Thursday 9th January 2025
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A new trailer for the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” special, has been released. The new look features Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and many more are expected to take part in the special that will “celebrate the legacy of the Harry Potter film franchise and its impact on families and fans around the world,” which will debut on HBO Max on Jan. 1.
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Colin Farrell has agreed to play the Batman villain Oswald Cobblepot, also known as The Penguin, in a new HBO Max series. The show will be a spin-off of the upcoming The Batman movie, starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader. The Penguin series would follow the character’s rise to power in Gotham’s criminal underworld. Which I thought they did that with the Fox TV show “Gotham”.
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Lauren Alaina can now add “Author” to her ever expanding list of things she’s just great at…TODAY Lauren releases her book ‘Getting Good At Being You.’ Saying THIS is the book she wished she had when she was 16. and hopes that her words can help at least one person out there who is struggling, and for them to know they are not alone. Saying about writing a book vs a song…’it’s being vulnerable in a completely different way.”
Lauren is also climbing the country music chart with Jon Pardi and their song “Getting Over Him” – which is from her album, Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World…
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Blake Shelton was doing an interview with Ellen yesterday when he revealed that he is stockpiling Christmas gifts for Gwen Stefani so he won’t feel guilty. He’s worried that Gwen will break their agreement to not buy anything for each other this Christmas…soooo..he’s gonna do it first.
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”Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes” airs tonight on ABC. Jennifer Aniston is going to star in a live re-enactment of the 1980s sitcom ”The Facts of Life”. She will play Blair while Gabrielle Union will play Tootie. The cast for ”Diff’rent Strokes” features Kevin Hart as Arnold and Damon Wayans as big brother Willis. John Lithgow will play Mr. Drummond
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Here's some new country music you can go see live in 2025: Luke Combs and Megan Moroney will be headlining night one of Boston Calling in May . . . Bailey Zimmerman announced the New to Country Tour . . . and Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn will be doing a show at Fenway Park.
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Meghan Markle is excited about Prince Harry's new friendship with Jelly Roll. A source says, “She’s now had her eyes opened to what they could be missing out on. There’s a whole lot of money and power and opportunity to do some social climbing in Nashville and in the south, so why not take a swing at it?” I guess if Hollywood was a bust…..
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Diddy is allegedly furious because Luigi Mangione is more popular with inmates than he is. Diddy claims to be innocent of trafficking, but feels overshadowed by the alleged CEO killer.. Even in prison, Diddy’s ego is bigger than life. despite sharing the same legal team. They do not spend time together and the two really have zero in common.”…even Mangione is like…”Don’t put me anywhere near Diddy”...
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Movies that turn 50 this year include "Jaws", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Tommy", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"…”It’s just a flesh wound” if you know…you know…
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Speculation yesterday, confirmation today…. Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged. Speculation began when Zendaya wore a diamond ring to the Golden Globes. Tom reportedly proposed between Christmas and New Year's.
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Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo recently added three miniature cows to their farm. They’re named Crunch, Brownie and S’more. But Jelly was feeling left out because everyone got an animal but him. So, then Bunnie got Jelly his very own DONKEY…named Griz…
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Riley Green had to go to the emergency room after impaling his foot on a nail while hunting. Green shared the incident on Instagram. Despite the mishap, he remained in good spirits and even received clearance to return to hunting shortly after being treated.
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RadarOnline says Travis Kelce is allegedly planning to live as a stay-at-home husband with Taylor Swift. An insider reveals, “He wants to be somewhere between a house husband, a mentor, and a manager. That's his dream: to get married to Taylor and hang up his boots.
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