THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Legendary comedian and actor Jerry Lewis passed away peacefully yesterday of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas with his family by his side. He was 91. 
• A Star Wars stand-alone movie is in the works that would focus on the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi. 
• The rumor is back that Gwen Stefani is pregnant with Blake Shelton's kid. 
• Emma Stone is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, according to Forbes. 
• Ellen DeGeneres celebrated her 9th wedding anniversary with Portia de Rossi last week. 
• Amy Schumer slipped into the audience at a Judge Judy taping. Hard to miss her. 
• Matt LeBlanc repeated the prophesy again -- "There will never be a Friends Reunion." 
• British television presenter and entertainer Bruce Forsyth, who appeared for decades on a string of Saturday night primetime shows, has died at the age 89. 
• President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will not participate in the Kennedy Center Honors to avoid "political distraction." Translation: the winners will actually show up now to receive their award, because some were refusing to go because of him. 
• Robin Thicke and his girlfriend, April Love Geary, are expecting a baby. He's 40, she's 22. 
• Oakland Raiders cornerback Sean Smith was arrested last week on a felony assault charge for allegedly beating up his sister's boyfriend. 
• The dating service OKCupid says it has banned a white supremacist for life. 
• So who is going to join Katy Perry as a judge in the reboot of "American Idol." No one is locked in yet, while names that keep coming up include Charlie Puth, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. 
• Meanwhile, Katy Perry has postponed her "Witness" tour because of production delays. 
• Spotify has banned all "white power" music tracks from its site. 
• Cleveland leads the nation in the number of homes where owners are underwater. 
• A study says adding water to whiskey enhances the flavor.