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Michael Phelps tied the knot with Nicole Johnson months ago, but they kept it under wraps ... TMZ Sports has learned. We've learned the couple has been married since June 13th. The ceremony went down in Paradise Valley, AZ, where they just moved. It was officiated by Peter Carlisle, Michael's agent and longtime friend. Michael and Nicole got the marriage license June 9th and filed the Record of Marriage June 15th. It's fascinating. During the Olympics, when everyone was reporting they were engaged, they had already been married for 2 months. We did find a clue ... on June 13th -- their wedding day -- Nicole posted a pic of the 2 of them casually dressed with the baby in tow with the caption, "Such a memorable night with my lil fambam." And get this ... Michael did a Facebook Live last week and when some fans suggested he was already married he flatly denied it. Belated congrats!!! (TMZ)

Grey's Anatomy Star Camilla Luddington Puts a Little Pumpkin Spice in Her Pregnancy Announcement. Talk about taking advantage of seasonal produce. Grey's Anatomy star Camilla Luddington revealed Wednesday that she's pregnant with her first child, sharing the news on Instagram in the form of a photo of her sitting nonchalantly, minus the pumpkin in her lap announcing "BABY ARRIVING SPRING 2017" in gold block letters. "I am SO excited to FINALLY share with you all the news I've managed to keep a secret for what seems like forever now... I am pregnant!!!!" the actress captioned the pic. "This girl gets to be a 'cool mom' ha! We are beyond happy and I cannot wait to bring you all on this journey with me!!!!" And this Halloween-themed pic is apparently just the beginning, for all of us! "I'll be posting progress pics as the weeks go on but for now I figured I'd post this pumpkin because come spring I'll have a belly that size!" Luddington promised. The British actress, who first made a splash on these shores in 2011 when she played Kate Middleton in Lifetime's William & Kate: The Movie, has managed to keep her private life exactly that for the most part, but she's been dating Matt Alan for at least six months, their most recent red carpet appearance being at Entertainment Weekly's 2016 Emmys party. Luddington also cheekily acknowledged that this pregnancy may not have come as a surprise to everybody. "Nods of respect to the few of you who have guest rights in the past months- yes I saw your comments," she informed her eagle-eyed fans. (Eonline)

Miley Cyrus Addresses Her Engagement Ring From Liam Hemsworth: "This Isn't Really My Aesthetic." It's not her usual style, but if the ring fits... Instead of Ellen DeGeneres' host chair, Miley Cyrus sat down in the guest seat Thursday to talk The Voice, the election and the ring. "There is a photo that got a lot of attention of your engagement ring," Ellen began, referring to her diamond sparkler from Liam Hemsworth that she first accepted in 2012. The couple broke off the engagement a year later. "Are you wearing it right now?" The 23-year-old did have it on and has worn it in photos on Instagram -- an initial signal to fans that their broken engagement was suddenly back on after more than two years apart. E! News confirmed in January that their plans to wed had officially resumed. "Congratulations," Ellen wished the star. "This is really weird because this is like real jewelry and most of my jewelry is made out of gummy bears and cotton candy and they don't look that good together because they kind of mix up, so sometimes I replace it with an actual unicorn or a Looney tune," the singer explained. "And he's kind of like what's going on? It's like, well, this isn't really my aesthetic, but I'll wear it because you love me." It might not be her typical style, but the bauble has serious sentimental value. "The ring is special because Miley and Liam worked on it together," a source told E! News. "Miley specifically wanted it set in gold. She didn't want platinum. She liked the gold because it was different and unique, like her. She didn't want anything classic or generic." "He could have saved a lot of money by giving you like a gummy bear ring," Ellen quipped. (Eonline)

Kristen Stewart and St. Vincent Get Cozy During First Official Outing as a Couple. Well hello, Kristen Stewart and St. Vincent! The Cafe Society star and her singer-songwriter girlfriend coupled up Wednesday afternoon for their first official outing together at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Show and Tea in Los Angeles. During the event, the lovebirds leaned into each other as St. Vincent (real name Annie Clark) tucked her arm underneath Stewart's elbow. Both ladies dressed in the chicest of ensembles, with Kristen, 26, mastering the arts of menswear in a black blazer, houndstooth trousers and coordinating loafers. St. Vincent, 34, looked equally as stylish in a cropped plaid jacket and wide leg pants. You know what they say: The couple that kills the fashion game together, stays together... Joining the new couple in their front row seats were none other than Emma Stone and Katy Perry. Talk about a fab foursome! Romance rumors first emerged earlier this month, as Kristen and St. Vincent stepped out on multiple occasions looking a little closer than their friendship led on. This marks the "Digital Witness" performer's first public relationship since her split from supermodel Cara Delevingne after a year and a half together. As for Stewart, she too just stepped out of a serious relationship with former flame Alicia Cargile. Back in July, the actress confirmed she was dating Cargile in an interview with Elle U.K., where she spoke candidly about her sexual orientation. "Right now I'm just really in love with my girlfriend," Stewart added. "We've broken up a couple of times and gotten back together, and this time I was like, 'Finally, I can feel again.'" "I'm not ashamed, and I'm not confused," she added. "Things have changed. And not just with me -- we're really allowed to encourage this new acceptance to develop and be awesome." (Eonline)

Mariah Carey and James Packer Break Up: Reports. Mariah Carey and James Packer have ended their engagement, according to multiple reports. Carey has told Nick Cannon about the breakup, a source told E! News, "but they "have not discussed it at length." (Over the weekend, the two celebrated Halloween early with their 5-year-old twins.) Neither Carey nor Packer has publicly commented on the reported breakup. Australian tabloid Woman's Day was the first to report the split, with TMZ shortly after claiming the duo called it quits. The former couple met in 2014 at a movie premiere in Aspen, Colo. "We were talking and laughing, and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that," Carey told Steve Harvey in 2015. "So, we hit it off." Packer, a billionaire businessman who hails from Australia, popped the question in January 2016, presenting Carey with 35-carat diamond ring. "It's so heavy I can't lift my arm up!" the singer later joked in an exclusive interview with E! News' Melanie Bromley. The "Fantasy" singer described Packer's proposal in her hometown as "very romantic," saying, "He's an exceptional person, and really...it gets more romantic by the day. So, it's very sweet." At the time, Carey also revealed she wanted the nuptials to happen ASAP. "If everything works out, it will be somewhat soon," she said. Since both of them had been married twice before, she added, "We are not doing a big wedding...We would rather make it beautiful but humble." (Eonline)

"The X-Files" star Gillian Anderson is quietly dating Peter Morgan -- the -- Oscar-nominated UK writer behind "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon" -- sources exclusively tell Page Six. London-based Anderson was in town this week to launch a book with Jennifer Nadel, "We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere," and was with Morgan at a MoMA premiere of his new Netflix series, "The Crown, (paywall)" on Sunday. "She was telling friends she's dating the writer from 'The Crown,'" said a source. Morgan reportedly separated from his wife of 19 years, Lila Schwarzenberg, a.k.a. Princess Anna Carolina zu Schwarzenberg. She's an Austrian journalist with a column Morgan has called, "about our manky marriage." She reportedly wrote: "Peter .?.?. always says you can gauge the state of our marriage on the number of fish fingers he gets served .?.?. I served him the leftovers of the kids' meal .?.?. He took one look and said: 'I am neither 5 years old nor a f?-?-?king penguin.'" The couple has five kids, and Morgan once joked: "People come to our house .?.?. and they leave so happy not to be us." Anderson's been married twice and has three kids. She split with partner of six years Mark Griffiths in 2012. Reps didn't comment, and the truth isn't yet out there as to whether Anderson serves fish fingers. (Page Six)

