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Daredevil's Charlie Cox Is Expecting a Baby. Charlie Cox is going to be a first-time father -- "very, very soon" in fact. The Daredevil star didn't announce the news that he's expecting his firstborn child via Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or Twitter; unlike many of his peers, he's not on social media. Instead, Cox nonchalantly revealed he has a baby on the way at a Fan Expo in Canada Sunday. (Earlier that weekend, the 33-year-old actor made an appearance at Dragon Con in Atlanta.) Moderator and Marvel Entertainment chief creative officer Joe Quesada congratulated Cox, who admitted that the timing wasn't ideal. "My girlfriend [was] pretty amused when I said I was going to Toronto a couple weeks beforehand, by the way. And I went, 'So, keep your legs closed." Jokes aside, Cox was "glad" Quesada "brought it up" during Sunday's Q&A session. "I kind of feel like I'm putting you on the spot here," he said, "but one of the things she said to me before I left was, 'If you see Joe, you have to convince him to do a Baby Daredevil drawing for us.'" Quesada obliged, saying, "I can do that." Cox and producer Samantha Thomas' due date is listed as Sept. 15, according to The Bump. Thomas is a producer who works on two Marvel series: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Jessica Jones. It's been quite a summer for Cox: In July, Netflix renewed Daredevil for a third season. New episodes will debut in 2017, the same year Marvel's Iron Fist and The Defenders also premiere. (Eonline)

Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean and Wife Rochelle Expecting Baby No. 2. AJ McLean is going to be a father again. The Backstreet Boys singer announced the news via social media Monday. The photo featured four Air Jordans and the words "AND THAN THERE WERE FOUR #LABORDAY" written over them. "So the Mclean family will be expecting a new addition to the family next spring!! #laborday! Ha get it 'labor' day!" he wrote on Instagram. "I'm a goof! #avaisgonnabeabigsister #baby2! Keep u all posted!! We're so excited." AJ -- who married Rochelle McLean, a hairstylist and makeup artist, in 2011 -- also shared the update with his 312,000 Twitter followers. Rochelle regrammed the image and mocked her husband's typo. "*THEN there were FOUR! Cats out of the bag! Couldn't be more excited to add another little to our family! Baby McLean #2 spring 2017!" she wrote, giving @xfactorbowling credit for the picture and AJ, 38, credit for the "grammar error." AJ's bandmates have yet to publicly congratulate him -- but who could blame them? The other four members are busy family men, too. Nick Carter welcomed his firstborn son, Odin, in April. Brian Litrell was the first of the five to become a father, and his 14-year-old son, Baylee, recently appeared in the Broadway musical Disaster!. Kevin Richardson has two sons, Mason, 9, and Maxwell, 3. Howie Dorough has two boys, too: James, 7, and Holden, 3. As he gears up for the arrival of Baby No. 2, AJ is working on his next solo album, Naked. "Off to the studio again. This time w new tricks up my sleeve!" he tweeted Aug. 30. "I'll check in w y'all while we're creating the magic." AJ is also preparing to play the lead role in an upcoming (and currently untitled) film from horror director Eli Roth. And in 2017, the Backstreet Boys will begin their Las Vegas residency. (Eonline)

Calvin Harris and Eiza González Spark Romance Rumors. It's not too late for a summer fling, is it? Calvin Harris and Eiza González were photographed arm-in-arm as they left a friend's party in L.A. Saturday night. The 32-year-old musician and the 26-year-old actress have yet to comment on the nature of their relationship. However, several outlets have since reported that sparks are already flying. "They have been talking and hanging out," an insider told People. "It's new." Similarly, a source told Us Weekly, "They recently started hanging out, and it's very new. They both really wanted to keep it low-key for a while, but once these photos came out, they knew that wasn't going to happen. They're both happy and just seeing where things go for now." E! News has reached out to Harris' rep for comment. Harris was most recently linked to Tinashe, with whom he's collaborated with in the past. At the MTV VMAs last week, the "Superlove" singer, 23, advised E! News to ignore the dating reports. Of Harris, she said, "He's pretty cool. We're cool. Things are cool." Romance rumors first circulated in early August, and even then, Tinashe assured E! News that she was "single." González was previously linked to soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. The two were last seen at Warwick nightclub in Hollywood on July 27 -- and Harris just so happened to be at the club, too. (González is also the woman Liam Hemsworth was photographed kissing just one day after he and Miley Cyrus announced their split in 2013; Hemsworth and Cyrus are now back together.) Last week, Harris' friend and collaborator John Newman sang the DJ's praises in an interview with The Sun. Speaking of Harris' personal and professional developments, Newman said, "He doesn't need anybody. His emotions are so strong; he's so strong-minded. He's a one-man train who is never going to stop. The limits are literally endless for him. What he's done is nothing compared to what he can do. That's the scary thing, how far this really could go for him." Professionally, Harris has several DJ gigs lined up through 2017. González, meanwhile, has been promoting From Dusk Till Dawn, returning for Season 3 Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on El Ray. (Eonline)

Oprah Winfrey Calls Stedman Graham Wedding Rumors "Not True!" Oprah Winfrey loves a good story -- but not every work of fiction is a must-read. The 62-year-old TV titan and Stedman Graham are not planning a "dream wedding" or a "$4 million honeymoon," contrary to a tabloid report. Rumors began circulating last week after a source told Star, "Oprah was making breakfast for Stedman when he casually made a joke about getting married, and it suddenly dawned on her how Stedman has never asked her for anything or pressured her in any way, and how she's been able to do whatever she wants. That's when Oprah connected the dots and realized it was her turn to show how much she cares about what he wants. I heard she said 'yes,' and Stedman couldn't believe it. He thought she was joking with him!" To Winfrey's surprise, some of her friends believed the report, so she set the record straight Sunday. "6 people who know me well have called today congratulating me or surprised they weren't invited to my wedding," she wrote on Twitter. "IT' s NOT TRUE!!" Winfrey and Graham became an item in 1986, and a few years into the relationship, the businessman proposed. Even then, Winfrey knew she didn't want to tie the knot. "The moment he asked me to marry him I was like: 'Oh God, now I actually have to get married?'" she recalled during a 2015 Super Soul Sunday interview with Shonda Rhimes. Winfrey and Graham agreed to postpone the 1993 ceremony, but neither ever mentioned it again. "What I realized is, I don't want to be married, because I could not have the life that I created for myself. I couldn't do it." It's a topic Winfrey addressed many times over the years during The Oprah Winfrey Show's 25-year run, as well as in various issues of O, The Oprah Magazine. She is committed to Graham, and during a Lorraine interview in 2013, she explained why their partnership works. "It's not because I never had time -- if I wanted to get married, I could've made the time. I'm not a traditional woman and I haven't had a traditional life, and I think that had Stedman and I gotten married, we certainly wouldn't have stayed married," Winfrey said. "If you were to ask him, he would say the same thing. He's a pretty traditional man. I've taught him to be non-traditional." Winfrey had concerns about how marriage would change her life, as well as how it would possibly affect her relationship with Graham. "The very idea of what it means to be a wife and the responsibility and sacrifice that carries -- I wouldn't have held that very well. The show was the true love of my life. It took up all of my energy," she told host Lorraine Kelly. "For so many years I had that day job that occupied my whole life, so at the end of the Oprah show one of my final comments was, 'This show has been the love of my life.' That is absolutely the truth." In 2013, after attending Tina Turner's wedding, Winfrey revisited the idea of tying the knot. "Tina was like, 'Oprah, you need to do this. You need to do it.' I was just thinking, 'Well, OK, would things really be different?'" she revealed to Access Hollywood. "And no, I don't think so." Winfrey reiterated her previous stance on marriage, saying, "If you ever interviewed him, he would tell you that had we married, we would not be together today. Because he's a traditional man and this is a very untraditional relationship. I think it's acceptable as a relationship, but if I had the title 'wife,' I think there would be other expectations for what a wife is and what a wife does." (Eonline)

Chloe Moretz has commented on her well-publicized Twitter spat with Kim Kardashian, in which she questioned why she reality star had posed naked on Instagram once again. "I think I gave my attention to people that didn't deserve my attention. So in some ways I think I regret giving them the attention, [though] I don't regret what I said," she said of the row. "But also I realized that being the most opinionated and loud person in the room is not always the most impactful. I learned that from Hillary Clinton." Moretz originally tweeted: "I truly hope you realize how important setting goals are for young women. Teaching them we have so much more to offer than just our bodies." Kardashian accused the actress of "body-shaming", replying: "Let's all welcome @ChloeGMoretz to twitter, since no one knows who she is.?... " The 19-year-old has since decided to handle herself differently. "'It's great to be feisty,' those were [Hillary Clinton's] exact words," said Moretz. "But sometimes the smartest way to get into the psyche of people is to be the quietest person in the room. Let everyone else bicker and throw their words around and then you come in with the quiet voice and that will be the most impactful." (British Glamour)

They've been keeping us guessing for what feels like years as to whether they're an item or not, but Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner have yet again been spotted on a romantic date, stirring more rumors. Earlier this year, Kendall and Harry enjoyed a romantic getaway together in the Caribbean and intimate photos of their vay-cay circled online. And now it seems they're finding time to rekindle their romance... A source told People: "They're rekindling their old romance and Kendall's so excited and happy about it. She's always cared about Harry." The pair reportedly enjoyed a date at Ysabel in LA last week. Speaking about the date, the source said: "Kendall was beaming all night. They're trying to spend time together again." They went on: "[Harry] has thought all along that Kendall is hot and was sort of just waiting for a chance to spend more time with her again." Could this be it? (British Glamour)

