ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Donald Glover Is a Dad! Atlanta Star Welcomes First Child With Girlfriend. Donald Glover is a dad! The Atlanta actor just welcomed his first child, E! News has learned, though few other details have been made public at this time. While Glover recently did a press tour for the well-received FX series, he made no hints as to becoming a father for the very first time during interviews. Back in January of this year, the actor and rapper was spotted leaving a local grocery store in Hawaii with a pregnant unidentified woman. Then, in May, the couple was spotted walking around the Big Apple with a stroller in tow, Us Weekly reports. Glover worked as a writer for the hit NBC comedy 30 Rock for a few years before playing Troy Barnes on the equally beloved show Community. And when he's not busy both in front and behind the cameras, Glover is hard at work in the recording studio where he performs under the name Childish Gambino. In the past few weeks, it was announced that Atlanta was renewed for a second season. It sure seems to be an exciting time for Glover, congratulations to the happy family! (Eonline)

Janet Jackson is one glowing mom-to-be. The 50-year-old singer is officially confirming her pregnancy and showing off her growing baby bump exclusively with PEOPLE. "We thank God for our blessing," says the star. After Jackson announced in April she was postponing her Unbreakable World Tour in May to focus on "planning" a family with her husband Wissam Al Mana, sources confirmed to PEOPLE the star was expecting her first child. Over the last few months, Jackson has kept a low profile and was last spotted shopping for baby buys at London's Back in Action furniture store. "She is super excited about her pregnancy and is doing extremely well," a source close to the Jackson family previously told PEOPLE. "She actually feels very good about everything." (People)

Surprise! Jesse Eisenberg is going to be a dad. The 33-year-old "Cafe Society" actor and his longtime girlfriend Anna Strout are expecting their first baby together, E! reported on Tuesday. The couple, who began dating in 2002, ended their relationship in 2012. During the interim, Eisenberg was linked with Mia Wasikowska. But in January, the old couple were spotted together yet again at a basketball game. A rep for Eisenberg did not immediately return a request for comment. (Page Six)

Kevin Hart's Wife Eniko Parrish Is Not Pregnant. Kevin Hart wants to make one thing perfectly clear: his wife Eniko Parrish is not pregnant. The What Now? star appeared on The Breakfast Club Wednesday morning and cleared the air on some rumors surrounding his wife. When asked if Parrish is expecting, Hart responded, "I don't know where they get this from." Channeling his famous sense of humor, Hart went on to joke that the cause of the rumors must be bloat. "I think sometimes she just be bloated or something. People just say it. I don't where people get this from," he said, laughing. "I'm like, 'Baby you bloated in this picture or something? What happened this day? What's going on this day, baby?'" Upon hearing Hart's response, the co-hosts joked that Parrish must have loved hearing her husband calling her bloated. "My baby a gym rat, too," he continued. "They just catch her. Some days you be in them tights and they catch you on a different side. 'They think it's a pouch, baby. They think you're pregnant.'" All jokes aside, Hart maintained that his new wife wasn't expecting a little bundle of joy. "She's not pregnant. We're not expecting. When we do, we'll know and you'll probably hear from me several months after," he explained. "You'll probably be able to tell because she'll be showing, but when that does happen I wont be public about it off the bat." Hart and Parrish tied the knot in a romantic Santa Barbara, Calif., ceremony in August, E! News confirmed. His two kids, Hendrix Hart and Heaven Hart, were by their dad's side during the ceremony, as Hendrix served as the Central Intelligence star's best man. (Eonline)

It appears to be a safe bet that Adrianne Bailon will shed some happy tears on her wedding day. "I was getting so emotional," the co-host of The Real tells PEOPLE of getting ready on Saturday for her wedding shower, which is featured exclusively in the current issue of the magazine. There are some things Bailon is doing very traditionally-she and fiance Israel Houghton are saving themselves for marriage-but when it came to her shower she wanted to break tradition and have her husband-to-be there with her. "I always knew if I did a bridal shower I knew I needed it to be co-ed. I can't imagine celebrating my engagement without my fiance," says Bailon, who discusses becoming a stepmom in a preview clip from The Real exclusive to PEOPLE. "I like hanging out with him so why would I want do celebrate without him." So, the two celebrated together at a party hosted by West Hollywood eatery Fig & Olive with a Parisian-themed shower. "We got engaged in Paris, so it made picking a theme easy," she says. And the couple got very involved in the planning. "We're very D.I.Y. people and we're hands both for our wedding and the shower," says Bailon. "The Eiffel towers were black but we wanted them rose gold like my engagement ring, so we got spray paint and sat on the deck of our house and spray pained them ourselves. We had frames that I got there and put pictures in it. I did all the table setting myself with Israel." The games, however, were left up to Bailon's The Real co-host Jeannie Mai. "Jeannie is a game host for all time," says Bailon. "She had people re-enacting moments in our relationship and then some that were very risque since we're saving ourselves." But as much fun as the shower was, Bailon can't wait for her big day later this year. "I'm so excited," she says. "I can't wait to marry my best friend." (People)

Lindsey Vonn Shares the Hardest Part About Dating Tiger Woods That Also ''Made Me Stronger." Going through a breakup is never easy, but going through a breakup with the entire world watching is a whole different ball game. Olympian Lindsey Vonn sat down with E! News' Zuri Hall about her new book Strong Is the New Beautiful (available now), and also discussed the current status with famous ex Tiger Woods. "We're friends," Vonn tells us. "It's nice to be able to stay in touch with him, but yeah, we're just at different places in our lives, but he's still a friend." The athletic couple broke up last year after three years together, and Vonn explains that being in a relationship that was always under the spotlight proved to be extremely difficult. "It was really hard. The breakup, being together, it was all really hard. It was essentially being in a fish bowl. Everybody's looking at you and judging you and commenting on what they think is right or wrong and it was hard," she explains. "But that's one thing that made me stronger. Being able to block out the noise and block out other people's opinions, and honestly it doesn't matter what anybody else thinks as long as you're happy." During a recent appearance on Running Wild With Bear Grylls, Vonn opened up about still being in love with Woods. "I mean, I loved him so much, and I still do. It just didn't work, you know?" she told host Bear Grylls of her relationship with the pro golfer. "It was too much with his competition schedule and mine, and he has two kids. We're still on good terms, we're friends. But it was really hard." Although she and Woods couldn't make it work, she doesn't plan on making things official on paper with any other man. "Probably not. I've done all that," she admitted when asked if she'd get married again. "It's a nice check mark on the ol' life goals bucket list." (Eonline)

Ben Affleck has only good things to say about Jennifer Garner. The 44-year-old actor and father of three told EXTRA at the red carpet premiere of his new film The Accountant on Monday that his estranged wife has been stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Nevada, and he couldn't be more impressed. "She's in Reno. Doing what she believes in. Which is great. Think it's awesome. And I'm so impressed by it -- her and everything she does," he said. "She's a great mom and that's how it is." The couple announced they were divorcing after 10 years of marriage in June of 2015. Despite their split, the pair have remained amicable and have continued with co-parenting their kids, Violet, 10, Seraphina, 7, and Samuel, 4. While on the subject of the mother of his children, Affleck said the two try their "best" to make co-parenting work. They're also planning on celebrating Halloween together with their children. "We both take them trick or treating," he said, adding that his kids aren't quite sure what they'll dress up as. "They're still working on it. They haven't decided on a character. I'm not gonna dress up this year. I'm gonna go as Dad." Garner also took the children to Europe to see their dad while he was filming Justice League there, telling the Today show: "I felt like, 'Well the kids should have that experience,' and he and I are great friends and we just, we just all went en masse." (People)

Nicki Minaj Says She Can Do Anything Jay Z Can Do and Instantly Reminds Us Why She's a Boss. Nicki Minaj has made it a point to come into the scene and shake things up. Whether it's making room for more female emcees in a male-dominated industry or proving that there is no glass ceiling she can't break, Barbz has used her celebrity to be (very) vocal about what she believes in and has therefore become the poster image for a boss, because one thing's for sure -- whatever Nicki wants, she's gonna make sure she gets it. Posing with fierce realness on the cover of Marie Claire for their latest issue, the rapper touches on women's goals and competing with big-time male rappers by explaining that she can most definitely create a career and empire for herself, just like any of the big boys. Even Hov. "I don't need to read a book about [business]. I can look at someone's career and just pinpoint the dos and the don'ts, and the one person I've done that with for my entire career was Jay Z," she says. "He did such a great job being an authentic street guy and a businessman, and I was like, Why aren't there women doing that, taking the success from rap and channeling it into their empire? I felt like anything he could do, I could do." Minaj touched on the fact that many women seem to marry into money these days instead of creating a fortune for themselves, which she finds worrisome. "Nowadays, I feel like [young women] see marrying into money -- I think that's a big thing now. I don't want that to be a woman's goal in life," she states. "I want your goal in life to be to become an entrepreneur, a rich woman, a career-driven woman. You have to be able to know that you need no man on this planet at all, period, and he should feel that, because when a man feels that you need him, he acts differently." Another woman who breeds the same message of female empowerment is Nicki's gal-pal, and Jay's wife, Beyonce. The two artists have collaborated on "Feeling Myself" and the "Flawless (Remix)," both of which quickly became anthems for women who enjoyed acknowledging their independence while bobbing to a catchy beat. Nicki completely understands the draw to her projects with Queen B, and it has everything to do with what these two represent. "Every time Bey and I do something together, I see how women are inspired, and it has nothing to do with how we look. It has to do with how we are owning who we are and telling other women you should be the boss of your own career and the brains behind your life or your decisions or your art. I just love that feeling." For more of Nicki Minaj's interview with Marie Claire, pick up their November issue when it hits newsstands on Oct. 18. (Eonline)