Kate Beckinsale Tells Penis Jokes in First Public Appearance Since Len Wiseman Filed for Divorce. Kate Beckinsale has a bad side. The Love & Friendship star appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers Wednesday where she confessed to one of her secret hobbies: turning fruit into penises. Host Seth Meyers exposed her dirty pastime, which she has documented over the years with photos. Using bananas, lychee, chives, grapefruits and more, Kate has proven that she's truly talented! "It's not hard," she said, laughing as she realized her double entendre. "It's not hard in the sense that it's not difficult. You do have to have an eye and you do obviously have to have a desire to do it, which I have in spades. I do that quite a lot." Beckinsale has used her talent in her home and while on set, terrorizing her co-stars with random penis-arranged fruit outside of their hotel doors. "It's slightly bordering into bullying," she quipped. To be clear, Beckinsale isn't obsessed with male genitalia. "I like the fruit version. It's not like I'm obsessed with all people's penises. It's always funny if it's vegetables and fruit." Unfortunately, her habit got her daughter Lily Sheen in trouble at school because the Underworld star had accidentally doodled a penis on Lily's homework when she was in the sixth grade. Oops! This was Beckinsale's first public appearance since estranged husband Ken Wiseman filed for divorce earlier this week. Beckinsale and Wiseman separated 11 months ago, but a source told E! News that they had been "separated for a while" before that. The former couple met on the set of Underworld in 2003 and got engaged at the Viceroy Hotel. They married a year later at Hotel Bel-Air. (Eonline)

Debbie Rowe Reveals Paris Jackson Is Her 'Rock' Through Terrifying Cancer Battle. Debbie Rowe is lucky to have a daughter like Paris Jackson. In an interview with ET Online, Debbie opened up about her scary battle with breast cancer and how she made it through the harrowing ordeal. The sit down is the first public interview Rowe has had since announcing her diagnosis in July. According to the 57-year-old, the teen has been the light at the end of the tunnel as she undergoes painful treatments. Despite not always having a solid relationship, Paris really stepped up when she learned her mom was in need of help. Rowe went on to reveal: "She's my rock, she's amazing. She's been with me the whole time. She was there. First phone call, [it] took her 30 seconds [to reach out] when she found out." Wow, how sweet. We're SO glad these two have reconnected. Not only is the 18-year-old Debbie's pillar of support, but she's also the reason Ms. Rowe gets up in the morning. The former dental hygienist also credited the celeb kid as her "everything". Summing up her feelings about Paris, D.R. gushed: "I can't tell you how much I love her. We go for sushi, we talk about music, and we text all the time." (Perez Hilton)

Jessica Alba has been dubbed the next Martha Stewart by a lot of people (including us), but when she comes face to face with the woman herself, the Honest Company founder brushes off the comparison. "I just don't know if you could ever fill those shoes, and I think it would be silly for anyone to try and do something that's been so well done," she told PEOPLE at Stewart's fifth annual American Made Summit in New York City. She also posed a question that she's clearly already asked herself: "If anyone wants to start something, what are they going to do that's different?" Having expanded her line of safe baby products to include everything from household cleaners to beauty products, Alba and Stewart are already competitors in several categories. But, they might just have one more (friendly) rivalry ahead. "I could see an Honest hotel," Alba reveals when asked what other business she'd be keen to get into. Even Martha hasn't ventured into the world of hospitality . . . at least not yet. "We've broached it, but we haven't done it," Stewart says conspiratorially. And she already has one confirmed guest! "I would stay at that hotel, by the way," Alba says, proposing that she could see a Martha hotel being right at home in California's Napa Valley. Stewart, for her part, proposes Maine, where she already has a sprawling country home, frequented by celebrity guests including Jessica Biel and Brendan Fraser. And would the elder lifestyle maven stay at Alba's proposed establishment? "Of course I would!" Stewart says. (People)

Kanye West allegedly ranted about Jay Z at a recent concert when he whined, "Our kids ain't never even played together!" Now we know why. After Page Six reported that Jay Z is tired of wild West's "nut job" shtick, a source exclusively adds that the rappers' feud "stems right back to Beyonce's dislike of [West's wife] Kim [Kardashian]and that's why Blue and North have never had a play date." Said the Kardashian source: "Beyonce has never genuinely liked Kim. She's mostly tolerated her because of their husbands' friendship and [their] mutual friends, like Jennifer Lopez. She is always a little icy to Kim. The last time they hung out, the minute Beyonce could leave the conversation, she did. They always have lots of awkward pauses" when they speak. While Beyonce's disinterest in Kim has been rumored for a while, we hear the couple's absence at West and Kardashian's 2014 wedding made it clear. "[Beyonce's] behavior during the wedding proved she isn't Kim's biggest fan," our source explained. Beyonce and Jay Z were invited, and their names were engraved in the marble table for the wedding dinner, but they didn't show up. Meanwhile, multiple sources have told us that Jay Z "misses the old Kanye," and both he and Bey prefer to keep a more low-key profile than West and Kardashian. West sometimes appears on his wife's reality show, to the dismay of Queen Bey. "[She] always gives Kanye a lot of grief whenever he's done anything for the show," the source said. At the recent gig, West declared of Jay Z, "There will never be a 'Watch the Throne 2,'?" and seemed to blame the beef on issues between Tidal, Jay's streaming service, and Apple Music. "Kanye is likely trying to distance himself from Tidal so he can collect a bigger check from Apple. There will never be a 'Watch the Throne 2' because Kanye is a nightmare to work with and Jay's not going to deal with that again," another source mused. Beyonce's rep called the source's claims "ridiculous, to say the least," but did not comment further. Reps for Jay and Kardashian didn't comment. (Page Six)

Lena Headey violated her custody agreement with her ex-husband by keeping their son in the U.K., and a judge has just ordered her to come back to L.A. with the kid. Ex-hubby Peter Loughran was in court Wednesday when the judge made it clear ... the 'GoT' star went crosswise with the 2013 custody agreement by enrolling 6-year-old Wylie in school without Peter's permission. Peter wanted Wylie returned stat -- the boy was supposed to come back Sept. 5th -- but the judge cut Lena some slack and gave her until the show wraps to return him to L.A. Lena wanted to keep Wylie in England permanently, because she felt the U.S. school system sucked. The custody agreement gives Peter visitation 10 days a month. Until Wylie comes back home, Lena has to pay for Peter's travel. TMZ broke the story ... Peter got pissed when Lena moved with their kid to the U.K. after she claimed he agreed they'd both live there and share custody. (TMZ)

Taylor Hicks says his life flashed before his eyes when his private plane blew one of its engines midair ... and owes his life to the skills of his amazing pilot. The "American Idol" champ tells us he was flying from Tennessee to Alabama Wednesday afternoon when one of the engines exploded, dousing the plane with oil. Taylor says they managed to land at a rural airport in Jasper, AL. The pilot, Taylor and 2 other passengers are all ok, but pretty shaken. You gotta hear Taylor recount the chilling moments. (TMZ)

Kim Kardashian's concierge has told a story fundamentally different from the one Kim told cops ... raising the question, what really happened when the Paris robbery went down? The concierge -- who was taken to Kim's apartment during the robbery -- appeared on "Entertainment Tonight" and said the robbers never asked for her ring or jewelry. Concierge Abdulrahman says the robbers kept asking for "d'argent" ... French for money, and Kim thought they wanted the ring. But as TMZ reported, we know Kim was very specific with Paris cops, telling them the robber spoke French with one exception ... they repeatedly demanded "ring, ring." Furthermore, Kim's lawyer, Marty Singer, wrote a letter to a Huffington Post blogger, demanding a retraction for a story saying the robbery was a hoax, saying in part, the robbers "demanded her money and jewelry." The concierge has been shopping his story for thousands of dollars ... a story that doesn't match Kim's. (TMZ)

Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after being convicted of kicking a female fan at a Florida concert last year. News outlets report a Polk County jury found Gates, who was sentenced Wednesday, guilty of battery after he was captured on cellphone video kicking 19-year-old Miranda Dixon at Lakeland's Rumors Nightclub, where he performed last August. Dixon, who was in the crowd, testified that she tugged on Gates' pants twice to get his attention for her friend. After the second time, she says Gates kicked her so hard that she fell back and passed out. Gates' attorney Jose Baez argued his client was battered by the woman before Gates kicked her and that Dixon has a financial motive in the case, saying that she had a civil lawyer. (Page Six)

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Michael Phelps Isn't Alone: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson & More Stars Who Kept Their Weddings Top Secret. Well, well, well, it looks like Michael Phelps may have just pulled off the secret of the summer as E! News just revealed that the Olympic swimmer tied the knot in June of this year. Phelps and his wife Nicole Johnson were both able to keep the marriage news completely quiet during this past Olympic Games in Rio despite the increasing interest in the couple's wedding plans. But it's not like the new father is the first of his kind to keep things completely under wraps when it came to his marital status, in fact, he's one of many famous faces in Hollywood to stay silent about the special day. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theorux were able to pull off a wedding at their Beverly Hills home without a hitch and no one was the wiser until the very next day. And after months of speculation, E! News confirmed that Scarlett Johansson married her longtime fiance Romain Dauriac in an uber-private ceremony in Montana surrounded by only very close friends, family, and of course, their baby daughter Rose. So it seems as though Phelps has even more in common with ScarJo as his little son Boomer was also said to be present for the ceremony this summer as well! Congratulations once again to the, well, semi newlyweds! (Eonline)

Between her show stopping concerts and chasing after a toddler, Carrie Underwood is in the best shape of her life. "When we are on the road, my day is me doing a show, me being a mom -- and those worlds colliding," the singer says in the new issue of PEOPLE. Since launching her 11-month Storyteller Tour in January, the American Idol alum has revved up her fitness regimen. "My shows are intense physically, and I'm running around all over the place and singing at the same time: I need to be able to do that; I need to feel like, 'I got this,'" says Underwood, 33, whose 20-month-old son Isaiah Michael joins her on the road. "He's getting faster and bigger. He's running and climbing and jumping off stuff at me!" So to maintain her sleek physique, the working mom and her trainer, Eve Overland, travel with a mobile gym pulled by a Ford F-150 on tour. ("It's my splurge!" she says.) "We usually work out for 1.5 to two hours a day," Underwood says. "That's warmup and cool down. It really is time for me." As for motivation? "I like having goals, like, the CMAs are coming up," adds the star, who will cohost the50th Annual Country Music Association Awards with pal Brad Paisley on Nov. 2. "I have a lot of gorgeous dresses to wear. I'm still working on fittings; I need to get my hair done -- Momma's got to kick it into high gear!" In addition to her music and mommy duties, the star recently unveiled another collection from her Calia athletic line. "We try to tailor these things for the busy, do-it-all ladies, myself included," says Underwood, who showed off the duds at a Dick's Sporting Goods grand opening in Houston last week. And though she induces #BodyGoals every time she walks onstage or shares a snap on Instagram, the singer still indulges in a cheat day now and then. "Hockey season is upon us," says Underwood, whose husband Mike Fisher, 36, plays for the Nashville Predators. "I enjoy hockey season and eating junk food at the games: nachos, pizza, a glass of wine or beer!" The CMA Awards will broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 8-11 p.m. EST on ABC. (People)

Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman Dressed as Harry Potter for a Press Conference and Won Halloween. Should Seattle Seahawks player Richard Sherman decide to retire from football, he could give Quidditch a try. The star football player showed up to a Seahawks press conference Wednesday dressed as Harry Potter complete with Gryffindor robes and glasses. Sherman, clearly proving that he's a wizard in a world full of Muggles, walked in as "Hedwig's Theme" played on the speakers. "You got to bring your own music," Sherman told reporters. "This is a serious occasion. It's Halloween." Sherman explained that his 20-month-old son wanted him to dress up for the holiday, and as an avid Harry Potter fan there was no other option. "This is my first and second [choice]," he added. "When you're a wizard, like we are out there, sometimes you have to show it to the Muggles out in the world. We got a lot of wizards. My son's a wizard, [Seahawks player] Earl Thomas does some magical things...I just went to Harry Potter land; it felt like home." But Sherman didn't just walk the walk of Harry Potter. He could talk the talk, too. He talked about Quidditch and whether it would be more exhausting than a football game. He admitted that Order of the Phoenix was his favorite book in the beloved series, so he's an experienced Potter fan. As expected, Sherman will be taking his son trick-or-treating, but he's not worried about being recognized. Clark Kent did it: All you gotta do is put the glasses on," he said. "Bam. No longer Richard Sherman." (Eonline)

Three weeks after being robbed in her Paris hotel room, Kim Kardashian West is slowly acclimating herself back into the public eye, including attending husband Kanye West's concert on Tuesday. "Kim was happy to attend Kanye's concert last night," a source tells PEOPLE. "She is starting to seem a bit bored. She wants to make plans for more outings and maybe even a trip. Things are slowly getting back to a new normal." Since being gagged and bound while five masked men dressed as police officers stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry earlier this month, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star has been keeping a low profile, canceling all public appearances and scaling back on social media. Though Kardashian West did take a break from filming KUWTK after the robbery, she has gradually resumed filming over the last few weeks. "Kim still prefers to lay low," another source says. "She has filmed at home with her sister and Kris on a few occasions. She has been able to pick when she wants to film and how much. There is still no pressure." Kardashian West, who is known for going all out for her birthday celebrations, celebrated her 36th year at home with her family and two children -- North, 3, and Saint, 11 months. "For her birthday, Kim was overwhelmed by all the congratulations," says the source. "She received so many gorgeous flower arrangements that they filled almost her whole house." As the reality star slowly makes her way back to reality, her sisters continue to self-promote via social media and take on public appearances -- but not without an increase in security. "This scared everyone," says an insider. "They're not taking chances ... It was a really scary situation for the entire family and it's just not worth it to put themselves out there unnecessarily right now." Keeping Up with the Kardashians airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on E! (People)

The bad blood remains. Katy Perry may have been OK with being in the same room as frenemy Taylor Swift at Drake's birthday party earlier this week, but she threw some shade at the "Shake It Off" singer during Kanye West's L.A. concert on Tuesday, October 25. Perry, who was celebrating her 32nd birthday at the Saint Pablo gig on Tuesday, recorded herself dancing to the rapper's "Famous" song, which features a lyric about Swift. In the video from Perry's Instagram story, she can be seen screwing up her face and then opening her eyes wide and getting up close to the camera when West yells, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why? I made that bitch famous!" As Us Weekly previously reported, Perry "didn't care" that Swift, 26, was at Drake's 30th birthday bash on Sunday, October 23 (their mutual ex, John Mayer, was also in attendance). Swift and Perry have a long-running beef that began back in 2014, when the "Blank Space" singer insinuated in a Rolling Stone interview that Perry "basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour" of hers by allegedly stealing some of Swift's backup dancers. (Swift's "Bad Blood" is believed to be about their feud.) In July, Swift's ex Calvin Harris reignited the conflict when he dragged the "Roar" singer into the couple's breakup drama. "I know you're off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I'm not that guy, sorry. I won't allow it," the Scottish DJ tweeted. (US Weekly)

