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Janet Jackson's Baby's Name May Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson. Janet Jackson has decided to honor her late brother's legacy in an extra special way. A source tells E! News the expectant mother's baby's name will "have something to do with Michael Jackson." The "Rhythm Nation" singer, 50, and husband Wissam Al Mana are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first child together, and as our insider reveals, their wait will soon be over. "She is due very, very soon," the source explains, adding that Janet "can't wait to have the baby." Despite initial health concerns and a medical order to rest, the source insists, "The doctors said she is doing well and [told her] just to take it easy." As for her pre-baby preparation, the insider tells us she is "relaxing around her place" and recently got their little one's nursery ready. And speaking of the nursery, the source adds that both Janet and Wissam both know the baby's sex and decorated its haven in "soft pastel colors." Across her pregnancy, the proud mama-to-be has been spotted out and about in London, joining her hubby for an afternoon stroll as well as indulging in some floral shopping. In late September, a source told E! News Janet wasn't "feeling that great," but as her glowing smile and our insider details indicate, she's now more than ever looking forward to meeting her little boy or girl. "She wants to be a healthy mother for her child," the source explains. Since announcing in April that she was delaying her world tour to start a family, the notoriously private musician has said very little about her pregnancy. Janet finally addressed her happy news in late October, telling People, "We thank God for our blessing." It's now been just over seven years since the pop music icon tragically passed, but Janet's heartwarming tribute will surely be welcome news to the entire Jackson fam as well as Michael's fans everywhere. Countdown to baby is officially on! (Eonline)

Such a proud papa. Brian Austin Green did a little bragging about his gorgeous family with wife Megan Fox on Wednesday, November 16, and shared some adorable pics on Instagram of their three kids, including newborn son Journey. The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum posted a cute pic of the couple's middle child, Bodhi, 2, wearing a wig, and captioned the shot, "Bodhi as a red head." The 43-year-old followed it up with a snapshot of Bodhi and big brother Noah, 4, and wrote, "I miss being young." A couple of hours later he posted a few more photos, declaring it is "crazy how good looking" Noah is, before sharing a pic of the couple's youngest child, 3-month-old Journey. "My wife makes beautiful babies," he wrote. Fox, 30, who welcomed their third child in August, previously shared a pic with Journey at the end of October, but these are the first photos Green has posted on Instagram in seven months. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles star filed for divorce from her husband of five years in August 2015, but they reconciled shortly afterward and shared a romantic beach vacation this past April at the Four Seasons Hualalai, the site of their 2010 wedding on the Big Island of Hawaii. "They've been through a lot," a source told Us Weekly in June, confirming that they were "totally back together." Green also has son Kassius, 14, with his former 90210castmate Vanessa Marcil. (US Weekly)

Blake Lively Returns to the Red Carpet Six Weeks After Giving Birth to Baby No. 2. Even in basic black, Blake Lively stands out in a crowd. Making her first red carpet appearance since welcoming her second child, the actress was all smiles at L'Oreal's Women of Worth Awards in New York City Wednesday night. Lively, who became a spokesperson for the brand in 2013, modeled a black dress with a plunging neckline. The Shallows star finished her lust-worthy look with Lorraine Schwartz jewels and nude sandals. "It's Lanvin," Lively told E! News. "It's a little like a man's coatdress!" Lively and Ryan Reynolds welcomed their second daughter in late September. The famously private couple, who are also parents to 23-month-old James Reynolds, have not publicly shared Baby No. 2's name. The Gossip Girl actress didn't leave the house to discuss motherhood, though. "I'm presenting to a woman named Carly; she is 34 years old. She started a company where she was able to find 7,500 child predators and save 2,500 children already from the child pornography trafficking and business," she said. "It really out things in perspective, what she's doing with her days. It's an important thing to talk about, so for us to have a platform and to celebrate these women -- and she gets $10,000 towards her charity -- it's a really important event. You see all the women that come out from Aimee Mullins, Andie McDowell, Carly -- it's really cool." Lively -- who posed for pictures on the red carpet with Brooke Baldwin, Tamron Hall, Arianna Huffington, Liya Kebede, Karlie Kloss, Eva Longoria and more stars -- was elated to be in the company of such strong (and stylish) women. "It's so cool to stand next to Diane Keaton, who has Herringbone nail polish. Black and white herringbone -- wow, that's cool!" the 29-year-old raved. "She found her thing and she's rocking it. It's always nice to be around those women." So, what has Lively learned about beauty as a L'Oreal brand ambassador? "I think it's just about finding what makes you feel good," the actress told E! News. That knowledge, of course, comes through trial and error. "I've done that thing when you look through magazines and you like a look," Lively said. "You try to look like what everybody else is doing, and it does not feel good." (Eonline)

Marion Cotillard Sounds Off on Brad Pitt Affair Rumors: "I Don't Give Energy to This." On-set romances are fairly common in Hollywood, but Marion Cotillard insisted Thursday morning that nothing happened between her and Brad Pitt while filming Allied. When news broke that Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, rumors swirled that Cotillard and Pitt had an affair. But the La Vie en Rose actress told Today's Matt Lauer that none of the rumors are true. "I never take anything personally when it doesn't concern me," she said on Today. "So I didn't take it personally because I had nothing to do with those rumors or situation." The only times Cotillard and Pitt were ever romantic, she explained, were while they filmed scenes for Allied. "It's always [an] awkward situation, but it's also a very fun situation because it's awkward," she said. Cotillard, who is expecting her second child with partner Guillaume Canet, released a statement on Instagram in September regarding her (lack of) involvement in Pitt and Jolie's pending divorce. "This crafted conversation isn't distressing. And to all the media and the haters who are quick to pass judgment, I sincerely wish you a swift recovery," she posted. "Finally, I do very much wish that Angelina and Brad, both whom I deeply respect, will find peace in this very tumultuous moment. With all my love Marion." Despite all the hullaballoo surrounding Marion and her co-star, she told Lauer that she's not letting it get in the way of her work. "I don't give energy to this," she said. "It was a wonderful, wonderful experience working with such a visionary director and an amazing actor. So that's all that matters." On The Late Show Wednesday, Cotillard said there's nothing "sexy" about filming sex scenes in front of cameramen, directors, and more on-set people. "It is a beautiful scene, though," she clarified. (Eonline)

Eddie Redmayne: I Never Dated Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift has had several famous beaus in her young life, but Eddie Redmayne was never one of them. "I absolutely can put the rumors to rest," he told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live after a fan caller questioned him about his rumored fling with the songstress. "I never went out on a date with Taylor Swift." The allegations swirled in early 2012, the same year the Oscar winner rose to major stardom with his performance in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables. According to Redmayne, the gossip began with the film. "She auditioned for Les Miserables," he recalled for Cohen. "She was amazing in the audition. We got to sing together, which was a big moment for me, but no, we never went out." The actor, who is now married to Hannah Bagshawe and is a father to their daughter Iris, has nothing but praise for the Grammy winner. "She was extraordinary," he complimented. Swift wasn't the only female topic of conversation. Cohen also asked the actor about his co-star at the time, Anne Hathaway, who faced peculiar industry flack following her first Oscar win for the film and stayed mostly out of the limelight for a few years afterward. "I honestly don't know because I think she's formidable and I think she was kind of extraordinary in that film," he praised. "It was an amazing thing when we were making Les Mis because we were doing it live and it was the first time any of us had done it...She basically educated the rest of us on how to do it." Hathaway, who also became a parent for the first time recently, spoke out about that period of her life in October, telling The Guardian she felt "very uncomfortable." "I kind of lost my mind doing that movie and it hadn't come back yet," she said. "Then I had to stand up in front of people and feel something I don't feel which is uncomplicated happiness." "It's an obvious thing, you win an Oscar and you're supposed to be happy. I didn't feel that way. I felt wrong that I was standing there in a gown that cost more than some people are going to see in their lifetime, and winning an award for portraying pain that still felt very much a part of our collective experience as human beings," she continued. "I tried to pretend that I was happy and I got called out on it, big time. That's the truth and that's what happened. It sucks. But what you learn from it is that you only feel like you can die from embarrassment, you don't actually die." (Eonline)

Kaley Cuoco Bares Her Abs While Opening Up About Her Plastic Surgeries AND Whether She'd Ever Remarry! Kaley Cuoco is being so open about her plastic surgeries! In case you didn't know, The Big Bang Theory star got breast implants at the age of 18, and went under the knife again for sinus surgery two years ago. Well, in the December issue of Women's Health, the 30-year-old proudly explained her decisions to do so: "Years ago, I had my nose done. And my boobs -- best thing I ever did. Recently I had a filler in a line in my neck I've had since I was 12. As much as you want to love your inner self ... I'm sorry, you also want to look good. I don't think you should do it for a man or anyone else, but if it makes you feel confident, that's amazing." She's not here for any of the judgments! Good for her. Continuing to be candid, Kaley also shared what it was like to be going through her divorce from Ryan Sweeting: "For a month straight I would talk to my horse and just bawl. Finally, I went out and the crying didn't come. I was like, I think I actually got through this." BUT it was her love for horses which led her to boyfriend Karl Cook: "Literally, we bumped arms at a horse show. We each said, 'Oh, I'm sorry' -- and everything changed. I looked at him and he looked at me... " In fact, the actress is "absolutely" considering remarrying and has even thought about starting a family: "I'm meant to be a mom." Aww!! And because Kaley was speaking to WH magazine, she also went on to talk about how working out is a part of her everyday routine: "The bottom line is I'm not 21 anymore, so it used to be so easy and I didn't have to do as much. But you're getting a little older and I've got to cut things out. It's important, it's now part of my day. Working out is part of my day, eating right is part of my day." Judging by her abs-olutely amazing cover and spread, we'd say it's definitely been working for her! (Perez Hilton)

