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Erika Christensen Gives Birth to Daughter Shane. Welcome to parenthood, Erika Christensen! The 33-year-old actress gave birth to a baby girl at her California home Tuesday, People confirms. Her daughter, named Shane, weighed in at 6 lbs., 3 oz. This is the first child for the Parenthood star and her hubby, cyclist Cole Maness. Shortly before her baby's arrival, Erika's Parenthood co-star Dax Shepard tweeted, "can I drive you to the hospital? I want to see you at your very chubbiest point." The actress replied, "I am fully in labor right now. Wanna come over?" And she wasn't kidding! Erika announced she was pregnant with a baby girl via Twitter back in March. She posted a photo of herself with an adorable puppy, writing, "This boy is getting a little sister. A human sister... She'll make her first appearance tomorrow at #Confirmation." Then, as promised, Erika debuted her baby bump the very next day at the premiere of the HBO film starring Kerry Washington. Just in case anyone missed the memo (or the bump), Erika tweeted, "Also, yes... We're expecting! Very excited that our baby girl will be coming soon." The first-time mama-to-be had some fun documenting her pregnancy and little girl's imminent arrival via social media. Erika Instagrammed pics of her bump in a bathing suit, her bump in a bed, and even her bump meeting Parenthood's Mae Whitman! Then on June 17, she captioned herself a "Ticking time bomb" on Instagram noting that her little lady could arrive "any time now." Looks like she was right. Congratulations again to Erika and Cole on their growing family! (Eonline)

Kirstie Alley Is a Grandma, Son William Stevenson Welcomes First Child. Congratulations are in order! Kirstie Alley is officially a grandma. The actress' son, 23-year-old William True Stevenson, welcomed his first child, a son named Waylon Tripp Parker. The Drop Dead Gorgeous star shared the adorable first photos of her grandson on Twitter, where she gushed about the arrival of her family's newest member. "When your son has a son...bliss...yes this is my secret happy news as promised ...Welcome Waylon Tripp Parker," she tweeted alongside a picture of her son holding his newborn. Unable to contain her excitement about her grandson, Alley tweeted, "Just GOTTA send one more..proud Gammy," and included another photo of Waylon smiling while taking a nap. Alley, 65, and ex-husband Parker Stevenson, adopted William in 1992. They later adopted daughter Lillie, 22, in 1994. Now that William is officially a father, he and his mom can bond over parenthood, which the Cheers alum has said is the best job she has ever had. "My best quality is that I'm a good mother," she told People in 2006. Congratulations again on the newest member of the family! (Eonline)

Claudia Jordan "Misspoke" About Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes' Relationship. Claudia Jordan is backtracking. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 43, seemingly confirmed Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes' relationship Tuesday on comedian Theo Von and filmmaker-journalist Matt Cole Weiss' Allegedly podcast. "He is very happy with her," she said. "I like that he seems very happy." Foxx's rep had no comment on her claims; Holmes' rep did not get back to E! News. Foxx, 48, and Holmes, 37, have repeatedly refuted the romance rumors over the years, even though a source had previously told E! News their relationship is "not a secret among their friends." Jordan, who is close to Foxx, later said she "misspoke" about the actors. "I have no knowledge of Jamie with Katie at all. I've never seen them together. He's never told me he's dating her," Jordan told Entertainment Tonight Tuesday. To reiterate her point, the Celebrity Apprentice contestant said, "I don't have the knowledge of this being fact. I don't. I misspoke." Jordan insisted that she didn't mean to reveal anything newsworthy. "A lot of times, I get asked questions about celebrities -- some I know, some I don't. A lot times we just give a safe kind of generic answer," she said. "Sorry to not have this bombshell story, but I cannot confirm them." More than anything, Jordan said she regrets putting her friend's name in the headlines. "I hate that this has blown up like this, and I feel like a lot is being put on a three-second clip from a podcast. I just want my friend to be happy with whoever he's with, but I don't even want to know any more!" she said. "It's none of my business, and again, I've never seen them together." E! News has reached out to Jordan for further comment. Jordan's initial comments came weeks after Foxx and Holmes made headlines in the tabloids. OK! magazine falsely reported that Foxx and Holmes were putting their wedding on hold due to the actress' alleged pregnancy; Holmes' rep called its report "categorically untrue." Foxx's rep also told E! News he is "not engaged, not getting married and not having another child." (Eonline)

"Late Night" host Seth Meyers was honored by the Museum of the Moving Image in Manhattan on Monday, joking that it "seems strange because a lot of times you could watch my show without the volume on and think it's a still photo." CNN's chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper drew boos when he made a jab at Brian Williams, quipping, "Please stop telling these untrue, incredibly self-aggrandizing stories about your war exploits, Mr. Williams." When the crowd jeered, Tapper added, "You can boo, that's fine." "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Jeff Garlin spent his set picking on attendee Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher later hit back, "I was gonna stay on book, but after that [bleep] you .?.?. It is really nice being this good looking, I have to be honest. When I wake up it's really crazy, I look at my wife, like, 'This is happening,' and then I'm rich and famous. So life is good." Comic Michelle Wolf cracked of Hillary Clinton: "No one is friends with Hillary," before scanning the well-connected crowd at the St. Regis, adding, "Wait, maybe some of you are." (Page Six)

It's that time of year when celebs are photographed daily showing flesh in exotic, aquatic, far-flung locales. But not Blake Shelton. The country crooner and his "The Voice" co-star girlfriend Gwen Stefani posed in pictures published Monday kissing in a pool with a headline blaring, "CAUGHT Getting Intimate In A Swimming Pool!" But while Stefani wore a teeny bikini, Shelton was in the sun-drenched pool in a giant maroon T-shirt. "He is so sensitive about his weight," a source told us about Shelton's pool look. "You will never see him shirtless." Shelton recently dropped a reported 30 pounds after splitting with Miranda Lambert -- he called it the "divorce diet." But a source said that even on the set of "The Voice," "backstage .?.?. he always keeps his dressing room closed. At photo shoots, he will not change on set. He goes back to his dressing room whenever he needs to take his clothes off." But, "He is not in bad shape. He's just so shy about showing off his body." Another source said that during shoots for the NBC show, "Adam Levine will take off his shirt -- and his pants -- in the studio. Christina Aguilera also doesn't even care." Shy Shelton, who's looked great by Stefani's side at events including the Vanity Fair Oscars party, complained in May of his "man boobs." "If you get dressed up the right way, it should be fitted," he said, wearing a tux for a pal's wedding. "But when things are fitted to me, it's hard for me to disguise man boobs and gut and all that stuff, so it's all sticking out!" He's told "Today," "I lost some weight and now I'm like, 'How did I do that? I need to do that again!'" The same day that Shelton and Stefani's pool pics surfaced her washboard-abbed ex-husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, appeared in his own paparazzi shots running topless in Hawaii, naturally. (Page Six)

Uma Thurman had a nasty fall from a horse and broke multiple bones this week, Page Six has learned. Sources were surprised to see Thurman's children helping the "Pulp Fiction" star walk gingerly into La Plage restaurant in St. Barts, saying she "looked like she had hip surgery." But Thurman's rep explained, "Uma was in an equestrian accident. She was training on a young thoroughbred who got spooked. She was thrown and broke a few bones." Ouch. It's not the first time Thurman's been thrown this summer -- at the Cannes Film Festival recently she was horrified when Fiat heir Lapo Elkann planted an unexpected, and unwanted, kiss on her lips at the star-studded amfAR gala. (Page Six)

Selma Blair is still reeling over her Monday, June 20, airplane outburst. Two days after the incident, she took to Twitter to tell her more than 77,000 followers that she has seen better days. Blair's pal and Orange Is the New Black star Lori Petty sent the People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story actress some words of support, which prompted her to open up about not feeling her best. "@SelmaBlair all good, ma xx bad day - don't be ashamed - just feel better. I love ya. binge #OITNB ... days are way worse on there lol," she wrote, to which the Cruel Intentions alum, 43, responded: "I love you. Super bad day." As Us Weekly previously reported, Blair was removed from a Delta airlines flight on a stretcher while traveling to Los Angeles from Cancun, Mexico. The Legally Blonde star was vacationing south of the border with her ex Jason Bleick and their son, Arthur, for Father's Day. According to TMZ, Blair was seen mixing an unidentified substance in her wine and then crying about an abusive man. "He burns my private parts. He won't let me eat or drink," she allegedly said on the plane. "He beats me. He's going to kill me." On Tuesday, the mom of one addressed her erratic behavior in a statement to Vanity Fair. "I made a big mistake yesterday. After a lovely trip with my son and his dad, I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret," she said in a statement. "My son was with his dad asleep with his headphones on, so there is that saving grace. I take this very seriously, and I apologize to all of the passengers and crew that I disturbed and am thankful to all of the people who helped me in the aftermath. I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled with shame over this incident. I am truly very sorry." Prior to the incident, an eyewitness told Us that Blair "seemed happy and healthy all weekend" while spending time in Mexico with her family. (US Weekly)

Hailey Baldwin has said that her and Drake are just "great friends," despite rumors the two are dating. Anyone 'shipping' this pair should be prepared to feel disappointment as it seems they are firmly in the realms of friendship. When asked about the status of their relationship by an E! News reporter, Hailey replied: "I've known [Drake] for a long time, I don't know if people really know that. "The pair have recently worked together to shoot Drake's upcoming video together. Hailey commented that being involved with this was "fine". Interesting... (British Glamour)

