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EXCLUSIVE: Amy Lewis is coming back to Genoa City.

Deyshaun Tucker, best known for his recurring role as Roman on BET+’s The Family Business, has signed with Zero Gravity Management for representation.

Ariana DeBose, who made her dream come true and needed to take a moment before meeting Hollywood legend Rita Moreno, her co-star in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story.’The 31-year-old actress plays Anita in the 2021 film, the role that Rita played in the 1961 acclaimed musical. On a recent joint interview with the rest of the cast, the pair revealed some behind the scenes situations that took place on the set of the movie, including the moment the two stars met.DeBose said she couldn’t hide her excitement when she first met Rita as the cast was getting ready for rehearsals, “I was having a full-fledged panic attack,” DeBose confessed, “I hid underneath the bleachers for like 20 minutes until I could get myself together.”The actress had to pull herself together and prepared to meet Moreno for lunch, who gave her some sweet words of encouragement, “She calmed me down and gave me the space to feel my feelings.

EXCLUSIVE: Brely Evans and Ben Stephens, who recur on Carl Weber’s The Family Business as Sonya Duncan and Curtis Duncan, have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming fourth season. Additionally, Bern Nadette Stanis (Good Times), Nayirah Bosley and Sacaiah Shaw have joined the BET+ series in heavily recurring roles. Filming on Season 4 got underway last week in Los Angeles.

Sister, Sister, the notoriously difficult to stream (until now) Girlfriends, and Moesha, making it a super exciting roster for anyone looking for nostalgia and laughs all at once. Also included in the lineup are The Game, The Parkers, Half & Half, and One on One. Netflix will be staggering their releases through October, which means we have a lot to look forward to in the coming months.