Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff are crowned the winners of 'Love Island USA' season 8. (Ben Symons/Peacock)
I got a text! It says that Love Island USA has been renewed for season 9 on Peacock.
Emmy nominee Ariana Madix is set to return as the host of the popular reality dating competition series in the ninth season.
Love Island USA follows singles who go on a search for love while living in a Fijian villa. "Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face brand new heart-racing challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever before," according to an official synopsis. "Temptations rise and drama ensues as new 'bombshells' arrive, forcing Islanders to decide if they want to remain with their current partners or recouple with someone new."
Love Island USA season 8 ended its run on July 12. Fan-favorite contestants Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff were crowned the winners.
The season 8 Islanders are set to reunite at the Love Island USA reunion special, which will be co-hosted by Madix and Andy Cohen.
According to Peacock, the reunion special will bring together "this season’s winners, fan-favorite couples, and this year’s bombshells for an up close and personal look back at their experience in the villa."
A trailer for the reunion was released alongside the show's renewal announcement. It finds Islanders such as Aniya Harvey, Carl Schmidt, Melanie Moreno, Sincere Rhea, Kayda Bosse, Zach Georgiou and Kenzie Annis discussing all the shenanigans from the summer.
"You just rolled your eyes," Annis tells Moreno in the trailer.
"Yeah," Moreno says, before bombshell Jenn Terry says, "So messy."
The season 8 reunion special will premiere Aug. 31 on Peacock.
Season 8 of Love Island USA has garnered 19 billion minutes of views since its premiere on June 2, according to numbers from Peacock. The show ranks as the #1 streaming title for summer 2026 to date and the #1 streaming reality title for six consecutive weeks, according to data from Nielsen.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton appear in this photo for 'Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.' (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus is remembering her honorary godmother, Dolly Parton, following the country music legend's death at age 80.
"The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts," Cyrus wrote in a social media post Wednesday, alongside a photo of Parton.
"What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis," Cyrus continued. "I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things."
Parton died on Tuesday in Nashville after a "brief battle" with cancer, according to her publicist.
Parton told ABC News' Robin Roberts in a 2009 interview that she was asked to be Cyrus' godmother by the singer's father, Billy Ray Cyrus.
"I'm her honorary godmother. I've known her since she was a baby," Parton said. "Her father's a friend of mine, and when she was born, he said, 'You just have to be her godmother,' and I said, 'I accept.' We never did do a big ceremony, but I'm so proud of her, love her and she's just like one of my own."
Years later, Parton opened up about her bond with Miley Cyrus in the ABC News special Dolly Parton: From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll, saying she loved her "like a child."
Parton also praised Miley Cyrus as "talented in every way" and spoke about the connection they shared when performing together.
"I know where she's going and she knows where I'm going," Parton said. "So out of that really comes a really magical thing sometimes."
The two singers collaborated several times over the years, including on a cover of Miley Cyrus' 2013 hit "Wrecking Ball" for Parton's 2023 album, Rockstar.
After the album's release, Miley Cyrus shared a video celebrating Parton as she drove past a billboard of her on Hollywood Boulevard.
"I love you so much Aunt Dolly, congratulations on your rock 'n' roll album," Miley Cyrus said in the video. "I love you."
The pair also reunited musically earlier this year, when Miley Cyrus joined Parton, Reba McEntire, Queen Latifah and Lainey Wilson for a new version of Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" in celebration of Parton's 80th birthday.
Miley Cyrus — who featured Parton on several episodes of her show Hannah Montana — has described Parton as a maternal figure in her life.
"Dolly's been like a mother to me," Miley Cyrus told W Magazine in 2024 while recalling a Mother's Day message she received from Parton that read, "How much do I love you? As much as my heart can hold and as far as my arms can reach."
More recently, in March, Miley Cyrus told Good Morning America that one of the biggest lessons she learned from Parton was "to start promoting something before it's real."
Billy Ray Cyrus paid tribute to Parton on his own after her death, recalling their decadeslong friendship in a post on Instagram.
Billy Ray Cyrus said Parton had recently sent him a message telling him she loved him "with her whole heart."
"I will always love her in the same way … with my whole heart … and I always will," he wrote.
Rupert Grint poses at the 'Yön Lapsi' (Nightborn) photocall during the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on Feb. 14, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)
Rupert Grint is headed back to Hogwarts.
The actor, who portrayed Ron Weasley in all eight of the Harry Potter films, is reprising the role of the Gryffindor wizard on Broadway.
Grint is joining the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for a 17-week engagement starting on Feb. 2, 2027. His time in the role is scheduled to last through May 30, 2027.
