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The 100's Clarke and Madi Fight Over Life and Death in Sneak Peek. Never has Clarke seemed more like a mom than in this week's episode of The 100. In the clip, exclusive to E! News, Clarke (Eliza Taylor) is trying to get Madi (Lola Flanery) far away from Polis and the plan to have Madi ascend as the next Wonkru commander, and even though it's a really intense and unusual problem they're having, they have never sounded more like a mother and her teenage daughter. Madi might as well be asking to go back to the mall with her older boyfriend, or maybe more accurately asking to go back to the mall so she can become the leader of a dangerous motorcycle gang about to head into a turf war. "But moooom, Bellamy and Gaia get to fight in the gang, why can't I?" It would be an almost funny sort of family squabble if it didn't involve a creepy piece of AI tech being implanted in Madi's head so she can overthrow her adoptive mother's former friend who's now a terrifying blood-loving dictator. This week's episode also finds Monty (Chris Larkin) desperately trying to present some alternatives to a war involving deadly worm eggs over one piece of inhabitable land while Abby's (Paige Turco) health gets worse and McCreary (William Miller) loses patience in the civil war brewing with Diyoza (Ivana Milicevic). The 100 airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW. (Eonline)

Stranger Things Season 3 Sneak Peek: What's Steve Up to in Hawkins' New Mall? Your first look at Stranger Things season three is here... in the form of a commercial for a shopping mall? Yep, that's right. In the below video, get acquainted with Hawkins' new Starcourt Mall, a state of the art (for the 1980s) shopping mall. It's filled with all your favorite shops of yesteryear, including Sam Goody and Waldenbooks. Stranger Things fans should pay close attention to the two workers at the food court establishment Scoops Ahoy. That's Joe Keery's Steve and new cast addition Maya Hawke as Robin. Steve in a sailor outfit will never get old. Just look at him. Once you take in Steve in a sailor outfit, start dissecting that video for clues! In addition to Hawke, the cast of season three will also include Jake Busey as Bruce, a journalist, and Cary Elwes as Mayor Kline, a politician more focused on his own image than Hawkins. Additional details about Stranger Things season three are being kept under tight wraps, but we wager this new mall will play a big part in the action. And we do know it's set in 1985. Getting a real Back to the Future vibe here... The show itself, Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour were all nominated for Emmys for season two. E! News spoke with Harbour after he got the Emmys news and he let slip some scoop. "This season they just came up with this arc and this idea that's so original and so new and so fun," he said. "What I can tell you is this, like you see season one you see season two, and we're playing with the same alphabet of these '80s epics, but we're kinda throwing out the model again and sort of expanding these characters in ways that you wouldn't expect them to go in, so that's what I love about it, is that you have these characters in this show that is clearly working and yet the Duffers are continuously interested in exploring the limits and taking risks and we take a lot of risks this season so there's a lot of new relationships that get set-up and a lot of new devices and a lot of new cinematic influences." (Eonline)

The Crown Season 3 First Look: Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth. There's a new queen in town. Netflix has released the first official look at Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown season three. Colman takes over the role from Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy. Foy played the role in the first two seasons of the Netflix drama. Season three, which is currently in production, will jump forward in time from the end of season two and feature a new cast. "I'm so thrilled to be part of The Crown, I was utterly gripped watching it, a proper 'just one more' feeling," Colman said in a statement when her casting was officially announced in April 2018. "I think Claire Foy is an absolute genius, she's an incredibly hard act to follow, I'm basically going to rewatch every episode and copy her!" Netflix released the photo of Colman on Twitter with a simple caption: "Patience." Joining Colman on the series is Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth's sister, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Ben Daniels as Antony Armstrong-Jones (also known as Lord Snowdon). The Crown season two was nominated for 13 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series, Foy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama series, Matt Smith for his work as Prince Philip, Vanessa Kirby for her work as Princess Margaret and Matthew Goode for his work as Antony Armstrong-Jones. The Crown season three will premiere sometime in 2019. (Eonline)