Are Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston running into trouble already? Apparently, the singer is questioning whether Hiddleston is with her "for the right reasons", after he asked if they could attend the Emmys together. This doesn't altogether sound like a unreasonable request, considering the couple have already travelled round the world together and consummated their love via numerous cheesy Instagram shots, but Swift has never made a red carpet appearance with a boyfriend before. "Tom wants their relationship to be public, even asking Taylor to go to the Emmys with him, but Taylor wants to keep her private life private," a source told the Mail Online. "Tom's need for their relationship to be so public so quickly makes her uncomfortable. "She tried to be OK with it in the beginning but fears he is in love with the idea of her and not falling in love with her for the right reasons." The pair got together not long after she split from Calvin Harris back in June. "Taylor is an independent young woman and doesn't feel like she needs a boyfriend to make her complete," the source continued. (British Glamour)

Chevy Chase Enters Rehab for a "Tune-Up." Chevy Chase has checked back into rehab, his rep confirms to E! News. The 72-year-old Community actor is being treated at Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center in Minnesota, his rep told TMZ Monday. Chase is receiving treatment for an alcohol-related issue, which his rep called a "tune-up." The rep also said Chase "wants to be the best that he can be. "He next appears in The Christmas Apprentice and Dog Years, both of which have wrapped production. This isn't the first time Chase has sought treatment. In 1986, at age 43, he checked into the Betty Ford drug rehabilitation center for a painkiller addiction. At the time, Chase's publicist said the actor had developed a "dependency on prescription drugs relating to chronic and long-term back problems" incurred during his time as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. In 2006, Chase wrote an op-ed for The New York Times as a tribute to the late President Gerald Ford. Though he'd impersonated and mocked the commander-in-chief for years on Saturday Night Live, Chase felt a great sense of gratitude towards his wife, former First Lady Betty Ford. "If it hadn't been for the courage of Mr. Ford's wife, Betty, for admitting to an alcohol problem, I would never have received the help I needed in the early 1980s at the Betty Ford clinic, located not far from the Ford residence near Palm Springs," he wrote of voluntarily seeking help 20 years prior. "During my short stay there, I often saw Mrs. Ford personally surveying the clinic and generously offering a helping hand to those who were lucky enough to face their problems and, with the learned help of the clinic staff, appraise their behavior and their lifestyles." Four years later, Chase once again spoke about his addiction issues. "I never shot things up or freebased," he said in an Esquire Q&A, keeping other details to a minimum. "I was pretty low-level when it came to drug abuse. I checked myself into the Betty Ford Clinic after my nose started to hurt." (Eonline)

Chris Brown Maintains His Innocence in Gun Assault Arrest: "My Character's Been Defaced." Chris Brown is maintaining his innocence after a former beauty queen, Baylee Curran, claimed that he pulled a gun on her during a party at his home last week. "I cannot wait till the truth comes to light about this incident and this situation," the 27-year-old R&B singer told ABC News Tuesday. "You know, because my character's been defaced and who I am as a person and my integrity...I'm glad that all my real supporters know me, and know the truth and see the truth." Brown's video message was pre-taped and aired on Good Morning America. Brown and his attorney, Mark Geragos, said they have proof that Curran lied about what really happened. Geragos shared a text message, which read, "This freak Chris Brown is kicking me out of his house because I called his friend's jewelry fake... I'm going to set him up and call the cops and say that he tried to shoot me and that will teach him a lesson. I'm going to set his Ass up." Brown's court date is set for Sept. 20. Though he was arrested and released on $250,000 bail, the singer has yet to be charged over the incident. Meanwhile, his accuser stands by her claims. Curran shared her side of the story with E! News last Tuesday. Shortly before 3 a.m., she said, "I went into the backyard just for a little bit, and then I came back in and there was a man selling diamond watches and necklaces." As she was admiring a diamond cross necklace, Brown's friend began yelling at her. "I did not pick it up. I did not touch it, take it, or grab it -- anything to that sort. That's when Chris Brown's friend -- or I don't know who that was, a guy with dreads -- kind of came after me and was nudging me out saying, 'Get out! Don't touch the jewelry.' He was calling me names and that's when Chris Brown kind of went off, pulled out his gun, and said, 'Get the f--k out!...Haven't I told you guys enough?'" The model, who told E! News she'd "hung out" with Brown "several times before, felt that he was "kind of threatening me with the gun, like if I didn't get out, he's going to shoot me with it." Curran called 911 from Brown's home, which led to the singer's 14-hour standoff with police. After he was arrested and released from jail, Geragos tweeted that "the allegations against him are demonstrably false." Speaking to ABC News' Matt Gutman Tuesday, Geragos confirmed that cops searched Brown's home. "They went in, and said they had a description of the piece of jewelry. Not found in the house," he said. "They went in, a gun, not found in the house." Surveillance cameras on the singer's property are also being investigated. "There's no Chris Brown waving a gun," Geragos said of the footage. "No Baylee looking at a box of jewelry." (Eonline)

Rapper and producer Mally Mall tried to pay an LA-based mobile beauty salon and spa for a facial and a massage with weed, and then stiffed on the bill when his offer was declined, Page Six has learned. In an online post, Anne Fisher, owner of Spa-Go's mobile salon, claims that an unnamed "musical professional," who Page Six independently identified as Mall -- who has worked with Drake, Tyga, Chris Brown and Usher, among others -- called her staff out to his Beverly Hills, Calif., home for a 1 a.m. treatment. Fisher claims that the client smoked marijuana while enjoying their services and then "offered to pay them in weed." "I cannot make this up. This is one of those only-in-LA stories," she said in the LinkedIn rant. The businesswoman says that Mall, who has starred on the VH1 reality show "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood," then claimed that he didn't owe her for the pampering because he didn't sign for it. "He certainly did order," wrote Fisher. "Aestheticians and massage staff don't show up at your house as a gift from God." Fisher says that she managed to recoup $200 of the check by billing his "agent," who made the arrangements for the visit, but is still out for the remainder. Mall has a knack for making colorful headlines. The rapper -- who has an affinity for exotic pets -- once gave Justin Bieber a monkey, which would later be seized, infamously, by German authorities. Mall, who owns a cannabis brand, recently lost an African wildcat known as a caracal in a house fire. Meanwhile, in 2014, Mall's Las Vegas home and a business he owns called Las Vegas Concierge -- which the Las Vegas Review-Journal described as "an escort service" -- were raided as part of "a federal human trafficking investigation," according to the paper. Reps for Mall didn't get back to us. (Page Six)

Police were called to the home of "Cosby Show" star Keshia Knight Pulliam after her mother refused to allow her estranged husband, Ed Hartwell, inside to collect his belongings, we're told. Insiders say that former NFL player Hartwell, who blindsided his pregnant wife in July when he filed for divorce without telling her, arrived at the home they used to share in the Sandy Springs suburb of Atlanta at an arranged time. Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy Huxtable on the once-beloved NBC show, wasn't home, but sources say her mother said that her daughter had left instructions that Hartwell wasn't to be allowed in the house. We're told his belongings had been packed into boxes and left in a garage, but Hartwell -- who had rented the home with his wife during their six-month marriage -- claimed some of his things were missing. A friend of Hartwell's says he called the police to help him enter the house, where he collected the rest of his things with a police escort. "It hurt his feelings," said an insider, "It's just Keshia being petty." After announcing the split, Hartwell -- who demanded a paternity test on the unborn child, despite Knight Pulliam's vigorous assertions that the child is his -- told Page Six that the brief relationship had been torn apart by jealousy, disagreements about starting a family and suspicions of infidelity on both sides. The couple -- who announced their engagement on New Year's Eve 2015 and got married on New Year's Day 2016 after dating for just four months -- say their marriage was in tatters after a few weeks. Hartwell told Page Six that in February he "had a sit-down" with his wife. "I said, 'I think we probably messed up. I think we moved too fast,'?" he told us. "Our lives and wants are headed [in] two different directions." Knight Pulliam had announced her pregnancy on Instagram one week before Hartwell -- a former Baltimore Ravens linebacker -- filed for divorce in Atlanta citing irreconcilable differences. A rep for Knight Pulliam didn't get back to us, and we couldn't reach her mother. (Page Six)

Britney Spears wants the media to know ... she's going after you if you tell lies about her, and she's starting with In Touch. TMZ has obtained a scathing letter Britney's lawyer wrote to the honchos at In Touch, warning them not to publish a story they're pushing about Britney allegedly acting erratic at last month's MTV Video Music Awards and "talking and laughing to herself and using a British accent." According to the letter, the magazine notified Britney's rep the story will run. Britney's lawyer says it is "utterly false, highly defamatory and completely offensive to Ms. Spears." A source connected with Britney tells TMZ, the singer and her team are sick of "made-up" stories, especially in the face of how hard she's work to turn her life around. They say if the story runs they will absolutely sue the magazine, adding this will be the first of many lawsuits to stop the lies. We reached out to In Touch ... so far no comment. (TMZ)

Pro wrestler Scott Hall was disqualified from a T.G.I. Friday's for being drunk, rowdy and disrespectful to the bartender. A witness tells us Hall was at the Friday's in the Atlanta airport on Saturday ... drinking Coors Lights and tequila shots. He allegedly hit on the bartender and called her a bitch, and that's when trouble started brewing with the bartender's father ... who was at the bar. We're told Hall didn't believe the guy was really her dad, and a manager stepped in and asked him to leave -- when he refused, someone called cops. Law enforcement sources tell us officers responded to the intoxicated person call. They recognized Hall as his former wrestling alter ego, Razor Ramon ... shook his hand and calmed the situation. You can see in the video though, Scott didn't want to give up his beer easily. We're told Scott left without further incident and no police report was filed. Hall has a history with booze and drug abuse, but has said he's been sober for years. We've reached out to his rep. (TMZ)