Kendra Wilkinson is worried about Hugh Hefner's declining health. "I worry every day you know that at that age and I'm not gonna lie every day I open up my social media I pray I don't see what we think might happen," she told E! News. "He honestly is my family." "The day that comes will be devastating to me and my family," she added. Wilkinson, 31, says she spoke with the Playboy pioneer recently but couldn't give a definitive answer on whether his health is in good shape. "I can't say that ... I'm not a medical person or any of that stuff," Wilkinson said. "Honestly, he was there and we had a great talk and we were very happy to see each other. You know and there were rumors that things are happening but God he's 91 years old! He's gonna live longer than us!" Last month, a source told Page Six that Hefner was "down to around 90?pounds and super sick." "His people are really trying to keep this under wraps. You even have to sign a confidentiality agreement to go up to see him," the source continued. Hefner later took to Twitter to slam reports of his failing health. "I wish the tabloids had informed me a little earlier in the week that I'm sick," he wrote. "I might have cancelled my weekend plans." (Page Six)

Selena Gomez is on the mend. Multiple sources confirm in the new issue of Us Weekly that the pop star, 24, has been recovering at a Tennessee treatment facility since announcing August 30 that she was taking a break to manage "anxiety, panic attacks and depression." The "Kill Em With Kindness" singer canceled 34 remaining dates on her Revival world tour as a result. "Selena is dealing with lupus, but this break is to focus on her mental health," a source close to the pop star tells Us. "She can go to a very dark place." The insider describes the facility, just outside of Nashville, as a "private and quiet place," but "super intense." The Disney Channel alum -- who went to rehab in 2014, one year after being diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease -- also stopped working on new music. "She was supposed to be recording, but she hasn't told anyone when she'll be back in studio," a music industry source explains. While focusing on her recovery, Gomez has been spending time with family. She stopped at Alcoa, Tennessee's Texas Roadhouse for dinner with her mom and stepfather, Brian Teefey, October 8. "Selena was just like any other guest," the casual steakhouse's manager tells Us. "She was really nice and tipped well." The next day, the Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising actress and her grandparents had breakfast at the Riverstone Restaurant in Townsend, Tennessee. "She was laughing a lot with them while she was eating," says an eyewitness, who observed Gomez enjoying grits and chatting with fans. "She seemed happy and relaxed." The singer's rep did not respond to multiple requests from Us Weekly for comment. (US Weekly)

Matthew McConaughey Doesn't Give a ''F--k'' What You Think of His Car Commercials: ''I Like 'Em and They Pay Well." Matthew McConaughey might have played nearly 50 characters in different movies throughout his life and an Oscar may be sitting pretty on a shelf in his Malibu mansion, but he's still going to keep doing those cheesy car commercials. Yes, the 46-year-old actor covers the latest issue of Esquire magazine and gives the middle finger to anyone who questions why an Oscar-winning actor is doing ads for Lincoln vehicles. "F--k that," he quips. "Because I'm going to. And I like 'em. And they pay well. And they allow me to go and do these other little movies for a lot less." And that right there pretty much proves why he's unique in the acting world. In fact, McConaughey says one of the reasons he's so proud of his Oscar is that, despite not having a history in theater and never being able to fit into the thespian world, he's finally respected for his work. "I didn't grow up acting. I don't enjoy thespian, Hamlet-ian talks," he admits. "I was the first frat boy in the University of Texas film school who wore button-down denim shirts, boots, and a buckle when all the Gothic artists were all in black. I went to see the big Hollywood pictures at the cineplex that everyone else in film class shat on." He continued, "For a while I thought maybe you really do need to wear all black and stay out of the sunlight and only see independent films to be an artist. I still have moments with acting where I'm like, I'm getting away with it. Winning the Oscar was validation, the respect of my peers." But aside from his career and his car commercials, McConaughey plays another very important role in his life: family man. The actor proposed to Camila Alves after dating for five years, admitting he was never really sure about the whole marriage thing and why "signing a document" could ever mean anything. However, he realized he was ready to get down on one knee after they welcomed their first two children into the world, bought a second house and spoke to a pastor who made him see marriage in a new light. McConaughey still clearly remembers the day he popped the question in 2011. "I remember hitting the knee, looking into her eyes, and I remember her face," he recalled. "I remember this smile coming up from her feet. I remember her having to catch her breath." Alves didn't say yes right away, however, and McConaughey said, "The whole family was going, 'Jeezus, she's gonna say no.'" She said yes, and the two wed in 2012. They now have three children together, whom McConaughey admits have turned him into a real man. "Out comes this screaming little life with a pair of balls," he joked of his eldest son's birth in 2008. "Man is never more masculine than after the birth of his first child," he continued. "I don't mean in a macho way. I mean in terms of giving a man strength." (Eonline)

A "Law & Order" actor known for his wildly tattooed face was slashed on a Manhattan subway train over the weekend, cops said. Douglas Drucker was riding on a southbound E train just after 6 pm Saturday evening when he said he was attacked by a shoeless man with bleeding feet. "I was listening to music, in my own world. This guy comes through the cars while the train is moving," Drucker, 31, recalled. As other commuters scattered, but the actor, who played a gang leader in the "Law&Order: Special Victims Unit" episode "Dirty," remained where he was. Drucker said he made eye contact with the man, who then growled, "What are you looking at?" As the train pulled into the World Trade Center station, the man suddenly punched Drucker in the back of the head, and slashed him on the shoulder, cops said. The man fled when the subway car door opened. Drucker sustained minor injuries to his right shoulder and left hand, police said. The attacker, who witnesses said appeared homeless, is described as about 40 years old, standing 6'0, wearing a black hat, long sleeved shirt, blue jeans with a black backpack. (Page Six)

Shailene Woodley Breaks Her Silence After Being Arrested for Criminal Trespassing During Protest. Shailene Woodley is speaking out after being arrested in North Dakota. In an Instagram post Tuesday afternoon, the actress continued her fight against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. "One day, baby, we'll sing our poetry. The words dripping from our tongues wet with ripened patience," she wrote on social media. "And the lyrics, the sweet fruits born from the seeds our aging hands are now sowing. #alwaysinallways #heartforward #uptous #NoDAPL #protectcleanwater #iamonyourside." The message comes after the actress' rep confirmed to E! News Monday evening that she had been released from Morton County Jail. Earlier in the day, the Fault In Our Stars star was peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline when she was arrested for trespassing. Followers of the actress were able to watch it all unfold on Facebook Live when Shailene recorded everything that was transpiring. "I don't know if you guys just heard me, but I was walking back to my RV, which is right there so that we can go back to camp peacefully and they grabbed me by my jacket and said that I was not allowed to continue," she told her viewers. "And they had giant guns and batons and zip ties and they're not letting me go." When Shailene tried to ask the cop a question, police responded, "We can't talk right here, but you're going to be placed under arrest for criminal trespassing." The Morton County Sheriff later confirmed to E! News that Shailene was in fact arrested for criminal trespassing. Twenty six other people were also arrested. "She appreciates the outpouring of support, not only for her, but more importantly, for the continued fight against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline," Shailene's rep shared with E! News after the actress was released from jail. (Eonline)