Mark Hamill nearly caught his "Star Wars" co-stars Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford having a steamy affair while they filmed their breakout 1977 blockbuster. But Ford was so suave, he threw Hamill off the scent. Fisher writes in her new book, "The Princess Diarist" -- in which she revealed the bombshell that she and then-married, older Ford began an affair at a boozy birthday bash for George Lucas -- that, "Once, on one of the rare occasions when we did have a sleepover at Harrison's apartment, Mark .?.?. dropped by unannounced." It was 11?a.m., and, "Clearly I hadn't just dropped by for brunch." Unshaken, Ford took Fisher's hand and solemnly declared with Hamill there, "We're engaged." in private, she recalls of Han Solo, "God, he was just so handsome. No. No, more than that. He looked like he could lead the charge into battle, take the hill, win the duel, be leader of the gluten-free world, all without breaking a sweat." Sadly, she says she can't recall too much about their three-month affair because "It is the memory loss that comes with marijuana use." Reports have wrongly said that Fisher branded Ford in the book as being bad in bed. In fact, she writes, "How could you ask such a shining specimen of a man to be satisfied with the likes of me? .?.?. The fact is that he was!" And that they had "friendly feelings and wonderful sex." But as far as any gory details, she adds: "Sex is private" and, "So it is with uncharacteristic reservation and scruples that I quash any details." (Page Six)

Brooke Mueller Hospitalized for Evaluation After Welfare Check With Her Twin Sons. Brooke Mueller has been hospitalized for an evaluation stemming from an incident earlier where she went missing with her two children with Charlie Sheen, twin sons Max and Bob, 7. The Utah Department of Public Safety released the following statement: On the morning of November 16, dispatchers with the Utah Department of Public Safety received a welfare check call from a woman claiming to be the mother of Brooke Mueller. Troopers with the Utah Highway Patrol responded to the welfare check call and located Mueller, her two children and a nanny on Interstate 15 near Nephi, Utah. The children are safe and will be released to family. Mueller was taken to an area hospital for evaluation. The State Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the incident. We do not have any more information to release at this time. As E! News reported earlier, police were searching for the three after a disturbance occurred at a bar in Salt Lake City. TMZ claimed that the actress showed up to the bar with the twins and appeared to be "disheveled" and barefoot. Eyewitnesses told the site that a nanny was also present with them and that the two women got into an altercation before the local authorities were called. Mueller, however, left the scene with her children and the nanny before officials arrived. Later police confirmed that they were all located and that a standard welfare check took place. No criminal charges were filed. But now it seems as though Mueller has been placed in medical professionals' hands after reports of her allegedly striking her children have surfaced. Sheen told TMZ, "I'm just trying to get my kids home safe. I have no other details that relate to the ongoing event." Mueller and Sheen were married from 2008 to 2011. Since the actress has battled with drug abuse and run-ins with the law. In fact, three years ago, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services removed the twins from Mueller's home, and they were placed in Denise Richard's custody. Mueller eventually moved to Utah to seek a rehabilitation program and has been staying there for an outpatient program since. (Eonline)

Shelley Duvall Reveals Mental Illness in Dr. Phil Interview as Host Is Slammed for "Exploiting" Actress. Shelley Duvall has surfaced publicly after years away from the spotlight in a new and shocking Dr. Phil interview that has drawn criticism and calls to boycott the talk show. The 67-year-old actress, who played Jack Nicholson's wife in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 thriller The Shining and Olive Oyl, love interest of Robin Williams' Popeye in the 1980 film Popeye, signaled on the talk show she is battling mental illness. "I'm very sick, I need help," she told Dr. Phil McGraw in the interview, which is set to air Friday. "Well, that's why I'm here," he replies. Duvall retired from acting and kept away from the spotlight about 15 years ago when she filmed the comedy movie Manna from Heaven. In the interview, parts of which were released on YouTube, she talks about the late Williams, saying she doesn't think he is dead but is rather "shape-shifting." "Do you see him?" Dr. Phil asks her, to which she replies, "Have, yes." She also says, "The man who's threatening me is the Sheriff of Nottingham" and that she has a "worrying disc" inside of her. Many people took to social media to slam Dr. Phil for the interview, saying he is "exploiting" Duvall. Some, including The Shining director's daughter Vivian Kubrick, called for a boycott of Dr. Phil. She posted on her Twitter page Wednesday an open letter to the host, saying he was putting the actress "'on show' while she is suffering from a pitiable state of ill health." "Unquestionably, this is purely a form of lurid and exploitive entertainment -- it's appallingly cruel," she wrote. "Whatever dignity a mere unfortunate creature might have in this world is denied by your displaying her in this way," Vivian continued. "I recoil in complete disgust. I hope others will join me in boycotting your utterly heartless form of entertainment because it has nothing to do with compassionate healing. (Eonline)

Joe Simpson acknowledged his battle with prostate cancer in an Instagram post on Thursday, November 17. The father of Jessica and Ashlee Simpson posted a bright red image featuring the following message: "Cancer ... The dream killer." Not long after he posted, several of Joe's followers reached out to the 58-year-old talent manager and fashion photographer to share words of support and encouragement. "Praying for you Joe ???," one fan wrote, while another commented, "You got this! ??????????." As Us Weekly previously reported on Monday, November 14, Joe was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. He underwent surgery for the disease two months ago and is on the mend. "The surgery went well," one insider told Us, adding that his famous daughters have been "super supportive." Despite his health setback, Joe has kept himself busy focusing on his career. The Texas native -- who divorced Jessica and Ashlee's mom, Tina Simpson, after 34 years of marriage in 2013 -- opened Dreams Work, his first photography exhibit, at the Bruce Lurie Gallery in L.A. this past May. The "dadager"-turned-photog also shot WTFHYD's latest ad campaign featuring Ava Sambora. In an October 2015 interview with Us, Joe opened up about his newfound passion. "With my camera, it's just me and my art. So it's been, like, life-changing," he explained to Us. "And then, at 40, I became Jessica Simpson's father and Ashlee Simpson's father. ... And photography for me allows me to be just Joe Simpson again. I'm not riding the shirttails of my children; I'm not making money off my children. It's just me, doing my art." (US Weekly)

Mariah Carey makes a lot of money but turns out way less than you probably think. TMZ has learned Mariah and Nick Cannon struck a settlement in their divorce, and they both declared income for 2014. We've learned Mariah says she raked in $6.3 million, and Nick scored $2.7 mil. As we reported, Mariah has demanded $50 mil from billionaire James Packer after their engagement exploded ... that's 8 times what she made 2 years ago. We've also learned the settlement requires Nick to squirrel away money for the twins, but maybe not as much as you think ... $5k a month in a trust. Mariah doesn't have to put anything in the trust. And there's this. The settlement says neither Mariah nor Nick can allow the kids to address a new significant other as mom, dad, mommy, daddy, father, mother or any facsimile thereof. Mariah and Nick share custody, but the kids are primarily with her. If Nick comes to visit, per the agreement, she foots the bill for travel and lodging. And, she has to sign over the title to the 2012 Ferrari. (TMZ)

Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat -- a fierce feminist who has stood strong for women's rights in India -- was beaten and tear gassed just blocks from the Paris apartment where Kim Kardashian was robbed. The incident went down just weeks after the Kim K robbery. Mallika was either in her apartment or just outside when she says 3 masked men sprayed her and her boyfriend with tear gas ... then repeatedly punched them. Both were injured only slightly and nothing was taken from the apartment. Sherawat has appeared in Hollywood movies and films, including "Hawaii Five-O." She's a big movie star in India. (TMZ)

Oprah's network is being sued for allegedly engaging in a sexual harassment campaign against a new mother. Rebecca Taylor started working at OWN in 2010. She claims her supervisor, Nakisha Gowen, was a director at the network. Taylor says she got pregnant in early 2013 and that's when the harassment allegedly started, although she's vague about the allegations during the pregnancy. Taylor says once her kid was born, she began pumping breast milk at work. She says Gowan did various things to embarrass her, including approaching her during a company meeting and pretending to squeeze her breasts and then lay her head on them. Taylor says she was "mortified and humiliated." She also claims Gowan would talk to her about "tent pole events," and she insists in the lawsuit Gowan was referring to a man who got an erection "pressing against his clothes and thus making his clothes, such as his pants, look like a tent pole placed against a tent." We reached out to OWN. So far, no word back. (TMZ)

Making a Murderer's Brendan Dassey Ordered to Remain in Prison During His Appeal. Brendan Dassey is not coming home after all. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Making a Murderer subject to remain in prison throughout his appeals process, E! News can confirm. This development comes one day after a Wisconsin judge ruled Dassey should be released from prison pending appeal, and just over three months after his murder conviction was overturned. Despite a judge's denial to halt his release, the Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago for an emergency stay to stop Dassey's forthcoming discharge. A new investigation sparked primarily by the popular Netflix series, which chronicled Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery's alleged involvement in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, determined that Dassey was coerced into falsely confessing to the crime. In the wake of Halbach's murder, Brendan was interrogated four times over a 2-day period without a parent, attorney or any other adult present. Brendan later recanted his co-conspirator confession in a letter to the judge, but after a 9-day trial was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse. When Dassey's conviction was overturned in August, the judge said he could be released within 90 days unless the State went forth with a retrial. Dassey's legal team has filed numerous appeals for his release over the past decade. Now 27-years-old, Dassey seemingly faces yet another roadblock in his ongoing legal saga. E! News has reached out to Dassey's attorneys for comment. (Eonline)

