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BLAC CHYNA CLAIMS JUDGE IN DEFAMATION TRIAL WAS ‘BIASED:' People reports that Blac Chyna, born Angela White, is filing a peremptory challenge against the judge in her defamation trial against the Kardashian-Jenner family. Court documents show Chyna is accusing Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory W. Alarcon of "exhibiting an 'undeniably hostile and extremely biased' attitude towards her and her attorney Ms. Lynne Ciani since April 19 and April 20, 2022."

JAMES CROMWELL SUPERGLUES HIS HAND TO A STARBUCKS COUNTER: Page Six reports that Succession actor James Cromwell superglued his hand to a Starbucks counter as part of a PETA protest on Tuesday (May 10th). Cromwell argued that Starbucks "still discriminates against those who can't have dairy" by making people "pay more" for alternative milks.

CHRISHELL STAUSE OPENS UP ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH G FLIP: Amid all the buzz about her new relationship with non-binary musician G Flip, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause took to Instagram on Tuesday (May 10th) to share more about their relationship. "I know some of you won't understand this or agree with this but for me, it is about the person. It is about their heart. Yes, there's that part of you that's what you're attracted to. But for me, I am attracted to masculine energy. And I don't really care what the physical form is," she said.

HEATHER RAE YOUNG AND CHRISTINA HALL APPEAR TO GET IN A FIGHT: Page Six reports that Tarek El Moussa was seen pulling his wife, Heather Rae Young, away from a fight with his ex-wife, Christina Hall. However, a joint statement from both parties reads, "A personal matter was discussed and has since been resolved. We are focused on co-parenting as a team moving forward." The Flip or Flop stars share two children together, Brayden and Taylor. Young has referred to herself as their "bonus mom."

JACK KEHLER DIES AT 75: According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Big Lebowski actor Jack Kehler passed away on Saturday (May 7th) at the age of 75. Kehler died due to complications from leukemia at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In addition to his role in The Big Lebowski, Kehler appeared in films such as Point Break, Waterworld, Lethal Weapon 4, and Men in Black II. He also held roles in television shows such as 7th Heaven, NYPD Blue, 24, Mad Men, and The Man From High Castle. He is survived by his wife, Shawn Casey, his son, Eddie Kehler, his daughter-in-law, Mari-Anne, and his grandson, Liam.

PERCY JACKSON AUTHOR SHUTS DOWN RACIST BACKLASH FOR CASTING LEAH JEFFRIES AS ANNABETH CHASE: Variety reports that Rick Riordan, the author of Percy Jackson, posted a blog post on Tuesday (May 10th) denouncing the racist backlash that has arisen since Leah Jeffries was cast as Annabeth Chase in the Disney+ series. Riodan wrote, "Some of you have apparently felt offended or exasperated when your objections are called out online as racist. ‘But I am not racist,' you say. ‘It is not racist to want an actor who is accurate to the book's description of the character.' Let's examine that statement. You are upset/disappointed/frustrated/angry because a Black actor has been cast to play a character who was described as white in the books…You are judging her appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white. Friends, that is racism."

JENNIFER ANISTON TO APPEAR ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW'S FINAL EPISODE: People reports that Jennifer Aniston will be returning to The Ellen DeGeneres Show for its final episode on May 26th. Aniston was Ellen's first guest on the show when it began airing back in 2003, and now she will also be her last.

DAVE CHAPPELLE'S HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW WON'T APPEAR ON NETFLIX: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix announced on Monday (May 9th) that Dave Chappelle's Hollywood Bowl set won't be appearing on the streaming platform. Apparently, Netflix made this decision before Chappelle was attacked onstage.

Wendy Williams threw a little shade at Sherri Shepherd over the weekend during an Instagram Live with Fat Joe. The talk show host said she would not be tuning in to Shepherd's talk show titled Sherri, which is set to take over The Wendy Williams Show's time slot in the fall.

"I like her, but I won't be watching her because I know what she's going to be doing and that's really not my thing. Anyway, but I love being on my own show and I love that people love to watch it all the time," Williams said.