Nicki Minaj Says She Can Do Anything Jay Z Can Do and Instantly Reminds Us Why She's a Boss. Nicki Minaj has made it a point to come into the scene and shake things up. Whether it's making room for more female emcees in a male-dominated industry or proving that there is no glass ceiling she can't break, Barbz has used her celebrity to be (very) vocal about what she believes in and has therefore become the poster image for a boss, because one thing's for sure -- whatever Nicki wants, she's gonna make sure she gets it. Posing with fierce realness on the cover of Marie Claire for their latest issue, the rapper touches on women's goals and competing with big-time male rappers by explaining that she can most definitely create a career and empire for herself, just like any of the big boys. Even Hov. "I don't need to read a book about [business]. I can look at someone's career and just pinpoint the dos and the don'ts, and the one person I've done that with for my entire career was Jay Z," she says. "He did such a great job being an authentic street guy and a businessman, and I was like, Why aren't there women doing that, taking the success from rap and channeling it into their empire? I felt like anything he could do, I could do." Minaj touched on the fact that many women seem to marry into money these days instead of creating a fortune for themselves, which she finds worrisome. "Nowadays, I feel like [young women] see marrying into money -- I think that's a big thing now. I don't want that to be a woman's goal in life," she states. "I want your goal in life to be to become an entrepreneur, a rich woman, a career-driven woman. You have to be able to know that you need no man on this planet at all, period, and he should feel that, because when a man feels that you need him, he acts differently." Another woman who breeds the same message of female empowerment is Nicki's gal-pal, and Jay's wife, Beyonce. The two artists have collaborated on "Feeling Myself" and the "Flawless (Remix)," both of which quickly became anthems for women who enjoyed acknowledging their independence while bobbing to a catchy beat. Nicki completely understands the draw to her projects with Queen B, and it has everything to do with what these two represent. "Every time Bey and I do something together, I see how women are inspired, and it has nothing to do with how we look. It has to do with how we are owning who we are and telling other women you should be the boss of your own career and the brains behind your life or your decisions or your art. I just love that feeling." For more of Nicki Minaj's interview with Marie Claire, pick up their November issue when it hits newsstands on Oct. 18. (Eonline)

Billy Bush isn't going without a fight. While NBC bids to ax him over a "morality clause" in his contract, he is blaming NBC for the leak of the tape to the Washington Post, and may even sue. It is believed someone at NBC News leaked the tape to make it public ahead of the debate, because of frustrations that "Access Hollywood" had planned to air it the following Monday. Page Six reported that Bush bragged to his NBC colleagues about the crude tape with Trump while covering the Olympics in Rio. Now there is an internal investigation at NBC to find out exactly who knew about the tape after Rio. A source close to Bush told us, "He told people at NBC about this tape. What if there was a transcript of the tape, and high-level discussions about when to release it? Which executives were involved, and why did they decide to suppress the tape until October, when they could have aired it in August? Was it an oversight or a strategic decision by NBC to affect the race? Billy was far from the only person at NBC who was talking about the contents of this tape. On-air talent does not make the decision when to air stories like this." Multiple sources told Page Six Bush is out at "Today" because of his Trump "grab 'em by the p?-?-?-?y" tape, though NBC News is weighing when to make the announcement. An NBC insider told us: "Billy is technically fired. It's just a matter of time. NBC isn't ready to announce it yet. They are negotiating his exit." Bush was suspended from "Today" on Sunday. In crisis mode, Bush, 44, has been looking to hire a "high-power fixer." But at least he was smart enough to refuse Trump's offer to "help" with some positive p.r. A tipster added: "Trump offered to handle some of the press, but Billy thinks his best course of action is to keep his distance." Reps for NBC and Bush had no comment. (Page Six)

Gabrielle Union Sues BET Over Being Mary Jane. Gabrielle Union latest drama is happening off-camera. The actress is suing BET and Breakdown Productions for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. In court documents obtained by E! News, Union's attorney, Marty Singer, alleges BET is trying to film two 10-episode seasons of Being Mary Jane back-to-back in an effort to "cram all of the episodes into a single season in order to fraudulently extend the term of Ms. Union's contract." Union has not commented on the suit. In a statement to E! News on her behalf, Singer says, "We filed this lawsuit because of BET's outrageous conduct toward its No. 1 star on its highest rated show." The network, meanwhile, has not responded to E! News' requests for comment. The filing claims BET agreed it would never produce more than 13 episodes per season. In the complaint, her attorney states, "In 2012, Union was approached by the creators of a new television series entitled Being Mary Jane and asked to star in the series. At that time, Union was a motion picture star and did not want to commit to a typical network television series schedule with 20 or more episodes per season, because doing so would make it difficult for her to continue to work in motion pictures." BET's then-general counsel, Darrell Walker, assured Union's team that she would not be required to appear in more than 13 episodes per season. However, a corporate policy required Union's performer agreement to include a provision allowing for a minimum of 10 episodes and a maximum of 26. Singer claims BET is combining the series' fourth and fifth seasons to avoid paying his client's contractual raise and to extend its option to engage her services for another year. Under Union's contract, the 42-year-old TV star is set to receive $150,000 per episode for Season 4 and $165,000 per episode for Season 5. BET only produced eight episodes in the series' first season and 12 episodes in the second. As a result, Union's reps renegotiated her contract so she would be paid for 13 episodes, regardless of whether BET ordered that many. In 2015, the actress' contract was amended once again to include an executive producer credit and to require that, at Union's request, a BET executive would be physically on set during tapings. According to the complaint, Walker was appointed the executive on set, despite no longer being a BET employee. "Although problems have arisen on set during Season 4 of shooting the series, Walker admitted to [Union's manager] that he is only there as a favor to Hill and that he has no real authority to act on behalf of BET to resolve problems and that he had hoped to leave by the first week of shooting," the complaint states. Complicating matters: After the third season wrapped production in June 2015, Being Mary Jane lost its showrunner, so the fourth season didn't begin filming until September 2016. It wasn't until a week before principal photography began, Union says, that she learned BET intended to make Season 4 a 20-episode season. She is seeking damages of at least $1 million and an order that her contract be amended to reflect that there be a maximum of 13 episodes per season. (Eonline)

Tommy Ford -- who famously played Tommy on the '90s sitcom "Martin" -- is on life support at an Atlanta hospital after an aneurysm ruptured in his abdomen ... his wife tells TMZ. Ford has been hospitalized since Sunday and his health has declined ever since. He is currently on life support and is not expected to make it through the day. Earlier, Ford's friend, Anthony Anderson, tweeted that Ford had died -- but at the time, he was still alive. Ford's wife, Gina, says the family is still praying for him. Tommy starred in all 5 seasons of "Martin" as the title character's level-headed best friend, who often played a straight man to Martin's crazy antics. He also appeared on "New York Undercover," "The Jamie Foxx Show" and "The Parkers." Ford also wrote children's books that promoted drug-free and violence-free lifestyles. (TMZ)

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Charlize Theron Transforms Into a Golden Goddess in New Dior Perfume Commercial. We bet you'll J'adore this new Dior commercial. As the longtime face of the brand's famous fragrance, Charlize Theron swapped out the runway for the beach in a newly debuted commercial for J'adore fragrance. Clad in a glistening gold one-shoulder gown, the Oscar winner looked every bit like a Grecian goddess as she pranced in the water, soaked up the sun and let the wind blow through her wavy tresses. Beware! If you watch the 45 second clip, you will immediately feel compelled to book a vacation to the nearest tropical island. As described by the brand online, the new short film is meant to be a nod to "The Water, the Earth, The Sun and me...We are Gold." In more than a decade of partnering with the brand, Theron has starred in a handful of striking commercials for the perfume, including one of her interacting with recreations of Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly or a more recent one of her climbing to the ceiling on a silk drape sporting a slinky gown. When reflecting on her years with the brand, Theron particularly remembers when she first landed the role. "When I got the call from Dior, I had just done Monster," she said in an interview with Dior, referencing her Academy Award-winnig performance as infamous serial killer Aileen Wuornos. "They were like, 'We want that girl!'" From the looks of this newest commercial, they definitely found the right leading lady. (Eonline)

If Kelly Clarkson and Daughter River Rose Dancing to Salt-N-Pepa's ''Push It'' Doesn't Make You Smile Nothing Will. If watching River Rose dance with a sideways cap on doesn't make your day, we don't know what will. Kelly Clarkson and her adorable 2-year-old daughter were ready and fired up to show off their dance moves in their kitchen for all of the Twitterverse, and while we'd watching them bust a move any day, these two put on their dancing caps (quite literally) for a good cause. Clarkson tweeted, ".@followtheblonde challenge accepted by me & River Rose 4 #DiabetesDanceDare I now challenge the whole cast of @NBCTheVoice & @gwenstefani." Similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge (but without the controversy of wasting water), the Diabetes Dance Dare helps raise funds and awareness to the fact that every 23 seconds, an American is diagnosed with diabetes. Clarkson got her dare from a gal-pal and decided to get River Rose in on the fun. The tiny tot was already going for it, showing off her cute moves, while her famous mama explained what was going on and paying the dare forward to the entire Voice cast and Gwen Stefani. As for their song of choice? They decided to dance to Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It," which Clarkson hilariously noted is inappropriate for a 2-year-old, but hey, River Rose was having a ball. (Eonline)