Getcha nails did, girl! Larsa Pippen stepped out on Wednesday, October 26, to get her nails done at a salon near her Fort Lauderdale, Florida, home days after announcing her divorce from Scottie Pippen and subsequent claims of adultery. The Real Housewives of Miami alum, 42 -- looking fit in a loose racerback tank top and sports bra paired with black spandex shorts and slip-on sandals -- was noticeably not wearing her wedding ring on her freshly manicured left hand. Despite her marital drama, Larsa flashed a slight smile during her daytime outing. As previously reported. Scottie, 51, filed for divorce from Larsa on October 18. (The couple share four children -- Scotty Jr., Preston, Justin and Sophia. Scottie also has three children from previous relationships.) Not long after the former NBA champ called for the dissolution of their 19-year marriage, Larsa's rep issued a statement to Us Weekly to address the split. "After careful consideration and 19 years together, Larsa and Scottie have each filed for dissolution of their marriage," the statement read. "Although they are no longer to be married, Larsa remains hopeful that she and Scottie will always do what is best for their four beautiful children and jointly raise them with love and respect." Multiple sources tell Us that Larsa cheated on Scottie with rapper Future, which ultimately moved the retired basketball player to call it quits. According to one source, the brunette beauty first met Future, 32, at his Haute Living magazine cover party in Miami late this summer, and he's been "flying her everywhere on his private jet since then." "Scottie is devastated," the insider tells Us. Adds a second source: "He found out about Larsa and Future and couldn't handle it." A source close to Larsa denies claims that the former reality star cheated on her husband, however, telling Us that she and Future "are friends." "Larsa's solely focused and dedicated to her children," the insider says. However, the hip-hop star -- who was previously engaged to Ciara -- ignited further speculation when he shared a Snapchat video on October 25, cryptically writing, "She mines nooowwwwwwwwww." A rep for Future had no comment about the cheating allegations. Scottie's rep did not respond to requests for comment. (US Weekly)

Marc Anthony struck out at Game 1 of the World Series. The two-time Grammy winner -- and Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband -- was in the stands watching the Indians play the Cubs on Tuesday night in Cleveland when, we're told, he wanted a beer and popcorn mid-game. His bodyguard didn't want to leave the action, and the star alone, to grab the snack, and, according to a spy, told an usher at Progressive Field: "This guy is a famous singer and I'll pay you to go get him a beer and popcorn." But the usher rebuffed the offer, saying that he "[already has] a job." A source said, "Marc's the real diva. J.Lo has nothing on him!" The curious Cleveland usher then got in a dig at Anthony, asking, "Are you really a famous singer?" (Page Six)

Gigi Hadid has confirmed that she will be returning to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show this year. The 21-year-old took to Instagram to announce that she will be walking the upcoming fashion show, which will be held in Paris, for the second year running. Gigi, who made her VS debut last year with fellow model and BFF Kendall Jenner, shared a video of herself on the New York runway with the caption: "There is no feeling in the world like walking down this runway. I'm elated to say I'll be returning to the @VictoriasSecret Fashion Show this year. Thank you @ed_razek for putting on the show that has been one of my greatest motivators since I was a teenage fan of the Angels, and for making this dream come true for me again. It will forever be an honor. Can't wait to join the surreally beautiful and inspiring women that are the #vsfs2016 lineup. See you in Paris." Gigi will be appearing in the show alongside her younger sister, Bella Hadid, who has also been confirmed to be in this year's line-up for the first time. Kendall is also set to be making a return to the annual show according to Entertainment Tonight, but she has yet to confirm the news. You go girls! We can't wait to see them all up there together. (British Glamour)

Martha Stewart says sexting for her is totally on brand. We got Martha at LAX and asked about her recent reveal on 'Ellen' that she's sexted. She didn't elaborate then, but she did with us. She even seems to think hackers could easily leak her sexts if they wanted, and if the media saw 'em ... we'd all **** our pants. Until then ... get it, Martha. (TMZ)

Amber Rose has 2 new things in her life ... a $371k Rolls-Royce Wraith and a guy to drive it. Amber was spotted leaving the new WeHo hotspot Delilah with Val Chmerkovskiy -- younger brother to her "Dancing with the Stars" partner, Maxim. There are rumors the two might be a thing -- hell, she's letting him drive her Rolls for what must be the first time ... based on this clip. Still, Amber says she's making new Halloween plans ... with a different guy in her life. (TMZ)

The Kardashians' makeup artist is harassing her fiance's ex-wife and fat shaming his son, according to new legal docs. Joyce Bonelli -- who flaunts her Kardashian ties on Instagram -- also used her social media to call Beth Taverniti a "handbag hoe" and a "ghetto bitch" ... according to Beth's request for a restraining order. Beth also took their feud to court because she says Bonelli is bullying the son she has with Ben Taverniti, who's currently engaged to Bonelli. In the docs, Beth says Bonelli sent texts about the 5-year-old ... saying he's 45-60 pounds overweight and "the fat around his neck is getting so thick he doesn't breathe well." Beth says Joyce has a huge following on social media -- including 1.7 million on IG -- because of her link to the Kardashians, which makes her posts way more humiliating. Beth's restraining order request was denied, but there's a hearing later this month where she'll try to convince a judge she needs protection. (TMZ)

Derek Jeter was a quiet leader for the Yankees, but he defended NFL star Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protests on Tuesday. "If you have the platform to speak up and you choose to do so, then that is your prerogative," Jeter said at a 20th-anniversary celebration for his Turn 2 Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street. "When you have this platform, you should try to impact people's lives in a positive way, and that is what we are teaching these kids in our leadership program. Your voice is powerful." (Page Six)

Robin Williams' wheels attracted some high rollin' cycling fans -- including one who paid more than $40,000 for just one of Robin's favorite bikes! Robin's kids donated 87 of his high-end bicycles -- some custom-made -- for an online auction that closed Tuesday. One lucky bidder even scored a replica of a 10-speed Robin's pal, Lance Armstrong, rode in the Tour de France. We know, we know. Yes ... it works without steroids. We're told the auction, hosted by Paddle8, drew bids from 25 countries and raised more than $600k. Robin's Master Pista, La Carrera with a custom design from artist Futura 2000 was the biggest ticket item ... going for over $40k. All the money raised is going to the Challenged Athletes Foundation and the Reeve Foundation -- 2 of Robin's favorites. (TMZ)

This is pretty damn freakin' awesome ... Charlie Sheen just delivered the most epic pump up video in Cleveland Indians history ... going full Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn to fire up the tribe faithful. Sheen -- who played Vaughn in the epic 1989 comedy -- just donned his old CLE uniform, complete with the signature horn-rimmed glasses, while screening the movie in his home. (TMZ)

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Sia's "performance art shtick" didn't work for some fans at her sold-out Barclays Center show on Tuesday. The singer hid her face behind her signature two-tone wig at the back of the stage as a 14-year-old girl danced. "Who wants to pay $200 to sit in a crowd and watch a kid while [the singer] is hiding?" wondered one witness. "It could've been anyone singing." Like Trump supporters, "people were yelling, 'It's rigged!'" Others appreciated the artistry. The Post raved in its review that Sia is "the envy of other pop stars." (Page Six)

Stevie Nicks Shares Stunning Unreleased Version of 'Wild Heart': Exclusive Premiere. The song arrives in anticipation of the deluxe edition releases of her first two solo albums. Stevie Nicks kicked off her highly anticipated 24 Karat Gold Tour earlier this week, on Oct. 25. The ever-intriguing powerhouse performer boasts seven successful solo studio albums -- surely enough material to craft a compelling setlist -- though Nicks decided the more music, the better. As a result, she is releasing deluxe editions of her first two albums: 1981's Bella Donna and 1983's The Wild Heart. While the pair will arrive on Nov. 4, Oct. 27 Nicks is premiering a previously unreleased session version of "Wild Heart" exclusively with Billboard. The sweeping song arrived as the third single off the 2x platinum The Wild Heart and was made famous from a video in which Nicks sings along to an early demo of the song while having her makeup applied for a Rolling Stone photo shoot. This newly arrived version evokes much of that same raw energy. "I've had so much fun reliving the making of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart while working on the liner notes and listening to all of the alternate versions and demo takes," Nicks said in the press release. "The liner notes are so much more than liner notes. They are like a little novel. I tried to make whoever reads this feel like they were there. I think...I succeeded...." Bella Donna will include unreleased versions of her hits "Edge of Seventeen" and "Leather and Lace" along with other rarities off various soundtracks such as "Blue Lamp" from Heavy Metal and "Sleeping Angel" off Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Additionally, recordings from a 1981 concert will be included on the album as well. As for The Wild Heart, hits such as "Stand Back" -- which will also have a B-side -- and "Nightbird" are revitalized, as is the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' collaborative track "I Will Run To You." More so, a handful of previously unreleased versions (in addition to "Wild Heart") will further fill out the album. (Billboard)