Iggy Azalea Never Towed Ex Nick Young's Car -- but She Is Moving Out of His House. Iggy Azalea is setting the record straight. After photos surfaced of a towing company retrieving a blue 1962 Chevy Impala from the celeb's home, the Aussie rapper took to Twitter (of course) to the clear the air on recent rumors that she had ex Nick Young's car, which she gave to him for Christmas in 2014, towed out of her driveway following their split. "I never had anyone's car towed nor did I kick nick out of 'my' house," she wrote. E! News learns that Swaggy P's vintage ride was actually being taken to get repaired for mechanical issues. Iggy continued to share that the property actually belongs to the NBA star, and she'll be the one packing up and leaving. "The home belongs to nick, I am the one moving. Thanks." Azalea took to Instagram Sunday afternoon to give fans an update on her relationship with the pro basketball player, revealing that the duo decided to call it quits. "Unfortunately, although I love Nick and I have tried and tried to rebuild my trust in him -- It's become apparent in the last few weeks I am unable to," she shared in a statement. "I genuinely wish Nick the best." She continued, "It's never easy to part ways with the person you planned you're entire future with, but futures can be rewritten and as of today mine is a blank page." Nick would later tweet out, "single." The couple's relationship hit rocky territory after a video surfaced of her fiance secretly gossiping about an encounter with a 19-year-old woman while he was dating the star. "Iggy and Nick haven't been the same since that video was leaked a few weeks ago. She tried to put it behind her, but she still did not trust him. She was questioning so many things about what he was doing since that was leaked," a source told E! News. "[Azalea's questioning] was driving Nick crazy," a second insider close to the athlete revealed to E! News. "The relationship just was not the same." Young hasn't made much mention of the split on social media, but did react to Foot Locker's recent ad involving fellow Laker D'Angelo Russell (who was involved in the infamous video scandal) tossing a player's phone. "Really funny," the athlete wrote. (Eonline)

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston Dance the Night Away at Selena Gomez's Nashville Concert. Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston are two dancing machines! The new couple decided to have a date night at bestie Selena Gomez's Nashville concert, alongside Taylor's BFF Abigail and her boyfriend Matt, and the two celeb lovebirds were caught (once again) showing off their killer dance moves while singing along to Selena's "Same Old Love." A source tells E! News, "Taylor invited Tom to go. Tom always wants to please Taylor and show her that her friends matter. Taylor likes that about Tom." Earlier in the day, E! News learned the singer paid a visit to the Nashville Zoo, sans Hiddleston. Taylor instead joined supermodel friend Lily Aldridge and a dozen other people for Lily's daughter Dixie's birthday party. During the visit the group stopped to see the giraffes and then celebrated in one of the zoo's party rooms. E! News reported earlier that Taylor, who recently split from music producer Calvin Harris (real name Adam Wiles), already thinks the 35-year-old Brit could be "the one." "Taylor was hesitant to get involved so quickly after Adam," notes an insider, "but she she felt that Adam was not giving her what she wanted for sometime so she was ready to move on towards the tail end of their relationship anyway." However, when the two stars met "there was an immediate attraction," said a source. "She felt like she was a little school girl with a huge crush. She loves the fact that Tom acts like such a mature man. She loves that he is older. She feels very safe and protected with him. The attraction is very strong." "Tom wants to be with Taylor," a source added. The twosome are "already very attached" and "text all the time." Plus, according to a source, "Taylor said she thinks he is the one, as odd and new as it sounds." (Eonline)

Iggy Azalea drives a hard bargain ... she's also now driving a 1962 Impala that Nick Young has given her as a parting gift. We've learned that Iggy and Nick struck a deal ... he gets the engagement ring back and she gets the car she had given him for Xmas. Here's the breakdown ... the ring is 10.43 carats, and reportedly valued at half a mil. As for the whip ... a '62 Impala is a classic ... a cherry one can go for as much as $100k. It sounds like Nick made off like a bandit, but here's the twist. In California, and most states, an engagement ring is a gift in contemplation of marriage and if the nuptials never happen, the ring -- by law -- goes back to him. As for the Impala, it was not tied to the marriage -- it was a Christmas gift -- so he did not have to give it back. Now you know, Nick ... for next time. (TMZ)

Tracee Ellis Ross Is Going to Do What to Anthony Anderson's Butt Ahead of the 2016 BET Awards?! Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson have a bootylicious surprise for us. In an E! News interview, Anderson revealed that he's planning on baring his buttocks during the 2016 BET Awards Show, which he will host once more with Black-ish co-star Ross. "I just want to tell you people right now, I may have my ass out on the show," he said, looking stone-faced serious. Anderson assured us that he's been doing squats to keep in form, and handed it off to Ross to explain how she's been helping take care of Anderson's booty. "So, Anthony mentioned that he might do this and I was like well, we can't have you with ashy or dry butt cheeks, so I was like I'm going to research what is the most appropriate way to make sure you are hydrated," she said. And apparently she discovered lotion is not the way to go. "You want to keep it, you know, spicy and fresh," Ross said. "I've been checking out different kinds of butter and olive oils. Margarine is no good. We tried that." Her winning rump-rub? Two sticks of butter. One for each cheek. The pair also slipped us some hints about their hosting plans. Ross said that she will be changing outfits several times throughout the night. "There's like fun things that we're doing. Like funny things. Like comedy things. And if you take your clothes off you're not going to put them back on," the actress said with a laugh. Hopefully that means we'll be seeing some on-stage stripping, though it will be hard to top last year's aerial stunts and unitards. But we have full confidence in them. Ross and Anderson are the perfect couple on TV and an equally perfect pair to host the BET Awards for the second year in a row, the first hosts to ever do so. And if a chance to peek at Anderson's posterior isn't enough of an incentive to tune in, both Ross and Anderson are nominated for two major awards for their roles in Black-ish: Anderson is up for Best Actor and Ross is nominated for Best Actress. We couldn't have imagined a better on-camera power couple to host again, and we can't wait to see what the two have in store for the big night. One thing is for certain though, with Ross' help and bit of butter, Anderson will have one beautiful behind. "We want it to look good for television," Ross said -- and Tracee, we know it will. Check out the dynamic duo's antics this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on BET. (Eonline)

Prince Protege Judith Hill Shares Details of the Singer's Emergency Plane Landing. Prince's protege has broken her silence. In an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday, musician Judith Hill revealed that she was with the late singer when his plane was forced to make an emergency landing Apr. 15, just six days before his death. Including the pilot, Hill was one of four people on the plane, the others being Prince and his aide Kirk Johnson. Hill remembers sharing dinner with Prince when he went unconscious. She alerted the pilot so they could make an emergency landing in Moline, Ill. "We knew it was only a matter of time; we had to get down," Hill recalled. "We didn't have anything on the plane to help him." Eighteen minutes after landing, the ambulance took Prince to nearby Trinity Moline Hospital. By the time they arrived, the "Little Red Corvette" singer was awake and talking. Hill described that moment as "such a relief," as she "thought he was gone." It was the first time Hill had ever seen Prince like that. Hill did not want to discuss the details of Prince's medical treatment in Moline, but did say that he was cooperative. The singer wanted to leave the hospital, but at his friends' insistence, he agreed to stay there until morning. "He wasn't dreary or drowsy or anything," Hill remembered. "He wanted to watch Zootopia. He loved those films. I was going to pull it up on my phone. He said: 'No, no, no, not here. We're going to pick a special time and place to watch that.'" "He was very cooperative that whole night," she added. "Serious about getting help." Prince's plane took off for Paisley Park Apr. 6; Hill returned to L.A. soon after. The plane incident worried Hill, so she and others encouraged Prince to seek help. He met with a California-based addiction specialist, but he still played down the seriousness of the incident. "He did it because he was concerned, and he wanted to do the right thing for his own body," Hill revealed. "And that's the part that breaks my heart, because he was trying. He was trying." On Apr. 21, Prince was found dead at Paisley Park. In early June, Prince's death was ruled an accidental overdose of the drug fentanyl, which he had been using to manage his chronic pain. While the Prince and Hill had been close for years, she made sure not to describe their relationship as romantic. "There was a very intense relationship. I deeply cared for him," Hill said. Before he died, "He told me that he loved me and that he would always be there for me." (Eonline)

Demi Lovato Returns to Twitter Less Than 24 Hours After Quitting. Demi Lovato is saying goodbye to social media, well almost. To the surprise of many fans, the "Cool for the Summer" singer announced on Twitter that she would be leaving two popular social media platforms. "Damn I gotta quit sayin s--t. Bye Twitter," she shared Monday afternoon. "And Insta." So how are Lovatics supposed to keep in contact with their favorite singer? On the bright side, we still have the always addictive Snapchat. "I like Snapchat cause I don't have to see what some of y'all say," she admitted. "Follow me if you want: theddlovato. But why do people actually give a f--k what I say?? Like if you don't care the gtfo haha." As many followers know, Demi tries to keep it real on social media all day, every day. Whether slamming Internet trolls, empowering fans with messages or dropping major career news, the "Neon Lights" singer's words have helped her maintain more than 36 million followers. But for those wondering what caused this break, nobody seems to know for certain. Before Demi signed off for good this evening, the singer dropped two more tweets that have fans speculating. "That one time I started my own charity providing mental health care for people who can't afford it and this is what y'all talk about," she shared. "And people wonder what's wrong with the world. Pay more attention to good than bad." Perhaps the break is simply because she has a busy schedule in the coming weeks. In addition to going on tour with the one and only Nick Jonas, the "Skyscraper" singer is also maintaining businesses including her Devonne skincare line. Or maybe the talented artist just needs to give her heart social media a break. UPDATE: Demi Lovato had a change of heart and decided to get back on Twitter less than 24 hours after quitting the social media website. "F--k this.. I'm back bitches. And I'm coming back more honest than ever," she tweeted earlier. "I love my Lovatics so f--king much...I love my Lovatics too much to leave them over some lame ass haters.. What was I thinking?!" (Eonline)

Nick Young pulled up at the house he and Iggy Azalea used to share looking pretty down in the mouth, but it's not because he's gotta pack ... turns out he's not going anywhere. Shortly after he arrived home Tuesday afternoon, Iggy tweeted ... "The home belongs to Nick. I am the one moving." It now appears most of that stuff out on their driveway might be hers -- or maybe they're just making piles to separate their stuff. Breaking up is hard to do ... especially the packing part. (TMZ)