Jay Cutler Tries to Convince Kristin Cavallari to Buy a New Home and Her Staff Has a Heated Argument on Very Cavallari. Kristin Cavallari isn't messing around! On this week's episode of Very Cavallari the gang is back together, and once again, Shannon Ford is at the center of all the drama. The group is finally moving into their new Nashville store, but Shannon and Brittainy Taylor are still having trouble getting along. Kristin asked the group to help get the store ready before she arrived with Jay Cutler, but instead Shannon chose to throw an adult temper tantrum after Brittainy asked her to stop decorating the community desk with her own personal items. After that, all hell broke loose. Well, more like Shannon decided to angrily toss all of her precious items back in the box in a very dramatic fashion, which didn't sit well with Brit! "You're more than welcome to not be here," Brittainy warned her before focusing on the rest of her work for the day. Meanwhile, Kristin called to ask the women to do one simple task before she arrived with Jay. But unfortunately, no one took her all that seriously and the task never got done. They were supposed to label the buckets so Jay could drop off the stuff and go, but since they couldn't find labels, they instead chose to do nothing. "Why didn't someone go and get paper to write them down. Jay has to go," a frustrated Kristin asked her employees. All of them stood there with blank stares while Kristin exited to get the rest of the items. Instead of letting Jay fire them, which he wanted to do, Kristin gave the ladies a stern warning. Let's just say, that was almost worse than getting canned! Later in the evening the group went to a bar to unwind and Shannon ended up pissing off her boyfriend John Gurney after spending a little too much time flirting with Wirth Campbell, which she of course denies. The incident led to the couples first fight, and John ended up leaving the bar without Shannon. But she wasn't letting this go without a fight and wanted to find her man to resolve the issues, but she didn't have a ride. So guess who she called?! Brittainy! Yep, talk about awkward. Interestingly enough, Brittainy was completely okay with giving Shannon a ride to find her man. "I know sh--t has been so weird between you and I, and I sincerely appreciate you coming," Shannon confided to her on the drive. Brittainy returned the favor by offering some kind words of wisdom to her newfound pal. "I think you guys are going to be fine. It's your first fight, I don't even remember what our first fight was," she shared. "This is how you get to the most beautiful part of your relationship." As far as couples disagreeing goes, Kristin and Jay may have a little trouble in paradise brewing too. Jay wants to buy a new home in Nashville, but Kristin isn't totally convinced. "I'm going to buy a house today," Jay tells his wife. "That's cool," she responds. "For yourself?" she adds jokingly. But he's still very sold on the idea. "Kind of all the family members here," he told her tentatively. "I'm not moving," she exclaimed further. "I think we need to consider this in all seriousness," he shared. So will Kristin break down and end up getting a new house? (Eonline)

Jessica Simpson Teases Reality TV Return on Ashlee+Evan. It has been 15 years since Jessica Simpson cracked open a can of tune and uttered a sentence that would make pop culture history: "Is this chicken what I have, or is this fish? It says Chicken By The Sea." The star had said those words to then-husband Nick Lachey on their reality show Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, which ended in 2005 after three seasons, months before their split. Now married to Eric Johnson for four years and the mother of their son and daughter, Jessica, who began her career as a singer, has since moved on to concentrate on her fashion and beauty empire. She spent a year in 2012 mentoring contestants on Fashion Star and soon, she will make a reality TV return, briefly, in the name of family. Jessica said she will make an appearance on sister and fellow singer Ashlee Simpson Ross' new E! docu-series Ashley+Evan with husband Evan Ross. "I'm on their show, definitely, a for a big moment," Jessica told E! News at the 2018 Beautycon event in Los Angeles on Saturday. "But really, the show is about their discovery in their music and in their relationship. It's very exciting. They're so cute together. I'm exciting for the world to see what I've already seen." "I mean, being on reality TV definitely makes me hyperventilate a little bit," she added. "I'm not one for being mic'ed up all day. I stick my foot in my mouth too much!" Jessica has in recent years poked fun at herself over her "chicken of the sea" line, which made her more famous and remains one of the most memorable reality show quotes. Jessica rose to fame with her hit single "I Wanna Love You Forever" in 1999, competing against the likes of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. She has not recorded music or performed onstage in more than seven years. However, she may be making her music comeback soon. At a Beautycon panel, Jessica told the audience that she has been working on a new song. Jessica brought her and Eric's 6-year-old daughter along with her to the Beautycon event. At a panel, the star also talked about the child's newfound love of makeup. "She came home from school and she had mascara on, and I found out she was sneaking mascara in to the bathroom at school and putting it on her friends too!" she said. "So we have another makeup lover." My daughter, I feel like she always feels beautiful," Jessica told E! News. "Like, her confidence is really amazing. She like inspires me. I love watching her catch a glimpse of herself in the mirror and pose. She's really into beauty, makeup, hair, all of it, so, it's cute." The E! series Ashlee+Evan will premiere on September 9 at 7 p.m. (Eonline)

CBS didn't unleash the big legal guns after 'Survivor' star Jonny Fairplay allegedly jacked its show's logo ... but the network does wanna have a chat with the former show villain. TMZ's obtained a legal letter CBS fired off to Jonny warning him about using the "Survivor" logo for his podcast, formerly known as "Survival of the Fairest" ... which has since been renamed 'Survivor NSFW.' CBS says it owns the logo, but what's interesting is the friendly language with which it approaches Jonny about using its logo. Most warning shots are more threatening ... some examples here, here and here. But, not with Jonny. In fact, CBS goes out of its way to play nice ... even saying they "appreciate interest in the Series, including a podcast about the Series." But it's not all sweet talk. According to the letter, the studio has also noticed the season 7 third place finisher is selling apparel with the show's logo. CBS is worried Jonny's logo will cause fans to think the network endorses the podcast. CBS ends the letter with, "We would like to set up a time to discuss the above with you. Please give me a call or send me an email with your availability." As for Jonny, he tells TMZ in part ... "The fact that they are threatened and looking to punish those who are adding value to their content shows how behind the times CBS is. Targeting ME, and ME only considering my legacy, value, and positive life change is frankly illogical." (TMZ)

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