Ina Garten Serves Up a Supersized Cocktail Perfect for Social Distancing

The latest celebrity pairing on the block could be set to get pulses racing.

Kevin Hart talks about the time his wife Eniko got bit by a shark as he chats to Ellen DeGeneres on her show Thursday.

The Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.And while there were many on the list that were expected to be there - Denzel Washington for Macbeth and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos come to mind - several were left off that were surprises.Among those snubbed by the Oscars were Lady Gaga, Jared Leto and Al Pacino for House Of Gucci, Ben Affleck for his work in George Clooney's directorial effort The Tender Bar and Jennifer Hudson's role as Aretha Franklin in Respect.Scroll down for a list of nominations... No go:Lady Gaga was a force as Patrizia Reggiani in the Ridley Scott directed film House Of Gucci.

The Wendy Williams Show will reportedly be making some very big changes this year.Sherri Shepherd will become a 'permanent guest host' and take over the show in September, which will likely change the name of the chat fest, according to a Tuesday report from TMZ.This comes four months after 57-year-old Wendy took time off from her popular talk show to deal with her health issues reportedly connected to her longtime struggle with the autoimmune disorder Graves' disease. New on the scene:The Wendy Williams Show will reportedly be making some very big changes.

Kanye West had made a plea for his family to come back together just days after a war of words with estranged wife Kim Kardashian on social media.The 44-year-old rapper took to Instagram to share a gallery of snaps from Vogue magazine of his 41-year-old estranged wife with their children and the caption: 'GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER.'This comes just days after the former power couple squabbled on Instagram over their daughter North's TikTok and after the reason for the standstill in their divorce was revealed.Scroll down for video Taking a stand:Kanye West (seen in Malibu on Monday night) had made a plea for his family to come back together just days after a war of words with estranged wife Kim Kardashian on social media The 44-year-old rapper took to Instagram to share a gallery of snaps of his 41-year-old estranged wife with their children and the caption: 'GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER'As the reality star has been trying to get her married status dissolved to single for months, the artist's refusal to sign off on it is the reason the process has hit a snag according to a source for E! News on Monday.

Serena Williams is 'prepared' for retirement from tennis.The 40-year-old star has admitted she's been getting herself ready to step away from the sport 'for over a decade' after following the advice of her father Richard Williams, who is played by Will Smith in biopic King Richard.'I am prepared for that day, I've been prepared for that day for over a decade,' she told Entertainment Tonight. Time out?Serena Williams is 'prepared' for retirement from tennis.

Manori Ravindran International EditorIn a year when a festival darling like Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” was able to garner four Oscar nominations, including best picture, questions for the Berlin Film Festival jury — which includes Hamaguchi — centered on the role of film festivals in connecting both arthouse and mainstream audiences.Declaring that he “felt like a kid” at the Berlinale, where his jury will be watching 18 films in all, M. Night Shyamalan sat beaming next to Hamaguchi, who is fresh off his Oscar nomination for best director earlier this week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe impact of COVID-19 was ingrained throughout the annual financial results of CJ ENM, the most diversified entertainment company in South Korea. Music gained ground, while film was lossmaking. Similarly, the group’s streaming business rapidly grew its top line, but its heavy investment costs kept the unit in the red.For the year to end of December 2021, CJ ENM recorded a 5% increase in sales, to KRW3.55 trillion ($2.97 billion), and a 9% increase in operating profit, at KRW297 billion ($248 million), it sais in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Emiliano De Pablos Media giant Mediaset has acquired Italian distribution rights to Spanish writer-director Benito Zambrano’s drama “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake,” produced and sold by Barcelona-based studio Filmax.News of the deal comes just before Filmax screens “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” to buyers at this year’s online European Film Market.Described as high-quality cinema for adults and predominantly female audiences, “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” adapts the novel of the same title by screenwriter and casting specialist Cristina Campos. It has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide.A member of  Spain’s generation of directors that broke out in the 1990s,  helping Spanish movies find far larger favor with audiences at home, Zambrano’s breakout debut, 1999’s “Alone,” won the Panorama Audience Award at Berlin.

MORE: Model and influencer Cristina 'Vita' Aranda shot dead in front of estranged footballer husbandBrittany Dawn Davis is accused of misleading customers who had eating disorders, and engaging in deceptive promises of customized nutrition plans. Brittany Dawn is being sued by the State of TexasThe Texas Attorney General’s office filed the lawsuit against Brittany Dawn Fitness LLC on 1 February and is seeking $250,000 and $1m in penalties and court fees, according to court documents published by The Dallas Morning News.READ: In memoriam: remembering famous faces we lost in 2022MORE: Katie Couric shares shock and heartbreak after sudden lossBrittany started selling online fitness packages in 2014, stating that she offered customized nutritional guidance and fitness coaching.

The 72nd Berlin Film Festival kicks off in physical form today with M. Night Shyamalan leading the main competition jury. Also notable among panelists is Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi whose Drive My Car this week became the first Japanese movie ever nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. Hamaguchi was actually on a plane heading to Berlin when the nominations were announced, and only learned of the results upon landing.

It has been six years since Britain’s first female-only prison stopped housing inmates.Holloway Prison opened in 1852 but later became an all-female institution at the start of the 20th century.And the eerie jail gained notoriety after hosting five female executions - including the last woman to be hanged in Britain in 1955.Many suffragettes - including Emmeline Pankhurst - were also hauled to Holloway after defying the law in pursuit of their right to vote.Some went on hunger strike and were even force-fed - making the prison symbolic for women’s struggle for liberation.And it was Europe's largest female prison and could house 500 inmates before closing in 2016.

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In these trying times, Ina Garten is here to remind us of the important things in life, like cocktail hour! As fans are spending their days social distancing and in at-home quarantine, the 72-year-old  star took to her Instagram on Wednesday to share her cosmopolitan cocktail recipe. 

Barefoot Contessa author and TV host Ina Garten took to Instagram today to teach her fans and followers how to properly prepare a classic Cosmopolitan cocktail—around 6:00 this morning. Twitter quickly became obsessed with the clip and Garten's tutorial, inspiring a slew of memes celebrating the cookbook author's unabashed desire for a stiff drink.

Ina Garten is self-isolating with one very large Cosmopolitan!

Ina Garten knows just the right way to get through quarantine.

"You never know who's going to stop by," Ina Garten, , says in her latest Instagram instructional video. "Wait a minute," she interrupts herself, looking a little wild.

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This is the ultimate quarantini! Food Network star Ina Garten has shared her recipe for the biggest cosmopolitan we’ve ever seen — and it’s the perfect cocktail to get us all through the coronavirus lockdown. The 72-year-old New York native took to Instagram on April 1 to share an instructional video of herself creating the wonderful concoction. “During these stressful times, it’s important to keep traditions alive,” the Barefoot Contessa star said. “And my favorite tradition is the cocktail hour. So I’m going to make you my favorite cosmopolitan and you probably have all the ingredients right in your house.”