Sooner or later everyone in Hollywood learns that you never bet against James Cameron. Matt Damon experienced that lesson the hard way. In Cannes promoting his new movie “Stillwater”, Damon disclosed his biggest career regret: turning down the offer to headline, “Avatar”. Matt wasn’t just offered the part of the central character in the out-of-this-world epic: he was also given the opportunity to sign on for a 10% cut of Avatar’s profits. It eventually became the #1 box-office smash of all-time, raking in $2.8 billion.

An unopened copy of Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda” video game has sold at auction for $870,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said it was a rare version that was created during a limited production run in late 1987.

A sealed 1996 “Super Mario 64” set a record yesterday for MOST EXPENSIVE game ever sold. It was purchased for $1.56 MILLION during an auction.

On Friday, NBC debuted the first look at the upcoming TV special “Olympic Dreams”, featuring The Jonas Brothers getting a crash course in summer sports. In the special, the brothers attempt gymnastics, track & field, and BMX racing. “Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers” premieres July 21.

Billie Eilish says it was “fun” stepping out of her “comfort zone” on her latest single ‘NDA’. She released the song from her eagerly-awaited second album ‘Happier Than Ever’ last week, and says the aim was to create something “unexpected” for fans.

The Black Crowes have released “Brothers of a Feather”, a new movie documenting their 2020 reunion, on Amazon Prime’s streaming video channel. The film captures the final night of last year’s tour when the band played a sold-out show at the Chapel in San Francisco on March 6, 2020.

Disney and Marvel’s “Black Widow” set a new pandemic record over the weekend, earning $80 million at the box office and another $78 million internationally. Scarlet Johannsen’s film also earned $60 million through Disney Premier Plus Access, with customers paying an extra $30 to see the movie.

Netflix has announced a November 12th premiere date of its action-thriller “Red Notice”, starring fan favorites Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. “Red Notice” is one of Netflix’s most expensive films, costing around $200 million to make.

Rihanna is renting her Beverly Hills mansion for $80,000 a month.The home has five bedrooms, a pool, wood floors, a fire pit, fireplaces, a gym and celebrity neighbors including Paul McCartney.

Megan thee Stallion is going to appear on the cover of the 2021 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The magazine will be out on July 19th.

HBO Max’s ”Gossip Girl” reboot made fun of Lori Loughlin’s college admissions scandal when one of the characters said. “Everything will be fine so long as you win. Olivia Jade gained followers when her mom went to jail.” Lori’s daughter, Olivia Jade, posted: “No, I didn’t”

EDDIE MURPHY’s son Eric is dating MARTIN LAWRENCE’s daughter Jasmin. Eric is 32, and Jasmin is 25. There’s no word how long they’ve been together.

RICHARD BRANSON made his first space flight yesterday. He and a five-man crew went 53 miles above the Earth and achieved weightlessness for about three to four minutes. At 71, he’s the second-oldest man in space, after JOHN GLENN . . . who went up in 1998 at the age of 77.

Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent have been given writing credits on Olivia Rodrigo’s track, “Déjà Vu.” The song’s listing on streaming services such as Spotify and Tidal now includes all three artists, relating to the similarity between the song’s bridge and Taylor’s track, “Cruel Summer.”

BTS will show the TV premiere of “Permission to Dance” on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for two night on July 13th and 14th.

Justin Bieber performed three shows in Las Vegas this weekend. He performed an 18-song set as the guest of honor for the opening festivities of Delilah at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday before treating fans to two surprise shows. Later Friday night, he performed six songs at the XS Nightclub. The second surprise set took place on Saturday with special guest The Kid LAROI joining him for their new single, “Stay.”

Last week, Drake was spotted having what appeared to be an intimate dinner date at Dodger Stadium with Johanna Leia, mother of high school basketball star, Amari Bailey. However, according to a report from TMZ, Drizzy has been dating Johanna Leia for a few months. Sources say Drake and Johanna met earlier this year through Johanna’s son, Amari, who plays for the Sierra Canyon school’s basketball team.

Ant Anstead and Renee Zellweger were photographed in PDA mode while on a run to the hardware store. The Oscar winner and TV host have been linked for a few months and were seen tooling around the Home Depot.