Rzeznik admitted it was a huge surprise.“You always hope, but no,” he said modestly.Although he did add that of course, it was always something he wanted to happen.“You hope that you build something that will last,” he admitted.The singer also had nothing but praise for the people rediscovering his music and posting their own versions online.“There are people that do it better than me,” he said.Despite the mass fame that Rzeznik has experienced he keeps a pretty low profile and has remained a dedicated musician even through the highs and lows of fame.He recently opened about how difficult he

“All the Leaves Are Brown: How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart.” It explores the rise and downfall of the folk quartet whose tracks influenced the Southern California music scene. He spoke to several surviving insiders who knew and befriended the band over the years.“They were lightning in a bottle,” Shea told Fox News Digital. “And the level of dysfunction was incredible.

¡Ay, caramba!Latin icon Shakira revealed Wednesday that an up close and personal encounter with a rat while filming the music video for her new song “Copa Vacía” prompted a domino effect of disastrous events.In a video that was posted to her Instagram account, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, 46, is seen lying in a pile of trash while dressed as a mermaid with pink hair. The camera then cuts to the furry fiend as it scampers over to the singer who lets out an ear-piercing scream and bolts straight up leaving her hair extensions behind.

pronounced dead at the scene” at her London home — but her death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.The famed singer died Wednesday at 56 years old.“A file will be prepared for the coroner,” police officials added.“Police were called at 11:18 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26 to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area. Officers attended.

untimely death was announced by her “heartbroken” family in a statement Wednesday. Her cause of death is unknown at this time.But just months before the tragic news came to light, the Irish legend waved at a packed room full of fans as she smiled while stood on a podium.O’Connor scooped the Classic Irish Album award at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize in her homeland’s capital city of Dublin in March 2023.She scooped the gong for her 1990 album “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.”The judging panel called it “a stunning body of work by an Irish artist, scorching with originality in songs that are as resonant today as they were more than 30 years ago.”It was the last time she was seen in public.Just days before her death, O’Connor tweeted out a tribute to her late son, Shane, on July 17.“For all mothers of Suicided children,” she wrote in the caption, accompanied by the song’s link on Spotify.