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Netflix released a first look photo (above) of Sofia Vergara as real-life drug queenpin Griselda Blanco from the upcoming limited series, Griselda. The streamer also revealed 10 newly added cast members including Vanessa Ferlito (NCIS: New Orleans, 24) and Juliana Aidén Martinez (Prodigal Son, The Blacklist).

Lusia Harris was a basketball pioneer and the only woman ever drafted by the NBA.Harris played high school basketball before joining the newly established women’s team at Delta State University in 1973. She was a standout on a team that won three consecutive national championships. While she was in college, Harris was selected for the U.S.

A tropical getaway! After tying the knot late last year, Will Jardell and James Wallington continued celebrating their love with a special trip to Ecuador for their honeymoon.

David Furnish has delighted his followers by sharing a new picture of Elton John back on stage ahead of his farewell tour, which kicks off on Wednesday in New Orleans.Exclusive: David Furnish gives update on Elton John's health as he isolates ahead of surgeryFans of the star have had to wait at least two years to see Elton begin his final worldwide tour, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.WATCH: Elton John shares update on hip surgery in interview with Lorraine Kelly"Getting back in the groove @eltonjohn #EltonFarewellTour," remarked doting husband David alongside a snap, which showed the superstar belting out a tune as David watched on.MORE: 10 rare photos of Elton John's children with husband David FurnishMORE: Elton John shares rare photo of his sons during glamorous summer breakFans rushed to comment on the post, with one saying: "Not long now until I see my hero perform." Another remarked: "This picture makes me happyyy!!!" A third person said: "Back at it! We love to see it."Elton, 74, announced his final set of performances, titled the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour - The Final Tour, in 2018, and had planned to take his music around the world one final time. However, due to the pandemic and ongoing health issues, the tour was pushed back on various occasions.

Rosa Lee Hawkins, the youngest founding member of the celebrated New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups, died in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, January 11 of internal bleeding caused by complications from surgery, The New York Times reports. She was 76.

Lusia “Lucy” Harris, the pioneering women’s basketball player who became the first female to score a basket in the Olympics, one of the only women to be drafted into the NBA and later the first female collegiate player inducted in the National Basketball Hall of Fame, died unexpectedly Tuesday in her native Mississippi. She was 66.

CBS will reshuffle its Sunday primetime slate this week as the network opts to air the first episode of NCIS: Hawai’i’s upcoming two-parter episode after coverage of the AFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.

EXCLUSIVE: Derek Nguyen, the award-winning writer, director and producer behind horror-romance The Housemaid (Cô Hầu Gái), has signed with Cinetic Media for management.

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Rosa Lee Hawkins was a singer with the 1960s girl group the Dixie Cups, known for their hits “Chapel of Love” and “Iko Iko.”Hawkins founded the Dixie Cups along with her sister, Barbara Ann Hawkins, and their cousin, Joan Marie Johnson (1944–2016), in their hometown of New Orleans. They had been singing together since childhood, and they quickly became popular after getting a record deal and releasing their 1964 debut single, “Chapel of Love.” The song rose to the top of the charts, and they followed it with the singles “People Say,” “You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me,” and “Little Bell.” Their final hit single, “Iko Iko,” was their version of a traditional New Orleans song that their record producers recorded as they unknowingly sang it together while keeping the beat with drumsticks on ashtrays.

The Soul Rebels have been bridging the New Orleans brass band tradition with hip-hop from the city and beyond for the better part of the new millennium. They've played with Nas, Talib Kweli, Dave East, fellow fusionist Robert Glasper, and countless others, becoming one of the few New Orleans brass acts to gain popularity outside Louisiana and the niche European and Japanese markets that still support the artform.

In the mid-1970s when the horn sounded for a Delta State University Lady Statesmen’s basketball game, center Luisa “Lucy” Harris could not be stopped.

Rosa Lee Hawkins, whose group the Dixie Cups bumped the Beatles off the No. 1 position on the charts in 1964 with their hit “Chapel of Love,” died Tuesday at age 76 in Tampa, FL.