Williams also commented on the state of her frozen bank accounts. "I know what kind of money I have. Unfortunately, I only have two dollars and nothing else. Everything is frozen and some people are involved with this and so that's what I'm doing right now," she said.

"I got people that will get that done, they will get it done. That's why I don't feel as though I will go away. I will get even bigger and bigger and bigger. Maybe I'll talk about it while I'm doing my show. Maybe I'll talk about it while I'm having dessert," Williams added.

SHERRI SHEPHERD SAYS SHE'S ‘TRULY CONCERNED' FOR WENDY WILLIAMS

Following Williams' comments during an Instagram Live with Fat Joe over the weekend, Sherri Shepherd shared that she is "truly concerned" for the talk show host.

Page Six reports that Shepherd responded to Williams' sentiments in her own Instagram Live over the weekend. "I did hear Wendy say she will not watch me on the new show. And that's OK. You know, I understand," Shepherd said.

She also asked fans to "pray" for Williams. "She's going through a lot. I'm truly concerned for her," Shepherd said.

On Monday (May 9th), Hilaria Baldwin took to Instagram to share the news that she and Alec Baldwin are expecting a baby girl. "It's always been both fun and meaningful for me to find out what is the sex of my baby, yet, as I grow and learn, I want to do it a bit differently this time around," Hilaria wrote.

The yoga instructor shared a video that featured the whole family sending welcoming and encouraging messages to the new baby. Near the end, they reveal that they are expecting a girl.

Hilaria continued in her caption, "What will make our baby a loving, whole person? What matters? What will make them feel seen, free, and proud? We can only guide, encourage their spirit, listen, share our experiences, and learn from them, as we watch their own journey."

"We can provide as good a life as we can, but the rest is up to our baby to discover their own, unique self…I feel so much joy, watching these children, who are filled with love and the most simple, kind wisdom. Hearing them share their words is one of my greatest gifts in life," she added.

Denise Richards and her daughter, Sami Sheen, seem to have worked out their issues. On Sunday (May 8th), Sami posted selfies with her mother outside of Giorgio Baldi Restaurant in Santa Monica, California. "happy mother's day !! i love u so much mom. u have no idea how grateful i am to have u in my life," Sami captioned the post.

This comes after the Wild Things actress said she had a "strained relationship" with her daughter on Sirius XM's Jeff Lewis Live in February. "It's very difficult. I know we'll get back to where we were eventually but right now, it is strained," she said, adding that Sami was living with her ex-husband Charlie Sheen at the time.

"There are certain rules and I enforce them. And at Sheen's, there's different rules at that house and that's OK," Richards said.

Fans thought the mother-daughter duo might be reconciling after Richards posted a tribute to Sami on her 18th birthday last month. "I love you unconditionally and I am very blessed & grateful to be your mom," Richards wrote.

Elizabeth Olsen is getting "a little feisty" when it comes to Marvel movies. In a recent interview with The Independent, the Avengers actress expressed disappointment at people who think Marvel films "seem like a lesser type of art."

"I'm not saying we're making indie art films, but I just think it takes away from our crew, which bugs me," she said.

The Captain America actress continued, "These are some of the most amazing set designers, costume designers, camera operators ― I feel diminishing them with that kind of criticism takes away from all the people who do award-winning films, that also work on these projects."

She added, "From an actor's point of view, whatever, I get it; I totally understand that there's a different kind of performance that's happening. But I do think throwing Marvel under the bus takes away from the hundreds of very talented crew people. That's where I get a little feisty about that."

TRISTAN THOMPSON SENDS KRIS JENNER ROSES: TMZ reports that Tristan Thompson is buttering up Khloe Kardashian's mom, Kris Jenner. Jenner posted a photo of pink and white roses to her Instagram stories on Sunday (May 8th), thanking Thompson and writing, "Love you." However, the outlet reports that Thompson didn't post anything for Khloe this Mother's Day, as he has in the past.

BRAUNWYN WINDHAM-BURKE SAYS SHE'S HAVING THE BEST SEX OF HER LIFE: Real Housewives of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke isn't holding back when it comes to her sex life. "I'm 44 and I'm having the most amazing sex of my life," Windham-Burke told Page Six. "I'm beginning to know my body and she's teaching me things that I just didn't know," she said, referring to her girlfriend, model Victoria Brito. Windham-Burke previously shared that she's been having "15-minute orgasms" and sex "10 times a day" with Brito.

