Amazon is investing even more heavily in growing its position in the entertainment world. The company has announced it has made a deal to acquire MGM, the home of ‘James Bond’ and one of the most iconic movie studios in Hollywood. The $8.45 billion deal gives Amazon an extensive library of film and TV shows that it can use to fill out its Prime Video content coffers.

Showtime has ordered an anthology series with the first season set to tackle the rise of ride-sharing app Uber. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star. Each season will explore a story that rocked the business world and changed culture.

When ‘Jackass 4’ premieres this October, it will be the last time we’ll see Johnny Knoxville put his body through the wringer for the franchise. He’s retiring from ‘Jackass’ after film number four, confessing that his body and family are exhausted after decades of insane stunts.

Lady Gaga performs “Smelly Cat” during the “Friends: The Reunion” on HBO Max. It premieres today.

Aaron Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau are going to compete against Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson in an upcoming golf match on July 6th in Montana.

Chris Noth is going to reprise his role as Mr. Big on HBO Max’s ”Sex and the City” reboot.

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine tells Billboard magazine that he loves Hawaiian shirts: “I love Hawaiian shirts. They look awesome and just fit really well. It’s classy and cool and not over-the-top, but fun. If I was a woman, I’d wear that.”

Guy Fieri has signed a new, three-year contract with the Food Network to continue doing ”Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” and ”Guy’s Grocery Games”. The deal is worth $80 million. ”Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives” generated $230 million for the Food Network last year.

Kelly Clarkson’s daytime talk show will take over Ellen’s time slot when Ellen retires. NBC believes Kelly is the perfect choice to take the throne from Ellen. They have invested so much money and time into the brand … they really have faith in her to bring in that advertising revenue.

Kim Kardashian has failed the first bar exam she has taken: “I did not pass the baby bar. If you do law school the way that I’m doing it, it is a four-year program instead of your typical three-year program. After year one, you have to take the baby bar. This one actually is harder, I hear, than the official bar.”

Katie Holmes’ ex-boyfriend, Emilio Vitolo, was allegedly spotted flirting with Zoe Kravitz outside of an Italian restaurant in NYC. The two had huge smiles on their faces as they exchanged numbers.

BRAD PITT was granted joint legal and physical custody of his five minor children with ANGELINA JOLIE. Their son Maddox is 19, so he’s not part of the deal. Sources say Angelina will fight the ruling.

RYAN REYNOLDS posted a message about his anxiety to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month. He said, quote, “We don’t talk enough about mental health and we don’t do enough to destigmatize talking about it. But, as with this post, better late than never. I hope . . .”

After the ups and downs of the most recent “Star Wars” trilogy, J.J. ABRAMS says, quote, “What I’ve learned as a lesson a few times now . . . is that you have to plan things as best you can, and you always need to be able to respond to the unexpected.”

A list of the ten most expensive homes owned by the “Real Housewives” includes: Heather Dubrow from “Orange County” at $21M . . . Erika Jayne from “Beverly Hills” at $13M . . . and Lisa Vanderpump from “Beverly Hills” at $11.6M.

Children’s author ERIC CARLE died last Sunday. He was 91. He wrote “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.

Rumor has it that Kanye West is dating Russian supermodel Irina Shayk. Back in 2010, the model was featured in Kanye’s “Power” video and she also walked in his Yeezy show at Paris Fashion Week. Kanye also mentioned Irina on 2010’s “Christian Dior Denim Flow.”

Justin Bieber is set to perform on Canada’s ‘50th Juno Awards’ show on June 6. He’s also nominated for five awards including, Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year for Changes, Single of the Year for “Intentions,” Artist of the Year, and the Fan Choice Award.

Olivia Rodrigo is already breaking records with her new album, ‘Sour’. Released less than a week ago, it’s now the first debut album from a female artist to have two songs debut on Billboard’s Hot 100. On top of that, she’s the first artist in history to debut two #1 songs on Billboard’s Global 200. Her recent release, “Good 4 U,” debuted at #1 after “Driver’s License,” did the same earlier this year.

Selena Gomez, Marshmello, and Khalid will perform at the opening ceremony for Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, or as it’s called in the United States… Soccer championship.

“Firefly Lane” has been renewed by Netflix. The Katherine Heigl-Sarah Chalke drama will return for it’s second season in 2022.