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Chris Hemsworth Named GQ Australia's Man of the Year. It's about time GQ Australia named Chris Hemsworth Man of the Year. The magazine bestowed its highest honor on the actor in its December issue (on newsstands now). Given his international box office appeal -- and the fact that he was once named People's Sexiest Man Alive -- it's a mystery why it took so long for the Ghosbusters star to earn the title. No matter. In the issue, Hemsworth's co-star Tom Hiddleston sums up the actor's appeal. "One morning on the set of Thor: Ragnarok, I watched Chris zero in on an important scene between Thor and Loki with razor-sharp focus and commitment. The scene required a lot of nuance, but he wanted to shoot it quickly because he had to be off-set by lunchtime in order to make it to father-daughter day at school in the afternoon," he says. "That's a Man of the Year if ever I saw one." Hemsworth was unable to attend the black tie dinner in celebration of GQ Australia's Man of the Year Awards, so he recorded a video message to express his gratitude. "It's been a real dream of mine, since I was a young boy, to be a man. I achieved that when I was 18, but this obviously is the icing on the cake and the true recognition of what it takes to be a man -- the highest honor," Hemsworth joked. "I'm just going to continue to do manly stuff throughout my life and uphold that title: chopping firewood, wrestling crocodiles, all sorts of manly business." Other honorees include Dylan Alcott (Sportsman of the Year), Atlassian (Entrepreneurs of the Year), Iggy Azalea (Woman of the Year), Shannon Bennett (Chef of the Year), Kyle Chalmers (Breakthrough Sportsman of the Year), Joel Creasey (Comedian of the Year), Ken Done (Iconic Artist), Joel Edgerton (Actor of the Year), Stan Grant (Agenda Setter of the Year), Peter Greste (Man of Chivalry), the Hacksaw Ridge cast (Ensemble of the Year), Jon Hamm (International Man of the Decade), Harts (Breakthrough Solo Artist of the Year), Kim Jones (International Menswear Designer of the Year), Keiynan Lonsdale (Breakthrough Actor of the Year), Justin O'Shea (Man of Style), Richard Roxburgh (Acting Legend) and the Western Bulldogs (Team of the Year). After acknowledging his fellow honorees (and ribbing guest Chris Evans), Hemsworth took a moment to give Elsa Pataky props. "Thanks to my wife and all the great women of the world who make us men truly what we are," he said. "You can't have a great man without a great woman." (Eonline)

Jon Hamm on His Allegedly Big Penis: ''As Rumors Go, That's Not the Worst.'' The Hammaconda? Little Hamm? You better believe Jon Hamm's heard every euphemism in the book for his penis. Over the years, the Mad Men star and his tendency to go commando while in public have all but turned the internet on its head. Justin Theroux almost dethroned Hamm's manhood with his infamous gray sweatpant-clad jog, but for one reason or another, conversation surrounding the Emmy winner's endowment has yet to simmer. GQ Australia recently named the 45-year-old its International Man of the Decade, and in his sit-down with the mag, he addressed fans' ongoing obsession once and for all. "It was a topic of fascination for other people, certainly not me," Hamm explained to GQ Australia, adding, "By the way, as rumors go, not the worst." Can't argue with that one... On the topic of sex, Hamm was equally as candid, calling it, "useful, fun, exciting" and "important." Jon's latest penis comments are quite a deviation from a previous Men's Fitness interview in which he sounded off on the objectification of his private parts. "Would you want people walking up to you and pointing at your d--k? I can't believe I'm still talking about this. But I've worn underwear every day of my life and the fact that I'm painted as this exhibitionist is a little annoying," he admitted in 2014. Chris Hemsworth received his own Man of the Year honor and Iggy Azalea went home with the Woman of the Year accolade. Other honorees include Dylan Alcott (Sportsman of the Year), Joel Edgerton (Actor of the Year), and the Hacksaw Ridge cast (Ensemble of the Year). (Eonline)

Eight prominent Californians will be added to the state Hall of Fame to honor their contributions to art, science, literature and sports, the governor's office announced Wednesday. This year's list includes Harrison Ford, author Isabel Allende, baseball superstar Tony Gwynn, artist Corita Kent, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, journalist Maria Shriver, music entrepreneur Russ Solomon and actor and activist George Takei. Gov. Jerry Brown and first lady Anne Gust Brown will induct the honorees at a Nov. 30 ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento, where an exhibit featuring items loaned by the inductees will open Dec. 1. The exhibit will include Allende's Presidential Medal of Freedom for Literature awarded by President Barack Obama in 2014; Ford's Indiana Jones costume from "Raiders of the Lost Ark;" and Takei's Hikaru Sulu costume from "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home." "I am a proud second-generation Californian, humbled to be honored by a state singular in its beauty, diversity and dynamism," Takei said. The California Hall of Fame was established in 2006 by the California Museum, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Shriver, then his wife. There are now 96 inductees. (Page Six)

Kim Kardashian Active on Instagram Weeks After Paris Robbery. Right on time for Throwback Thursday, Kim Kardashian revisited social media with an old friend in mind. After staying mostly silent on social media following her traumatic October robbery in Paris, the 36-year-old reality star showed signs of life on Instagram when she followed a couple of fellow stars. So, who were the lucky few to make the cut during Kardashian's Instagram hiatus? According to reports, she recently followed Ariana Grande, Nicole Richie's little sister, Sofia Richie, and Paris Hilton. While the mother of two has not shared a photo on her account since the afternoon of Oct. 2 -- just hours before the hotel room attack -- she did reemerge on Twitter, but she didn't need any of the 140 characters. Instead, she unfollowed 14 people and left it at that without a word. The number has since dropped yet again for a grand total of 106 followed accounts. Back on Instagram, she follows 104 accounts, including new additions like supermodel Joan Smalls. Of course, the number pales in comparison to her 87.3 million followers. While the social media maven has remained largely out of the limelight and hasn't updated her app in that time, Kim did resurface on her site in never-before-seen photos of her on Halloween. Though she hadn't been spotted in any of her famous family's holiday festivities, brother Rob Kardashian revealed she did ultimately dress up as Princess Jasmine to match with her daughter, North. "Now you know Kim loves Halloween," Rob wrote as a guest blogger for the app. "She couldn't disappoint North once she found a Princess Jasmine costume from back in the day. North is crazy into Princess Jasmine right now. So being the good mommy she is, she wore her old princess Jasmine costume to match North!" "They got a magic carpet, lamp and Saint had to be Aladdin. Kourt threw a Halloween dinner for the fam," the new father explained. "This will be my life next Halloween." (Eonline)

Kendall Jenner is not afraid to insult her brother Rob Kardashian's baby name -- as long as it keeps a sardine smoothie out of her mouth. The 21-year-old model appeared on James Corden's show Wednesday night and found herself playing a round of "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts," an extreme version of "Truth or Dare" in which the player must answer a question or eat a revolting dish such as grasshoppers or fish eye -- or as Jenner describes it, "the worst first date ever." The reality star was in the hot spot first, and the Late, Late Show host didn't go easy on her. "Kendall, three of your nieces and nephews are named Dream, North and Saint," Corden said chuckling. "Rank those baby names from best to worst." Although Jenner looked super uncomfortable, she opted to confess rather than drink up the sardine smoothie sitting in front of her. "I like North. I've always liked North," she admitted. "So now let's find out which one you hate," Corden responded. Jenner quickly ranked the names, but the host didn't hear her, forcing her to repeat it. "North, Saint, Dream," she said, ranking the names. "I still love them, I still love them." Jenner then got revenge by asking Corden if he liked his mom or dad better (while they were in the audience!) and which guest he'd never invite back to the show. Refusing to answer either, Corden chowed down on some nasty grub. Earlier in the day, Jenner appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and raved about the newest addition to the Kardashian-Jenner clan. "She's a dream -- she's so beautiful," Jenner said of 6-day-old Dream. "I went and met her the day [she was born]." While Jenner said the baby looks just like Rob's late father Robert Kardashian, DeGeneres pointed out she also shares a striking similarity to Rob himself. "Yeah! I mean, it's crazy," Jenner said. "He's so happy and it makes me so happy I could literally cry. He's like, the cutest. I love it." (People)

Chrissy Teigen can't wait to celebrate her daughter's first holiday season. "We have a new addition to our family, and to be able to have our family around the table this Thanksgiving and this Christmas is going to be amazing for me," Teigen, 30, told Page Six at Stella Artois' "King's Feast" in New York City on Tuesday. Teigen attended the event with husband John Legend and the pair made it clear cooking is a family affair. "I make John dice a lot," she joked. Despite publishing her cookbook "Cravings" earlier this year, Teigen's not considering a career change anytime soon. "You guys know I'm in no way a chef. I just enjoy cooking," she explained. Over the weekend, Teigen revealed she has a second cookbook in the works. "Another cook book day with cravings 2! It isn't intentional but I really think the vibe is "simpler" but still fresh! Hopefully you love!!" she wrote on Twitter. (Page Six)

Anderson Cooper has been reunited with his long-lost half-brother, who disappeared 38 years ago following a bizarre dispute with his mother Gloria Vanderbilt's shrink. Christopher Stokowski, son of conductor Leopold Stokowski and Vanderbilt, abandoned his wealthy family and became a recluse in 1978 after his mother's therapist reportedly interfered in his love life. Cooper "adored" his half-brother, Christopher's former fiancee April Sandmeyer said, and his disappearance left the CNN host devastated. Christopher fled around the same time that Cooper's father, Wyatt Cooper, died during heart surgery, when the famed journalist was just 10. The release of Cooper and Vanderbilt's film, "Nothing Left Unsaid," in April -- which, despite the title, glossed over Christopher -- sparked renewed interest in his missing brother, who contacted the family through Sandmeyer. "I'm very happy for them and glad to have played a part in them being back in touch," she said. Cooper confirmed to Page Six of his brother, "Yes, we did reconnect and reconcile after the film," but declined to discuss it further. His uncle Harry Cooper added that the siblings reunited, and Vanderbilt has seen Christopher three times since the doc was released, and as recently as three weeks ago. Cooper was honored on Tuesday at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation Luncheon, in front of a crowd that included Chuck Scarborough and co-chair Audrey Gruss. Cooper spoke about his brother Carter Cooper's suicide when the CNN host was 21. "He jumped off a balcony at my mother's apartment building, in front of my mother, when she was begging him not to .?.?. Suicide is something that we don't speak much about, and unfortunately there is still that stigma and shame surrounding [it]." Cooper also said the tragedies in his life inspired him to become a journalist. "That motivated me to go out in those early years and .?.?. to seek out people who were struggling to survive was because I was suffering myself, and I wasn't sure how I would survive." (Page Six)