Jillian Michaels Reveals What Scares Her the Most as She Gets Older and How She Teaches Her Daughter to Be Strong. Jillian Michaels might be one of the strongest women in Hollywood, but even she admits to being scared as she gets older. The 42-year-old has no fears when it comes to pushing her body to its limits and has always tested the boundaries when it comes to her fitness. However, she's not as willing to test her fears like she once would have. "Anything that involves confidence, self-worth and body image, you just don't care anymore," she says of getting older, talking with Health magazine as their November cover girl. "But anything that involves mortality? Yeah. I used to ride motorcycles all the time, but now, because of my kids -- you know. It's such an interesting age, after 40. You're better than you've ever been because you're stronger, you're smarter, you're more confident and -- arguably, because you care more -- you're more fit. But you feel like you're holding up the world, and if you go down, it all goes down. I feel like Atlas, and that scares me." Still, she knows she's endured so much to achieve the life she wants, and that's a quality she hopes to instill in her kids, too. For example, when her daughter, Lukensia Michaels Rhoades, was afraid to go to her first day of school, Jillian put things in perspective. "I was like, 'Let's look back on your life.' She's Haitian, so I said, 'You lived through one of the most intense natural disasters on the planet. And on top of that, you had to wait two years for Mommy and I to find you. You are the strongest kid. You've been through all this, and you think you can't handle your first day of school in Malibu?'" Jillian recalled. She continued, "I also told her, 'I get it -- you're scared. It's gonna be uncomfortable, honey, but I promise you: There will be good in with the bad, and that's what you're gonna focus on. There's probably gonna be one kid you don't like or who won't like you, but a lot of people are awesome, and I bet you'll make a bunch of friends.'" Low and behold, Jillian revealed, "She went to school and came home happy, happy, happy, and it was awesome." The advice she gave her young daughter is advice she'd still give anyone at any age, especially when it comes to goals. "Gradually, you'll define yourself by how you've achieved [your goals]," she explained. "Conversely, I've taken some of the worst hits, where I feel like I'm in the ring with Muhammad Ali. And I've taken a lot of punches, but I'm still standing. Even if you face a setback, you'll see that if you can tolerate this, you can tolerate more of it." (Eonline)

HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines open up about their Fixer Upper empire and why they'll always choose family over fame. Before Chip and Joanna Gaines hit it big on Fixer Upper, the couple scraped by as small business owners. "I remember when we first got married the only money we had was what was in Chip's pocket," Joanna says in this week's issue of PEOPLE. "He always had a wad of cash, but we were broke. If I needed to go grocery shopping it's whatever was in his pocket. That's how we paid the bills." The couple is now at the helm of a home improvement empire that includes a hit HGTV show, quarterly magazine and their new book The comes out Oct. 18.Plus they've also got a retail mega store: Magnolia Market at the Silos, a real estate company and they've launched a paint, rug, wallpaper and furniture line. But when Chip first started flipping houses as a college kid, the business wasn't so lucrative and when he married Joanna in 2003, her parents weren't sold on his unconventional lifestyle. "Her dad spent the first two years of our marriage asking me if I was going to get a job," Chip says with a laugh. "I was like, 'I have a job and I like it.'" All of their businesses may be booming now, but the Gainses are still surprised at how successful they've become. "All of this sort of fell into our laps," says Chip. "We were just living our life out here in little bitty Waco. We had dreams and aspirations like most folks, but this has really been something else." (People)

Puppy love ain't cheap for Paris Hilton -- not when she's scooping up 12 ounces of chihuahua for $8k ... very delicately, of course. TMZ has learned the 4-month-old pup was delivered to Paris in NYC on Monday from a boutique teacup breeder. Paris is a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to teacup pooches ... she spent $25k on two others over a year ago, and bought a teacup Pomeranian in 2014 for $13k. So, if you're keeping score at home, that's about $46k on about 5 pounds worth o' dogs ... in 2 years. We're told the new dog doesn't have a name yet. Paris is asking her followers to decide on social media, although she's partial to London or Ibiza. We're guessing China's off her short list. (TMZ)

Iggy Azalea has moved into Kardashian country ... renting a new pad inside their gated community for around $15k a month. We're told Iggy got the home 4 months ago in The Oaks -- where most of the Kardashians and Jenners live -- right after she broke off her engagement to Nick Young. Sources close to Azalea tell us renting makes sense for her right now while she's looking to buy. Plus, she wanted to live near horse facilities because she's an avid equestrian. She's been flaunting her new digs in pics -- making it clear the old pad with Nick is just a memory. (TMZ)

Tim Tebow comforted and prayed over a fan who suffered a seizure after the star's Arizona Fall League game on Tuesday ... and TMZ Sports has footage from the scene. Tebow -- still in uniform -- was signing post-game autographs for fans when a man named Brandon began to suffer a seizure and collapsed onto the concrete. Tebow waited with the man for 15 minutes while paramedics rushed over -- with Tim offering words of encouragement until help arrived. In the video, you can hear Tebow say, "Hang in there buddy." Witnesses at the scene tell us Tebow also prayed over the man -- and even joked around with the guy to keep him in good spirits. When Tebow was confident the situation was under control he squeezed the man's hand and promised he would be in touch. So far, no update on the man's condition. (TMZ)

Billy Bush has been all but fired by NBC for his part in the "Access Hollywood" Donald Trump outtakes, but his bosses had no problem with Billy's offhanded remarks about women ... for years. Sources connected to "Access Hollywood" tell us, Billy and others would talk openly in the newsroom about women ... and some of it's even on tape. We're told some of the comments -- "Man, you look hot today," "Look at her legs," and "Man, she looks hot today!" Billy was particularly impressed with Gigi Hadid and Taylor Swift's legs. He also, somewhat infamously, asked J Lo point-blank about her butt ... although that comment was at least on camera. The point is ... we're told no one complained, and Billy wasn't the only one making those kinds of remarks. What's more ... we're told a number of people knew about the Trump/Bush conversation when it went down in 2005, and again ... no one complained. We're told Bush is upset because he feels like a scapegoat ... no one at NBC had a problem with him until the footage leaked, and when NBC had a PR problem they just cut him loose. (TMZ)

The public has spoken, and does NOT want to see people dressed up as Kim Kardashian, bound and gagged by armed robbers for Halloween. Costumeish founder Johnathon Weeks says the backlash was so severe by Tuesday afternoon, it became clear the Parisian Robbery Victim costume wasn't gonna fly. It's been yanked from his website. Weeks says this is the first time they've removed a costume from their online store -- and there have been plenty of borderline tasteless options in the past, including Cecil the Lion and crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford. The move won't ruin Halloween for too many -- Weeks says he'll be fully refunding all SIX people who actually forked over the $69.99. (Eonline)

Music

Erykah Badu Will Return to Host the 2016 Soul Train Awards. The 2016 Soul Train Awards are just around the corner, and we have some excited news ahead of the big night! E! News can exclusively reveal Erykah Badu will host the show once again, bringing her unique sense of style, her moving music and her comedic commentary to the stage as she helps to honor those in R&B and Soul music. She will be joined by Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley who is set to receive the night's highest honor, the Legend Award, as well as Brandy, who will be honored with the 2nd annual Lady of Soul Award. Both Brandy and Riley are being recognized for their "longstanding presence in the music industry and influence on the world of soul and R&B music past and present," a statement about the awards show reads. Meanwhile, Badu made headlines after hosting the 2015 Soul Train Awards during which she called out Iggy Azalea. She kicked off the night with a monologue that poked fun at the fact that rap music has to be excluded from the awards show, which honors R&B music. While addressing the crowd, the "Next Lifetime" songstress made light of her own rapping ability. "As you know, I am the queen of neo soul, and people say I have this common effect on rappers: that I make them change gods and wear crochet hats, shoulder pads," she said. "So they have banned me from all of the hip-hop awards with a sign saying 'Erykah Badu, leave our rappers alone.'" But Badu continued to take her joke one step further when she decided to make fake phone calls and pretend to invite certain artists. One of her "phone calls" was to Azalea. "Uh yes? Who is this? Iggy Azalea?" she said. "Yeah, hey. Oh, no, no, no, no, you can come, 'cause what you doin' is definitely not rap." Azalea responded a couple days later. "We are days from 2016, but i came online today and saw its still cool to try and discredit my 2014 accomplishments. LOL," she tweeted. "F--king hell. Seems exhausting. Anyway - Ive been enjoying the holiday season and i hope you all have too." The 2016 Soul Train Awards will be filmed on November 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and will air on Centric and BET November 27 at 8 p.m. (Eonline)

