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Kim Kardashian is going to be in the upcoming season of "American Horror Story." No word on what her role is, but she will be working with Emma Roberts for AHS12, which is titled "Delicate." She could be on for the whole season, an episode, or maybe even just five minutes. Sounds like it will be more rather than less considering creator Ryan Murphy is pretty excited about working with Kim, telling THR, "Kim is among the biggest and brightest television stars in the world and we are thrilled to welcome her to the AHS family."
Ryan Reynolds has bought a nearly $1.5 million home in Marford, North Wales, where he and his family can live as he focuses on his Wrexham football club. Reynolds's new home in Marford has left locals "gobsmacked," according to The Sun, with residents saying that "the red carpet will be rolled out when Ryan comes to town." Ryan and Rob McElhenney have invested well over $10 million in the Wrexham football club since buying it in February 2021 so it makes sense that he'd want to be close by to keep an eye on their progress.
He was hopping from house to house, visiting children at every stop. No, not the Easter Bunny - Nick Cannon, dressed as the Easter Bunny - and all the kids were his. Nick visited all eleven of his kids Sunday to celebrate Easter with them. Thankfully, he remembered where they all live. In a recent interview, Nick was asked to name all his kids, and when he finished, it was pointed out that he left one out (Onyx Ice Cole), to which Nick replied, "Ah, no! I did." Interestingly, OK reports it was Onyx's mother who publicly shaded Nick for fathering so many children and using his kids for "fake photo ops."
Josh Groban sat down with Gayle King on "CBS Mornings" to talk about landing the titular role of Sweeney Todd on Broadway. He said he auditioned for the part at summer camp when he was 10 years old but ended up with a role in the ensemble instead. Now, he says "being 42 is the right age" for the role.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs (aka Puffy, Puff Daddy, P Diddy, etc) is forever in debt to Sting. Diddy sampled the 1983 single "Every Breath You Take" in his 1997 hit "I'll Be Missing You," and he admitted in a tweet that he pays $5,000 a day in royalties to Sting. He shared a clip of an interview where Sting said Diddy only asked for permission to sample the song after it had been released. But, it's all water under the bridge now as Sting said, "We're very good friends now," admitting, "It was a beautiful version of that song."
Valerie Bertinelli's long-running cooking show is coming to an end. She shared with her fans, "The good news is that (April 9) at 12 noon on Food Network, the 14th season of 'Valerie's Home Cooking,' starts airing all new episodes. The bad news is that it's its final season." She said she has "no idea why" the show was canceled, adding, "I didn't say anything last summer because honestly, I was hoping they would change their mind." She told her fans, "I have loved making this show. It's such a dream come true. Every single part of it brought me so much joy. I love the crew. I loved everybody in production. They loved making this show for you. I hope you enjoy this final season because we made every single episode with love for all of you." "Valerie's Home Cooking" debuted in 2015 on the Food Network.
If you were sad about "Stranger Things" coming to an end after the next season, here's something that might cheer you up. The Duffer Brothers and Netflix have announced an animated spinoff of the show is in the works, according to Variety. So far, details are being kept secret, but they say it's been "absolutely thrilling" to give the show an animated adaptation.
"Jeopardy!" co-hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings both want more than $1 million per season to continue hosting, Radar reports, which isn't a huge ask considering the late Alex Trebek was making $10 million a year.
Granted, Alex had been the host since forever. However, a source said, "The way they're going, they could tick off bosses and find themselves both canned." This comes on top of news that Mayim wants the whole show to herself and is trying to push Ken out.
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Daily Mail reports that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn split because of her high-profile career. Sources say that the end of the pandemic took Taylor's career to new heights, and that was too much for Joe. A source explained, "The bottom line for the difficulties in their relationship was that Taylor's career took priority over Joe's, which can be awkward for a couple when it's not balanced." They did give the relationship "a real go of it," and the split is said to be "amicable." Still no confirmation from Taylor's people, or Joe's, about a breakup and if there's any truth to the rumors.
Now that Shakira has moved the family from Spain to Miami, she is begging the paparazzi to leave her boys alone, Today reports. She tweeted yesterday, "My children Milan and Sasha have endured a very difficult year, suffering incessant harassment and persecution without relief by the paparazzi and several media outlets in Barcelona," adding, "I beg you to abstain from following them to the entrance and exit of their school, wait for them at the door of our home, or follow them to their extracurricular and recreational activities as the media did in Barcelona with the intent of capturing photos or boosting ratings." Her kids are 10 and 8.
Khloe Kardashian says she and Tristan Thompson aren't back together, but people aren't buying it. A source said, "Khloe says she's single, but in private, she acts like Tristan is her husband." The two do share two children, and they "do everything together." According to Daily Mail, the source even pointed out, "(Thompson) is there for breakfast most mornings and lunches and around all day. Most evenings, they do bedtimes and hang out together. If you go to the house, he's always around."
Baby news!
"Riverdale" star Casey Cott and his wife Nichola Basara are expecting their first child. He even got ClearBlue to sponsor his announcement.
"Cosby Show" star Keshia Knight Pulliam welcomed her first baby with husband Brad James. The little one was born the week of Keshia's birthday. Keshia is already mom to 6-year-old daughter Ella, who she shares with her ex-husband Edgerton "Ed" Hartwell.
"Shameless" star Emmy Rossum and "Mr. Robot" creator Sam Esmail welcomed their second child, a baby boy. The news comes as a surprise since Emmy never announced her pregnancy. Emmy and Sam are also the parents of a daughter born in May 2021. They did not reveal they were expecting her, either. Somebody in Hollywood knows how to keep a secret…
