June 17, 2019
MIB reigns the weekend box office...not by much.
Men in Black: International -- a sci-fi adventure starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth -- is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $28.5 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced on Sunday.
Coming in at No. 2 is The Secret Life of Pets 2 with $23.8 million, followed by Aladdin at No. 3 with $16.7 million, Dark Phoenix at No. 4 with $9 million and Rocketman at No. 5 with $8.8 million.
Rounding out the top tier are Shaft with $8.3 million at No. 6, Godzilla: King of the Monsters at No. 7 with $8.1 million, John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum at No. 8, Late Night at No. 9 with $5.1 million and Ma at No. 10 with $3.6 million.
Gloria Vanderbilt, fashion designer and socialite, dies at 95
Heiress and fashion icon Gloria Vanderbilt has died at age 95.
Vanderbilt's son Anderson Cooper confirmed to CNN the fashion designer and socialite died at her home Monday morning with friends and family by her side.
"Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own terms," Cooper said in a statement. "She was a painter, a writer and designer but also a remarkable mother, wife and friend. She was 95 years old, but ask anyone close to her, and they'd tell you, she was the youngest person they knew, the coolest and most modern."
Cooper, a journalist and television personality who anchors Anderson Cooper 360, honored Vanderbilt in a video obituary that aired Monday on CNN.
Gloria Vanderbilt died this morning, according to her son, CNN's Anderson Cooper.
Jennifer Lopez wants to marry Alex Rodriguez at big church wedding
Jennifer Lopez wants to marry her fiance, retired MLB star Alex Rodriguez, at a big, religious ceremony.
The 49-year-old singer and actress discussed her wedding plans in a behind-the-scenes video Thursday showing her preparations for her It's My Party birthday tour.
Lopez and Rodriguez will marry in 2020. Lopez was previously wed to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd and Marc Anthony, while Rodriguez was married to Cynthia Scurtis.
"I'd like a big wedding and I'd like to get married in a church this time," Lopez says in the video.
"I've never been married in a church and I've been married three times, and once was nine months and once was 11 months, so I don't really count those," she added. "But I was married to Marc for 10 years, with the kids."
Lopez said a sense of loneliness played a part in her decision to marry Noa and Judd.
"I was very young the first two times I tried to get married. I'm saying 'try' to get married. It seems like in this life, you're always surrounded by people -- you're never lonely. But it's very lonely," the star explained.
"I felt like if I got married, I felt like I would always have somebody. But that's not how life works. That's not how it goes. It's a bad reason to get married," she said. "The right one is when you find somebody who really makes you better."
Lopez is mom to 11-year-old twins, daughter Emme and son Max, while Rodriguez is dad to two daughters, 14-year-old Natasha and 11-year-old Ella. The couple got engaged in March after two years of dating.
Lopez shared plans for her It's My Party tour on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February. The tour celebrates her 50th birthday, which falls July 24, and kicked off June 7 in Inglewood, Calif.
LOOSE LIPS:
"You never know if you're going to wreck the [tour] bus, you never know if you're going to be somewhere in a hotel and there's going to be a fire. So I leave my makeup on at night and clean my face in the morning."
--Dolly Parton, on sleeping in full makeup in case of an unexpected emergency, to the New York Times
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Which singer is launching a new Las Vegas residency show?
'Hunger Games' author to publish prequel novel in 2020
The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins will publish a prequel novel in the series in 2020.
Scholastic confirmed in an Instagram post Monday the 56-year-old author is writing a new book set in Panem that takes place 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games.
"With this book, I wanted to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceived is required for our survival," Collins said in a statement.
"The reconstruction period ten years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days -- as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet -- provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity," she shared.
