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Kristen Wiig engaged to boyfriend Avi Rothman
Kristen Wiig is reportedly engaged to be married.
TMZ said Friday the 45-year-old actress and comedian is engaged to her boyfriend, actor and producer Avi Rothman.
People confirmed Wiig and Rothman got engaged earlier this year. Wiig was spotted wearing a large diamong ring on her left hand at the Los Angeles premiere of Booksmart in May.
Wiig and Rothman were first spotted together in Kauai, Hawaii, in May 2016. Sources told People at the time that the couple had been secretly dating for a few months.
"They're really happy together," the insider said.
Wiig was previously married to actor Hayes Hargrove from 2005 to 2009. She said in an interview with Look in 2013 that she was open to marrying again.
"I believe if you're in a good, healthy relationship, there is nothing better," Wiig said of marriage. "I think it's right for some people, and I know a lot of people who didn't believe in it, then they met someone."
"It depends on what your definition of marriage is," she added. "If you find that one person who makes you really happy, it can work and if it's worth it, you just have to keep fighting for it."
Wiig stars in the big-screen adaptation of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, which opened in theaters Friday. She will also appear in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar and Wonder Woman 1984.
'Peaky Blinders' Season 5 to premiere Oct. 4 on Netflix
Peaky Blinders will premiere its fifth season in October.
Netflix shared a release date, Oct. 4, and a promo photo for the season Friday on Twitter.
The still shows gangster-turned-Parliament member Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) skirting a crowd of people on a street. Netflix said the season begins with the Wall Street crash of 1929.
"#PeakyBlinders Season 5 hits Netflix on October 4!!" the post reads. "@samclaflin @anyataylorjoy, Brian Gleeson, Kate Dickie, and @EmmettScanlan join the cast as the character's lives are thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929."
Peaky Blinders released a first Season 5 trailer in July that shows Tommy meeting Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin), a charismatic politician. Mosley was a real-life Parliament member who became the leader of the British Union of Fascists.
Murphy and Claflin discussed Tommy and Mosley's dynamic at the Season 5 premiere in July.
"[Tommy's] playing a big boys' game -- playing chess if you will -- and Mosley is someone who's grown up playing chess," Murphy said.
"[They] try to outwit one another using each other to try and better themselves and get ahead," Claflin added.
Peaky Blinders is created by Steven Knight and co-stars Helen McCrory and Paul Anderson.
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"They said I had a huge jaw. They said I had a 'potato head.' When you're 14 or 15, I didn't really understand having value in myself yet. My mind went to, 'Okay, so if I get skinny or if I dress the right way or present myself very hyper-sexually and dress this way, then I'll be valued.' So much for me became wrapped up in that my value set is based on what other people think of me, and had nothing to do with what I thought about myself."
--Rumer Willis, on how public criticism of her appearance negatively impacted her at a young age and how she's learned to cope, to HuffPost
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Elvis Presley animated series lands at Netflix
Netflix has picked up a new animated series inspired by late music icon Elvis Presley.
The streaming service confirmed Friday, the 42nd anniversary of Presley's death, that it has ordered Agent King, an adult action comedy co-created by Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, and singer John Eddie.
Priscilla Presley and Eddie will executive produce the new show, with Mike Arnold to co-executive produce and serve as showrunner and writer. Arnold has previously penned episodes of the FX series Archer.
Agent King imagines Presley, who died at age 42 in 1977, as a spy in addition to the King of Rock and Roll.
"Priscilla Presley & John Eddie co-created & EP #AgentKing, an animated adult action comedy featuring Elvis Presley as a covert government agent who fights to keep America safe while also maintaining his cover as the King of Rock & Roll. #Archer alum Mike Arnold to showrun/write," Netflix tweeted.
Priscilla Presley shared her excitement in a statement Friday.
"From the time Elvis was a young boy he always dreamed of being the superhero fighting crime and saving the world! Agent King lets him do just that," the actress said.
"My co-creator John Eddie and I are so excited to be working with Netflix and Sony Animation on this amazing project and getting the chance to show the world an Elvis they haven't seen before," she added.
News of the series follows word Australian director Baz Luhrmann is making a new biopic about Presley. Austin Butler will play Presley in the film, which begins production in early 2020.
Paley Center to honor comedy legends Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart
Carol Burnett, Norman Lear, Bob Newhart Carl Reiner and Lily Tomlin will be celebrated at The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television's Comedy Legends in Beverly Hills on Nov. 21.
"From the hilarious antics of Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, and Lily Tomlin to Norman Lear's unique ability to highlight the important social issues of the day, the marriage of comedy and television has brought so much joy to generations of television audiences," Maureen J. Reidy, the Paley Center's President and chief executive officer, said in a press release. "We're thrilled to pay special tribute to the comedic trailblazers who left their indelible mark on television."
The Paley Center for Media said it will announce the names of presenters and guests at a later date.
Many celebrities are expected to attend the event, which will "highlight groundbreaking comedic moments from sitcoms, scripted comedies, animated series, as well as variety, talk, and sketch shows."
Burnett, Tomlin and Lear have been experiencing career revivals in recent years.
Burnett is hosting the Netflix series A Little Help with Carol Burnett, while Tomlin can now be seen in the streaming service's comedy Grace & Frankie.
Lear's sitcom One Day at a Time got a contemporary, Netflix/Pop TV reboot and ABC successfully staged a star-studded, live remake of episodes of his shows All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
Another live re-imaging of Lear's sitcoms is planned for this winter.
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Kevin Hart is the highest-earning stand-up comedian of 2019, according to Forbes.
The 40-year-old actor and comedian topped the company's new list of highest-earning stand-up comedians, released Friday.
Hart earned $59 million between June 1, 2018 and June 1 of this year. He previously topped the Forbes list of highest-paid comedians in 2016.
Backlash to Hart's past homophobic tweets did not appear to damage the star commercially. Hart holds lucrative sponsorships with Mountain Dew, Chase and other brands, completed a world tour in January, and released a new Netflix special, Irresponsible, in April.
Jerry Seinfeld earned the No. 2 spot with $41 million. Seinfeld has an upcoming residency show at the Beacon Theatre in New York and continues to receive payments from Hulu for Seinfeld streaming rights.
Hart and Seinfeld were followed by Jim Gaffigan at $30 million, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah at $28 million and Sebastian Maniscalo at $26 million.
Gabriel Iglesias, Amy Schumer, Terry Fator, Jeff Dunham and Aziz Ansari rounded out the top 10. Schumer, who last appeared in the top 10 in 2017, was the only woman to make the list.
Hart will next appear in the film Jumanji: The Next Level, which opens in theaters Dec. 13.
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