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson's sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Fox News CEO and Chairman Roger Ailes has reached a settlement, PEOPLE confirms. A source tells PEOPLE the former anchor is expected to receive $20 million. Following the settlement, 21st Century Fox released the following statement. "21st Century Fox is pleased to announce that it has settled Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit," Fox's statement began. "During her tenure at Fox News, Gretchen exhibited the highest standards of journalism and professionalism. She developed a loyal audience and was a daily source of information for many Americans. We are proud that she was part of the Fox News team. We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve." Carlson has also issued a statement. "I am gratified that 21st Century Fox took decisive action after I filed my Complaint," her statement began. "I'm ready to move on to the next chapter of my life in which I will redouble my efforts to empower women in the workplace. I want to thank all the brave women who came forward to tell their own stories and the many people across the country who embraced and supported me in their #StandWithGretchen. All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace in which talent, hard work and loyalty are recognized, revered and rewarded." The news, which was first reported by both The New York Times and Vanity), comes two and a half months after Ailes, 76, stepped down at the network in late June. Carlson, 50, had previously alleged that her former employer "Ailes has unlawfully retaliated against Carlson and sabotaged her career because she refused sexual advances and complained about severe and pervasive sexual harassment." Following Carlson's initial statement, six more women have reportedly came forward claiming that they had similar experiences with Ailes over multiple decades, according to New York Magazine. Following the release of the New York Magazine interview, Ailes' outside legal counsel Barry Aspen released a statement to PEOPLE: "It has become obvious that Ms. Carlson and her lawyer are desperately attempting to litigate this in the press because they have no legal case to argue. The latest allegations, all 30 to 50 years old, are false." Carlson's lawyer then reacted with a statement of their own saying, "Women have the right to speak out-whether Ailes likes it or not-even about trauma they endured years ago and that haunts them to this day. Calling these women liars because they chose to speak out is despicable. Bullying and threats will not silence these brave women." (People)

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Patrick Dempsey Takes His Family to Bridget Jones's Baby Premiere. Patrick Dempsey's babies are all grown up! The actor, 50, turned the London premiere Bridget Jones's Baby into a family affair, inviting his wife, Jillian Dempsey, 50, daughter Tallula Dempsey, 14, and twin sons Darby Dempsey, 9, and Sullivan Dempsey, 9, to join him on the red carpet Monday. The outing also marked Patrick and Jillian's first official appearance since calling off their divorce earlier this year. During the star-studded event, Patrick also posed for photos with his co-stars Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger. In Bridget Jones's Baby, the paternity of Bridget's baby is a mystery. After two back-to-back hookups, she realizes either Jack (Patrick) or Mark (Firth) could be the father. (Daniel, played Hugh Grant, is out of the picture.) At Monday's premiere, Patrick said he would be willing to reprise his role in a fourth installment of the series, adding that producers would be "smart to leave it open." Speaking to reporters, he said, "It would be nice to see Bridget growing and living her life. There hasn't been another character like that where you're growing up with her." Suffice to say, Patrick is having a very good year -- both personally and professionally. His wife filed for divorce in January 2015 after 15 years of marriage. Around that time, the Dempseys released a statement, telling E! News, "It is with careful consideration and mutual respect that we have decided to end our marriage. Our primary concern remains the well-being of our children, and we ask with profound gratitude that you respect our family's privacy at this very sensitive time." By the end of the year, though, the exes were often seen in public as they privately worked towards a romantic reconciliation. "You have to work at everything," Patrick told ES Magazine in May 2016, confirming that he was back together with Jillian, a celebrity makeup artist. "And you cannot do everything," he explained. "Something has to be sacrificed." Bridget Jones's Baby hits U.S. theaters Sept. 16. (Eonline)

Not trying to give y'all a headache ... but imagine -- if Tyga ever slipped one past the goalie with Kylie it would create some pretty kooky familial relationships ... with King Cairo and his soon-to-be sibling at the center of it all. We banged our heads and unraveled how things might look ... hypothetically, of course. Follow the maze ... try not to get lost in translation. - Tyga and ex, Blac Chyna, spawned King Cairo ... he'll be half-brother to Rob and Chyna's unborn kid. Tyga then becomes an uncle to Cairo's new half sibling ... by virtue of Rob and Kylie's sibling relationship. - If Tyga and Kylie popped out a kid ... that'd give Cairo another half sibling ... Tyga and Kylie's hypothetical kid would be half cousins with Rob and Blac's kid. - Rob would be Cairo's stepdad ... and an uncle to Tyga's and Kylie's kid -- with Blac as aunt to King Cairo's half sibling. Go ahead ... get some Advil. (TMZ)

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' son won't have to travel far from his dorm to get his laundry done at home. Page Six is told Michael Consuelos -- whose departure for college has been much discussed on ABC's "Live With Kelly" and Ripa's Instagram feed -- has chosen to go to NYU, just a few subway stops from Mom and Dad's Upper East Side home. Campus gossips say freshman film student Michael has signed up for the cross-country team. Last week, Ripa posted a shot of the teen with his two younger siblings captioned, "Saying goodbye to big bro, the college freshman. (Whilst conspiring to take over his bedroom.)" (Page Six)

With the NFL season kicking off on Thursday, disgraced former Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was seen partying with rappers over Labor Day weekend instead of getting ready to play. Spies said the Heisman Trophy winner was making the rounds at Miami clubs. "Manziel walked into Rockwell nightclub late with a large crew and was partying a few tables away from musician Flo Rida," said a spy. "He seemed to really be having a good time while standing on a banquet at his table." The hard-partying, suspended player was also spotted at Story nightclub with Future after having seen the rapper perform with Drake. TMZ posted a Manziel Snapchat video that appeared to show the quarterback sipping Champagne at Story. But Manziel's vowed he's going sober to try and reclaim a spot in the NFL. The Canadian Football League said last month that it would potentially welcome Manziel if he cleaned up his act. A source told Page Six recently, "He knows he's hit rock-bottom and he's giving himself a year to get sober and get ready for football. He wants to play again. He really wants to turn things around and make people proud of him again." (Page Six)

Malia Obama wore a T-shirt with the words "Smoking Kills" during a music festival in Philadelphia -- just weeks after puffing on a suspicious cigarette at Chicago's Lollapalooza. The 18-year-old daughter of President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama was pictured Sunday with a pal at the Budweiser Made in America Festival. Malia, who graduated this year from the exclusive private school Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC, is taking a gap year before heading off to Harvard next year. She also was wearing a crimson baseball cap with an "H" on it. Her dad was "furious" with her last month after she appeared on video to be puffing on ganja, a source told RadarOnline. (Page Six)

Fellow yogis were snippy when Bethenny Frankel did her own poses at Hamptons Hot Yoga on Monday. But it turns out the "Real Housewives of New York" star had a good excuse. "She basically made up her own yoga moves, then left early," said a spy. "She kept doing the opposite of what the teacher was saying." Yet a rep told us Frankel is taking it easy after a recent surgery. She later tweeted, "First day back of yoga since my surgery. Could only do 1 hour of a 1:15 hot yoga class." (Page Six)

Music

Zayn Malik Cancels Upcoming Show Due to Anxiety: "I Do Not Feel Sufficiently Confident." Zayn Malik won't be taking the stage in October. Six months after the debut of his first solo album, the former One Direction member has canceled his upcoming appearance at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai on Oct. 7 due to his continuing struggle with extreme anxiety. While the 23 year old says he is making progress, Malik does not feel prepared to face an audience in a month. "I have been working over the last three months to overcome my extreme anxiety around major live solo performances," Malik began in a statement to fans. "I feel I am making progress but I have today acknowledged that I do not feel sufficiently confident to move forward with the planned show in Dubai in October." Additionally, the "Pillowtalk" singer assured all ticket holders that purchases will be refunded. "I am truly sorry to disappoint you. I hope to see you all soon," he concluded. "Thank you to all my fans who support me globally." Malik has battled his anxiety publicly in recent months, canceling his June appearance at London's Capital Summertime Ball because he was suffering what he described as "the worst anxiety" of his career. "Unfortunately, my anxiety that has haunted me throughout the last few months around live performances has gotten the better of me," he wrote to fans on Twitter at the time. "I cannot apologize enough but I want to be honest with everyone who has patiently waited to see me. I promise I will do my best to make this up to everybody I've let down today." He certainly has not let down the leading lady in his life, Gigi Hadid, who has fiercely stood by her beau. "I've seen the battles you go through and the way you fight to get to a place that allows you to get up there for your fans," the model wrote in a social media message in June. "Those who can find compassion now are the ones that deserve to watch you continue to grow. We are all here to support you and make each experience easier. Your talent and good heart will never lead you wrong." (Eonline)

