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The Woman King took the domestic box office by storm this weekend, bringing in $19 million. Deadline reports that this number is higher than expected and that people are raving about the epic film, led by Viola Davis. The Woman King has received an A+ CinemaScore and a 95% positive score on Comscore/Screen.

Box Office Numbers from Friday (September 16th) through Sunday (September 18th):

1. The Woman King, $19 million
2. Barbarian, $6.3 million
3. Pearl, $3.124 million
4. See How They Run, $3.1 million
5. Bullet Train, $2.5 million |
6. Top Gun: Maverick, $2.18 million
7. DC League of Super-Pets, $2.175 million
8. The Invitation, $1.7 million
9. Minions: The Rise of Gru, $1.32 million
10. Moonage Dream, $1.22 million

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN BARKER RESPONDS TO COMMENT ABOUT PREGNANCY: On Saturday (September 17th), Kourtney Kardashian Barker posted a series of mirror selfies in lingerie from her Lemme nutritional supplements photoshoot. Many people commented speculating on whether or not she was pregnant. One person wrote, "Wait a minute, did I miss that she's pregnant?" The Kardashians star responded, "Nope, but you're missing a woman's body." Another user commented, "Real body! So refreshing."

BEYONCE SENDS SHERYL LEE RALPH FLOWERS FOLLOWING EMMY WIN: Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph is receiving a lot of love following her big win at the 74th Emmys. In a TikTok shared by her son, Etienne Maurice, Ralph reads a card that was sent along with a bouquet of flowers by Beyonce. Ralph received congratulatory flowers from Oprah as well, and Vice President Kamala Harris called her to celebrate. "She called and I had to say, 'We did it Kamala. We did it,'" Ralph told The Hollywood Reporter. "It was great. It's been wonderful. The governor called from Pennsylvania, the mayor called from Philadelphia. Everybody's happy. Jamaica's over the moon. It's been amazing," she said.

LEA MICHELE POSTS JOKE TIKTOK ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO READ: Lea Michele is making fun out of the rumor that she can't read. In her second TikTok ever, posted on Sunday (September 18th), the Glee actress jokes that she's calling her best friend Jonathan Groff "to read me the comments on my first TikTok."

JARED LETO AND VALERY KAUFMAN BREAK UP: Entertainment Tonight reports that Jared Leto and Valery Kaufman have gone their separate ways. A source told the outlet that since the split, the Morbius star "is single and has been dating around."

HENRY SILVA DIES AT 95: Deadline reports that Henry Silva died last week due to natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was 95 years old. Silva had over 130 film and television roles, including Johnny Cool, The Manchurian Candidate, and Oceans 11.

WOODY ALLEN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT: Variety reports that, while Woody Allen was in Europe working on his 50th film, he announced that he is retiring from making movies. His final film is set in Paris and will be shot in French. The publication reports that Allen has been shooting more in Europe since facing backlash in the U.S. for the abuse accusations against him.

KATE WINSLET HOSPITALIZED WHILE FILMING IN CROATIA: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kate Winslet was hospitalized in Croatia, following an accident on the set of her upcoming historical drama film Lee. Winslet's representatives told the outlet, "Kate slipped and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure required by the production. She is fine and will be filming, as planned, this week."

SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER ACCEPTS ACADEMY'S APOLOGY: On Saturday (September 17th), the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles hosted "An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather," where Sacheen Littlefeather formally accepted the Academy's apology for the hostility she endured at the Oscars in 1973. "I am here accepting this apology. Not only for me alone, but as acknowledgment, knowing that it was not only for me but for all of our nations that also need to hear and deserve this apology tonight," she said.

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL DURING ‘SOUND OF MUSIC' SING-ALONG: Variety reports that several palm trees caught fire at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday (September 17th), as audience members were leaving a Sound of Music sing-along. The Los Angeles Fire Department posted on its Twitter account, "That somewhat stubborn fire near the @HollywoodBowl, our 1,423rd emergency of the day, thankfully involves only vegetation."

Anne Heche refers to her sexuality as "alien" in her posthumous memoir, Call Me Anne.

The actress addressed her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres in an excerpt published in the Associated Press Thursday (September 15th) in which she wrote, "I did not, personally, identify as a lesbian. I simply fell in love! It was, to be clear, as odd to me as anyone else. There were no words to describe how I felt. Gay didn't feel right, and neither did straight. Alien might be the best fit, I sometimes thought."

According to her Start Publishing, Heche turned in the manuscript shortly before she died last month.

