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NEED TO KNOW While Ioan Gruffudd appeared as Reed Richards in 2005’s Fantastic Four and reprised the role in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, he and his fellow castmates never returned for a third installmentNow, he says the cast was ready to make a third film, but the project never came to fruitionHe spoke to Vulture about why that is Ioan Gruffudd is opening up about why a third installment of the previous Fantastic Four series (in which he portrayed Reed Richards) never came to theaters. Gruffud, 51, appeared as Reed in 2005’s Fantastic Four, and reprised the role in 2007’s Fantastic…

NEED TO KNOW Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds caught up with PEOPLE to discuss some of his biggest songs, as well as a couple others that left an impact on him as a childThe prolific singer-songwriter and 13-time Grammy winner reflects on his work on Whitney Houston’s “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” Tevin Campbell’s “Can We Talk” and moreBabyface is hitting the road as part of Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout tour, which kicks off on Aug. 28 in Los Angeles Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds considers himself a writer before anything else. And he’s got the catalog to prove it. There’s his early stuff with…

NEED TO KNOW Josh Homme revealed he “spent seven months in bed” after Queens of the Stone Age canceled their 2024 tourLast August, the rock group announced the cancellation of all of their 2024 concerts due to the band’s frontman receiving “essential medical care”Homme revealed in a June 2023 interview that he was diagnosed with cancer one year prior and said he had a successful surgery to remove it Josh Homme reflected on his health leading up to — and after — the cancellation of Queens of the Stone Age’s 2024 tour. In an interview with Consequence of Sound published…

Doechii is getting ready to bring the swamp to Chicago, but according to the rapper, she’s also planning on bringing up a special guest. In a post on X on Thursday (July 31), the Swamp Princess teased that she will be sharing the stage with a famous face this weekend. Doechii is slated to play the Illinois festival on Saturday (Aug. 2), taking the T-Mobile stage at 6:55 p.m. ahead of headliners Rufus du Sol. “Im thinking about bringing a guest to DOECHII-PALOOZA …,” the Florida native wrote. “who should it be.” Fans will probably have to wait until showtime…

Billy Joel didn’t always have a handle on his finances. In the five-time Grammy winner’s new, two-part HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, out now, he recalled learning his former manager Frank Weber allegedly betrayed him financially — a situation that reached a breaking point when Joel, 76, filed a $90 million lawsuit against Weber in 1989. The “Vienna” singer spoke in the film about coming to the realization after driving down the shoreline from Maine with ex-wife Christie Brinkley, to whom he was married from 1985 to 1994, and encountering people who believed Joel owned various assets, from horses…

Harry Potter was a sprawling story, set over seven books, and the Time-Turners were one of the most confusing parts of it. Beginning in 1997 with J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the Harry Potter books catapulted the names Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger into the public consciousness. Played respectively by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, these characters utilized the Time-Turners in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, but not always logically. One could even say they caused more problems than profit overall. By Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’s ending, it…

NEED TO KNOW Jeremy Strong is a top pick to play Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network Part IIJesse Eisenberg previously played the Facebook founder in David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social NetworkThe sequel’s script is inspired by The Wall Street Journal’s The Facebook Files, which exposed the inner workings of the platform, leaking internal documents in 2021 Jeremy Strong’s next role may get a lot of likes. According to Variety, the Succession star is at the top of the list to play Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network Part II, taking over the role from Jesse Eisenberg, who…

NEED TO KNOW Valerie Bertinelli answered questions from ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ audience members for the show’s social media channelsThe questions ranged from topics of soulmates, letting go of things that no longer serve you and comfort foodsBertinelli has been open about her self-healing journey and self-love since her split with writer Mike Goodnough Valerie Bertinelli answered burning questions from fans and didn’t hold back on her responses.  On Thursday, July 31, the celebrity chef, 65, sat down to answer a few juicy questions from The Drew Barrymore Show’s audience. In the video, shared on the show’s social channels, Bertinelli…

NEED TO KNOW Ethel Cain reflected on the “deeply shameful” use of “racist statements” she had made at 19Earlier this month, the alt-pop musician issued a lengthy apology for her past comments and noted there was “no place for excuses in this matter”In the latest episode of The New York Times’ Popcast, Cain opened up further about the situation and how “deeply shameful” her words were at the time Ethel Cain reflected further on the “racist statements” she made when she was younger. In a Wednesday, July 30 interview with The New York Times’ Popcast, the alt-pop musician spoke about the…

NEED TO KNOW Julia Lemigova is clarifying her views on surrogacy after her wife Martina Navratilova shared controversial commentsThe Real Housewives of Miami star said she doesn’t stand by what her wife said on social mediaNavratilova previously shared a now-deleted post on X claiming that “surrogacy is wrong” Julia Lemigova is clarifying her views on surrogacy after her wife Martina Navratilova shared some controversial comments on the topic earlier this month. In the middle of July, Lemigova’s former tennis pro wife shared a now-deleted post on X and wrote, “Surrogacy is just wrong. Sometimes you can’t have it all.” On…