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NEED TO KNOW Jennifer Lawrence says she missed out on starring in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood because of online comments made by fansDuring an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, she recalled the internet deeming her “not pretty enough” to portray Sharon Tate”I’m pretty sure that’s true, or he just never was considering me for the part and the internet just went out of its way to call me ugly,” Lawrence joked Jennifer Lawrence is opening up about how she believes she lost a major Hollywood role to Margot Robbie because of the internet. During the Jan.…

NEED TO KNOW Paul Anka has released his version of the song “I Believe”The song is featured on Anka’s new album Inspirations of Life and LoveThe star tells PEOPLE that the song is about exploring the “amazing revelations” in front of us Paul Anka has spent nearly 70 years in the entertainment business — but he’s still a believer. The legendary crooner, 84, is set to release his new album Inspirations of Life and Love on Feb. 13, and spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about one of the album’s new tunes, “I Believe” (out now). “The lyrics in that song, it’s…

NEED TO KNOW The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, premiered Jan. 16 on NetflixWriter-director Joe Carnahan was inspired by a friend who worked for the Miami-Dade police departmentAccording to Carnahan, the title of the movie is slang for “taking the bad guy’s stuff” The Rip puts a friendship to the test. The action thriller reunites longtime friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who play Miami cop partners Lt. Dane Dumars and Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne, respectively. After discovering millions of dollars hidden in a safehouse, the officers start to question whom on their team they can trust, including…

NEED TO KNOW David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director responsible for Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, died on Jan. 16, 2025His cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseThe director had been homebound following his 2024 emphysema diagnosis It’s been a year since cinema lost one of its greatest visionaries, David Lynch. The acclaimed, four-time Oscar-nominated director died on Jan. 16, 2025, just four days shy of his 79th birthday. His family — which includes his daughters, Jennifer and Lula, and his sons, Austin and Riley — announced his death on his Facebook page. “It…

NEED TO KNOW The latest episode of The Curious Case Of… tells the story of eyelash technician Olga Tsvyk, who was poisoned by a client who brought her a slice of tainted cheesecakeThe client, Viktoria Nasyrova, was arrested on March 20, 2017The episode premieres Jan. 19 on ID Eyelash technician Olga Tsvyk accepted a last-minute request to do a client’s eyelashes, but what happened next would haunt her for years.  The latest episode in the second season of ID’s The Curious Case Of… series is called “The Killer Cheesecake.” It tells the story of Tsvyk, who said she was poisoned…

NEED TO KNOW James Van Der Beek shared his candid thoughts on New Year’s resolutions in an Instagram post on Thursday, Jan. 15The Dawson’s Creek star said new beginnings should be celebrated in spring, while emphasizing that nature rests in winter“I’m gonna take the winter to recover, to rest and I’m gonna make New Year’s resolutions in the spring,” he said James Van Der Beek is taking the start of the year easy. On Thursday, Jan. 15, the Dawson’s Creek star, 48, spoke about his aspirations for 2026 in an Instagram post after recently opening up about his stage 3…

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have a long history of working together and an even longer history as friends. The Boston-born besties — who met when Affleck was 8 and Damon was 10 — started collaborating as early as their teen years, when they were uncredited extras in Field of Dreams. They went on to establish themselves as stars individually, playing minor parts or making cameos behind each other’s leading performances. After winning Oscars for their co-written screenplay Good Will Hunting in 1997, the dynamic duo continued dominating Hollywood and became the industry’s favorite friends. Following their 2023 biopic Air, Affleck…

Aaliyah’s story had barely begun before it was out of her hands. But on what would have been her 47th birthday Jan. 16 if she hadn’t died in a plane crash at the age of 22, there’s still so much to unpack with regard to her influence on pop culture. “Sometimes, when it’s just my mom and me kicking it, I say, ‘I’m 22, and I’ve accomplished so much,'” she told E! News just months before her death on Aug. 25, 2001. “I just know I have to appreciate every moment.” Aaliyah’s debut studio album, 1994’s Age Ain’t Nothing but a…

NEED TO KNOW Tom Brady recently spoke to MLFootball and opened up about his final season in the NFLThe seven-time Super Bowl champion explained how his final year was impacted by “a personal family issue” at the timeBrady’s final season occurred at the same time he and Gisele Bündchen finalized their divorce in October 2022 Tom Brady is opening up about navigating his final season in the NFL amid his divorce from Gisele Bündchen. The seven-time Super Bowl champion spoke to MLFootball and shared insights into his 23rd and final season, which concluded in 2023. “My last season was tough,” Brady,…

NEED TO KNOW Bethenny Frankel provided an update for fans curious about the cause of the bacterial infection she contracted while vacationing in St. BarthsFrankel claimed in a new TikTok video shared on Thursday, Jan. 15 that she likely picked up the rash from a hotel towelShe then said that she would “never” be using a hotel towel or hotel sheets again Bethenny Frankel said she would never use a hotel towel or sheet again after she contracted a bacterial infection on her face while vacationing in St. Barths. “I need you to know that a doctor had to come…