Beyonce Postpones New Jersey Concert for "Vocal Rest." Beyonce needs to zip it. MetLife Stadium announced Monday that the "Hold Up" singer will no longer be performing Wednesday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, "as a result of strict doctor's orders for vocal rest." The Sept. 7 show has been scheduled for Oct. 7. "There are no changes to any additional dates at this time and performances in St. Louis, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Nashville are expected to proceed as scheduled," MetLife Stadium said in a statement. "Live Nation and Parkwood Entertainment apologize for any inconvenience." Beyonce has not yet commented on the postponement. The 35-year-old singer has nine shows to go on the Formation World Tour. Beyonce kicked off the Formation World Tour on Apr. 27 at Marlins Park in Miami. The May 29 show at Ford Field in Detroit was rescheduled for June 14 due to "scheduling changes." The May 5 concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville was rescheduled for Oct. 3; no reason was given. The remainder of Beyonce's 49 concerts dates remained unchanged. She hit the road to promote her album, Lemonade, and sang an average of 35 songs a night. The "Sorry" singer won eight Moonmen at the 2016 MTV VMAs in August. Lemonade, meanwhile, has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special; Beyonce is eligible to win in two of the four categories. It's not yet known if she will attend the ceremony. (Eonline)

Usher Cover The Chainsmokers' 'Don't Let Me Down'. Usher performs t at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in the Jax Brewery Parking Lot on Dec. 30, 2015 in New Orleans. How many times have you wanted to hear Usher say he needs you? He's been one of the smoothest sexy singers in the game longer than vocalist Daya has been alive. Imagine how stoked the 17-year-old Chainsmokers collaborator must be to hear the soulful R&B star give a breathy rendition of their own giant hit? Usher goes in on the track backed by a full band and female back-up singers in this clip from the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. It's full of fun vocal runs and a totally jazzy finish, even if sometimes it seems Usher is wingin' it. Which version is your favorite? (Billboard)

Who Should Skrillex & Diplo Collaborate With Next? Vote! Skrillex and Diplo, also known as Jack Ü, completely murked the game last year when they released "Where R U Now" featuring Justin Bieber. They've both been known to click with the baddest in the game from Skrillex and Rick Ross' "Purple Lamborghini" to Major Lazer's "Lean On" with MØ and DJ Snake. With all of these sick collaborations happening all over the place, we thought we'd open the floor and take suggestions: Who should Skrillex and Diplo (Jack Ü) collaborate with next? Here's a list of 6 contenders they haven't yet been linked to that we think would be great for the job. Who would your pick be? Lana Del Rey- DJs like Kaskade and Datsik have put their personal touch on some of her tracks, but imagine for a moment Del Rey's sultry lyrics over a thumping Skrillex beat. 'Nuff said. You're welcome. Gucci Mane- Gucci made a triumphant return to music shortly after he was released from prison at the end of May. His comeback album "Everybody Looking" has its fair share of bass. Why not add a little of that Jack Ü flavor? Adele-Adele's "Hello" was remixed quite a few times and we did not mind how the songstress sounded over a good electronic beat. We would love if Jack U tailored a track for her. Kehlani- The "CRZY" good singer has collaborated with hip-hop stars like BJ The Chicago Kid, G-Eazy and Chance The Rapper. It's time we get those smooth R&B vocals on a dirty Jack Ü track. Halsey- She's already proved that she can hold her own with the electronic masters-she's featured on The Chainsmokers track "Closer" that's currently sitting pretty at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. We would not say no to more electronic collaborations from Halsey. Danny Brown- The Detroit rapper is known for his hard-hitting raps over spastic beats. This is a match made in cross-genre heaven. (Billboard)

Camila Cabello Back on Stage with Fifth Harmony in Dallas After Anxiety Issue. Camila Cabello of 5th Harmony attends Universal Music Group's 2016 Grammy after party at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel on Feb. 15, 2016 in Los Angeles. Camila Cabello was down this weekend but not out. After leaving the stage early during a Fifth Harmony show on Friday in St. Louis citing anxiety issues, Cabello was back at it Sunday night in Dallas, when she was back alongside the rest of the group for the entire show. She was excited to be in the mix again, thanking Dallas fans for their support and love and telling them they made her "heart so happy." "Hey Missouri, sorry I couldn't finish the set last night... was having too much anxiety and I couldn't finish it," Cabello shared on Snapchat after her premature departure during the St. Louis show. "I love u I'm truly sorry." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Cabello left the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre show shortly after performing "Bo$$" with several songs left in the set. One of her bandmates blamed a wardrobe malfunction at the moment, though Cabello never returned. Cabello previously told Billboard she started having anxiety problems last year. "I was having terrible anxiety, nonstop," she said. "My heart would beat really fast the whole day. Two hours after I woke up, I'd need a nap because my body was so hyperactive. It was so eff -- sorry, but it was so f--ed up. I was scared of what would happen to me, of the things my brain might tell me. I realized the stuff I thought was important isn't worth my health. Now I write in a diary every day, work out and meditate." (Billboard)

Sia Drops 'The Greatest' Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Video Starring Maddie Ziegler. Sia teams up with an old friend and a new one on the latest single, "The Greatest," which dropped unexpectedly over the Labor Day weekend. The uplifting, poppy song with a subtle island vibe features a verse from Kendrick Lamar, who makes his presence known early with the lines, "I transform with pressure, I'm hands-on with effort/ I fell twice before, my bounce back was special/ Letdowns will get you and the critics will test you/ But the strongest survive another scar may bless you." In another dance-heavy clip, the song's video features Ziegler leading a troupe of fellow children and adults in a joyous routine inside a dilapidated apartment buildings, moving from one room to another, with the usual compliment of expressive hand and facial gestures: Lamar does not appear in the clip. (Billboard)

Exclusive Video: Watch Lil Wayne Open New Fox Sports Show 'Undisputed' With 'No Mercy'. Who needs coffee when you can wake up to Lil Wayne spitting rhymes over a frenetic beat? When Fox Sports 1's new sports-debate show, Skip and Shannon: Undisputed, premieres live Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET, viewers will be greeted by the rapper touting his own debate skills on the song "No Mercy." Video for the opening theme song, sent exclusively to Billboard in advance of its initial TV airing, features a shirtless Lil Wayne proclaiming: "Let's go face to face / I embrace debate / I don't make mistakes / I just make my case." The show's stars -- former ESPN pundit Skip Bayless, NFL Hall-of-Famer Shannon Sharpe and moderator Joy Taylor -- also get air time in the clip. Weezy is expected to appear on Tuesday's debut episode of the show, which will air live for two-and-a-half hours every weekday morning. The New Orleans rapper was a frequent guest on Bayless' ESPN programs. "Lil Wayne has been a friend and frequent guest on my show, and I've told him how honored I am to have such a legend create such a great song for our new show," Bayless told Billboard. That love goes both ways. Weezy said of Bayless: "I like the fact that he's super intelligent ... He probably came up with the term 'debate,' and he can debate his ass off." This isn't Wayne's first visit to the sports arena: He paid tribute to the Cleveland Cavaliers with the song "Off Off Off," and his "Right About It" collaboration with Drake plays during the opening credits of HBO's Ballers. The full version of "No Mercy," released via Cash Money Records, will reportedly hit iTunes later in September. Is this the last song the four-time Grammy Award-winning rapper will ever record? Fans have speculated that Wayne is considering retiring from the rap game after he shared a cryptic tweet early Saturday morning -- hours after Miami police were called to his home following reports of a shooting. "I AM NOW DEFENSELESS AND mentally DEFEATED & I leave gracefully and thankful I luh my fanz but I'm dun," Wayne wrote. Wayne has been in a legal battle with his label, Cash Money Records. (Billboard)

Movies

Move Over, Leonardo DiCaprio! Kate Winslet Had "Instant Chemistry" With Liam Hemsworth. Liam Hemsworth and Kate Winslet are heating up the Australian outback. The two star in The Dressmaker, a 1950s-based romantic dramedy about a woman (Winslet) who returns to her Aussie country hometown after years of working in high fashion in London. While caring for her mother (Judy Davis), Winslet is forced to face her mysterious past while also falling in love with a local farmer (Hemsworth). Hemsworth and Winslet hit it off right away. "We didn't have much time to rehearse," director Jocelyn Moorhouse tells me. "He'd come straight off of The Hunger Games. We had one read-through the night before and then as soon as I saw him looking at her with those beautiful blue eyes of his and the way she looks back at him, I was thrilled. I knew, yeah, instant chemistry! These two are gorgeous together." And only E! News has the exclusive look at a new selection of stills and behind-the-scenes photos from the movie. Hemsworth had to strip down to just his underwear for one of the first scenes he shot with Winslet and Davis, who couldn't stop laughing at the site of his near nakedness on set. "It was a potentially embarrassing scene for him," Moorhouse said. "But then again, he's quite impressive without his clothes on so he really had nothing to do worry about. Kate and Judy were having a great time doing as many takes as possible." Moorhouse was excited about seeing a glamorous Winslet in the movie's rural setting. "I love the contrast of these people who look like they're dressed in dirty potato sacks meeting this woman who looks like she just stepped off a Paris runway," she said. "I totally fell in love with the concept of all those gorgeous dresses out there in the dusty outback." Hemsworth may have been nervous acting opposite the Oscar winner, Moorhouse said, "but he didn't let it get in the way of being incredibly confident on set. He was very confident and cool. He was very professional and Kate makes it easy. "She's so wonderful with other actors," Moorhouse continued. "She's so generous and so funny and just puts everybody at ease." We know Winslet knows her way around fashion, but she also learned how to work the vintage sewing machine her character uses in The Dressmaker to help give some of the locals makeovers. "She knows all about couture," Moorhouse said. "She knows how a designer would talk to a client. But she also did a lot of research." Moorhouse always wanted Davis to play the mom in the movie, but didn't approach her until she secured Winslet as her daughter. "Right from day one, I just couldn't believe how they were as an onscreen duo," she said. "They really love each other." The Dressmaker is in theaters on Sept. 23. (Eonline)