She also wrote about having Harrison Ford as a mentor, and shared stories about Alec Baldwin, Ivan Reitman and Oliver Stone, among others.

Call Me Anne will be available on January 24th, 2023.

Kim Kardashian and Scott Disick are being sued for promoting a sham lottery on social media.

A class action suit obtained by TMZ is seeking more than $20 million from each of the reality stars and the Australian company, Curated.

According to the lawsuit, the lottery was used to gather personal information to sell to advertisers and the alleged "winners" were fraudulent. The suit claims the people who entered the contest are getting "invaded by hundreds of advertisers, some of which are soliciting the Plaintiffs with potentially offensive and unwanted content."

Sources directly connected to Curated tell TMZ every winner is legitimate and has been awarded their prizes.

Timothee Chalamet recently told Vogue UK that Leonardo DiCaprio gave him some career advice when they first met in 2018.

The Dune star, who is the magazine's first male cover star, said the Oscar winner gave him his career rule, "No hard drugs and no superhero movies."

It appears to be working for him. The 26-year-old actor said, "I had a delusional dream in my early teenage years to have, in my late teenage years, an acting career. And in my late teenage years, working on Homeland and starting to do theatre in New York, I felt like I reduced my goal to something more realistic, which was to work in theatre and hopefully make enough money doing either a TV show or something I could sustain myself with. And then it felt like every dream came true, exponentially. And then life is moving at six million miles per hour."

In a recent interview with People, Kumail Nanjiani and wife Emily V. Gordon opened up about what it is like to be in the immunocompromised community during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The couple, whose real-life love story was portrayed in The Big Sick, says they have to consider risk "every time" they do something due to her illness.

The 43-year-old producer, who has both adult-onset Still's Disease and common variable immunodeficiency, explained, "Essentially my body does not make the things that helped me fight off illness."

The Eternals star added, "It's sort of become our habit to avoid everything. And so now it's sort of a little bit of trying to readjust to being able to do some things. For me, it's been the transition from just surviving to thriving, trying to sort of return to some kind of normalcy. Taking risk calculations, every time we do anything."

BLAKE LIVELY AND RYAN REYNOLDS EXPECTING FOURTH CHILD: Blake Lively is pregnant. The 35-year-old Gossip Girl alum debuted her baby bump at the 10th Annual Forbes Power Women's Summit on Thursday (September 15th) in New York City. This will be the fourth child for Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

SNOOKI CALLS VINNIE AND ANGELINA ROMANCE A REBOUND: There may be romance brewing between Jersey Shore Family Vacation stars Angelina Pivarnick but their costar, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi doesn't have high hopes for the relationship. She told Page Six, "I feel like its rebound vibes," referring to Pivarnick's recent split from husband Chris Langaneira.

MEGHAN MCCAIN EXPECTING SECOND CHILD: Meghan McCain and Ben Domenech are expecting another daughter together. The View alum told Daily Mail, "Ben and I feel so blessed that we will be adding a new member to our family this winter, a sister for our daughter Liberty. We are more than halfway to meeting our newest daughter and we couldn't be more excited."

JASON MOMOA GETS SKULL TATTOO: Jason Momoa's got some fresh ink. The Aquaman star revealed the new tattoo on his head Wednesday (September 15th), days after he shaved off his signature long hair. Instagram snaps show the traditional Hawaiian artwork, which starts at the front of his hairline and extends down his neck, matches the tattoo on his arm depicting his family crest.

ILIZA SHLESINGER'S SIXTH NETFLIX SPECIAL TO DEBUT IN OCTOBER: Variety reports that Iliza Shlesinger's latest comedy special with Netflix, Hot Forever, will be released on October 11th. This is her sixth stand-up special for the streaming service.

JOHNNY DEPP AND AMBER HEARD TRIAL MOVIE TO STREAM ON TUBI: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation case will get the made-for-television movie treatment in Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial. The film, staring Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis as Heard is set to premiere Friday, September 30th on the free Tubi streaming service. The streamer's chief content officer said in a statement that the movie was fast-tracked into production "to capture the timely take on a story that became part of the cultural zeitgeist."

'SNL' ADDS FOUR TO CAST: Saturday Night Live has added four new featured players. The show announced Thursday (September 15th) that Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearny, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker to its cast.

SUBLIME BIOPIC IN DEVELOPMENT: Deadline reports that Sublime biopic is in development at Sony Pictures with The Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence attached to direct. The film will be executive produced by surviving band members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson with Bradley Nowell's estate represented by his widow, Troy Nowell and son, Jakob Nowell.

