Idris Elba will be awarded the ‘BAFTA Special Award’ at the BAFTA Television Awards on July 31 in recognition of his role in championing diversity and new talent in the industry. Idris, whose breakout role came in “The Wire”, founded Green Door Pictures in 2013 with a specific focus on inclusion and opportunity for undiscovered filmmaking talent.

The Stray Cats will release “Rocked This Town: From LA to London”, a live album recorded on their 2019 40th anniversary reunion tour. It will feature 23 career-spanning songs and comes out Sept. 11.

Garth Brooks’ new album “Fun” is ready to go, but he’s holding off on its release, having previously told fans that he didn’t feel right releasing the album during a pandemic.

Donald Glover may reprise his Solo role as Lando Calrissian for an upcoming Disney+ series. It is also suggested money was the motivating factor, claiming “the truck they dumped on Donald Glover’s lawn to do this show was huge.”

Maren Morris clapped back at a critic on Instagram after she showed off her new ‘do with a pair of selfies. Maren captioned the snaps with the words “wavy hair,” but all some followers noticed was her ample bosom. One commenter snapped, “It’s distasteful for sure,” suggesting that the caption should read “big boobs” instead. Maren replied, “Girl BYE, Don’t let my boobs knock you on the way out.”

Megan Fox gushes over Machine Gun Kelly in their first joint interview since meeting on the upcoming film Midnight in the Switchgrass. “We’re actually two halves of the same soul,” Megan says. “And I said that to him almost immediately, because I felt it right away.”

Fox announced that it will launch its all-animated Sunday night slate on Sept. 27, right on schedule. The Simpsons will kick off the festivities at 8 p.m., followed by Bless the Harts. Bob’s Burgers will move into the 9 p.m. slot often anchored by Family Guy, which now will air at 9:30 p.m.

Leonardo DiCaprio has secretly proposed to his girlfriend Camila Morrone. A source says, “He only has eyes for Camila. Leonardo has finally found the one and has proposed. There isn’t a wedding date yet because of the pandemic, but it’ll likely be next year.”

Orlando Bloom has gotten a tattoo of his late dog’s name, Mighty, over his heart. His teacup poodle ran away a week ago before he found his collar and realized he had passed away.

Meghan Markle wants to celebrate her upcoming 39th birthday with friends because she feels “cooped up.” Meghan and Prince Harry have been quarantining in Tyler Perry’s $18 million mansion. Meghan will require her guests to get tested for the coronavirus before attending. Meghan said it will be low-key. She said she doesn’t want to come across as being careless and irresponsible.

“Friends” star Lisa Kudrow got a speeding ticket in Beverly Hills yesterday. She was driving her Porsche 55 mph in a 30 mph speed zone. Lisa was coming from a production meeting when she got stopped.

The Weeknd gets the animated treatment In his new video for “Snowchild”. In the video, an animated the Weeknd walks in Toronto until he’s kidnapped by a stripper and fights women who morph into cats. The video was done by the first black-owned animation studio in Japan. The Weeknd will return in animated form for the Season 10 finale of Robot Chicken on Sunday, July 26th.

Jason Derulo released his new song “Take You Dancing” and issued a TikTok challenge while he was at it. “In these times, we all need a song that’s going to uplift us,” Jason said in the press release for the song. He will appear in Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series tomorrow.

Paris Hilton revealed she’ll be revealing past trauma in the upcoming documentary, This is Paris. “Something happened in my childhood that I’ve never talked about with anyone. I still have nightmares about it,” she said in a documentary preview. This Is Paris premieres on Hilton’s YouTube channel September 14.

A source tells Us Weekly that a “super upset” Julianne Hough is holding out hope for a reconciliation with estranged husband Brooks Laich, after their split in M

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed the recently acquired Mookie Betts to the richest contract in club history. He agreed to a 12-year, $365 million contract extension. The contract total also represents the largest ever awarded to a player.

SAMUEL L. JACKSON and RYAN REYNOLDS are doing a show for Quibi called “Futha Mucka”, where they play fictionalized versions of themselves. Somehow, Sam becomes Ryan’s “primary caregiver,” and hilarity ensues.

JEFF BEZOS added $13 billion to his fortune on Monday, which appears to be the largest single jump for an individual ever.

The ARETHA FRANKLIN movie “Respect” will open next January, over MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. weekend. JENNIFER HUDSON plays Aretha.

Hulu is doing a series called “Rodham”, based on a novel of the same name. It takes place in an alternate reality where HILLARY never married BILL CLINTON.

Kelly Clarkson took to Twitter to thank the guests who have virtually appeared on her talk show, admitting that 2020 has been “challenging, overwhelming and sometimes it feels like hope is lost.” Kelly filed for divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock in June after seven years of marriage.

Charlize Theron is in shock over Netflix’s prediction that her new movie, The Old Guard, based on the graphic novel of the same name, will reach 72 million homes in the first four weeks.