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Are "Making History" in the Studio and Our Ears Can Hardly Wait. Ain't it funny how some Hollywood exes can continue to make music magic together? It's no secret that Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez have been able to stay friendly more than five years after they ended their marriage. But less than a week after the pair announced they would be making music together, the duo already appears to be in the studio and having plenty of fun along the way. In an Instagram post shared Tuesday evening, Jennifer utilized some Snapchat filters and proved her relationship with Marc is drama-free. "Studio shenanigans... Oh Deer!!" she captioned online. "#makinghistory #again #funtimes #familia Lol!!" Marc is also overheard in the short clip saying, "You're making history as usual." Just last Thursday, news broke that Marc's Magnus Media and Sony Music Latin would be developing and producing Jennifer's upcoming Spanish language album due this November. "I am so excited and really looking forward to this new musical journey and to celebrate my Latin roots with Marc Anthony and the Sony/Magnus family," Jennifer shared in a statement. Marc added, "She has had enormous accomplishments in her career and has been representing our culture all over the world from day one. Her artistry, professionalism and passion for music are just some of the many attributes that have earned her a unique place in the entertainment world that very few people have been able to obtain. I am looking forward to our creative collaboration and to be part of continuing her musical legacy." It was all the way back in 2007 when Jennifer released her last Spanish language album titled Como Ama Una Mujer. Since then, the performer has become a judge on American Idol, starred in NBC's Shades of Blue, kicked off a Las Vegas residency at THE Axis inside the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino and so much more. In other words, J.Lo knows how to "Live It Up" wherever her career goes. (Eonline)

Azealia Banks Says She Signed with RZA, Regrets Endorsing Donald Trump. Azealia Banks is back online, she's getting behind RZA, and she's wheeling away from Donald Trump. The Harlem hip-hop artist took to her Facebook page to share the news she'd signed with RZA, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper-turned-director who cast Banks in his musical drama, Coco, alongside Common and Jill Scott. "I'm finally getting a record deal. I'm signing with RZA," she wrote. The pair share "excellent work chemistry," and shooting Coco with him "was loads of fun!! Now I get to make music with him!!!Business and pleasure is imminent." RZA has yet to share details of the recording venture and there's no talk yet of releases. If there's anything to be gleaned from Banks' post, she's thrilled to get another chance at a recording career. It's been the bumpiest of roads until now. Banks ditched her record label Universal Music in July 2014 without ever releasing a proper album. Her debut LP Broke With Expensive Taste dropped in November of that year through a partnership with Jeff Kwatinetz's Prospect Park, whose management company and label handled the release, with distribution through Caroline and Capitol Music Group. The album debuted and peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard 200, but there's yet to be a full-length follow-up. Banks, it would seem, is turning over a new leaf. The controversial artist has been prolific on Facebook of late, despite announcing just two months ago that she was "quitting" the social media giant and "any other form of social media that allows me to engage with people." Though her barbs aren't as pointed as those once-regular flourishes of mean tweets that got her Twitter account suspended, Banks did fire-off a thinly-veiled blast at Donald Trump. "I made a major mistake endorsing toupey-toupee. Womens' rights are important and we must protect them. I tried.... I reached ....I even carried ......I take it all back," she wrote. It's another big-time u-turn for Banks who, in May, endorsed the billionaire Republican's bid for the top job with a tweet, "I REALLY want Donald Trump to win the election." (Billboard)

Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar Share Collab 'Don't Wanna Know'. Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar team up for the first time on "Don't Wanna Know," a new song you probably do wanna know. The new Benny Blanco-produced track dropped just before midnight across all digital retailers and streaming services and was immediately serviced to radio. Lamar contributes a single verse to the cruisy, tropical-vibe collab. "No more police stop/No more hashtag boo'd up screenshots/No more tryin' make me jealous on your birthday/You know just how I make you better on your birthday, oh," he raps. Its official music video isn't far away. The clip, which reunites Maroon 5 with David Dobkin, the filmmaker who shot the band's most-viewed video to-date, "Sugar," premieres this Friday (Oct. 14 on NBC's Today). Interscope's reps claim the new song "showcases another evolution for both artists" and "Don't Wanna Know" does indeed represent the first collaboration proper between Maroon 5 and Lamar, though frontman Adam Levine and Lamar did guest on The Lonely Island's "YOLO" back in 2013. Levine and co. are slated to deliver the first TV performance of the single Nov. 3 on Ellen. Maroon 5 debuted the song at a September show in San Antonio, minus Lamar's input. It's a good chance they'll give it another plug at their upcoming U.S. headline tour dates, which include a concert this Thursday (Oct. 13) at Porland's Moda Center and a pair of late-December shows in Las Vegas. A raft of 2017 U.S. concerts are also confirmed for February and March. (Billboard)

Amazon Launches Three-Tiered Music Unlimited Streaming Service. Four months after Billboard first reported that Amazon was set to debut a new, full-featured streaming service oriented directly towards its Echo smart speaker and the personal assistant named Alexa which powers it, that new service has arrived. It's called Amazon Music Unlimited. Amazon already had a music streaming service, Prime Music, which launched two years ago with a relatively small catalog -- around two million songs compared to the 35-million-plus available on Spotify, for example. Unlimited, however, will expand that catalog to the level of Spotify and its other competitors -- and presents a significant uphill battle for "Big Green" and the others when trying to woo Echo owners. If you already say "Hey, Alexa" on a regular basis, you'll pay $3.99 per month to connect your Echo device to Music Unlimited (this price point excludes use of the service on any other device). Prime members will be able to subscribe to Unlimited for an additional $7.99 per month, or $79.99 per year. Those without either can pay $9.99 per year for the service, equivalent to Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal's ad-free tiers. (And, presumably, Pandora's upcoming service as well.) Music Unlimited arrives at an auspicious time for the streaming market. Just two weeks ago, it was validated stateside by a report from the RIAA, which attributed an 8.1 percent growth for the overall recording industry to the sector. As well, competition between its major players has gone from a simmer to a boil over both exclusives -- now outlawed by Universal Music -- and helping casual listeners with new music discovery, a perennial problem when your catalog would take at least 171 years to listen to (if you listened non-stop). Boom knows. "Music has always been central to the experience on Echo, and given its success, we really wanted to invest more heavily and further extend the lead we had established [with Echo]," Amazon's head of music Steve Boom tells Billboard. "We've worked very hard to make [Unlimited] more fun and easier to use than the other services in the market." A big part of that is the work Amazon put into Alexa. In addition to asking for specific songs or albums, Alexa will also be able to respond to queries like "Play the new Green Day song" and come up with the band's latest single. ("You're not asking for their newest song, but rather the one being newly promoted to radio, for example," Boom says. "The simpler it is for the consumer, usually the more complicated it is on the back end," Boom explains. "We had to invest a lot in both metadata and machine learning, which means computer science to understand various attributes about music. The way people describe music is information that isn't readily available."). Alexa can also can match lyric snippets to hit songs, and can pull up playlists by request based on decades, eras, moods or specific situations based on a user's listening history ("Play pop music from the '80s," or "Play Pearl Jam's catalog from 1991-1994"). Amazon is also debuting a sort of "podcast liner notes" program called "Side to Side," wherein artists such as Sting, OneRepublic, the Chainsmokers, Jason Aldean and Lindsey Sterling, for example, will explain the backstory of their work alongside their songs. "There's a reason we're focused on the voice experience -- we believe music streaming is entering a new phase," Boom says. "Historically, it's been driven mostly by smartphones, but we believe quite strongly that there's a new phase of growth coming for the music industry, and that's connected smart devices. We wanted to really double down on our investment in voice and extend Amazon's lead in the home." The pricing plan is also significant, particularly in a music industry that has insisted on keeping the bar for unlimited listening at $9.99 for streaming services. "From our perspective, with Prime we helped push the music industry away from the one-size-fits all approach to music streaming, and to go after different customer segments," Boom says when asked about negotiations around that $3.99 price point. "But more important than that, [the industry] sees the importance and the promise of the voice interface in the home. "We're going to grow the market [and add] new customers to streaming with a great way to get into streaming with really low friction, and at some point those customers may say, 'I also want this.'" For Unlimited, Amazon has deals in place with all three major labels as well as hundreds of indies, according to Boom, and the service is expected to expand into the U.K., Germany and Australia before the end of the year. But there's still the issue of cost; Spotify, Pandora and other full-service streaming services have all failed to turn a profit to date. "Amazon has always been in the music business, and has focused on making music a profitable business on its own two feet," Boom says. "Obviously, the investment required to build a compelling streaming service, with machine learning, all the new frontiers around voice -- it's very expensive. That being said, we are running a music service. And we want to make music profitable inside Amazon." (Billboard)

Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins Among Jazz Gems Showcased in 'The Savory Collection'. Apple Music will exclusively release the project with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on Oct. 14. It's a real-life treasure hunt that lasted more than 30 years. But now jazz fans can listen to the fruits of that long pursuit on Oct. 14 when the National Jazz Museum in Harlem exclusively releases the first volume in The Savory Collection through Apple Music. "Imagine finding an unknown play of Shakespeare's or an unknown novel by Mark Twain -- that's what this is," declares Loren Schoenberg, founding director and senior scholar of the National Jazz Museum. "It's as close to a musical time capsule as you'll ever find. You are right there, in the moment, hearing never-before-heard sounds in truly remarkable fidelity." Formally titled The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Presents the Savory Collection, Volume 1 -- Body and Soul: Coleman Hawkins and Friends, the series' first release is comprised of 18 digitally restored tracks recorded between 1936-1940. In addition to jazz tenor saxophone legend Hawkins, the set features such swing era icons as Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller and Lionel Hampton. Two great tracks are available now through pre-orders at iTunes.com/Savory Collection andAppleMusic.com/Savory Collection: Hawkins and his orchestra's 1940 live, six-minute take on "Body and Soul"-- two times the length of the original studio recording-- and "Dinah," a track from a 1938 Hampton jam session. Noted historian and filmmaker Ken Burns wrote the project's accompanying foreword. These tracks -- performed in nightclubs and ballrooms -- have never been heard since they were initially broadcast on the radio decades ago. Long-rumored to be in existence, these performances were recorded off the air by sound engineer and jazz fan Bill Savory. It was Savory's son Eugene Desavouret who discovered the unique archive of 975 discs and hundreds of hours of music that were subsequently acquired by the National Jazz Museum. The Savory Collection, Volume 2 will be released later this year, boasting rare tracks performed by the Count Basie Orchestra with saxophonist Lester Young. Additional volumes are slated to be issued in 2017. (Billboard)

Master P Talks 'New' No Limit, His Seat at Solange's 'Table' & Clinton vs. Trump: 'I Want Her to Win, But Can She Hold Those Emotions Together?' Over the weekend, Master P and his new No Limit roster (comprised of Black & Mild, HB, J Slug and MoeRoy) rocked Atlanta for the 2016 A3C Festival. On Thursday (Oct. 6), the self-made millionaire discussed his business sense in a ballroom full of aspiring artists and those who wanted to build a career outside of the spotlight. "People talked about how they wanted to be the best rapper," Master P shared onstage. "That's cool, but I was tryna figure out how to make more money." And he may have found his next moneymaker with the renovated No Limit. "I get to reinvent myself and be able to compete with this generation of musicmakers," the No Limit CEO later told Billboard. "[The similarities] to the old No Limit is the work. A lot of hard work." On Sunday evening, the No Limit Boys closed out the five-day hip-hop fest with the Master P & Friends show, featuring the four young rhymers in their element. While rap fans have already begun to draw comparisons between MoeRoy and Freebandz capo Future, the former tells Billboard that the present-day No Limit can hold its own. "We have the energy," he says. J-Slug adds, "We the future. We gon' keep it going." Beyond grooming new rap talent and working on his upcoming project Louisiana Hot Sauce (an album that nods to his New Orleans roots and is slated for release by early 2017), Master P, real name Percy Miller, continues to flex in unexpected ways. Take his contributions to Solange's chart-topping album, A Seat At the Table. He praised Beyonce's younger sister for remaining unique yet herself. "Solange is someone I think the game is missing," Master P says. "People been talking about Beyonce, even though Beyonce is a big star but Solange been working hard too. She's been putting together her team of people and I feel like we all a part of that support team." He also thinks she sets an example for other women as well. "I think all women should chase their dreams and goals too. She's gonna be motivation for women that have been through a lot and want more out of life without being in the shadows of someone else. I think it's good for the culture and I'm glad I was a part of it." When it comes to women chasing their dreams, there is one in particular who Master P is admittedly unsure of: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. "I'm tryna figure out if I want a woman president or Donald Trump," he says. "I'm tryna figure out where we gon' be at in 2017." He continued to think aloud. "The thing about it is that we just had an African-American president. ... Who's gonna be running the country? Is it gon' be Bill Clinton or Hillary Clinton? And can she run the country and not be ran by her feelings?" As for the candidate on the Republican ticket, Donald Trump, Master P adds, "I don't even have the words for it." His advice for Clinton? "She gotta keep them emotions together. That's what I wanna see. Everybody already wants her to win. I want her to win, but can she hold those emotions together? "We need one more candidate. We need three." Master P chuckled before ruling out the unfiltered rapper who has already voiced his bid for 2020. "And not Kanye West." (Billboard)

Movies

Daniel Craig apparently isn't ready to retire as James Bond. The actor told the crowd Friday at the New Yorker Festival that playing 007 is "the best job in the world." He said if he were to stop playing the role that he "would miss it terribly." Craig played coy about returning to the long-running spy franchise while promoting his last Bond installment, "Spectre." The British actor told Time Out magazine last year that he would only make another Bond movie "for the money." However, when he was later asked by Britain's Press Association about reprising the role, Craig joked: "Do I have a choice?" Craig blamed his previous will-he-or-won't-he comments at the New Yorker Festival on being away from his family and the physical strains of the role. (Page Six)

Felicity Jones Addresses Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Controversy. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story requiring reshoots is NBD. Over the summer, multiple reports suggested the blockbuster was in major trouble ahead of its Dec. 18 release date. Reps for Disney and Lucasfilm publicly denied the claims, which had sent fans into a frenzy. Looking back at the controversy, Felicity Jones -- who plays Rebel Alliance recruit Jyn Erso in the series' first standalone film -- insists that the constant speculation about the reshoots was misleading. "Obviously when you come to the edit, you see the film come together and you think, 'Actually, we could do this better, and this would make more sense if we did this.' I've done it so many times," Jones says in The Hollywood Reporter's Oct. 21 issue, on newsstands Friday. "I mean, you wouldn't just give your first draft on this story, would you?" Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy was never concerned. "I'm sure if you picked up the phone and called every single large, technical movie and said, 'You ever gone in and done reshoots?' they'd all say, 'Oh God, yes. So why has it turned into a big story? Because it's Star Wars, and they put a spotlight and scrutinize every single thing that gets done," she says. "But it was always planned and nothing unusual." (Kennedy's latest comments echo those made by the movie's director, Gareth Edwards, who assured Entertainment Weekly in July, "It was always part of the plan to do reshoots. We always knew we were coming back somewhere to do stuff. We just didn't know what it would be until we started sculpting the film in the edit.") Of course, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was making headlines long before any the reshoots ever happened -- like when Jones was cast in the leading role. The Oscar-nominated actress beat out Rooney Mara, Tatiana Maslany and others after impressing Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn. "Alan was incredibly excited by Felicity's work and loved her as an actress," Kennedy recalls. "She's relatively petite, but you would never know it. I mean, she comes off very strong and physical and capable, and all of those things were the qualities that we were looking for." Jones can thank Florence + the Machine's Florence Welch for that. Before filming began, she spent hours studying music videos and was particularly taken by the singer. "So much of Jyn is movement. It became a very important part of finding her," the actress, 32, tells The Hollywood Reporter. "She walks almost a bit like a caged animal. Her fight sequences become like dances." The release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will cap off a banner year for Jones, who also starred in Collide, A Monster Calls and Inferno (opposite Tom Hanks). "It was nonstop," the actress admits. "But I always think when things are going well, you've got to roll with it and take those opportunities. Because you never quite know where the next one is going to take you." (Eonline)

'Narcos' Star Boyd Holbrook in Talks to Replace Benicio Del Toro in Shane Black's 'Predator' Reboot. The studio is now targeting Holbrook for the lead. Benicio Del Toro will no longer be hunting aliens, but Twentieth Century Fox is targeting a new hunter. Del Toro has fallen out of negotiations with Fox to star in The Predator, the reboot of the alien action movie series that Shane Black is directing for the studio, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Details of the parting of ways were not revealed. But Fox is not sitting idly and has already pinpointed its new lead: Boyd Holbrook, one of the stars of Netflix's drug cartel series Narcos. While Holbrook does not have the star power Del Toro has, Fox is planning on beefing up the supporting cast. And the rising actor does have plenty of love and support from the studio itself: He has appeared in three Fox movies in the last two years, the latest one being Logan, the X-Men spinoff in which he is the movie's villain. (Gone Girl and Morgan are the other two.) Casting Del Toro in Predator was a challenge from the beginning. The actor and the studio danced for months around this project, with one obstacle being Del Toro's schedule (among the projects he was supposed to shoot was a sequel to Sicario). Fox even pushed back the start date to February in order to accommodate the actor. Sources say scheduling issues again became a problem when Del Toro's other movies were rejigged. The studio had no comment. Predator was the 1987 muscle-bound action movie that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura as commandos being stalked in a jungle by a fearsome alien. John McTiernan directed the pic, which was one of the films that cemented Schwarzenegger's star power. (Hollywood Reporter)

