Drake almost left Degrassi: The Next Generation over his character Jimmy Brooks' wheelchair

Sonequa Martin-Green has taken over the captain's chair in the fourth season of, and the actress couldn't be more excited about the opportunity and her character's growth.«It was exhilarating, it was solidifying, it was cementing and fulfilling in so many ways,» Martin-Green shared with ET's Nischelle Turner. «I felt as if I had arrived, or sort of reached the pinnacle of what this season is about.»With her character, Michael Burnham, in command, she's become the first black female captain in the franchise's history.

 is clapping back at critics who say the Sex and the City reboot is too «politically correct.»Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and more members of the hit HBO Max series sat down with Andy Cohen for a special SiriusXM Town Hall where they discussed the series and the possibility of a second season.«I feel like people have watched it and they know it so well, inside and out. And when you know something that's so familiar, it becomes tame.

Michael Douglas is reflecting on an astute piece of advice his late father Kirk Douglas told him during the actor's foray into the film business. The 77-year-old "Wall Street" star was a guest of honor at the Fourth Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival and recalled in an interview with producers that in being so close to his father and mother Diana Douglas, the actor was able to "watch their insecurities and see that what was on the screen was not exactly what that person was like," according to People magazine.

41 is looking good on Paris Hilton as she celebrated her birthday on Thursday, February 17. The TV personality took her birthday festivities to the tropics as she showed off several pics of her soaking up the sun on a private boat and then she took it to the beach. Paris let out her wild side as she sported a leopard print bikini set and matching flats.

After it leaked that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was planning on not requiring vaccination at the 94th Academy Awards, there was a massive pushback from members and the industry over the decision. Today, an AMPAS spokesperson revealed an updated policy that will raise many eyebrows and will leave the door open for major speculation on who on the telecast is and isn’t vaccinated.

Kanye West posted maybe the most sympathetic thing he’s put on Instagram so far — tragically after Kim Kardashian had (understandably) already stopped following him.

Prabal Gurung blended his love for his adopted city of New York and his homeland of Nepal in a Fashion Week show featuring psychedelic flower prints imbued with a New York edginess.

Davina McCall wowed fans in a stunning makeup free selfie showcasing her natural beauty.The 54-year-old showed off her ageless features as she beamed at the camera while lying on a sofa bare-faced.The Masked Singer judge can be seen wearing a black sports top as she pulled her brunette locks back out of her face to show her stunning complexion.Davina told her 1.5million Instagram followers how she was "procrastinating" from doing exercise.The mum-of-three penned: "This is me procrastinating. Thought u might like to see me trying to FORCE myself up off the sofa to exercise...," she added several laughing face emojis to complete the post and also tagged her online gym.Fans rushed to share how they related to the star in the comments while others called her "an inspiration".One wrote: "I know that feeling."Another said: "Know that feeling all too well."While a third added: "I’m glad I’m not the only one who does this."Another fan penned: "You can do it!! You’re an inspiration.""I have that battle every morning," related a fifth.While a sixth thanked her: "Thank you @davinamccall.

Ellen DeGeneres accidentally let slip that another Kardashian was pregnant during her interview with friend Kris Jenner.Ellen, 64, caused speculation while chatting to the 66-year-old on her talk show, The Ellen Show, on Thursday after implying that another Kardashian baby maybe on the way sooner than fans expected.Fans were already speculating that Kris' oldest daughter Kourtney Kardashian is expecting a baby with Blink 182 fiancé Travis Scott, reports The Mirror. The pair made their relationship official last Valentine's Day.On October 18, the smitten couple announced to the world that they were getting married.During The Ellen Show, the momager opened up about her youngest daughter Kylie Jenner, 24, giving birth to her second child on February 2 with partner Travis Scott, 34.Kris revealed: "It's amazing I was in the hospital when he was born.

