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UN-CANCELED

‘Bridesmaids’ Star’s JonBenét Ramsey Project Finds New Home

The completed series starring Melissa McCarthy was nearly a casualty of Paramount’s merger with Skydance.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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WHO'S THAT GIRL

Emmy-Winning Comedian Shows Off Jaw-Dropping Weight Loss

The actress has spoken about her slow-and-steady approach for years.

Roosa Rahkonen

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KILLER COMEDY

Melissa McCarthy Hilariously Crashes New ‘Only Murders’

This week’s “Only Murders in the Building” hints that there’s more than one conspiracy at hand here. Could there even be *five* killers?

Michael Boyle

Melissa McCarthy attends the Australian premiere of “The Little Mermaid.”
INTERESTING CASTING

Melissa McCarthy Lands Big Role in JonBenét Ramsey Series

Also starring Clive Owen, the show will follow the Ramsey family before and after JonBenét’s murder.

Clay Walker

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SHOWGIRLS

Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ Is Officially a Mother Summit

The hit play features Cole Escola as a former first lady who is desperate wannabe cabaret star. No wonder A-list actresses are crawling to see it.

Henry Chandonnet

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COMEDY GOLD

The Return of Martin Short’s Jiminy Glick Will Save Us All

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon

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STREISAND EFFECT

Streisand Clarifies THAT Melissa McCarthy Ozempic Comment

“Give him my regards did you take Ozempic?” the legendary singer commented under one of McCarthy’s recent Instagram posts.

AJ McDougall

Barbra Streisand receives the SAG Life Achievement Award during the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2024.
OH, BABS

Streisand Awkwardly Asks Actress: ‘Did You Take Ozempic?’

The 82-year-old legend deleted her comment but was quickly compared to a “boomer aunt” by some on social media.

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PART OF YOUR WORLD

‘The Little Mermaid’ Is So Good, Thanks to Halle Bailey

Get rid of all your skepticism: This is the best live-action remake Disney has ever done, and Bailey’s sensational performance as Ariel is something you’ll be raving about forever.

Coleman Spilde

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TASTY?

Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts Movie Just Got More Unappetizing

James Marsden, you deserve better than this Pop-Tarts origin story (?!), set to hit Netflix.

Fletcher Peters

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WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

Sexist Trolling Led to an Underwhelming New ‘Ghostbusters’

How Donald Trump, Milo Yiannopoulos, and a cabal of right-wing clowns bullied the new “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” into existence.

Laura Bradley

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