Spielberg Goes Global: Why Amblin's Pact With China's Alibaba Is a B.F.D.. Jack Ma's Alibaba Group, which announced its minority equity stake in the director's production company at a Oct. 9 signing ceremony in Beijing, will help market 'The BFG' when it releases overseas Oct. 14. Steven Spielberg has found a kindred spirit in Alibaba Group founder and executive chairman Jack Ma. At the Oct. 9 signing ceremony in Beijing that saw Alibaba Pictures take a minority equity stake in Spielberg's Amblin Partners, China's second-richest man recalled how he always has loved the director's more sentimental work, especially relating to E.T., who "looked like an alien and was also kind." The "comprehensive strategic partnership" is Amblin's first in China, and Alibaba joins India's Reliance, Canada's eOne and Jeff Skoll's Participant Media as equity holders in the company founded in December as Spielberg's DreamWorks winds down. Amblin's bold move into the world's second-largest movie market gives it not just a way to circumvent China's foreign-movie quota with co-production and co-financing deals but also an opportunity to piggyback on Alibaba's unrivaled online and mobile ecosystem for distribution, marketing and merchandising in the Middle Kingdom. First up: the Spielberg-directed The BFG, which underwhelmed with $55.5 million at the U.S. box office. "It's good for Spielberg/Amblin as they gain enormous reach into the Chinese consumer market," says MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson. "There is potential well beyond cinema distribution and film financing," such as the ability to sell merchandise through Alibaba's marketplaces and release digitally through its social media assets. Alibaba Pictures has invested aggressively in Hollywood tentpoles in its two-year history, backing Paramount's Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. But Sanderson believes this new deal is more significant because it gives the studio "exclusive distribution of high-end Hollywood content" and comes with Spielberg's "elite pedigree." "Alibaba management believes the Chinese consumer has been tremendously underserviced for entertainment options," he adds. "There is a lot of runway to just catch up to what other economies and cultures allocate to entertainment." (Hollywood Reporter)

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Hollywood & Football Premiere Date Revealed: Watch the First Promo for E!'s New Docu-Series About the L.A. Rams. Meet the Ram-ily! On E!'s new docu-series Hollywood & Football, we'll get an inside look at the lives of the Los Angeles Rams football players. After over 20 years in St. Louis, the team has moved back to L.A. and now the players and their families have to adjust to life in a new city. Rodger Saffold and Asia Saffold, Cory Harkey and Bianca Harkey, Kenny Britt and Sabrina Britt, Lance Kendricks and Danielle Kendricks, Chase Reynolds and Kila Reynolds, Bradley Marquez and Melissa Hernandez will all be featured during the course of the six-episode season. So when will you be able to watch this new series? Hollywood & Football is set to premiere on Nov. 30, so mark your calendars! (Eonline)

Game of Thrones Star Rose Leslie Joins The Good Wife Spinoff. The Good Wife and Game of Thrones is finally colliding. No, Diane Lockhart is not taking the Iron Throne (though she so would), Rose Leslie has joined the cast of the upcoming Good Wife spinoff. Leslie will play Maia, Diane's (Christine Baranski) goddaughter who joins up with her after passing the bar exam. According to CBS, the character is a "key part of Diane's plan for the future." "We're thrilled to have Rose on board," Robert and Michelle King, executive producers, said in a statement. "We needed a young actress who could hold her own with Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo, and Rose is perfect. She's real, she's strong and she can play comedy. If we designed an actress from the ground up, we couldn't have done better." The series also stars Jumbo as Lucca Quinn and Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold. The events of The Good Wife spinoff pick up a year after The Good Wife series finale. In the CBS All Access series, a huge financial scam destroys Maia's reputation and wipes out Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of Lockhart & Lee, the two then join Lucca at a new Chicago law firm. When viewers last saw Diane Lockhart, she was slapping Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) after being thrown under the bus by her colleague to save Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) once again. Alicia then straightened up and walked off into her future. There's talk of Margulies guest starring at some point. "It's difficult only because you don't want to taint something that felt complete to us," Robert King told E! News while promoting BrainDead. "One of those things we're seeing if it works is seeing if Julianna can guest on the show. It's not going to be going in the past, it will be continuing in the future... It is its own story and you want it to be its own story, so that is difficult and that's one of the things we're trying to break." Other key supporting Good Wife players like Carrie Preston and Jess Weixler have also made it known they want in on the spinoff. "Well, you know as actors these things, sadly, are not in our hands to decide," Preston told us. "But if they were to call, of course I'll be there." The Good Wife spinoff will premiere on CBS proper first before moving to CBS All Access, the network's streaming platform. The Kings are returning to serve as showrunners on the series and co-wrote the episode with Phil Alden Robinson. The Good Wife spinoff will debut in February 2017. (Eonline)

'Murder in the First' Canceled at TNT. The Steven Bochco procedural will not return for a fourth season on the Turner network. TNT's Murder in the First is being put down. The Turner-owned cable network has opted to cancel the Steven Bochco procedural after three seasons. The decision hardly comes as a surprise for the cop drama starring Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson and co-created by Bochco and Eric Lodal. The series wrapped its three-season run Sept. 4 with just more than 1 million viewers -- down considerably from its series debut of 3 million-plus. The determination to cancel the drama, produced in-house, comes as TNT topper Kevin Reilly has been looking to refocus the cabler toward edgier fare. Gone is veteran Rizzoli & Isles and in its place are series like Michele Dockery entry Good Behavior and the adaptation of Animal Kingdom. Murder was one of a dwindling number of scripted originals that were greenlighted before Reilly's arrival at TNT. Still remaining are Major Crimes and Eric Dane starrer The Last Ship. Bochco, meanwhile, is readying a reboot of L.A. Law at 20th Century Fox Television, though the project has yet to find a network home. (Hollywood Reporter)

Mandy Moore on Her "Controversial" This Is Us Secret: There Will Be Ramifications. This Is Us' story twists and turns keep on coming. Viewers got some insight into Randall's (Sterling K. Brown) backstory and the secret Rebecca (Mandy Moore) has kept from him his whole life. Spoilers begin now. In "Kyle," viewers learned Rebecca had trouble bonding with Kyle, who was originally named Kyle, after the loss of her biological child. She sought out Randall's biological father shortly after her kids were born and learned his backstory. He advised her to give Randall his own name and she picked one inspired by Dudley Randall, Randall's biological mother's favorite poet. And then she told William he was never to have contact with Randall. This was it. So you can imagine her surprise when in the present day she learned Randall found William (Ron Cephas Jones) and they came face-to-face again, more than 30 years later. "I try to have empathy for a woman in that situation who had lost a child and was trying to bond with this child that she and her husband had decided to adopt and bring into their family. I think she was making the best possible decision at the time she could for herself and for her family moving forward. And I know that it will be controversial and some people will be upset by the choice that she made at that point in time. It certainly has ramifications as the show moves forward. Holding on to a secret like that, I can't imagine what she must have been going through and what William must have been going through," Moore told Vulture. Randall still doesn't know about the deal his mother made with William and Moore revealed scripts haven't addressed how the deal impacted both Rebecca and William yet, so she had to imagine for the present-day scenes. "I had a child who asked me throughout his entire life, 'Are we sure we don't know anything about my parents? You know nothing about where I come from? There's no way we can find out?' I had to imagine this was something that was asked of us and asked of me so many times throughout Randall's life. So to be able to still hold on to that secret and not tell a soul is really heavy and it really weighs on her," Moore said. "To come face-to-face with him 35, 36 years later -- perhaps they've seen each other another time or two during the course of Randall's life -- I can't imagine the guilt and the fear that she must feel because Randall's the child that she's closest to and the idea that anything could potentially hurt that relationship is devastating to her." In the third episode of the season viewers saw more of Rebecca and Miguel (Jon Huertas), the man who is clearly not Milo Ventimiglia's Jack. "I do know why Jack wasn't walking through that door," Ventimiglia told E! News' Sibley Scoles before the third episode aired. "Just wait! Just wait. This is old-fashioned television story. You gotta wait. Appointment TV!" But Rebecca was still wearing that necklace Jack gave her... "We're going to see a couple in their high moments and then also in their low moments," Ventimiglia told us. "So the fact that it's present day and Jack is not grandpa, that's looking in the distance and being like, oh, I see where I'm going but I can't quite see the road around the mountain. You're going to find out, you're going to learn about it." This Is Us airs Tuesdays, 9 p.m. on NBC. (Eonline)

Even Heavenly Beings on The Good Place Love Friends, But Can't Grasp One Key Aspect. There's Friends in heaven. Sorry, not heaven, The Good Place. And by Friends, of course it's the beloved NBC series starring Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox. In the sneak peek, Michael (Ted Danson) is, well, sort of unraveling. And that's where Eleanor (Kristen Bell) comes in to help. He enlists her with an important task that could save them all. While trying to determine what exactly is going on with the Good Place, Michael reveals how Friends helped shape the afterlife. "So, to prepare to meet all of you, I studied the human concept of friends," Michael tells Eleanor. "I even watched all 10 seasons of the show Friends. Boy, those Friends really were friends, weren't they? Although, and I realize this is the kind of observation that would only occur to the mind of an eternal being: How did they afford that apartment? A waitress and a chef with those Manhattan real estate prices." Are we all eternal beings?! Now we know The Good Place's stance on Friends and Beyonce. "Any place or thing in the universe can be up to 104 percent perfect. That's how you got Beyonce," Danson's Michael said in an earlier episode. Also in the episode, "What We Owe to Each Other," Chidi (William Jackson Harper) plays third wheel to help out a friend. Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto and D'Arcy Carden also star. The Good Place airs Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. on NBC. (Eonline)