My favorite film of all time is Bridget Jones's Diary. Yep. Honestly. It is 1hr37m of rom-com perfection and I could probably recite the entire script (and Sharon Maguire's director's commentary from the bonus DVD disc. Remember them?). I was nervous about Bridget Jones's Baby. The second film, Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, didn't quite do it for me - it wasn't as tight, or as funny, of as heartfelt as the first film. My fear was that with the third film they'd lose the magic altogether and my Bridget Jones love would be tarnished forever, in the same way that Sex and the City 2 ruined six seasons and one ok film for me. But I am glad to say that I loved, loved, LOVED the new Bridget Jones film. (I am SO relieved that I can write that). It brings back all the joy of the first film - Sharon Maguire is back on board as director - whilst allowing Bridget, and her world, to have moved on and grown up. You've probably seen a hundred trailers for BJB, so you know the premise: Bridget is pregnant and doesn't know if Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) or new character Jack (Patrick Dempesy) is the father. Renee Zellweger slips straight back into character - the plummy voice, the facial expressions, the duck-like walk - but the ditziness is gone. Bridget is more knowing, more wise, more together, more likely to crack a joke than be the butt of it. Instead of being walked all over at work, sleeping with her boss, she's now a power TV producer, and she's someone's boss. She's packed in the fags and isn't calorie counting (having hit her goal weight) and she can stand up to her mum. Instead of getting dumped, she's the one walking away from relationships that aren't good enough. The character really, really needed to develop for Bridget Jones's Baby to work. Recently, Bridget Jones has become shorthand for an outdated, anti-feminist depiction of 'desperate' single women. I was pleased to see that they've updated this notion - she's not moping around eating Branston pickle out of a jar, she's just getting on with her life, like all single women do. She's open to dating and love, but singledom isn't a disease she's trying to get rid of. There are lots of nice parallel scenes with the first film - which mega fans like me can internally squeal over e.g when the line 'Come, the fuck on, Bridget' makes a return. But even these have been given a reboot. Take, for example, the opening credits. BJ is still in her pajamas, but this time she's not singing forlornly along to All By Myself but rapping (like a pro) along to Jump Around. I challenge you not to love this scene when you see it. Most importantly, BJB is properly funny. I laughed, hard, and not just because of the two glasses of Champagne I swiped for the screening. You can really feel Emma Thompson's genius influence in the spot-on script (Thompson is a total scene-stealer playing Bridget's doctor too). There is four-letter swearing left-right-and-centre, and the humor still feels thoroughly and unapologetically British (I was anxious that they'd Hollywood-ise the LOLs). The physical comedy is still there, too - and remains the right side of slapstick. So, yes, there's the laughs - but there's also heart. Tender moments at a funeral, or during a hospital scan, that shone through the comedy. A good rom-com can take a little shade, and can slide deftly into other tones, aside from comedy - BJB totally nailed this: the sex scenes actually felt sexy, the romance felt real, not corny. I left the cinema feeling uplifted, nostalgic, and desperate to discuss everything I loved about it with my friend. I genuinely can't wait to hold a back-to-back screening of the Bridget Jones trilogy (complete with cheap Chardonnay, and sh*t loads of Kettle Crisps) as soon as the new film hits iTunes. Bridget, I (still) love you. Bridget Jones's Baby is in cinemas September 16. (British Glamour)

Critic's Notebook: Telluride Marks Dazzling Start to Fall Movie Season. The year in movies sprang to life at Telluride over the weekend, with first-rate new films from Damien Chazelle, Denis Villeneuve, Barry Jenkins, Clint Eastwood and several others, writes THR chief film critic Todd McCarthy. As the first American film festival of the fall season, the ever-stimulating Telluride Film Festival provided several exciting signs that 2016 will have some potent movies of quality to offer after all. As always, this Labor Day weekend deep-dive into unrestrained cinephilia in the Rocky Mountains served up a tasty smorgasbord of offerings, from world premieres and highlights of recent foreign festivals to vintage rarities in brilliant new prints and, especially this year, lots of new documentaries, notably several with a musical bent. And, once again, Telluride distinguished itself for its eclectic selections and the accessibility of its guests, as the likes of Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Isabelle Huppert, Emma Stone, Werner Herzog and guest director Volker Schlondorff mingled with first-time filmmakers and buffs who knows that this discriminating festival is a place where it's hard to go wrong with whatever you choose to see. Eight significant new features had their world premieres here over the weekend, while two highly anticipated titles, La La Land and Arrival, showed a mere hours after their Venice bows. Both of them made very big impressions, with Damien Chazelle's original musical drawing raves from many early viewers -- led by none other than Hanks, who himself drew unanimous plaudits for his performance as an old pro pilot who landed a jet safely in the Hudson River, an event very impressively depicted in Eastwood's well-received Sully. Denis Villeneuve's stunning sci-fi drama Arrival mesmerized many who saw it, although a minority seemed puzzled by the final stretch. The film's star, Amy Adams, was saluted with a tribute here, as was Casey Affleck, whose Sundance triumph in Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea made a big impression here as well. Three modestly scaled American features by young directors whose profiles will be significantly heightened by their new works are Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar's pungent Richard Gere-starrer Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer; Ben Younger's familiar but brawny boxing drama Bleed for This; and first-timer Barry Jenkins' poetic and unusually insightful drama of a black youth finding his path in life, Moonlight. Robin Swicord's more conventional E.L. Doctorow adaptation Wakefield was mostly notable for its tour de force lead performance from Bryan Cranston, while Maudie, Irish director Aisling Walsh's Canadian-shot drama about the eccentric artist Maud Lewis, was similarly highlighted by Sally Hawkins' turn in the title role. The two foreign-language world premieres were the delightful Belgian slapstick comedy Lost in Paris by the toplined directing and performing team of Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel and the second feature from Israeli director Rama Burshtein, Through the Wall, which was generally regarded as not on the same level as her arresting debut with Fill the Void. Among the films previously seen at other festivals, the surprise smash was a recut version of Otto Bell's Mongolian feature about a 13-year-old girl who competes with men in The Eagle Huntress. Other features that had already been debuted at European festivals included Graduation, Toni Erdmann, Neruda, Frantz and Things to Come, although Huppert's presence here in conjunction with the latter led many ardent fans to gripe about the festival's decision not to show Paul Verhoeven's Cannes sensation Elle, in which the French star gives one of her most astonishing performances. A small festival like Telluride is in a position to be picky about the documentaries it shows, and it showcased a lot of them this year. Among the premieres were Herzog's volcano-themed Into the Inferno, Errol Morris' embracing The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography, Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson's upsetting The Ivory Game about African elephant slaughter, John Scheinfeld's deep investigation of a jazz titan in Chasing Trane, Angus Macqueen's look at the discovery of a previously unknown Brazilian tribe in The End of Eden, Ryan Suffern's moving account of the surprising aftermath of a 1980s Guatemalan massacre in Finding Oscar, Mimi Chakarova's revelatory Men: A Love Story, Gregory Monro's well-received Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown and Doug Nichol's obsessed and obsessive California Typewriter. For the second year in a row, the long-awaited world premiere of the 1972-shot Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace, shot by Sydney Pollack, was canceled at the last minute for legal reasons. Telluride regular Pierre Rissient, the legendary scout, discover, promoter and all-round man of cinema, had his 80th birthday celebrated by the likes of Eastwood and Bertrand Tavernier, the latter his former publicity partner, who was here to present his magnificent three-hour My Journey Through French Cinema. The vintage restoration sensation of the year was E.A. Dupont's 1925 circus German circus drama Variety, which had even classic cinema specialists like Tavernier and Rissient raving over the visual quality and admitting they had never seen the film looking nearly so good. The indispensable Alloy Orchestra supplied a live score. A 4K restoration of the 1930s French Pagnol Trilogy was another big event, while guest director Schlondorff's selections were highlighted by a popular restoration of Fritz Lang's 1928 Spies and two important films essentially unknown in the West, Konrad Wolf's 1968 I Was Nineteen from East Germany and Marlen Khutsiev's 1970 It Was the Month of May from the U.S.S.R. (Hollywood Reporter)