Morgan Freeman is adding another lifetime achievement prize to his mantelpiece. AARP said Thursday the actor will receive its Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award at a gala ceremony next year. The 79-year-old actor has already received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award and a National Medal of the Arts from President Barack Obama. "At a certain point in life, if you've had some success, awards start to fall from the sky. But this one really means something," Freeman said in a statement. "I started my movie career at 50 and some of the best years happened since then." He will accept the AARP honor at a dinner Feb. 6 in Beverly Hills, California. Previous recipients of the Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award include Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Robert Redford. Freeman won an Academy Award for 2004's "Million Dollar Baby" and has received four other nominations. His most recent film credits are "Ben-Hur" and "Now You See Me 2." (Page Six)

A champ Tristan Thompson has nabbed another prize: Khloe Kardashian's heart. Three months into their relationship, the Cleveland Cavaliers center, 25, and the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 32, "have said 'I love you,'" an insider exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly. "She's so into him and he's really into her." The Good American denim cofounder also thinks her boyfriend's adopted hometown of Cleveland rocks. She has made several trips to visit Thompson at his five-bedroom spread in suburban Ohio. "Khloe is very comfortable and happy there," a Kardashian source says. Indeed, she attended a Cleveland Browns football game with the athlete November 6. Says the pal, "She wants to be there with him." And for him. Kardashian is so smitten with her man, says the source, that she's not bothered he's expecting a child with his ex, model Jordy C, this month. "Khloe's supporting him," notes the insider. "They're very serious." In October, Kardashian Weekly about her favorite date night with her man. The E! personality noted she and Thompson prefer a cozy evening into a wild night out. "I'm a homebody, so for me it's just, like, chill and watching TV and having a drink," she told Us at the Tuesday, October 18, presentation for her Good American denim line in Los Angeles. "It's like intimate one-on-one time. ... I'm more of an at-home person." The Strong Looks Better Naked author added: "[We like to] just chill at home. That's really what we do, mellow. We're not that exciting. I feel like people think I'm, like, wild and, like, hanging from chandeliers." (US Weekly)

Ed Sheeran surprised one of his biggest fans by paying a visit to her hospital bed, and the story has made our day. Melody Driscoll is nine-years-old and was born with a rare condition called Rett syndrome which effects brain development. She has spent 80% of her life in hospital and the condition means she can't walk or talk. Melody has been a huge fan of Ed Sheeran since seeing him perform Thinking Out Loud - her doctors even play his music to help her cope with the chronic pain caused by her condition. Her mom Katrina calls Ed Melody's 'Prince Charming.' So needless to say, the little girl was ecstatic to see Ed show up at her bedside for a private concert at her south east London hospital. Katrina posted two heartwarming videos of 25-year-old singing Photograph and her favorite song Thinking Out Loud. Her daughter can be seen rocking gently back and forth. It took a year of campaigning for Melody's mom to get hold of Ed, who swiftly offered to come and perform at Melody's bedside. Ed had previously missed her call outs due to taking a social media break. It wasn't until a local police station shared the story and sent the post viral that Sheeran's manager saw it. Katrina explained in a Facebook post on her daughter's page just how much the visit means to her. "So many times I nearly lost her because she was giving up but as soon as we put you on Melody would start fighting back. "This is what I mean when I say that I literally owe you her life. You literally keep her alive. She fights to stay in this crazy world just because of you." After meeting Melody, Ed asked to stay in touch and has invited her to join him at sound check. "Melody is still on cloud nine," Katrina said. "Whenever Ed's name is mentioned she starts smiling and giggling and tapping our phones so we can play the videos of her with him to her. She then starts kissing the phone. It's so sweet." (British Glamour)

Ivanka and Tiffany Trump will make it impossible for their dad to appoint Supreme Court Justices who are gunning for Roe vs. Wade ... so says the lawyer who won the case giving women a Constitutional right to an abortion. Dr. Sarah Weddington gave us her take on the future of the ruling she won back in 1973. She's actually way more worried about Pence than Trump. #HoldOnGinsburg (TMZ)

'Brady Bunch' star Maureen McCormick clearly isn't one to get attached -- she just turned an inherited property into cold hard cash. Maureen -- aka "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" -- inherited a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom pad in Woodland Hills, CA and unloaded the place for $635k ... a nice chunk o' change for a place built in 1952! The inheritance was shared, and according to docs ... the profit will be too. We're told she never lived in the 1,346 sq. ft house, which has hardwood floors and a brick fireplace. Maureen was repped by Liz Halen with White House Properties. It's unclear who left Maureen the property, but we can confirm she did not play catch in the backyard. Probably for the best ... (TMZ)

It's hard to imagine that a haircut as chic as Tamron Hall's would ever be the victim of online bullying. But as she shared, it once was -- to the point where she listened to internet comments that called her a boy and grew out her strands, only to realize that her short hair was in fact part of her identity. We spoke to Hall at L'Oreal's Women of Worth event about what makes her overcome the negativity and feel powerful -- her short strands included. "When I shared the story, I had no idea how it was going to resonate," Hall tells PeopleStyle. "I got a tweet from Anita Baker, the person that inspired me to cut my hair, and I'm thinking, 'faint now, Anita Baker is sending me a message,' but the outpouring of support is exactly what we need to do." And her hair isn't the only thing that lifts her up on a daily basis. Hall says her age is also what makes her proud. "I'm 46, and people say, 'you shouldn't say that!' but I'm able to say it and I feel good," she says, adding that daily face masks are they key to her glowing, ageless skin. "I mask every single day," she says. "I mask every morning -- since I was 27 years old. I don't care the brand, it can be from the drugstore or high end. I can be walking my dog in the mask scaring children and people off, but it's my routine that I commit to every single day." But the most important factor in feeling powerful is empowering one another, Hall says, adding that she wants her young family members to understand what true girl power is. "Women, teenagers, we have to really empower each other," she explains. "I have a 17-year-old niece, I have a 10-year-old niece, and a 7-year-old. And I want them to know what girl power means and what it feels like. And I think we say it, I think we act on it, we really have to keep that current going. That's what's made feel good on my worst days, and I hope that I've been able to send that to other women." (People)

Kate Upton is FURIOUS Justin Verlander didn't win the A.L. Cy Young Award -- sending a scorching note to the MLB writers who voted on it ... YOU F**KED MY FIANCE. Verlander came in 2nd in the voting behind Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello -- despite the fact Justin had more 1st place votes. FYI -- the Cy Young voting system is weighted. Writers fill in a name for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place -- a 1st place vote is worth 7 points. 2nd is worth 4, 3rd is worth 3, 4th is 2 and 5th is 1. Verlander had 14 1st place votes. Rick had 8 ... but Rick beat Verlander out in the overall scoring. Enter Upton who went all scorched Earth on the process. "Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to f**k @JustinVerlander?! What 2 writers didn't have him on their ballot?" "He had the majority of 1st place votes and 2 writers didn't have him on their ballots?!! can you pick more out of touch people to vote?@MLB" "Sorry Rick but you didn't get any 1st place votes? you didn't win. #ByeFelicia @MLB keep up with the times and fire those writers." (TMZ)