Selma Blair Apologizes After Her Plane Meltdown: ''I Made a Big Mistake Yesterday.'' Selma Blair is apologizing for her actions Monday. The actress was removed from a Delta flight returning to Los Angeles from Cancun on Monday and taken to a local hospital after she had an outburst mid-flight. The actress, who was on a getaway with her 4-year-old son Arthur and ex Jason Bleick for Father's Day, explained what happened and is asking for forgiveness. "I made a big mistake yesterday. After a lovely trip with my son and his Dad, I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret," Blair told Vanity Fair. "My son was with his Dad asleep with his headphones on, so there is that saving grace. I take this very seriously, and I apologize to all of the passengers and crew that I disturbed and am thankful to all of the people who helped me in the aftermath. I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled with shame over this incident. I am truly very sorry." The Los Angeles Fire Department told E! News at the time of the incident that they responded to a call at "2:54 p.m. for an individual that was sick on a plane and transported the individual to a local hospital." TMZ, who first reported the story, shared that the actress was enjoying a glass of wine in first class when she started to cry and talk about fears regarding an unidentified man. "He burns my private parts. He won't let me eat or drink," she reportedly stated. "He beats me. He's going to kill me." The outburst happened after what seemed to be a very enjoyable weekend away at the Hard Rock Hotel Rivera Maya where Blair indulged in a massage at the Rock Spa and relaxed with their hydrotherapy services. "Arthur was so happy to spend the weekend with his family, giving his mom lots of hugs and kisses on their beach getaway," a source told E! News. "Selma and Jason got cozy in a cabana where they played with son, Arthur, and the family was spotted laughing, building sand castles and playing beach games. The actress had a relaxing and healthy weekend, where she worked out daily and spent time with her family." (Eonline)

An unexpected bit of honesty from Charlie Sheen may come back to haunt him. During an interview with the "Today" show on Tuesday, the actor, 50, admitted he knowingly hid his HIV status from two sexual partners, and at least one law enforcement official wants to go after him for the revelation, reports Radar Online. Speaking to Matt Lauer, Sheen said, "There [were] two examples, but protection was always in place, and it was for the right reasons, because everyone I had told up to that moment had shaken me down. [The lawsuits] are baseless." A source tells the website that that quote-in which the former "Two and a Half Men" star makes clear that his main concern was himself and not the women he was sleeping with-has authorities looking into a "criminal investigation." "Charlie's admission that he didn't tell partners about his HIV has the DA chomping at the bit," the source told Radar. As has been reported by countless news agencies and publications in this point, California law very clearly states that not disclosing one's HIV status to a sexual partner is a misdemeanor. "Any person afflicted with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease who willfully exposes him/herself to another person (and any person who willfully exposes another person afflicted with the disease to someone else) is guilty of a misdemeanor, "California. But Sheen's admission isn't enough to move any potential investigation forward. The website reports that authorities still need the women to come forward. (Page Six)

The guy behind celeb emoji apps for Amber Rose, Steph Curry, Rick Ross and Future just got arrested for stealing, and thanks to a YouTube star ... the whole bust was recorded. Cops say they got a call for a stolen camera at LAX Monday. When they arrived, they were told Oliver Camilo had yanked the equipment from a passenger on his plane. Unfortunately for Camilo that passenger was a friend of YouTuber DOSEofFOUSEY. You can see in DoF's video ... Camilo initially denied jacking the gear, but after a ton of prodding ... gave it up and ended up in handcuffs. DoF chose to blur Camilo's face but our law enforcement sources tell us it's the celeb app creator. Plus, Camilo himself told us he planned to turn in the camera to lost and found. He says he was shocked by how aggressive DoF was, and that's why he didn't want to hand it over right away. He actually thinks the whole thing was some weird YouTube video experiment. Camilo also points out he was carrying around $5k of Louis Vuitton luggage, so he doesn't need to steal -- which probably won't hold up in court. (TMZ)

Whitney Houston's only Emmy award is about to go up for auction IF Emmy honchos fail in their last ditch effort to block the sale ... TMZ has learned. The Television Academy says it's going into court Wednesday morning to request a restraining order against Heritage Auctions ... which plans to put Whitney's 1986 Emmy statuette up for grabs on Friday. Heritage is hawking the award on behalf of Whitney's estate -- but the Television Academy has strict rules about its awards. According to the Academy, all winners sign an agreement that their heirs or successors must "return the statuette to the Academy, and we hold it in storage in memory of the recipient." A rep for Heritage tells TMZ ... they've asked the Academy multiple times to produce Whitney's signature on that agreement, but no dice to this point. Heritage says it's moving forward unless a judge drops the hammer. They expect the award to sell for upwards of $10,000. By the way, Whitney won the Emmy for her performance on the Grammys. Weird, right? (TMZ)

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Golfer Rory McIlroy Will Not Compete in Rio Olympics Due to Zika Virus. With six weeks to go until the Olympics kick-off in Rio de Janeiro, golfer Rory McIlroy announced today that he will not be participating in the Summer Games due to growing concerns about the Zika virus. The statement from the athlete, who is a formerly world ranked No. 1 golfer and winner of all four majors, marks the highest-profile athlete to opt out of the Games over the health scare. McIlroy's decision to withdraw came as a surprise to the Olympics, after already completing his vaccine shots and seeming committed to compete. Despite his initial enthusiasm about the competition, with a wedding planned in the near future to his fiancee Erica Stoll, the 27-year-old has decided that the risks of playing in Rio would outweigh the pros of going for the gold. In his statement, he says, "After speaking with those closest to me, I've come to realize that my health, and my family's health, comes before anything else." He adds, "Even though the risk of infection from the Zika virus is considered low, it is a risk, nonetheless, and a risk I am unwilling to take." The Irish McIlroy, who is the highest ranked European golfer at No. 4 in the world, joins a growing list of athletes as well as personalities who are skipping the Games due to health risks. The growing fear around Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects, has been a continual source of contentment in the months leading up to the Olympic Games. In response to the PGL champ's withdrawal, the International Golf Federation voiced disappointment regarding McIlroy's decision. The organization "recognizes that some players will have to weigh personally a unique set of circumstances as they contemplate their participating in golf's historic return to the Olympic Games." NBC will begin broadcasting the games Aug. 5. (Eonline)

Prince Harry Receives a Marriage Proposal From an Adorable Young Fan. Is Prince Harry betrothed? Not so fast! While attending an event that promoted the idea of sports helping to counter social challenges, the redheaded royal got quite the surprise from a young fan. Six-year-old Lottie was one of the lucky kids who got to interact with Harry, so she took the rare opportunity to make a bold statement. "I want to marry you," she said. "I want to be a princess." Although Harry had to turn her down, he gave her the perfect rejection (if there is such a thing). "You don't want that -- there's too big an age gap," he quipped. "You've been reading a lot of books." Harry also chatted with a little girl named Mattie, who caught his eye with her bright red hair. He told her, "You're nice, very pretty. Are you having fun?" The event Harry attended was put on by the RFU and the charity StreetGames, which brings sports to young people "who don't have to be the richest or most sporty," says chief executive Jane Ashworth to People. "It's fantastic that Prince Harry has such a commitment to helping young people through sport," she adds. "I think it's really clear from looking at the kids that they feel validated, that what they're doing is important. Harry coming here reinforces that commitment." Freestyle soccer star Andrew Henderson opened up about the prince's attendance, calling him a "great guy." "The fact he can come here and interact with the kids and have fun -- it's so great to see the smile on the kids' faces," Henderson tells the magazine. Unfortunately, the rugged royal couldn't participate in any of the games, as he's suffering from some minor maladies. "He said he's got a little bit of a bad back," Henderson adds. "But I know he's got some skills. He said, 'Well done,' and was really impressed. He said he knew it was possible with a [soccer ball], but he didn't know it was possible with a rugby ball." (Eonline)

Queen Elizabeth II Personally Tweets to Thank Fans for 90th Birthday Wishes. What a digitally savvy sovereign! After virtually months of celebrating her 90th April birthday, Queen Elizabeth II took to the Royal Family's Twitter account to personally scribe an appreciative response to her adoring fans. "I am most grateful for the many digital messages of goodwill I have received and would like to thank you all for your kindness," she wrote most politely. The cherry on the royal message was the monarch's signature -- she finished the tweet with "Elizabeth R." The "R" stands for regina, meaning queen in Latin, a typical sign-off for the ruler on official documents. The account followed up with an explanatory tweet, indicating that the queen had indeed penned the message herself. "This tweet was personally sent by Her Majesty The Queen," the account read. "The Queen has tweeted to thank all who have sent messages of goodwill on social media for her Birthday #Queenat90" Attached was a lovely photo of the birthday lady dressed in a bright floral printed sheath while sitting at a desk with a tablet set up in front of her. For someone who doesn't tweet often, Queen Elizabeth certainly seems like she knows her way around social media. This isn't her first foray into the world of Twitter. In 2014, the queen sent out her first tweet regarding a new exhibit about the information age at London's Science Museum. "I hope people will enjoy visiting," the message read. Short and sweet -- the perfect style for social media. (Eonline)

The Olympic torch relay took a horrific turn when a Brazilian soldier shot and killed a jaguar that had just been involved in the torch ceremony. The female jaguar, named Juma, was photographed in the town of Manaus as the torch passed through on its way to Rio, and the whole thing went off without a hitch. But according to reports, shortly after the ceremony the sedated big cat -- normally captive at a zoo -- bolted for freedom as it was being placed back in its cage. When Juma approached a soldier, he fired the fatal shot. The Amazon Military Command said the killing was in line with safety procedures. Talk about a tragic omen -- Brazil's Olympic team mascot is a yellow jaguar, known as Ginga. (TMZ)

