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Lupita Nyong’o took to social media to honor her late costar Chadwick Boseman two years after his passing. The 39-year-old Mexican-Kenyan actress shared a video of the actor signing autographs.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz added some star power to a Wendy’s event over the weekend.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are still sporting that newlywed glow! RELATED: Nicola Peltz Beckham is a nineties dream in band T-shirt and jeansLooking happier than ever, the loved-up pair headed to a special Wendy's celebration at Offsunset – a new premier lounge located on West Hollywood's iconic Sunset Boulevard. WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham's touching gesture for Nicola Peltz's grandmother revealedPictured at the star-studded event on Saturday evening, the couple also enjoyed a sweet family reunion as they partied with Nicola's older brother, Will, and his longtime girlfriend, Kenya Kinski-Jones. A family affair, it's hardly surprising that siblings Nicola and Will were both in attendance, as their father, billionaire businessman and investor Nelson Peltz is a non-executive chairman of Wendy's Company.

Dancing with the Stars couple Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy announced that their first child will be a boy on Sunday.The Cali-born, Utah-raised 28-year-old and the Ukrainian 36-year-old shared a slideshow of themselves barefoot shooting off blue confetti cannons.'It's a... boy!' Jenna - who boasts 1.2M social media followers - wrote on Instagram.

Angelique Jackson Beauty entrepreneur Nyakio Grieco has signed with CAA for representation. Grieco is the founder of the clean skincare brand Relevant: Your Skin Seen and co-founder of the beauty e-commerce destination Thirteen Lune. Grieco has spent more than 20 years in the beauty business, launching the award-winning eponymous brand nyakio™, based on her family’s Kenyan beauty secrets, in 2002. Thirteen Lune, a first-of-its-kind e-commerce destination designed to inspire the discovery of beauty brands, debuted in 2020, co-founded by Grieco and Patrick Herning. Among Grieco’s other professional partners are activist and film producer Nicole Avant and Oscar-winning actor and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow.

A 24-year-old woman in Canada accidentally livestreamed her own drowning to her Facebook friends.

What I See. One infamously included the blurry silhouette of an elephant alongside the words: “Elephants in Kenya — so hard to photograph, but incredible to see. ”But those were mere hobbies, trial runs for what is Brooklyn’s actual, true calling: cooking.

Jonah Hill is doing what is best to protect his mental health.

Zack Sharf Jonah Hill has released an open letter in which he announced that he will no longer promote his own movies for the foreseeable future in order to continue working on his mental health. Hill’s upcoming projects include a new documentary he directed titled “Sputz” and Netflix’s comedy movie “You People,” which Hill co-wrote with director Kenya Barris.

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve watched Jonah Hill rise from broad comedies like Superbad and the 21 Jump Street franchise to awards caliber work in films from The Wolf Of Wall Street to Moneyball and Don’t Look Up. Hill has finished directing and starring in a documentary he shot in secret called Stutz. The title is derived from his therapist, and the film features frank discussions about mental health in general, and the progressive worsening of anxiety attacks involving the promotion of films that has made a dream job something of a nightmare for Hill. So while Stutz will make its debut at the fall festivals, Hill has made a decision to try and let the work speak for itself. He’s getting off the promotional merry-go-round, and has issued a statement to Deadline explaining why. He is not retiring, but Hill also won’t be promoting other work of his that includes the Netflix Kenya Barris-directed comedy You People, which Hill co-wrote with Barris and produces with the first time director. He also co-stars in the film. Here goes:

TIFF announced its Short Cuts section today comprised of 39 live-action narrative, documentary, and animated short films from directors repping 18 countries.

Tony Iommi has addressed Geezer Butler’s absence from Black Sabbath‘s mini reunion at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham.Last Monday (August 8) saw Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne take to the stage in their home city to perform Sabbath’s classic single ‘Paranoid’ alongside drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Adam Wakeman.“I love you, Birmingham – it’s good to be back!” Osbourne told the crowd at the Alexander Stadium.During a recent interview with Birmingham Live, Iommi was asked why the pair’s former bandmate Butler didn’t make an appearance.“I don’t think he wanted to come over as he hadn’t been well with COVID,” he told the outlet.“He’d been on holiday to Kenya and to Italy and had had an accident on a boat, cracking or breaking a rib about three weeks ago, so he was not quite in fine fettle to come over to play.”The musician continued: “It’s a shame because we’d talked for a long time about the possibility of playing at the Commonwealth Games.”Iommi went on to say that he was surprised Osbourne was well enough to participate in the show after recently undergoing major surgery and experiencing various health setbacks.“I never thought that Ozzy would be able to come and perform at the Commonwealth Games because of his operation,” he explained.

The popular Real Housewives reality television franchise is continuing to expand across the world. NBCUniversal Formats has partnered with African entertainment company Multichoice for several more African versions of The Real Housewives shows according to Variety. The new versions will include Nairobi (Kenya) and Pretoria (South Africa), with several others in the making.

Bravo’s “Real Housewives” will be expanding in another continent.

Fans of the 1939 classic film Wizard of Oz can rejoice.A reimagined version of the beloved drama fantasy which starred Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton will be worked on by writer/director Kenya Barris, according to Deadline.The pitch was picked up by Warner Brothers it was announced on Monday. Barris closed the deal with Warner Bros last week More of this: Fans of the 1939 classic film Wizard of Oz can rejoice. A reimagined version of the beloved drama fantasy which starred Judy Garland will be worked on by writer/director Kenya Barris  Barris, 48, will be writing and directing the newest rendition of the cult classic.Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the ABC hit series Black-ish.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros just set Kenya Barris to write and direct Wizard of Oz, a reimaging of the fantasy classic, with his Khalabo Ink Society producing.

The Real Housewives franchise is getting even bigger!

Get ready for another trip down the yellow brick road.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterKenya Barris is taking the yellow brick road to Oz for Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Wizard of Oz” remake.The creator of “Black-ish” is set to write and direct the reimagining, which is completely separate from New Line’s previously announced retelling of “The Wizard of Oz.” New Line’s version will be directed by Nicole Kassell (“Watchmen”) and is described as “fresh take” on Dorothy and the Land of Oz. Any specifics about Barris’s version have been kept under wraps.Both projects are based on L.

It’s official – a new Wizard of Oz is in the works.

Naman Ramachandran NBCUniversal Formats has strengthened its partnership with leading African entertainment company Multichoice for several more African versions of “The Real Housewives” format.First up are versions set in Nairobi and Pretoria, with several others in the pipeline. Independent production company Provoco is currently filming the 14-part series in Pretoria, while filming will commence on the Nairobi version in September with Kenyan producers Young Rich Television.The expansion comes after NBCUniversal Formats recently held The Real Housewives of Africa Summit in Cape Town for its production partners across the continent.