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Ex-UFC star Rashad Evans is ready to move on from sparring to starring ... in a Hollywood role -- and he's revealing his dream gig -- playing Cuba Gooding Jr.'s brother!! We got the former light heavyweight champ out at LAX and he told us now that his days in the Octagon are done ... he wants a career in movies. Of course ... he's already gotten started on that dream -- playing a role in Mel Gibson's upcoming flick, "Boss Level." But, Rashad's got his eyes on a bigger prize ... and it includes possibly playing a relative of Rod Tidwell himself. BTW ... Rashad ain't the only Evans who has his future mapped out -- his kids are just as driven as Pops. His son is gearing up for a career in movies (his costar is all picked out) ... and you gotta hear his little daughter's plan to change the world!! (TMZ) Why 'Mission: Impossible -- Fallout' Feels Like 'The Dark Knight' of the Series. Filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise have co...

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Taylor Swift Gives Free Tickets to Police and Firefighters After Officer's Death. Taylor Swift had some very special guests at a recent concert in Massachusetts this week, and no, they aren't celebrities, but they are celebrated. E! News has learned that the pop star provided a significant number of tickets to law enforcement to her Thursday show, which took place at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, almost two weeks after a Weymouth police officer, Sgt. Michael Chesna, was killed in the line of duty. The Patriot Ledger reported that that Swift provided hundreds of tickets to the town of Weymouth. "There were enough to send every police officer, firefighter and extended family to the concert, and then some," Mayor Robert Hedlund told the newspaper. "The gesture was absolutely generous, significant and appreciated." Swift, whose shows are often attended by her celebrity friends -- some of whom have also appeared with her onstage, began her Reputation world tour...

THE OTHER STUFF . . .

Inside Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's Visit to Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's Country Home. When Nick met Harry! Priyanka Chopra introduced Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan to her love, Nick Jonas, during a visit to the royal's country home, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. The "Chains" singer, 25, and the Quantico star, 36, enjoyed some time at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's house in Oxfordshire, England, the same week Jonas popped the question. The twosome were spotted together in London on July 17, one day before the actress turned 36. Nick's brother Joe Jonas and his fiancee, Sophie Turner, were also seen in the capital of England, enjoying a meal at the Italian restaurant Novikov. A source confirmed to Us on July 20 that the Kingdom alum was shopping at Tiffany & Co in London, seemingly buying Chopra's engagement ring. Us Weekly confirmed on Friday, July 27, that Nick and Chopra are engaged. A third insider told Us that Chopra ...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Are Engaged. Congratulations are in order for Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra! E! News has learned that the famous duo is engaged after two months of dating. And while the newly engaged couple has been hot on the scene for a short while, it seems as though Nick knew fairly early on that his leading lady was the one. Earlier this month, the singer shut down the Tiffany & Co. store in London to check out diamond engagement rings for his future wife. Nick and Priyanka first sparked rumors of a romance back at the 2017 Met Gala, where they walked the red carpet together. However, fans really started to question their relationship status in May after the celebs were spotted spending a lot of quality time together in Los Angeles. And ever since then, the two have been nearly inseparable on both coasts, in Europe and India during a trip to meet her family and to celebrate one of her close friend's weddings. This will be the first marriage for both stars. ...

THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR

(Huffington Post) Everyone makes mistakes. We're human -- we're allowed. And when we do make an error in judgment, we simply apologize and move on. But the truth is, there are simply some actions we shouldn't have guilt over because our emotional and physical health depends on it. Below, find seven instances that don't merit apologies. Going to bed early. It can be tempting to go out for the evening or stay up to watch just one more episode of "Game of Thrones." But if you're tired, you're tired -- and there's nothing wrong with that. Sleep is crucial to our everyday health and happiness. Research shows that too little can hike up our stress levels and lead to other, more serious, health problems like heart disease and obesity. Go ahead and hit the pillow a little early; that episode will be there when you wake up. Saying no. Taking on too much at work? Overbooked your calendar? Sometimes you have to say no to things -- and that's more th...

YOU KNOW YOU REACHED MIDDLE AGE WHEN

The narrow waist and the broad mind begin to change places. You still have the old spark, but it takes more puffing. Your idea of getting ahead is staying even. You actually use your cell phone to call people. You know all the answers and nobody asks you the questions.

WEIRD NEWS

Things Not Going So Well for Dr. Larry Probably not a lot of people shedding tears on this one. Within just a few hours of being released into the general prison population in late May, we're now learning that Larry Nassar was attacked by other inmates, according to a court filing by his lawyer. Nassar's attorney filed the documents in an effort to appeal Nassar's sentence after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault and child pornography charges related to his time working with Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics. Attorney Jacqueline McCann slammed Ingham County Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in the filing, accusing her of having decided on her own to impose the maximum sentence on Nassar and of using the sentencing proceedings-in which more than 150 women gave victim impact statements over seven days in what McCann referred to as a "free-for-all"-"as an opportunity to advance her own agenda" and to offer "a type of group therapy for victims....