Grint follows in the footsteps of Tom Felton, who originated Draco Malfoy in the films and has been playing the adult version of the character in the production over the last year. Felton has extended his run in the production many times.
Felton is currently expected to exit the show on Jan. 3, 2027, meaning at this time his Broadway run won't overlap with Grint's.
In a statement shared with Deadline, Grint said, “Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life. There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new. And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life is truly exciting."
He continued, “The first time I saw Cursed Child onstage I was blown away and I can’t wait to set foot back on Platform 9 ¾ and pick up where I left off. I am overjoyed to join this exceptional cast and crew at the Lyric Theatre this winter.”
The play continues the Harry Potter story 19 years after the events of the book series and film franchise. It follows the children of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco, who now all attend Hogwarts together.
Lily Collins as Emily and Ashley Park as Mindy in 'Emily in Paris' season 6. (Caroline Dubois/Netflix)
This Christmas Eve, you can expect the gift of Emily in Paris.
Netflix has announced that the sixth and final season of the popular romance series will premiere on Dec. 24.
Lily Collins once again stars as the titular American marketing executive who moved overseas for work. Season 6 is still in production in France. The season started production in Greece back in May. Darren Star created the show, which he also executive produces and writes for.
“I wanted the final season to feel like the biggest Emily in Paris experience yet," Star said in a press release. "We went to multiple locations this season, and Greece was somewhere we really wanted to showcase in a spectacular way. That’s part of the fantasy of Europe: you’re always within reach of another extraordinary place, another culture, another adventure. I wanted the audience to have that vicarious experience of traveling right along with Emily.”
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, Minnie Driver and Paul Forman also star in season 6 the romance series.
"Stepping into a new era of ambition and romance, Emily faces defining choices that test her ultimate loyalties," according to an official logline for the season. "But as unexpected career conflicts and shifting relationships force her to reevaluate where her true future lies, she must make one final choice between her career, her heart, and the life she’s built in Paris."
Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman star in 'The Love Hypothesis.' (Philippe Bossé/Prime Video)
No lessons in chemistry are necessary.
Prime Video has released the official trailer for its film adaptation of The Love Hypothesis. The movie is based on The New York Times bestselling first novel by Ali Hazelwood.
Lili Reinhart stars as Olive Smith and Tom Bateman takes on the role of Dr. Adam Carlsen in this new rom-com.
The Love Hypothesis follows a fake relationship between biology PhD candidate Olive and hotshot professor Carlsen. Through their time together, "each of their carefully calculated theories on love are thrown into chaos," according to an official description from Amazon MGM Studios.
The film's trailer finds Reinhart's Olive kissing a random man in order to make her best friend feel comfortable enough to pursue a relationship of her own. It turns out that random man is actually Dr. Carlsen, affectionately known around campus as Dr. Evil.
"There's a guy. He wants to go out with my best friend. The only way that she will date this guy is if I'm dating someone else," Olive says.
"I accept your proposal to deceive your friend into believing that I'm your love interest," Dr. Carlsen says back.
"It sounds really bad when you put it like that," Olive responds.
Set it Up director Claire Scanlon helmed it from a script by Sarah Rothschild. Both Hazelwood and Reinhart serve as executive producers on the project.
The Love Hypothesis makes its streaming debut on Sept. 23.
English actor and singer Tim Curry appears in this photo on Jan. 23, 1974. (Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tim Curry, the British actor known for scene-stealing roles in cult classics and blockbusters ranging from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died, his publisher at Grand Central confirmed. He was 80.
The publisher declined further comment on the death of the beloved actor. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the actor's home overnight for a death investigation, which they concluded without finding anything suspicious.
The actor survived a stroke in 2012 that left him requiring the use of a wheelchair and limited his work mostly to voice acting and guest appearances at fan events.
Born in Cheshire, England, Curry began his career on the London stage in the 1970s, performing in the original West End production of Hair. He later appeared on Broadway in Tom Stoppard's Travesties and in Amadeus. For the latter, he received a Tony nomination for best actor in a play.
Curry was probably best known for playing mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The actor originated the character on the West End stage in the early 1970s before reprising the role for the 1975 film adaptation. Thanks in large part to midnight showings, the film has the longest-running theatrical release in history.
Curry's talent for playing campy villains, coupled with his recognizable baritone voice, landed him a series of memorable roles throughout the 1980s, including as the butler Wadsworth in Clue, the Lord of Darkness in the fantasy film Willow and the shape-shifting clown Pennywise in the TV miniseries It, adapted from Stephen King's novel.
The actor starred in a string of Hollywood films throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with major roles in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, The Three Musketeers, The Hunt for Red October and Charlie's Angels. He made frequent guest appearances on TV shows as well, including Roseanne, Will & Grace and Monk.
