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[ENTERTAINMENT] FIRST A ROYAL WEDDING NOW A ROYAL BABY!!

[ENTERTAINMENT] FIRST A ROYAL WEDDING NOW A ROYAL BABY!!

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage…. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just announced that they will be expecting a baby in the spring of next year and the world cannot wait!

The royal couple could not have announced their big  news at a more fitting time, as they begin their royal tour across Australia focusing on youth initiative projects. Harry stated that they “genuinely couldn’t think of a better place to announce the upcoming baby.”

According to people, the tour is meant to “focus on youth leadership, and projects being undertaken by young people to address the social, economic, and environmental challenges of the region,” in a statement from the palace they also stated that Prince Harry, who is the Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, is particularly keen to highlight the youth-led initiatives and shine light on the work and aspirations of young people.

Though it is only day two of the Duke and Duchesses tour, we cant help but swoon at the adorable encounters the royal couple has had over the last 24 hours. Seeing the pair interact with children, gives the world a glimpse of what their life will soon look like. While the two were in Dubbo, the pair got the cutest greeting from a five year old named Luke Vincent who couldn’t resist stroking Harrys beard because it reminded him of Santa Claus! Down below is a picture of Meghan radiantly smiling and Prince Harry hugging the young Luke!

I am very happy for the royal couple, and cannot wait to watch the rest of their journey together as they continue to welcome the next generation of royals. Comment down below what you think of the news and if you are excited about the news of the royal baby.

 

[ENTERTAINMENT] BOX OFFICE REPORT FOR ‘VENOM’ AND ‘A STAR IS BORN’ WEEK 2, ‘FIRST MAN’ AND ‘EL ROYALE’ DEBUT

[ENTERTAINMENT] BOX OFFICE REPORT FOR ‘VENOM’ AND ‘A STAR IS BORN’ WEEK 2, ‘FIRST MAN’ AND ‘EL ROYALE’ DEBUT

It’s finally that time of year when there are more movies out than anyone has time to see! Not only did “Venom” and “A Star in Born” have impressive second weekend holds, but “First Man” and “Bad Times at the El Royale” both suffered less than stellar openings, while the independent film “Beautiful Boy” had the top per theater average not only for the weekend, but for any Amazon Studios theatrical release.

“Venom” remained at number one, grossing another $35 million. After grossing $80 million in its first weekend, many suspected it would suffer a more catastrophic drop, as word of mouth has been pretty mixed. However, its 54.6% drop-off suggests that audiences are still enjoying the Tom Hardy “Spider-Man” spin-off. Combined with its international gross, “Venom” has already made $377 million and shows little signs of slowing down.

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s “A Star is Born” had the lowest drop of the weekend.
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Once again, “A Star is Born” took second place, making $28.4 million on its second weekend. The fourth big screen iteration of the classic story is definitely connecting with audiences, as its soundtrack is topping the Spotify charts and it’s already posed as one of this award season’s top frontrunners. Its 33.7% drop is the smallest drop of the weekend, showing that people are still clammering to the theaters to see not only Lady Gaga’s big screen debut (not counting “Machete Kills”) and Bradley Cooper’s first directorial effort.

Ryan Gosling stars as Neil Gosling in the biopic “First Man.”
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Damien Chazelle’s follow up “La La Land” didn’t make the same impact his musical about Hollywood did. “First Man” for which Chazelle reteamed with Ryan Gosling, is not only the long-awaited Neil Armstrong biopic, but its also the biggest budget Chazelle has had to work with and the first of his films to open wide. “First Man” didn’t have the spectacular opening that Universal was hoping for. Coming in third place and grossing only $16 million, it was seemingly overshadowed by the other, more commercial movies currently out.  A common complaint from those who did see “First Man” was, in addition to saying it’s too slow and introspected, that it didn’t show Armstrong placing the American flag on the moon. This seems like a strangely specific thing to complain about, but multiple news outlets have reported about the “controversy” over the weekend.

“Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” also opened in fourth place this weekend to $15.8 million, a far cry from the $23.6 chart topping debut of the first entry to the franchise based of R. L. Stine’s children book series. “Goosebumps 2” had a lot working against it; the star of its first film, Jack Black, only made a brief cameo, the films budget was roughly half of the first movie’s and Black starred in last month’s similarly themed “The House with a Clock in Its Walls,” which may have cannibalized some of their preteen Halloween audience.

The cast of “Bad Times at the El Royale” includes Chris Hemsworth.
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The other new release of the weekend “Bad Times at the El Royale” debuted in a disappointing seventh place, making only $7.1 million. Drew Goddard’s follow up to 2012’s “The Cabin in the Woods” made less than half his first feature’s $14.7 opening. The Tarantino inspired ensemble drama, which featured performances by Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm and Dakota Johnson, didn’t seem to connect with audiences as the studio hoped it would. With such a packed weekend, it’s to be expected that some films will fall between the cracks of public consciousness, and its R rating and nearly 2 and a half hour runtime may have detracted some. However, this could be used by the studios as more evidence against mid-budget original films, as remakes and sequels seem to be a safer bet for box office success.

“Beautiful Boy” costars Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet as the real life father and son David and Nic Sheff.
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Regarding the specialty market, Amazon opened “Beautiful Boy” in 4 theaters and had the best per theater average of not only the weekend, but of any theatrical release by Amazon. For those who don’t know, a per theater average is a films weekend gross divided by the number of theaters it’s playing in. So “Beautiful Boy’s” $218,888 opening divided by its 4 theaters means that each theater brought in $54,722. In comparison, “Venom’s” $35 million weekend divided by its 4,250 theaters means each theater made roughly $8,235 from “Venom.” The per theater average is especially important when looking at smaller films that hope to be in the awards season, as they often open small, but show if audiences are rushing to the theaters to see them. In the case of “Beautiful Boy” it seems that they were. While the movie hasn’t been a slam-dunk, review wise, it is being praised for its performances by Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet, who play a father and drug addicted son struggling for sobriety.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to the franchise that made her a star with 2018’s “Halloween.”
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Next weekend sees the release of “Halloween” which will likely be a huge opening weekend as everyone’s craving a good scary movie as the 31st of October looms closer.

Did you go to the movies this weekend? If so, what did you see?

[MUSIC] Ariana Grande Call Off Engagement To Pete Davidson

[MUSIC] Ariana Grande Call Off Engagement To Pete Davidson

The romance between “Sweetener” singer Ariana Grande and “SNL” performer Pete Davidson

The couple, whose romance turned engagement powered the celebrity gossip machine through the summer, has split, a source close to the singer tells CNN. The couple engagement was confirmed by Davidson in June. They had been dating a few weeks at the time.
The pair met when Grande guest hosted “SNL” in 2014. Davidson and Grande began dating shortly after she broke up with late rapper Mac Miller.
Once the couples engagement went public, they spoke openly about their affection for one another.
Davidson called himself “the luckiest guy in the world, he said in an interview with GQ. He continues, “The day I met her, I was like, ‘Hey, I’ll marry you tomorrow,’ ” Davidson recalled. “She was calling my bluff. I sent her a picture [of engagement rings]. I was like, ‘Do you like any of these?’ She was like, ‘Those are my favorite ones,’ and I was like, ‘Sick.’ “
Grande also spoke about how happy she was with Pete. In a song titled “Pete Davidson” from her recent album she sings, “Universe must have my back, fell from the sky into my lap/And I know you know that you’re my soulmate and all that.”
[Music] Drake Talks About His Son for the First Time, Kayne West Revealed His Secert

[Music] Drake Talks About His Son for the First Time, Kayne West Revealed His Secert

Drake spoke out about his 12-month-old son in a new interview on Friday, October 12, while discussing his feud with Kayne West.

The 31 year old Rapper said on HBO’s The Shop that he began to see stories online that included details of a conversation the two men had about relationship troubles Drake was having with the mother of his son, former porn star Sophie Brussaux.

“I tell him I’m having trouble with my son’s mother. We had a conversation,” he said. “I wake up, and all these dates are out … Then the next two days, whatever, I wake up now to this text from him, passive like, ‘Yo, I love you brother.’”