Twenty One Pilots No. 1 on Artist 100, Kings of Leon Leap Aboard at No. 2. Twenty One Pilots tally a fourth week on top & Kings of Leon debut fueled by their new album, as rock acts rank at Nos. 1 & 2 for a second week. Twenty One Pilots remain the top musical act in the U.S., keeping atop the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Nov. 5) for a fourth total week. Meanwhile, Kings of Leon debut at No. 2, powered by the chart arrival of their new album, Walls. The Artist 100 measures artist activity across Billboard's most influential charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, Top Album Sales and the Social 50. The Artist 100 (which launched in July 2014) blends data measuring album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity. Twenty One Pilots have logged their four weeks atop the Artist 100 in the past five weeks, beginning on the chart dated Oct. 8. Of their chart points on the latest list, digital song sales (29 percent), radio airplay (28 percent) and streaming (24 percent) contribute fairly comparable shares, as their current single "Heathens" holds at its No. 2 high on the Radio Songs chart (135 million in audience, up 7 percent, in the tracking week, according to Nielsen Music) and rebounds 5-4 on Streaming Songs (18 million U.S. streams, up 9 percent). On Digital Songs, it stays at No. 4 (69,000 sold, down 12 percent). Kings of Leon are the runners-up to the throne on the Artist 100, entering at No. 2 as Walls arrives as their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 77,000 equivalent album units. On Top Album Sales, Walls starts at the summit with 68,000 in traditional sales. Album sales account for 92 percent of the group's Artist 100's sum. Notably, rock acts have monopolized the Artist 100's top two the past two weeks after never doing so dating to the chart's inception. Before Twenty One Pilots and Kings of Leon's double-up, Twenty One Pilots and Green Day ranked at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on the Oct. 29 chart. Rounding out the new Artist 100's top five, The Chainsmokers rise 4-3, swapping spots with Drake (3-4), and The Weeknd lifts 6-5. (Billboard)

Aerosmith's Joe Perry to Receive Les Paul Award at 2017 NAMM TEC Gala. Aerosmith's Joe Perry is the next recipient of the prestigious Les Paul Award for creative excellence. The veteran guitarist will be presented with the honor at the 32nd annual NAMM TEC Awards, which take Jan. 21 as part of the 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif. The award, which carries the name of the definitive guitar hero, audio pioneer and inventor Les Paul, who passed away in August 2009, is bequeathed to individuals that have "set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of recording technology." "Anytime my name is mentioned in the same sentence as Les Paul, it's a huge honor," says Perry in a statement. "Getting an award bearing his name is the icing on the cake." Perry certainly meets the criteria. As a founding member of Aerosmith, he's had a hand in more than 150 million album sales, both as principal songwriter, lead guitarist and as a producer on various works. Through a career spanning more than 45 years, the band has also collected four Grammys, six Billboard Music Awards, 12 MTV Video Awards and in 2001 earned entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Perry and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler -- a formidable partnership which earned the Toxic Twins nickname in their younger, hard-partying days -- were recipients of the ASCAP Founders Award and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013. "Joe Perry was a friend of Les Paul's and is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and talented musicians of our time," says Michael K. Braunstein, executive director, Les Paul Foundation, which presents the award. "His ability to push boundaries of the electric guitar with his signature sound and deft playing ability embodies the true spirit of what Les Paul and the award given in his name stands for." Past recipients of the Les Paul Award have included Slash, Todd Rundgren, Pete Townshend of the Who, Steve Vai and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, Brian Wilson, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder and last year's honoree, Grammy-winning producer and Blue Note head Don Was. NAMM will also fete Aerosmith producer and engineer Jack Douglas with induction into its Hall of Fame, which recognizes pioneers of audio technology, as well as the music industry's most accomplished producers and audio technicians. Both will be at the show and organizers are quietly confident Perry will perform on the night. News of Perry's honor and his planned involvement at January's NAMM TEC ceremony should assuage concerns over the rock great's health. Perry has made a strong recovery after collapsing on stage in July during a performance with the all-star Hollywood Vampires in Brooklyn. Perry recently told reporters his new solo album was "in the can" and hinted at a tentative release date for some or all of the LP in the New Year. For more information on the NAMM TEC Awards visit www.tecawards.org. (Billboard)

Rewinding the Charts: In 1973, Gladys Knight & The Pips Took the 'Midnight Train' to No. 1. The group rolled to the top of the Hot 100 only after its exit from the Motown machine. "MOTOWN WANTED EVERYTHING from you, and I didn't like that," Gladys Knight, 72, tells Billboard about the relationship between the group she fronted, Gladys Knight & The Pips, and the imprint that was the band's home from 1965 to 1973. "They wanted to manage you, they wanted to record you ... I didn't feel like we would get our due." After dealings with 12 different record companies, the Pips-Knight's brother Merald "Bubba" and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten-signed to Motown's Soul imprint, persuading a reluctant Knight to agree. "I didn't want to go. The Pips wanted to go because we'd been in the industry for so long." Despite scoring two Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 hits with the label-"I Heard It Through the Grapevine," the Marvin Gaye-penned classic that the soul singer later recorded and sent to No. 1 in 1968, and the Grammy Award-winning "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"-Knight recalls that, "What we needed for our career at that time was a megahit, a super-big hit, because we were more noted for our performances and not our recording successes." The hunt for an everlasting hit, which originally brought the group to Motown, soon fueled their departure in 1973. "They did have a caste system over there, as most people know, and we were not on the top of the list," Knight explains. In fact, the label's founder, Berry Gordy, who had relocated along with the main arm of Motown from Detroit to Los Angeles, was initially unaware that the act had left. "I had a talk with Mr. Gordy (the pair remain friends, according to Knight, and speak often), he was telling us, 'My son was so upset with me that you guys had gotten away and gone to another company.'" That company was Buddah Records, and at the small New York-based label, Knight and the Pips would finally claim that elusive triumph smash single in the Jim Weatherly-penned "Midnight Train to Georgia." "Train," which the act recorded in a small studio in a Detroit parking garage, had "something special" to it, Knight says. "After I got through laying the last lead vocal on it, I couldn't hear what they were saying because I was in the booth, but I saw everyone in the room stand up and give us a standing ovation." That reception foreshadowed a nationwide smash, as "Train" gave Knight, then 29, and The Pips their first and only Hot 100 No. 1 when it reached the top on Oct. 27, 1973. "We were so proud because it was something we had wanted for such a long time. [Being No. 1 was] telling the world we were valuable." The tune subsequently earned the act a Grammy for best R&B vocal performance by a duo or group. The group followed "Train" with additional hits in the '70s before internal strife and Knight's renewed ambition for a solo career fueled a disbanding in 1989, ending a 37-year run. The soul legends were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Knight has been married to William McDowell for 15 years and continues to tour and record new material. She released her 11th and most recent solo album, Where My Heart Belongs, in 2014. (Billboard)