Curry was also a prolific voice actor, winning a Daytime Emmy for his performance as Captain Hook in the animated series Peter Pan and the Pirates. He voiced Nigel Thornberry on the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys, and appeared in the films FernGully: The Last Rainforest and The Rugrats Movie.
An accomplished singer, Curry appeared on various movie soundtracks and released three solo albums. His 1979 single "I Do the Rock" charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
In 2004, Curry returned to Broadway, originating the role of King Arthur in Spamalot, the hit comedy musical written by Monty Python member Eric Idle and based on the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The performance earned him a Tony nomination for best performance by a leading actor in a musical.
Three years after his stroke, Curry made a rare public appearance to accept the Actors Fund's lifetime achievement award and reflected on his use of humor amid his recovery.
"It’s not tough to maintain," he told Los Angeles Magazine about his sense of humor. "It is just part of my DNA."
Curry also reflected on his iconic role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. "It's neither a blessing nor a curse. I was lucky to get it," he told the magazine.
Dolly Parton pictured for 'Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.' (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer, revealed more than a decade ago which song she hoped would be part of her final farewell.
In a 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Parton was asked which song she would want played at her funeral.
Parton said she wanted the country-gospel hymn "If We Never Meet Again" to be sung. The song was a favorite of her father, Lee Parton, and had also been performed at his funeral following his death in 2000, she said.
Parton had also made plans for her funeral well before her death. Her representatives confirmed that the singer requested a small, private service for immediate family members.
Her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, also shared that Parton wanted to be laid to rest in a "beautiful bed of plush cotton."
But even after that final goodbye, Parton has another piece of music waiting for fans.
An unreleased song titled "My Place in History" remains locked inside a chestnut box at Dollywood's DreamMore Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Parton wrote and recorded the song in 2015, the year the resort opened, with instructions that the box remain sealed until Jan. 19, 2046, which would have marked her 100th birthday.
The recording is stored on a CD, and Parton even included a CD player inside the box to make sure people would still have a way to listen to it decades later. The unusual arrangement effectively turned the song into a musical time capsule.
In her 2020 book, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, Parton joked about whether the technology would survive long enough for the plan to work.
"There's no telling what music is going to be by then," she wrote. "Hopefully, it will play and the whole thing ain't rotted."
Parton was 69 when she recorded "My Place in History" and initially entertained the possibility that she might be there when the box was opened.
"I might, and if I do, I'm going to be at that opening," she wrote.
While fans will have to wait two decades to hear that recording, another of Parton's final projects will move forward much sooner.
Dolly: A True Original Musical, the Broadway production based on Parton's life and career, will proceed with its previously announced schedule following her death. The musical will begin previews Dec. 7 at the St. James Theatre in New York City before officially opening Jan. 19, 2027, which would have been Parton's 81st birthday.
"As was Dolly's wish, the Broadway run of DOLLY: A True Original Musical will begin previews December 7 at the St. James Theatre in New York City," the production said in a statement.
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The official trailer for The Varnell Hill Show has arrived. Paramount+ is set to debut this brand-new Martin spinoff on Sept. 1. The series brings Martin Lawrence and Bentley Kyle Evans back together almost three decades after the character Varnell Hill made his debut on the original sitcom. This series is set behind the scenes of Varnell's long-running late night talk show and finds the host fighting to stay relevant in the TV industry ...
We now know when season 4 of The Gilded Age is set to debut. HBO has announced that the fourth season of the original drama series will premiere on Nov. 1. The network also released a teaser trailer for the season, which stars Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton and Taissa Farmiga ...
Will Angus, Nicholas Duvernay and Jack Martin in 'Not Suitable For Work.' (Disney/Gwen Capistran)
Not Suitable For Work has been canceled after one season on Hulu. The show's creator and its cast have taken to social media to share their reactions to the news.
Mindy Kaling created the comedy that starred Ella Hunt, Avantika Vandanapu, Will Angus, Jack Martin and Nicholas Duvernay.
Kaling took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo carousel filled with memories from making the series.
"I love this show, I loved making this show, I love these people, and I love all of you for all your sweet comments, messages, edits and for watching @NotSuitableForWork," Kaling captioned her post.
Stars Duvernay and Vandanapu both commented red heart emojis, while Vandanapu made a post of her own to her Instagram Story.
"I love this cast and this team so very much,” Vandanapu wrote. “@NotSuitableForWork gave me such an opportunity of a lifetime and introduced me to people and audiences I could have never even dreamed of meeting before. I am so grateful to Mindy, Charlie, Hulu, Warner Bros for giving us this chance. We love you.”
Martin also took to his Instagram Story to share his thoughts on the cancellation.
“I will ALWAYS love @NotSuitableForWork and everyone who was a part of it!!!!!! Thank you for watching," he wrote.