TOKYO TONI SAYS SHE AND BLAC CHYNA HAVE A NEW TALK SHOW IN THE WORKS: According to TMZ, Blac Chyna isn't letting the results of her defamation trial keep her down. Chyna's mother, Tokyo Toni, told the outlet that she and Chyna will be hosting their very own talk show, which will air on Toni's network, "SHN."

GARRETT HEDLUND POSTS HANDWRITTEN NOTE TO EMMA ROBERTS ON MOTHER'S DAY: According to Us Weekly, Garrett Hedlund shared a handwritten note for his ex, Emma Roberts, on Mother's Day. "Happy Mother's Day to the most beautiful mother, dear Emma! You gave us a gift who never ceases to melt our hearts, amaze our minds, and make all the anythings just fly away, from morning till night," he wrote.

TRAILER FOR AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER IS RELEASED: Today reports that the highly anticipated trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water was released on Monday (May 9th). The only words uttered in the teaser are, "I know one thing. Wherever we go, this family is our fortress." The film is expected to hit theaters on December 16th, 2022.

JONATHAN LEVINE TO DIRECT DIRTY DANCING SEQUEL: Deadline reports that Long Shot filmmaker Jonathan Levine is set to direct the Lionsgate sequel for Dirty Dancing. Jennifer Grey will be reprising her role as Frances, as she returns to Kellerman's in the 1990s, and her experience there intertwines with another young woman experiencing a coming-of-age romance. "This film exists in a dialogue with the original. We want to introduce this story to a whole new generation. That said, Johnny's absence looms large over the story, so it's a coming-of-age story but also a coming-of-age for Baby's character in a way," Levine said.

ANDY GARCIA IS THE NEW FATHER OF THE BRIDE: The trailer for the remake of The Father of the Bride was released on Monday (May 9th). According to Entertainment Tonight, Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan play parents to Adria Arjona, as they plan her wedding and meet the family of the groom, played by Diego Boneta. The original film debuted nearly 30 years ago, starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.

TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN WILL END AFTER SEASON FOUR: Deadline reports that Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan will be ending after its fourth season—which is currently being filmed. However, the outlet says a spinoff may be in the works, featuring Michael Pena as Ding Chavez.

Character actor Mike Hagerty died on Thursday (May 5th) at the age of 67. His cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Hagerty's Somebody Somewhere costar Bridget Everett shared the news to Instagram on Friday (May 6th), writing, "With great sadness, the family of Michael G. Hagerty announced his death yesterday in Los Angeles."

In a follow-up post, Everett honored the late actor. "I loved Mike the instant i met him. He was so special. Warm, funny, never met a stranger. We are devastated he has passed. Mike was adored by the entire cast and crew of Somebody Somewhere. Our thoughts are with his wife and family," she wrote.

Hagerty was most known for his role as the landlord, Mr. Treeger, in Friends. He also held roles in The George Carlin Show and Lucky Louie, and he appeared in Boston Legal, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cheers, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, among many other shows.

John Candy's daughter, Jennifer Candy, posted to Twitter in honor of Hagerty on Friday (May 6th). "Mike was the absolute best human being , actor and best representation of Chicago around . So lucky to have known him my whole life. My other Dad. So many good laughs ! Love to his family and anyone that every met him. He was the best," she wrote.

Fred Savage has been fired from the set of The Wonder Years reboot, following multiple complaints of misconduct. Savage starred in the original 1988 series and was executive producing and directing the remake.

"Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched. Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years," a spokesperson for 20th Television said in a statement.

No details have been released about the nature of the misconduct, but Deadline reports that "verbal outbursts and inappropriate behavior" are rumored to have occurred.

Savage has been accused of misconduct in the past, including harassment allegations on the set of The Wonder Years and The Grinder. Both cases were settled out of court.