Busan Film Festival Unveils Lineup Amid Ongoing Power Struggle. Asia's largest film fest tries to put aside recent internal and external conflicts, but budget issues have yet to be secured while it remains unclear whether a majority of South Korean filmmakers will attend this year's event. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will present 301 films from 69 countries during its 21st edition that kicks off in the South Korean city of Busan from Oct. 6-Oct. 15. Though BIFF's signature programming remains largely unchanged from previous editions, organizers of the South Korean festival say they are working hard to pull themselves together from a two-year conflict with South Korean authorities and filmmakers. Asia's largest film fest will open with South Korean comedy-drama A Quiet Dream, marking the first time in five years that it is opening with a local production. Directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu, A Quiet Dream pays homage to three iconic films in Korean indie cinema, Breathless, The Unforgiven and The Journals of Musan. The actor-directors of these films play their respective characters as young men competing for the affection of the same woman. The fest will close with the international premiere of The Dark Wind, a drama about love, traditional values and conflicting religious beliefs, by Iraqi filmmaker Hussein Hassan. The opening and closing films are among 123 titles that will make their world and international premieres. Organizers said that this year's festival programming reflects "the solidarity of Asian cinema." "There is a strong focus on up-and-coming Asian filmmakers, particularly originating from South Asia and China. There were seven festival programmers, but we received a great deal of help from Asian film industryites for this year's selection," said Kim Ji-seok, head programmer and newly named fest deputy director. "Esteemed Asian filmmakers such as Lee Chang-dong have volunteered to take part in the festival even though he does not have a film showing this year, while [Singaporean director] Eric Khoo expressed his wish to premiere his latest film [Art Through Our Eyes] at Busan." A highlight event feting Asian solidarity is a special talk featuring three regional master filmmakers, Lee, Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Kore-eda Hirokazu. Festival-goers can also look forward to special program, including 1970s-80s titles by Korean genre master Lee Doo Yong, a retrospective dedicated to the late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (recipient of 2016's Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award), and a showcase of Colombian cinema. The Asian Film Market, the largest event of its kind in the region, will open Oct. 8-11 with a continued focus on intellectual property, or providing a platform for filmmakers to adapt books, online cartoon strips (regionally known as "webtoons") and animations for the big screen. It remains to be seen, however, whether BIFF will succeed in bringing out the solidarity of the local film industry. Since 2014 conflicts arose between BIFF and the Busan metropolitan government when then-fest director Lee Yong-kwan pushed forth with the screening of a controversial documentary in spite of opposition from Busan mayor and former BIFF chairman Suh Byung-soo. The city of Busan funds about half of the fest's annual budget, and event organizers have claimed that the unprecedented audit reviews and drastically cut state funding that followed were a result of "political retaliation." Nine film associations spanning directors, producers and critics declared a ban on the festival in a gesture to defend its artistic freedom. Last month, four film groups decided to end the boycott while four insist on continuing the ban, and the one remaining coalition chose not to take part in the vote. "We have managed to amend the festival's articles of association, in order to defend the independence and autonomy of BIFF. But I believe it is difficult for everyone [in the film industry] to agree on what is best for the festival, and I sincerely regret how we have caused a great deal of concern for filmmakers and fans near and far," said Kim Dong-ho, BIFF founder and former director who was tapped in as its first "civilian" chairman. The chairmanship had traditionally been reserved for the Busan mayor. Budget issues, moreover, remain to be fixed. "The Korean culture ministry has increased its annual funding, from last year's 800 million won to 900 million won (about $805,000), but sponsors have been reluctant due to uncertainties about whether or not this year's festival would open," said Kim. "We are working hard to secure more sponsorship funding before the festival opens and hope to make up for next year's fund through sideline events and other sources." He added, "We believed that hosting this year's festival no matter would be the best way to defend BIFF, and are planning things accordingly. Because everything was finalized in late August there may be shortcomings. But we are hoping this will be an opportunity to turn things around for the better, to make the next 20 years of the festivals a new and meaningful one." (Hollywood Reporter)

Terrence Malick's 'Voyage of Time' to Premiere in Toronto. The fest earlier booked a 35 mm version of the 'Tree of Life' filmmaker's voyage to the cosmos, narrated by Cate Blanchett, for a North American bow. The Toronto Film Festival is to screen a feature-length version and a separate 45-minute Imax cut of Terrence Malick's universe documentary Voyage of Time, with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett as narrators. Toronto on Tuesday said it was giving Voyage of Time: The Imax Experience, the super-sized version narrated by Pitt, a world premiere. Fest programmers earlier booked Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, the 90-minute cut narrated by Blanchett, for a North American premiere in Toronto. Voyage of Time is described as a celebration of the Earth from the birth of the universe to its final collapse. "It's an honor to have the world and North American premieres of the two versions of Malick's magnum opus, one of the most remarkable cinematic experiences of the year," Piers Handling, director and CEO of the Toronto festival, said in a statement. Malick has been working on the project since the 1970s in collaboration with visual effects artist Dan Glass (The Matrix Trilogy, Batman Begins). The Toronto Film Festival is set to run from Sept. 8 to 18. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV

Kelly Ripa Returns for a New Season of LIVE With Kelly Without Michael Strahan. Kelly Ripa kicked off her fresh start Tuesday morning. Tuesday marked the season premiere of LIVE With Kelly, and with it came Michael Strahan's notable absence and a promotion for Ripa. E! News has confirmed that Ripa has been promoted to executive producer alongside Michael Gelman. The show's studio also received a little bit of an update, with new velvet chair covers and other aesthetic changes. "Wow, they spared no expense!" Ripa joked. Although Strahan departed the show well before last season ended, his absence Tuesday shined a light on the obvious question: Who is going to replace him? But Morris Chestnut was on hand to serve as co-host in the premiere episode, and Chris Noth, Bradley Whitford and Martina McBride all appeared as guests. Chesnut and Ripa began the episode by talking about an experience they both shared this summer -- sending their kids to college. Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos said goodbye to their son, Michael Consuelos, while Chestnut and his wife Pam Byse dropped off their daughter Paige Chestnut. "My wife was very emotional," Chestnut shared. "I got emotional when I saw her credit card bill. Every time I called she said, 'I'm at Target picking up something for Paige's dorm. I'm at whatever local store picking up something for Paige's dorm.' I got the bill back, and she must have been at the top-notch furniture stores. I think I might go there for vacation because I'm sure her room looks like the Ritz-Carlton." "I'm lucky I have a son," Ripa joked. "He just wanted a pillow." Ripa has had a slew of fill-in hosts, including Fred Savage, Anderson Cooper, Jeff Gordon, Rob Lowe and Andy Cohen, but as of Tuesday there has been no official announcement about who will land the coveted morning show role. In the meantime, Strahan begins his full-time gig at Good Morning America. At one point during Tuesday's show, Strahan sat on a couch next to Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Amy Robach and appeared to be quite comfortable in his new roll. With a smile on his face, Strahan seemed to be enjoying his new role. After Strahan departed LIVE he revealed that he didn't really have any regrets about leaving. "I really haven't missed it," Strahan said on the Netflix show Chelsea. "But I loved it. Don't get me wrong. I loved it. When you get a break, sometimes you kind of go, 'Wow, I kind of needed it.' I needed a break." In an interview with DuJour magazine, posted a week after he left LIVE, Strahan said, "I loved being at LIVE. It's a great show, great people and I'm very fortunate to have been a part of it." Formerly LIVE With Kelly and Michael, the show became LIVE With Kelly after Strahan left. Ripa was initially kept in dark about Strahan's exit and was said to be "livid" and blindsided by his last-minute departure. Following the news, Ripa took four days off from her morning talk show, but when she returned to the show, she gave the audience some on-air zingers about the drama and her contract negotiations with ABC. (Eonline)

Michael Strahan made his debut as full-time co-anchor on Good Morning America on Tuesday. Four months after he left his post as co-host to Kelly Ripa on ABC's Live with Kelly and Michael, the NFL star–turned–TV personality has settled into his new home on GMA. Strahan, 44, was welcomed to the morning desk by colleagues George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts. Strahan was greeted warmly by Stephanopoulos and Roberts-and got cheers on set after being introduced. On May 13, Strahan bid farewell to Live after four years on the show. Sitting next to Ripa, 45, he told audiences that his last day was "bittersweet," but reminded them that he would be staying in the ABC family. "Of course you get nervous and I've done this for four years so this is a moment that I didn't anticipate being here at this point, but it's here and we're going to enjoy it," Strahan said. "I'm not dying! I'm still in the family! And I'm still available to come back if I'm ever called to co-host so I'm not going anywhere. I'm not gone." Strahan, who will co-anchor the ABC morning show each weekday, told PEOPLE of accepting the new position: "Can't wait to be there full-time. Great, great family to work with over there, I'm looking forward to it." Good Morning America airs weekdays (7–9 a.m. ET) on ABC. (People)

Greta Van Susteren Out at Fox News. Brit Hume will host 'On the Record' through the election. Greta Van Susteren is set to depart Fox News after 14 years, with senior political analyst Brit Hume taking over as host of her program, On the Record, through the election. The announcement came Tuesday morning from Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine, who were recently elevated to co-presidents of the network in the wake of the departure of Roger Ailes amid sexual harassment allegations. No reason was cited for Van Susteren's departure, but a source close to the situation tells THR it came down to a "financial disagreement." Van Susteren was known to have a key man clause in her contract that allowed her to depart in the event Ailes did. But she has said publicly that she had no intention of exercising that clause, though she did come out early to defend Ailes after Gretchen Carlson filed her law suit. Other Fox News personalities with such a clause include Bill O'Reilly, who anchors the network's top-rated show, Bret Baier, who has been integral to the network's election coverage, and 10 p.m. host Sean Hannity. Van Susteren was among the first of Fox News' female employees to speak up in defense of Ailes, before leaks from an internal investigation began to uncover allegations from multiple additional women. Ailes through his attorney has denied the allegations. The press release announcing Van Susteren's departure offers a brief thank-you from Abernethy and Shine: "We are grateful for Greta's many contributions over the years and wish her continued success." Van Susteren would have marked 15 years at the network in January. The release does not include a statement from her. And while her Twitter feed had been active on Tuesday morning, she has yet to directly acknowledge her departure. Rather, she has replied to tweets from colleagues, including Geraldo Rivera, who characterized the announcement as "stunning news" and admitted he had no idea why Van Susteren was leaving. The Fox News release announcing Van Susteren's departure and Hume's ascension to her 7 p.m. seat, mostly talks about Hume, a veteran anchor who stepped down from Washington-based Special Report in 2008, has been a senior political analyst on the network ever since. "As one of the best political analysts in the industry, Brit is the ideal choice to host a nightly political program while the most dynamic and captivating election in recent history unfolds," Abernethy and Shine said in a joint statement. "Having Brit at the helm of this show will enable Fox News to continue on track to have its highest-rated year ever as the network dominates the cable news landscape." Hume added: "I am happy to take on this assignment for the balance of this extraordinary election. My Fox News colleagues have set a high standard for political coverage which I'll do my best to uphold. I'm honored to be asked." (Hollywood Reporter)

