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BTS member V told fans in a Wednesday livestream that he is being treated for hearing loss affecting his right ear, which he said now functions at roughly a third of the level in his left. via: Rolling Stone The singer born Kim Tae-hyung disclosed his condition for the first time Wednesday during a livestream to fans: “If the hearing in my left ear is at 100, it’s only about 30 in my right.” V didn’t detail the cause of the issue. V’s hearing issues became worse while he was

“Heated Rivalry” actor Dylan Walsh has found himself on thin ice after revealing details about upcoming episodes in a video clip that has gone viral. via: EW The 62-year-old, who plays David Hollander on the hit Crave hockey romance, recently paused his account on Cameo after he let slip information about the upcoming second season of the series, which just began filming. “Getting ready to go back up to Canada and shoot some more episodes...I think we’re doing 12 this time,”

Lionel Richie had a message for Usher and Chris Brown during his recent concert in Phoenix, Arizona: putting two major R&B stars on the road together is nothing new. via: Complex In a viral clip showing Richie speaking directly to his fans during a concert this month as part of his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, Richie referenced Brown’s current tour with Usher and suggested they were doing nothing new. “Usher and Chris Brown… See, they try to do something new,” he said, as se

If you have coulrophobia (a fear of clowns), you may want to skip watching the first American Horror Story Season 13 teaser that just dropped (above). via: Variety FX is finally lifting the curtain on “American Horror Story: 13,” courtesy of a new teaser trailer that confirms the returns of Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon (“AHS: Murder House”); Evan Peters as Kai Anderson (“AHS: Cult”); Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett and Emma Roberts as Cordelia Goode, Marie Laveau and Madi

Two previously announced TV projects are being put on hold at DC Studios. via: CBM According to the major trades, we can scratch two more projects off DC Studios' Gods and Monsters slate, while DC and HBO have also passed on TV shows focusing on Poison Ivy and Catwoman... With Lanterns set to premiere this Sunday, The Ankler has published a report detailing the show's tumultuous journey to the screen, while also sharing disappointing updates on some other small-screen DCU pro

As trans onscreen representation takes a hit in Hollywood, Lilly Wachowski is attempting to make a film with an all-transgender cast… if only the industry will let her. via: Variety Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski is working to get her next project, “The Hunted,” out of late-stage production. But the “Bound” and “Matrix” director says nobody in Hollywood wants to finance the thriller, which is budgeted at around $10 million, because of its trans representation. “People like it, but

Former Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek is writing a tell-all memoir about his tenure at the entertainment giant, a book that its publisher says will take readers inside the room, including “the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes from his 2020 appointment to his subsequent dismissal in 2022.” via: Variety Chapek has written a 272-page memoir, “Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth.” In it, he “reveals for the first time t

Alden Ehrenreich, who won a Tony in June, has joined Joseph Kosinski’s “Miami Vice ’85,” which stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. via: Deadline Following his first Tony win earlier this summer, Alden Ehrenreich has zeroed in on his next big movie role and it’s a high-profile project. Sources say he is set to join Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in Universal Pictures’ Miami Vice ’85, an original take on the classic 1980s drama series. Joseph Kosinski is directing t

A few weeks ago, The New York Times reported that a sequel to Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” — the highest-grossing movie in Warner Bros. history — was in a state of limbo due to salary disputes with the creatives. Apparently, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has, so far, stood his ground against what is being described as Gerwig and company’s “massive pay demands.” via: Variety “Do you guys ever think about dying?” Margot Robbie asks at the start of 2023’s “Barbie.” It’s one of many m

Tristan Schukraft, the owner of The Abbey Food & Bar and founder of Tryst Hospitality, is taking his fabulous life from West Hollywood to the high seas. via: Attitude A new trailer for the upcoming episode shows the billionaire travelling on the yacht with his entourage of hotties, all half-naked in Speedos and swimming shorts. The episode is expected to give viewers a closer look at their polyamorous relationship, which has recently attracted a great deal of public interest.

