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• Sigourney Weaver Steps Into A Surprising New Role For 'Avatar 2' - First Look Image Revealed!

  02-07-2022 06:31 via justjared.com
  
  Sigourney Weaver‘s brand new role in Avatar 2 is something so surprising that fans are still wrapping their heads around it.
  If you recall, the 72-year-old actress portrayed Dr. Grace Augustine, an xenobotanist and head of the Avatar Program on Pandora, in the first film that was released in 2009. However, Grace died due to a gunshot wound inflicted by Colonel Quaritch.
  But that didn’t count Sigourney out for the sequel film, titled Avatar 2: The Way of Water, and now the role she&r
  
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• Dolly Parton Provides a New Health Update: ‘I’m Still Healing, I’m Still Working’

  22-08-2026 06:30 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Dolly Parton is providing another update on her health as she prepares for the opening of a new museum celebrating her life and legacy in Nashville, Tenn.
  The iconic country singer chatted with People on Friday (August 21) about coping with “hard times with my health” but keeping busy in spite of it all.
  Dolly, 80, admitted she’s “dealing with some health issues” she didn’t pay attention to while she was taking care of her late husband Carl Thomas Dean,
  
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• Tom Pelphrey Reveals He Auditioned to Play Professor X in Marvel’s ‘X-Men,’ Jokes About 1 Concern

  22-08-2026 05:45 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Tom Pelphrey is opening up about the major Marvel role he almost landed.The Task and Ozark star confirmed that he was considered to play Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men movie, a role that would ultimately go to Christopher Abbott.Tom discussed the audition during a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that he had one humorous concern about taking on the famously bald character.“I’ve also got a fat head. I have a watermelon,&rdquo
  
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• Matthew Daddario Joins ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 15 as New Firefighter Candidate

  22-08-2026 04:57 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Matthew Daddario is heading to Firehouse 51!The Shadowhunters star has joined the cast of Chicago Fire for the NBC drama’s upcoming 15th season.Matthew will play a new firefighter candidate, although additional information about his character is being kept under wraps.Deadline confirmed his casting on Friday (August 21) after he appeared in a behind-the-scenes Instagram photo shared by fellow show newcomer Da’Vinchi. The two actors posed alongside returning cast member Brandon
  
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• Wendy Williams Says ‘I Want Out’ of Guardianship During Rare Public Sighting

  22-08-2026 04:32 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Wendy Williams is making her wishes clear as her court-ordered guardianship continues.The 62-year-old former talk show host was recently photographed out in New York City, marking one of her only public appearances this year, and the first in at least six months.During the outing, Wendy was asked what she wanted fans to know about her ongoing situation. Her answer was brief and direct: “I want out!”Wendy was reportedly carrying shopping bags and entering a building when a photo
  
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• AMC CEO Warns Scalped Movie Tickets Will Be Canceled: What Buyers Need to Know

  22-08-2026 04:06 via justjared.com
  
  Getty AMC’s CEO Adam Aron is warning ticket scalpers that their purchases will be canceled.He posted on his X account on Wednesday (August 19) along with a follow-up on Friday to share his thoughts on people scalping tickets.
  The announcement comes the same week that tickets for Dune: Part Three have gone on sale, with many fans rushing to buy seats at IMAX 70mm theaters before they sell out.“Greedy intermediaries gobbling up and then scalping AMC movie theatre tickets above face pri
  
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• Anne Hathaway Debuts Dramatic Pixie Look for Vogue China Cover – See Her Shortest Hair in 13 Years!

