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Eddie Redmayne & Wife Hannah Bagshawe Welcome First Child. And baby makes three! Eddie Redmayne and wife Hannah Bagshawe have welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Iris May Redmayne, E! News has confirmed. The couple announced her birth in the U.K. newspaper The Times. Iris was born Wednesday. Redmayne and Bagshawe confirmed they were expecting at the Golden Globes in January. "That is true!" the Oscar-winning actor said when Ryan Seacrest commented that there's a baby on the way for the couple, before gifting them with onesies. One featured the words "You Should See My Crib," while the other cheekily said, "Milking My 15 Minutes." "Thank you so much, Ryan!" a surprised and delighted Redmayne said, as Hannah laughed, calling the gifts "amazing!" E! News learned in December that the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them star and Bagshawe were going to have a baby, only one year after they tied the knot in a private ceremony in England on Dec. 15, 2014. Redmayne and Bagshawe began dating in January 2012 and got engaged in June 2014. Since then they have been pretty inseparable, as Bagshawe has been by Redmayne's side throughout multiple awards seasons. She accompanied him at the Academy Awards in 2015 when he won his first Oscar for his role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. She then attended the 2016 Golden Globes where he was up for his role as transgender pioneer and painter Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. At this year's SAG Awards, Redmayne opened up to E! News' Giuliana Rancic about preparing for their little bundle of joy. "It's quite a few months away, but we started looking at all the logistics," he revealed. "The list of things you're meant to get before going to the hospital, and it's a long list of stuff right there!" He continued, "We have this sort of dream of like wooden toys, and all that, and everyone's like, 'Yeah you always start off like that, but you end up with like iPhones!'" Congratulations again to this family of three! (Eonline)

Their love is limitless! Actress Jennifer Carpenter and rocker Seth Avett quietly tied the knot over Memorial Day weekend, their reps exclusively confirm in the latest issue of Us Weekly. The North Carolina ceremony was "small and private," says a source close to the parents of 1-year-old son Isaac. "They're incredibly happy to be married." The Limitless star, 36, and the Avett Brothers frontman, 35, first met at a concert in 2009 and shared a long friendship before things turned romantic. (Carpenter was previously married to her former Dexter costar Michael C. Hall from 2008 to 2011, and Avett was married to Susan Avett from 2008 to 2013.) In June 2013, after Avett split from his wife, Us exclusively confirmed that the. The couple announced their engagement -- and that they were expecting their first child together -- in February last year. "They have a similar sense of humor," adds a pal. "They're a good match." The insider also notes that Carpenter "loves music and has always been a big supporter of the band." While they kept the wedding under wraps, Avett hinted at the happy occasion on stage. At a June 3 concert in Baltimore, an onlooker said "Seth flashed his ring to the crowd!" Recent photos on the Avett Brothers Instagram page also show the musician wearing a wedding band. (US Weekly)

Chelsea Clinton Gives Birth to Her Second Baby: Find Out the Child's Name. Congrats to Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky! Former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's daughter announced on Twitter Saturday that she and her husband welcomed their second child. "Marc and I are overwhelmed with gratitude and love as we celebrate the birth of our son, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky," Chelsea, 36, wrote. She and Marc, 38, are also parents to 1-and-a-half-year-old daughter Charlotte. "We are overjoyed to be grandparents again with the arrival of our grandson, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky, born on Saturday, June 18, 2016," Bill and Hillary said in a joint statement to E! News. "We are all over the moon as Chelsea and Marc welcome Charlotte's little brother to the world and grateful for our many blessings. Chelsea and Aidan are both doing well and enjoying this very special time together." In January, Chelsea talked about motherhood at the American Library Association conference in Boston and said her daughter doesn't quite grasp the concept of "big sister" just yet. "I don't think she has any idea what that means yet, but we're talking about it a lot," Chelsea said. "She says 'Baby,' and then points to herself!" Chelsea and Marc wed in 2010. Last December, she announced the two are expecting baby No. 2. Throughout her pregnancy, she often helped campaign for her mother across the country and often attended rallies with her. Her most recent public appearance was last week, when she, Marc and Bill supported Hillary at a rally at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn, New York. (Eonline)

Angelina Jolie Says Her 6 Kids Are Learning Different Languages, Talks Bonding With Maddox Over Film. Angelina Jolie has always her own United Nations at home and now it's going to become multilingual. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour show Friday, during which she served as a guest editor, the 41-year-old Oscar winner and a UN Goodwill Ambassador says her and Brad Pitt's six children have been studying languages other than English. The two are parents to Maddox, 14, adopted from Cambodia, Pax, 12, adopted from Vietnam, Zahara, 11, adopted from Ethiopia, Shiloh, 10, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 7. "I asked them what languages they wanted to learn and [daughter Shiloh]'s learning Khmer, which is the Cambodian language, Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, [Zahara]'s speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic and Knox is learning sign language," Jolie said. She said none of the kids want to become actors, adding, "They actually are very interested in being musicians." The program aired ahead of World Refugee Day, which takes place on June 20. She said on BBC Radio 4 her family celebrates World Refugee Day at home and that her kids have met both child refugees and parents of refugees. "I never want them to meet these people and look at them with, with pity or feel that it's a responsibility or feel that they are glad they survived it," Jolie said. "I want them to meet people around the world and have so much admiration and respect for people suffering different realities and surviving them with such grace and dignity." "And so, I don't need to tell my children that," she added. "I just introduce my children to these people and these people are so extraordinary and these families are so wonderful and they've taught me so much and so, my children, I just bring them into this environment and they've asked to be in the environment." Jolie has long advocated for help for the some 60 million displaced refugees around the world as well as other impoverished people around the world, many of whom lack basic necessities crucial for survival. Jolie also recalled how she gave birth to Shiloh in Namibia, where poverty rates are high, and delivered her via C-section because she was in the breech position. She said she, unlike many of the locals, was able to know this because she was able to get ultrasounds. "I found even the local hospital with many, many women -- and this was a good hospital -- did not have an ultrasound machine," Jolie said. Jolie also talked about her new directing and screenwriting project, the film First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, based on a book by Loung Ung. "It was Mad who came up to me and said he thought that it was time to do that film and he was ready to learn the history of his country," the actress said about her eldest son, who was adopted in 2002 as a baby from an orphanage in Battambang. He accompanied the actress on set and the two bonded during the course of making the movie. "It's been a really special, special experience," she said. "Any mother with a teenager knows it's nice to find something to come together on in the teenage years." (Eonline)

Taylor Swift dumped Calvin Harris in a phone call, which is stunning because she was pissed when Joe Jonas did the exact same thing to her. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ, Swift called Calvin from Nashville at some point after his car crash to pull the plug on their relationship. We're told Swift was vague during the call, only saying she needed some space. Calvin was thunderstruck because he was under what he thought was a clear impression that Taylor was in it for the long haul to help him recover. He didn't accept the news well ... we're told they haven't spoken since. And get this ... Taylor put Joe Jonas on blast on Ellen's show back in 2008 ... when she called him out for an over-the-phone breakup. Pot, meet kettle. (TMZ)

Leonardo DiCaprio Ordered to Testify in Wolf of Wall Street Lawsuit. Leonardo DiCaprio is headed to court. E! News learned the 41-year-old actor has been ordered to testify in a $25 million defamation lawsuit filed by Andrew Greene against The Wolf of Wall Street. Greene is suing Paramount Pictures (among a list of others) for the depiction of his character, Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff, played by P.J. Byrne. He says the film portrayed him as a toupee-wearing loser with no morals who abused drugs and loved prostitutes, which he claims has damaged his reputation to the tune of $15 million and caused his fiancee to leave him, according to the court documents we obtained. Greene's lawyers, Aaron Goldsmith and Stephanie Ovadia, had attempted to depose DiCaprio but said he was "too busy." The defendants tried to thwart DiCaprio's involvement by arguing that the director of the film, Martin Scorsese, and screenwriter, Terence Winter, had already given testimonies. Not to mention, they argued DiCaprio didn't write the screenplay nor was he involved in the "Rugrat" part of the film. However, according to the documents, Greene's attorneys argued that DiCaprio -- who co-produced the movie -- was a "driving force" behind the flick and is "knowledgeable regarding significant issues in this case." They also argued that, despite his busy schedule, he has been able to travel back and forth between the east and west coast and thus has the ability to "travel easily" for the deposition. United States magistrate, Judge Steven Locke, apparently agreed, granting Greene's motion to depose DiCaprio and stating that the deposition would take place "at a reasonable time and place agreed to by the parties." Greene's lawyer was pleased with the decision, releasing the following statement to E! News: "We are glad that the Judge recognized Mr. DiCaprio's evasiveness and look forward to continuing our pursuit of justice for Mr. Greene," Andrew Goldsmith said. "We are very pleased with the testimony coming forward from all kinds of witnesses so far in depositions." (Eonline)

