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Bob Hearts Abishola co-creator and star Gina Yashere has joined the cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in a recurring role.

Josh Harnett revealed the “unhelpful” advice he received from his “Oppenheimer” co-star Matt Damon while promoting his new film “Trap” on “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday. “He gave me a lot of good advice. One in particular — one thing that was just so unhelpful: He told me not to gain the weight I’d already gained for the role,” he told the host.

her death — at a wax museum in her hometown of Dublin, Ireland.A video of the statue, which was placed next to figures of “Star Wars” characters Darth Vader and Qui-Gon Jin, sparked major backlash from fans, who said that the figure looks nothing like the singer.“Doesn’t even resemble her,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).O’Connor’s brother, John O’Connor, reached out to Dublin’s National Wax Museum demanding the statue be taken down.“It is hideous and does not resemble my sister,” he said on RTÉ’s Liveline, according to the Irish Times.“It looked like something that was a cross between a mannequin and something out of the Thunderbirds,” he added, noting it was “inappropriate.”The museum confirmed to The Post Friday that they’re pulling the display of O’Connor.“In response to the public’s feedback regarding the wax figure, we acknowledge that the current representation did not meet our high standards or the expectations of Sinéad’s devoted fans,” read the museum’s statement, which was also shared on Instagram.“We have listened closely to the reactions and agree that the figure does not fully capture Sinéad’s unique presence and essence as we intended.”The museum recognized O’Connor’s “impact on Ireland and the global music community” and said their “goal has always been to honor her in the most fitting and respectful manner.”“With this in mind, we are committed to creating a new wax figure that better reflects Sinead O’Connor’s true spirit and iconic image,” the statement continued.

Turner Sports host Charles Barkley has never held back from criticizing his own employer, but in a statement Friday he shifted his ire to the NBA and team owners for choosing “money over the fans.”

Just hours before the Opening Ceremony is set to kick off in Paris, David Zaslav wants to remind everyone that the Olympics are not the only game in town, as expected filing a lawsuit against the NBA over TV rights.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery took its efforts to keep NBA games on its cable and streaming properties to court Friday, filing a suit against the NBA in the Supreme Court in the State of New York.

Mike Wass Joshua Bassett‘s debut album, “The Golden Years,” taps a deep vein of bittersweet nostalgia. Throughout 11 self-penned songs, he charts the highs and lows of late adolescence and early adulthood with the rigor of a documentarian. Which isn’t completely unexpected, given that he spent most of that period under a microscope as an up-and-coming singer and actor — as well as an unwitting figure in a cataclysmic Gen Z drama.

English Teacher have spoken to NME about being shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, their ‘rivalry’ with Beyoncé and progress on their second album.The Leeds indie upstarts received the Mercury nod yesterday (Thursday July 25), with the former NME cover stars‘ acclaimed debut ‘This Could Be Texas’ being shortlisted alongside records by the likes of Charli XCX, CMAT, Ghetts, The Last Dinner Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Beth Gibbons, Barry Can’t Swim and more.Asked by NME about what it meant to be nominated, frontwoman Lily Fontaine described it as “mental” and called this year’s nominees as “the best year yet. Not just because we’re on it!”Quizzed on what ‘This Could Be Texas’ tells us about life in 2024, guitarist Lewis Whiting said that it aimed to capture the idea “that places are often far apart are often eerily similar”.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)For a band who have been very vocal about how difficult it is for artists to survive and thrive in the current climate, English Teacher said that the honour felt all the more profound.“There’s a lot of temptation to not continue making music because you physically can’t,” Fontaine admitted.

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has said he felt “completely fucking worthless” growing up with famous parents.During the season premiere of MTV’s Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, the 33-year-old actor and singer found himself discussing his childhood with his fellow reality stars.“I’ll tell you something about my childhood. People think that being Tom Hanks’ son, like, I would grow up feeling like I was the shit,” he said (via UsWeekly).