Hunt similarly shared a post on her Instagram Story, writing, "i had the most wonderful time making not suitable for work." She thanked Kaling and showrunner Charlie Grandy for "assembling the loveliest group of goobers there ever was" and said "this show was a dream come true for me."
Not Suitable for Work spanned nine episodes and premiered on June 2. It followed "five work-obsessed twenty-somethings who strive for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness, in Manhattan," according to its official synopsis.
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Dolly Parton performs live onstage at the U.K. Country Music Festival, April 1, 1976. (Andrew Putler/Redferns/Getty Images)
Celebrities are offering their condolences following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.
Lily Tomlin, Parton's longtime friend and one of her co-stars in the 1980 hit comedy 9 to 5, wrote on Instagram, "No words…" alongside a broken heart emoji.
The movie was Parton's big-screen debut, and she wrote and performed the film's chart-topping, Grammy-winning theme song.
Tomlin said at the 16th annual Governors Awards in 2025 that the song "9 to 5" was "so much bigger than any singular theme song on a movie soundtrack," saying it "became an anthem for our culture of the time."
She added at the time that Parton's "humanitarian achievements are as staggering as her formidable singing career" and called her "one of the few people who remains in this world that everyone loves and respects."
Country singer Kacey Musgraves wrote on social media on Tuesday, "This really really hurts."
"The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden," Musgraves said. "So glad she's with her Carl Dean."
Dean, who was Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died last year at the age of 82.
Parton’s fellow country singer and actress Reba McEntire wrote on Instagram, "Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth. Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart."
"There will never ever be another you. We will remember and cherish every memory and every note you ever played and sang," she continued. "I’ll never forget the first time I met you and I’ll never forget our last conversation. I hold it with love in my heart."
The Jacksons called Parton a "true trailblazer" in a statement on Instagram.
"Through her extraordinary talent, kindness and generosity, she opened doors and inspired generations around the world. We share this special memory from 1977, when we had the honor of meeting Dolly in England on the same day we also met Queen Elizabeth II," the Jacksons wrote alongside a carousel of images. "Thank you, Dolly, for the music, the joy and the light you shared with us all."
"Our prayers are with Dolly’s family, friends and everyone whose life she touched. ... Your beautiful spirit and remarkable legacy will live on forever," the Jacksons said.
Khloe Kardashian, a Parton superfan, wrote in an Instagram Story, "Some people are so extraordinary, their existence feels almost impossible. Dolly was one of those people."
"A once-in-a-lifetime soul. A woman whose light, heart, talent and humanity changed this world forever," Kardashian wrote. "To have admired her was a gift. To have met her, spent time in her presence, and somehow been lucky enough that Dolly Parton knew my name... I will never have words big enough for what that means to me."
"What an astronomical human being. What a legacy. What a loss," she added. "There will never be another Dolly.
Singer Kelly Clarkson also honored the legendary singer, writing on social media that Parton "had a way of making everyone feel special, and seen, and welcomed, and as if you were old friends."
"I will miss her heart and her voice as I am sure millions will," Clarkson said. "What an incredible gift and talent she was and still is with an amazing catalogue of art she has left behind for all of us."
Jack White of The White Stripes, who covered Parton's hit song "Jolene" in 2000, posted a photo of Parton on Instagram with the caption, "Instant Sainthood."
Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth wrote on Instagram that she was "heartbroken," calling Parton her "ultimate inspiration."
"I met Dolly on several occasions and she always made me feel like one of her own. She even agreed to sing with me on one of my records," Chenoweth said. "The world has lost one of the best but I know we will never forget her because she is impossible to forget. I love you Dolly and I will ALWAYS love you."
The Muppets also honored the iconic performer, saying in a statement on Facebook, "There will never be another quite like Dolly Parton. She was the ultimate singer, songwriter, actress, performer, and philanthropist. She filled the world with light and we are so grateful for every second we got to spend with her onstage and off."
Actress Octavia Spencer called Parton "a gift to the world," writing on social media, "[Y]our voice, your philanthropic heart, and warmth made us ... feel seen and that the world was a pretty decent place."
Actor Colman Domingo wrote on social media, "Dolly taught us that you can be anything and do anything and to do it with kindness. What a light. We are all grateful that we lived in a time of Dolly Parton. We will always love her."
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Dolly Parton performs on The Pyramid Stage during day 3 of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2014, in Glastonbury, England. (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage via Getty Images)
Dolly Parton, the country music superstar known as much for her philanthropy and theme park business as she was for her chart-topping hit songs, has died at 80.
The news was announced Tuesday in a message from Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, on behalf of her family. No cause of death was initially provided, but a later statement provided by her publicist said Parton died at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones after "bravely facing a brief battle with cancer."
