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Ben Affleck prepares to marry Jennifer Lopez for the second time in a lavish wedding in Georgia, their fans are wondering whether his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, will be in attendance. The star shares three children with the Alias actress, however, despite reportedly being invited to the nuptials, she will not be there. MORE: Ben Affleck makes huge personal decision after wedding to Jennifer LopezThe real reason for her lack of presence is because she's busy filming her latest project in Texas. WATCH: Ben Affleck marries Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas While her children, Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 13, and Sam, 11, are already in Georgia with their dad and stepmom, Jennifer is working on, The Last Thing He Told Me.She's been spotted with her co-star, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, in Austin. According to Hollywood Life, Jennifer was invited to the wedding, but while she's happy for the couple, she isn't going to attend.RELATED: Jennifer Lopez's $97million property portfolio is out of this worldREAD: Jennifer Garner sends emotional message to 'frenemy' after Ben Affleck weds Jennifer LopezBennifer are gearing up for a huge day after they eloped to Las Vegas last month. Ben, 50, and Jennifer, 52, legally married in Sin City but will honor their love in front of their blended family on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to Belgian/French horror pic Deep Fear. From director Grégory Beghin (Losers Revolution), the survival thriller will have its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest next month and then debut on Cinedigm’s Bloody Disgusting-powered genre streaming platform Screambox on October 11.

Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige were pictured while spending time together in a photo that was shared to her Instagram account on Sunday.The 47-year-old television personality and his 24-year-old girlfriend appeared to be enjoying each other's company in their first shot, in which they wore matching outfits.The happy couple also showed off several of their creations from their kitchen, and the latter wrote that her 'hidden talent is DJing, Sous-chef'ing, taste testing and documenting the entire process all at the same time.' Happy couple:Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige were pictured while spending time together in a photo that was shared to her Instagram account on SundaySeacrest and Paige wore light blue button-up shirts and matching pairs of shorts while posing for the photo.The pair also donned black trucker caps that they turned backward while posing for the shot.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCinedign has landed North American rights to “Sell/Buy/Date,” a playful and provocative film about the sex industry. Meryl Streep executive produced the movie, which debuted at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin.“Sell/Buy/Date” is set to be released theatrically this fall in the hopes that the film can garner awards attention. After playing in theaters, it will stream exclusively on Fandor with a wider digital release to follow.Broadway veteran Sarah Jones (“Bridge & Tunnel”) directed the film in her feature debut.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticMusic fans or just aficionados of unusual cultural events who can get themselves to Willie Nelson’s ranch in late October and early November are destined to get lucky. For a stretching lasting from Oct.

Kendrick Lamar has kicked off his ‘The Big Steppers’ world tour in Oklahoma, showcasing several tracks from his new album.The rapper premiered seven tracks from ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ for the first time at the Paycom Center and brought on Baby Keem for their collaboration ‘Family Ties’.During the show he gave ‘Worldwide Steppers’, ‘Father Time’, ‘Purple Hearts’, ‘Die Hard’, ‘Auntie Diaries’, ‘Crown’ and ‘Mr Morale’ their first live outings as the rapper brought on Tanna Leone on the latter track.

Sliding Doors? Well, we're about to find out. The actor stars in Netflix's upcoming Look Both Ways, about a young woman, Natalie (Reinhart), who graduates college and immediately has a baby with a friend…or doesn't.If she follows one path, she moves to Los Angeles to be an illustrator and hook up with a hot actor. If she takes another, she's a mom in Austin.

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Schneider (The Wrong Missy) has signed on to star alongside Jake T. Austin and Isabella Gomez in the action-comedy Pledge Trip from director Tracy Boyd, which will go into production in November.

Paramore have announced a North American headline tour for this autumn – tickets will be available here.The Hayley Williams-fronted band will hit the road on October 2, 2022 for 12 special shows, marking their first live performances in over four years. They’ll make stop-offs at theatres in cities such as Omaha, Oklahoma City, Chicago and Toronto.Per a press release, these select gigs will offer fans “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Paramore in a range of intimate venues”.Those hoping to secure tickets to the tour are required to register on Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform by this Sunday (July 17).