Brittany Snow and husband Tyler Stanaland are separating after two years of marriage.

The couple announced their split on Instagram Wednesday (September 14th) with identical statements.

The Pitch Perfect star wrote, "After time and consideration, Tyler and I have made the difficult decision to separate. This decision was made with love and mutual respect for one another. We have realized we need to take some time and make sure we are each living our most fulfilling and authentic lives. We started this journey as best friends and our relationship will continue to be a priority not only for us but for our dog Charlie. We sincerely appreciate your support and ask for privacy as we navigate this new chapter."

TMZ reports that their long-distance romance contributed to the split. Snow resides in Los Angeles, while the Selling The OC star lives in Orange County.

John Stamos's memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, will be released next fall.

According to a press release, the book will cover his most famous television roles, his time touring with the Beach Boys, and his midlife quest to find sobriety.

He said, "If You Would Have Told Me is the book I never planned to write, but after losing Bob (Saget), finally becoming a father, and wanting to honor all the colorful people who have made me who I am today, I figured if not now, when?"

Partying too hard landed Josh Duhamel in the emergency room hours before he married his wife Audra Mari earlier this month.

The 28-year-old former pageant queen told Vogue Australia Wednesday (September 14th) that the Transformers star threw his back out "pulling some wild dance moves" on a party bus the night before the wedding.

Doctors discovered that Duhamel had slipped a disc, but he managed to soldier on after getting a cortisone shot.

TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY'S SENTENCING DATE PUSHED BACK: Todd and Julie Chrisley's sentencing date has been pushed back. In June a federal jury found the reality couple guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and tax fraud. According to a new document obtained by People, the sentencing date has been pushed from October 6th to November 21st following the pair's filing of a joint motion for a new trial. The motion alleged that a witness from the IRS presented false testimony.

REP: WENDY WILLIAMS CHECKS INTO A WELLNESS CENTER: Wendy Williams has checked into a wellness facility for overall health issues. According to Page Six, Wendy's publicist said in a statement, "Wendy has entered a wellness facility seeking help to manage her overall health issues. Ms. Williams is being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world. We ask for your prayers and well wishes during this time." However, a source told the newspaper that the "wellness center" is actually a rehab center to treat Wendy's substance abuse issues. The source said, "It's gotten worse. She went from wine to straight up vodka."

TIFFANI THIESSEN STARTS GOFUNDME FOR PUBLICIST'S FAMILY: Tiffani Thiessen started a GoFundMe to help support Scout Masterson's family after the publicist died unexpectedly early this week. According to People, stars like Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Beverly Mitchell, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Haylie Duff, Eva Amurri and Marla Solokoff have all contributed towards the fundraisers $50,000 goal. The money will be used to pay for Masterson's memorial services and grief counseling for is family, including husband Bill Horn, 12-year-old daughter Simone Lynn and 8-year-old son Bosley Jo.

BOOHOO RUNWAY SHOW BEET BY PROBLEMS: The runway show for Kourtney Kardashian's "sustainable" clothing line was plagued by issues at New York Fashion Week Tuesday (September 13th). Page Six reports that the Boohoo show start nearly an hour late, with the power cutting out seconds after the first model hit the catwalk. The show restarted and was halted again a few minutes later because the model hit the runway too early. One Twitter user joked, "They restarted the Kourtney Kardashian x Boohoo show three times where is Kris?"

JOJO SIWA MAKES RELATIONSHIP WITH AVERY CYRUS TIKTOK OFFICIAL: JoJo Siwa has made her new relationship TikTok official. The Dance Moms alum shared a video of herself with content creator Avery Cyrus captioned "Happiest girl." The clip showed the new couple kissing in a photo booth at Chuck e Cheese.

WILL SMITH REPORTEDLY BANNED FROM 'SNL': Will Smith has reportedly been banned from Saturday Night Live since attacking Chris Rock at the Oscars. A source told Radar, "Smith will never ever be invited back to SNL after what he did to Chris. The show is a temple comedian, and no one wants him around anymore. Forget hosting, Will won't even be able to get a ticket to sit in the audience anymore. He's not welcome."

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT JOINS 'FULL CIRCLE': Variety reports that Timothy Olyphant is set to star in the upcoming HBO Max series Full Circle from Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon. Olyphant is the latest addition to the cast of the six-episode series alongside previously announced cast members Zazie Beetz and Claire Danes.

