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Robert Downey Jr. roasts fellow Avenger Chris Hemsworth: ‘Second-best Chris’

Chris Hemsworth was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 23, 2024. At the ceremony, Robert Downey Jr. delivered a roast in honor of his friend’s newest accolade. Hemsworth and Downey Jr. starred in a number of Marvel movies together, including the “Avengers” franchise. The two play Thor and Iron Man, respectively, in the …

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‘Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings' ‘archrival’ was one of biggest challenges on path to becoming game show host

Ken Jennings is celebrating a milestone birthday. As the “Jeopardy!” champion-turned-game show host turns 50, here is a look back at his journey on the show. Jennings’ record-breaking win Ken Jennings won 74 consecutive games on “Jeopardy!,” setting a record which has yet to be broken. (Photo by Jeopardy Productions via Getty Images) Jennings made his “Jeopardy!” debut in June …

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Chris Pratt says mother-in-law Maria Shriver showed him how to avoid raising 'rotten kids' in Hollywood

Chris Pratt shared how his mother-in-law Maria Shriver set an example for him on how to parent his children. During a Thursday appearance on “Today,” the 44-year-old actor gushed over Shriver, 68, who is mother to his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, 34. Shriver is also mom to Christina, 32, and sons Patrick, 30, and Christopher, 26, whom she shares with her …

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Demi Moore contemplated quitting Hollywood after questioning her 'own ability'

Many are calling Demi Moore’s recent resurgence a comeback. For the 61-year-old actress, she doesn’t care what you call it — she’s just grateful. “However it wants to be characterized on the outside, I’m just really enjoying it all,” she told Entertainment Weekly of the attention, some of which surrounds her full-frontal nudity scene in her new film, “The Substance.” …

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Rescue canine Kodi, 'Dog on Trial' star, awarded top prize at Cannes Film Festival

The verdict is in: The titular “Dog on Trial” was declared this year’s Palm Dog winner in Cannes on Friday. Kodi the griffon mix, who plays Cosmos in the Swiss comedy-drama, narrowly beat Xin, a sighthound who instead wagged away with the Grand Jury Prize for the Chinese drama “Black Dog.” The Palm Dog awards aren’t officially a part of …

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At Cannes, the dogs steal the show

It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the Canine Film Festival? Since the 77th edition’s opening day, human actors have shared the limelight with their canine co-stars on and off the red carpet, kept secure by the perky sniffer dogs that dart around the press ladder and tripods ahead of every …

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'Richard Jewell' star Paul Walter Hauser admits weight has affected career: 'I look forward to being healthy'

Actor Paul Walter Hauser is aware his weight has factored into the roles he’s played on television and the big screen. “I lost 40 pounds to do the role in ‘Black Bird,’” Hauser told People magazine of his Emmy-winning work on the acclaimed 2022 miniseries. “I put some of that weight back on, and now I’m bringing it back down. …

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Remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after deadly Astroworld concert has been settled, lawyer says

The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been settled, an attorney said Thursday. Jury selection in the lawsuit filed by the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest person killed during the concert by rapper Travis Scott, had been set to begin Sept. …

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Morgan Wallen's Nashville bar sign denied by council due to singer's 'harmful' behavior

Morgan Wallen’s past troubles seem to be catching up with him. Ahead of the grand opening of his six-story bar in Nashville, Tennessee, called Morgan Wallen’s This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen this weekend, the Nashville Metropolitan Council rejected plans to display a 20-foot sign advertising the bar on the downtown Nashville strip due to the singer’s past controversies, including his …

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'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards shares private battle with prostate cancer: 'I probably would have been dead'

Since his racist outburst nearly two decades ago, “Seinfeld” actor Michael Richards has remained predominately out of the spotlight. Earlier this month, he returned to the red carpet for the first time in eight years to support his former co-star Jerry Seinfeld at the premiere of Seinfeld’s new movie, “Unfrosted.” But next month, those private years of Richards’ life will …

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