RIP to Our Favorite Scream Queens Character. Color us truly and completely devastated. We had a feeling the wedding of Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts) and Chad Radwell (Glen Powell) wasn't going to end well, but we definitely didn't imagine it would end that badly, with Chad's dead body falling through the ceiling of the hospital chapel. Sure, Chad was an awful idiot with no limit to how offensive and horrible he could be, and our love for him was complicated at best, but we couldn't help delighting in his beautiful face and love for all his dead frat bros. We're also upset about his death because it kind of seems as if Dr. Brock (John Stamos) killed him, and if you can't trust John Stamos, who can you trust?! Let's go back a bit. Chad was completely convinced that Brock was a serial killer, thanks to the fact that he had the hand of a serial killer. Chad's big plan to fix this was to find a new hand donor for Brock, and swap out his murdery hand for a less murdery hand. Chad was even willing to perform the hand transplant surgery himself, despite literally any other decision probably being a better one. In the meantime, he and Brock continued their competition for Chanel. At first, she chose herself, but then Chad wrote up a pre-nup and proposed to her with the help of a mariachi band, and they decided to get married the next day. Zayday (Keke Palmer) and Number 3 (Billie Lourd) were bridesmaids, Number 5 (Abigail Breslin) was the doggy ring bearer, and Chad had even asked Brock to be his best man, since all Chad's bros were missing or dead. Chad just really needed someone to keep him from straying from his new bride, since Chad is wont to do those sorts of things, and he actually really kinda loved Chanel, and Brock agreed. So maybe he just took his duties a little too far? We'll probably find out soon. Elsewhere, Cheri Oteri played a patient with a disorder that gave her constant uncontrollable orgasms. In the process of curing her (which they did), Cassidy and Number 3 bonded. He revealed that he's dead (he once choked on vomit and is now roaming the earth searching for a purpose), and she revealed that she has never had an orgasm. Cassidy then realized that giving Number 3 an orgasm must be his purpose, but she was never quite in the mood. She was also kinda struggling with his cold dead skin, which he proved was truly cold by revealing his temperature to be 61 degrees. Unfortunately for Cheri Oteri, she did not make it out of the hospital alive. As she was leaving, the Green Meanie sliced off her head, but ran away from Zayday, which is very curious. And in Hester (Lea Michele) news, she's finally made the move over to the Cure Institute. She's living in the basement, rocking that Hannibal Lecter mask, and occasionally handing out helpful leads in figuring out who the serial killer is. Unfortunately, it's just not enough to keep all the patients from dying. The only real clue we got came from a lotion mogul, who worked for the hospital during the Halloween party of 1986. He said that he's been getting phone calls from someone who knows about the bodies that were thrown in the swamp, and suspects it's the now 30 year-old whose father was one of those bodies. So once again, we're in search of a former baby who's out for revenge...if we can get past mourning Chad Radwell. Scream Queens airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Fox. (Eonline)

Game of Thrones Marginalizes People of Color, David Oyelowo Says. Movie star David Oyelowo is not happy with Game of Thrones. The Selma actor criticized HBO's hit series for its tendency to put actors of color in secondary roles instead of at the forefront of the show. "The fact that they put any ethnic minorities in that means that there should be space for bigger characters," Oyelowo told RadioTimes.com. "Because you're not just saying, 'OK this is purely a white world, and here are very story-driven reasons why that's the case.'" Such characters over the years include Daenerys' army general Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson), her translator Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) and wealthy Xaro Xhoan Daxos (Nonso Anozie). But Oyelowo found fault with these casting choices because he felt they're being consciously put in the periphery. "You are interspersing people of color into it," Oyelowo said, "and so therefore it's a conscious decision to put them on the margins, as opposed to put them front and center." He continued, "Even if for whatever reason, it's a world in which people of color in those stories are subservient, or they are more in a helper role, that doesn't mean they can't have prominent storylines. All you have to do is shift the focus to focus on those characters. So for me, there is absolutely no excuse in a show like that why there aren't more prominent characters of color." It's not just Game of Thrones that Oyelowo takes issue with. The Nightingale star also explained that there are other iconic roles that could be played by a person of color without having it affect the show or movie, including Doctor Who (currently played by Peter Capaldi). "I think that is an absolute case in point, whereby I don't think there is anything about that character that is rooted in white maleness," he added. "There are going to be people who are going to resist, on the basis of tradition, but I think that's absolutely a character where from a story point of view it doesn't undercut the story in anyway. So yeah, I would be all for that." He did, however, praise director J.J. Abrams for casting John Boyega as Finn in The Force Awakens, calling the choice "fantastic." (Eonline)

Anderson Cooper Adored, Matt Lauer Loathed: The Social Media Scores of the Debate Moderators. THR breaks down the data to gauge the public's sentiment about their performances at the debates and the Commander-in-Chief Forum. The 2016 presidential election has spawned a fair share of digital chatter pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump. But Twitter users have had plenty to say about the moderators of the recent debates, too. Expectations were high for Lester Holt, Elaine Quijano, Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz after Matt Lauer's performance at the Commander-in-Chief Forum. So The Hollywood Reporter used data from Canvs, which measures sentiment within tweets, to determine just how audiences felt about each of the debate moderators. No surprise that Lauer had the highest percentage of tweets expressing hate, meanwhile Cooper, who co-moderated with Raddatz on Oct. 9, was the most loved. (Hollywood Reporter)

"Access Hollywood" was locked and loaded to run the now-famous Donald Trump/Billy Bush outtakes last Friday ... but show honchos made a decision to delay it because of Hurricane Matthew, which pissed off a staffer who leaked the tape to The Washington Post ... sources connected with NBC tell TMZ. We're told the bosses at 'Access' decided the Trump story could get buried if it ran Friday, when the hurricane seemed most ominous. But members of the staff were upset because they wanted the piece to run before Sunday's debate, and Monday was too late for them. After the decision was made to wait, someone leaked it to The Washington Post. (TMZ)

Rome's MIA to Put Spotlight on TV. Amid recent Italian TV hits, the film and TV market will explore what's to come in European TV, with 'Heroes' showrunner Tim Kring among the speakers. Rome's TV and film market MIA is making strides in its second year under director Lucia Milazzotto, with more than 1,500 industry guests from 58 countries expected, along with 82 planned talks and panels and 130 market screenings. MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo) is scheduled to run Oct. 20-Oct. 24, in between MIPCOM and AFM. It is designed to make Italy a central point of fall deals with a packed schedule of events, a co-production market and pitching forum, and a matchmaking hub. "The MIA comes at a time of strategic transition for our industry," said Milazzotto. "It doesn't have the rigid structure of traditional festivals and markets, but the flexibility of a tool, which re-shapes itself to meet the changing needs of the industry." TV will again be part of MIA programming, and it looks to be in particular focus this year. As original Italian TV works, such as Gomorrah, 1992 and The Young Pope, have been making international news and created a recent crop of showrunners, what's next in the landscape will be a big topic for the market with its new section MIA TV. Panels include "The Italian journey. A showcase of Italian TV excellence," "Forging Bonds: Can competing free and pay TV outlets partner on ambitious TV drama?," "Italian TV case studies" and a masterclass with showrunners Tim Kring (Heroes) and Gina Gardini (Gomorrah). A selection of new TV dramas looking for international partners from Italy to Canada to Germany will be pitched, including The Whisperer, Get Lucky, Seven Kings and The Eternal City. On hand for the market will be a wide variety of international TV executives, including Eleonora Andreatta, director of RAI Fiction, Michael Lappin, director of television international sales and television production at The Weinstein Company, Gary Marenzi, head of entertainment sales & partnerships, IMG US, Andrea Scrosati, executive vp, programming at Sky Italia, Vivendi head of content development Amandine Maudet, Jonas Bauer, StudioCanal's head of international acquisitions and co-productions, AMC senior vp of international programming Kristin Jones, Felipe Tewes, Netflix senior manager, acquisitions, and Lorenzo De Maio, William Morris Endeavor's head of international packaging. On the film side, projects pitching the co-production market include Sally Potter's latest movie Molly, and the directorial debut of actor James D'Arcy, The Long Way Round. New Italian projects being presented include Rosso Istanbul by Ferzan Ozpetek and True Love by the Manetti Bros. (Hollywood Reporter)