Carrie Fisher's Revelation About Harrison Ford Is More Proof That the Fantasy (or the Nightmare) Is Real: A History of Affairs on Set. Yikes, it's true. Han and Leia fans had certainly glamorized the idea of Carrie Fisher and Ford being an item together in real life, as avid co-star shippers have continued to do for the past 40 years (and probably did since the dawn of cinema). But there was no proof that the then-19-year-old Fisher and 34-year-old Ford, who was married when Star Wars was shot, had ever gotten romantic during the making of the 1977 classic. And there still isn't any proof, technically, but Fisher is saying it happened, and that's about as close to a photograph as you're gonna get. So, this other woman aside (other, as in Ford's first wife, Mary Marquardt, whom he could have been estranged from in 1977, two years before they divorced in 1979, you never know), Han and Leia were gloriously hooking up in real life. It sounds so romantic, the co-stars' love-hate passion onscreen translating behind the scenes, not to mention it being the culmination of the dreams of so many Star Wars fans -- especially the way Fisher describes it. But on the flip side... Even if the unfaithful go on to wed each other, boosting the "we're sorry it happened this way, it was just meant to be" argument, there's at least one person on the other side of that triangle, if not two as in the case of the dual spurned exes of LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian, who met while making the Lifetime movie Northern Lights. Not that LeAnn and Eddie, who've now been married for five and a half years, broke any sort of mold when they embarked on an affair (Rimes confirmed as much in 2010, a year after her and Cibrian's respective divorces, telling People, "I take responsibility for everything I've done. I hate that people got hurt, but I don't regret the outcome.") Nor did Ford and Fisher for that matter. Actors who showed up on set one day only to find themselves drawn to their co-stars and unable to deny their feelings (or the consummation) is a tale as old as Hollywood. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall may have been a couple for the ages (whether she liked it or not later in life), but Bogie had to divorce his third wife before he could marry Bacall, who was barely 20 when she met the 45-year-old actor on the set of 1944's To Have and Have Not. And Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn may or may not have already been seeing each other when they made their first of nine films together, the 1942 comedy Woman of the Year, but either way, Tracy was married. And not believing in divorce, he stayed married throughout his storied partnership with Hepburn that lasted till his death in 1967. While you may need to look up the names of Bogart and Tracy's unlucky spouses, Debbie Reynolds (Carrie Fisher's mother, of course) was a huge star when Eddie Fisher (Carrie's father) left her for Elizabeth Taylor -- not after he met her on set, however, but after her husband Michael Todd was killed in a plane crash and Fisher swooped in to console her, the lot of them having been friends beforehand. So Reynolds had a particularly interesting vantage point when Taylor went off to shoot Cleopatra and fell right smack in love with her married co-star Richard Burton, a legendary affair that would result in two rocky marriages and an Oscar for Taylor when she and Burton starred as a most unhappily married couple in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Interestingly, they didn't have children together, but Burton adopted Taylor's daughter, Liza Todd, as well as a child she had been in the process of adopting before they met, their daughter Maria Burton. The illicit start of Burton and Taylor's romance also -- stop us if you've heard this one -- made them tabloid darlings, with a paparazzi photo of the two on a yacht "confirming" in the first place that they were having an affair. And stop us if you've heard this one, but while Debbie Reynolds went on to marry two more times and continued to have a perfectly glorious career, she never quite shook being the good girl whose husband abandoned her for the sultry, tempestuous, violet-eyed Liz Taylor. Even Reynolds compared herself to Jennifer Aniston! "I stood no chance against her," Reynolds recalled to the U.K.'s Sun in 2013. "I was just like Jennifer Aniston with Brad Pitt when he fell in love with Angelina Jolie. "If Angelina wants someone, then that is that. Certain women have that power. What chance did I have against Elizabeth, a woman of great womanly experience, when I had no experience at all?" Next step is for Aniston and Jolie to be friends, the way Reynolds and Taylor were later in life. Taylor, who stayed devoted to her jewels through eight marriages, even left the Singin' in the Rain star a sapphire bracelet, necklace and earrings when she died. But Fisher, who was Taylor's fifth husband, ultimately found himself on the receiving end of another couple's whimsy, just as he once caused that pain for Reynolds. And don't think the snickering members of Team Jen didn't send a few karma-police cruisers wailing toward Brad and Angelina's chateau when they learned the couple were divorcing. Moreover, it's the way in which Brangelina began -- facts remain sparse but Jolie has since acknowledged falling on love during the making of Mr. and Mrs. Smith -- that had folks so ready to believe that Pitt had just done the same thing with his Allied co-star Marion Cotillard. The movie is even about married spies, one of whom might be a double agent -- and if so, her devoted husband has to kill her! But Cotillard, pregnant with her second child and understandably wanting to remove herself from the conversation, spoke out fairly quickly, insisting she was very happy with her longtime partner and wishing Angelina and Brad "peace in this very tumultuous moment." In English and in French, thank you very much. Yet obviously stranger things have happened than two co-stars, particularly two halves of a steamy onscreen couple, taking their chemistry off-camera, even while involved with other people in real life. Billy Crudup took up with Stage Beauty co-star Claire Danes in 2003, leaving a 7-months-pregnant Mary-Louise Parker in the process. Asked in 2015 about making the questionable choice to embark on that relationship, a now happily married (to Hugh Dancy) Danes told Howard Stern, "That was a scary thing. That was really hard. I didn't know how to not do that." "I was just in love with him," the Homeland star added. "And needed to explore that and I was 24... I didn't quite know what those consequences would be." For Danes, really, the consequences were few, the scandal having occurred years before Team Parker had the option to rip her apart on Twitter. And yet rom-com sweetheart Meg Ryan, who did the least romantic thing ever by leaving husband Dennis Quaid for her Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe in 2000, did suffer career-wise. She made Kate & Leopold after that, but the cinematic spell may have been broken when she proved all too human in real life. Like Brad Pitt, who would later clarify that he hadn't been that happy in his personal life when he met Angelina Jolie in 2004, Ryan may have been looking for a way out of her marriage to Quaid. But it was a crushing blow to the then seemingly solid ranks of devoted Hollywood couples at the time. Oh, how we would learn. And speaking of celebs who had to face Twitter's wrath after straying, Ryan played Kristen Stewart's mother in the 2007 dramedy In the Land of Women -- five years before K.Stew would crush Twihard hearts when she was caught stepping out on Robert Pattinson with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders (whose marriage to Liberty Ross subsequently ended). I wasn't convinced even at the time, long before Stewart had fallen in love with a woman that she and Pattinson were that much more than incredibly close friends, thrown together in this phenomenon called The Twilight Saga, who perhaps sometimes got romantic. No question they were devoted to and protective of each other, but... long-term potential? Nah. More like flesh-and-blood fantasy fulfillment for rabid Team Edward fans. But yes, it isn't just the co-star who might prove a draw, but the director, too. Peter Bogdanovich divorced his wife, Polly Platt, after falling for 21-year-old Cybill Shepherd while directing her in his 1971 drama The Last Picture Show -- and he and Cybill stayed together for six years and remained friends for years after that. Ingrid Bergman was married to Peter Lindström when, one, she had an affair with Gregory Peck during the making of 1945's Spellbound, and still was when she had an affair with her Strombolli director Roberto Rossellini and got pregnant with the first of their three children together. Like Taylor and Burton, the couple were denounced by entire governments for their scandalous ways, and it did cost Bergman a few roles -- but she won her second Best Actress Oscar for her big Hollywood comeback, 1956's Anastasia. She and Rossellini married in 1950 and divorced in 1957. Helena Bonham Carter had an affair with Emma Thompson's then-husband Kenneth Branagh when he directed and co-starred with her in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. When asked about it years later, Thompson (who's been married to Sense and Sensibility's Willoughby since 2003, so there) acknowledged to the U.K.'s Telegraph that she and Bonham Carter, who dated Branagh for five years (and later fell madly in love with director Tim Burton, fancy that), could be considered similar. "Being slightly mad and a bit fashion-challenged. Perhaps that's why Ken loved us both... Helena and I made our peace years and years ago," Thompson said. Debbie and Liz, Emma and Helena... Perhaps there's hope for Jen and Angie down the road yet! The only problem with these tales, of course, even the kind-of-happy ones, is that there's no easy way to comfort the women and men who are married to or dating actors, those whose job it is to go to movie and TV sets and spend long hours with other actors. (And directors, camera people, grips, producers, agents, managers, makeup artists, set designers... the list of suspects goes on.) That's why they say (you know, the reliable "they") that it is good for actors to date each other, because they alone get what the job requires, and subsequently how to get over what might be difficult for non-actors to understand. That being said, there's a reason why some couples positively refuse to watch each other's love scenes, at least in some circumstances. "She doesn't want to watch this," Jamie Dornan told USA Today when asked about whether his wife, Amelia Warner, would be able to sit through 50 Shades of Grey. "She wants to support me and my work. I won't be able to sit there myself. I am not going to put any pressure on her either way. It's her decision. She's well aware that it's pretend, but it's probably not that comfortable to watch." Or you're Channing Tatum, who has said that he and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum begrudgingly endure each other's love scenes, as part of the overall support they show for their work. "She'll cover my eyes and I'll cover hers," he said. Or you're Will Smith, who summarized to E! News what his wife Jada Pinkett Smith told him before he shot Focus with Margot Robbie (and subsequently became the target of fling rumors): "'Boy don't embarrass me. Get in shape now. Do not let that girl smash you onscreen.'" In this business (and, really, in quite a lot of businesses), the temptation is there and it always will be there. Not on every set, but on at least some. In the end, it just depends on the people involved -- and how they deal with a litany of unexpected intangibles. (Eonline)

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Presenters for the 2016 American Music Awards Revealed: Find Out Which Famous Faces Will Take the Stage. We were already excited enough about seeing Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharaoh take on their co-hosting duties at the 2016 American Music Awards, but somehow things just got even better... E! News can exclusively confirm several other famous faces will take the stage on Sunday night to present some of the awards, including: Robert Downey Jr., Taraji P. Henson, Ciara, Julianne Hough, Matt Bomer and Nina Dobrev. The celebs will join a massive list of performers for the big night, like Lady Gaga, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, James Bay, Bruno Mars and more! We'll also likely see stars like Rihanna, Drake, Adele and Justin Bieber, who each boasted some solid numbers in nominations for this year's show. In fact, we've already seen Drake shatter one of the records Michael Jackson previously set for the awards. The King of Pop has held onto the record for receiving the most AMA nominations in one single year since 1984 when he was up for 11 different awards. However, the rapper surpassed his impressive accomplishment this year with a whopping 13 nods. The 2016 American Music Awards will go live Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. on ABC. (Eonline)

Justin Bieber to Perform at 2016 American Music Awards, But There's a Catch. Good news, Beliebers: Justin Bieber will return to the American Music Awards stage this weekend. However, he won't appear in person. The 22-year-old pop star's performance in Zurich, Switzerland, a stop on his Purpose tour, will air during the live broadcast of the 2016 American Music Awards, organizers announced Wednesday. This will mark his sixth AMAs performance. Bieber, who last performed live on the annual show last year, joins performers Lady Gaga, Fifth Harmony, Green Day, The Weeknd, James Bay, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots, The Chainsmokers and Halsey, Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, as well as Sting, who will receive the American Music Award of Merit. Bieber is nominated for five American Music Awards, including Favorite Male Artist, Pop/Rock, Favorite Album Pop/Rock for his album Purpose, and Artist of the Year. He won eight AMAs in the past. Drake received the largest number of nominations this year -- 13, while his on-again, off again flame Rihanna came in second with seven. Adele, who like Bieber, is currently on tour, also received five nods. Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah are co-hosting the 2016 American Music Awards. The ceremony airs live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Sunday on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. (Eonline)