Nick Cannon is firing back at Mariah Carey for claiming he's dragging his feet on signing the divorce papers -- and he's doing it with a freestyle rap. Nick dropped, "Divorce Papers" on SoundCloud -- it's a 4 minute rant about the divorce, his health and his child visitation rights. Check out the clip ... we gave you the highlights. TMZ broke the story ... his divorce from Mariah's been hammered out on paper, but for some reason he just hasn't signed yet. On the track, Nick hints at a few reasons, like his health. He raps, he "almost died twice." The silver lining for Mariah might be the closing line of the song. If we can believe his freestyle ... someone's about to get her walking papers. (TMZ)

T.I.'s Stepdaughter Zonnique Pullins Arrested for Carrying Gun at Airport. Zonnique Jailee Pullins, daughter of R&B singer and reality star Tameka "Tiny" Harris and stepdaughter of her husband and rapper T.I., was arrested and charged Thursday for carrying a weapon without a permit at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. The 20-year-old, a past member of the OMG Girlz R&B group who appears with her parents on T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, had attempted to pass through the TSA checkpoint while carrying a Ruger 380 semi-automatic pistol, police said. A worker saw the weapon on an X-Ray machine and notified a supervisor. Pullins told authorities she had a weapons permit but one was not found. She was then placed under arrest and taken to jail, police said, while her gun was confiscated. She was released Friday morning. Pullins has not commented, nor has her mother and stepfather. She faces a charge of carrying a weapon at a commercial service airport without a permit, which is a misdemeanor, court records show. Pullins is Tiny's eldest child and her daughter from a previous relationship. She also has two sons and a 2 and a half-month-old baby daughter with T.I., who is also a father to three other kids from previous relationships. Pullins took to Instagram Friday to wish her teenage stepsister Deyjah Harris a happy 15th birthday. "We sign our cards and letters BFF," she wrote. "You got a million ways to make me laughhhh, you're looking out for me you've got my back its so good to have you around

finishes as soon as I see your face' Happy Birthday to my true friend, love you little sister." (Eonline)

"American Idol" alum Constantine Maroulis and his baby mama got into another physical fight, but this time SHE got hauled away in handcuffs ... TMZ has learned. Angel Reed says she went to pick up their 5-year-old daughter from Constantine's house, and he started harassing her by recording video on his phone. She claims they got into an argument, and then it got physical. According to docs obtained by TMZ ... Angel says she grabbed Constantine's phone, and he threw her down on the ground. She ran out of the house and called police, but when officers arrived they say Constantine had scratches on his chest ... so Angel got arrested. She claims she only scratched Constantine in self-defense --still, she was booked for petty disorderly person. Last August it was Constantine who got arrested for allegedly kicking Angel in the groin. He also claimed self-defense. That case was eventually dismissed. (TMZ)

Wrestler Jerry ''The King'' Lawler Arrested, Facing Domestic Assault Charges After Fight With Fiancee. Wrestler Jerry Lawler, aka "The King," was arrested early Friday morning after an argument with his fiancee, Lauryn McBride. E! News can confirm both the Memphis-native WWE star and McBride were taken into custody by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and are currently facing domestic assault charges. WWE released a statement, saying, "WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest." According to a report, McBride, 27, claims Lawler, 66, struck her in the head and pushed her against a stove. Lawler, on the other hand, is saying McBride scratched him in the face, threw a candle at him and kicked him in the groin. McBride also alleged that Lawler got an unloaded pistol, put it on the kitchen counter and told her to kill herself. This is not the wrestler's first run-in with the law. In 1999 he was reportedly arrested for throwing a ticket in a police officer's face and subsequently running over his foot. Lawler is perhaps best known for faux-feuding with comedian Andy Kaufman, whom he wrestled in 1982. The two made headlines when Lawler slapped the funnyman in the face in an episode of Late Night With David Letterman, a bit that turned out to be staged as part of a promo blitz for their upcoming match. In fact, the two were really good friends. Lawyer began his color commentary stint in 1998 before taking over full-time in 2001. (Eonline)

Varsity Blues Actor Ron Lester Dead at Age 45. Ron Lester, who played Billy Bob in the 1999 flick Varsity Blues, has passed away at the age of 45. His agent Dave Bradley confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the actor died Friday evening of liver and kidney failure. Earlier, Lester was transported from an intensive care unit at a Dallas-area hospital into hospice care, according to the magazine. Lester got his start in Hollywood back in 1997 when he had a part in the Nickelodeon hit Good Burger shortly before Varsity Blues. In an interview with Movieweb just four months ago, Lester opened up about why the role of Billy Bob was near and dear to his heart. "I had the same feelings that my character had. Jon Voight is like a father figure to me and after doing this movie, he's just the greatest mentor I had," he explained. "There were times, like in those scenes where he was chewing me out, I allowed the emotion to come out, because it was real. The only thing I really had to act was the lines." Lester was previously hospitalized back in November 2015 for liver and kidney issues and had been struggling with his health in recent months. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this difficult time. (Eonline)

One half of P.M. Dawn ... singer Attrell Cordes, who was best known as Prince Be ... has died. Cordes passed away Friday at his NJ home from kidney disease. He was 46. PM Dawn, which also included Cordes' brother, Jarrett, were huge in the early '90s. They're best known for their #1 hit "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss." It appears Cordes was also living with diabetes. A post on the group's Facebook page read, "Prince Be Rest In Peace forever more, Pain from Diabetes can't harm you anymore." #RIP. (TMZ)

El Chavo del Ocho's Ruben Aguirre Dead at 82. It's a sad day for those that grew up on El Chavo del Ocho. Ruben Aguirre, known for his role as Profesor Jirafales, passed away. He was 82. The actor's costar and friend Edgar Vivar, who played Senor Barriga on the show, confirmed the news on Twitter. "Rest in peace my favorite professor... today my great friend Ruben Aguirre has left this earth. I will miss you dearly," he tweeted. His daughter Veronica Aguirre confirmed to CNN en Espanol that her father passed away due to complications from pneumonia. Aguirre played the role of the short-tempered teacher on the iconic Mexican comedy show for nine years. El Chavo del Ocho continues to be one of the most successful show in Latin America and Spanish-language television in the United States. (Eonline)

Sad news. On Wednesday, young adult writer Lois Duncan passed away at her home near Sarasota, Florida. She was 82 years old. As you may know, Miz Duncan was known for penning classics like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Hotel For Dogs -- which were both made into major motion pictures. Not to mention, the thriller writer also wrote 50 other titles during her career. Wow! While an Albuquerque-based private investigator confirmed the industry vet's death on Thursday, it's said her husband Don also announced on Facebook that she had collapsed in their kitchen the day before. Not to mention, Duncan reportedly had been having trouble walking prior to her passing. In addition to her vast work in fiction, Lois also wrote a non-fiction book about the murder of her youngest child Kaitlyn titled, Who Killed My Daughter?. The mother of five was also at one time a journalism professor at the University of New Mexico and is survived by her husband and their children Robin, Kerry, Brett, and Donnie. Our thoughts are with Lois' family during this sad time. (Perez Hilton)

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Lisa Vanderpump Teams Up With Leona Lewis to Stop Dog Cruelty. Lisa Vanderpump can take her share of drama on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. But when it comes to mistreatment of dogs around the world, she just won't stand for it! For more than a year, the Bravo star and her husband Ken Todd have dedicated their free time to helping pets in need. While their charity known as the Vanderpump Dog Foundation has helped many deserving animals, the couple is now focused on putting an end to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. Lisa recently teamed up with Leona Lewis and Diane Warren to create a song titled "Home" that will be used to highlight the ongoing mistreatment of dogs at the festival. "I do believe that if we turn away, ultimately we are condoning whatever is going on because we are doing nothing to stop it," Lisa recently shared to Motto when asked to describe a cause important to her. "We all have an obligation to do something and be constructive." The businesswoman added, "I learned the importance of compassion early on. My social activism is driven by that compassion: When I see people struggling, when I see people who are misunderstood, I want to do something." Before the festival begins Tuesday, find out how you can help by visiting Lisa's website here. (Eonline)

Prince William Got Scolded by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince George's Reaction Is Perfect. You can never be too old to get a scolding from grandma, especially when she's the Queen. During last weekend's Trooping the Color shows, the famous family was tending to their royal duties when Prince William was caught getting in trouble by Queen Elizabeth II -- and it was absolutely precious. The fully suited prince was seen crouching down to speak to his adorable son, Prince George on the Buckingham Palace balcony, while the rest of his kin were standing up to address the crowd. That's when Wills was given a scolding from the Queen, who could be spotted miles away in a vibrant neon green ensemble, to "Stand up, William," which drew an embarrassed and flushed face from the prince. And while that alone was pure magic, the best part was when Prince George hilariously slapped his palm to his face as a response to his dad getting in trouble. The royal family -- they're just like us. (Eonline)