Niall Horan Wants to Drop His Solo Debut By 'Early Summer,' But Won't Name His Least-Favorite 1D Member. Niall Horan has been super busy. Though it seemed like the Irish crooner from One Direction was laying low since the group went on hiatus earlier this year, the 23-year-old has actually been traveling the world and getting things lined up to record his debut solo album. Horan dropped by The Late Late Show on Wednesday night (Oct. 26) to fill in host James Corden on his adventures and his plans to break free from the 1D orbit. "'This Town' was probably the first song that I've actually completely finished," Niall said of the surprise solo single he dropped on fans last month. "I've only recently got a producer," he added, without naming his collaborator. "I've written all the songs and I've only recently got a producer to do the whole thing. All next month I'm going to be locked in a studio starting from scratch recording vocals, guitars all the rest. Hopefully I'll be bringing it out early summer next year I'd like to think. "If you're wondering what else Horan has been up to since 1D's hiatus began, the singer said he and some cousins took a long backpacking trip across Southeast Asia. "It was an unbelievable experience and obviously something that I always kind of wanted to do but never had a chance to do because I was... doing other things, I was doing something else," he said. The singer and his crew began in Australia, then made their way up through Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. "We stayed in some s--tholes," he noted of the less-than-five-star accommodations. And, in a gross game of "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts," Horan was teamed with actress Isla Fisher and faced with downing a disgusting salmon smoothie. "I don't know what I'm more nervous about, the question or the smoothie," Horan said, laughing nervously. "Who is your least favorite member of One Direction?," Corden asked with a smile. Without missing a beat, Horan quickly reached for the glass of viscous pink liquid, uttered a bleeped curse, put the glass back down and considered "just taking the hit" from British tabloids and answering the question as Fisher graciously offered to support him and placed a napkin under his chin. "For future life, yeah, I think I'll go with this." Oh, and after making his solo U.S. TV debut earlier in the day on Ellen, Horan played "This Town" for Corden as well. (Billboard)

Movies

Alden Ehrenreich Recalls "Surreal" Han Solo Audition Process. Alden Ehrenreich is living the dream -- literally. "I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid. The last three movies I've done, I played a cowboy, then I played a soldier, and now I play Han Solo," the actor recalls in the November issue of Interview. "So the little kid in me is having a real joyride." Ehrenreich has been working steadily for years, but playing Han Solo is his biggest -- and most daunting -- role to date. The Star Wars character's origin story, which co-stars Donald Glover as the smug smuggler Lando Calrissian, is slated for theatrical release on May 25, 2018. Long before he won the role originally played by Harrison Ford, thousands of actors tested for directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. "I had an audition process that went on for a long time, and I got to spend a lot of time with the guys who are directing the film. Getting to be around them and being around the world a little bit has been the main experience so far," Ehrenreich shared. "I did my audition on the Millennium Falcon for one of my screen tests, which was pretty cool." But "pretty cool" doesn't even begin to describe it. When Ehrenreich shot the 2009 film Tetro, he says, "I remember thinking, 'Oh, at some point this will end up feeling second nature,' and it never really does. It's always a little fantastical." For a time, it seemed every young actor in Hollywood was vying to play the iconic character. Charlie Cox and Dave Franco later admitted to bombing their auditions, while other rumored contenders included Taron Egerton, Ansel Elgort, Tom Felton, Logan Lerman, Jack Reynor, Max Thieriot, Miles Teller and Rami Malek. "Whenever you hear somebody else is auditioning for something, you sort of assume they're going to get it," Ehrenreich, 26, admits. "You should try to just ignore it. I don't find it very helpful to know who else is going up for stuff, generally." Throughout the audition process, Ehrenreich tried to remain as pragmatic as possible. "I've had a couple opportunities where I've been on the other side of the audition process as a director, so it's really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace the audition," the short film director explains. "It's just about getting to know people, not about who's a better actor a lot of the time. It's about who fits that particular suit, you know?" Ehrenreich was reminded of that after he auditioned to play Harry Osborn in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Dane DeHaan won the part. "I've had that experience many, many, times -- when you don't get roles. I'd developed a good muscle for shaking it off. I buy myself a present whenever I don't get a role that I really wanted. You get bummed out, and then you go, 'Oh! Now I get to go buy a present for myself,'" Ehrenreich tells Interview. "That kind of helps.'" (Eonline)

Lucas Hedges to Star in Off-Broadway Play 'Yen. Trip Cullman will direct the 'Manchester By the Sea' actor, making his stage debut in the MCC Theater production. Lucas Hedges is heading to the stage. The Manchester By the Sea actor will make his stage debut, starring in the MCC Theater production of Yen, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Trip Cullman (Significant Other) will direct Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning off-Broadway play. Previews begin Jan. 12 ahead of a Jan. 30 opening at MCC's regular home, the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The limited engagement is set to run through Feb. 19. In Yen, Bobbie and Hench are home alone. Days are filled by streaming porn, playing Call of Duty, watching the world go by. Their mom rarely visits these days, and it's chaos when she does. But when animal-loving neighbor Jenny takes an interest in their dog Taliban, the boys discover a world far beyond what they know. "Those of us lucky enough to have already seen Kenneth Lonergan's new film Manchester by the Sea can agree that this year 'a star is born' in the incredibly gifted Lucas Hedges," said co-artistic director Bernie Telsey. "MCC has a great legacy of working early on with emerging stage artists, so we're particularly excited that Lucas will be sharing his unbelievably expressive gifts as an actor -- in his stage debut! -- in Anna Jordan's beautiful new play." Hedges, whose credits also include Moonrise Kingdom, Labor Day and Kill the Messenger, just received a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Actor for his role in Manchester By the Sea, in which he stars with Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler. The film opens Nov. 18 in limited release. He will next be seen onscreen in Martin McDonagh's crime film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Bird. Hedges is repped by Paradigm and Anonymous Content. (Hollywood Reporter)

J.K. Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts' Tracking for $75M U.S. Debut. The 'Harry Potter' spinoff hopes to launch a new franchise for Warner Bros., which is plotting a total of five 'Fantastic Beasts' films. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is on course to potentially hit at least $75 million in its U.S. debut, according to early tracking. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in North American theaters on Nov. 18. The Thanksgiving tentpole hopes to launch a new franchise for Rowling and Warners Bros, home of the blockbuster Harry Potter film series, based on Rowling's books. Unlike Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts isn't based on a book, but on a script by Rowling. David Yates directed. Fantastic Beasts came on tracking Thursday morning, with one major service putting forth the $75 million number, according to those with access to the surveys. Some are being more cautious and saying in the $70 million range, since it's an untested property. There's plenty of upside since Warners has three weeks left to make its final marketing assault. Also, the movie hopes to rack up big grosses throughout Thanksgiving week. Females of all ages are the most interested in seeing Fantastic Beasts, according to prerelease surveys. In a surprise announcement earlier this month, Rowling said she has finished plotting five Fantastic Beasts film, versus just a trilogy. She will be the screenwriter for all five installments. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, who finds and documents an extraordinary array of magical creatures. He arrives in New York, where he misplaces the magical case housing his creatures. The escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts could spell trouble for both the wizarding and muggle worlds. In Potter lore, Scamander's book is eventually used in Harry Potter's studies at Hogwarts. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV

Bones' Final Season Finally Has a Premiere Date and Surprises in Store. The beginning of the end is almost here, Bones fans. Fox announced that the 12th and final season of the long-running procedural, appropriately titled Bones: The Final Chapter, will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. Per the network, these final 12 episodes will both celebrate the series and bring a close to the stories of Brennan (Emily Deschanel), Booth (David Boreanaz) and the entire Jeffersonian-FBI team, allowing plenty of time for viewers to say goodbye. The announcement was especially forthcoming about what we can expect in this final season, and let's just say: It's a lot. Throughout the final chapter, fans will see the return of fan-favorite guest stars and squinterns, as well as an old flame from one of the team's past. Fans also will experience a wedding, follow an epic serial killer storyline, go undercover in a lumberjack competition and see Booth and Brennan's marriage get put to the test. As always, new guest stars will be introduced, as well as a final round of gory murders, from which brand-new investigations will arise. It's going to be a busy 12 weeks! "From the very first season, Bones was called 'The Little Engine That Could.' So we could not be prouder of ending up as Fox's longest-running scripted drama," creator and executive producer Hart Hanson said in a statement accompanying the announcement. "And we got there because of an insanely loyal, loud, lovely, lively audience." "A show this beloved by fans worldwide deserves a proper send-off, and that is just what we intend to do," David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, added. "These final 12 episodes will wrap up storylines and bid farewell to characters who have become part of the fabric of popular culture. Once again, we'd like to thank David, Emily and the entire Bones cast, as well as Hart, Stephen Nathan, Barry Josephson, and this season's showrunners, Michael Peterson and Jonathan Collier. In the pantheon of Fox series, Bones has carved out a unique place for 12 incredible seasons, and we couldn't be more grateful for its continued success over the course of this past decade." Are you ready to say goodbye? Bones premieres Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. on Fox. (Eonline)