Start your engines, because the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season eight has finally been announced, with 12 queens hoping to snatch the crown. via: Attitude The series will run for 10 weeks, featuring a range of familiar mini and maxi challenges designed to test the contestants’ charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. The winner will receive a £25,000 cash prize, as well as the crown and title of the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. Returning to the show is head judge Mama R

Perez Hilton had been telling friends he was no longer gay in the months leading up to his hospitalization, according to sources who say the celebrity blogger had embraced a radically different view of his sexuality. via: In Touch Weekly “He was telling people he considered himself ‘ex-gay,'” one insider told Rob Shuter for his Naughty But Nice Substack on Tuesday, August 11. “He was very serious about it. This wasn’t a joke or something he said once. He was telling people th

Beyoncé is facing a new lawsuit over one of the tracks from her Grammy-winning Renaissance album. via: Reality Tea Beyoncé has been dragged into a copyright dispute involving her hit song “Alien Superstar.” A music company and producer sued the singer over an alleged unauthorized sample. The legal claim reportedly involved a spoken-word portion from another song. The dispute centered on rights to the sample used on her Renaissance album. According to court documents obtained

Less than a year after Mark Walter bought the Lakers, Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner are acquiring the franchise for $12.5 billion. via: Variety The deal values the NBA team at $12.5 billion, according to a source close to the deal. The purchase, from the former Disney CEO and the Thrive Capital founder, comes just 14 months after the Buss family — the team’s longtime owners — sold a controlling stake in the Lakers to billionaire Mark Walter at a $10 billion valuation. Iger and

The Writers Guild of America has hit back at Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison after he threatened to start pulling Paramount out of California on Oct. 1 if California AG Rob Bonta refused to settle the antitrust suit to prevent the studio’s acquisition of Warner Bros. via: Variety The Writers Guild of America has fired back at Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison after he threatened to start pulling Paramount out of California on Oct. 1 if California AG Rob Bonta refused

Rumors are swirling that Charles Melton has passed on playing Beast in Marvel’s upcoming ‘X-MEN’ reboot. via: CBM The cast of the X-Men reboot currently features Kit Connor as Scott Summers, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, and Samara Weaving as Emma Frost. Adam Driver is reportedly playing the movie's villain, and while the Magneto rumours have been debunked, it seems he's either Mister Sinister or Sebastian Shaw. Christopher Abbott, Tom Pelphrey, Bill Skarsgård, Will Poulter, and H

The Soska Sisters just teased fans with a cryptic response to Scream 8 directing rumors. The twin horror filmmakers reacted to online speculation linking them to the franchise’s next installment. via: CBM Following the record-breaking box office success of Scream 7, it was only a matter of time before we got word on the next instalment of the long-running slasher franchise, and back in April, the trades confirmed that Scream 8 is officially moving forward with a new writing t

Michael Fishman is making his thoughts about Roseanne Barr‘s 2018 firing clear. via: EW After eight years of “ignorant” comments about Roseanne’s cancellation, Michael Fishman has had enough. The actor, who portrayed D.J. Conner for 14 seasons, responded to an Instagram comment that “woke crap” was to blame for the 2018 revival’s abrupt end. ABC pulled the plug after Roseanne Barr likened former Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, who is Black, to Planet of the Apes in a tw

Last month, the court battle over Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s estate gained national attention after his widow, Tenisha Warner, sought to receive funds from the family trust, which is overseen by his mother, Pamela. Now, one of Tenisha Warner’s closest friends is asking for assistance for her and her 9-year-old daughter. via: Page Six Tenisha’s close friend, Destiny Rael, created the GoFundMe, noting how Tenisha was left the sole provider for her and Malcolm’s young daughter after

A Delaware court handed the former manager of The Notorious B.I.G. a decisive win last week in a legal battle over the control of a nine-figure catalog deal built on the late rapper’s legacy. via: Rolling Stone One of the Notorious B.I.G.’s former managers has won a legal battle against the late rapper’s widow, R&B singer Faith Evans, in the first of two lawsuits over proceeds from the sale of a stake in Biggie’s music catalog and intellectual property assets. A Delaware Chan