Halle Berry took to Instagram on Sunday (May 8th) to honor "other mothers" this Mother's Day. Berry shared a photo of herself with her fifth-grade teacher, Yvonne Sims, and paid tribute to Sims' role in her life.

"On Mother's Day, not only do I reflect on what it truly means to be a mother — and the importance of a mother's love — I also reflect on what it means to receive love from a mother and sometimes that love comes from 'another mother,'" Berry wrote.

The Monster's Ball actress continued, "Yvonne Sims has been my 'Other Mother' since she was my 5th grade teacher. Without her guidance, wisdom, patience and most importantly, her UNCONDITIONAL love for me in all the stages of my life, I'm not so sure I'd still be here."

"I love you, Yvonne Sims with all my heart! Today, as we celebrate mothers, let's also celebrate our 'OTHER MOTHERS!' Happy Mother's Day!" she wrote.

John Travolta posted a heartfelt video montage to Instagram on Sunday (May 8th) in honor of his late wife, Kelly Preston. "We love and miss you Kelly. Happy Mother's Day," he captioned the post.

The montage begins with the message, "From me To you." Set alongside Barbra Streisand's song "That Face," the video includes images of the couple's wedding, holiday celebrations, and kids.

Travolta and Preston had three children together: 22-year-old Ella, 11-year-old Benjamin, and Jett, who passed away at the age of 16 in 2009, after having a seizure.

In 2020, Preston died at the age of 57, two years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the end of the tribute video, Travolta added, "With all my love, Johnny."

As expected, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a stellar opening weekend, bringing in $185 million. Deadline reports that it marks the second-best opening during the COVID-19 era, next to Spider-Man: No Way Home at $260 million.

Jamie Lee Curtis posted to Instagram on Friday (May 6th), comparing her movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once, to the Marvel film. "TRUTH ALERT @everythingeverywheremovie is MARVELOUS! It has a deep BEATING heart and BRILLIANT visual treats, EXTRAORDINARY performances and FANTASTIC BEASTLY FIGHT SCENES...... AND it COST LESS than the ENTIRE craft service budget on Doctor Strange and/or any other Marvel movie. COMPETITIVE? Fuck YES. I wasn't head cheerleader in high school for nothing. And P.S. our movie has a dynamite dildo fight scene as well as a very erotic hotdog hand mating dance and rocks," she captioned the post.

Everything Everywhere All at Once has been performing extremely well for an arthouse film. Deadline reports that it's expected to become A24's highest grossing film, a tittle currently held by Uncut Gems.

Box Office Numbers from Friday, May 6th through Sunday, May 8th:

1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, $185 million
2. The Bad Guys, $9.77 million
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, $6.2 million
4. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, $3.95 million
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once, $3.3 million
6. The Northman, $2.77 million
7. The Lost City, $2.5 million
8. Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, $1.525 million
9. Memory, $1.22 million
10. Father Stu, $800,000

JENNIFER LOPEZ SHARES MOTHER'S DAY THROWBACK VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez shared a cute Bennifer throwback video on Sunday (May 8th) to Instagram and Twitter. Page Six reports that the video shows the couple at an NBA game on May 11th, 2003. An announcer calls them "Hollywood's hottest couple," as they both wish their moms a Happy Mother's Day.

ANTHONY ANDERSON GRADUATES FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY: Black-ish star Anthony Anderson posted to Instagram on Sunday (May 8th) to celebrate his graduation from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. "To quote Biggie, ‘IT WAS ALL A DREAM!' Words can't begin to describe the emotional roller coaster I'm on right now. It's literally been 30 years in the making. This spring I was finally able to complete the work to graduate from Howard University with a BFA degree from the Chadwick A Boseman College of Fine Arts! Yesterday was a full circle moment. It's never too late! Things happen when they're supposed to happen!" he wrote.

SOPHIE TURNER TURNS DOWN KENDALL JENNER'S MET GALA AFTERPARTY INVITE: On Friday's (May 6th) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner revealed how she turned down Kendall Jenner's Met Gala afterparty invite. "I'm really bad around celebrities. Every celebrity I come into contact with, I act up or say something stupid," she said. "So, Kendall Jenner, she was at the Met. And I love the Kardashians, but I think she's so gorgeous in real life, and I was so struck by her beauty, and she invited me to this after party — this low-key afterparty," Turner said. But when Jenner asked if she wanted to come, Turner said, "‘No, no, I don't.'" She added, "And I'm like, ‘Why? Why do I do this to myself?'"

