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Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York TimesBaldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times Dec. 31. In the suit obtained by E!, The New York Times was accused of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract for its article about a retaliatory smear campaign the plaintiffs allegedly conducted against Lively after she voiced concerns about purported misconduct on set. Saying the report was “false” and based on Lively’s CRD complaint, the plaintiffs denied the accusations…

Joy Awards 2026 leaned decisively into live music, transforming Riyadh into a global showcase with performances by Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and disco legend Liz Mitchell of Boney M., alongside a prominent lineup of Arab artists. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Held annually in Saudi Arabia’s capital, the Joy Awards have steadily evolved from a regional ceremony into a performance driven broadcast closer in spirit to the MTV Video Music Awards than a traditional awards show. The 2026 edition pushed that evolution further, placing music at the center of the night’s pacing and identity. Throughout the broadcast, international…

Spotify‘s annual and anticipated best new artist party will return for Grammy Week 2026. The event was canceled in 2025, along with all other Spotify programming, due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles at the time. The company redirected funds from the canceled events to support L.A. wildfire-relief efforts. This year, the celebration is back in a big way as Spotify announced Wednesday (Jan. 21) that all eight best new artist nominees will perform at the party, which is set for Thursday, Jan. 29. “This event has been through so many iterations,” Joe Hadley, Spotify’s global head of music…

Kim Kardashian made a shocking reveal on her sister’s podcast, Khloé in Wonderland, on Wednesday (Jan. 21). “Do you think people would be surprised that you listened to Taylor Swift?” Khloé Kardashian asked. “I think I’ve said it,” Kim responded. “I have her, like, some of her older songs in my playlist. I’ve always thought she’s like a super-talented, great artist.” The history between Kim, her ex-husband Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Swift is, of course, well-documented, beginning with the 2009 VMAs incident that started a chain of events, which ultimately led to Kim K. releasing an edited…

NEED TO KNOW Mel Brooks doesn’t believe his late best friend Carl Reiner would have survived his son Rob Reiner’s murderBrooks and the elder Reiner had a lifelong friendship that went back to the 1950s.Brooks opens about Carl’s 2020 death in the HBO documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, premiering Jan. 22 and 23 Mel Brooks is “glad” his late best friend Carl Reiner did not live long enough to have to cope with the murder of his son Rob Reiner. At the Los Angeles premiere of the two-part HBO documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!…

NEED TO KNOW Derek and Hayley Hough are revealing the sweet story of how they picked their newborn Everley’s nameThe couple also share how they decided to make her middle name CapriIn this week’s PEOPLE cover story, Derek and Hayley open up about their life as new parents since Everley’s arrival on Dec. 29 Introducing, Everley Capri! In this week’s PEOPLE cover story, Derek and Hayley Hough open up about finding the perfect name for their newborn after her arrival on Dec. 29. “Everley was always at the top of a list that I had,” says Hayley. “I actually saw…

With just one off-the-cuff joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 2024, Kyle Gass completely uprooted Tenacious D’s career path, and the musician says in a new Rolling Stone article that he’s felt “terrible” about it ever since. In the Q&A published Wednesday (Jan. 21), Gass opened up about the long-term regret he’s experienced since quipping that he wished the twice-impeached president’s shooter wouldn’t “miss Trump next time” while presented with a birthday cake on stage at a Tenacious D show alongside bandmate Jack Black. According to Gass, he had no idea at the time “people [were] gonna…

 Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Rookie season 8. NEED TO KNOW The Jan. 20 episode of The Rookie season 8 saw the return of a controversial characterCreator Alexi Hawley said he wanted to bring the character back because their previous storyline was “really provocative and interesting,” and seemed to tease a possible redemption arc to comeNew episodes of The Rookie air Mondays on ABC A familiar face just returned to The Rookie. Patrick Keleher, who joined the ABC series in season 7 as rookie Seth Ridley — who turned out to be a pathological liar scheming to get…

NEED TO KNOW Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have collaborated countless times over the last three decades, from their All That origins to Kenan and Kel, Good Burger and moreThe two are coming together once again for a new horror film, Kenan & Kel Meet FrankensteinThe horror-comedy, set to film this summer, will see the two starring and producing and is co-produced by Artists for Artists and Range Media Partners Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are bringing their comedic chemistry back to the big screen! The Jan. 20 episode of Good Sports featured a surprise as Mitchell, 47, joined Thompson,…

NEED TO KNOW A new investigation by The New York Times reports that President Donald Trump has made $1.4 billion in personal profit since returning to office last yearTrump has profited by licensing his name in overseas projects and various media ventures, but his biggest moneymaker by far has been cryptocurrencyThe president has side-stepped accusations of conflicts of interest by claiming he has “nothing to do” with the business dealings of the Trump Organization President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he was a politician. In his second term in office, it seems he’s perfected the combination for maximum…