A small private service will be held for immediate family, the publicist said.
Parton confirmed she was dealing with health issues in September 2025, writing on Instagram, "As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures." Nearly six months later, at the seasonal opening of her Dollywood theme park, she said that she was still dealing with "a few little health issues" from which she was taking time to recover.
Parton, who'd turned 80 the previous January, also shared that she was still navigating her grief over the March 2025 death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying that she had been taking time since to rebuild herself "spiritually, emotionally and physically."
In a music career that began when she was still a child, born into poverty in the tiny mountain community of Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton went on to become one of the world's most successful and beloved entertainers, regarded as a country music living legend. Her trademark style — big blond hair, flamboyant clothes and makeup — was cultivated early in her career, while she was still in her teens.
"I take my negatives and try to make them into positives, and I always feel better being more flamboyant," Parton wrote in her 2023 book Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. "Maybe I looked cheap, but I knew I wasn’t cheap."
Parton's style helped her get noticed but her talent made her unforgettable. She wrote and recorded many of country and pop's most enduring songs, including the hits "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors" — added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2011 — "Here You Come Again," "Love Is Like a Butterfly," "9 to 5" and more.
Parton's biggest hit, however, was inarguably "I Will Always Love You," which topped the charts three times, most notably when Whitney Houston's 1992 cover became a global smash. Houston's performance remains the bestselling song by a female artist of all time.
In 2014, the Record Industry Association of America recognized Parton for sales of over 100 million units worldwide, including 19 RIAA-certified Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum albums out of the more than 100 studio, live and compilation albums she released during her more than six-decade recording career.
Parton was also an actress, making her big-screen debut in the 1980 hit comedy 9 to 5, opposite Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin — Parton also wrote and performed the film's chart-topping, Grammy-winning theme song. Not including cameos as herself, she appeared in some nine films in all, among them the enduring 1989 comedy-drama Steel Magnolias.
A savvy businesswoman, Forbes magazine in June 2025 estimated Parton's net financial worth at $450 million, placing her #78 on their list of America's wealthiest self-made women. In addition to her extensive publishing catalog — Parton was careful to retain ownership of the songs she wrote, the recordings of which number over 1,000 — the bulk of her wealth came from her Dollywood theme park and other entertainment and hospitality holdings under her Dollywood Company.
Parton was also generous with her money. Through her nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, "Saint Dolly," as her fans dubbed her, supported education by providing scholarships and financial assistance to people in need. Her Imagination Library, launched in 1995, has provided nearly 308 million books for free to children in the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Canada and Australia, according to its official website.
When wildfires in 2016 ravaged the Great Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee, where she grew up, Parton created a fund that gave $1,000 a month for six months to some 900 families affected by the fires to help them get back on their feet, and also organized a telethon to raise money for the fires' victims. Four years later, Parton donated $1 million to Tennessee's Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help fund the search for a COVID-19 vaccine, and later urged Americans to get vaccinated against the virus in a video that showed her receiving the shot as she sang her hit "Jolene," with the refrain updated to "vaccine."
Parton was one of only 17 people to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a rarified list that also includes fellow greats Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles; with Brenda Lee, Parton was one of only two female artists so honored. She was one of fewer still artists inducted into the Country, Rock & Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame.
In 2004, the Library of Congress honored Parton with its Living Legend Award in recognition to her contributions to American culture. The following year, she received the National Medal of Arts, the U.S. government's highest honor for an artist, as well as the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006.
Parton received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2011, in addition to her 10 Grammy wins out of more than 50 nominations. Additionally, her songs "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2024, Billboardmagazine placed Parton in the #1 spot on its list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time."
Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short in 'Only Murders in the Building' season 6. (Disney/Miya Mizuno)
Only Murders in the Building now has a season 6 release date ... and a new title.
Hulu has announced that the original comedy series will premiere on Dec. 8. The 10-episode sixth season finds the crime-solving trio of Charles, Oliver and Mabel trading in New York City for London in order to solve a new mystery.
In fact, Hulu is dubbing season 6 of the series Only Murders in London to account for the location change.
Season 6 of the show stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez alongside a star-studded group of special guests including Tina Fey, Olivia Colman, Meryl Streep, David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan and Martin Freeman.
"After successfully bringing the guilty to justice once again, Charles, Oliver and Mabel embark on their hardest case yet when the next victim — Cinda Canning — arrives at their doorstep, summoning them to London to catch her killer," according to the season's official synopsis. "Our beloved trio of true crime-solving podcasters must now navigate their way through the home of the cozy murder mystery, replete with a whole new collection of suspicious and particularly English-eccentric characters. But can they follow in the footsteps of the woman whose podcast started it all for them … without having their story end the same as hers?"