Pharrell, J Balvin, BIA and Sky Will Perform at the 2016 Latin Grammys. Get ready fans! J Balvin, Pharrell, BIA and Sky will be performing their hit "Safari" at the 2016 Latin Grammys, E! News has learned. The stars will take the stage altogether for the first time this Thursday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The recording academy revealed this week that they added Jennifer Lopez to the lineup of one of the biggest nights in Latin music. Because who's going to want to miss any of these performances? The 31-year-old's collaboration with Pharrell started in February when the Colombian singer shared photos of the two in the studio. Fast forward to June and J Balvin released his album Energía, and we finally got to hear what those they were cooking up, and clearly it was magnificent. J Balvin recently became the first Latin Urban/Reggaeton artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. (Eonline)

Carpool Karaoke Alert! Madonna Will Be James Corden's Next Guest. We hope James Corden's been brushing up on his voguing skills. For the next edition of his wildly popular Carpool Karaoke segment, the Late, Late Show host has tapped the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna, to join him in the car for a little singing. The icon broke the news to the world with an photo of the pair on Instagram. Her caption? "Riding around Manhattan with this hunk of burning love @latelateshow carpool karaoke." CBS confirms that the pair were, indeed, filming the segment, though no other information, including, an air date, was available as of press time, but considering her concert film Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour premieres Friday, Dec. 9 on Showtime, you'd be safe looking out for it early next month. While it's unclear which songs from Madonna's deep bench made the cut, it's a pretty safe bet that fans of every era of the legendary pop star's lengthy career will walk away satisfied. After all, how would you enlist Madge and not belt out "Like a Virgin," "Like a Prayer," "Vogue," "Frozen," "Music," "Hung Up," "Girl Gone Wild," and "Living for Love," to name but a few. (No, we're not massive Madonna fans. You are!) When Corden spoke to reporters at the Jaguar Private Unveil event in Los Angeles just two days ago, he seemed to tip his hand regarding Madonna's appearance and we were none the wiser. When asked who he'd still like to have join him for the segment, he replied, "I'd love to have Bruno [Mars.] Would love to do with Madonna. Beyonce, of course." Madonna joins a laundry list of pop stars who've come before her to take part in some Carpool Karaoke that includes Mariah Carey, Adele, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Sia, Selena Gomez, Gwen Stefani, and even the First Lady, Michelle Obama. Are you as excited about a Madonna Carpool Karaoke as we are? The Late, Late Show airs weeknights at 12:37 a.m. on CBS. (Eonline)

Hear Jai Wolf's Breathtaking, Emotional 'Kindred Spirits' EP: Exclusive. It's hard to find words to describe Jai Wolf's grand and glowing Kindred Spirits EP, so we'll let the New York City-based producer take it from here. "The idea of Kindred Spirits came to me about a year ago," he says. "I have a really good relationship with my fans on Twitter, and I noticed that two of them had befriended each other because they wore the same piece of Jai Wolf merch to one of my shows. This sort of chance meeting really fascinated me- how two people were brought together because of music. My EP is a tribute to that concept. Each song represents a different type of connection: connections between people, places, and memories." From start to finish, the six-track EP shines like a warm star and slowly expands to fill all the cold space of the universe in your heart. It's cinematic like synth-heavy '80s soundtracks, so Jai Wolf approached the upcoming live performance of its majesty with Kubrick-ian regard. "Because the songs are dreamlike and grand, I wanted the tour to have the same feeling," he says. "I had this idea of having myself inside of an orb, much like the two characters on the cover of my EP. We got around 10 variations of the idea from a production company until we settled on this really futuristic looking one where my entire body is exposed inside the orb. The show is essentially a visual journey that accompanies not just my EP, but my remixes and personal edits. It's a really surreal experience that I'm ecstatic to show the world." (Billboard)

Steve Aoki Rage in ANA's 'Welcome to Experience Class' Campaign: Exclusive. Steve Aoki performs at the Cox Pavilion on Nov. 3, 2016 in Las Vegas. ANA, Japan's largest airline, is making traveling as interesting as the destination. Thursday, they launched their first U.S. marketing campaign called "Welcome to Experience Class" with help from none other than Steve Aoki, who happens to be Guinness record's most traveled artist. Aoki appears in the video, doing what he does best getting crowds amped with his tunes and jumping energetically on stage. In between the shots of Aoki, there are scenic visuals of Asia, from restaurants to mountains, as well as a showcase of the airline's impressive in-flight accommodations. In a press release, Tadashi Matsushita, head of PR & communications for the Americas, says, "At ANA, we're not here to celebrate just one airline feature that only an elite passenger can use. We believe in a higher standard of travel excellence that immerses each and every passenger, no matter their seat assignment, and makes everyone feel like a special guest." (Billboard)

Marc Anthony Honored by Colleagues During Person of the Year Ceremony: 'I Feel More Alive Than Ever'. After beautiful and touching performances from his colleagues and friends who honored the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year Marc with renditions of his greatest hits Wednesday night (Nov. 16), the feted artist didn't have much to say but, "Oh s--t, this is crazy." The annual Person of the Year gala, which takes place on the eve of the Latin Grammys, reunited some of the biggest Latin acts under one roof to honor the chart-topping artist in an intimate dinner and concert. The first one to take the stage was Victor Manuelle who opened the spectacular with his performance of Anthony's "Valió la Pena." Laura Pausini followed with an emotional rendition of "Ahora Quien." "Te Quiero, Marc Anthony," the Italian singer said before leaving the stage. Laura Pausini performs onstage during the 2016 Person of the Year honoring Marc Anthony at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 16, 2016 in Las Vegas. Then came out Carlos Vives to perform "Yo soy el Cantante." Prince Royce sang "Cambio de Piel," accompanied by Latin Grammy nominated producer Julio Reyes Copello. It was artist after artist, hit after hit. The crowd sang along with each of the performances and they couldn't help but stand up and dance when Gilberto Santa Rosa and Gente de Zona hit the stage. Gente de Zona and Gilberto Santa Rosa perform onstage during the 2016 Person of the Year honoring Marc Anthony at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 16, 2016 in Las Vegas. Other performers throughout the night included Tommy Torres, Diego Torres, Gian Marco, Jesse & Joy, Fonseca, Draco Rosa, Kany García, Mon Laferte, Gaby Moreno,Sin Bandera, Milly Quezada and Johnny Ventura. Before the man of the hour went onstage to sing himself and end the night on a high note, his good friend Ricky Martin had a few words to share about Anthony. "What a party. What just happened here onstage? Marc, you made this happen. It's your passion and your drive. I have an anecdote to share from many years ago. In 1987, I met Marc. He produced some tracks for Menudo. Back then, Menudo was based in Orlando and the man who was in charge of transportation told me he was going to the airport to pick up our producer. I told him I'd go with him. I went to find you to the airport. Since our first encounter, there was chemistry. Still, in my music, I include stuff that you taught me back then: passion, dedication, and honesty. Look at what you have done. What a musician you are, I love that you are Latino and I love your force. We will always celebrate you. You will never dia. Pa' Arriba boricua!" Ricky Martin speaks onstage during the 2016 Latin Grammy Person of The Year honoring Marc Anthony held at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 16, 2016 in Las Vegas. Upon accepting his award, Anthony couldn't help gushing over the touching tributes. "Thank you for an unforgettable night. These events are designed so that a person feels appreciated and from the bottom of the heart, to be able to stand on this stage with so many people I admire, it's an honor and pleasure," Anthony said. "I feel more alive than ever. They told me I wasn't going to talk cause my thing is to sing. I'm in shock. I want to sing." And so he did. The memorable night ended with his performance of "Vivir mi Vida." (Billboard)

AWOLNATION Deliver Impassioned 'I Am' Performance: Exclusive Premiere. The video is from the band's upcoming concert special on the Audience Network. On Friday night AWOLNATION with share a concert special on the Audience Network and Billboard is exclusively premiering the band's "I Am" performance now. Singer Aaron Bruno provided some context to the standout track off the band's 2015 album, Run, telling Billboard the song was crucial in creating the band's sophomore set. "After the first album, it was hard for me to find 'that place.' In digesting the success that I never had before, it was tricky for me," he says. "After hitting a couple of speed bumps along the way, 'I Am' was one of the songs I wrote that definitely helped push me to go as far as I could in making the record." Tune into the band's Audience Network concert special Friday at 9 p.m. (Hollywood Reporter)

American Music Awards: DJ Khaled to Perform "Do You Mind". "Another one" is added to the star-studded line-up. DJ Khaled has joined the list of performers for this year's American Music Awards. The rapper, producer, entrepreneur, and author will perform his hit "Do You Mind" from the album Major Key. Nicki Minaj, August Alsina, Future and Rick Ross will join DJ Khaled on stage for the performance. Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah are set to co-host the fan-voted awards show, which will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, on ABC. Previously announced performers include Justin Bieber (live from Switzerland), Niall Horan, Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar, James Bay, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, special duets from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, and Ariana Grande and Minaj, and the American Music Award of Merit honoree and performer Sting. The nominations for the fan-voted awards show, produced by Dick Clark Productions, were revealed last month. Drake leads with a record 13 noms, while Rihanna has seven and Adele and Justin Bieber each have five. The 2016 American Music Awards show is executive produced by Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan, with Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco serving as producers. (Hollywood Reporter)