The Walking Dead Cast & Crew Says Goodbye to Steven Yeun. Warning: The following contains spoilers from the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead. If you're somehow still in the dark on who died and want to stay that way, be sure to bookmark this page and return once you've watched. Proceed with caution. You've finally stopped crying over the death of Glenn Rhee in the season premiere of The Walking Dead? Well, you might want to grab the tissues and get ready for the waterworks to start anew because tributes from the cast and crew of the AMC zombie thriller have arrived in the wake of Steven Yeun's stunning departure from the series -- and, as one would expect, they're pretty emotional. Recalling a particularly rainy Fourth of July spent at Yeun's apartment singing songs with the entire cast during her first summer on set, his on-screen wife Lauren Cohan praised the actor's professionalism and heart. "Steven has been a leading man professional on the show without ever having been any of those things before being on the show," she told EW. "You know what Steven is? He's ride or die: You know he has your back. Everything that we see in Glenn is what Steven brings to him, and that's that steady heart. I'm so excited for him knowing he's going on to do amazing things. He's the most professional gentleman and the silliest, funniest goof ever. And Steven's still alive! So that's good." Andrew Lincoln, one of the few actors who've worked with Yeun on the series since day one, admitted that it was difficult returning to work after saying goodbye to his friend. "Steven is not only just an incredible actor, one of the most decent, funny, and beautiful guys I've ever had the fortune of meeting. He's also one of my dearest friends in life. Period," he said. "And the prospect of him not being here, it's left a huge hole in the show. The prospect of returning next year is bleaker because of his absence. His departure was seismic. And we all felt it. He is one of the founding fathers of this show. His fingerprints are on every part of it." Fellow fan-favorite Norman Reedus told the magazine that losing Yeun was heavier than any of the other many losses the show's faced in its seven-year run. "He is one of my best friends. I was with him when he proposed to his wife. He's been on this run with me since before I even started on the show," he said. "Losing him as a character and as a guy I get to hang out with every day is a bummer. It's the last thing in the world I ever wanted to happen. You lose people on this show and you're like, 'That's how the show works,' but when you lose somebody that close to you, it just sucks. Telling a story about Yeun's first day of filming, where the actor hadn't eaten enough to power through all the running he was going to do in the heat and subsequently blacked out on set, creator Robert Kirkman lamented that he'd no longer be able to tease him. "So we always used to make fun of him for that and he was always a good sport about it," he continued. "He was always a very fun, very uplifting, upbeat member of the cast that always kept things lively. It's really tough not having him around." And finally, executive producer Greg Nicotero (aka the man responsible for directing Glenn's death scene) said goodbye to not only one of his favorite performers, but his favorite character as well. "Anytime I'm anywhere on the street and people say, 'Who's your favorite character?' I always say, 'Glenn.' There's something so relatable about him, and Steven is the ultimate perfectionist. He always feels that he can do better even though he's amazing. He always wants to refine. He always wants to better himself as an actor and as a performer," he said, adding, "He's one in a million, man. The energy that he brings to set, his attitude -- everything about him is A-level." Have you processed your Glenn grief yet? The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC. (Eonline)

Raven-Symone Announces She's Leaving The View After Less Than Two Seasons. Raven-Symone is ready for a different kind of view. During Thursday's all-new episode of The View, the actress had a big announcement to share with audience members and viewers at home. As it turns out, Raven is leaving the popular ABC daytime talk show for an exciting new project. "I'm excited and sad, but mostly excited. I have an announcement to make: No, I'm not pregnant," she joked. The host explained that she's been working with Disney Channel on a follow-up to her previous series. "There's no title yet, but I'm calling it That's So Raven 2. It's Raven Baxter. It's still me. But I am a mother this time. I'm going to be a single mother raising two kids, and one of them learns that she has visions." Auditions for the series will be underway soon, she added. E! News has learned that her last day on The View will be this December. An official date has yet to be determined. As for her exit from The View, she said, "I've had such a great time...I've learned so much, and I've been saying, my experience has been multidimensional." Ever since she was officially named a co-host back in June of 2015, the actress has been an important voice to the panel. Whether discussing the latest news in politics or pop culture, Raven made it her goal to "call the truth" every morning at the Hot Topics table. "I definitely have a different lifestyle than a lot of people in this world -- good and bad -- and my views are different than one might think my views might be because I've never really spoken my truth until recently," she confessed to E! News just last summer. "Hopefully I can shed some light on what I like to call the truth." She continued, "Some people might not agree with me and some people will but we know how to talk to each other in a respectful way so that everybody gets their point across and there's no cutthroat conversation." While she has experienced some disagreements with a few of her co-hosts over hot-button issues, Raven has also had plenty of fun. She was able to host a That's So Raven reunion, interview the biggest stars on the Emmys red carpet and experience a star-studded 30th birthday bash. And before rumors could ever start about any drama involving Raven and her co-hosts, the former Disney star made it clear that her latest job offered a rare place to express yourself where you can agree to disagree. "That's what I love about it too," she shared with E! News. "I can express it. You can express it and we can disagree but we can move on and hug later. I love that." (Eonline)

That's So Raven Spinoff Happening at Disney Channel...and Raven-Symone Is Starring! Did Raven Baxter see this coming? That's So Raven is getting a spin-off on the Disney Channel, and Raven-Symone is returning to gaze into the future once again as Raven Baxter, and to executive produce the new series, the network announced on Thursday. The spinoff, which is currently untitled, finds Raven as a divorced mom of a preteen son and daughter, one of whom has inherited her ability to see glimpses of the future. Casting for the kids is currently underway. Raven is currently a regular c-host on The View, but will be exiting the ABC daytime talk show in December in order to work with Disney Channel on producing this series. "Raven's brilliant style of fearless comedy was a driving force for Disney Channel's success around the world," Disney Channel executive vice president Adam Bonnet said in a statement. "Her performance in That's So Raven is timeless. We now have our eyes on the future with her, and we're looking forward to telling more stories for a new generation with an adult Raven Baxter raising her young family." Eyes on the future. See what he did there? That's So Raven ran on the Disney Channel from 2003 to 2007 and followed Raven as she navigated being a teen with a magical ability to catch glimpses of the future. She used those glimpses to try and change the future, but usually just ended up causing disasters. Orlando Brown and Anneliese Van der Pol starred as Raven's best friends, while T'Keyah Crystal Keymah and Rondell Sheridan played her parents. Kyle Massey starred as Raven's brother, Cory, who later got his own spinoff, Cory in the House, which ran from 2007 to 2008. The spinoff comes from writers Scott Thomas and Jed Elinoff (Best Friends Whenever, R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour), with Raven executive producing. She was also named executive producer on season four of the original series. When she announced her exit on The View, Raven said there is no title yet, but she's calling it That's So Raven 2 and they're going to start auditions soon. "I'm just so excited," she said. View cohost Candace Cameron Bure, who also stars in Fuller House, a sequel series to Full House, asked if there would be an original cast reunion on the That's So Raven spinoff as well. That is to be determined, but they are going to scour the country for the kids to play Raven Baxter's children. "Anybody who wants to be on the Disney Channel, there's going to be auditions soon for the new That's So Raven, so let's go," she said. Disney Channel has already had success with Girl Meets World, which follows the kids of Boy Meets World's Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel). And honestly, we wouldn't be mad if this became a trend. Hilary Duff does have a kid in real life, and we can already picture Lizzie and Gordo making excellent parents. You're welcome for that idea, Disney Channel! (Eonline)

Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner Posted the Best Picture With Kit Harington to Help With Your Westeros Withdrawals. Are you having Westeros withdrawals? You're not alone. Game of Thrones season seven is in production now, but viewers won't get to feast their peepers on it until the summer of 2017, a few months later than normal. However, this photo Sophie Turner posted is enough to tide you over just a bit. Look at her and Kit Harington in their post-Emmys "pout-off." Now this is a quality Throwback Thursday post. The smoldering eyes. The pouted lips. Ugh, Jon Snow and Sansa Stark, please don't feud and betray each other next season! "From my perspective, I want [Sansa] and Jon to kind of rule together because it worked in the first instance in the Battle of the Bastards, things went pretty smoothly," Turner told E! News at Comic-Con this year. "I would want them to kind of rule as a duo, but I don't think that's going to happen because it's Game of Thrones and nothing good ever happens on Game of Thrones." When we caught up with Turner at the Emmys celebrating Game of Thrones' big win, she said she was having a hard time wrapping her head around the fact that the series is indeed coming to an end. "[I'm] probably sadder than you guys are," Turner told us. "It's been my life since I was 13, so I'm pretty sad about it. It's crazy when the show finishes I'll pretty much be the same age Kit [Harington] was when he started... which is crazy. I don't know what I'm going to do with my life." And now we shall resume our countdown to Game of Thrones season seven... (Eonline)

Jane the Virgin Stars Can't Stop Gushing Over Gloria Estefan's Cameo. If one thing's for sure, it's that Gloria and Emilio Estefan impressed the stars of Jane the Virgin and the love is mutual. At the Paley Center's Hollywood Tribute to Hispanic Achievements in Television presented by Verizon, Gina Rodriguez and Andrea Navedo gushed on having the Estefans on set with them, and it all felt like family. "That's difficult because we're only on episode eight, but Emilio and Gloria Estefan, I mean... we had Eva Longoria direct which was absolutely incredible," Rodriguez said to E! News. Navedo, who plays Ximoara, said, "I love each and every one of our guest on the show, they each bring something different to our show. But my favorites have been Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio they were just so wonderful. It was like having our tio and our tia visit us, and come hang out with us. We were just beaming, beaming the day after they left, even the crew was saying, 'Wasn't that the best day yesterday?'" Here's an exclusive look one of the scenes from the singer's cameo. The day that she left the filming of the show, Estefan was overwhelmed with happiness. "So happy to actually be a part of one of my favorite shows on television, Jane the Virgin. It feels like family. Thanks to the entire cast and crew and our incredible director and friend, Eva Longoria. On the show Rogelio (Jaime Camil) has always been saying that I'm one of his best friends," Gloria says exclusively to E! News. "Funny, because Emilio and I consider Jaime one of our best friends too! FUN!" Longoria, who directed the episode, shared a photo of herself with the singer, Rodriguez and some of the ladies from the cast. "These are some of my favorite women! #JaneTheVirgin #Directing," the star captioned the post. Jane the Virgin airs Mondays at 9 p.m on the CW. (Eonline)

'Fargo' Adds Jim Gaffigan to Season 3 Cast. Fresh off TV Land's 'The Jim Gaffigan Show,' the comedian joins a cast that includes Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Fargo continues to line up an impressive cast for season three. FX's Noah Hawley anthology has enlisted Jim Gaffigan as a series regular, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Season three of Fargo has been rumored to take place in 2010, following the events of the breakout drama's freshman season. It's unclear how or if it will tie into the events from the first run, though none of the stars from season one will return. Gaffigan will take on the role of Donny Mashman, a police deputy who works alongside Gloria Burgle (The Leftovers' Carrie Coon). He joins a cast that also includes Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. McGregor will topline the season and play the dual roles of brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy in what will be his first TV series regular role. Coon's Gloria is a practical woman who is the chief of police in Edna Valley and a newly divorced mother. She struggles to understand this new world around her, where people connect more intimately with their phones than those directly in front of them. Winstead will play Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a passion for competitive bridge playing. She is a woman with a plan who is focused on always being at least one move ahead of her opponents. For Gaffigan, the role comes two months after he and wife Jeannie walked away from their TV Land comedy The Jim Gaffigan Show after two seasons. The duo, who wrote and exec produced the series based on their lives, decided to focus on family instead. Gaffigan will next be seen in IFC Films/Showtime's The Bleeder. This week, he wrapped production on Apex Entertainment's Chappaquiddick. Release dates for both have yet to be announced. The comedian is currently on his international Fully Dressed arena tour. The Grammy-nominated comedian is also a best-selling author and a father of five. He's repped by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Schreck Rose. Production on the third installment of Fargo is set to begin later this year for a 2017 debut on FX. (Hollywood Reporter)

'Great British Bake Off' Ends BBC Run With Its Highest Ratings Ever. The baking competition, which is moving to Channel 4, averaged 14 million viewers with its season 7 finale, cementing its status as Britain's most watched show. Baking competition The Great British Bake Off drew its highest overnight ratings ever with the final episode of its seventh season, its last on the BBC, on Wednesday night, becoming the most watched program of 2016 in the U.K. The episode averaged 14.0 million viewers, according to overnight data released by BBC representatives on Thursday. The audience peaked with 14.8 million viewers. Last year's finale had averaged 13.4 million viewers and peaked with 14.5 million. It had also drawn a 54.8 percent share. A modest hit when it premiered in 2010 on BBC Two, the good-natured competition show was later moved to flagship channel BBC One and now ranks among the biggest shows in U.K. history. Last year's season saw the final episode become the most-watched program of 2015 in Britain. Channel 4 earlier this year announced a three-year deal for the show, estimated by some to be worth 75 million pounds ($99 million), snatching it from public broadcaster BBC and causing much debate. The move is effective following the end of season 7. Channel 4 said the first Bake Off content planned is a celebrity version of the show in 2017 from production firm Love Productions. Hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc immediately said that they would quit the show when it leaves the BBC. The Great British Bake Off will also lose judge Mary Berry, but fellow judge Paul Hollywood will continue on the show for three seasons under a deal reached with Channel 4. The BBC is developing possible new shows with Berry, Perkins and Giedroyc. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV Ratings: World Series Still Huge in Game 2. The Cubs win is reasonably steady with the opening night, despite play being pushed up an hour before primetime. Two nights in, the 2016 World Series is still off to an exceptional start. Wednesday's second outing between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs, a much more exciting game thanks to Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta flirting with a no-hitter for much of the game, earned a preliminary 11.3 overnight rating among households. The strong metered market showing on Fox, more than a 20 percent improvement from the comparable game last year, continues the very favorable ratings performance for this year's bid for the MLB championship. Tuesday night's preliminary numbers, a 12.6 overnight rating among households, translated to the best World Series start since 2009 -- 19.4 million viewers and a 5.6 rating among adults 18-49. Early Wednesday ratings are not far off from the prior night, and that's with the first hour of the game airing outside of primetime. Officials moved the game up to 7 p.m. E.T. in hopes of avoiding bad weather. With two games down, the Cleveland-Chicago series is tracking on par with 2009 -- though still not quite so high as the lofty highs of 2004, when the Boston Red Sox locked up their first World Series win in 86 years. The 1:1 series, which saw Chicago come back with a 5-1 victory on Wednesday, is also shaping up to be a more competitive one -- with the whole thing now locked to go for at least five games. Chicago also has the advantage of returning to its home turf on Friday. That's when the teams next meet at Wrigley Field. (Hollywood Reporter)

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