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The actor is set to star as Alex Murphy and his cyborg alter ego in Prime Video's upcoming RoboCop series.
The new show will be based on the MGM film franchise. It comes from showrunner, writer and executive producer Peter Ocko. Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, the co-creaters and co-writers of the original film, are set to executive produce the new show. Also executive producing are James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
Stevens has been cast almost a month after Amazon MGM Studios greenlit the new series. He takes on the part that was originally portrayed by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film.
RoboCop follows a world where "a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer," according to its official logline.
The new series will consist of eight episodes. In July, Prime Video released a statement from producer Wan on what can be expected from the upcoming show.
“I've been a massive fan of Robocop forever, so getting to help bring this world to television is a dream,” Wan said. “What Paul Verhoeven created in 1987 was decades ahead of its time, and its questions about technology, identity, and who corporations really serve have only grown more urgent. With Peter's distinctive vision and bold approach to storytelling, and alongside Ed and our partners at Amazon MGM Studios, we're working to honor what made the original iconic and highlight its relevancy in this modern, tech-driven world, while building something unmistakably new for a global audience.”
David Diemer headshot (Adam Hendershott); Shaheen Jafargholi headshot (Alan Howard)
Heated Rivalry is meeting its casting goals.
Season 2 of the hockey romance series has found its Ryan Price and Fabian Salah, the two leads in author Rachel Reid’s third book in the Game Changers series, Tough Guy.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians star Daniel Diemer will play Ryan, a retired enforcer for the Toronto Guardians hockey team. Shaheen Jafargholi will play Fabian, an indie musician and Ryan’s love interest.
“Fabian and Ryan each bring a distinctive energy to the world Rachel Reid has created,” show creator Jacob Tierney and executive producer Brendan Brady say in a statement. “They are bold, complicated, and deeply compelling characters, and finding actors who could really take on all of those different sides was so important to us.”
“Daniel and Shaheen bring such confidence and emotional honesty to the roles,” they add. “We can’t wait for audiences to see what they do with Fabian and Ryan and how they make these characters their own.”
Ryan and Fabian’s story intersects with the main story of hockey rivals to lovers Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams).
Previously announced casting included Emily Hampshire as Vanessa and Priyanka as Tarek, two friends of Fabian’s. Other casting for season 2 includes Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett, and Edvin Ryding as Luca Haas.
Season 2 is set to premiere in spring of 2027 on HBO Max in the U.S.
Rom-com fans, rejoice. A sequel to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is in early development at Paramount Pictures, Deadline reports. The original film starred Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It debuted in 2003. Hudson is on board to produce this sequel, though nothing is known about if she or McConaughey will return to act as leads Andie Anderson and Benjamin Barry ...
Netflix has handed out renewals to several of its U.K. original shows. The streamer has renewed House of Guinness, Being Gordon Ramsay and Legends for second seasons. Additionally, At Home with the Furys has been renewed for season 3 ...
Ben McKenzie is joining his wife, Morena Baccarin, over on Sheriff Country. CBS has announced that McKenzie will guest star in the season 2 premiere of the series that Baccarin leads. The actress posted a video of herself and McKenzie on set in costume to her Instagram on Monday. McKenzie is set to play Sheriff Wade, a neighboring sheriff sent to assist Baccarin’s Sheriff Mickey Fox, in the season 2 premiere. The married couple previously acted alongside each other for years in the FOX series Gotham ...
A poster for the 20th anniversary rerelease of 'Cars.' (Disney, Pixar)
Life is a highway, I'm gonna ride it all the way to the movie theater.
Disney and Pixar are rereleasing Cars in theaters to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Audiences should get their motors running to watch the film in its original format starting on Sept. 4.
This theatrical rerelease also happens to coincide with Cars Lightning McQueen Day, which is observed on Sept. 5, in honor of the character's race car number, 95.
There are many other collaborations and activations set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the animated film.
A Cars integration is planned for Route 66's centennial anniversary, with screenings of the film set at the historic Tee-Pee Drive-In in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and Tulsa Circle Cinema in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Additionally, a Cars-wrapped Mercedes Safety Car will appear alongside a life-size Lightning McQueen at the Formula 1 Gran Premio D'Italia 2026. There will also be a Porsche "Sally Special" vehicle touring the U.S., with stops set in Atlanta; Costa Mesa, California; Monterey, California; Los Angeles; and New York.
Cars originally raced into theaters in 2006. It follows "a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, who discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs," according to an official description.
Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Larry the Cable Guy and Bonnie Hunt lent their voices to the film, which was directed by John Lasseter.