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Big Desert Accident Aftermath Hints at a New Line Drawn in the Sand. That was ... not easy to watch. We knew the nasty ATV accident involving several of The Real Housewives of Orange County was on the way, which made watching the night's seemingly endless trip out to the Glamis dunes in Heather Dubrow's rented luxury (but still not luxury enough for everyone's favorite fancypants) RV feel like a grim exercise. The end result was not going to be good. We knew this. And even though we'd seen countless previews of the horrific accident itself, nothing could prepare us for what came afterwards. Between shots of Vicki Gunvalson uncontrollably vomiting into Kelly Dodd's lap as the result of a neck injury, Tamra Judge laying on the floor, seemingly immobile, and Heather and Kelly's poor children forced to stand nearby by and watch the horrifying scene unfold, it certainly wasn't the great advertisement that Glamis thought it would be getting when it signed off on filming permits. What it was a great advertisement, though, was for Heather Dubrow: Woman in Charge. Say what you will about Heather, but watching her spring into "help mode" after self-assessing that she was relatively unscathed was enough to convince me that I want her by my side in any and every crisis. Surviving an accident like that is something of a bonding experience for all parties involved, so we wouldn't be surprised to see Tamra and Heather set aside any lingering doubts about welcoming Vicki and Kelly fully into the fold moving forward. And we wouldn't be surprised if Meghan King Edmonds' reaction to the news might just turn everyone against her. You see, after Vicki was airlifted, alone, to a hospital in Palm Springs, Heather and Kelly called Meghan, who, along with husband Jim, were hosting Shannon and David Beador at their home in La Quinta, to ask how far away they were from the hospital. Clearly, Heather and Kelly expected Meghan to offer to go keep an obviously frightened Vicki company. That's not exactly what they got. Rather, Meghan blankly said, "That's too bad," and did her damnedest to get off the phone pretty darn quick. "I don't need to go see her," Jim said when his wife hung up the phone. "Of course we don't want Vicki to be hurt, but I don't want to go visit Vicki in the hospital because I'm not her friend," Meghan said in her interview. And thus, we're certain a new feud has been born. Is Meghan within her right to choose to not upend her weekend and go out of her way for a woman she doesn't really like? Certainly. But does it come across as kind of cruel? We'll let you be the judge of that. The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Bravo. (Eonline)

Farrah Abraham has no problem kicking you out of her house if you walk on her rug with your shoes on. On Monday's episode of Teen Mom OG, the 25-year-old unleashed fury on her on-again off-again boyfriend Simon Saran and ultimately sent him packing all within a 24-hour timespan. The issues between the pair began as soon as Saran landed in Texas for Easter and escalated all the way up until dinner time. It started during their drive to an egg hunt after Abraham began to get frustrated with traffic. When Saran tried to calm her by saying, "It's just a busy weekend,"-the reality star snapped. "Dude, I'm driving and you're not," she told him. "So, I need you to shut the f--- up. It really is appreciative." Things became even more awkward later on during the egg hunt. Saran was standing off to the side mingling and drinking with other families and friends while Abraham was helping Sophia look for eggs and bash a pinata. This ultimately made the mother of one angry, because she felt as though her boyfriend wasn't getting involved with the activities. "I don't know what his deal is," she told her mother Debra, "but it needs to stop." Back at the house, the tension escalated between the couple. While Abraham was inside eating with her mother, Saran walked into the house and across her carpet with his shoes on. "Simon, lets not walk on my rug ... lets wash your hands out here," she told him while gesturing towards the kitchen sink. "Simon, do not walk on my rug with your shoes." "I heard you the first time, you don't have to repeat yourself," he told her. "I heard you." "Then what are you doing?" Abraham snapped back at him. "There's a sink right here, don't forget. Don't walk on my carpet with your shoes ... I've told you this time and time again when you come over, stop walking with your shoes on my rug." Saran tried to remain calm and asked her what the big deal was and if everything was okay with her. "You're hostile for no reason," he said. "When I've said probably for over a thousand times since I met you, 'don't walk with your shoes in my room,' " Abraham started to say before he cut her off. "I will buy you new carpet!" Saran told her. "Like, let it go. It's not that big of a deal." Abraham then got up, started to cry and walked out of the room. Minutes later, she told one of the producers that she doesn't even understand why Saran was there to begin with and that he was a "third wheel." Near the end of the episode, Abraham sat down with Saran and ran through a list of what he did wrong since getting there that morning. "You don't pay attention to what aggravates me," she told him. "I'm talking about the whole f---ing day, and not just the carpet ... at the egg hunt, it's not okay to come and not pay attention to the family you came with." "When you go to social gatherings, you socialize with people," he replied. "Oh yeah? Did I ask how to f---ing be at a party, Simon?" she snapped back at him. The pair went back and forth snapping at one another for a few more minutes until Saran started texting on his phone and tuned her out. "Are you going to get off your phone to listen?" she asked him. "Hang on, one second," Saran said while continuing to type away. "One second." That was the last straw for Abraham who then stood up, walked into the house to grab his luggage and rolled it out onto the driveway. The cameras then followed him as he jumped into a black SUV with his suitcase and drove off. Teen Mom OG airs Mondays (10 p.m. ET) on MTV. (People)

The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe aired Monday night, and it's safe to say no one held back. The special, which was taped Aug. 27 in Los Angeles, rounded up a slew of celebrities to rip on 52-year-old Lowe, including Peyton Manning, Jewel, Karate Kid actor Ralph Macchio, Pete Davidson, Nikki Glaser, Rob Riggle, Jimmy Carr, Jeff Ross, Ann Coulter and roastmaster David Spade. The digs spanned from Lowe's acting career and good looks to his infamous past liaisons-all while his family, wife Sheryl and sons Matthew, 22, and John Owen, 20, sat in the audience. But it was Lowe's 1988 sex tape with a 16-year-old girl-which the actor himself parodied in a promo for the roast – that truly took center stage for the night. "Rob, in both your sex tapes you appeared with two other people-good God, you can't even carry a sex tape," quipped Riggle. "You're like the me of sex tapes. Self-deprecating! Beats you to the punch!" Jewel also took quite the jab at the roastee's sex tape by singing to the tune of her hit "You Were Meant for Me"-and switching up the lyrics. "Rob you are such a whore / you completely forgot we hooked up before. You showed me your penis / when I was just 16-ish. Back in 1988 / I was the girl on your sex tape," she crooned. "Maybe you missed my name / because you were high on so much cocaine. Out of all your films / I'm the best thing you were ever in." "For years, Rob Lowe had a sex addiction. But he cured it by getting less famous," said Spade, later adding, "Rob came up at a time when a sex tape could really ruin your career. But Rob had to do it the hard way-with his acting." Chimed in Ross: "Rob Lowe. Or as the girls in the sex tape said, 'Rob, no!'" Roastmaster Spade also made light of Lowe's previous struggle with alcohol abuse. "Rob has been sober 26 years. To put that in perspective. If sobriety was a baby, he would have f---ed it 10 years ago," he quipped, later adding, "Rob has been called the comeback kid- no, I read that wrong. Rob has come on a kid. Glad we got that out of the way." But the most scathing jabs of the night were directed not at Lowe, but at Coulter as the conservative political commentator was hit by one comedian after another throughout the roast. "Is Pete white? Is he black?" said Spade. "Ann Coulter needs to know so she can decide if she hates him. ... She seems stiff and conservative, but she gets wild in the sheets. Just ask the clan." "Ann Coulter, if you're here who's scaring the crows away from our crops?" said Davidson. "Last year we had Martha Stewart who sells sheets, and now we have Ann Coulter who cuts eye holes in them." "Fun fact: Ann Coulter has a big angry bush," added Riggle. "No joke, that's just a fun fact." "Gay men love Ann Coulter. It's because two minutes into hearing her speak, they remember why they hate p---y," said Jewel. "One of the most repugnant, hateful hatchet bitches alive, but it's not too late to change, Ann-you could kill yourself," said Carr. Added Glaser: "Don't be mad. At least I acknowledge the Holocaust-Ann doesn't even think it happened." Even Lowe himself had something to say: "It's 56 days to Halloween, but I see that Ann Coulter is already in her skeleton costume," he quipped, adding, "Ann, after your set tonight, we've all witnessed the first bombing that you can't blame on a Muslim." Coulter, 54, recently opened up about the roast to The Hollywood Reporter, slamming the network for its "decision to shift away from humor." "I'm sure there are lots of funny jokes about people dying," she said, "these weren't those." (People)