Rapper Pusha-T even came at Drake for his poor father skills and called him out as a deadbeat dad, Us Magazine Reports 

Drake’s response to that, “I knew something was going to come up about my kid, they had to add, like, the deadbeat thing to make it more appealing; Drake said to The Shop. 

Watch The Full Interview Here 

I’m sure we’ve all heard rumors of Drake having a Secert son, and wanting a family with Rihanna, but never knew he had a 12 month old with a former porn star but now we know the rumors are true and everything is now out in the open.

What do you think about Kayne betraying Drake? 

[ENTERTAINMENT] FIRST LOOK AT RUBY ROSE AS BATWOMAN

[ENTERTAINMENT] FIRST LOOK AT RUBY ROSE AS BATWOMAN

Model turned actress Ruby Rose has unveiled a first look at herself as Batwoman.

The first picture, which was released earlier this week, shows her in full costume, complete with a long red wig and a signature smirk.

After her casting was announced earlier this year, many fans actively voiced their displeasure, which led to Rose deleting her Twitter account. While she’s off of social media, that did not deter her from taking on the role.

Ruby Rose was thrust into the spotlight after appearing on the third season of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” where she was able to show off her unique tattoos and badass persona as Stella. Other than her overt sexuality, however, Rose wasn’t an especially strong actress. This didn’t stop Hollywood from casting her in action movies like “John Wick: Chapter 2” “XxX: Return of Xander Cage” and “The Meg.”

Ruby Rose as Stella in the third season of “Orange is the New Black.”
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While many probably hoped for a more experienced actress to take on the iconic role of Batwoman, the initial photo of Rose in costume seems like a much-needed bode of confidence for fans.

“Batwoman” is set to air on the CW in 2019. Will you be watching?

[ENTERTAINMENT] MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL SPEAKS OUT ABOUT JAMES FRANCO SCANDAL

[ENTERTAINMENT] MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL SPEAKS OUT ABOUT JAMES FRANCO SCANDAL

Maggie Gyllenhaal, star and executive producer of HBO’s period drama “The Deuce”, spoke with SiriusXM about the #MeToo scandals that surround costar James Franco, saying that shutting down the show because if it would be the wrong thing to do.

The show, which follows the sex industry from prostitution to the rise of pornography, is described by Gyllenhaal as being about “transactional sex. It’s about inequality in the entertainment business.” If anything, it seems as though Franco, who plays twins on the show, is underlining this point even more so.

Allegations of sexual misconduct have surrounded Franco for years. After directing and starring in last year’s “The Disaster Artist” many assumed he was a lock for Oscar nominations, however when allegations of inappropriate and sexual behavior resurfaced, he was snubbed.

Franco has adamantly denied all allegations, but last week, one of his former co-stars pained a different picture of him in her memoir.

A portrait of James Franco.
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Busy Philipps, who starred alongside Franco from 1999-2000 in the short lived “Freaks and Geeks,” described in her new memoir “This Will Only Hurt a Little” being assaulted by Franco, who violently pushed her to the ground on set.

Philipps says he was forced to apologize the next day, but that the actor never faced repercussions for his actions.

Franco and Philipps in “Freaks and Geeks.”
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Gyllenhaal says that she and other producers spoke with every woman on the HBO set and asked if they all felt comfortable and respected, to which they all agreed they did. After that, they unanimously decided to keep production going.

After watching the first season of “The Deuce” last year, I became a huge Maggie Gyllenhaal fan. Previously, I’d seen her as inferior to her brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, but after watching her give such a raw and powerful performance, she’s cemented herself on my radar.

While I think the whole Franco situation is complicated to say the least, I’m not sure what the right move would be. However, I think that Gyllenhaal individually speaking with all women working on the show was a great move. This is a prime example of why more women need to be working behind the scenes.

Full disclosure, I have yet to start season two of “The Deuce” but I plan to binge it once the whole season becomes available on HBO Go. Gyllenhaal also has a new Netflix film, “The Kindergarten Teacher” which will be available to stream on October 12.

What do you think about the James Franco situation? Do you believe the allegations? Do you think the show should be shut down or do you think Maggie Gyllenhaal did the right thing? Let us know in the comments below!