Taylor Swift’s New York residences.According to police the suspect, who was arrested on Friday (July 1), entered one of the residential buildings on March 26. He allegedly walked “through an unlocked door and remained unlawfully”, later fleeing on foot when security asked him to leave, investigators said.Then on June 12, the same man then allegedly entered another residential building inked to Swift and “made threats through the intercom toward a 32 year-old female,” according to a spokesperson for the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (via Billboard).NME has reached out to representatives of Swift for comment.In the past, Swift has faced previous issues with alleged stalked.In 2017, Eric Swarbrick, from Austin, Texas, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to stalking the pop star and sending threatening letters and emails to her former record label, Big Machine.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has ordered a second season of adult animated series Ten Year Old Tom, from Steve Dildarian, animation veteran Nick Weidenfeld and Tomorrow Studios. The renewal is being announced today at Rooster Teeth’s RTX festival in Austin.

Fear the Walking Dead, where she had been starring as June Dorie since 2018. “I had been commuting and then when the pandemic hit, I started homeschooling my kids [on top of that], which just became a lot,” Elfman says. “We thought, Let's just try and simplify things.

Parents and reporters were asked to leave Uvalde City Hall this afternoon before a Texas House of Representatives committee held a hearing to gather testimony from officers involved in the response to a school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded 17 others there last month.

“This is and was about gun responsibility,” reads the text at the opening of a video Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey posted this afternoon on social media. The black and white video goes on to show he and wife Camila Alves — presumably last week after he made an emotional statement about gun violence during a White House briefing — meeting with over 30 members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.

Matthew McConaughey was seen for the first time since his impassioned speech at the White House about gun control last week.The 52-year-old actor was seen out and about on a solo outing in London on Sunday evening.He sporteda green Adidas track jacket for MLS soccer club Austin FC, along with white trousers, and light brown suede boots with blue laces and sole. Legend:Matthew McConaughey was seen out in London for the first time since his impassioned speech at the White House about gun control last weekThe Oscar-winner accessorized with a red scarf tied around his neck along with a light blue flat cap.

Machine Gun Kelly opened his 2022 world tour this week (June 8) in Texas – watch him arrive in a huge pink helicopter.The tour, behind new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, began in Austin at the Moody Center on Wednesday, and Kelly made a huge entrance.As footage shows, a massive pink and black helicopter landed in the middle of the venue, from which the rapper and pop-punk star attached himself onto via a rope and was carried in mid-air through the venue.Watch footage of the arrival below.Reviewing Machine Gun Kelly’s latest album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, NME wrote: “In less than two years, Machine Gun Kelly has gone from underrated rapper to the sort of bonafide rock star who headlines festivals alongside the likes of Metallica, Green Day and Dua Lipa.”The lengthy arena tour behind ‘Mainstream Sellout’, which sees Kelly supported by Avril Lavigne and Blink-182’s Travis Barker among others, continues this week and throughout 2022.

Laurie Anderson has shared why the Lou Reed: Caught Between The Twisted Stars exhibition was nearly held in Texas but ended up in New York City instead.The archive, which chronicles the life and work of Reed through images, voices, and music from the star and his collaborators, will be hosted at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts starting today (June 9).Anderson, Reed’s widow, recently told The New York Times that she’d first selected the Harry Ransom Center in Austin for the exhibit, but decided against that plan after Texas Governor Greg Abbot, signed the campus-carry bill in 2015. The bill allowed people licensed to carry a handgun in Texas to carry a concealed handgun on university campuses.I called them up,” Anderson said, adding: “‘This thing we’ve been talking about for a couple years? It’s off.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Kendrick Lamar is one of many artists to release a highly anticipated album over the last month, just in time for summer touring.

Matthew McConaughey, describing himself as “a father and a gun owner, the son of a kindergarten teacher, and a Texan from Uvalde” now living in Austin,” is calling for Americans to “step up” for change in “gun responsibility,” including enacting background checks, Red Flag Laws and age upping the requirement on semi-automatic firearms to 21.

Emily Longeretta The “Scrubs” family is back together. On Sunday, ATX TV Festival hosted an energy-filled reunion panel with the cast of the medical comedy-drama, which aired from 2001 to 2010, first on NBC and later on ABC.Creator and showrunner Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso”) along with cast members Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes and Neil Flynn gathered for a conversation hosted by Variety TV Editor Michael Schneider.First, the group spoke about “Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald,” the podcast hosted by Braff and Faison.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJames Marsden, who starred in the first season of HBO’s “Westworld” and recurred in its second season, is coming back. The network announced the news on Saturday at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, where Marsden made a surprise appearance during a panel promoting the show’s Season 4.Also as part of the panel, HBO released key art for the new season, which returns Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m.