CHRISHELL STAUSE JOKES ABOUT COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET: After confirming her relationship with singer G Flip, who is nonbinary, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause posted to her Instagram stories and made a joke about coming out of the closet. According to People, Stause said in a series of videos, "Closet update, guys, look at this. We've got all the marble on the wall now, we've got the rose quartz in, which is so pretty. So, yeah, it's coming along. OK, I'm gonna come out of it now."

JOHN MULANEY TAKES THE STAGE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL FOLLOWING DAVE CHAPPELLE INCIDENT: According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Mulaney was the first comedian to appear onstage at the Hollywood Bowl since Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage last week. On Saturday night (May 7th), Mulaney made jokes about the incident as part of the Netflix is a Joke festival, saying, "We have great security. This fence is so jumpable it's crazy." He also told the audience, "No one's going to do anything. You don't have the balls."

NCUTI GATWA TO STAR AS THE NEXT DOCTOR WHO: Variety reports that BBC has revealed the next Doctor Who, and it's Sex Education actor Ncuti Gatwa. Gatwa will take over for Jodie Whittaker, who has held the role since 2017.

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH AND SNL CAST WEAR SHIRTS IN SUPPORT OF ROE V. WADE: Entertainment Tonight reports that on Saturday's (May 7th) episode of Saturday Night Live, Benedict Cumberbatch and cast members Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Chris Redd and Cecily Strong all wore t-shirts with "1973" written in red and blue across the front during the show's closing moments. The number refers to the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, which took place on January 22nd, 1973.

2022 BAFTA TV AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Variety reports that the BAFTA Television Awards occurred in person for the first time in three years on Sunday (May 8th), due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Killing Eve's Jodie Comer won Leading Actress for her role in Help, while Sean Bean took home the Leading Actor award for his role in Time. It's a Sin was nominated for six awards but did not take home any. See the full list of winners below:

LEADING ACTRESS WINNER:
Jodie Comer – "Help" – The Forge Entertainment, One Shoe Films/Channel 4

LEADING ACTOR WINNER:
Sean Bean – "Time" – BBC Studios/BBC One

DRAMA SERIES WINNER:
"In My Skin" – Kayleigh Llewellyn, Nerys Evans, Molly Manners, Sophie Francis – Expectation/BBC Three

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM WINNER:
"The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan" – Rhean Archibald, Ben Wicks, Tim Dean, Pollyanna McGirr, David Geli, Mo Gilligan – Expectation, Momo G/Channel 4

Virgin Media's Must-see Moment (Voted For By The Public) WINNER:
"Strictly Come Dancing" – Rose And Giovanni's Silent Dance To ‘Symphony' – BBC Studios/BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE WINNER:
Big Zuu – "Big Zuu's Big Eats" – Boom/Dave

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA WINNER:
"Coronation Street" – Production Team – ITV Studios/ITV

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM WINNER:
Jamie Demetriou – "Stath Lets Flats" – Roughcut TV/Channel 4 JOE GILGUN Brassic – Calamity Films/Sky Max

FACTUAL SERIES WINNER:
"Uprising" – Production Team – Rogan Productions, Lammas Park, Turbine Studios/BBC One MINI SERIES WINNER: "Time" – Jimmy McGovern, Tom Sherry, Lewis Arnold, Simon Maloney, Michael Parke, Andrew Morrissey – BBC Studios/BBC One

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAM WINNER:
Sophie Willan – "Alma's Not Normal" – Expectation/BBC Two

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL WINNER:
"Gogglebox" – Production Team – Studio Lambert/Channel 4

SUPPORTING ACTOR WINNER:
Matthew Macfadyen – "Succession" – Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, HBO/Sky Atlantic

SCRIPTED COMEDY WINNER:
"Motherland" – Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz, Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Caroline Norris, Sharon Horgan, Clelia Mountford – Merman Television, Twofour/Channel 4