Theo James stars in 'The Gentlemen' season 2. (Christopher Raphael/Netflix)
The Gentlemen is getting a third season.
Netflix has renewed its crime drama series for a third season ahead of the second season's debut. Creator Guy Ritchie is set to return to direct the show in the upcoming season 3.
“The ambition of The Gentlemen has accelerated, the world has expanded and the consequences carry weight. A third season felt inevitable, and I’m looking forward to pushing the boundaries of it further,” Ritchie said in a press release.
This renewal announcement comes alongside the season 2 official trailer. It stars Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Ray Winstone, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones and Giancarlo Esposito, who return in season 2's eight new episodes.
"It’s been one year since Eddie and Susie joined forces to work together in Bobby’s criminal empire overseas. As they drive to expand their enterprise, the decisions Bobby is making seem to be increasingly unsound. Now Eddie and Susie must decide whether to take action or risk losing it all, but unfettered ambition never ends well," according to season 2's official description.
Joining the show in season 2 are Hugh Bonneville, Benjamin Clementine, Benedetta Porcaroli, Michele Morrone, Sergio Castellitto, Amra Mallassi, Tyler Conti, Chris Eubank Jr. and Maya Jama.
There was speculation that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, would possibly appear in a potential third season of The Gentlemen amid her family's announcement they are moving back to the U.K., though it was never confirmed. The Hollywood Reporter ran a story on Saturday reporting Meghan had been dropped from consideration to join the series, according to a Substack column published by the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
The third season will consist of eight hourlong episodes written by Ritchie and Matthew Read. As for what fans can expect, Netflix teases, "Your guess is as good as mine."
Kit Harington attends the 2026 Disney Upfront at Jacob Javits Center on May 12, 2026, in New York City. (John Nacion/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
Kit Harington is headed to Hogwarts.
The actor is set to play Gilderoy Lockhart in season 2 of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, ABC Audio has confirmed.
Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult in the role. Hoult was previously announced to star as the character on Aug. 12. He now leaves the part over scheduling issues. HBO had to work around two of Hoult's preexisting projects, and when it was no longer feasible, the actor was let out of his deal.
This means Harington takes over the role he previously voiced in Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, which released in late 2025.
The first season of the series, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, debuts on HBO and HBO Max on Dec. 25. Its season 2 renewal was announced on May 6.
Gilderoy Lockhart was previously played by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The character is a famous, vain wizard known for his heroic acts that he has described in books written about himself. He takes over as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.
Dominic McLaughlin leads the cast of the upcoming show as Harry Potter. He stars alongside Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, who play Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The series is described as a faithful adaptation of the books by J.K. Rowling, who serves as an executive producer.
Succession's Jon Brown, who was a writer on season 1, has been promoted to co-showrunner for season 2. He will serve in the role alongside Francesca Gardiner, the showrunner of season 1.
Harington replacing Hoult isn't the first casting news about season 2. On May 18, ABC Audio confirmed that Gracie Cochrane, the actress who portrays Ginny Weasley in season 1, will not return to play the character in season 2 of the series.
Sharna Burgess attends the 32nd annual Race To Erase MS Gala on May 16, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kayla Oaddams/WireImage via Getty Images)
Sharna Burgess is officially returning to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom.
On Monday, the longtime DWTS pro announced on Good Morning America that she will compete on the upcoming 35th season of the hit dance competition series, marking her first time competing on the show since season 30 in 2021.
"I'm back! Some of you guys guessed it. Yes, I am here with a special announcement to finally confirm I'm back on Dancing with the Stars, baby," Burgess said. "I'm going to be competing for that Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. I can't wait to be back in the ballroom with my dancing family, and mostly it feels so good to be coming home. I'll see you all soon."
The upcoming season will mark Burgess' 15th season competing as a professional dancer on DWTS.
Burgess previously took home the Mirrorball Trophy with radio personality Bobby Bones in 2018 during season 27. Her last season as a competing pro was season 30 in 2021, when she was partnered with her now-fiancé, actor Brian Austin Green.
Burgess' return comes as excitement builds for season 35. Several celebrity contestants have already been announced, including Summer House star Ciara Miller, The Traitors star Maura Higgins, Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson and Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality Guillermo Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will be partnered with returning pro Witney Carson.
The rest of the DWTS season 35 cast will be revealed Sept. 2 on GMA.
DWTS season 35 will debut with a two-night premiere Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, streaming the next day on Hulu.
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Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026. (ABC News)
Hayden Panettiere's mother is opening up about how she hopes her daughter will be remembered following the actress's death at age 36.
"I want Hayden to be remembered for the talented, you know, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman she really was," Lesley Vogel told ABC News.
