Month: August 2021

Netflix is giving fans first look at Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West as the new Princess Diana and Prince Charles in “The Crown.” Debicki and West are taking over from Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor for the upcoming fifth series of the hit royal drama.

The official “Crown” Twitter account released the first pictures of the newcomers in their roles; they are just two of the new cast members for fifth series of “The Crown,” which jumps ahead in time from the events of the fourth season. Imelda Staunton stars as Queen Elizabeth, with Sir Jonathan Pryce taking over from Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip. Lesley Manville will be portraying Princess Margaret, while Jonny Lee Miller will play former prime minister John Major.

The fifth series of “The Crown” is set to debut on Netflix next year. Series 1-4 are currently available for streaming.

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“Orange is the New Black” star Laura Prepon revealed to People magazine that she hasn’t practiced the controversial religion Scientology since becoming a mother to her two children, who are 4 years and 16 months old. Prepon was just one of the famous celebrities tied to Scientology, and was even rumored to be dating one of the most prominent Scientologists, actor Tom Cruise, in 2014.

Said the 41-year-old Prepon: “I’m no longer practicing Scientology. I’ve always been very open-minded, even since I was a child. I was raised Catholic and Jewish. I’ve prayed in churches, meditated in temples. I’ve studied Chinese meridian theory. I haven’t practiced Scientology in close to five years and it’s no longer part of my life.”

Prepon also told the magazine that she meditates with her husband, actor Ben Foster: “We meditate daily and I’m really liking it,” she said. “Because it’s something that helps me to hear my own voice and it’s something we can do together.”  Prepon and Foster tied the knot in June 2018 after welcoming their daughter Ella in August 2017. In October 2019, Prepon announced she was pregnant with the couple’s second child.

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Alyssa Milano took to social media to confirm that she was involved in a car accident after her uncle Mitchell Carp suffered a heart attack. The 48-year-old actress wrote on Instagram: “Yesterday, my family suffered a terrifying and traumatic event. I was a passenger in a car my uncle Mitch was driving when he suffered a serious heart attack, resulting in a car crash. I am grateful to the people who stopped to help us. I’ll never be able to thank them enough for the care and attention they, along with the first responders, doctors, nurses, and staff at UCLA Medical Center paid to him and to me.”

Milano and Carp were on a Los Angeles freeway on Tuesday, August 17, when another vehicle hit their car and he became unconscious behind the wheel. Milano hit the brakes of the 2020 Ford Edge with her hand, but the SUV drifted and collided with a car in another lane before stopping. She gave her uncle CPR until first responders arrived.

Milano continued her Instagram post, saying: “Uncle Mitch is such an important part of our family. He’s with us every day, spending time with my children and present in every meaningful part of our lives. He’s still in the hospital, and we are unsure if he will recover. Please, take this as your inspiration to get CPR certified. You don’t know when you’ll be called upon to save a life. The American Red Cross and many hospitals and other organizations offer regular classes. It’s such a small effort and can have a huge impact.”

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Colin Jost confirmed that he and his wife, Scarlett Johansson, are expecting their first child together. While performing at a stand-up gig at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut over the weekend, Jost said, “We’re having a baby, it’s exciting,” according to a source in the audience.

Johansson first sparked pregnancy rumors in June after she skipping out on several “Black Widow” events Instead, the actress carried out promotional appearances via Zoom, appearing virtually on “The Tonight Show” to chat with Jimmy Fallon — conspicuously only shot from the shoulders up.

Johansson, 36, already has a 6-year-old daughter named Rose from a previous marriage to Frenchman Romain Dauriac. She and Jost, 39, were married in October 2020 after three years of dating.

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Actress Emma Stone has been confirmed to star in the upcoming sequel to her hit Disney film “Cruella.”

The movie was released in May 2021 to both theaters and Disney+ Premier Access streaming (which is an additional $30 fee), and has earned more than $85 million domestically and $220 million in global box office to date.

Stone also executive produced “Cruella,” and director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Tony McNamara are both expected to return for the new movie. No further information has been given for the sequel.

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