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Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, and Bowen Yang will be presenting at the 2025 Oscars, the Academy has announced. They join last year’s acting winners Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Emma Stone in handing out statuettes on March 2, when the 97th Academy Awards are hosted by Conan O’Brien.
Amy Poehler is launching her own podcast. The weekly series “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” will launch next month, she has revealed. The weekly series marks her latest podcast after she launched the scripted comedy pod “Say More With Dr? Sheila” in 2023.
The Weeknd’s album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 490,500 units — more than any album since Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” in 2024. It’s also The Weeknd’s largest sales week ever.
Ed Sheeran’s street performance in India was shut down by cops. Video shows an officer unplugging Ed’s microphone while he’s singing ‘Shape of You’ on a street in Bengaluru. He tells the crowd, “We have the permission to be here, but this policeman is shutting it down, so I’ll see you later.”
The Philadelphia Eagles are the early favorites to win Super Bowl 60 next year. They’re followed by the Baltimore Ravens. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills are tied for third.
Sabrina Carpenter has been singing since she was a little kid growing up in in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Whenever her family would eat at a local Irish pub, she’d sing “Happy Birthday” for customers. Sometimes she’d get paid by the restaurant, but her mom wouldn’t let her keep the money. Sabrina says, “That was a short-lived dream, but also kind of my first real audience.” She became homeschooled in fourth grade so she could go on auditions.
Wes Anderson’s new film, “The Phoenician Scheme”, opens June 6, with Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, and Scarlett Johansson. The film tells the story of a wealthy family business.
Peter Dinklage has joined “Dexter: Resurrection” on Paramount+ with Michael C. Hall and Uma Thurman. The series is a follow-up to “Dexter: New Blood” and is set for a summer release. Peter will play a mysterious billionaire.
Peacock’s political thriller “The Day Of The Jackal”, starring Eddie Redmayne, has become its most-watched new original drama series, with global success as well. It also debuted as a top 10 streaming original drama in the U.S.
Amy Adams will join Javier Bardem in the Apple TV+ series reboot of “Cape Fear”. The story revolves around two happily married attorneys who are terrorized by a notorious killer from their past after he gets out of prison.
Post Malone left another big tip, this time for $2,000 at a bar in New Orleans on Saturday. It almost didn’t go through because Square thought it was fraud. But they eventually approved it for the bartender on Monday.
Jelly Roll‘s 2025 plans took an unexpected turn when Post Malone invited him to open for his “Big Ass Stadium Tour”. Jelly initially planned to take a step back from music in the new year in order to focus on other creative projects, but ultimately the country star couldn’t refuse Post’s offer, and the plans materialized quickly.
In addition to supporting Post’s tour, Jelly is set to make his acting debut in the show “Fire Country” on CBS in April and will serve as “American Idol”‘s first-ever Artist in Residence during the show’s spring season.
Whoopi Goldberg is set to return to the Academy Awards stage as a presenter after nearly 10 years. Whoopi, herself a Best Supporting Actress winner for “Ghost” in 1990, has also hosted the Oscars four times (1994, 1996, 1999, and 2002), making her the woman who has hosted the most ceremonies in Academy Awards history.
Kevin Hart has been named the on-court emcee for this Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. It’s the first time the NBA has had someone in the emcee role during its high-profile contest. The Association said Kevin’s presence will “add a layer of comedic disruption into the live game.”
A$AP Rocky decided not to take the stand in his felony assault trial. His defense team rested their case on Tuesday. Closing arguments will begin on Thursday, and the jury will receive the case. If Rocky is convicted, he could spend up to 24 years in jail. He turned down a plea deal where he would have spent 180 days in prison.
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