Jenna Dewan Tatum is all about efficiency when it comes to working out. "I love 45-minute power workouts," the actress, 35, says in the July/August issue of Women's Health. "I get in, do my thing, and then I'm able to go pick up [my 3-year-old daughter] Everly from school. It gives me energy." Dewan Tatum says she prefers classes or training sessions to working out on her own. "I need somebody to motivate me," she says. "I like the motivation of having somebody watching over and giving me inspiration." In addition to her commitment to fitness, Dewan Tatum sticks to a vegan diet to stay healthy- but she hasn't been able to get her husband Channing on board. "He really did try to be vegan for six months," she says. "The guy doesn't like vegetables, which makes it tough. It was hard in the beginning because you want someone to be on the same page, but you've got to let people be themselves." Aside from his aversion to vegetables, Dewan Tatum has no complaints about her husband-or the fact that other women are constantly lusting after him! "I think he's the sexiest thing in the world, so of course I get why other people think it," she tells the mag. "It's always fun and we laugh about it." (People)

Despite a strict rule against social-media posts or photos at a star-studded Hillary Clinton fundraiser at the home of Harvey Weinstein on Monday night, spies said one guest dared to break the rules -- Martha Stewart. The intimate, starry event was hosted by Weinstein along with Leo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. But though "everyone obeyed the no social media rules," an insider said, "Martha was the only one who didn't. It was like, 'No rules for Martha!' She was up in Hillary's face -- not only with an iPhone, but with like a Canon camera." The sources said, "To a person, everyone noticed," at the dinner for 50, where seats went for $33,000 each. Guests also included fashion designers Vera Wang and Tory Burch, jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, "Real Housewife" Bethenny Frankel and actress Candice Bergen. Meanwhile, we hear that model-loving star DiCaprio was seated directly next to Hillary herself. "He was very gallant," said an insider, "he even pulled out Hillary's chair for her" to sit down. Despite the snaps by domestic diva Stewart, none of the images have so far turned up on her Twitter or Instagram feeds -- which instead featured colorful farmers-market veggies and the 10th anniversary of her Martha Stewart Collection at Macy's. (Page Six)

Gwyneth Paltrow turned up to support her ex Chris Martin at a star-studded Cannes Lions event-prompting the singer to ask, "Is there anyone in the room that used to be married to me?" Coldplay frontman Martin joked with Paltrow after bringing up Unilever exec Gail Tifford on stage and asking her to help him perform. "At least someone else understands what I put you through," he joked with the Cannes Lions exec, referring to the Paltrow, who is in Cannes to speak at the festival about Goop. Paltrow and Martin 'consciously uncoupled' in 2014 and have remained close friends. Martin took a break from a European tour to perform at the MediaLink and iHeartRadio bash at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc. He joked to the packed room, "There's nothing I love more than performing for drunk executives." Martin wowed guests at the exclusive get together opening with a Prince tribute, "Raspberry Beret," and ended with David Bowie's "Life on Mars." He played guitar and piano and sang hits including "When I Ruled the World." Will Smith gave guests a surprise leaping on stage to beat box "Men in Black," while Martin performed on the piano, but then had to free style after forgetting most of the words. Among the revelers were: WPP's Martin Sorrell, CEO John Wren, IPG's Michael Roth, Havas CEO Yannick Bollore, Conde Nast chairman Bob Sauerberg, AT&T's Lori Lee, Pepsi's Brad Jakeman, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Adam Bain, Lachlan Murdoch, Ryan Seacrest, Group M boss Irwin Gotlieb, Turner's David Levy, A+E's Nancy Dubuc, Conde Nast's Dawn Ostroff and Edward Menicheschi. They mingled with hosts, MediaLink's Michael Kassan and Wenda Millard, iHeartRadio's Bob Pittman and iHeartMedia's Rich Bressle. Also there was ESPN's Ed Erhardt, Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles, Screenvision's John Partilla, Goop's Lisa Gersh and Unilever's Keith Weed. Later upstairs in the hotel's champagne bar, Smith's manager Miguel Melendez was begged by guests to ask Smith if he would be the star at next year's party. Previous performers at the exclusive annual shindig for the ad and tech elite have included Mariah Carey and Elton John. (Page Six)

Ivanka Trump's shoe line is a shameless knockoff of a wildly popular Italian stiletto ... so claims the Italian shoemaker. Aquazzura claims in a new lawsuit, Ivanka's Hettie shoe is almost a carbon copy of its Wild Thing pump ... a shoe that protects the feet of the famous-ish, including Solange and Olivia Palermo. Aquazzura points to the color, shape and silhouette, as well the fringe covering the toes to the tassel on the heel. Aquazzura says Ivanka jacked their shoes before ... copying its Belgravia shoe and calling it Necila, and also copying its Forever Marilyn shoe and calling it Teagin Pointy Toe Pump with Tassel. That's shoe biz ... UPDATE: Matthew Burris, CFO for Marc Fisher -- Ivanka's licensing company -- says, "This is a baseless lawsuit aimed at generating publicity. The shoe in question is representative of a trending fashion style, is not subject to intellectual property law protection and there are similar styles made by several major brands." He adds, "The lawsuit is without merit and we will vigorously defend ourselves against the claim." (TMZ)

It Looks Like Twitter Just Made It Harder for Celebs to Notice Your Tweets. If your dream has always been to get Selena Gomez to heart one of your tweets, we have some bad news for you. Twitter might not let that wish come true. The social site released a "companion" app targeted toward celebs, influencers and public figures called Engage, which helps those with a large presence to better communicate with their followers (sort of). The app also manages your accounts statistics (for example how well your tweets are doing, etc.), and can even show you what your fans are tweeting about in real time. Obviously, this is all very helpful for those with big followings, but what about the rest of us who just want that RT from Taylor Swift ? Twitters blog notes influencers will "never miss a conversation that matters," as the app will make sure you don't skip over tweets from your "Super fans," (devoted followers who constantly talk to you or have followed you since forever), other celebs and verified Twitter accounts. In other words, this spells bad news for us normal folk who don't have that magic blue check mark or who refuse to tweet obsessively at our fave celebs. It appears your tweets might slip right on by if you don't happen to be a VIP. Engage isn't just for famous people, however, as anyone can download it from the App Store. Mashable even notes that it could be a nifty app for users to deal with cyber-bullying and Twitter trolls. Maybe that makes it all worth it? (Eonline)

Music

Rihanna lost it during a Dublin concert Tuesday night ... after the crowd simply overwhelmed her. RiRi was singing "Love the Way You Lie", her hit song with Eminem, when the audience roared the words back at her, and it was just too much. She dissolved into tears, unable at a point to continue. You rarely see Rihanna like this. (TMZ)

Stone Cold Fox Premieres 'Change My Mind'. Brooklyn indie rockers Stone Cold Fox are releasing their video for "Change My Mind" exclusively on Billboard. Brooklyn indie rockers Stone Cold Fox are releasing their video for "Change My Mind" exclusively on Billboard. The track hails from their Tunnel Vision EP, released in April. "They [the tracks] find middle ground with a rock core and a dancey pulse," said singer Kevin Olken Henthorn about the five-song EP. The video for "Change My Mind" was directed by Joseph B. Carlin, marking a first for the band. "This was the first time we've had an outside director work on a Stone Cold Fox music video and Joseph was the perfect fit. He brought a totally fresh perspective to the song and created such a cool unique atmosphere," said Henthorn. Carlin's concept of the video was based off Stone Cold Fox's EP Tunnel Vision's cover. "The whole concept stemmed off of the album art, this image of a crystallized man in a space. It made my mind jump to pictures of nebulas and 1980's inspired computer art, like Tron. The end result was a sort of moody, neon colored landscape of three dimensional shapes and the band interacting with them and vice versa in a fun way," said Carlin. (Billboard)

Iggy Pop Talks Ad, Retirement Rumors at Cannes Lions: 'The Less I Can Do, The Better Off I Am'. Iggy Pop and his music have appeared in more than a dozen commercials over the decades -- perhaps most memorably in 2005, when Royal Caribbean selected "Lust For Life," a song that celebrates booze and intravenous drug use, for a cruise-line commercial. Though the legendary rocker has caught his fair share of flak for his various licenses, it was the very first time he heard one of his songs with The Stooges, 1969's "Real Cool Time," in a commercial for the Detroit Dragway in the '70s, that he felt legitimized in his career choice. "I heard this voice behind one of the voiceovers, and it was a fucking Stooges song. It was me!" Pop told Grey London's chairman and Chief Creative Officer Nils Leonard at Cannes Lions' 10th annual Grey Music Seminar on June 22. "And I was so thrilled -- I felt like I was somebody, I felt like I was in the society. It only took me 30 years to realize I never thought about getting paid for that." The use of Pop's music in commercials as well as films like Trainspotting has been essential to cementing his legacy -- not to mention buoying his chart positions nearly 50 years after The Stooges' self-titled debut. In March, Post Pop Depression, his collaborative album with Josh Homme, became his first-ever project as a solo artist to reach No. 1 on a Billboard chart. And it may very well be his last to chart, too -- Pop has dropped several hints in interviews this year that Depression may be his final album, a point he hinted at during his talk when addressing the rigors of touring on the cusp of 70. "The less I can do, the better off I am," he said with a sly chuckle. "Giving up, or giving ground... those are necessary, tactical situations that come up, that arise as you live longer and longer. Not to mention that you've got more of a history, too. In my case, I've kinda gotten a pass on that, because I feel better in general now than I did when I was 18, 19, 21." Pop's newfound joy seems to have stemmed from performing with Homme and their all-star band on the Post Pop Depression Tour, which wrapped its North American run in April (he's scheduled to play dates in Europe and Latin America through October.) "When we did our first show together, with Colbert in the U.S., we were trying to not to mess up each other's space," Pop said. "I wore a shirt with like a John Travolta collar, to try to be really proper. It didn't last too long, and I started getting a little more 'Iggy.' I move around a lot while I work, and I knew they're not gonna just stand around there while I move around because they're all highly skilled, competitive rock stars -- and good ones. And fine musicians too. So after a while, everybody's bakin' and makin' and humpin' and jumpin'. I sent a text to them the other day and said, 'You guys are the most handsome and alluring band on the planet today.'" While sharing that story and others in his signature grizzled purr, Pop surely had the fully-packed crowd of creative and brand execs wondering why he doesn't lend those pipes more to voiceover work. Though Grey London seemingly answered this question by tapping him for a visual reading of Dylan Thomas' poem "Do Not Go Gentle" to set up his Cannes talk, Pop proved that his talents may lie just as usefully on the creative directing side. "I know Volkswagen has had problems lately because they were naughty and they lied about the emissions," said Pop, setting up his campaign pitch. "When I was in college, there was a wonderful, spontaneous gesture that swept the colleges all over America [where] kids would try to see how many people they could fit into a VW Beetle. You could a revival of that -- something that's just fun, that would be probably worth 25 corporate mea culpas to them." How would Pop update it for the times? "You could do it naked on the internet. And different sorts of people -- 'How many tall people? How many short people?' And people would forget about the business." Or perhaps even a playful take on the car's German roots. "You could have a Volkswagen with a sign that says, 'Naughty,' and then women in bondage whipping them, punishing them. That would elicit sympathy for the Volkswagen. And I bet people wouldn't 'skip ad' either." Pop came back to that idea of making unskippable content later, when he added, "As long as people keep pressing out their finger and pressing 'skip ad,' things will change. It's like voting, isn't it? It's funny that in our western democracies, you're not really supposed to vote against anybody. You can't go into a booth and just vote against someone -- to achieve that you have to vote for someone else. But 'skip ad' is a negative vote, that's pretty heavy." Having faced many fears in his life, including the death of his longtime friend and collaborator David Bowie earlier this year, Grey's Leonard asked: Is there anything that still scares Pop? Pop gestured toward the waters of the French Riviera and said, "I don't want to let anyone get inside me with a knife. In which case, I would have to buy a funeral yacht and sail off to Cannes. [Just] party myself to death rather than [an] operation." (Billboard)

