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Netflix released The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth trailer featuring Brad Pitt returning as the Hollywood fixer from Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Fans criticized the footage for its dark grading, even as Fincher directs Tarantino’s script; the film opens in IMAX on November 25 and streams on Netflix on December 23, and Tarantino has also announced a novelization of Cliff Booth's exploits.
Ed Sheeran told a Philadelphia audience that Saturday’s show was the best of his life, addressing the Macklemore controversy after the rapper was dropped from the tour and other acts withdrew amid pro-Palestinian remarks, while protesters gathered outside and Sheeran urged love and unity on stage.
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have welcomed their second child, reportedly via adoption, sharing a photo of the baby's hand on Instagram with the caption 'Hi little guy' and signaling they will protect their children's privacy after their first adoption.
DWTS Season 35 moves into Night 2 after a voting glitch on Night 1 led to online votes being discarded, yet the first elimination—Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman—still occurred. Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach delivered the night's high score with 20, while Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson topped with 21; other early results included Taylor Hanson & Britt Stewart (16) and Connor/Conner Leavitt with Rylee Arnold (16) as the women take the ballroom floor for the second night.
Stephen Colbert told Jimmy Kimmel that working on The Late Show felt like 'drinking poison' every night, describing the job as a hazardous grind before the camera. The remarks came as CBS canceled the show and Colbert celebrated seven Emmys for its final season. He also teased Bari Weiss and, afterward, suggested he now avoids the daily news to keep sane, praising his writers for making the show better.
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven says Starship Troopers deliberately channels fascist propaganda aesthetics and that Donald Trump’s Space Force uniform concept mirrors that Nazi-era look, citing Leni Riefenstahl; he adds the film’s heroes are ‘fascists without knowing that they’re fascists,’ a point that has fueled debate after Trump shared a Space Force design inspired by the movie.
John Mulaney’s Emmy moment — delivering jokes that drew big laughs and even a censored line — has fans clamoring for him to host future awards shows, especially as viewers found this year’s ceremony boring overall.
Belated sequels like Practical Magic 2 and The Devil Wears Prada 2 show Hollywood courting aging millennials with nostalgia for pre-smartphone life; box office data suggest this strategy pays off, with Prada 2 earning about $693 million globally while Practical Magic 2 pulled around $30 million in the US, signaling a broader cultural longing for simpler times amid today’s tech-saturated world.
SNL UK opened its second series with a Balmoral-set cold open skewering Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to the UK, including jokes about Meghan’s Netflix empire and their non-working royals status, before host Jeff Goldblum and musical guest CMAT took the stage. The sketch rode on the couple’s relocation back to Britain and poked fun at royal life and the Netflix deal, though critics gave the opener mixed reviews. The show features all 11 original cast members, with Freddie Meredith joining, and headlines next week with Jamie Demetriou as host.
SNL UK opens its second series with a Balmoral-set cold open lampooning Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to the UK, including jokes about Meghan’s Netflix empire and a political dig, ending with a musical number hosted by Jeff Goldblum; the episode features the familiar cast and confirms upcoming guests.
Pink says she’ll keep speaking out after backlash to Macklemore’s pro-Palestine remarks at MetLife Stadium, clarifying she is Jewish and does not speak for Israel, and explaining she reposted criticism due to a controversial image used by Macklemore; she insists she’s not silencing anyone. Macklemore responded with a video on stage addressing the controversy, while Ed Sheeran has not commented.
Pierce Brosnan dismissed reports of tension on the MobLand set as a “storm in a teacup,” saying he loves Tom Hardy and that the cast and crew—also including Helen Mirren and Guy Ritchie—are united as MobLand moves toward its second series.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announce the show will be renamed South America in a Trump-inspired stunt, a move accompanying the show’s return for season 29 after a season that mocked Donald Trump and followed an Emmy win.
In her memoir, Jaclyn Smith claims that her Charlie’s Angels co-star Tanya Roberts and her husband once propositioned her for a threesome; she declined during a flight to Hawaii and notes Roberts’ openness about swinging, while reflecting on the show’s enduring legacy and the era on set.
Nick Offerman publicly rebuked Ben Shapiro’s critique of The Last of Us’ standalone episode about Bill and Frank, calling Shapiro’s take dumb and rampant with homophobia while mocking his reading comprehension. Offerman recalled Shapiro’s controversial comments, noted his own Emmy-winning performance in the episode, and highlighted the broader acclaim for the show’s LGBTQ storyline amid backlash and strong viewership.