FEATURES WINNER:
"Big Zuu's Big Eats" – Sam Grace, Alex Gilman, Chris Faith, Lucy Blatch, Big Zuu, Rohan Minhas – Boom/Dave

LIVE EVENT WINNER:
"The Earthshot Prize 2021″ – Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One

SHORT FORM PROGRAM WINNER:
"Our Land" – Alexandra Genova, Alfred Thirolle – Alexandra Genova/Together TV

SINGLE DRAMA WINNER:
"Together" – Production Team – Shoebox Films, Sonia Friedman Productions, BBC Film/BBC Two

INTERNATIONAL WINNER:
"The Underground Railroad" – Barry Jenkins, Colson Whitehead, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner – Plan B, PASTEL, Big Indie, Amazon Studios/Amazon Prime

CURRENT AFFAIRS WINNER:
"Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin (Exposure)" Sarah Collinson, David Henshaw, David Alter, Sasha Odynova, Ksenia Barakovskaya – Hardcash Productions, The Economist/ITV

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY WINNER:
"My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years In Afghanistan" – Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi, Amanda Wilkie, Clive Mattock – Seventh Art Productions/ITV

SPORT WINNER:
"The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Production Team" – Sky Sports, Formula 1/Sky Sports Formula 1 DAYTIME WINNER: "The Chase" – Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott, Helen Tumbridge, Hester Davies, Christina Clayton, Mick Thomas – Potato/ITV

SPECIALIST FACTUAL WINNER:
"The Missing Children" Production Team – Truenevision/ITV

NEWS COVERAGE WINNER:
"ITV News At Ten: Storming Of The Capitol" – Production Team – ITV News, ITN/ITV

SUPPORTING ACTRESS WINNER:
Cathy Tyson – "Help" – The Forge Entertainment, One Shoe Films/Channel 4

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM WINNER:
"Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" – Production Team – Lifted Entertainment, Mitre Studios/ITV

Amber Heard recounted several violent incidents with Johnny Depp while on the stand Thursday (May 5th), including a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in Australia shortly after they were married.

A tearful Heard detailed the time she claims he violated her with a glass bottle. She told the jury, "I didn't know if the bottle that he had inside me was broken. I couldn't feel it. I didn't feel pain, I didn't feel anything. I looked around and I saw so much broken glass I didn't know if he would know if it was broken or not and I remember thinking please 'God please, I hope it's not broken.'"

The Aquaman star also told the jury that Depp was insanely jealous. She says he accused her of having affairs with costars like Eddie Redmayne and James Franco and testified that he nearly broke her nose after the 2014 Met Gala because he thought she was flirting with another woman.

While on the stand, Heard also recalled accusing Depp of cheating on her with a woman he had been with years prior. She said she immediately confronted the actor and admitted that she took a swing at him - and landed her first blow – right before he hit her back.

A spokesperson for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor issued a statement Thursday saying, "As Mr. Depp's counsel correctly predicted in their opening statements last month, Ms. Heard did indeed deliver ‘the performance of her life' in her direct examination," the statement read. "While Ms. Heard's stories have continued to grow new and convenient details, Mr. Depp's recollections have remained exactly the same throughout the six painful years since her first allegations were made."

Heard's team issued their own statement saying that Depp and his legal team are unable to "distinguish fact from fiction." They added, "Mr. Depp's behavior in this trial has been as pitiful as it was in their marriage. Apparently, they feel they must double-down on their demonstrably losing two-part strategy: distract the jury and demonize the victim."

Khloe Kardashian is having feelings about seeing her brief reconciliation with ex Tristan Thompson on The Kardashians.

When the show, featuring their brief reunion, aired Thursday (May 5th), Kardashian tweeted, "Well we know how this aged #TheKardashians."

In a separate tweet, she added, "Watching these episodes now I definitely feel a type of way. Oh girl if only you knew… (Me talking to me)."

The pair briefly reunited after Thompson attended the engagement of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker in October 2021.

In an open letter to Deadline about his ousting from the Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher, Frank Langella wrote that cancel culture is "not American."