  22-08-2026 03:42 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Anne Hathaway just debuted a very dramatic look boasting the shortest hair she’s had in over a decade!The 43-year-old The Devil Wears Prada 2 star appears on the latest cover of Vogue China sporting an incredibly short pixie cut layered with bangs while wearing a white blazer.
  Anne has been sporting long hair quite a bit lately, especially as she’s been doing press for The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The Odyssey this year, so fans were stunned to see the new look, which is a drasti
  
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• Garrett Clayton Reacts to ‘Teen Beach Movie’ Reboot Rumor, Says He Knows Nothing

  22-08-2026 02:50 via justjared.com
  
  Getty A rumor has been spreading on social media this week about a new Teen Beach Movie installment being in the works at Disney Channel. If it’s true, it doesn’t sound like the original cast is involved.
  Garrett Clayton is responding to questions he has received about the possible new movie.
  The rumor spread because of a tweet from the @DisneyToonz account, a page that posts Disney news and reports.What has been said about the Teen Beach Movie reboot…The page tweeted, “
  
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• Anna Paquin Criticizes Hollywood’s Treatment of ‘Pre-Sexualized’ Child Actors Days After Hayden Panettiere’s Death

  22-08-2026 02:48 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Anna Paquin is calling out Hollywood over its treatment of child stars, particularly women, in light of Hayden Panettiere‘s tragic death.In a statement shared to Instagram on Friday, Anna wrote, “It’s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child ‘stars’ have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends.
  The True Blood alum continued, “We were not as protected by the ‘systems’ that look great on paper, as we are s
  
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• Naomi Watts & Daughter Kai Schreiber Enjoy Night Out in the Hamptons to Support Michael Kors

  22-08-2026 02:34 via justjared.com
  
  BFA.com / Backgrid Naomi Watts is enjoying some quality mother-daughter time with her youngest child, Kai Schreiber!The 57-year-old actress and the 17-year-old budding model stepped out together while attending the Michael Kors Collection’s 45th Anniversary event on Thursday night (August 20) in East Hampton, N.Y.Naomi and Kai were seen posing with designer Michael Kors and some other guests, including fellow mother-daughter pair Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook.
  Kai has opened u
  
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• Michelle Pfeiffer Clarifies Acting Retirement Rumors, ‘It’s the Most Ridiculous Things’

  22-08-2026 02:21 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Michelle Pfeiffer is not planning to retire from acting anytime soon despite what the rumors would have you believe!The 68-year-old actress sat down with Jimmy Fallon on an episode of The Tonight Show that aired on Thursday night (August 20) and addressed the rumors head on.“No, I mean, it’s the most ridiculous thing. They’re always saying that I’m retiring. Where does it say that I’m retiring?” she said. “No, no. All I said was that I really love
  
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• Richest ‘Burlesque’ Cast Members Ranked by Estimated Net Worth (Lowest to Highest)

  22-08-2026 02:00 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Burlesque remains a fan-favorite movie musical to this day!
  Cher and Christina Aguilera led the cast of the 2010 film, directed by Steve Antin.Here’s the synopsis: Ali (Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club’s propriet
  
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• Chase Stokes Says He Had Multiple Organs ‘Failing’ By the End of ‘Outer Banks,’ Reveals He Had ‘So Many Health Issues’ to Figure Out

  22-08-2026 01:48 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Chase Stokes is revealing a major health scare he went through during his time on the Netflix series Outer Banks.The 33-year-old actor chatted with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the show’s final season premiere for an interview published on Friday (August 21) and said that he had “so many health issues” from keeping his body in shape for the show.“Hindsight is 20/20, but I probably, unfortunately, wouldn’t have been around much longer if I didn’t take
  
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• Jason Statham’s Comments Saying ‘I Am Not an Actor, Really’ Go Viral Again Years Later

  22-08-2026 01:42 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Jason Statham once opened up about why he plays the same roles over and over again and now those comments are going viral, years later.
  The 59-year-old actor is back on the big screen in the action movie Mutiny and this continues his streak of saving the day in a thriller film.
  Almost every one of Jason‘s movies for the past two decades can be classified as a thriller, except for the 2011 animated movie Gnomeo & Juliet and the 2015 action comedy Spy.
  So, why does Jason constantly
  
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• Bunnie Xo Opens Up About Her Plans to Have a Baby After Jelly Roll Divorce: ‘I Definitely Still Want to Have a Baby’

