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It ends, finally! Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have at long last reached the final scene of their legal war. After a judge dismissed Justin’s defamation lawsuit against Blake, and after Blake’s sexual harassment claims got dismissed, all that was left to decide was how much in attorneys’ fees Blake would be awarded for fighting Justin’s lawsuit. Now, on Wednesday, we have our answer. Blake was seeking over $8 million ($7,495,526.87 in fees and $539,514.01 in other defense costs and expenses). After determining that “counsel’s rates were not unreasonable” but “the number of hours for which Lively seeks reimbursement is…
Pictures: Netflix Welcome to your slightly belated rundown of all the biggest stories from the Netflix top 10s for the week of August 17th through August 23rd, 2026. Below, we’ll take a look at the viewership stories that have caught our eyes, whether it’s updates on titles like My Brilliant Career, Don’t Say Good Luck, or My Life with the Walter Boys, or some of the other debuts from last week, including Facing El Chapo and Blood Sacrifice. If you’re looking for our coverage on Outer Banks season 5, we already did that last night. As a reminder, Outer Banks season…
When the nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 8, the list of the top contenders looked familiar… mostly. At the top — with 25 nods — was last year’s winner for Best Drama Series, The Pitt. And just below that — with 24 — was the ever-strong comedy candidate, Hacks, now free from competition with The Studio and ready to claim victory-lap prizes for its final season. But there was something else lurking in the water, a new series, less than a month out from its first season finale when nominations were announced. Widow’s Bay,…
‘Love Island USA’ Star Trinity Tatum Addresses Rumor She Was Kicked Out of Season 8 ReunionAnother season of Love Island USA will crack on next summer. The fan-favorite dating experiment was renewed for a ninth season by Peacock, as this year’s hot and heavy competition comes to a close. “Following a record-breaking summer,” the network said in an Aug. 26 press release, “Peacock announced a season nine renewal of the hit cultural phenomenon Love Island USA.” As for whether Ariana Madix will return to Fiji, the statement added, “Emmy-nominated host Ariana Madix set to return.” The beloved Vanderpump Rules personality…
The Last Sunrise, based on Anna Todd’s bestselling romance novel, is the latest romance film in the YA genre and book adaptation Venn diagram to arrive on Prime Video as the streamer rides the wave of obsession. In the film, Maia Reficco portrays Oriah ‘Ry’ Pera, a young dancer facing some health challenges when her mother Isolde (Eva Longoria) brings her to the Spanish island of Majorca, where Isolde grew up, for a vacation and some family time. The problem is, Isolde is very busy with work, so Ry is often left to herself with four alarms a day to…
In Mom Knows Best?, a new Brazilian reality competition on Netflix, nine mothers are tasked with predicting what each of their adult children will do in various reality show situations. While the nine moms live in a luxurious house and are able to watch what their kids are doing at all times, the younger contestants are living in a less-luxurious house on the same property, unaware that their moms are even there. Opening Shot: Host Claudia Raia stands in front of a huge house and asks, “What if we decided to test the greatest force of nature?” The Gist: The grand…
Hollywood is mourning the loss of Tim Curry. The Rocky Horror Picture Show star died at the age of 80 in Los Angeles, his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz announced Wednesday. A cause of death was not immediately made available, but he previously suffered a major stroke in 2012. Carol Burnett, who starred alongside Curry in Annie as Miss Hannigan (he portrayed her on-screen brother), shared a clip from the 1982 film on Instagram. She wrote, “We had such a wonderful time working together on ‘Annie.’ Nobody could play lovable villains better than he could. He was a dear…
Bryan Kohberger I’m Getting My Day In Court!!! Published August 26, 2026 12:47 PM PDT Bryan Kohberger will get his day in court again … because a judge has set two court hearings in response to the convicted killer wanting to withdraw his guilty plea. Judge Steven Hippler — the very same judge who accepted Kohberger’s guilty plea last year — set a status conference in the matter for June 3, 2027, and an evidentiary hearing on June 17. Prosecutors asked the judge to dismiss Kohberger’s filing without a hearing … but they didn’t get their wish. Remember … Kohberger…
Saltburn and Banshees of Inisherin star Barry Keoghan will return as Jonny McGee in Jonny Boy, a five-episode prequel series to the BAFTA-winning British crime drama Top Boy, which ran for 5 seasons between 2011 and 2023. Netflix has also announced another spinoff series centred on Jaq, with Jasmine Jobson set to return. Barry Keoghan has added another big project to his stacked slate of upcoming roles, which includes playing Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ four-film Beatles biopic and reprising his role as Joker in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II. His upcoming Netflix project, the recently-announced 5-episode Top Boy prequel series…
Katherine LaNasa is the defending Emmys champ in Best Drama Supporting Actress for The Pitt, and Gold Derby’s experts have her winning again — she’s got a 68.4% chance according to them. But the competition looks a little different this year, and history suggests LaNasa could be in for a bigger battle than the odds let on. The show landed four of the seven nominees in this category: Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Sepideh Moafi, and LaNasa. The other three slots went to Allison Janney (The Diplomat), Julianne Nicholson (Paradise), and Karolina Wydra (Pluribus), all legitimate upset threats. Janney is the…