Darius Rucker Signs to Guy Oseary's Maverick Management. Maverick Management's Nashville office, led by Clarence Spalding, is handling the career of Darius Rucker, who signed to the firm back in March after launching a country career under McGhee Entertainment management back in 2008. Maverick Management's Nashville office, led by Clarence Spalding, is handling the career of Darius Rucker, who signed to the firm back in March after launching a country career under McGhee Entertainment management back in 2008. Spalding and Maverick's Chris Parr will oversee Rucker's career, with Jason Hause handling day-to-day operations for the artist, who is currently headlining an amphitheater tour with Dan + Shay and Michael Ray. Other Maverick Nashville clients include Brooks & Dunn, which recently added 48 additional dates with Reba at the Colosseum at Caesars in Las Vegas; Jason Aldean, out on tour of sheds and stadiums with Thomas Rhett and A Thousand Horses; Rascal Flatts, out in the amphitheaters with Kelsea Ballerini; and Terri Clark, who is teeing up an acoustic tour of Canada for the fall. (Billboard)

Movies

Darth Vader Confirmed to Appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Darth Vader will be back on the big screen before long. Entertainment Weekly revealed on Wednesday that the villainous character will be involved in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theaters Dec. 16. Key details -- including how much screen time he will have and in what capacity he will appear -- are being kept under wraps. "Darth Vader kind of looms large over the plot even when he's not necessarily on screen, because the new villain played by Ben Mendelsohn, Director Krennic...He's trying to fulfill the wishes of the emperor," writer Anthony Breznican explained on Good Morning America. "He's got kinda Vader looming in the background over his shoulder, making sure that he gets the job done." The magazine also issued a press release, in which it confirmed Mendelsohn's character is "eager to earn the favor of the Emperor -- and avoid the wrath of his black-masked enforcer." So, who will play the masked villain? David Prowse wore the costume in the original trilogy, with Gene Bryant under the mask for the character's cameo in 2005's Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. James Earl Jones provided the voice for Darth Vader in all four movies. Hayden Christensen, meanwhile, played a young Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, in 2002's Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones and 2005's Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith. Lucasfilm has yet to announce the character's casting. Entertainment Weekly's July 1 issue (on newsstands Friday) provides details on other actors' roles, too. Mads Mikkelsen plays protagonist Jyn Erso's father, "a scientist whose knowledge is sought by both sides. Alan Tudyk's performance capture role will be K-250, an enforcer droid. And, to fans' delight, the magazine promises "candid revelations from the filmmakers about what the current reshoots are adding to the story as the film nears its December release." Even Disney CEO Bob Iger is feeling optimistic. "I've seen Rogue One. I've seen not only an edited picture but I've seen significantly more footage than was even in that picture," he tells The Hollywood Reporter. "That's actually going to be a fine film." (Eonline)

Tom Cruise Pulls No Punches in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Trailer. Don't mess with Jack Reacher. The first trailer for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back was released Wednesday. It opens moments after Tom Cruise's character has taken down multiple men using his bare hands. Two police officers approach him in a diner -- a big mistake. "Two things are gonna happen in the next 90 seconds," Jack warns them." First, that phone over there is going to ring. Second, you're going to be wearing these cuffs on your way to prison." They don't believe him until the phone rings. Jack, even more badass than he was in the 2012 action thriller, then returns to Virginia to meet Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smolders), but she's M.I.A. He learns she has been arrested and charged with espionage; he is also being charged with a crime committed nearly 20 years ago. And so, Jack sets off in search of the truth -- and vengeance. Later, as he's rescuing Susan, he fights off a man and makes a bold threat. "Maybe I rip your arm off and beat you to death with it," he says. When he finds Susan, she has some harrowing news. "My men were shot by one of our own," she tells Jack. "This is bigger than I imagined." Jack is all about justice, so Susan needn't worry for long. "You think you're above the law, but I'm not the law, so you should start running, because I'm going to start hunting," Jack tells one of their enemies during a threatening phone call. "And when I find you, I'm going to kill you all." Directed by Edward Zwick, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is based on author Lee Child's 18th book in the bestselling Jack Reacher series. Richard Wenk, Marshall Herskovitz and Zwick wrote the script. In addition to Cruise and Smolders, movie also stars Austin Hebert, Patrick Heusinger, Aldis Hodge, Robert Knepper, Holt McCallany, Billy Slaughter and Danika Yarosh. Paramount Pictures' Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is in theaters Oct. 21. (Eonline)

Legends of the Hidden Temple Bringing Back Dee Bradley Baker as Olmec. Nickelodeon is bringing back a familiar voice for its upcoming Legends of the Hidden Temple movie. Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of Olmec from the classic 1990s game show version of Legends, will return to voice the character once again for the TV movie Legends of the Hidden Temple. Baker joins previously announced cast members including Kirk Fogg (the host of the original series), Isabela Moner, Colin Critchley and Jet Jurgensmeyer. "An entire generation grew up loving Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was my first television series, and it remains one of the most popular projects I've ever been lucky enough to have been involved with throughout my career," Baker said in a statement. "I'm thrilled that Kirk Fogg and I can once again man the temple as Nickelodeon brings it back in a fresh new way. This rock is once again ready to roll!" Baker served as the voice of the talking stone head on 120 episodes of the Nickelodeon series. His other voice work includes American Dad, SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb and video games such as Halo. Nickelodeon's new take on Legends of the Hidden Temple comes at a time when nostalgia is running high. The network launched a programming block dedicated to shows from the 1990s on TeenNick and is making a new Hey Arnold movie. The Legends movie follows three siblings who embark on their own adventure while taking a jungle tour. They find themselves competing in a series of obstacles to stay alive. In addition to Olmec, the movie will feature the Steps of Knowledge, green monkey, red jaguar, silver snakes and more nods to the TV series. Joe Menendez is directing a script from Jonny Umansky, Zach Hyatt and Alex Reid. No official premiere date was announced, but look for Legends of the Hidden Temple to hit in fall 2016. (Eonline)

Will Smith Regrets Trying to Be the World's "Biggest Movie Star." Will Smith is a rarity in Hollywood. After all, he is the only actor in history to have eight consecutive films gross north of $100 million at the domestic box office and 10 consecutive films gross north of $150 million internationally. But these days, star power has less of an impact than it once did. Moreover, as Smith explained at Cannes Lion Tuesday, becoming popular wasn't as fulfilling as he'd imagined. "I had so much success that I started to taste global blood and my focus shifted from my artistry to winning," he recalled. "I wanted to win and be the biggest movie star, and what happened was there was a lag -- around Wild Wild West time -- I found myself promoting something because I wanted to win versus promoting something because I believed in it." Smith repeatedly cited Wild Wild West as an example of a film that he did for status rather than artistic integrity. And though director Barry Sonnenfeld's 1999 film was panned by critics, it still managed to earn $222.1 million on a reported $170 million budget. Smith gave credit to the film's marketing team, but added that their tricks wouldn't work on today's fans. "That smoke and mirrors in marketing is over. People are going to know really quickly and globally whether a product keeps its promises," he said, adding, "Back in the '80s and '90s you had a piece of crap movie you put a trailer with a lot of explosions and it was Wednesday before people knew your movie was s--t...But now what happens is 10 minutes into the movie, people are tweeting, 'This is s--t. Go see Vin Diesel.'" Smith said he considers himself to be a marketer, not just an actor. "My career has been strictly being able to sell my products globally, and it's now in the hand of fans," he said. "I have to be in tune with their needs and not trick them into going to see Wild Wild West." The tide is turning in Hollywood, he added. "It's funny to go sit in a meeting in Hollywood now. It's a new idea that we have to make good movies," he joked. "'Hmm, I never thought of that.'" Smith also spoke to the panel about his friend and mentor, the late Muhammad Ali. "He was unwilling to compromise for money, accolades. He was living his values, rich or poor," the 47-year-old actor said. Even in death, Ali still is an inspiration to Smith. "It was really beautiful for me to see how profoundly happy people were at his memorial," he explained, "and that's a result of him living his life with a purpose. Improving lives is how I want to move forward." "If someone stands at your funeral and says, 'His ROI was ridiculous,' you've failed,'" he added. (Eonline)