Panettiere, known for her roles in Heroes, Nashville and Ice Princess, died on Aug. 16 after she was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. First responders attempted to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Vogel described the moment she heard the news, saying, “I was numb. I was just numb."
“I still am not grasping this is real. It just doesn't, it doesn't feel real,” she said. “My mind tells me it's not at times. You know, it's going to be a process."
She acknowledged the difficulty of mourning someone who was in the public eye, describing potential critics as “haters” and telling them that they “don’t have a right to tell me how to mourn the loss of my second child, that’s my domain.”
Vogel and Skip Panettiere, Hayden’s parents, who divorced when she was young, lost their son, Jansen Panettiere, in 2023. The family said in its statement at the time that Jansen Panettiere died from an enlarged heart.
Their daughter's death came months after Hayden Panettiere spoke publicly about her relationship with her mother, who served as her acting coach and manager in her childhood.
In a May interview with ABC News, Hayden Panettiere said trying to maintain a relationship with her had been "tough."
"Over the years, I've tried to leave that door open, hoping that the relationship would evolve into a healthy mother-daughter relationship, and it's obvious that that's just not going to be the case," she explained.
At the time, Vogel responded to her daughter's comments in a statement to Page Six, saying she had chosen to go "the no-contact route" after taking "the advice of professionals."
Speaking with ABC News on Sunday, Vogel said her relationship with Hayden Panettiere evolved as she grew older.
Vogel recalled that the actress had landed her Heroes role of Claire Bennet, a cheerleader with supernatural abilities, as a 16-year-old. Until then Hayden Panettiere had lived “a very happy life,” Vogel said, adding, “but I would say at about 17, I started seeing her going downhill.”
“As she got older, then it wasn't my voice anymore. I wasn't in charge of her choices,” Vogel said. “I tried to give her the best advice I could, but again, you know, any young person, teen, come on, they want to be liberated. And I get that. I did get that!”
Hayden Panettiere had been candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood, releasing a memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in May in which she wrote about postpartum depression, addiction and recovery, domestic abuse and more.
The book includes a scene in which Hayden Panettiere told her mother at 19 that she didn’t want to be managed by her anymore. The book describes Vogel’s response, which the book said was Vogel saying, “You owe me.”
“I remember being in her trailer and literally saying nothing,” Vogel told ABC News. “I was -- I knew that day would come. It's not that I didn't expect it, but it was very short, very brief conversation, and then she turned and went to set. But did it hurt to read that in the book? You know, it just -- I know I didn't say what she said.”
The Greenville City Police Department is leading the investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death, with the Drug Enforcement Administration assisting, according to sources familiar with the matter.
According to a police report obtained by ABC News, Hayden Panettiere was with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, at the time of her death. The report said it was unknown whether Hayden Panettiere had been using drugs or alcohol.
Hayden Panettiere's official cause and manner of death "remain pending further investigation and the completion of additional studies," the coroner's office said.
Vogel and Hayden Panettiere were estranged in the actor’s final months, a separation that Vogel said came about after she went to stay with her daughter about a year ago. Vogel said Hayden Panettiere at that time wanted to get out of her relationship with Hickerson.
“She knew that Brian was toxic,” Vogel said. “She knew she had to get him out of her life.”
But after about six weeks, Vogel said, she noticed her daughter pulling away, so she returned home to Florida. Vogel said Hayden Panettiere called her and told her that she was “going to be with the person I love,” which was Hickerson.
Vogel said she issued her daughter an ultimatum, telling her she couldn’t be in her life if Hickerson was also a part of it. She said she had expected the estrangement that followed to be a “pocket of time.”
She said she didn’t “by any stretch of the imagination think that this was going to happen to Hayden.”
“I'll be honest. It just, I don't know why, I just didn't,” she added. “Maybe I didn't want to.”
Vogel said Hickerson and Hayden Panettiere grew closer in 2018 after she ceded full custody of her daughter, who was then 4, to her ex-fiance, longtime heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
“That was probably the catalyst,” she said. “In my opinion, that was the catalyst that she just couldn't keep those demons away. I think she struggled, and Brian came into her life. She was vulnerable."
Hickerson pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend in April 2021.
Hickerson's attorney shared a statement with ABC News on Thursday, writing, "Hayden's death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed. As has been publicly reported, police confirmed there were no signs of foul play. Out of respect for Hayden's loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time."
Vogel said she wants her daughter to be remembered as the “talented, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman” she had been.
“But I also want people to understand that it is my belief that ... she was suffering,” Vogel said. “Now that doesn't make sense because when you look at a beautiful girl who's got an incredible career, even though it has had its ups and downs, but you know, you look that big picture and you go, why would you be suffering? People don't understand that you can have on the exterior all of this. But that doesn't mean that what's going on in here matches.”