She was nominated for a SAG Award in the best female actor category just a day before.So it comes as no wonder Jennifer Aniston is feeling herself.The 52-year-old A-lister took to Instagram on Thursday morning to share a duo of selfies showing off her evergreen looks while going make-up free.Jennifer donned nothing but a white towel as she showed off her signature blonde hair with beachy waves.Scroll down for video Simply stunning: Jennifer Aniston, 52, took to Instagram on Thursday morning to share a duo of selfies showing off her evergreen looks while going make-up freeThe star absolutely glowed as she was seen without a single swipe of make-up while her famous locks were elegantly disheveled.The post was to promote her haircare line, LolaVie, as she oversees product development to marketing the sustainable and cruelty-free brand. She captioned the image to her 39.3million followers:Okay, Humidity…[hot face, spiral eyes, and dizzy emojis] Let’s go…..[fist and muscular bicep emojis] @lolavie.' Wow factor:Jennifer donned nothing but a white towel as she showed off her signature blonde hair with beachy wavesNo doubt she was in good spirits as she and her The Morning Show co-star Reese Witherspoonboth took to Instagram on Wednesday to react to the news of their hit Apple show scoring four SAG Award nominations.The New Orleans-born 45-year-old and the 52-year-old Valley Girl will compete against each other for the female actor in a drama series trophy.Jennifer and Reese - who also played sisters on Friends - earn over $2M per episode to executive produce and star as UBA co-hosts Alexandra 'Alex' Levy and Bradley Jackson.

The Morning Show's Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston both took to Instagram on Wednesday to react to the news of their hit Apple show scoring four SAG Award nominations.The New Orleans-born 45-year-old and the 52-year-old Valley Girl will compete against each other for the female actor in a drama series trophy.Jennifer and Reese - who also played sisters on Friends - earn over $2M per episode to executive produce and star as UBA co-hosts Alexandra 'Alex' Levy and Bradley Jackson. Congrats!The Morning Show's Reese Witherspoon (L) and Jennifer Aniston (R) both took to Instagram on Wednesday to react to the news of their hit Apple show scoring four SAG Award nominations Who will win? The New Orleans-born 45-year-old (L) and the 52-year-old Valley Girl (R) will compete against each other for the female actor in a drama series trophyAniston and Witherspoon will also have to face off against Squid Game's HoYeon Jung, The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss, and Succession's Sarah Snook at the ceremony.'Thank you @sagawards for all @themorningshow love!' the Emmy winner gushed via Instastory.

Reese Witherspoon looked cheerful after a day of hitting the slopes on her ski vacation.On Sunday, the 45-year-old actress shared a cute video in which she was seen modeling a ski suit by her brand Draper James and petting her dog Major while sitting in the snow.'Waiting for our Après-Ski to begin @draperjames X @ferastyle,' Reese wrote in the caption of the clip, adding emojis of a whisky glass, a snowflake, logs, a fire and a red heart. Good times:Reese Witherspoon looked cheerful after a day of hitting the slopes on her ski vacationThe Big Little Lies star's trendy ski suit and accessories were from a collaborative line between ski apparel brand FERA and Witherspoon's company, which the star founded in 2015.

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Betty White's work with animal nonprofit organizations has been remembered by a number of animal rights advocates in the wake of her passing at 99 Friday.The Audubon Nature Institute, based in New Orleans, tweeted that White was 'a conservationist, animal advocate, and friend' in remembering the late Golden Girls star.The organization, which runs the zoo and aquarium in the city, said that 'when the penguins & sea otters were evacuated to' the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California 'for Hurricane Katrina' in 2005 in Louisiana, Betty White 'paid for the plane to relocate them.' The latest: Betty White's work with animal nonprofit organizations has been remembered by a number of animal rights advocates in the wake of her passing at 99 Friday. She was snapped at an event in LA in 2012The group noted that White 'did not ask for fanfare' as 'she just wanted to help,' adding the hashtag, #ThankYouForBeingAFriend.A spokesperson for the organization gave details to People about White's efforts amid the troubled times.

EXCLUSIVE: Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Focus) has signed on to star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina and Ben Schwartz in Renfield, the monster movie that Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The LEGO Batman Movie) is directing for Universal Pictures.

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