Jennifer Lopez Reveals What Her Kids Think About Mom's New Ice Age Movie. Finally, Jennifer Lopez's kids understand what Mom really does all day! The Shades of Blue star has two new important little fans to impress with her latest movie, Ice Age: Collision Course, in which she once again voices Shira, a no-nonsense saber tooth tiger. "The kids love it," Lopez told E! News at the press junket for her family-friendly film. "You know, it's something we can watch together that I'm in." Lopez said that her kids, 8-year old twins Emme and Max, understand that it's her voice in the film and have connected the dots on their own. "They're like, 'Oh! That's what you do when you go away from us and go work,'" she said with a laugh. The twins were only 4 when Lopez first voiced Shira in Ice Age: Continental Drift, which premiered in 2012. So they were just a bit on the young side then, and now the series is perfect for their age. Will the kids, whose dad is singer Marc Anthony, have a future in entertainment, like their multitalented parents? "I don't know, I think they just want to be kids," Lopez said. "I don't think they're ready to work yet." You know what they say, mother knows best. Ice Age: Collision Course is set to arrive in theaters July 22, and it looks like the singer, actress and super-mom has her kids' seal of approval on this one. (Eonline)

Dead of Summer 101: 7 Movies You Need to Watch Before Checking Into Camp. Gather around, students. School may be out for summer, but we've got an important lesson for you to get you ready for next week's premiere of Dead of Summer. We know the idea of homework before watching a TV show sounds blah, but when the homework is watching iconic '80s movies, trust us when we tell you it'll all be worth it. Set at Camp Stillwater, an idyllic Midwestern summer camp with a dark history no one seems too aware of just yet, a handful of counselors gather to help new owner Deb (Elizabeth Mitchell) reopen the grounds after a mysterious five-year closure. But soon, Stillwater's sinister, ancient mythology begins to reawaken, turning a summer of fun into one with scares at every turn. To help you prepare for Freeform's new supernatural slasher summer camp series, which is just dripping with '80s inspiration -- and blood -- E! News went straight to co-creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz for a mandatory viewing list that all prospective campers must check out from their local video store on Netflix before checking in. "I'd go with Halloween, which is late '70s, but its influence is felt through the '80s," Horowitz told us at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, TX. "Say Anything, which was '89." Kitsis added: "Heathers. Pretty in Pink. Then, I would say The Shining." Stanley Kubrick's classic 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's novel seems to have weighed heavily on the creation of Dead of Summer, so if you want a gold star, you might want to pay extra attention to that film. "The Shining would be a big One. Sleepaway Camp and Friday the 13th are great summer horror," Horowitz said. "But I would say that the audience expectation of what you get out of an '80s summer camp horror story, we're going to play with those expectations a lot in the show." "It's not a slasher. It's not just one killer. It's kind of like The Shining at a summer camp," Kitsis continued. The idea for season one is to keep the audience on their toes by melding influences in a way that no one can really see coming. "While not slasher only, we're influenced by so many different movies in the genre and different types of horror and drama that this show has allowed us the flexibility of hopefully week to week keeping the audience off balance and surprised with where the scares are going to come from and where the coming of age stuff is going to come from," Horowitz said. As they see it, there's one thing these movies all have in common that makes them perfect to be remixed together in this new way. "We love those teen '80s movies, be it the John Hughes ones, and we love John Carpenter '80s horror movies, and the one thing we noticed is that they both have the same archetypes," Kitsis explained. "The stoner, the jock, and we thought we wanted to do a show that we got to explore what happens before they got into that situation? What was their life like in high school? We wanted to explore their identity and it was our way taking these genres we love and putting them together, and I think the '80s, other than just our nostalgia, there's no cell phones. When you're in the forest, you're in the forest." The goal? Something for everyone -- and a whole lot of scares. "We wanted to do iconic teen John Hughes moments, we want to do iconic horror moments and then we wanted to do iconic camp moments, like Color Wars and overnights and campfires," Kitsis added. What are you waiting for, students? Get to studying. Class dismissed! Dead of Summer premieres Tuesday, June 28 at 9 p.m. on Freeform. (TMZ)

'Keeping Up With the Joneses' Trailer: Spying Couples Face Off in Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot-Starring Action Comedy. Isla Fisher and Zach Galifianakis co-star in the Greg Mottola-directed film. It's spies vs. spies in the trailer for the upcoming action comedy Keeping Up With the Joneses. In the Fox film, set to hit theaters on Oct. 21, Isla Fisher and Zach Galifianakis play a complacent married couple who start to spy on their new, impossibly attractive neighbors, played by Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot. Because life is full of ironies, Hamm and Gadot's characters turn out to be actual spies. In the preview for the Greg Mottola-directed film hilarity ensues as Fisher and Galifianakis are pulled into the life of professional espionage, complete with car cases, shoot outs and microphones in neckties. (Hollywood Reporter)

Oliver Stone Reveals Details About His 'Snowden' Biopic. The real Edward Snowden consulted on the script and advised on the correct CIA and NSA lingo and procedures. The highly anticipated Snowden is not a political film, said Oliver Stone in an onstage interview at Cannes Lions. The director called it an "intellectual thriller" that tells the journey of the former NSA officer over a decade from his military service through his decision to reveal the NSA's widespread surveillance programs in the press. "The issues will hopefully emerge but they are not much discussed in the movie," he said. He cast the title as closest in spirit to his Oscar-winning Born on the Fourth of July. Joseph Gordon Levitt plays the former CIA and NSA programmer. "It's a ten year story starting in the military and going to the point where he releases the stories," he said. "The [computer] screens were made realistically, his slides were incorporated as well as other slides from the NSA. Obviously it is a drama and we have to simplify and condense to some degree, but we feel we are in the ballpark and it's very realistic." Snowden consulted on the script and advised on the correct CIA and NSA lingo and procedures. "He gave us very good advice and sometimes very specific advice," said Stone. Snowden has given the final film his "thumbs up." He also says Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills, who is portrayed by Shailene Woodley in the film, plays "a very significant role." The director expressed his initial reticence to get involved in the project because of the subject matter, but jumped in when he received a call from Snowden's lawyer. Columbia Pictures already had the rights to journalist Glenn Greenwald's book on the case, and after several meetings with Snowden in Russia they solidified a deal for the former CIA and NSA programmer's life story. He co-wrote the script with The Homesman writer Kieran Fitzgerald. The team had to get funding from Germany and France and shot the film in Germany as a German production. "We did not get financing from any of the US majors. They all turned it down on the basis of the subject," he said. "Essentially we got it made by the skin of our teeth." He said there are distribution deals in 20 territories around the world. Stone is disappointed by the reaction or lack thereof to the revelations, saying the U.S. government has only made "cosmetic" reforms, and any moves by private corporations to add encryption is only because of consumer backlash and not privacy concerns. The outspoken filmmaker also expressed his own disappointment in Obama -- "I don't know that he's a man of conviction," he said -- and that Snowden's revelations are not a campaign issue. "In this election it's not mentioned in the debates, no one is talking about it. Both [Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump] want more of it, it seems," he said, calling the military and surveillance buildup Orwellian. He also said there is a clip of Trump where he calls for Snowden's execution in the film. When asked about his opinion on tomorrow's Brexit vote in the U.K. the director said he didn't feel comfortable giving his opinion, but that both France and England are essentially controlled by the U.S. "To me I look at it in the military way and I see a union bound by your subservience to the United States and that concerns me," he said. The Oscar-winner said that Hollywood tends to criticize his films in advance. "Nixon was too sympathetic; I wasn't hard enough on Bush." "When I make a film I think about it scene by scene," he said. "I've never thought about it as just a movie. I take responsibility." (Hollywood Reporter)

CineEurope: Paramount Shows 'Baywatch,' 'Jack Reacher 2' Footage, Pays Respects to Anton Yelchin. The studio also shares a first look at 'Star Trek Beyond,' shows off 'Ben-Hur' and offers video messages from Tom Cruise and Dwayne Johnson. Despite Paramount offering one of the most in-your-face explosive presentations at this year's CineEurope in Barcelona (the first so far this year to use not one, but three giant screens in the main auditorium), the studio started its show on Wednesday on a more somber note. Less than a week after the tragic death of Anton Yelchin, Paramount's co-president of international theatrical marketing and distribution Mark Viane led the company in paying respects to the Star Trek actor saying he was "beloved by so many." Star Trek Beyond closed the presentation, with Simon Pegg introducing an exclusive first look from the deck of the Starship Enterprise just weeks before the film has its world premiere at Comic-Con next month. But the upcoming sci-fi wasn't the only film to be given a never-before-seen preview. Action-packed exclusive footage was shown of Ben-Hur, the big-budget remake of classic epic, including the famous chariot race, followed by the film's 3D trailer. The film, in which Jack Huston steps into the sandals made famous by Charlton Heston, is out in August. Tom Cruise offered a video message to introduce an exclusive first look at Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, due out Oct. 21, while there was another first look at the Brad Pitt-starring WWII romantic spy-thriller Allied by Robert Zemeckis, which is set for release Nov. 23. Exclusive footage was also shown for Rings, the third installment in the horror franchise and landing over a decade after the last film when it launches on Oct. 28. But despite historical action epics, sci-fi franchise blockbusters and Cruise doing what he does best (ie beating up bad guys), it was arguably Dwayne Johnson who stole the Paramount show. The star gave a lively video message from the set of Baywatch in Savannah, Georgia to introduce an exclusive first look at the big-screen return of the 1990s' TV hit. Johnson said that the action-comedy would give viewers a chance to see Zac Efron's "27-pack abs," while pointing to his "secret weapon" for the film, Comedy Central star Jon Bass. "2017 is the year of Baywatch," he added. (Hollywood Reporter)