A Tribe Called Quest on the Future After Their Comeback: 'That's It for the Rest of Our Lives'. On Nov. 9, the night after Donald Trump won the presidency, A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and Jarobi White are holding court in a crowded, weed-scented hallway at MoMA PS1, a contemporary art museum in their native Queens. Earlier in the evening, in a dome erected in PS1's courtyard, the group debuted its sixth and final album, We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service, to an appreciative crowd enjoying an open bar. But as much as the event was a celebration, it was tinged with a sadness that wasn't just about the election. In March, soon after he wrapped his parts for the album, founding Tribe MC Phife Dawg died at age 45 due to complications from diabetes. For his bandmates, losing their friend and immediately experiencing the outpouring of love for the MC felt surreal. "It was sensory overload," says Q-Tip, 46, in a quiet, raspy voice. "It was Phife who spearheaded this whole project -- all we could do is make dope music and celebrate our man." Still, We Got It From Here, Tribe's first studio album in 18 years, could have just as easily never happened. Dawg and Q-Tip were friends since they were toddlers in Queens' St. Albans neighborhood, where they started messing around with rap together in elementary school. But after the group split in the late '90s, they grew apart. Even when Tribe would play occasional shows, in part to help Dawg manage his substantial medical expenses, there wasn't much warming of the relationship. But in November 2015, when The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon booked the group to perform for the 25th anniversary of debut LP People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, something changed. Backed by The Roots, the foursome -- which also includes DJ-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, who was not available for comment -- lit up "Can I Kick It" like it was 1989. "When we did that performance, the synergy between the four of us was crazy," says White, 44, sipping from a glass of Courvoisier. "It was such an ill moment, and [Q-Tip and Dawg] both had a feeling they needed to reconcile." A few weeks later, the members agreed to convene in Q-Tip's basement studio at his art-filled home in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. They decided that it was crucial to write and record a new album as a group, cracking jokes and one-upping one another in their verses, the way they did on their early-'90s classics The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Jarobi White, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg and Q-TIp of A Tribe Called Quest pose for a portrait wearing "Stop The Violence" Jackets in front of a Texaco symbol session in April 4, 1990 in New York City. "So many people mail vocals in, and you don't get that face time," says Q-Tip, wearing a navy peacoat and a knit cap with red, green and black stripes reminiscent of the Low End cover. "When you're in the same room as somebody, you feel their energy and see them react." That in-person rule included the album's guests: longtime associate Busta Rhymes, who first broke out with his verse on Tribe's "Scenario," as well as Andre 3000, Kendrick Lamar and Jack White. There were two exceptions: Kanye West, who eventually did swing by but recorded his hook for "The Killing Season" remotely, and Elton John, who croons on "Solid Wall of Sound" to the tune of "Benny and the Jets." "Elton is royalty," says Q-Tip, who reached out to John and was amazed to discover that he was a fan. "When Phife died, he was on tour in Australia and dedicated 'Candle in the Wind' to him." For Rhymes, who appears on four new tracks, the sessions felt like going back in time. "It was exactly like when we wrote 'Scenario,' " he says. "[The Tonight Show] was the first time in years that I saw them happy." Dawg's rhymes, which veer nimbly from roughneck boasts to Caribbean-accented vamps, were especially awe-inspiring. "He killed all of his performances," says White, beaming with pride about moments like the acidly political "Whateva Will Be," on which Dawg raps, "So am I 'posed to be dead or doing life in prison?/Just another dummy caught up in the system?" Beyond Tribe's chart success -- its five albums have sold a combined 4.6 -million -- the group influenced generations of left-field MCs and producers with its Afrocentric lyrics and jazz samples. "I love Tribe," says The Roots' Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, "because they're the reason the section of my parents' record collection that I used to ignore suddenly made sense to me, and gave me life." The new album captures that spirit, kicking off with a dusty organ groove and boasting several boom-bap rhythms, but it also covers fresh territory, from Jack White's fractured guitar tone on "Ego" to the skittering beat of the Andre 3000-assisted "Kids... " "It's a mishegas of stuff," says Q-Tip, dropping the Yiddish word for "craziness." Jarobi White adds: "We were conscious to make it a Tribe record, but a future Tribe record." Jarobi White and Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest perform on Saturday Night Live on Nov. 12, 2016 in New York City. As familiar as the studio vibe felt, much has changed since Tribe first kicked it together. White left the group after the second album for a career as a chef, eventually ending up in the New York restaurant August; he's the only parent in the group, with an 11-year-old son who lives with his mom in Atlanta. Muhammad lives in Los Angeles, where he composes music for Netflix's Luke Cage. And Q-Tip, whose last solo album was released in 2009, hosts Abstract Radio on Beats One, where he has interviewed Dave Chappelle and Leonardo DiCaprio. The album came out in a post-election world that few predicted, but as you might expect from someone with The Abstract as another well-known nickname, Q-Tip is philosophical about the implications of Trump. "He's somebody who's never held political office," he says. "He's never been, like, an assistant coach on a softball team! I guess you could argue that it shows you can be anything you want if you dream big, but you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who would argue that. And that's before you even get to the homophobic, racist, sexist, myopic principles he ran on." So what comes next for A Tribe Called Quest? Both Q-Tip and White are emphatic that without Dawg, their quarter-century ride is coming to an end. "This is our last record, and we'll probably do a world tour," says Q-Tip firmly. "After that, that's it, for the rest of our lives." (Billboard)

Movies

'The Zookeeper's Wife' Trailer: Jessica Chastain Tries to Save Warsaw Ghetto in WWII "You can never tell who your enemies are or who to trust. Maybe that's why I love animals so much -- you look in their eyes, and you know exactly what's in their hearts." Jessica Chastain is a World War II heroine in the trailer for The Zookeeper's Wife. The historical drama tells the real-life story of Antonina Zabinska, a working wife, and mother, who, in 1939 Poland, cared for the Warsaw Zoo with her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh). But when their country is invaded by the Nazis, the two are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist but covertly begin working with the Resistance to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto. Niki Caro directed from a script by Angela Workman, based on the nonfiction book by Diane Ackerman. Daniel Bruhl and Michael McElhatton are also featured in the cast. Focus Features will release The Zookeeper's Wife on March 31. (Hollywood Reporter)

'Monster Trucks' Trailer Introduces Auto-Friendly Animal Creech. "I don't know who's driving -- him or me!" Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Monster Trucks, and it offers a thorough introduction to Creech. The long-delayed family film stars Lucas Till as a high school senior who builds a monster truck from scraps, as a way to get out of his small town. But an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature who likes to hang out under the hood. Chris Wedge (Ice Age) directs the 3D live-action/computer-animated action comedy, also featuring Jane Levy, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Thomas Lennon and Holt McCallany. Monster Trucks hits U.S. theaters on Jan. 13. (Hollywood Reporter)

Bill Clinton Makes Surprise Appearance at 'Lion' Premiere in NYC. Said Harvey Weinstein: "I've seen ... the hate crimes and the prejudice against women ... and the progress people made on climate control -- all of that starting to be peeled away. But, as long as my friend is here with me, and with the American people, then I don't think we're gonna have to worry." Bill Clinton made a surprise appearance at the New York premiere of Lion on Wednesday night. The former president attended the Museum of Modern Art screening, with cast members Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Sunny Pawar in tow. The drama's subject, Saroo Brierley, and his parents, Sue and John Brierley, were also present. Directed by Garth Davis and adapted from Saroo Brierley's memoir, A Long Way Home, Lion tells the true story of how a wrong train takes a 5-year-old Indian boy hundreds of miles from home. After overcoming many challenges, he is adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later and haunted by memories of his childhood, he learns of a new technology called Google Earth and sets out to find his lost family. While introducing the film, Harvey Weinstein announced the presence of Clinton, who then received a standing ovation. "Last Tuesday, we suffered a nightmare as a country," the longtime Clinton supporter said. "I've seen ... the hate crimes and the prejudice against women ... and the progress people made on climate control -- all of that starting to be peeled away. But, as long as my friend is here with me, and with the American people, then I don't think we're gonna have to worry. We're gonna have to fight, but at least we've got someone who is an inspiration." The evening continued with a bash at Google's New York headquarters. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton made her first public appearance after the presidential election by speaking at the annual gala of the Children's Defense Fund, the child advocacy organization where she started her legal career. Lion hits theaters Nov. 25. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Has Some New Promos for You to Dissect and Obsess Over. "Winter" is coming. So is "Spring," and "Summer" and of course "Fall" when Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life premieres. The four-part Netflix Gilmore Girls revival series starring Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson and Kelly Bishop premieres Friday, Nov. 25 and Netflix is releasing even more promos to gear up for the return of the Gilmore girls. The new spots tease coffee and lots of fast talking -- do you expect anything else? There are scenes from the first full trailer, but also new footage including Lorelai (Graham) dancing, a town meeting, and Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) and an excited Rory (Bledel) on a porch. Gilmore Girls' revival features appearances by all your favorite Stars Hollow residents including Kirk (Sean Gunn), Lane (Keiko Agena), Sookie (Melissa McCarthy), Michel (Yanic Truesdale), Dean (Jared Padalecki) and so many more. Other returning players include Paris (Liza Weil), Logan (Matt Czuchry), Doyle (Danny Strong), April (Vanessa Marano) and more. The revival picks up roughly 10 years since viewers last saw Rory, Lorelai and Emily (Bishop). Each woman is at a crossroads, especially after the death of Richard (Edward Herrmann, who passed away in 2014). Each episode takes place during a different season of a year in the life of the Gilmore women. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life drops on Netflix on Friday, Nov. 25. Want to know what we thought of the return of Gilmore Girls? Read E! News' review now. (Eonline)

Duck Dynasty is coming to an end. The A&E reality series about a Louisiana family that dominates duck hunting season is set to say goodbye after its eleventh season, the family announced in a farewell video. "After five years we've decided ... as a family for this to be the final chapter of the Duck Dynasty series," Jase Robertson said in the video uploaded to the show's official Facebook account. Korie Robertson chimed in: "This is going to be the best season yet and you might see us on a special or two." The announcement came along with the premiere of the show's eleventh season, which aired on Wednesday. The series will run through Jan. 18 with a small break before seven final episodes set to air between March 1 and April 12, according to Entertainment Weekly. And ET Online reports that A&E will air holiday specials after the final season. The hit show debuted in March 2012 and broke records for both cable and the network, averaging more than 11 million viewers in its fourth season, EW reports. Ratings took a hit, however, when Robertson patriarch Phil faced backlash and was suspended from filming for making anti-gay comments during an interview with GQ magazine in 2013. "We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson's comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty," the network said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. Although the show never regained its initial popularity, it still remains the network's No. 1 series in total viewership, according to EW. (People)