  22-08-2026 01:32 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Bunnie Xo is opening up about her family plans and how they’ve changed since she and Jelly Roll got divorced after 10 years together.The 46-year-old podcast host shared that she still wants to have a baby while visiting Today with Jenna & Sheinelle on the Thursday (August 20) episode.“So I definitely still want to have a baby and that’s going to be one of my newest chapters of my next book, and I can’t wait for you guys to read about it because it’s been o
  
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• All About Taylor Swift’s Secret Show in L.A. This Week & Who Was Invited to Attend

  22-08-2026 01:10 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Taylor Swift performed for an exclusive audience this week in Los Angeles and new details about the secret event are emerging!The newly married music superstar, 36, was part of a special event at the Grammy Museum in L.A.
  The event, titled The Icon Sessions with Taylor Swift: A 20-Year Retrospective, was held exclusively for the Recording Academy Songwriters & Composers Wing. All guests were invited and it appears that no tickets were sold.
  What we know about the event so far…Mu
  
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• Jessie J Kicks Out Fans After a Fight Breaks Out During Her UK Concert: ‘Just Get Rid of Them’

  22-08-2026 00:42 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Jessie J had to break up a fight at one of her concerts!The 38-year-old British singer was performing in the United Kingdom over the weekend when a fight broke out and the footage shared online showed her trying to intervene in a scuffle.
  “Can everyone just try and stay quiet, because the louder it is, the worse it will be,” she could be heard saying to the crowd, per Page Six. Then she asked the fighters to “calm down,”noting that it was “alcohol and ego
  
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• Katie Holmes Brings Boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky to Michael Kors Dinner for Hamptons Date Night

  22-08-2026 00:35 via justjared.com
  
  BFA.com / BACKGRID Katie Holmes stepped out for a date night with new boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky this week!The 47-year-old actress was photographed alongside her new beau while attending the Michael Kors Collection’s 45th Anniversary event on Thursday night (August 20) in East Hampton, N.Y.
  Katie and Jason flaunted some cute PDA while posing with designer Michael Kors and some other guests.
  Katie Holmes and Jason Bard Yarmosky have been linked for one monthKatie and Jason were first lin
  
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• ‘The Odyssey’ Digital Release Date Revealed: Blu-ray & DVD Will Be Available for Holidays!

  21-08-2026 23:46 via justjared.com
  
  Universal Pictures The movie The Odyssey has been a huge success at the box office, grossing over $1.3 billion around the world in just one month. Now, Universal Pictures has revealed when you can watch the movie at home.
  While most movies these days get their digital debuts around 4-8 weeks after they are released in theaters, The Odyssey will have a four-month window in theaters.
  The Odyssey’s digital date revealedIt has been confirmed that The Odyssey will be available to rent or purcha
  
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• Jason Statham’s New Movie ‘Mutiny’ Accidentally Leaks on Prime Video Ahead of Theatrical Release

  21-08-2026 23:35 via justjared.com
  
  Lionsgate Jason Statham‘s latest movie was accidentally leaked earlier this week.On Wednesday night (August 19), the new action flick Mutiny was accidentally posted on Prime Video, days before it’s scheduled theatrical release, The Wrap reports. The movie was set to be released in theaters on Friday, August 21.According to an insider, the entire movie was posted by mistake in Prime’s product detail page, which typically shows trailers. The film was live for users to stream over
  
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• Diane Warren Adopts Pig Seen Running Loose in West Hollywood

  21-08-2026 23:02 via justjared.com
  
  Getty The pig seen running loose in West Hollywood has a new home!Last weekend, a farm animal went viral after it was seen running through the streets of West Hollywood. After the pig was caught and take to the West L.A. Animal Shelter, he was named Wilbur and became an overnight sensation with lots of people wanting to adopt him.To help him find his new family, the animal shelter held a silent auction and Diane Warren was the highest bidder, becoming Wilbur‘s new mother!On Thursday (Augus
  
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• Miss USA Dropped by The CW Just One Week Before Pageant, New Streaming Details Revealed