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Recast Alert! Find Out Who's the New Poison Ivy on Gotham. There's a new Poison Ivy in Gotham City -- and an explanation. Gotham has aged up the character of Ivy Pepper, who will eventually become the Batman villain Poison Ivy (infamously played by Uma Thurman in Batman and Robin on the big screen), and cast Maggie Geha, 28, in the role. Clare Foley, 14, played the character in the first two seasons. According to Fox, the big change happens when Ivy encounters a monster from Indian Hill. The character suddenly finds herself reborn and "one step closer to the DC villain she is destined to become: Poison Ivy." She's now a 19-year-old woman who has taken control of her full power of charms and sets her sights on Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz). Geha will be a series regular when the Fox series returns this September. Geha has had roles on the big screen including opposite Mark Wahlberg in Ted 2 and in The Rewrite with Hugh Grant. Her TV credits include All My Children, 30 Rock and Gossip Girl. Gotham will also introduce Valerie Vale, aunt to Batman character Vicki Vale, in season three. Once Upon a Time's Jamie Chung will play the character and recur on the Fox superhero show. Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor, Sean Pertwee, Carmen Bicondova, Corey Michael Smith, Nicholas D'Agosto, Morena Baccarin and Michael Chiklis also star. Gotham returns with new episodes on Monday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. on Fox. (Eonline)

Cancer Survivor Calysta Bevier Wows Simon Cowell on America's Got Talent. Simon Cowell used the coveted Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent and it wasn't just for any ordinary contestant. The judge and executive producer sent 16-year-old Calysta Bevier, a cancer survivor, through to the live rounds. The singer said her dream was to win America's Got Talent and auditioned with tearful rendition of Rachel Platten's "Fight Song." After judge Howie Mandel complimented her Audrey Hepburn-y look, Bevier admitted her hair wasn't her choice. "My hair wasn't really my choice. I'm a survivor of stage-three ovarian caner. I kind of came here today to show people that no matter what you've gone through to keep chasing your dreams," she said. Bevier received a standing ovation from the audience. Mandel thanked her for her heartfelt song choice and performance. "It was amazing," Mel B. said. "It couldn't have gone any better for you." But the highest praise came from Cowell. "I love everything about you," he said. "You know what? I just had this feeling when you walked out -- I can't explain it. Just your spirit, the choice of song, your voice, I think you're really special. I've just got this really incredible feeling about you, I really do... I think everyone in this room felt it... I predict great things are going to happen for you. There's something about you." Then he hit the Golden Buzzer and sent Bevier through the auditioning rounds to the live shows. America's Got Talent airs Tuesdays, 8 p.m. on NBC. (Eonline)

Malcolm in the Middle Reunion May Be Happening, Says Bryan Cranston. Malcolm in the Middle went off the air 10 years ago, but the show could be headed for a reunion. Bryan Cranston, who starred as Malcolm's dad Hal on the long running comedy series, says he's hopeful a reunion will take place sooner than later. "I sure hope so," Cranston said at the Maui Film Festival, where he was honored with a Navigator Award. "I really do, for no other reason than that I miss those people like crazy and I stay in touch with them. The boys are doing great and Jane [Kaczmarek] is doing wonderfully and I'd love to. "There's a possibility we want to start talking about the possibility of putting together a story that makes sense about that family 10 years or 12 years later," Cranston added. It's way too early to project where a Malcolm reunion would end up running. The recent Full House reboot Fuller House has been a hit on Netflix. "You and I have seen this business change before our eyes," Cranston said. "I don't know how it works. I don't know how everything works anymore but all I want to do is tell the story and have a good experience." The Fox series premiered in 2000 and starred Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, a normal boy who also happened to be a genius. The show won seven Emmys during its six-year-run. Cranston will next be seen in The Infiltrator, an indie drama about a federal agent (Cranston) who infiltrated the Pablo Escobar drug cartel in 1986. The movie is in theaters on July 13. (Eonline)

Ben Higgins, Lauren Bushnell Get Bachelor Spinoff Reality Series on Freeform. Are you ready for another Bachelor spinoff? Freeform will be home to Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After, a reality series following The Bachelor's Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell. The new reality series will follow the couple as they prepare for their wedding and starting their life together in the real world, outside The Bachelor mansion. According to a press release, Ben will also explore getting involved in politics while Lauren looks to "establish her identity post-Bachelor." Look for guest appearances from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette fan favorites who will stop by and give them advice on life after the final rose. "Ben and Lauren are the biggest Bachelor couple of the last 10 years," Karey Burke, executive vice president of programming and development at Freeform, said in a statement. "Their romance captured everyone's attention, and we are delighted to continue their story on Freeform." This latest spinoff series follows Bachelor Pad, a reality show that saw previous contestants compete in dating-themed challenges for $250,000 and Bachelor in Paradise, which is still currently on the air and features previous Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants competing to find love. Wedding specials for Trista Rehn, Jason Mesnick, Ashley Hebert and Sean Lowe were also broadcast. Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After will premiere is October on Freeform. (Eonline)

Lynda Carter Officially Joins Supergirl and Goes From Wonder Woman to President. Ready for some wonderful Supergirl casting news? Lynda Carter, TV's Wonder Woman, has signed on to play the president of the United States. Carter will make her first appearance in episode three of the show's second season and recur from then on. Carter spent three seasons on Wonder Woman as the title hero and her alias Diana Prince on ABC and CBS series. Since hanging up her Golden Lasso of Truth in 1979, Carter has appeared in numerous TV shows, such as Law & Order: SVU and Hawkeye, as well as films including Super Troopers and Sky High. She appeared in The WB/CW's Smallville in a one-episode guest role in 2007 and recently popped up as herself on Two and a Half Men. Carter, 64, also tours the country singing and has released albums, including 2011's Crazy Little Things. The presence of one of TV's original superheroes isn't the only change for Supergirl. The series is moving from CBS to CW this year, but sticking in its Mondays at 8 p.m. timeslot. Supergirl will also introduce Superman, Kara/Supergirl's (Melissa Benoist) cousin. Teen Wolf veteran Tyler Hoechlin will play the hero. Carter's addition to Supergirl was first rumored back in March when producers teased they had a role in mind for her, but schedules didn't work out. Wonder Woman made her big screen debut when Gal Gadot played the hero in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Gadot will do a solo outing as the iconic hero in June 2017 with costars Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen and Chris Pine. Pine will play the role of love interest Steve Trevor, the part Lyle Waggoner played in Carter's TV series. But don't expect to see Carter on the big screen alongside the character she helped propel further into pop culture. From Amazon princess to president. Supergirl season two premieres Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. on The CW. (Eonline)

Who Survived That Beautiful Person of Interest Series Finale? I've got a confession to make: Tuesday night's series finale was only the second episode of Person of Interest I have ever watched. The first episode I watched was the first episode, back when it was a sci-fi procedural that looked nothing like the show that ended Tuesday night. And yet, that almost didn't matter for me as I watched the finale, originally intending to just write a quick recap and put out a poll. I know nothing of Samaritan other than the fact that it's evil, I only vaguely know of the Machine, and I have gathered the general relationships of the characters from the internet, and yet I've got tears in my eyes after taking a journey I wasn't expecting to go on. I'm going to put a lot of the responsibility for that on Amy Acker as the manifestation of the Machine, because even when she's playing a machine, and even when I know nothing of her character, I trust her. But Tuesday night's finale also just taught a universally beautiful lesson: the more human we are, the more we worry about death, but the more connected we are to other humans, the less we actually die. This is getting sappy and I'm sorry because sap is terrible, but what the Machine learned there at the end really resonated with me, as a person on whom most of the actual events of the finale had little impact, and as a person who sometimes wonders if she spends too much time staring at screens. So let's talk about what actually did happen: Samaritan is destroyed, but it almost wasn't. A compressed version of it nearly escaped the virus and made its way to a building with an antenna that would allow the program to reach a satellite, and then return to earth virus-free. The Machine instructed Finch to go to the antenna and upload the last copy of the virus, knowing that when he did, the antenna would be destroyed, and he would be destroyed with it. Finch made it to what he thought was the antenna and had a long talk with the Machine about life and the meaning of it all, believing he was either going to die with the antenna or from the gunshot wound in his side. Then, he realized he was at the wrong antenna. Reese had made a deal with the Machine, so he could pay back everything he owed to Finch (including saving his life earlier), so it was Reese who uploaded the copy, fended off Samaritan's gun-wielding guys, and succumbed to gunshot wounds before the antenna was even hit. Meanwhile, Shaw and Fusco (who's now in on the big secret) attempted to protect the Machine's servers. Shaw was shot by Blackwell, but instead of killing him, she tortured him. He returned the favor by stabbing Fusco and escaping. After spending much of the episode attempting to say her goodbyes to Root, but being put off by her own problems with feelings, Shaw the Machine told Shaw that it believed Root had wanted to tell her that she thought the things that made Shaw different were what she loved. She was able to eventually say goodbye, but in her own way -- by killing Jeffrey Blackwell once and for all. After the Machine appeared to die, Finch went off to find Grace, and Fusco went back to work, Shaw met up with Fusco to take charge of Bear the dog and headed off down the street. A payphone rang next to her, and she answered. We didn't hear what was said, but Shaw turned to look at a security camera and smiled. As she walked away, the Machine started up once again. What did you think of the finale? (Eonline)

