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Tyler Perry retired his famous Madea character after the 2019 movie "A Madea Family Funeral," but he's bringing her back to Netflix with a 12th movie, "A Madea Homecoming" set for 2022. Why? Tyler told Variety, "I was done with Madea, completely done with it, but as I've been looking at the state of the world — and I finished a tour in January, just before the pandemic started to break in the country — and the amount of joy and laughter that it brought to so many people, that's what I think is missing. We need that laughter and that joy." And money, we could always use more money. Read more with dlisted.com.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have insisted that they did ask for the Queen's permission to name their child Lilibet, Queen Elizabeth's childhood nickname, after palace sources told British journalists that they didn't. Now, Harry and Meghan's lawyers have threatened to sue if those claims are repeated, according to Yahoo.
Ernie Lively has died. The 74-year-old succumbed to cardiac complications in Los Angeles last Thursday. While he's worked for five decades in Hollywood, he's probably best known for being Blake Lively's real-life father. He played her dad in both "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" films. He also appeared in "The Waltons," "Falcon Crest," "The West Wing," and "That 70s Show."
Ariana Grande's brother Frankie Grande (Frankini from Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger") got engaged this week to his boyfriend-of-two-years, Hale Leon, and Ari took to social media to congratulate her sibling. "I love you both so much," she shared on Instagram. "Congratulations to two of the most incredible men I know."
President Biden was at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, and as he was talking to one of the men in uniform, a cicada up and got him. He smacked it down to the ground. But from what TMZ reports, there was a swarm of cicadas in the engine area of the plane, which caused a flight delay. As for the cicada that was brave enough to go straight for the president, I think the fly on Mike Pence's head dared him.
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A collections agency that took on "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Tori Spelling's debt from one of her credit cards is after her for the money now. According to Radar, she owes this one about $6,000. They filed court documents to try to get her to pay it. She didn't – for months - and now the judge granted the default judgment to the company. But good luck getting her to pay.
Kim who? It looks like Kanye West has already moved on from Kim Kardashian. He's been spotted with Irina Shayk, Bradley Cooper's ex. The Daily Mail has pics of them together in France. And then at the airport together. According to a source, "They've been quietly seeing each other for a couple months."
Dresses worn by Diana Princess of Wales went on public display at Kensington Palace last week, with the placard "Lent by HRH the Duke of Cambridge and HRH the Duke of Sussex." But under the Megxit terms, Harry and Meghan were allowed to keep, but not use, their HRH titles, The Sunday Times reports. Now, the placards will be updated without HRH before Harry's name. Considering he loaned it to the exhibition just as much as William, you'd think they'd just leave well enough alone.
"Love and Hip Hop" star Safaree is asking the court to make sure his gets to be in the delivery room when his estranged wife, Erica Mena, gives birth to their next child. According to TMZ, Erica is due in July, and Safaree is afraid she won't let him be with her for the delivery. He wants to be there like he was for the delivery of his first child so they can start bonding right away.
Two handwritten letters Britney Spears wrote in 1999 to her first serious boyfriend, Donald "Reg" Jones, before she became famous, are hitting the auction block on June 12. The letters are pretty intense (read them at radaronline.com).
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Sports Illustrated model Jessica Hart announced she's six weeks along with her second child, just seven months after welcoming her first with fiancé race car driver James Kirkham. Coming up with a name for baby number two might be difficult, considering they struggled trying to find one the first time around. Jessica said of her daughter's name, Baby-Rae, "I first heard it in the movie 'Dirty Dancing' and always thought I'd love to name my daughter Baby. I was hesitant to ask James about it at first, but we just weren't landing on a name. Finally, probably a month before she was born, I said what about Baby, and he said, 'Oh my gosh, I love it.' It's felt right ever since." If it's a boy, maybe they can go with Wolverine.
"Friends" star Matthew Perry, 51, called off his engagement to his 29-year-old fiancé, Molly Hurwitz, and now the rumors of him dating his assistant are rampant. Briana Brancato took to her Instagram Story to show off "work attire," a black hoodie with a pic of Matthew making heart-hands. She also shared a sexy TikTok video of herself with the caption, "Me when I find someone who can handle me." She didn't say it was Matthew, but she's not exactly stopping people from thinking that. Read more with Radar.
Last year, "Glee" star Naya Rivera died after drowning in a lake while out with her young son. Now, her father, George, is opening up on their final conversation, which happened that day, while she was on the boat. He told People magazine, "She wanted to go swimming with Josey out in the middle of the lake. I could see that the wind was blowing and my stomach was just cringing. I kept telling her, 'Don't get out of the boat! Don't get out of the boat! It will drift away when you're in the water.'" Three minutes into their FaceTime call, they were disconnected, just before the last moments of her life.
Kelly Ripa, who has had a job on different ABC shows for 30 years, complained to Bethenny Frankel on her podcast that she doesn't like her career, according to Radar. Kelly said, "Being in front of the camera is not something I've ever enjoyed. I'm not very comfortable." She later added, "I don't love being on camera. It's never been something that fed me in any sort of egotistical way. I find my own voice grating, so I apologize to your listeners if they're like, 'This is nails on a chalkboard.' I feel you." So…quit. It's never too late to follow your dreams – or retire with lots of money.