Ghetts has spoken to NME about self-belief, being nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize, his work acting in hit show Supacell, and still fighting for justice for Stephen Lawrence.The rapper was appearing on the red carpet of the launch of the Mercury Prize yesterday (Thursday July 25), where it was announced that he’d been shortlisted for his acclaimed 2024 album ‘On Purpose With Purpose‘ – facing off competition from records by the likes of Charli XCX, CMAT, The Last Dinner Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Beth Gibbons, Barry Can’t Swim and more.With his second consecutive nomination, the rapper and actor said he felt “absolutely amazing” to be up for it again – while tipping friend, collaborator and fellow nominee Berwyn to take home the prize this year.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“I just create music, man – for the love, for the art,” he told NME. “I love music, I love listening to it, I love creating it.

EXCLUSIVE: Indie film producers Arthur de Larroche and Micaela Wittman on Friday announced the launch of Manic, a new U.S.-based independent production company.

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Kourtney Kardashian is reportedly facing down a major rift with her not-often-seen 14-year-old son Mason Disick right now…

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer In the story trailer for Funko‘s first-ever console video game “Funko Fusion,” the brand’s titular Freddy Funko is introduced to the title’s supervillain: his evil copycat, Eddy Funko. The “deeply twisted and immensely powerful shapeshifting counterpart” to Freddy is voiced by “Invincible” star Clancy Brown, who promises Freddy and characters from “Shaun of the Dead,” “Five Night’s at Freddy’s,” “The Umbrella Academy” and more NBCUniversal franchises scattered across the game: “Your worlds will fall.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Justin Timberlake‘s lawyer claimed that the pop star was not drunk at the time of his arrest on a DWI charge in Sag Harbor in June. Ed Burke, Timberlake’s lawyer, made the comments after a court hearing on Friday. Timberlake is due to be re-arraigned on the misdemeanor charge next week, after prosecutors corrected a defect in the complaint.

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has hinted there may still be a future for the band, despite them appearing to announce that they had played their last ever show.The Britpop band played at this year’s Coachella Festival, during which frontman Damon Albarn said, “this is probably our last gig”.That came after Albarn stated in December that the band would be going on a hiatus until further notice, saying “it’s too much for me”.“It is time to wrap up this campaign,” he said. “It’s too much for me.

EXCLUSIVE: When we speak, Chuck Russell is in LA, getting ready for the world premiere of his new film Witchboard. It will be a homecoming in more ways than one; first, since — although it takes place in New Orleans — his supernatural horror was largely shot in Montreal, home to the Fantasia Festival, which is hosting the screening. But, more than that, Witchboard marks Russell’s return to the genre that introduced him in the late ’80s, initially with 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and then, a year later with his seriously gory take on camp ‘50s B-movie The Blob (tagline: “Terror has no shape!”).

Prince Harry may not have had his immediate family’s support before striking up legal drama with various UK outlets, but Queen Elizabeth II was totally on board!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor X, the social network formerly known as Twitter owned by mega-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, has turned on a setting indicating it intends to use its millions of users’ posts and interactions to train Grok, the AI assistant developed by another one of Musk’s companies. “To continuously improve your experience, we may utilize your X posts as well as your user interactions, inputs and results with Grok for training and fine-tuning purposes,” says a notice on X’s settings web page.

is saying “so long” to bike rides in flouncy skirts and espadrilles, and “hello” to her , which is stacked with , blazers, and towering platform heels.The 55-year-old, who spent the last week in the , returned to New York City on July 25 looking refreshed and ready to get to work on…whichever one of her several business ventures needed her attention most.Lopez was photographed in SoHo wearing an off-white blazer with unusual cut-outs running from her elbow to her wrist along the interior seam—some practical ventilation, maybe?—over a strappy white crop. A pair of high-rise, trouser-cut jeans, white cork wedges, and the singer's signature aviator sunglasses-and-hoops combo finished off the polished look.The last we saw Jennifer Lopez, the multi-hyphenate was all-smiles while rolling along on a beach cruiser bicycle and wearing an impractical but seasonally on-theme floral skirt set.