Did Hanna Get Saved in the Pretty Little Liars Premiere? So did the little liars manage to #SaveHanna? According to the Pretty Little Liars season premiere, the answer is "sorta kinda not really maybe?" It's unclear as to whether or not Hanna is saved, but at least she's alive... for now. She is, however, wearing only a tank top and her underwear thanks to the fact that apparently a girl can't be tortured while wearing more clothing than that, and she's about to get into a car with Mary Drake, who currently has a large "No??" in the "can we trust her?" column. Hanna spent the episode in a dark room being attacked with water and other sorts of uncomfortable things while the gang had 24 hours to hand over Charlotte's murderer, or Hanna would die. Just as the 24 hours were about to be up, the frantic Caleb handed over the only real piece of evidence as to who might have killed Charlotte: the red jacket, found by Emily in a box of Ali's old clothes. Despite the fact that, to us, it looked nothing like A's infamous red jacket, that evidence, along with a hallucinatory stream of nonsense from Ali that kind of sounded like a murder confession, convinced everyone that Ali had killed her sister. AD seemed to accept it, and arrived at Hanna's cell to retrieve her. Hanna, however, had already escaped, and had made her way to the road to hitch a ride. The first car that stopped for her was driven by Mary Drake, and that's where we left Hanna. As for where we're left with AD/Uber A/A-moji, we're also not sure. It could be the evil Elliott, who promptly went to Ali's psych ward bedside to tell her (in his real accent) that he knew she killed Charlotte, and to inject her with something that probably wasn't good. But if it is Elliott, that seems pretty damn anticlimactic. All of Tuesday night's episode was dedicated to the search for Hanna, but we still got some bits and pieces of relationship drama. Aria and Ezra are not entirely sure what they're doing, and Aria needs some time to think about it, but they did seem to be pretty in sync as they snuck around Ali's house in search of clues. Spencer and her love triangle are currently just very triangular. Caleb was too concerned about Hanna's possible death to pay Spencer any mind, which makes sense, and while Toby and Spencer spent a little time together, he was also pretty concerned about keeping Hanna alive, as was everyone else. (While we know that not everyone is as fond of this whole Spaleb/Spoby/Haleb situation as we are, we want to see it explored a little more!) Emily, meanwhile, was distraught. She was concerned about Hanna, but equally concerned about Ali, who's currently constrained in a psych ward and believed to be Charlotte's murderer. Emily didn't want to believe Ali's "confession," but she also didn't want to see Hanna pay the price for anything Ali might have done. Hopefully those flashbacks mean that her relationship with Ali will be a big part of this season, and we can't wait. What did you think of Tuesday night's premiere? What are your theories? Pretty Little Liars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Freeform. (Eonline)

Archie Panjabi Books Major Role on NBC's 'Blindspot'. The 'Good Wife' Emmy winner will have a recurring role on the second season of the drama from Martin Gero. NBC's Blindspot is doing its best to avoid a sophomore slump. The drama has enlisted Emmy winner Archie Panjabi for a major recurring role in its upcoming sophomore season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Panjabi will play the head of a secret division of the NSA that has been tracking the Jane Doe (Jaimie Alexander) case from afar. The role marks a key addition to the drama starring Alexander and Sullivan Stapleton and comes after the Martin Gero series from Warner Bros. Television killed off its head of the FBI in Marianne Jean-Baptiste's Mayfair. For The Good Wife grad Panjabi, the role comes as ABC and producers Sony Pictures Television are redeveloping courtroom anthology drama The Jury, in which she was set to star. Since exiting The Good Wife, Panjabi had a talent/development/holding deal with 20th Century Fox Television to star in a drama pilot. Instead, she booked a recurring role on Fox's Universal Television comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. She's repped by Gersh. For season two, Blindspot will move from its prime post-Voice slot on Mondays to Wednesdays at 10 p.m. starting Sept. 14 on NBC. (Hollywood Reporter)

Here Comes the Bride! See Katie Holmes Stun in a Wedding Dress on Set of The Kennedys. She's a vision in white! Katie Holmes was photographed on the set of The Kennedys -- After Camelot wearing a stunning wedding dress that was a dead ringer for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on her wedding day to second husband Aristotle Onassis. The 37-year-old is reprising her uncanny role as Jackie O., whom she played in 2011 in the series' first installment, The Kennedys. In the pictures, Holmes stands next to Alexander Siddig, who plays the role of Aristotle. The two are a perfect match for one of history's most famous couples. Also on set during filming just so happens to be Holmes' daughter, Suri Cruise. But based on another photo, it appears Suri has earned a new title: director! Holmes shared a picture of her 10-year-old daughter sitting in the director's chair watching a scene on the set of her new four-hour miniseries, which is set to air in 2017. Even though Suri could be enjoying summer vacation, it looks like she's choosing to remain hard at work. Although Holmes is marrying Siddig onscreen, her romance in real life involves someone different. Earlier Tuesday it was confirmed after a few years of rumors that Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx are an item. Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Claudia Jordan joined the Allegedly podcast and opened up about Foxx's relationship with the Dawson's Creek alum. "He is very happy with her," Jordan dished. "I like that he seems very happy." Holmes' rep denied a report that Foxx and Holmes were set to tie the knot, calling it "categorically untrue." And while that certainly might be the case, other sources told E! News that there is something going on between the two, sharing that it's "not a secret among their friends." And that includes Claudia Jordan! (Eonline)

At first, Bethenny Frankel thought she was just exhausted, run down from the stress of juggling The Real Housewives of New York City, her Skinnygirl empire and her ongoing divorce drama from ex-husband Jason Hoppy (three-and-a-half years and counting.) But then over the past year as she developed pelvic cramping and out of control bleeding that sent her to the emergency room more than once, a sonogram revealed her uterine fibroid condition, first diagnosed in 2013, needed immediate attention. "I'd lost ten percent of my blood, my uterus had doubled in size and my fibroids had grown larger," Frankel tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "I was scared." After she first noticed she was cramping and bleeding sporadically three years ago, her doctor diagnosed her with non-cancerous fibroids. She dealt with them quietly, at first, one of the few chapters of her life she kept hidden off camera. "I think it caused my miscarriage," Frankel adds. In 2012, the reality star opened up about her emotional roller coaster after having been pregnant for eight weeks before having a miscarriage. But that all changed this past season, when in the midst of filming RHONYC her growing fatigue, anemia, escalating pain and heavy bleeding became part of the storyline and required her to make sure had a living will for the sake of her daughter Bryn, 6. Still, the specifics of her condition were kept a mystery until this week's episode, in which she reveals the full extent of her health crisis. "No one really talks about them," says Frankel. "I didn't realize how many people have them. It's still something women don't share." Frankel had the fibroids, some of them the size of a softball, removed via surgery in late May. "It was extremely painful," says Frankel, who spent three days recovering in the hospital. "I slept in bed for like a week. And I focused on getting healthy, drinking green juices and eating a lot of bright-colored foods so I could help myself heal as fast as possible. You know, just trying not to have a BLT be the first thing I eat." Now, she says, "I feel really good. I look forward to walking on the beach. I'm in a really happy place right now. It was, overall, a very enlightening experience." The Real Housewives of New York City airs Wednesdays (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo. (People)

Jamie Lynn Spears Opens Up About Getting Pregnant At 16 & Her Responsibility To Young Nickelodeon Fans. Jamie Lynn Spears is taking total ownership of her past! Just four days before Jamie's TLC documentary When The Lights Go Out is set premiere, the beauty took to People Magazine to discuss getting pregnant at 16-years-old. The momma touched on everything from the moment she found out to what it was like to let down her young fans. Obviously, J.L.S. did NOT intend to get pregnant at such a young age, especially since she was the star of the hit television show Zoey 101. In fact, the blonde initially had trouble believing the results of a home pregnancy test she took inside a gas station bathroom. The singer recalled: "It was scary-I couldn't believe it." Naturally, the worst part of discovering she was expecting was telling her family: "My biggest concern was, 'Oh my goodness, I need to tell my mother and father and my family." Yikes! At least Ms. Spears got through that trying experience -- not to mention she came out of it with an adorable little girl named Maddie! As for what it was like to announce her pregnancy to her young fan base, the Mississippi native explained: "I was on a Nickelodeon show, so I felt responsible for what these young girls were gonna think looking up to me. I put myself in an adult situation, so I needed to handle it like an adult. My age was never an excuse for me." Way to hold yourself accountable, girl! Being honest and upfront about your situation was the best thing you could have done! Now that 2007 is far behind her, Jamie hopes her new show will help her transition from a young girl to an adult: "Most people aren't introduced to the world as a young child; you don't know what they were doing when they were 11. It's the right time to bridge that gap so people who knew me as a young girl now get to meet me as an artist and an adult for the first time." Sounds interesting! We're curious to see how this will pan out for the new reality star. You can catch Jamie's show this Sunday on June 26 at 10 p.m. EST. (Perez Hilton)

The Real Hosts Sit Down For Their First Interview Without Tamar Braxton To Say They 'Will Miss Her Dearly' -- Sure... We have a feeling this feud is only going to escalate... As you may have heard, Tamar Braxton was just one of many casualties in daytime this season, and her former coworkers are finally ready to move on. The remaining hosts of The Real stopped by Extra on Tuesday to chat with Mario Lopez at Universal Studios Hollywood about the changes ahead of Season Three. While many Tamartians believe either Loni Love or Tamera Mowry were really responsible for the Dancing with the Stars alum's axing, they're actually the two most vocal about their support for Tamar! In fact, Loni made sure to start her, Tamera, Jeannie Mai, and Adrienne Bailon's interview off on a humble note, saying: "First of all, we want to let all of our fans know that we love them and we were totally taken by surprise when we found out that Tamar wouldn't be returning to The Real, we love her." How sweet. Tamera then echoed Loni's sentiments, simply stating: "We will miss her dearly." Clearly... Jeannie and Adrienne didn't even say anything nice about her! LOLz!!! We can't be the only ones who think the rest of the girls should have had at least some say in keeping Tamar around if they really loved her that much... right?? Still, this pretty much guarantees drama and ratings when The Real premieres Monday, September 12 on FOX affiliates! (Perez Hilton)