TikTok star was saved by her policeman dad after he killed a creepy stalker who showed up outside their house with a gun.The terrifying ordeal saw a man blast a front door open with his handgun to try and kill Ava Majury, a 15-year-old internet celebrity from Naples, Florida.It came after a lengthy spell of harassment that saw her receive unwanted attention from 18-year-old stalker Eric Rohan Justin only weeks after signing up to the internet video platform in 2020.Ava gained popularity quickly on TikTok and has one million followers between her three accounts, where she posts singing and dancing videos alongside those of her pulling practical jokes on her family.But she told the New York Times that the darker side of her fame came when Rohan Justin tracked her down after buying personal details off her friends, including her telephone umber.On one day in June 2021 the teenager arrived at the family home and began firing shots through the front door with a handgun, leading Ava and her two brothers to hide in their parent's bedroom.Recalling the moment of terror, she told the newspaper: "All I remember was, I heard it, I felt it in my chest, and I looked up, and there was a hole in my door from the fragments."The gun jammed on impact, causing the stalker to disappear for a moment.

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Brad Pitt is not pleased with Angelina Jolie's latest business decision, so much so that he's suing his ex-wife over it. According to court docs obtained by ET, amid the couple's ongoing custody battle, Pitt is suing Jolie for selling Chateau Miraval Winery, which he is part owner of, to Russian oligarch, Yuri Shefler. The actor is seeking monetary damages, legal fees and for Jolie's sale of Miraval to Shefler to be voided.The couple bought the Correns, France-located winery back in 2008 and Pitt claims, he invested a ton of money and time in the winery over the years.While he acknowledges that Jolie put in 40 percent of the $28.4 million purchase price, Pitt claims he alone made the winery successful.

Troye Sivan has linked up with Jay Som for a touching new collaborative single, titled ‘Trouble’.The track opens with a sweet acoustic intro before building into a sentimental pop dream. It’s an apt tune to soundtrack a coming-of-age film, which is exactly what Sivan created it for.As Sivan announced recently on social media, it’ll feature in the forthcoming film Three Months, in which he plays Caleb Kahn, a Florida teenager who has to do a HIV screening after discovering a partner he slept with tested positive.

It's entirely possible that a majority of Drake's fans were introduced to him as a rapper rather than as Aubrey Graham, child actor behind the character of Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation. In the teen drama's fourth season, Jimmy is paralyzed after a school shooting and becomes a wheelchair user, one of the show's most iconic character arcs thanks in no small part to Drake's subsequent superstardom.

Before he was the ‘Champagne Papi,’ Drake was just neighborhood teenage heartthrob Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian hit television series Degrassi: the Next Generation. Even though the “Flip the Switch” rapper was part of the cast for seven seasons, Drake almost left the show after his character was shot and confined to a wheelchair toward the end of his time on the show. That’s according to a new oral history, Degrassi’s creator and head writer James Hurst revealed to the A.V. Club on Friday, October 15.

Degrassi: The Next Generation has revealed that Drake threatened legal action against the show, in which he co-starred, over a wheelchair storyline.The rapper appeared as Jimmy Brooks in the Canadian drama from 2001 over seven seasons.However in a recent oral history of the show to mark its 20th anniversary, writer James Hurst explained that the then actor pursued legal action after his character wound up in a wheelchair.“There was a letter from a law firm in Toronto, and it was from Aubrey [Graham, aka Drake],” Hurst told AV Club.“It was an odd letter that said, “Aubrey Graham will not return to Degrassi season six as Jimmy Brooks unless his injury is healed, and he’s out of the wheelchair.”The writer called Drake in to get to the root of

If Drake got his way, Jimmy Brooks would’ve had a very different ending on Degrassi. According to a writer on the teen drama, the rapper, whose full name is Aubrey Drake Graham, threatened to quit the series if his character remained in a wheelchair after season 5.

Drake was willing to do whatever it takes to get Jimmy Brooks out of his wheelchair.

Drake nearly quit Degrassi: The Next Generation over a certain storyline.

Drake allegedly almost left “Degrassi: The Next Generation” because of his character’s storyline.