The 84-year-old Tony Award winner writes that he was dismissed from the series on March 25th after he ignored directions from the show's intimacy coordinator and touched the leg of an actress during a love scene. He added, "It was a love scene on camera. Legislating the placement of hands, to my mind, is ludicrous. It undermines instinct and spontaneity."

The actor claims that his reputation has been tarnished as well as his change at future earnings and says, "These indignities are, to my mind, the real definition of unacceptable behavior. Cancel culture is the antithesis of democracy. It inhibits conversation and debate. It limits our ability to listen, mediate, and exchange opposing views. Most tragically, it annihilates moral judgment."

Jennifer Grey revealed on The View that she didn't want Patrick Swayze to co-star in Dirty Dancing until a tearful apology from the actor changed her mind.

According to Grey, the Ghost actor had played several pranks on her during the filming of Red Dawn and she was over it. When it came time for his screen test for Dirty Dancing, she says he pulled her down the hall and said, "I love you, I love you, and I'm so sorry. And I know you don't want me to do the movie."

She continued, "And he got the tears in his eyes. And I got the tears in my eyes — not for the same reason. I was like, ‘Oh, this guy's working me.' And he goes, ‘We could kill it — we could kill it if we did this.'"

The two ultimately killed it during their chemistry read and she says on set, "He was like, the easy chair I'd been dreaming of my whole life."

JOJO SIWA GETS BACK WITH HER EX: JoJo Siwa is back with Kylie Prew. The former Dance Moms star confirmed the news in a series of snaps taken at Disney World and shared on social media Thursday (May 5th) and wrote, "If you love something let it go, if it comes back….🤍♾"

ANDIE MCDOWELL AND BILL PULLMAN'S KIDS ARE DATING: A couple of celebrity kids debuted their romance on the red carpet of Top Gun: Maverick Wednesday (May 4th) night. Andie MacDowell's daughter Rainey Qualley and Bill Pullman's son Lewis Pullman are officially an item. According to Qualley's Instagram, the two have been dating since 2020.

KIM KARDASHIAN RESPONDS TO WEIGHT LOSS CRITICISM: Kim Kardashian is responding to critics who accused her of glamorizing rapid weight loss. After receiving backlash for revealing that she lost 16-pounds to fit into Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress for the 2022 Met Gala, the reality star shared a message to fans on her Instagram Stories. The May 4th post read, "Be teachable. Be open. You're not always right." The SKIMS founder had revealed to Vogue that she only fit into the dress after spending weeks running on a treadmill, wearing a sauna suit two times a day, and limiting herself to clean veggies and protein.

RON HOWARD OFFICIATES DAUGHTER'S WEDDING: Ron Howard officiated his daughter Paige's wedding in Central Park, New York on Sunday (May 1st). Bridesmaid and big sister Bryce Dallas Howard shared a snap of the nuptials on Instagram Wednesday (May 4th). Bryce tagged her sister and her new husband, Tim Abou-Nasr in the post and wrote, "Although it took a whole pandemic to reach this special moment, I can't imagine a more perfect day celebrating you two. Tim, I am filled with gratitude and joy to call you my brother!!"

NBC ORDERS 'QUANTUM LEAP' TO SERIES: Deadline reports that NBC has given a series order to a reboot of Quantum Leap. The updated version of the 1990s sci-fi drama will star Mozart in the Jungle's Raymond Lee.

'JUSTIFIED' MINISERIES WITH TIMOTHY OLYPHANT ORDERED AT FX: Timothy Olyphant set to reprise his role as Raylan Givens in a miniseries spinoff of FX's crime drama Justified, which ended in 2015. Vulture reports that Justified: City Primeval reunites Olyphant with producers of the original acclaimed series but there is no word yet if he'll be joined by other Justified stars like Walton Goggins or Jere Burns. The newly added cast includes Boyd Holbrook, Vondie Curtis Hall, Norbert Leo Butz, Victor Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Adelaide Clemens, Marin Ireland, and Vivian Olyphant.

CARA DELEVINGNE TO PLAY SELENA GOMEZ'S LOVE INTEREST: Cara Delevingne will play Selena Gomez's love interest on Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building. Series co-creator John Hoffman told Vanity Fair that Delevingne's character, Alice, will help Mabel get "in touch with a side of herself she's been somewhat neglecting since the show began."