  21-08-2026 22:54 via justjared.com
  
  Getty The 2026 Miss USA Pageant will no longer air on The CW due to a contractual issue between the organization and the network.Both parties have confirmed that the pageant has been dropped by the network and it will now stream on a different platform.
  The Miss USA organization wrote, “Two weeks ago, we identified a contractual issue with our production arrangements that could not be resolved within the necessary timeframe. Since then, our team has worked diligently to explore options tha
  
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• Jim Caviezel Returns to Big Screen in ‘Ghost Soldier’ Movie, First Trailer Released

  21-08-2026 22:37 via justjared.com
  
  Sony Pictures Jim Caviezel hasn’t been seen in a big-screen movie since 2023’s surprise hit Sound of Freedom, but he’ll be back in movie theaters this fall with the action film Ghost Soldier.
  Sony Pictures just dropped the first trailer for the new movie, which is hitting theaters on November 6.
  Jim stars as Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a solitary man with a mysterious past, living a quiet life off the grid in his hometown. But when a powerful foreign corporation descen
  
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• Hailey Bieber Meets Up with Parents Stephen & Kennya Baldwin for Dinner Years After Family Rift

  21-08-2026 22:32 via justjared.com
  
  Backgrid USA It looks like Hailey Bieber has reconciled with her family.The 29-year-old model and Rhode boss met up with her parents Stephen and Kennya Baldwin for dinner on Thursday night (August 20) in Los Angeles.For her outing, Hailey wore an unzipped black hoodie over a white T-shirt paired with black pants.Also in attendance at the dinner was Hailey‘s older sister Alaia Baldwin, 33, who wore a brown suede jacket, black shirt, and jeans.If you didn’t know, before the birth of he
  
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• Garth Brooks Setlist for 2026’s ‘Blame It All on My Roots’ Tour Revealed After First Show

  21-08-2026 21:59 via justjared.com
  
  Getty Garth Brooks has kicked off his Blame It All On My Roots arena tour and we have the full set list from opening night!The country music superstar performed for a sold-out crowd on Thursday night (August 20) at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.
  Garth is performing on a 360-degree stage in the center of the arena to make sure every seat in the venue is as close to the stage as possible.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks)
  Garth Brooks celebrated
  
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• Chris Hemsworth Films Scenes for New Netflix Movie ‘Extraction 3’ in Sydney

  21-08-2026 21:43 via justjared.com
  
  Backgrid USA Chris Hemsworth is hard at work on his new movie!The 43-year-old actor arrived on set to film a few scenes for his upcoming Netflix movie Extraction 3 on Thursday (August 20) in Sydney, Australia.For his time on set, Chris sported an unzipped black hoodie over a gray T-shirt paired with jeans.In between takes, Chris was spotted chatting with crew members and getting notes from director Sam Hargrave.It was announced back in April that Chris would be back as Tyler Rake, a former Austr
  
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• Post Malone Engaged to Christy Lee One Year After Romance Debut

  20-08-2026 04:00 via eonline.com
  
  Now they have one more reason to say "congratulations" to Post Malone. 
  The “Sunflower” singer and his girlfriend Christy Lee are officially engaged more than a year after they first went public...
  
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• What Meghan Markle Has Said About Living in the U.K.

  20-08-2026 03:59 via eonline.com
  
  Meghan Markle is prepared as ever for her move back to the United Kingdom.
  After all, the Duchess of Sussex has been candid about the time she spent abroad with husband Prince Harry before the...
  
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• RHOBH Season 16 Adds Bravo Alum Tracy Tutor to Cast

  20-08-2026 03:46 via eonline.com
  
  Tracy Tutor has gone from real estate to Real Housewife.
  The Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles alum confirmed she is returning to Bravo by joining RHOBH for season 16, which comes after season...
  
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• Jessica Alba and Daughter Honor, 18, Get Matching Tattoos

  20-08-2026 02:56 via eonline.com
  
  Jessica Alba made a fantastic mother-daughter memory. 
  Before the Honey actress and ex-husband Cash Warren’s daughter Honor heads off to Yale University, the 18-year-old and her mom celebrated...
  
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