Harry Connick Jr. is headed to Easy Street. He’s taking on the role of billionaire ‘Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks’ in the upcoming “Annie Live!” special on NBC. It will air Dec. 2 on NBC.

Simon Cowell believes he can “persuade” One Direction to reunite. Simon, who put the group on “The X Factor” 11 years ago, says even though they have been on indefinite hiatus since 2016, someday they’ll be back on stage together again.

Ed Sheeran dropped the bombshell that he has written a song for the new BTS album. “I’ve actually worked with BTS on their last record, and I’ve just written a song for their new record,” he said. “And they’re super, super cool guys as well.”

Bruce Springsteen reopened Broadway with a “Springsteen on Broadway” performance on Saturday, and he also opened up on stage about his Nov. DWI arrest. “I was handcuffed and thrown in jail…My case was, ‘The United States vs. Bruce Springsteen.’ That’s always comforting to hear — the entire nation is against you!”

Megan Fox is out and proud! Over the weekend, Megan posted a pic in honor of Pride Month, showing off her rainbow manicure on Instagram. “Putting the B in #LGBTQIA for over two decades,” she captioned the post, while promoting non-profits MoveOn and Into Action.

First, the ‘Dune’ release date was pushed back from December 2020 to October 1st, 2021. Now, Warner Brothers have pushed back the premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s much-anticipated film again, with ‘Dune’ premiering October 22nd. Warner Brothers have also tweaked the release dates of other films. Clint Eastwood’s ‘Cry Macho’ will premiere on September 17th while ‘The Many Saints of Newark’, the ‘Sopranos’ prequel, will hit theaters on October 1st.

KIM KARDASHIAN’s company SKIMS partnered with Team USA to provide undergarments, pajamas, and loungewear for athletes at the Olympics. Kim said, quote, “Every moment I’ve spent admiring the strength and energy of the Olympians from the sidelines came full circle.”

The Rock is going to star in a new film for Amazon Prime called ”Red One”. The magazine claims the movie is an action adventure involving Santa Claus.

Rihanna’s neighbors are allegedly upset with her because of her remodeling. Rihanna bought a big house for $13.8 million then complained the house didn’t have a large enough pool, so she bought the house next door, which did have a huge pool. This means a lot of demo, dust, and noise.

The Sunday Times says Prince Harry and Prince William have no plans to reconcile before Princess Diana’s new statue is unveiled on Thursday at Kensington Palace. A source tells the newspaper, “Neither are offering an olive branch. I fear it will be the same as at Prince Philip’s funeral, a nod of recognition and that’s about it.”

KEVIN FEDERLINE said he wants whatever will make BRITNEY SPEARS happy, because that’s what’s best for their kids. JAMIE LYNN SPEARS also said she supports whatever Britney wants, and made it clear she’s not living off the conservatorship.

Kataluna Enriquez made history by becoming the first transgender woman to win Miss Nevada USA. She will represent Nevada in the Miss USA pageant on November 29th.

HELEN MIRREN has one condition if she’s going to kiss VIN DIESEL in an upcoming “Fast and Furious” movie. Quote, “Only if he talks to me before and after, because it’s the voice that I really get off on, quite honestly.”

Two guys rode a pullstart minibike from Nebraska to Aspen, Colorado . . . just like Harry and Lloyd did in “Dumb and Dumber”. It was a 382-mile trip, and they spent $22 on gas.

The new season of “Dexter” is somehow bringing back JOHN LITHGOW’s Trinity Killer . . . even though he’s dead.

Lorde has sold out her 2022 Solar Power North American tour dates. With massive fan demand the artist added multiple dates across the country, including LA, NYC, Toronto, Boston and Chicago with all shows selling out within minutes of on-sales.

Halsey’s fourth studio album will be produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. A billboard in Los Angeles shared the name of the project, “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power”. Shots of the sign were also shared by the pop star and Nine Inch Nails on social media.

Jason Sudeikis appears to be moving on from Olivia Wilde. They split last year, and he has reportedly been dating Keeley Hazell, whom he met on the set of 2014’s “Horrible Bosses 2”. The pair were photographed out in NYC Sunday after sparking romance rumors in February.

Pamela Anderson has signed on for a home reno show for HGTV Canada. Tentatively titled “Pamela Anderson’s Home Reno Project”, Pam returns to her native Canada to remake her grandmother’s old home.