ANDY COHEN TEAMS WITH NBC FOR SITCOM BASED ON MEMIOR: Andy Cohen and NBC are teaming up for a sitcom based on the childhood of the Watch What Happens Live host. The project, called Most Talkative, is inspired by Cohen's memoir of the same name. The coming-of-age comedy will follow a fictionalized, 13-year-old Cohen growing up in 1980s St. Louis.

OLIVIA WILDE'S DAUGHTER APPEARS IN 'DON'T WORRY DARLING': Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudekis's daughter Daisy has a credited role in her mother's film, Don't Worry Darling. E! News reports that fan photos circulating on social media show that the five-year-old is credited as the character "Rosie."

Jimmy Kimmel is facing backlash for his bit with Will Arnett at the Emmy Awards on Monday night (September 12th). Arnett dragged Kimmel to the stage and left him there, saying that Kimmel "couldn't be here tonight" because he "had gotten into the skinny margaritas" and "passed out."

People are upset that Kimmel didn't leave the stage after Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson won the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. "Jimmy Kimmel owes Quinta an apology but the messed up part is every image of her accepting her award has his ass in it. White men really are insufferable," one person wrote.

Another Twitter user commented, "This is a picture of America: white people's insatiable desire to center themselves in moments of black joy and celebration. They think it's a joke. We know it's an addiction and distraction. Sadly, Jimmy's foolishness is now louder than Quinta's win. That is whiteness."

Variety spoke with Brunson following the event. "I don't know. I know Jimmy Kimmel and I felt like the bit didn't bother me that much. I don't know what the internet thinks," she said. "Jimmy gave me my first late night spot and was one of the first people to see Abbott."

She added, "I don't know, tomorrow maybe I'll be mad at him. I'm going to be on his show on Wednesday, so I might punch him in the face. We'll see what happens."

Whoopi Goldberg is way ahead of the times when it comes to the latest eyebrow trend. On Monday's (September 12th) episode of The View, she and her co-hosts discussed the "no-brow look" that stars like Kendall Jenner, Lady Gaga, and Doja Cat have all adopted.

Panelist Sara Haines admitted that she "never noticed" Goldberg didn't have eyebrows, despite working with her for six years. "I look right into your eyes and I did not know this," she said. Ana Navarro chimed in to say she was also "today years old" when she realized.

The Ghost actress explained the reason why. "I had eyebrows as a little kid and you know how men get those bumps? I started to get them on my face so my mother removed them. And so I just keep doing it because I don't know my face with eyebrows unless I'm working — they put them on and take them off," she said.

Goldberg went on to say that one of her ex-husbands didn't notice either. "I was married to a man who did not notice until one day he said, 'Oh my God, you don't have any eyebrows,' and I said, 'Yeah, I know,'" she shared.

In the October 2022 issue of Elle, Gisele Bundchen shared her "concerns" about Tom Brady returning to the NFL. This comes amid rumors that the couple is facing difficulties in their marriage.

"Obviously, I have my concerns—this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present," she told the publication.

The 42-year-old model added that she has "definitely had those conversations with him over and over again."

"But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for them. He needs to follow his joy, too," she said.

Rosie O'Donnell appeared on The Howard Stern Show Monday (September 12th) and shared the story about how she and her new girlfriend, Aimee Hauer, first met. Apparently, the A League of Their Own star slid into Hauer's DMs.

"I watched … her TikToks and every time I saw her, I would smile and be like, 'This woman is, like, perfect. Look at her, she's so happy and enthusiastic and beautiful and bright and she has a light coming from her," she said.

Naturally, O'Donnell said, "I sent her a DM." She continued, "I thought maybe we would just be friends. I said, 'You're very beautiful. I love your look,' and, like, 10 days later she wrote me back with a little video." The pair went Instagram official in June.

"I'm in love," O'Donnell told Stern. "She's really kind and wonderful, and I like the pace we're going at. It's not like a U-Haul situation."

Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney teamed up with the organization Lead From Behind to raise awareness about colon cancer. The pair both turned 45 this year and agreed to have their first colonoscopies filmed.

"I would never normally have any medical procedure put on camera, and then share it," Reynolds said in the video.

He continued, "It's not every day that you can raise awareness about something that will most definitely save lives. That's enough motivation for me to let you in on a camera being shoved up my a**."

In a press release from the Lead From Behind organization, the Free Guy actor added, "I've been on camera a lot. But this was the first time one was shoved up my a**. The procedure and prep were painless but the discomfort of filming and sharing the process was the hardest part. Rob and I did it because we want this potentially life-saving procedure to be less mysterious and stigmatized."