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Exciting news, Hunger Games fans: A prequel novel set 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games is set to publish in May 2020! On returning to the world of The Hunger Games, author Suzanne Collins said, "With this book, I wanted to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceive is required for our survival. The reconstruction period ten years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days-as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet-provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity." --- #hungergames #thehungergames #suzannecollins #panem #scholastic #ireadya #yalit
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The Hunger Games, a young adult dystopian novel that follows protagonist Katniss Everdeen, was published in 2008 and was followed by Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). Lionsgate Films adapted the trilogy as a four-movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss.
Deadline reported Monday Lionsgate is in talks with Collins to adapt the prequel as a movie.
"As the proud home of the Hunger Games movies, we can hardly wait for Suzanne's next book to be published. We've been communicating with her during the writing process and we look forward to continuing to work closely with her on the movie," Lionsgate Motion Picture group chairman Joe Drake said.
The Hunger Games films earned a combined $2.9 billion at the box office. Collins served as an executive producer on the movies, which co-starred Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks.
Collins last released the novel Year of the Jungle in 2013.
'Big Brother': Meet the Season 21 contestants
The wait is finally over. Check out the faces that will compete on #BigBrother starting June 25! Who is in the cast of #BB21?
CBS has announced the 16 contestants who will be competing on Season 21 of Big Brother.
The new season, which is set to be kicked off with a two-night premiere on June 25 and June 26, will feature eight women and eight men.
The eight women include 22-year-old public health analyst Isabella Wang, 22-year-old college soccer star Analyse Talavera, 28-year-old boutique owner Christie Murphy, 30-year-old model Jessica Milagros, 25-year-old marketing strategist Kemi Faknule, 29-year-old digital marketing executive Kathryn Dunn, 24-year-old preschool aid Nicole Anthony and 31-year-old wine safari guide Holly Allen.
The men consist of 29-year-old photographer David Alexander, 28-year-old Broadway dancer Tommy Bracco, 53-year-old petroleum engineer Cliff Hogg III, 22-year-old college student Ovi Kabir, 27-year-old therapist Nick Maccarone, 28-year-old fitness trainer Jack Matthews, 23-year-old server Jackson Michie and 31-year-old truck driver Sam Smith.
Wang, who describes herself as spontaneous, reckless and generous, said that her strategy for winning Big Brother is bribery.
Bracco, meanwhile, describes himself as being optimistic, driven and over-the-top and said that his plan for winning involves becoming the Italian mother of the house who cares for others as no one votes out that person.
The series wrapped up Celebrity Big Brother in February, with Tamar Braxton winning.
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"We're having a party in Las Vegas!" @ShaniaTwain announces a 2-year Vegas residency right here on @GMA!
Shania Twain will return to Las Vegas for a new residency show.
The 53-year-old singer announced during Monday's episode of Good Morning America she will kick off her Let's Go! residency show at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in December.
"We are having a party in Las Vegas! I'm going to have a new residency for two years," Twain told host Robin Roberts. "December sixth will be the first show. The tickets go on [sale] Friday."
"It's going to be a party like I've never had before," she teased. "This is about let your hair down, shake it out, party together, celebrate that I've had these fans all of these years."
Twain said Let's Go! will have a celebratory theme and a lot of dancing and interaction.
"I'm building a dance floor in my saloon on the stage," she shared.
Twain previously had her Shania: Still the One residency show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which ran from 2012 to 2014. Twain was diagnosed with dysphonia, a vocal cord disorder, in 2011, and later said she has Lyme disease.
"I'm doing so much better. I'm in a much more positive spirit. You know, the first residency really was the big test," the star told Roberts. "After being able to do that, I felt like I could do anything."
"I'm just honored and grateful that I can sing again," she added. "It's been a big challenge because there was a long time I really thought I never would again."
The news is out!! I'm returning to Vegas this December, for my new residency 'Let's Go' at @ZapposTheater! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am PT. I am SO excited for this show, and can't wait to see you all there?
Twain is known for the singles You're Still the One, That Don't Impress Me Much, and Man! I Feel Like a Woman. She last released the album Now in September 2017.
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