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NEED TO KNOW The Voice is returning for season 29, dubbed The Voice: Battle of ChampionsThe upcoming installment features changes to the show’s formatThe Voice season 29 will kick off with a multiple premiere night event The Voice is swiveling around for another season. The Emmy-winning singing competition series is back for season 29, one full of format changes and surprises guests. “You think you know The Voice? Think again,” returning coach Adam Levine said in a teaser video posted on Instagram in July 2025. According to NBC, the “landmark season will be infused with fast-paced, competitive elements, delivering a fresh…

NEED TO KNOW Kenan Thompson says his daughters are most interested in his job when it converges with their own interestsSpeaking to PEOPLE, the veteran comedian and actor says of his girls: “They’re more so mad if I don’t take them to be around it, too”Still, he adds, his seven- and 11-year-old daughters help keep him up-to-date on trends and pop culture While Kenan Thompson is a veteran of late-night sketch comedy, his daughters aren’t easily impressed — unless his role at Saturday Night Live converges with their own interests. “They’re more so mad if I don’t take them to…

NEED TO KNOW Ali Larter’s Landman character Angela is a confident housewife — and one who is more often than not either in a skin-tight outfit or a swimsuitLarter, 49, isn’t afraid to admit that it’s “tough, in a weird way” filming those swimsuit scenes”I don’t think there’s an actress alive that’s like, ‘Woo! Got a bikini scene!’ ” she tells PEOPLE Ali Larter looks incredible on Landman, but she doesn’t always have fun while doing it. Scenes that involve her wearing a bikini are “tough, in a weird way,” she says, and playing Angela, the confident housewife to Tommy…

NEED TO KNOW Matt Damon reflected on his very first film role, and why he wasn’t upset it was so briefDamon had one line in a scene in 1988’s Mystic PizzaDamon said that one-day roles can be some of the hardest for actors Matt Damon’s first movie role included just one line — and he was positively thrilled. Damon, 55, and his The Rip costar (and lifelong friend) Ben Affleck appeared on the Jan. 12 episode of The Howard Stern Show for a lengthy conversation about their careers. While discussing the art of acting, Stern, 72, asked Damon about his…

Speaking of the question of who plans the wedding for the planner… fans of the film weren’t the only ones hoping for a sequel. Ellis told Entertainment Weekly in 2019 that he had originally envisioned a trilogy (and a whole TV series) and the next installment had Mary going full bridezilla as she and BFF Penny (consummate cinematic best friend Judy Greer) planned her and Steve’s wedding. “The drama of it is she’s become exactly the kind of thing she hated, and she takes a step back and figures out what’s important to her,” Ellis explained. Meanwhile, there would be some “grit” between Mary and Steve,…

NEED TO KNOW In the Jan. 22, episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, newbie Amanda Frances opened up about the loss of her twin newborn son ZionThe author and entrepreneur tearfully shared that her twins Canaan and Zion were born 11 weeks early in 2022, but Zion tragically died five days laterShe and fiancé, Eddie Tsivislavsky are also parents to a baby daughter called Delilah Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Amanda Frances is opening up about the loss of one of her twin sons. Speaking in a confessional in the latest episode of the Bravo show on Jan. 22,…

NEED TO KNOW Former Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek is celebrating his daughter, Annabel and his dad, also called James on their joint birthdaysThe actor shared an Instagram tribute on Sunday, Jan 25, praising the pair for their joint qualities of creativity, originality and having a great sense of humorVan Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly share six children in total, daughters Olivia, Annabel, Emilia and Gwendolyn, and sons Joshua and Jeremiah James Van Der Beek is celebrating his dad and daughter on their joint birthday! On Sunday, Jan 25, the former Dawson’s Creek star shared an Instagram…

While it’s been a minute since the Desperate Housewives star lived on Wisteria Lane, she’s since found a new address IRL.”I had my whole adult life here,” Eva told Marie Claire in November 2024 about leaving Los Angeles. “But even before [the pandemic], it was changing. The vibe was different. And then Covid happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to s–t on California—it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.”So for the past few years, the actress, her husband José Bastón and their…

Meri Brown and Janelle Brown Helped Pay for Robyn Brown’s HousePart of the reason the Coyote Pass sale got so hairy was that the family hadn’t taken care of what happened in Vegas.  When Meri sold her five-bedroom Sin City home, she handed over the profits so that Robyn could purchase her five-bedroom spread in Arizona, with Janelle chipping in as well.  From there, Meri detailed on the Jan. 18 One-on-One special, “They bought the house that was for them and then, you know, it doubled in value when they sold it. Yay, them.” Which is when she and Janelle…

NEED TO KNOW Natalie Portman produces and stars in The Gallerist, which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 24The Cathy Yan-directed film also features Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Charli xcx, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Zach GalifianakisPortman spoke about the role during a post-screening Q&A Natalie Portman has now added Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Charli xcx to her long list of costars.  The Gallerist, from director and co-writer Cathy Yan, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24. It stars Portman, 44, in the titular role, playing a quirkily dressed and platinum-blonde character named…