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Netflix has officially unveiled the first look at its upcoming live-action series Scooby-Doo: Origins, giving fans their first glimpse at the most important character in Mystery Inc. history — Scooby-Doo himself. In a major departure from previous adaptations, the iconic crime-solving Great Dane is being portrayed by a real dog for the first time ever,…

Usher popped into the Tony Awards on Tuesday night, and then did exactly what you’d expect: he went straight back to work. The Grammy-winning R&B star shared an update on Instagram on June 10. The caption was brief and a little maddening: “Quick trip to the Tony’s now back to rehearsals,” followed by peace signs…

Khloe Kardashian wished her close friend Savas a happy birthday on Tuesday with an Instagram post that read more like a love letter than a social media caption. She called him “one of the most loyal, trustworthy, funny, and genuinely wonderful people I know.” She went on to name him “the most incredible uncle” to…

Serena Williams turned a lifelong obsession into something you can hold in your hands. The tennis legend announced Team Serena: Championship Edition this week – a trading card collection built around the people on her personal and professional team. The concept sounds obvious in hindsight. Nobody else thought to do it first. Williams explained the…

Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein have been handed new job titles, and the casting is hard to argue with. The Overheard New York Instagram account posted a deceptively simple two-liner: “Hire @jlo to manage your jeans store and hire @mrbrettgoldstein to do the paperwork.” No setup. No punchline. More than 25,000 people liked it anyway….

Hello everyone! Seth Meyers is throwing some playful shade at Jenny Hagel, and the Late Night with Seth Meyers Instagram account has the receipts. The show’s official account shared a post this week. The caption read “@jennyhagel’s advice to audience members may have led to a few divorces 😳.” The shocked-face emoji says it all….

We’ve officially reached the final phase of television’s MCU (Mindy Comedic Universe), according to Mindy Kaling. The 6x Emmy nominee recently explained that her new Hulu series Not Suitable for Work, two new episodes of which are available to stream on Tuesdays, is the final installment in a TV trilogy “loosely based” on her life….

Fantastic Four: First Steps helmer Matt Shakman has been tapped to direct the pilot and three additional episodes of Paramount+’s Discretion, starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. Shakman also will executive produce the legal thriller, from A24, which landed at Paramount+ last October in a very competitive situation with a straight-to-series…

EXCLUSIVE: AI firm Utopai Studios will co-produce and invest in Half Moon, a feature film from South Korean filmmaker Hyo-joo Yang.  Half Moon will be Yang’s debut feature. She is best known for the short Broken Night, which won the Silver Bear at Berlin in 2010.  Half Moon will be co-produced by Germany’s In Good…

Kathy Bates is riding on a high following the Season 2 finale of the hit CBS series Matlock. The Wellbrexa case had a happy and unexpected conclusion, giving Madeline Kingston/Matty Matlock back a level of freedom she couldn’t have imagined. Leaving some of the heaviness of the past behind helped Matty view the world with…