Taylor Swift has quite the playground for Tom Hiddleston when they're hanging in NYC ... if he's into pools and chandeliers -- and who isn't? We broke the story ... Taylor's been renting a townhouse in the West Village -- for $40k per month -- while her nearby apartment gets renovated, and now we have photos inside the killer pad. It's pretty spectacular city livin' -- high ceilings, giant windows, and that rare indoor pool we told you about ... which even has a chandelier over it. In fact, almost every room has a chandelier ... we counted at least 8 to go with 5 bedrooms and 6 baths. Perfect for sleepovers with you know who. (TMZ)

God Save the Queen, Indeed: Inside Our Ongoing Obsession With All Things British. Was it Beatlemania? The unflappable suavity of James Bond? The mystique of Princess Diana? Did Downton Abbey meld upstairs and downstairs in your mind forever? Are you among the millions who wish the wizarding world of Harry Potter was real? When you pick a direction to go in, is it One Direction? Or maybe your all-time favorite Englishman is William Shakespeare. Whatever the decade in which you boarded the HMS Anglophile, there's no question that Americans have harbored a long-running fascination with all things British, from the royal family to the music to the tea. And though the unrequited love affair has waxed and waned here and there since the days of Pax Victoriana, recent turns of events in history, on TV, on stage, on the page and beyond have our obsession running at full throttle once again. We don't exactly need Sherlock Holmes on the case to understand the surface appeal: The smart accents. The fashion that isn't just on point, it is the point. The game-changing music. Tennis played on grass. A cuppa with milk. The fact that there's a queen who lives in a palace. And more recently, a boy who lived in a cupboard under the stairs. Basically, British stuff is the reason the word "delightful" exists. Lord knows why, exactly (that's the reason the word je ne sais quois exists). But it certainly does seem that, despite the United States' origin as a burgeoning nation desperate to get out from under England's thumb, our culture has happily embraced its fingerprints for well over a hundred years. And yes, it all dates back to the royals. Queen Victoria's historic reign -- which just made it to the turn of the 20th century -- was the fashionable era that really inspired trends across the Atlantic, presumably because it was easier to cross the Atlantic than ever before. It was during the Victorian era when it first became de rigueur to wear black when in mourning, Charles Dickens novels were all the rage and the Hatter was going Mad. And you know that whole Steampunk trend? Those hipsters are channeling England circa 1860. It's also not a coincidence that the first known use of the word Anglophilia dates to 1896 (Francophilia beat it into the lexicon by just nine years). Ever since, British cultural invasions have always been the most welcome kind of invasion, whether it was Vivian Leigh and Alfred Hitchcock in the 1930s and 1940s; Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950s; the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and James Bond in the 1960s; or The Clash in the 1970s. And throughout, Americans have admired Queen Elizabeth II, who made her first state visit here as queen in 1957, traveling to New York and Washington, D.C., and just enjoyed the official celebration of her 90th birthday in the U.K. earlier this month. But without a doubt it was the ascent of Lady Diana Spencer from nobility to royalty on July 29, 1981, when she married Prince Charles, that created an all new kind of international fixation on Britain's most famous family. Fans were obsessed with her beauty, her clothes, her poise, her two sons and, in her later years, any hint of a scandal. The fascination didn't cease by any means after her death in a car crash in 1997 when she was only 36, making her a tragic figure for the ages. "Diana had a massive impact on the world, but I think both the U.S. and U.K. were probably her biggest fans," says Seamus Lyte, an international talent and brand agent based in London, noting how Diana's presence caused an increase in tourism and put her go-to designers such as Bruce Oldfield, Catherine Walker and David Emanuel on the map. And when Diana and Charles divorced, and she was engulfed in scandal, it was Americans who were less critical of the princess. "They were not blind to the stories of royal rifts and marriage breakdowns; in fact the international press carried royal stories when the U.K. [media] were not allowed to," Lyte tells E! News. "However, the difference is that the U.S. accept the flaws and challenges in others, and are the best cheerleaders of someone who is seen going through adversity to overcome challenges more than any other country I know." It's fair to say that nothing touched the level of interest in Princess Diana -- until Kate Middleton came along. Millions watched on TV as Prince William married his longtime love on April 29, 2011, just as they watched William's parents marry 30 years prior, and they've been watching the Duchess of Cambridge's every stylish move since. "I believe that both the U.S. and U.K. were still missing the gigantic hole that Diana left when she sadly died. The British and Americans were so fond of William and Harry that we welcomed the beautiful young Catherine with open arms," Lyte says. "We could see a true love story unfold and we all wanted William to have happiness. Their wedding in 2011 proved this a billion times over!" And the births of Will and Kate's two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, proved just how much we were all in it for the long haul once again. Meanwhile, with the royal goings-on being our favorite reality show, American audiences have also been gobbling up every other form of British-born entertainment as fast as Britain can make it. And now, thanks to online streaming, there's more than ever before available for the binge-watching and we can increasingly watch when the original premieres, rather than have to wait for it to get to BBC America or PBS (though our eternal thanks go out to public broadcasting for Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Vicious, Call the Midwife, Inspector Lewis, Endeavor,Mr. Selfridge... we could go on). Along with William, Harry and Kate, Lyte counts David and Victoria Beckham, Simon Cowell and Downton Abbey among the most important pop culture exports of the past 10 years, though forming anything close to a complete list is an impossible task. You don't have to love British mysteries to have been swept away by J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, or be a Simon Cowell fan to have enjoyed Maggie Smith's acerbity on Downton (though the Dowager Countess and Cowell would probably get along). You don't have to watch any TV to be charmed by Prince Harry. There's just so much, and just as how the English language is packed with words that have their origins in other tongues, so too has American culture become inextricably linked with the British. Is there going to be a point where it becomes our culture too? (Aside from when Renee Zellweger seamlessly slipped into the role of one of the U.K.'s most beloved book heroines.) U.K. audiences in turn have appreciated plenty of our exports as well, Elvis Presley having almost as many record sales there as The Beatles. And be it Friends or Breaking Bad (initial cancellation notwithstanding), American TV has always gotten there eventually. They even made a Law & Order: U.K.! So as the lines continue to blur among the ways we consume TV, films, music, literature and social companionship, will the interpretation of cultural ownership also change? Either way, we're certainly happy to borrow in the meantime. (And adapt, though not every U.K. hit has translated. House of Cards, yes, but Gracepoint was an embarrassing version of Broadchurch, despite David Tenant starring in both. And for every ocean-crossing success story like Top Gear there's a Coupling. Remember that adaptation of the beloved British series on NBC? Exactly.) But thanks to the Internet, we can go straight to the source. Lyte believes that escapism plays a large role in the global popularity of series such as Downton -- and we'd have to agree, that even crime seems more romantic when it's committed in Oxford or Grantchester or solved at 221B Baker Street. "With the drama series, such as Downton, I think people love to see how it was, and to disappear into another, seemingly less stressful time," Lyte says. "It's a mini break from all our normal lives and pressures. We all want what we do not have. These TV shows allow us to live it for a brief moment." Well, what we want is an Acorn account. "British television has now never been bigger," Lyte acknowledges, thanks to online streaming services. "With the help of Amazon, Netflix and Hulu, viewers can watch whatever they like whenever they like, and with the new Hayu app the appetite for continuous episodes and content may finally be satisfied." (If 3,000 episodes of reality TV ranging from Keeping Up With the Kardashians to Britain's Made in Chelsea to Top Chef available on Hayu don't make you full for at least a little while... We're not quite sure what will.) "I think it can safely be said in Hollywood that the Brits are here," Lyte continues, name-checking Hugh Laurie, Dominic West, Damian Lewis, Tom Hiddleston and Michelle Dockery as a few among many Brits who've ruled in American television and movies (Dockery's working on the upcoming TNT thriller Good Behavior). Lyte also predicts an exciting new U.S. chapter for U.K. TV and radio presenter Jameela Jamil, who co-stars with Ted Danson and Kristen Bell in the upcoming NBC comedy The Good Place. Of course, not all the good shows started in the U.K. -- they like some of our ideas as well. "I think [American] audiences will love David Emanuel, TLC's host for the first 40 episodes of the U.K. version of Say Yes to the Dress," Lyte predicts of the upcoming adaptation of the addictive American series. Emanuel, a Welsh designer who's had a 30-plus-year relationship with the royals, made Princess Diana's wedding gown, as well as designed for the likes of Madonna, Jane Seymour, Joan Collins and Elizabeth Taylor. We're guessing Emanuel has some stories -- and better yet, some opinions. And so the interest in what the British are making -- be it more Sherlock, a Harry Potter play or a royal baby -- has never been higher. In some circles, recommending a TV show as merely being British couldn't be a more ringing endorsement, and our Instagram follow lists are only getting longer every time we discover some new London shop or All Things British account. At some point we may admit that not everything we're getting from Britain is the absolute best, considering there is no such thing as a culture that doesn't produce plenty of rubbish as well. But far more often it makes for a brilliant binge. (Eonline)

Say It Ain't So! Disneyland Might Be Taking Away One of Their Biggest Events. First, they took away our beloved Disney Dollars; now Disneyland might be snatching more of our favorite things right out from underneath our noses. While it's still just a rumor (thank goodness), we hope this is one wish that does not come true. Apparently, according to WDW News Today, Disneyland's 'Forever Fireworks' might become extinct. Come September 5, the show will be no more. You might know it as Disneyland's largest fireworks show, drawing tons of peeps to its bright lights. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to keep it going, as they may be canceling it due to financial reasons. Um, anyone else want to create a Kickstarter to keep this thing going? The show was brought to the park in May of last year as part of the Diamond Celebration. In place of Forever, Disneyland's two seasonal shows for Halloween and Christmas could be the stand-ins. All we can say is we hope this stays a rumor and does not become a reality. Sadly, nixing park attractions have started to become a pattern, WDW notes. In addition to the Disney Dollars, restaurants, and other staples have closed because of apparent money concerns. We're not about to end this beautiful Disney piece on a sad note. The silver lining here is that, again, it's just a rumor and with positive thoughts we can keep it that way, amiright!? (Eonline)

Disney finally fenced off the Seven Seas Lagoon on Friday and posted proper alligator warnings ... nearly 3 days after Lane Graves' tragic death. Construction workers encircled the lagoon with poles and strung ropes between them on the same shoreline where the 2-year-old was attacked. "Beach Closed" signs remain up and they've added other signs warning of gators and snakes too. Walt Disney World Resort Vice President Jacquee Wahler says the new signage is temporary while they work out permanent, long-term solutions. Wahler says they're also "reinforcing training with our Cast for reporting sightings and interactions with wildlife and are expanding our communication to Guests on this topic." (TMZ) "As [Eiji] Aonuma and the team were thinking about what to do next with Zelda, this thought of exploration, open air, the ability for you, if you want, to go try and take on the big bad boss right at the get go...it won't go so well, but you can!" Reggie tells us. "You have all of that freedom. That's what they wanted. ... The game is a masterpiece." You heard him, guys. You can try and take on Ganon as soon as the game starts. It's a bold strategy, let's see how it pays off for us when the game comes out. The idea of a non-linear progression through the game is a departure from the series, but Reggie promises there will still be many old-school Zelda aspects to BotW. "There still is puzzle solving. You still are questing to find better and better weapons, to beat tougher and tougher enemies out there," he says. "Over the next couple of months we'll share more and more about what's the same and what's different. There still are elements that are traditional to a Zelda game. We believe it's the best of both worlds." We were able to play a demo of the game while at E3 and Reggie is right. It truly is a masterpiece. It looks gorgeous and we know we'll spend hours and hours not paying attention to the quest and just hunting rogue bokoblins throughout the world. What's amazing about BotW is that no two players will have the same gaming experience, since there's so many different ways to explore the world. So much to do, so much to see... so much time between now and the release of the game! Unfortunately, Zelda fans will have wait until next year to get their hands on Breath of the Wild. In the meantime, we'll just be sitting in the corner, rocking back and forth and mumbling to ourselves until we finally get to experience Link's next big adventure. (Eonline)

Hilton Grand Vacations Club is apologizing for sending an email urging members to "take a bite out of Orlando" just hours after 2-year-old Lane Graves' body was retrieved from Disney's Seven Seas Lagoon. Hilton reps tell us the email was written and scheduled for distribution far in advance of Tuesday's horrific alligator attack. They became aware of the poor choice in words when people began blasting them on social media. According to HGVC, "a bite" was in reference to the new Mako hypercoaster at the nearby SeaWorld whose mascot happens to be a shark. Hilton says from now on it will review pre-scheduled content more carefully. (TMZ)

Music

Christina Aguilera's New Song "Change" to Benefit Orlando Nightclub Shooting Victims and Families. Proceeds from Christina Aguilera's new single, "Change," will temporarily benefit those affected by the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest terror attack in the United States since 9/11. The 35-year-old pop singer and The Voice coach released the ballad and a lyric video Thursday, less than a week after a gunman shot and killed 49 people inside the gay club and injured 53 more in what also marked the nation's deadliest mass shooting. Proceeds from iTunes and Apple Music downloads of "Change" in the United States will benefit the National Compassion Fund, which distributes donations to the attack victims and their families, until September 14. "My prayers are with everyone affected by last night's senseless tragedy," Aguilera had tweeted Sunday, hours after the attack. "We can't tolerate hate. Don't lose hope, we can #change the future." "Change" contains lyrics such as "Who you love or the color of your skin / (Or the place that you were born and grew up in) / Shouldn't decide how you will be treated / /Cause we're all the same when everybody's breathing / Waiting for a change to set us free / Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me / Waiting for hope to come around / Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found / Waiting for a change, waiting for a change." In a post published on her website Thursday, the singer said, "The horrific tragedy that occurred in Orlando continues to weigh heavily on my mind. "I am sending so much love and so many prayers to the victims and their families. Like so many, I want to help be part of the change this world needs to make it a beautiful inclusive place where humanity can love each other freely and passionately." "We all have the choice to spread love, encourage individuality and make a difference to others," she added. "We are all in this together, as one, united in love." "A huge thank you to @xtina for her support and dedication to help the victims of the #PulseNightclub tragedy," read a tweet posted on the group's Twitter page Friday. (Eonline)

John Legend's First New Song Since Baby Luna Is Anything But Dad-Like. John Legend may have stepped into the "dad" category after Chrissy Teigen gave birth to their daughter Luna in April. However, that doesn't mean the singer is any less focused on his musical endeavors. In fact, he just dropped what's bound to be a summer banger, pairing up with Tiësto for their new single, "Summer Nights." The electro pulse and fist-pumping beat finds Legend singing lyrics like, "I see you in my head/ You ain't like the rest/ You ain't bringing me down, baby/ You're right next to me/ we're making history/ The sun's about to go down, baby/ I wanna be wherever you are, baby/ Impossible to take it too far," and a chorus that goes, "Summer nights/ getting high like the first time/ You and I, make it last forever." The DJ took on a bit of a different sound, toning down his normally high-thrill beats and instead opting for slower verses. He says he wanted the song to be representative of both his and Legend's music. "We wanted to make a record that mixed the energy from my club tracks with [Legend's] amazing soulful take on pop music and I'm really happy with the result," he explained in a statement. Meanwhile, new daddy Legend is expected to release a full, new album later this year, which Luna is already a big fan of listening to. You can download "Summer Nights" on Spotify here. (Eonline)

Charlie Puth Dedicates Touching Tribute of ''See You Again'' to Orlando Victims. Charlie Puth had us in tears. The 24-year-old singer appeared NBC News' Today on Friday and dedicated a touching performance of his hit "See You Again" to the 49 victims of the devastating Orlando shooting. He told co-host Willie Geist before singing the song, "It was a really, really hard weekend. I dedicated it to my friend, Christina Grimmie, and to everyone that lost their life in Orlando." He continued, "But like I always say, 'Your body dies, but your soul lives on.' Everyone's soul who was lost that day goes in through everybody else. That's what 'See You Again' is about. It's to help with everyone cope with a loss." Charlie began his performance, and the crowd couldn't help but cheer and sing along, giving us chills as photos of the victims were shown. "See You Again" was originally featured on the Furious 7 soundtrack as a tribute to the late Paul Walker, who tragically passed away in a car crash in November 2013 at the age of 40. Now, the song hits home after the Orlando shooting during which Omar Mateen opened fired in the gay nightclub, Pulse, killing 49 people and injuring more than 50 more. It is now the biggest mass shooting in U.S. history. (Eonline)

Meat Loaf Collapses During Performance of "I'd Do Anything for Love" in Concert. Among recent reports of poor health, Meat Loaf collapsed on stage while performing in concert Thursday night in Canada. Mid-way through his performance of his iconic hit "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium, the 68-year-old Grammy winner threw his microphone down and slowly collapsed until he was laying flat on the stage, as shown in videos on social media taken by fans. While it wasn't immediately clear whether the singer was just performing or in distress, members of his band and crew eventually rushed to his side. He was transferred to a nearby hospital to undergo testing. "I thought it was a joke, I didn't know what was going on because he was joking around throughout his set," a concert attendee told CBC News in Edmonton. An official statement from Meat Loaf's camp was later released Friday, stating that he suffered from "severe dehydration." "His vital signs are stable and normal -- he's responsive and recovering well," rep Jeremy Westby said in the statement obtained by NBC News. "He extends his heartfelt thanks for everyone's support and well wishes, and is expecting a speedy and full recovery." The veteran performer has been touring through Canada since late May, though he had postponed two shows on June 11 and June 13 citing unspecified illness. This is not the first time the "Paradise by the Dashboard light" rocker has collapsed on stage. In 2003, he was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat, and underwent surgery after collapsing during a concert in London. Eight years later, Meat Loaf fainted during concerts in Pittsburgh and New Jersey in 2011, later telling fans he also suffered from asthma. It was back in Canada in the late 1970s that Meat Loaf fell off the stage and broke his leg, having to finish the tour in a wheelchair. (Eonline)

Cyndi Lauper's stance on LGBT equality cost her big on ticket sales at her recent Raleigh, NC, concert. A source told us tickets to Lauper's June 4 show were selling well until the singer took a stand against the state's controversial "bathroom bill," which prevents transgender individuals from using public restrooms for the gender they identify as. "A bunch of artists canceled their shows because of the bill. Cyndi decided not to cancel and to turn her show into a rally. It was selling really well, and then all of a sudden the ticket sales went ice cold [after the announcement of the rally], and no one bought any more tickets. The show went horribly," the insider told us. "People were like, 'North Carolina's a [bleeped] up state.' The show lost money." Lauper's rep confirmed the poor sales and told us, "Some people actually called for a refund." Lauper donated proceeds from the show to LGBT charity Equality North Carolina. Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato are a few of the artists who canceled performances in protest. (Page Six)

Glad tidings for any Glastonbury-goers who are dubious/raging about Coldplay's Sunday night slot at next week's festival - Rihanna is rumored to join the band on stage. We want to believe it badly, but the original report is from the Daily Star so it's one to approach with a questioning mind. "Rihanna plays London and Coventry over the festival weekend but there's a Glasto-shaped gap in her schedule on Sunday, June 26. You never know," said the insider. This much is true though - there *is* a gap in her UK tour schedule on Sunday night and who could resist the chance to play at Glastonbury? Rihanna has also worked with Coldplay before on duet Princess of China. We have everything crossed. (British Glamour)

Justin Bieber disappeared onstage Thursday night after falling through a trap door, and it's pretty dramatic. The Biebs was performing at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Canada when he traversed the stage and was swallowed up. Check out both videos ... he got back on his feet and he seems ok, but this was a top 10 for 2016. (TMZ)

Following one of the most successful Latin tours in memory, Guatemalan singer/songwriter Ricardo Arjona is getting ready to release an all acoustic album. Apague la luz y escuche... (Turn Off the Light and Listen) features Arjona singing simply with his guitar and little else. Billboard got a first listen of the first single, "Nada es como tu" (Nothing Is Like You), which will be available free to fans directly on Arjona's Website. "There's noise all around us," says Arjona. "I myself filled my head with noise when I imagined my songs beyond just a guitar. Today, I'm extremely happy to launch a project that I dreamt for so long and that started with a video. Then, I defended it in this album with my guitar and my voice, and later, we'll launch a concert tour in theaters." (Billboard)

Alejandro & Camila Fernandez, Antonio & Pepe Aguilar and More Latin Father/Child Duets. Music has been a family affair for Latin artists like Alejandro Fernández, Pepe Aguilar, Alejandra Guzmán and Marc Anthony, who have followed their fathers' footsteps and become some of the biggest acts in the music industry. In Alejandro's case, who at the age of 5 performed a duet with his iconic father, Vicente, it's now his turn to share the stage with his daughter Camila. She performed for the first time on television during the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards in April, singing "El ciclo sin fin" with her dad. As Father's Day approaches (Sunday), we're looking back at some of the most memorable father and son/daughter Latin duets, including Vicente and Alejandro's 1976 duet, the late Joan Sebastian and his son Julián Figueroa, and Marc Anthony with his dad Felipe Muniz. (Billboard)

Grimes Says She'll Explain Her Barclays Walk-Off Once She Can 'Safely and Legally Do So'. Grimes surprised fans on Wednesday night when she abruptly walked off the stage at the Barclays Center mid-song following an unexplained incident earlier in the day that apparently rattled her nerves. During the second night of a gig opening for Florence + the Machine, the singer/producer quit the set about two-thirds through during the song "World Princess II," telling the crowd, "we just had a really disturbing thing happen to us today, so sorry if my voice is shaking, it's been kind of a f---ed day... I apologize, I'm having a lot of trouble keeping it together today, right now," according to video posted by a fan. The singer tweeted about the incident on Thursday night, writing that she would explain what happened at Barclays "once I can safely and legally do so." In a follow-up tweet, she hit out at anonymous trolls who are "not credible sources" on information about her. A spokesperson for the singer could not be reached for comment at press time. Early Friday she announced some good news, saying she has a song called "Medieval Warfare" slated for the Suicide Squad soundtrack. (Billboard)

Calvin Harris' 'This Is What You Came For' Video Feat Rihanna is Here: Calvin Harris has shared the video for his Rihanna-starring top 10 hit "This Is What You Came For". In the new Emil Nava-directed clip, Rihanna is at the heart of all the action as she performs inside a cube-shaped projector screen while lasers and landscapes light up the studio. "TIWYCF" currently sits at its peak position of No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's the latest in a long list of Harris-Rihanna partnerships. The duo first collaborated in 2011 with "We Found Love" (written and produced by Harris) and "Where Have You Been" (co-written and co-produced by Harris), which reached No. 1 and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively; the 10-week run at No. 1 for "We Found Love" is Rihanna's longest streak at the top of the Hot 100. In 2013, "We Found Love" won a Grammy for best short form music video and "Where Have You Been" was nominated for best pop solo performance. Harris has teased the big reveal through the week by posting sneak-peek clips and pics from the "TIWYCF" shoot. (Billboard)

Movies

Lady Gaga in Talks to Star With Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born Reboot. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are not just motorcycle riding buddies -- they may become co-stars. The 30-year-old pop star is in talks to appear with the actor, who has been nominated for four Academy Awards, in his new A Star Is Born movie reboot, a source told E! News Thursday. This would mark the biggest acting role for Lady Gaga, who won a Golden Globe for her role on the show American Horror Story: Hotel and was nominated for an Oscar for her music. She and Cooper, who is also making his directorial debut with A Star Is Born, have not commented. The news comes about a month and a half after she and Cooper were photographed riding together on his motorcycle en route to a dinner at a restaurant in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported about Lady Gaga's negotiations, said the singer had tested for A Star Is Born in front of Warner Bros. Pictures execs and impressed them. The studio has not commented. Beyonce was formerly attached to the A Star Is Born remake and Clint Eastwood was previously set to direct it. The singer said in a statement in 2012 she hoped to work with him in the future. Cooper told E! News in 2015 he would himself be "honored" to work with Beyonce "in any capacity." In the original 1937 movie A Star Is Born, Fredric March played a troubled movie star and Janet Gaynor played an aspiring young actress he helps find fame. The movie was remade twice -- in 1954, with James Mason and Judy Garland and in 1976, with Barbra Streisand, 74, and Kris Kristofferson, 79. All the actors and actresses except the latter two received Oscar nominations for their roles, while Streisand won an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for "Evergreen," the love theme from A Star Is Born. Lady Gaga received an Oscar nomination this year for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for "Til It Happens to You," from the campus rape documentary The Hunting Ground. She made her big screen acting debut with a small role in the 2013 film Machete Kills and went on to star in director Robert Rodriguez's 2014 movie Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. She also played herself in Muppets Most Wanted. This year, Lady Gaga wowed fans and critics and won a Golden Globe for her performances in American Horror Story: Hotel, her big TV show debut. She also stars in the FX series' upcoming new season. (Eonline)

Amy Schumer Cuts Gun Scene Out of New Movie Following Orlando Mass Shooting. The tragic events that occurred in Orlando last weekend have prompted Amy Schumer to change some things creatively. E! News has exclusively learned that the actress, who is currently in Hawaii filming her yet-to-be-titled film, decided to cut at least one scene from the movie which shows someone shooting a gun at people, following the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 49 people at Pulse nightclub recently. E! News has reached out to Schumer's rep for comment. The Fox mother-daughter comedy stars Schumer, Goldie Hawn and British star Tom Bateman. Fox announced in October that it had scheduled the project for a Mother's Day weekend release on May 12, 2017, according to Variety. Schumer, who recently dropped her pants for a good cause, has openly rallied against gun violence on multiple occasions. The comedienne previously made public appearances with her cousin, Sen. Chuck Schumer, in an effort to speak against gun violence and to raise awareness on the dangerous matter. "Gun violence is ripping apart America; it's ripping apart our families," she said at an October press conference with Sen. Schumer. "And even those untouched by violence must every few days just look up in a stunned silence at another nightly newscast that reads like an obituary." More recently, she tackled the conversation with a more comedic approach by performing a sketch called "Welcome to the Gun Show" on Inside Amy Schumer. In it, the star poses as a host for a Home Shopping Network-type of show to illustrate how easy it is to obtain a gun. "Now here is what's great about this," says Schumer, playing with the gun for the camera. "Pretty much anyone can purchase this." She continued, "You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies, as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show." Unfortunately, one of Schumer's films was the setting for a different shooting. In July 2015, a gunman opened fire at a showing of Trainwreck, killing two people and injuring others before killing himself. "I was by myself in a hotel, and I was just like, I wish I never wrote that movie," Schumer said in an interview with Vanity Fair. "It's like when the Dark Knight shooting happened, and in Paris. The idea of people trying to go out and have a good time -- you know, like looking forward to it? -- I don't know why that makes me the saddest." (Eonline)

For years we've been waiting for the screen version of the amazing theatre production Wicked to be a real thing and now the wait is over... well, almost. Universal Pictures has announced that the hit musical will be heading to the big screen on 20 December 2019. Perfectly timed for the Christmas season, the prequel to The Wizard of Oz tells the real story behind the wicked witch of the west, the green skinned misunderstood Elphaba and the beloved Galinda. The New York Times reported that writer Winnie Holzman, who is credited with the book for Wicked, and its lyricist-composer Stephen Schwartz, are collaborating on a script for the film which Marc Platt will be producing. All there's left to know now is ... who will the cast be? As of yet, there has been no mentions of cast selection but we know we're all hoping for the originals Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel to play their roles as Galinda and Elphaba, so fingers crossed! (British Glamour)

Amy Adams' 'Story of Your Life' Gets New Title, Release Date. The sci-fi drama also stars Jeremy Renner. The upcoming sci-fi drama Story of Your Life, which is set to star Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, has gotten a new name and release date via Paramount. The pic, now titled Arrival, has been slated for an awards-season release date of Nov. 11. On this date, the Denis Villeneuve-directed feature will be going up against Jeff Nichols' Cannes standout Loving and the Naomi Watts-starring psychological thriller Shut In. Arrival is based on a short story by Hugo Award-winning author Ted Chiang and is being adapted for the big screen by Final Destination 5 scribe Eric Heisserer. In the film, Adams stars as a linguist who is recruited by the military to determine whether alien crafts that have landed around the world come in peace or are a threat. (Hollywood Reporter)

Judi Dench to play Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears' 'Victoria and Abdul'. The Oscar-winning actress will star in the upcoming feature from Working Title Films, which Focus Features are co-financing and will release domestically. Judi Dench is set to take the British crown. Again. The Oscar-winner will star as Queen Victoria in Working Title Film's Victoria and Abdul, with Stephen Frears to direct. Focus Features will release domestically, and are co-financing in association with BBC Films. Universal are set to distribute internationally. Based on Shrabani Basu's book, Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant and with a screenplay by Oscar-nominated writer Lee Hall, who won a Tony for Billy Elliot, the film will tell the true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's reign. Abdul Karim was a young Indian clerk who traveled from India to London to participate in Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1987. He soon found himself forging an unlikely and devoted alliance with the monarch, one that her household and inner circle attempted to destroy. Victoria gave Karim the name "the Munshi," often translated as "clerk" or "teacher," and appointed him her Indian Secretary along with other honors. He served during the final 15 years of her rule. The film will mark the second time Dench has played the historical figure (she was Academy Award nominated for her royal turn in 1997's Mrs. Brown), her third collaboration with Frears (she was nominated again for their last outing together, Philomena) and the director's fifth with Working Title. Victoria and Abdul was developed by Beeban Kidron and Lee Hall at Cross Street Films with BBC Films, and is being produced by Kidron, Academy Award nominee Tracey Seaward (The Queen), and Working Title's co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. "BBC Films is delighted to have supported Lee Hall's terrific script and extremely excited to be back in business with the winning combination that is Stephen Frears and Judi Dench," said Christine Langan, head of BBC Films and exec producer for Victoria and Abdul. Focus chairman Peter Kujawski commented: "It is a true privilege to collaborate with the great Stephen Frears and the legendary Judi Dench to tell this story of discovery, and it is always an event when Tim and Eric make a film that promises to move and delight audiences around the world." Victoria and Abdul is due to go into production this year for a 2017 release. The film announcement comes just as ITV and PBS ready their big-budget series Victoria, starring Jenna Colman and focusing on the Queen's teenage years. The eight-part drama is due to launch in the U.K. later this year and on Masterpiece in 2017. (Hollywood Reporter)

Stanley Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon' Given Racy New Trailer for U.K. Re-Release. Orgies and heaving bodices are set to raise temperatures ahead of the Oscar-winning epic's return to British cinemas July 29th. Ahead of its re-release in British cinemas on July 29, Stanley Kubrick's period masterpiece Barry Lyndon has been given a brand new trailer, the film's first since 1975. Commissioned by the British Film Institute together with Warner Bros. and created by Ignition, who were behind the acclaimed trailer for the 2001: A Space Odyssey re-release in 2014, the new offering spins a more contemporary teaser for the Oscar-winning epic, with a fair share of steamy scenes that might have raised eyebrows in the 1970s. Alongside roaming hills, musket battles and dueling pistols, there's plenty of raciness to keep blood pressures high, with glimpses of orgies, nudity and heaving bodices as Ryan O'Neal's Irish wanderer climbs from innocent rural lad to decorated army hero to a lying, cheating English nobleman. This is all set to a modern version of Barry Lyndon's famous main title music, George Frideric Handel's "Sarabande." Jan Harlan, Kubrick's long-time exec producer, gave the new trailer his seal of approval saying that it "does the film justice" and was "looking forward" to watching it again. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV

Outlander Brings Back a Few Familiar Faces and Scores Some Serious Revenge. What. An. Episode! So much action, so many returns, so many reveals, and one glorious beheading we've rarely ever looked forward to so much. After the depressing victory of last week's battle at Prestonpans, this week was some danger, some great fun, and some fantastic revenge. Simon Callow just put on the performance of a lifetime as the Duke of Sandringham, into whose clutches Claire happened to land in when she had to pretend to be Jamie and Dougal's hostage to save their lives. Jamie and his men were on their way back to Inverness after being sorta-kinda exiled by the Jacobites. Some of the other commanders thought Jamie was a little too close to the Prince, and after he didn't exactly support their plan to turn back and regroup, they decided to simply send his troublesome self away to find Stuart supporters elsewhere. On the way to Inverness, some of the group was holed up in a church when Redcoats threatened to burn it down. It was Claire's idea to pretend to be their hostage, just like she did with William Grey, and so Jamie and Dougal were allowed to go unharmed. They planned to meet up at the place they thought she would be taken, until Claire found out they were taking her to stay with a wealthy Englishman. That wealthy Englishman turned out to be the Duke of Sandringham, who pretended to not know Claire in order to help secure his own escape from his own guarded home (since many of the English still believed he was a Jacobite). Claire managed to get a message to him via his pal, the always helpful Hugh Munro, and he was soon on his way to the correct place. While she was there, Claire found several things. First, she found Mary, who had been promised to another rich guy and desperately wanted not to be. Second, she found one of the guys who had attacked her back in Paris when she recognized a birthmark on his hand. Not only is he currently working for the Duke, but he was also working under the Duke's orders that night. The whole ordeal was part of the Duke's way of paying back the Comte for whatever he owed him by helping him get revenge on Claire. He only had her raped of course, and not murdered, isn't that nice of him?! He also turned Jamie's arrival at the house into a trap, but by sending Mary out to meet Hugh ("Me? Go out into the night and meet a filthy beggar? I couldn't possibly!"), Claire managed to warn him about that too. Jamie showed up at just the right time, as Claire was having a very tense meal with the Duke. They all fought, Claire explained the Duke's hand in her attack, and they fought even harder. Mary managed to grab a knife and stab the rapist to death, and Murtagh got the final, incredible blow to the Duke's head. He also got several more blows in, and kindly presented said head to Claire and Mary. "I kept my word. I lay my vengeance at your feet," Murtagh said. Mary's response to the bleeding head in front of her? "I think we'd better go." So (slightly horrifying dental work aside) that was awesome. That was just a good, adventurous, suspenseful, revenge-filled time that gave a few other people the chance to be the hero in the story, and of course, it was written by none other than author Diana Gabaldon herself. More Diana Gabaldon episodes next season, please! What did you guys think? Outlander airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. on Starz. (Eonline)

Orange Is the New Black Reveals Crazy Eyes' Tragic Crime. After four years, the story of Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren was told on Orange Is the New Black. Oh, what a heartbreaking story it was. Viewers already were clued in on a bit of Uzo Aduba's story when they learned the beginnings of her stage fright as she grew up, but now the series revealed her crime. Out in the real world Suzanne was a model employee at a Walmart-like store. She was a greeter with a bond with a number of regular customers, including a mom with three kids. But it's important to remember, Suzanne is not like everybody else. She bonded with kids over dinosaur T-shirts. After her sister, whom, she lived with, told her she was going away for a weekend with her boyfriend, Suzanne was left alone and told to make friends. So what did she do? Go to the park, which was obviously one of her safer places. As she greeted people into the park, Suzanne recognized the youngest boy from the family she was friendly with. He accompanied her back to her apartment for junk food and video games. Mind you, there was no malice involved with her invite. After a while, Dylan wanted to go home and this upset Suzanne. She decided capes would fix everything. However, he called 911 when she barred him from leaving. As she chased him around the apartment, truly not understanding why he wanted to go and what she, a 28-year-old woman was doing could be considered kidnapping, both were panicked for different reasons. Dylan made his way to the window and the fire escape, but Suzanne tried to get him back in. They struggled, and Dylan went over the fire escape. The show didn't show how many stories they were up, but it's clear it was fatal. That is Suzanne's story. These flashbacks were shown as the corrections officers were investigating a murder on the grounds and called Suzanne in as one of the prime suspects, which made everybody wonder. If you were wondering why Uzo Adbua has taken home two Emmys and transcended Emmy categories from drama to comedy, well, the 11th episode of Orange Is the New Black will make you wonder no more. What's so heartbreaking about the story is she really doesn't comprehend the tragedy, nor does she understand the tragedy that follows in the remainder of the season. Orange Is the New Black remains one of the strangest beasts on TV, a poignant drama mixed with some insane comedic elements, a true beast (in the best way possible) in both categories. Orange Is the New Black seasons one through four is now streaming on Netflix. (Eonline)

Let's Not Get Mad Over This Gilmore Girls Revival Spoiler About Rory's Love Life. You might've seen a spoiler about the upcoming Gilmore Girls revival floating around the internet. If you haven't, here's the deal: Wait, do you need a spoiler warning? We just said we're talking about a spoiler so that probably should've tipped you off. But if not, SPOILERS AHEAD. Anyway, actor David Sutcliffe, who plays Rory's father, Christopher, revealed a very juicy tidbit about who his TV daughter (Alexis Bledel) WON'T end up with in the new series. "You know, I liked all the young actors that played her boyfriends. I know they're not going to end up together but Rory and Dean seem like a good couple," he told USA Today. SOUND THE ALARMS! Rory and Dean won't end up together?!?!?! Hold your horses, people. We already knew that Jared Padalecki only returned for a single scene in the show. "[Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino] basically said, 'Listen, we're going to write you a really cool scene and if you get a day off let us know we will just put your scene on the schedule for that day,'" he told the audience at a recent Supernatural convention. "She was like, 'It's a set that we already run and own [and] it's an actress that already is working every day, so let us know.' So Dean has a cool scene in the market he used to work at. It's a nice, a really nice scene that gave me closure." How could Rory and Dean be together for real if they only have one scene in Doose's together? Further proof that Dean and Rory aren't a thing: One of the new characters was initially described as a 30-something "good boyfriend" Michael Cera type -- if that doesn't scream "Rory's boyfriend" then what does? Hate to break it to you, but Rory and Dean are not going to be together in the future. And that's okay! She could end up with someone else we totally love. She could end up with someone we know quite well! Either way, we have four 90-minute episodes of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life headed our way soon. Thanks, Netflix! (Eonline)

How The Walking Dead Is Keeping That Big Death Under Wraps. The powers-that-be behind the scenes at The Walking Dead are doing everything in their power to keep the identity of Negan's victim a secret until the very minute the scene airs on AMC this fall. And we mean everything. When season six came to a close this spring, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's dastardly Negan had 11 of our beloved zombie apocalypse survivors on their knees, taunting each of them with his barbed wire-wrapped bat named Lucille before finally deciding on one to off. Viewers witnessed the horrifying death from the POV of the soon-to-be-deceased, keeping us (and the cast) in the dark on exactly who met their maker. But now that production on season seven has begun in Atlanta, the revealing death scene needs to be filmed. What's a showrunner to do when zealous fans have taken to flying drones over your set and you've got a shocking death to keep under wraps? Kill everyone, of course. THR reports that each of the 11 cast members in the fateful cliffhanger have taken their turn filming a brutal death scene at the hands of Negan. It won't be until the show's producers and the episode's director get into the editing room with the editors that the correct scene will be chosen and placed in the season premiere. Will it be Carl (Chandler Riggs), Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Michonne (Danai Gurira), Eugene (Josh McDermitt), Maggie (Lauren Cohan), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), Daryl (Norman Reedus), Arron (Ross Marquand), Rosita (Christian Serratos), Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) or Glenn (Steven Yeun)? Only time will tell. But the remaining 10 other death scenes left on the cutting room floor ought to make for one hell of a DVD bonus feature. A request for comment from AMC was unanswered as of press time. We may have to wait until October to find out who bit the dust, but at least the cast has been made aware. "Yeah I know. I know what's happening," Gurira told E! News' Marc Malkin recently on the red carpet at the Tony Awards. "I'll tell you this much -- I know something. I know a little bit more than you." Who do you think won't make it to season seven alive? (Eonline)

Michelle Collins Is Leaving The View. Michelle Collins is officially leaving The View. The news comes from the show's executive producer Candi Carter who sent an email to staffers announcing the news. "I have some bittersweet news to share -- Michelle Collins is leaving the show," Carter wrote. "A gracious presence on stage and off, she asked smart questions, made us laugh and will always be part of The View family. We wish her great success with some exciting new projects ahead." The note continued, "Please join me in thanking Michelle for her hard work, great humor and many contributions this season to The View. She'll be in the office next week to say good-bye to you personally." Collins' departure comes only one year after she was officially announced as a co-host; however, before the official announcement was made, rumors about Collins' status swirled. Variety reported that her departure wasn't voluntary, as producers made the decision not to renew her contract. ABC wouldn't comment on the rumors, but did release a statement praising Collins' work. "Michelle is smart, opinionated and funny," a spokesperson said in a statement to E! News. "She's been a great addition to the panel this year. When we are ready to make an announcement about next season, we will." Familiar to casting shakeups, The View also had to shoot down rumors that Raven-Symone was leaving the panel, calling the idea "ridiculous." "Ratings are up," a spokesperson told E! News at the time. "We are very happy with the team we have. Raven is a great addition to the panel." (Eonline)

Orange Is the New Black Season 4 Is a Welcome Return to Prison. Orange Is the New Black is back for season four and taking no prisoners. Pun intended. The first six episodes feature enough shocking and touching moments to get you through the requisite Piper (Taylor Schlling) scenes. Yes, at least in the first six episodes, Piper continues to be the show's biggest problem. Her character is made all the more weak by the surrounding compelling faces, especially new addition Blair Brown as the Martha Stewart-Paula Deen hybrid Judy King. It remains hard to care about Piper and that's no fault of Schlling. The character started as the entry point to the series and served her purpose. Her quest to become a kingpin, consumed with power, just inherently doesn't inspire any feelings besides ambivalence. Will she get what's coming to her? Meh. What's fascinating about Orange Is the New Black is the ease in which you can get lost in this wonderful colorful world of characters. But that's not to say it's without harsh realities. Some of the plight, namely that of Sophia (Laverne Cox), and conversations had by the new heads of the prison MCC bring you right back to reality because it's happening in your backyard right now. There's a nice blend comedy and drama to perfectly place Orange Is the New Black in the dramedy category. Yael Stone's Morello continues to be a comic standout, with her in-person phone sex, but especially when she's paired with Uzo Aduba's Suzanne as they embarked on a quest to find a mystery shower pooper. Danielle Brooks' Taystee continues to be an absolute delight and it's worth noting she was doing double-duty filming Orange Is the New Black while preparing for and performing her Tony-nominated Broadway stage role in The Color Purple. On the drama side, the threat of new and tougher guards who are at the ready to abuse the women and their power is always lingering. Meanwhile, Lori Petty brings a heartbreaking zaniness to the show with Lolly. Perhaps Orange Is the New Black's biggest downfall is actually a compliment: The sheer amount of characters makes it difficult to give everybody enough time. While last season heavily focused on Norma (Annie Golden) and Gloria (Selenis Leyva), they're hardly present in the first six episodes of the new season. The size of the cast has ballooned so much that it's nearly impossible to give everybody ongoing storylines the proper attention... so it's a good thing the show has already been renewed for an additional three seasons. Orange Is the New Black season four is now streaming on Netflix. (Eonline)

The Hot Doctor Is In! John Stamos Joins Scream Queens Season 2 Cast. Have mercy! Scream Queens season two's first new cast member is finally here...and he's hot. Like, really hot. John Stamos is set to join the Fox horror-comedy's highly anticipated second season when it premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 20. With the show moving from the college campus to a hospital where some of the most fascinating and bizarre medical cases are under observation, the Grandfathered (RIP!) star is set to play Dr. Brock Holt, the hospital's brilliant, but secretive, head surgeon. Please hold, we're already on the phone booking our next check-up. This isn't the first time Stamos, who is also set to make three appearances as Uncle Jesse on Netflix's Fuller House when it returns for its second season, has teamed up with Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan as he's also guest-starred on Glee (as the hottest dentist ever) and The New Normal. Stamos will join returning stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Billie Lourd, Glen Powell and Niecy Nash for the new season, which will have an even "darker" tone, according to Jamie Lee Curtis. "I think it'll be dark. I think it's going to be very dark," she told E! News at Fox's Upfront party in New York City in May. "It's in a hospital, [there's] a lot of darkness in hospitals -- dark hallways, scary rooms, sharp objects, a lot of blood, disinfectants." And as E! News previously reported, Stamos won't be the only hot newbie to join the cast in season two, as a source told us Scream Queens was looking to cast four hot male docs. So that's one down, three to go! Scream Queens returns on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. on Fox. (Eonline)

Wilmer Valderrama Is Your Newest NCIS Agent. You'll probably recognize the newest NCIS agent: Wilmer Valderrama is joining the long-running CBS drama as a series regular for its upcoming fourteenth season. The actor will play an NCIS field agent who disappeared after accepting a deep cover assignment many years ago. In fact, many agents don't even know that he's still on the job -- or whether he's even alive. When he resurfaces, he'll be as dedicated to his job and country as ever, but after his years-long assignment he'll become an unpredictable, charismatic loose cannon. Says executive producer Gary Glasberg in a statement, "Wilmer Valderrama will be able to flex his dramatic, physical and comedic talents in this classic NCIS role. Fans are going to see him like they've never seen him before. This is going to be fun. We're thrilled he's coming aboard." Valderrama recently wrapped an arc on Grey's Anatomy and starred in Fox's short-lived TV reboot of Minority Report, along with other TV credits including From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and, of course, his breakout role in That '70s Show. He and longtime girlfriend Demi Lovato recently split after nearly six years of dating. NCIS is still reeling from the exit of star Michael Weatherly, who left the series in the emotional season 13 finale that gave fans a bittersweet conclusion to the up-and-down relationship between his character, Tony DiNozzo, and Cote de Pablo's Ziva David. NCIS stars Mark Harmon, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Rocky Carroll, Emily Wickersham, Brian Dietzen and David McCallum. NCIS returns to CBS this fall. (Eonline)

Orphan Black's Season 4 Finale Reunited Your Favorites & Leaves 1 Major Question for Season 5. If there's one thing the Clone Club learned in the season four finale of Orphan Black, it's that Rachel Duncan (Tatiana Maslany) is ice cold. Well, you probably knew that already, since that's kind of her thing. After all, we first met this particular clone when she was working for the other side. But after last week's bad-ass moment when she took down this season's villain, Evie Cho (Jessalyn Wanlim), right in the middle of a press conference, it was hard not to root for her. Too bad, then, that we realized in the finale that Rachel's only looking out for herself and her own power, as she sabotaged pretty much everything her seestras have been working toward for the entire season. Basically, she only wanted to defeat Evie Cho so she could be the HBIC and reinstate a human cloning program. And, now that Cosima (Tatiana Maslany) has cracked the code and found a cure for herself and her other ailing seestras, Rachel can get a new program up and running. But in order to do so, she had to shut Cosima out of her own research, then stab both her own mother, Susan Duncan (Rosemary Dunsmore), and Sarah (Tatiana Maslany). Further proof of Rachel's ice-cold demeanor: Oh, just the fact that she washed the knife she used to stab two people, then washed it and put it back in the kitchen while sipping a glass of red. Rachel! At the end of the episode, Rachel had a visitor on her island of science experiments: Mr. Westmoreland, a.k.a. the Victorian forefather of Neolutionism who created Rachel's replacement eye and is also somehow still alive after so many years. There's got to be some Dorian Gray situation happening with him, right? (If we want to get ahead of ourselves, we can totally dream cast this man we know nothing about who could be someone we've already met, for all we know.) It wasn't just bad news for Clone Club, though. While Cosima attempted to escape the island with her mini-me in tow, she was reunited with her one true love. Delphine (Evelyne Brochu), as we learned in the penultimate episode, is still alive and now she and Cosima can figure out a way to implement their research so that Cosima is cured (and also so that no one knows she actually has a cure). Well, hopefully it won't be too late for Cosima. Overall, the episode seemed to set up the show's fifth and final season quite nicely. What did you think of the Orphan Black season four finale? Are you happy the show will wrap up in season five? Who should play Westmoreland? (Eonline)

Vicki Gunvalson Almost Didn't Return to Real Housewives of Orange County for Season 11. The Real Housewives of Orange County without Vicki Gunvalson? It seems almost inconceivable that the OG of the OC would ever walk away from the franchise she helped create 10 years and 11 seasons ago, but after the rough time she had filming season 10, she wasn't so sure she was ready to step back into the lions den for another go round. Sitting down with E! News' Melanie Bromley, Vicki admitted that the alienation and betrayal she felt from her co-stars in response to her then-boyfriend Brooks Ayers fake cancer claims nearly did her in. "I didn't [think I'd return.] I didn't think I had the strength," she revealed, before adding, "But you know what, my story wasn't finished. I'm not gonna end as a victim." While the idea of returning wasn't ideal, less ideal was allowing the ladies to talk about her and Brooks on camera and not be there to defend herself. "I'm not going to let these women have the last say-so in what they believe the truth was," she said. "I know my truth." Stepping back into the arena with frenemies Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Beador, and Meghan King Edmond was awkward at first, Vicki said, but the season turned around for her once she met new cast mate Kelly Dodd. Initially introduced to the ladies as Meghan's friend, it seems Kelly bonded with Vicki pretty darn quick. "I think what we're gonna see this season is it definitely starts off very awkward, but the best part of this season is we have a new cast member," Vicki said about her new friend. "She bring a whole lot of opinions and I love her. We have a great relationship." As for her old BFF Tamra turning on her last season, Vicki admitted that she wasn't surprised. In her eyes, she was due for some of Tamra's wrath. "I think that's how she wants to be portrayed, as a lasher-outer or a s--t-stirrer or whatever people want to call it. She did it to Alexis [Bellino], she did it to Gretchen [Rossi], she did it to Jeana [Keough]. She's done it to every single cast member. Who does she have left? She goes after me because I'm the OG of the OC, so she's going to try to go after me when she can." The Real Housewives of Orange County returns Monday, June 20 at 9 p.m. on Bravo. (Eonline)

Bill Simmons' HBO Talk Show: Week One Guests Revealed. Fellow Bostonian Ben Affleck is among the premiere night guests on "Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons." Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons has secured its premiere night guests. The weekly 10 p.m. talk show will kick off June 22 with Charles Barkley and Ben Affleck. Barkley will appear in Simmons' first segment, where the conversation is more centered on a give topic. Affleck will follow as a solo interview, which is expected to last 10 to 12 minutes. As Simmons outlined in a Hollywood Reporter cover story, the interviews will be pre-taped and edited down considerably for air. In doing so, Simmons' goal is to have more casual, thoughtful conversations much as he does on his popular podcast. The decision to avoid a more common live or live-to-tape format as well as a studio audience for the HBO half-hour show was his. As Simmons explained, he is neither a stand-up nor a performer and thus he preferred the more informal, podcast-style format. His night one guests are in many ways fitting as Simmons looks to build a show that will move between sports, tech and Hollywood. Affleck, a Bostonian like Simmons, had long been a name atop the host's wish list. At one point he had discussed having Affleck on with best pal Matt Damon, but scheduling proved problematic. As for Barkley, he and Simmons have a relationship through commentating and plenty in the world of sports to discuss. Simmons acknowledged that he was aiming high with his hoped for guests, rattling off names including Michelle Obama (her husband sat for Simmons' B.S. podcast in 2012) and famously press-averse Patriots coach Bill Belichick. "I know by episode four I'll probably end up with the fifth lead on some CW sitcom," he joked, "but for now I'm dreaming big." Meanwhile, Michael Lombardo, HBO's former president of programming who will remain involved with Simmons' show, has urged the host to focus less on the celebrity booking wars that consume so many other late night shows. "I just keep saying, 'That's not why anybody is going to tune in,'' said Lombardo, who added that one of Simmons' talents was that he could find way to make the seemingly uninteresting interesting. (Hollywood Reporter)