TEASER TRAILER FOR 'HOUSE OF THE DRAGON' DROPS: A teaser trailer for House of the Dragon dropped Thursday (May 5th). The Stark, Baratheon, and Targaryen families from Game Of Thrones – as well as a few dragons - were all on full display in the clip. The ten-episode HBO Original drama series debuts Sunday, August 21st on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

During her emotional testimony Wednesday (May 4th), Amber Heard detailed the first time Johnny Depp allegedly hit her.

Heard told the jury that she had asked the Pirates of the Caribbean actor a question about his famous "Wino Forever" tattoo and he slapped her across the face.

Heard recalled, "I laughed because I didn't know what else to do. I thought this must be a joke because I didn't' know what was going on. I just stared at him thinking that he was going to start laughing too."Instead, she says he slapped her again.

During her testimony, the Aquaman actress said that there were two different sides to Depp. She said, "He was the love of my life but he was also this other thing and this other thing was an awful, awful thing that would come out and take over. You couldn't see the Johnny I loved underneath it."

Ray J has come forward, claiming that Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner orchestrated the release of their 2007 sex tape. During an interview with The Daily Mail, the singer and entrepreneur said that despite the narrative, he never leaked he and Kim's sex tape.

He explained, "I've never leaked anything. I have never leaked a sex tape in my life. It has never been a leak. It's always been a deal and a partnership between Kris Jenner and Kim and me and we've always been partners since the beginning of this thing."

Ray J said that he pitched Kim the idea of releasing the tape after seeing how a sex tape made Paris Hilton famous. Ray J said that Kim told her mom the idea and they signed a contract for two tapes, the one that was released in 2007 that was filmed during a vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and the unreleased one created in Santa Barbara, California.

Ray J says that all of the tapes are in Kim's possession, saying, "She kept them all. I never had a tape in my possession in our whole relationship. ... She's always had all the tapes in a Nike shoe box under her bed. I'm sure she has bigger beds now and better boxes. That's how it all came about."

RAY J REGRETS THE SEX TAPE

Ray J added thah he regrets the release of the tape and "felt suicidal" when the family built "an empire from a lie they've created." He added, "As a Black man living and working in America, it's hard to get up every day and look out at the water or look at my family and know that they think something about you when you know it's 1,000 percent the other way." As a result of his involvement in the tape, he said he lost the opportunity to do Dancing with the Stars and America's Got Talent.

Ray J revealed that he decided to speak out becausd Kim has defamed him. During a recent episode of The Kardashians, Kim claimed that Ray J might be in possession of a video that showed him "sticking a dildo in my a**."

As far as the tape that Kanye picked up and returned to Kim, Ray J said that he did indeed have a laptop that contained intimate photos from their relationship and he met with Kanye at a private terminal of LAX to talk about the situation. Kanye viewed the content, took it and left.

Ray J also shared a few DMs that he sent to Kim where he explained to her that saying that her "sticking a dildo in my a**" comment made him "look like a rapist and dirty perv."

Kim responded, saying that the comment was a joke and she "was laughing when I said it." As for the moment showing Ye handing over the alleged footage, she said it painted him "in a positive light." She also apologized for how the situation "affected" Ray.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday (May 4th) for attacking Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl during Tuesday night's Netflix Is A Joke Festival at the Hollywood Bowl.

The LAPD says that Isaiah Lee, who was carrying a plastic replica gun that contained a knife blade, was taken into custody for assault with a deadly weapon.

According to reports, the incident occurred just after the comedian told the crowd that he needed to ramp up security due to backlash from his remarks about the trans community last year. Lee was corralled by security and fellow comedian Jamie Foxx as Chappelle joked, "It's a transman," causing backlash online once again.

A Chappelle spokesperson told Deadline in a statement, "Dave Chappelle celebrated four nights of comedy and music, setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the Hollywood Bowl. This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlined shows by any comedian at the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70k fans of diverse backgrounds during the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, and he refuses to allow last night's incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment."