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Kim Zolciak just received some news that may make her holidays a bit less merry. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star was slammed with a huge tax bill from the IRS. via: Page Six The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filed a lien on Dec. 11 totaling $163,804.30 against the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum for unpaid taxes for three years, Us Weekly reported. Zolciak, 47, reportedly owes the government $104,009.82 for 2019, $24,471.87 for 2023 and $35,322.71 for 2024. This

Taylor Swift has made it clear once again that she has no intentions to stop writing and releasing new music. via: Daily Mail Taylor Swift is showing no signs of slowing down despite calls for her to 'go away' after releasing nine new albums in five years. The performer, 36, teased her next album during the final moments of her Disney+ docuseries, The End of an Era. The last scene of the series sees text flashing across the screen to fill viewers in on Swift's various achieve

Help is coming from all sides for "Ned's Declassified" alum Tylor Chase ... and now one of his former costars is stepping up, getting him a motel room to keep him off the streets, at least for the night. via: Daily Mail Former Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase, who was revealed to be homeless in a viral video, has checked into a hotel room thanks to the help of Daniel Curtis Lee, his one-time costar on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Chase, 36, as a child star portrayed

Bowen Yang's Saturday Night Live run has come to an end. via: Page Six “Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang had his final curtain call last weekend — against show creator Lorne Michaels’ wishes. “Everyone tried to get Bowen to stay, from Lorne down,” an “SNL” source told Page Six. “But he just made up his mind, he was over it. He was not happy, you could tell.” With his “Wicked” co-star and good friend Ariana Grande hosting, the 35-year-old “SNL” vet went out with a teary la

Stranger Things: The First Shadow saw a big jump in grosses last week, amid the release of season five of the Netflix series and as Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Henry Creel/Vecna in the series, made a surprise appearance in the Dec. 19 show. via: Deadline The holiday season is bringing Broadway some box office bounty, with grosses for the week ending December 21 totaling $47,437,512, an 8% boost over the previous week. Attendance for the 36 shows was 317,531, about 5% grea

Sol Rodriguez (“Peacemaker”), Lou Lou Safran ( Annabelle: Creation ), and Booboo Stewart ( Twilight franchise) will star in the giallo-inspired vampire film Illomen , Deadline has learned. via: Deadline The Nathalia Pizarro directed and co-written film follows a young widow whose life begins to fracture after a sudden tragedy, drawing her into a confrontation with a mysterious, century-old vampire. Booboo Stewart (Twilight, X-Men) also stars. Pic is produced by HasBeen Prod

Samara Weaving's Ready or Not 2 is getting its release date moved up by two weeks. via: Bloody Disgusting Ready or Not 2: Here I Come will now hit theaters on March 27 — two weeks earlier than the original April 10 release date. The pre-Easter timing demonstrates Searchlight’s confidence in the film, but it’s slated to go up against Warner Bros.’s They Will Kill You. Given the buzz behind Ready or Not 2, WB is likely to adjust their schedule in the coming weeks. Ready or Not

Kevin Arkadie, the American television producer who created the police drama “New York Undercover” with Dick Wolf, has died. He was 68. via: People The TV writer and producer, who also worked on other police and crime dramas, such as NYPD Blue and The Shield , died on Wednesday, Dec. 17, Deadline first reported. Arkadie previously said in July, via Instagram , that he was dealing with kidney failure. However, his manner of death has not been shared. Dick Wolf — who created

The surviving loved ones of Rob and Michele Reiner have a little more closure today ... the couple's death certificates have been released. via: Variety Rob and Michele Reiner died “minutes” after sustaining “multiple sharp force injuries,” the couple’s official death certificate confirms. Rob, 78, the legendary actor-turned-director, and his wife Michele, 70, were found dead on Dec. 14 in their Brentwood home. The death certificates listed the cause as “with [a] knife, by an

Independent Film Company (IFC) and Shudder have announced the release date for This Is Not a Test, an upcoming horror thriller that revolves around high school students suddenly facing a zombie apocalypse. via: Bloody Disgusting Writer/Director Adam MacDonald ( Out Come the Wolves , Pyewacket ) adapts the 2012 young adult novel of the same name by Courtney Summers, which is getting a re-release on January 13 via Bindery Books. You can read an excerpt here. In This is Not a Te

Taylor Swift is ringing in the holiday cheer with a sizable donation of $1 million to Feeding America, a nonprofit network of 200 food banks combating hunger in the United States. via: Rolling Stone Taylor Swift is bringing some festive holiday cheer to those who need it. The pop star donated $1 million to Feeding America, a non-profit that oversees a network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs. The charity revealed the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

Hikaru Sulu and Leonard “Bones” McCoy, two iconic characters from the original “Star Trek” series, will make their first appearances in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” during the finale of the fifth and final season. via: Deadline It’s official. Classic Star Trek characters Bones and Sulu will be making an appearance in the final season of Strange New Worlds, which recently wrapped production. Thomas Jane portrays Leonard “Bones” McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley in the origin

‘Stranger Things’ All-Time Stats: 1.2 Billion Total Views, Most Rewatched Scenes and $1.4 Billion Contributed to the U.S. Economy via: Variety As “Stranger Things” comes to a close, with the Netflix hit’s series finale set for release on New Year’s Eve, its impact on culture over the last nine years is hard to ignore. The fifth and final season helped the show achieve new viewership records before it was even released, then achieved Netflix’s biggest-ever opening week for an

Pressure from the right, whether direct in Jimmy Kimmel’s case or implied in Stephen Colbert’s, was a defining feature of the year for the sector so it’s not a huge surprise that the content of these shows got more liberal, according to a new study from conservative watchdog Media Research Center. via: Deadline Late-night television has had a wounding year; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled ahead of David Ellison’s purchase of Paramount, Jimmy Kimmel was taken o

Billy Porter will be home for Christmas. via: Deadline Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner Billy Porter is sharing a health update after his turn in Broadway‘s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club ended prematurely following a sepsis diagnosis. In an Instagram video posted earlier today, the Kinky Boots alum began by wishing his followers a “happy holiday, Merry Christmas, happy Kwanzaa, happy Hanukkah and everything in between.” He continued, “Some of you may or may not know that I was in t

Russell Brand has been charged with two more counts of rape and sexual assault. via: Variety London’s Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that the disgraced comedian, actor and TV host had been issued with two additional charges: one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. The allegations relate to two further women on top of the previous charges against the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star, which included two of rape, one of indecent assault and two of sexual assault. Br

Simu Liu may have become an integral part of the most successful franchise in cinema history by portraying the titular character in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, but that reportedly hasn’t helped him further his career as a leading actor in Hollywood. In a recent interview, he opened up about the lack of opportunities he has received despite his breakout role in the MCU, citing his non-white ethnicity as the major reason behind this predicament. via: CBM

Cap is back — and he’s a dad! via: CBM It's been a long week of leaks. The first Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer found its way online last Monday and began playing in U.S. (and most international) theaters a few days later with Avatar: Fire and Ash. For whatever reason, Marvel Studios never announced plans for its Avengers: Doomsday sneak peeks to play exclusively on the big screen. Instead, it seems Disney chose to rely on the kind of social media buzz that can only be cre

Hudson Williams is speaking out in response to a report about his personal life. via: Variety Hudson Williams is responding to remarks made about his personal life amid the rise of “Heated Rivalry.” Williams, who plays Shane Hollander in the Crave/HBO Max hit drama, was a topic of discussion during the latest episode of the “Deux U” podcast, hosted by Deuxmoi. While discussing the show, the co-host said, “I didn’t find the acting that strong,” to which the host responded, “Pe

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss decided to shelve a planned “60 Minutes” story titled “Inside CECOT,” creating an uproar inside CBS, but the report has reached a worldwide audience anyway. via: Variety A “60 Minutes” report yanked by Bari Weiss about the “horrific treatment” of detainees deported from the U.S. to a prison in El Salvador has leaked online after appearing on a Canadian TV app. Canada’s Global News aired the “60 Minutes” episode without the segment on televi