Ann Coulter Wrote Most of Her Rob Lowe Roast Jokes, Rejected Comedy Central Writers' Quips. "She does not understand humor or joy." Ann Coulter did not want to use the jokes Comedy Central writers crafted for her, instead putting her own material together for the Roast of Rob Lowe, which premiered Monday, according to writers Mike Lawrence and Earl Skakel, who did a Facebook Live session after the event aired. Coulter's performance was not well received and she was booed more than once. Even though it did not make it to air, she also had a problem with the teleprompter not working at one point, which clearly irked the conservative political commentator. Coulter, who made it clear she was at the roast to plug her new book, In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!, took multiple jabs at Hillary Clinton during her set. Those jokes were met with silence and some confused looks from the audience, which included Maria Shriver. Lawrence and Skakel, with a little help from a hand puppet dubbed "Coultergeist," shared some of the jokes that were written for Coulter, which she passed on because "She does not understand humor or joy," Lawrence said. Some of the rejected jokes were: "Peyton Manning is a model citizen and his forehead is a model for the wall that Trump's going to put between the U.S. and Mexico." "Ralph Macchio's first-ever credit was in the movie, Up the Academy playing a character called Chooch Bambalazi. Are you serious? Even Donald Trump thinks it's too racist to call a wop Chooch Bambalazi." Lawrence added, "She turned down saying 'wop,' That's a fun joke." "And before you ask Jeff [Ross], I wouldn't f -- you with Hillary Clinton's dick." "Rob Lowe is like America: He hasn't been great since Reagan was president and unemployment is becoming more and more of a problem for him." In addition to pretty much bombing her set, Coulter was shown on camera numerous times not laughing when she was being ribbed. Lowe confirmed she did not seem to enjoy herself. (Hollywood Reporter)

'Narcos' Renewed for Third and Fourth Seasons at Netflix. The drug cartel drama will live on after Pablo Escobar. Narcos will continue beyond Pablo Escobar. After two seasons that started and -- spoiler alert! -- ended the Colombian kingpin's story, the streaming service is moving ahead with a third and fourth season of the drug cartel drama. Jose Padilha and Eric Newman will continue to serve as executive producers of the series. The episode count for the additional seasons was not revealed. The first season of the critically praised drama Narcos chronicled the rise of Escobar (Wagner Moura), while the sophomore run chronicled his fall. Ahead of the premiere of season two (which bowed Sept. 2) Newman -- the third showrunner on the drama -- confirmed that viewers would see the death of Escobar and Moura's exit, prompting questions over whether or not the series would continue without its star. But Newman said the drama, which is based on true events, was never just about the Medellin cartel and its leader. "Narcos is about cocaine and cocaine continues beyond Escobar," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "I'll go as long as they'll let me go." As promised, season two brought the death of Escobar while giving rise to his successor, the Cali cartel. The finale very clearly sets up the rising rival, a crime organization that, at the height of its reign, was responsible for 90 percent of the world's cocaine market. "There's a reason why we call this show Narcos and not Pablo Escobar," added Newman. "It's very much about the trade. There are other drug dealers and there are alliances formed against Pablo [in season two], so there are a multitude of stories we could tackle." The first two seasons starred Pedro Pascal and Boyd Holbrook as the real DEA agents who helped to take Escobar down, Javier Pena and Steve Murphy, respectively. The real-life pair also serve as series consultants. While the season-two ending implied that Pena would play a big part in the upcoming Cali cartel story, his partner, Murphy, left Colombia shortly after the Escobar chapter came to a close in real life. When asked whether or not Newman would stray from history to keep his costar, he had this to say about the character: "I am really proud of Murphy's story and the evolution," he told THR. "One of the things you have to consider is: Is his story over?" Narcos is a key piece of Netflix's global plan. The English-language drama is a strong player abroad and part of a drama roster that includes recent addition Anne of Green Gables, Ozark, Gilmore Girls, The Crown and multiple Marvel series. (Hollywood Reporter)

The Walking Dead Promises A Whole Lot Of Negan In New Season 7 Trailer. Has there ever been a more frustrating wait between seasons than The Walking Dead?? Thankfully there's a new trailer to tide you over until October. If you remember, the end of last season left fans frustrated and wanting more as Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan was about to bash a major character's skull in! We may not know whether Glenn, Maggie, or Daryl will be biting the dust, but the new footage released on Twitter teases big changes, a buttload of Negan, and oh yeah -- LOTS of violence! Mark your calendars for October 23 when TWD returns at 10 pm EST on AMC! (Perez Hilton)

Bachelor in Paradise Finale Part 1 Recap: This Beach Is For Serious Couples Only. Summer's just about over, and that means that as unwilling as we are to say goodbye, our favorite summer show is also about to come to an end. And that means that things are getting serious on the beach. Very, very serious. People are going to get married. Either that, or they're going to die. It's unclear, but in any case, it became very important that people should only give other people flowers if they were very, very sure of their relationship. For some reason, before the last regular rose ceremony could go down, it was necessary to bring in one last straggler. Her name was Tiara, the chicken enthusiast, and given the fact that she was sent home the first week of Ben's season, literally all we know about her is that she likes chickens, both as food and friends. We didn't even get to see her go on a date, because she gave up her date card so Nick and Jen could get a chance to examine their very boring and doomed relationship. They continued to be very boring, both because a) we know Nick is the Bachelor and thus his thing with Jen doesn't last and b) these two together are just not nearly as exciting as any of the other couples. Jen's worried about the wall Nick has up, and these fears are only made stronger by the fortune teller who sees the same thing. Nick did his best to assuage her fears, and they were stronger than ever by the time the date was over, maybe. If only there were a point to all this... Back on the beach, Josh was making out with his pizza again, then switching to Amanda, and somehow Amanda still isn't grossed out by greasy frozen pizza mouth. This must be what love is, and we've been looking for the wrong thing all this time. Meanwhile, Brett (Lamp Man) decided his connection with Lauren H (who we're still mad at for how rude she was to Jubilee) was stronger than his connection with Izzy, and he was left with the task of breaking up with the girl who dumped Vinny for him. Needless to say, she was pissed, and immediately regretted having dumped Vinny, which duh. She took off, and called him on the way home, but it didn't go well. He said he couldn't be with a person who would do a thing like dumping him for a guy with a lamp, which we get. His feelings for Izzy disappeared as quickly as her feelings for Lamp Man appeared, and Vinny was out. This sent Izzy into a panic attack, and so the last time we saw Izzy, she was crying on the side of the road, thinking she was going to throw up. Bye! With Lamp Man seemingly set after Lauren H, it was up to Wells to decide which of the four remaining women got to stay. Poor Tiara never had a chance, and Shushanna knew she also didn't have a chance, so she just left, because she's a grown woman who doesn't need to deal with fighting over some dude. She's also a grown woman with a great point. Then it turned out that Brett didn't really like Lauren H that much, so he gave his rose to no one, and Wells was then going to be responsible for three women going home. Despite the fact that Jami planned to "aggressively" accept Wells' rose, he ended up giving it to Ashley, and Ashley was thrilled... until the next day. While Ashley couldn't wait to finally get losing her virginity over with help from a guy who seemed like he could be good in bed, Wells freaked out. He liked her and stuff, but didn't want to commit to becoming an American treasure (as Nick predicted he'd become) by taking Ashley I's virginity. So just as Ashley was about to be like, "I want to have sex with you, let's do this," he ended things. Silly boys! We're going to place a lot of blame on Chris Harrison, who just couldn't stop talking about how everything in Paradise was about to change, and literally no one who didn't want to get married immediately should stay on the beach any longer, as if these people were contractually obligated to be in love forever after the next day. In our opinion, Chris Harrison needs to chill out in his palapa, and remember how well things go when this show doesn't take itself seriously. With both Ashley and Wells gone, only the serious couples were left to go on one last serious date before possibly getting engaged. Grant and Lace went first, and they had a great time finding out what it was like to be a couple away from the beach. That involved taking lots of selfies and getting tattoos that said "grace." "Grace is both of our couple names combined. It's Grant... and Lace," explained Grant. Grant got his first and easily, and then Lace freaked the F out, both because a tattoo -- especially a very visible wrist tattoo -- is very permanent, and because they're very painful to get. She eventually sat still and got it done, and was so proud of herself, and we guess we're just proud of them for having names that, when combined, also just make words that normal people might get tattooed on their bodies. So in case this goes horribly wrong, there's that silver lining... on their wrists. "The other couples are going to be so jealous," Lace exclaimed as they skipped out of the tattoo parlor. Okay. Up next was Nick and Jen, who remained boring. They surfed a bit and talked some more about walls, and got a fraction of the screentime that Grace got before we switched to Carly and Evan. (Cevan?) They walked up to a giant canvas on the ground, and as Carly observed, "We're the weird couple, so we have to do weird stuff." Today's weird stuff involved taking their clothes off and attacking each other with paint, and it looked kind of fun, but if we were Carly, we would spend a lot more time going, "COME ON!" Cut to Amanda, watching Josh play soccer with some kids. She needs a guy who's a great dad, because she has kids. He wants to have kids who will play sports, so he can be their coach, and all we will say is that coach dads are not among our favorite kinds of dads. Then, it was time for everyone to eat dinner before heading to the fantasy suite. This was fine. Cevan said they love each other, and we think we're coming around on these two, even though Evan's still a weirdo. Nick and Jen said more of the same things about how they could totally fall for each other. Lace finally told Grant she loves him, and basically was ready to get engaged. Josh and Amanda, meanwhile, also did these things, and the most genius part of the night's episode was Amanda's little speech to the cameras, backed by a soundtrack of Josh moaning. It was wonderful, and we will miss this when this show ends. Except we also won't. We're actually going to miss a lot of things when this show ends tomorrow night, even if Josh's moaning is not among those things. We'll miss the opening credits, and Jorge, and Chris Harrison saying "palapa," and Carly wondering what the hell she's doing with her life. We'll even weirdly miss Ashley I. Basically, there will be a big heart-shaped hole in our heart until next summer comes around, and we are not looking forward to it. Bachelor in Paradise concluded Tuesday at 8 p.m. on ABC. (Eonline)