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'SNL' takes a break, returns on Dec 3 with 'Nope' star Keke Palmer as host
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 SNL' is taking a couple of weeks off after the recent episode with host Dave Chappelle and will return on December 3 with the pair, reports  Deadline'. Palmer also hosts the NBC game show  Password'. Pop star SZA, who appeared on the  Black Panther' soundtrack, recently released her new single  Shirt' and teased a new project titled  PSA'.
Backstreet Boys plan on returning to Las Vegas for concert series
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The 'I Want It That Way' hitmakers completed a two-year stint at Planet Hollywood in 2019, but are hoping to book another concert series there, which will last even longer, because they "loved" the experience, reports Female First UK.
Sharon Stone to undergo surgery after misdiagnosis, wrong procedure
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The "Basic Instinct" actress will have the surgery 21 years after she suffered a brain haemorrhage and stroke that almost killed her, reports aceshowbiz.com. While encouraging her fans to seek second opinions from doctors, she said the new growth, which develops in or around the womb, was found in her body after a previous medical misdiagnosis.
Alec Baldwin loses bid to be removed from 'Rust' script supervisor lawsuit
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Baldwin had filed a motion to be removed from the civil lawsuit filed in November 2021 by Mitchell, who was standing near Hutchins and Souza when the gun Baldwin was holding fired. Judge Michael E. Whitaker also denied a motion from Baldwin and his El Dorado Pictures Inc to strike the script supervisor's claim for punitive damages.
'Heartstopper' star Kit Connor says he's been 'forced' to come out' as bisexual
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On October 31, the star called out social media users who had been accusing him of queerbaiting, a term used to describe people who lean into suspicion that they may be queer in hopes of attracting attention and publicity, reports eonline.com.
Madonna goes shirtless in new social media post
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Madonna took to her Instagram story, where she shared pictures flaunting her bosoms but she carefully placed candy emojis to cover her breasts. In one image, she is seen leaning towards the camera and captioned it: "Went from candy to money." In the image she is seen wearing a gold corset with fishnets. She dropped a candy, money bag and a laughing emoji.
Anti-Semitic remarks may just leave Kanye West without a music label
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Universal Music's Def Jam Recordings and Sony Music Publishing are both out of contract with him, and many of his other business partners have broken ties in the wake of his recent behaviour. On purely music-business terms, the situation is unprecedented.
Fourth woman testifies against Oscar winner Paul Haggis in rape case
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Jurors in a lower Manhattan courtroom watched a 2019 video deposition of the woman, who recalled feeling physically and emotionally in fear at the time of their encounter. She alleges that Haggis, the Oscar-winning writer and director of 'Crash', had "relentlessly" pursued her sexually before she managed to escape into her apartment building after an event at TIFF.
Taylor Swift drops 'anti-fat' frames from 'Anti-Hero' music video
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'Variety' can confirm the music video on Apple Music no longer shows the scale; instead, Swift's anti-hero clone just looks at her with a face of disappointment. The music video on YouTube still features the scale displaying "fat". Contacted by 'Variety', reps for Swift and Apple Music did not immediately have a comment.
Susan Sarandon, Leah Remini among potential witnesses in Paul Haggis trial
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Haggis, the director of 'Crash' and screenwriter of 'Million Dollar Baby', has been accused of raping a publicist named Haleigh Breest after a movie premiere nearly a decade ago. Breest's lawsuit was filed in 2017 in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which led to an influx of sexual assault allegations against prominent men, reports 'Variety'.
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