PSA: This Hilarious Netflix Comedy Changed Its Name & Now You Can Watch Season 2. Let's get this out of the way first: Scrotal Recall is an absolutely TERRIBLE name for a TV show, so we do not blame you whatsoever for either completely ignoring its arrival on Netflix last year or actively ignoring others' suggestions to watch it. But there's some very, very good news for fans of adorable romantic comedies from England: the show is back for season two with a brand new name, and it's already available on Netflix! You have no excuse not to watch this delightful series now that it's called Lovesick, a.k.a. a name you're not actively embarrassed to utter out loud, let alone recommend to other people. The show follows the charming yet sorta-dorky Dylan (Johnny Flynn), a romantically troubled Brit who's forced to reconnect with his exes when he's diagnosed with an STI (hence the ridiculous but admittedly witty original title). Each episode flashes back to his relationship with a different woman, but the constants are Dylan's two best friends -- the beautiful and sarcastic Evie (Antonia Thomas), with whom he is clearly meant to be, and the shallow and id-centric Luke (Daniel Ings), who still manages to be completely lovable. See, that doesn't sound awful, does it? Scrotal Recall certainly ranks well above Cougar Town on the list of terrible TV show titles that in no way portray the actual content of said program, so the fact that we're actually getting more of it (and a non-gross name) is a true blessing. There are only six episodes of the charmingly British show in season one, so you're not even that far behind, either. All eight season two episodes debuted on Netflix. (Eonline)

Criminal Minds Reveals What Happened to Thomas Gibson's Character. Criminal Minds finally revealed what happened to Thomas Gibson's Hotch. Gibson was fired from the long-running CBS series after an on-set altercation with a writer-producer. Gibson appeared as Hotch in the first two episodes of season 12 before his character disappeared on assignment... or so viewers thought. So what happened to Hotch? It turns out he entered witness protection. Rossi (Joe Mantegna) revealed the news to the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the Wednesday, Nov. 16 episode "Elliott's Pound." Why the change? Serial killer Peter Lewis, better known as Mr. Scratch (Bodhi Elfman), started stalking Hotch's son Jack. The Criminal Minds villain first appeared in season 10 and remained at large as of season 12. The assignment cover was to hide the stalking investigation. "Peter Lewis is not going to stop, which is why Hotch and Jack have entered the program," Rossi told the team. That wasn't the only change for Criminal Minds. Paget Brewster's Emily Prentiss officially returned to the BAU fold full time and became the new unit chief. Gibson had been with the show since the beginning and was fired over the summer after an on-set altercation. "I love Criminal Minds and have put my heart and soul into it for the last twelve years. I had hoped to see it through to the end, but that won't be possible now," Gibson said in a statement following his departure. "I would just like to say thank you to the writers, producers, actors, our amazing crew, and, most importantly, the best fans that a show could ever hope to have." In the wake of Gibson's dismissal, Brewster rejoined the cast as a series regular -- she was originally planned as a guest star -- Aisha Tyler was upped to series regular and Adam Rodriguez joined the cast. Following Gibson's last episode he took to Twitter to thank fans. "The outpouring of love and support is amazing and much appreciated by my family & me," he tweeted. "Thanks to all! #bestfansintheworld #ThankfulThursday" Criminal Minds airs Wednesdays, 9 p,m. on CBS. (Eonline)

American Horror Story: Roanoke Finale: How Did It All End? A lot of really horrible things happened on American Horror Story this season, and we had a lot of trouble watching many of them. However, when we're on season 17 of this show and reminiscing about the old days, it's not the disembowelments we're going to remember. Instead, we'll think back fondly on the mysterious weeks leading up to the premiere, and the joy of discovering what the season was about, and the delight at the many meta layers of the actors playing actors and the show within a show. That delight got overshadowed by a whole lot of horrifying deaths, but Wednesday night's finale took us back to the real-fake world of Hollywood in some truly incredible ways. First, the show opened with a flashback of the entire cast of My Roanoke Nightmare at Paleyfest, which is a very real TV festival that takes place in both New York and Los Angeles every year. Fans demanded hugs from Rory (Evan Peters), and showered him with gifts, which is also a thing that happens to Evan Peters (and usually Sarah Paulson) at real Paleyfest panels. Of course, that was long ago, before most of that cast perished in or around that dumb house in the woods. We then learned that in the present, Lee had become quite the controversial pop culture figure after she was the only survivor of season two of My Roanoke Nightmare. Everyone knew she had killed her husband, but the question was whether she was in her right mind when she did it. Apparently, the Polks had been growing a verrry strong and hallucinatory strain of marijuana on their farm, so she may not have been aware of her actions. Unfortunately, they did not find the very strong strain of heart she had eaten... Lee's daughter, Flora, was really the only eye witness that could be called to the stand, but many jurors were convinced that the girl was making things up based on what she had seen on the show, and they decided Lee was not guilty. That's when Sarah Paulson returned as Lana Winters, the journalist from Asylum, who came out of retirement just to talk to Lee. After having Lee send a message to her daughter, she interrogated her about Flora's location. Apparently, Flora had gone missing. The interview was then cut short when Lot Polk arrived to follow up on the promise had made on Youtube to get revenge on the death of his mother and his children. He knocked Lana out and started shooting, but he was taken out by police. While Lee went off to find her daughter, a ghost hunting show called Spirit Chasers was headed to the Roanoke house with Ashley Gilbert (Leslie Jordan), who played the psychic Cricket Marlowe. Of course, they decided to visit on the blood moon, and of course, they ran into the house's actual ghosts...and Lee, who assumed correctly that her daughter had gone off to find her ghost friend, Priscilla. They almost made it out alive, but then they met the butcher and the colonists outside, and they all died immediately, along with a few cops who had shown up at the house. While police considered the whole thing a hostage situation, Lee found Flora inside the house and made a decision. She would stay in the house to protect Priscilla from the butcher, as long as Flora was safe and alive. As Flora left the house, it exploded, but she waved goodbye to her mom and Priscilla from the back of a police car, while the colonists watch the house burn down. So...happy ending! Or not. But we consider it a happy ending for us, because even at the end, even despite the many gruesome deaths we witnessed, we were still having fun. There's just something about TV shows making fun of TV shows that really gets us going, you know? Goodbye, American Horror Story: Roanoke. We will miss you. American Horror Story returns next year on FX. (Eonline)

'Berlin Station,' 'Graves' Renewed for Second Seasons at Epix. The drama and comedy mark the first scripted originals for the joint venture between Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM. Epix is two-for-two with its scripted originals. The cable network, a joint venture between Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM, has renewed its first two scripted series -- drama Berlin Station and comedy Graves -- for second seasons. Both will return for 10-episode seasons in 2017, with production set to resume in the spring. The renewals come five weeks into both shows' runs. Berlin Station and Graves air Sundays at 9 and 10 p.m., respectively. "We're incredibly proud of the work our creators, executive producers, cast and crew did on the first seasons of Berlin Station and Graves. These ambitious series represent the level of prestigious, cinematic and authentic storytelling we are committed to offering our subscribers," Epix president and CEO Mark S. Greenberg said. "Both series are particularly timely and relevant and quickly found their place in the competitive TV landscape. We couldn't be more excited to continue to tell these unique and compelling stories." Spy drama Berlin Station, produced by Paramount Television and Anonymous Content, stars Richard Armitage, Richard Jenkins, Rhys Ifans and Michelle Forbes and is filmed in Berlin. "Epix is a great home for Berlin Station and on behalf of the entire team, we are excited to bring another season to life," Paramount TV president Amy Powell said. "Audiences have found, and continue to discover, this smart series and should expect even more from our stellar creative team in season two." Graves follows two-term Republican President Richard Graves (Nick Nolte) as he embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. Sela Ward and Skylar Astin co-star in the Lionsgate TV comedy. "With the country focused on electing a new president, we're excited to see that viewers haven't lost their sense of humor and have embraced Graves' fictional, funny and very human past president, as brought vibrantly to life by Nick Nolte and creator Joshua Michael Stern," Lionsgate TV Group chairman Kevin Beggs said. "We are thrilled to extend our partnership for a second season, and look forward to the new places Josh will take this memorable former first family next year." Berlin Station and Graves start Epix off in a positive note in the scripted landscape that is rapidly approaching 500 originals. Next up for Epix is a reboot of Get Shorty, starring Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV Ratings: 'Empire' Improves on Wednesday. The drama wins the night, broadcast's only series to improve from the previous week. Empire rebounded on Wednesday, again winning the night among adults 18-49 and rising to a 3.1 rating in the key demo. Last week, the night after the presidential election, Empire clocked a series low in live-plus-same-day returns -- a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49. The Fox drama's improvement was the night's only noticeable growth. The rest of the broadcast networks saw no such improvement, either holding steady or dipping. Fox rounded out the night with a steady Lethal Weapon (1.7 adults) at 8 p.m. The Goldbergs was the only ABC comedy off from last week's score. Down just two-tenths of a point to a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, it led into steady episodes of Speechless (1.6 adults) and Modern Family (2.2 adults) and an even episode of Black-ish (1.6 adults). Designated Survivor held even with a 1.2 rating in the key demo. On CBS, Survivor (1.8 adults), Criminal Minds (1.4 adults) and Code Black (0.9 adults) were all steady. On NBC, an even Blindspot was followed by back-to-back episodes of Chicago PD. The drama was down to a 1.1 rating in the key demo at 9 p.m. but improved to its previous week's score with a 1.3 rating at 10 o'clock. Arrow (0.7 adults) and Frequency (0.3 adults) were flat on The CW. (Hollywood Reporter)