ZENDAYA SENT A TEXT TO TOM HOLLAND AFTER HER HISTORIC EMMY WIN: Zendaya spoke with E! News during the Live with E! After Party on Monday (September 12th) and shared that Tom Holland was the first person she texted after winning the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 74th Emmy Awards. "Well, I didn't have to text my mom because my mom was already there, she's here tonight, which is very special. And I texted my boyfriend," she said. Holland didn't make it to the event because he was in the middle of filming his new series The Crowded Room.

SHERYL LEE RALPH'S KIDS POST VIDEO CELEBRATING HER EMMY WIN: Abbott Elementary actress Sheryl Lee Ralph's two children couldn't be happier about their mom's first Emmy Award. On Monday night (September 12th), Etienne Maurice posted a video of himself and his sister, Ivy-Victoria Maurice, celebrating her big win. "I've envisioned this moment for my mother my whole entire life. We are so proud of you Mommy! @thesherylleeralph you are A WINNER!!!!," he wrote in the caption. "@ivycoco23 are in our seats crying. #emmys2022."

JENNIFER COOLIDGE COMMENTS ON WHO SHE'D ‘SHOOT HER SHOT' WITH AT THE EMMYS: Following Jennifer Coolidge's first-ever Emmy win for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Access Hollywood asked her who she'd "shoot her shot" with at the awards show if she could. In true Coolidge fashion, the White Lotus star responded, "Hmmmm … Well, I was very excited about somebody. I can't say their name, but I found out today he's dead."

HUGH JACKMAN TEACHES LAURA DERN HOW TO DANCE: Hugh Jackman happily gave out dancing lessons to his The Son costar Laura Dern recently. The Jurassic Park actress posted a video of these lessons to her Instagram on Monday (September 12th). "Today I learned to dance," she captioned the video.

JEAN-LUC GODARD DIES AT 91: Deadline reports that Breathless (À bout de souffle) director Jean-Luc Godard died by assisted suicide in Switzerland at the age of 91. Godard was a leading figure of the French New Wave, and his films included Contempt, A Woman is a Woman, Le Petit Soldat, Vivre sa vie, and Pierrot le Fou. Many in Hollywood honored the late director via social media on Tuesday (September 13th), including Antonio Banderas and Stephen Fry.

EMMY AWARDS VIEWERSHIP REACHES AN ALL-TIME LOW: According to The Hollywood Reporter, the viewership numbers for Monday's (September 12th) Emmy Awards reached an all-time low. The 74th Primetime Emmys saw 5.92 million viewers, dropping below six million for the first time. The previous low occurred in 2020, with 6.36 million people watching.

JOHN OLIVER'S JOKE ABOUT QUEEN ELIZABETH II IS CENSORED BY BRITISH TELEVISION NETWORK: According to The New York Post, the UK broadcasting network Sky censored Monday's (September 12th) episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver due to jokes Oliver made about Queen Elizabeth II's death. In one of the jokes that was cut, Oliver said, "But obviously, we need to start with the UK, which is clearly still reeling from the shocking death of a 96-year-old woman from natural causes." Viewers took to social media to air their frustrations with the censorship. "Dear @SkyUK , there was a VERY obvious edit in tonight's ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' – what gives? Presuming it was queen-related?" one user wrote. Another commented, "Don't censor my @LastWeekTonight. I am British, I am a monarchist and I CAN TAKE A JOKE!!! The coverage and forced mourning here is getting real out of hand."

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘BABYLON:' On Tuesday (September 13th), Paramount Pictures released the trailer for Babylon, starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. Variety reports that the film is set in 1920s Hollywood, as the industry transitions from silent films to "talkies."

In an interview with Extra published on Monday (September 12th), Oprah Winfrey said she believes there's "an opportunity for peacemaking" between the Sussexes and the royal family, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle went on a walkabout with Prince William and Kate Middleton at Windsor Castle over the weekend, Extra's Jenn Lahmers asked Winfrey, "You sat down with Meghan and Harry. We're seeing the four of them together now in London. Is there a hope out there this, in some way, her passing would be a way to unify the family, maybe heal some wounds?"

Winfrey responded, "Well, this is what I think, I think in all families — you know, my father passed recently, this summer, and when all families come together for a common ceremony, the ritual of, you know, burying your dead, there's an opportunity for peacemaking … And hopefully, there will be that."