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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Fassbender appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and revealed that he suggested Daniel Craig for James Bond during his own 007 audition for “Casino Royale.” “I met with Barbara Broccoli just you know through passing and I actually went in to an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast, but I don’t think I was ever in the mix,” Fassbender said. “But I remember going into that room and meeting with her and [Michael G.] Wilson and I think I was like, ‘Daniel Craig is…’ I don’t know why I was promoting him. I should have been promoting myself.” “This is what I was saying.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Joni Mitchell covers are not for the faint of heart or voice, so Amanda Seyfried‘s decision to cover a verse from the singer’s 1971 classic “California” on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” last week was a brave one — not just because of the celestial high note on the chorus, but because she also accompanied herself on the dulcimer. Social media quickly jumped in, with fans urging Seyfried to be cast as the young Mitchell in Cameron Crowe’s forthcoming biopic. However, Seyfried insists the viral “Tonight Show” moment was not part of a campaign to try to win the role.

Padma Lakshmi left Top Chef after 17 years as the face of the Bravo series, and she previously explained her decision to depart the cooking competition show.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Conan O’Brien and his Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney revealed on the former’s podcast that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refused to let them put clothes on an Oscar or have it presented horizontally. O’Brien hosted the 2025 Academy Awards earlier this month and had some ideas for a promo video that got turned down. The promo featured O’Brien and a 9-foot-tall Oscar statuette as a domestic couple.

lately? Chances are, the answer is yes.The has been hitting the press circuit hard, making stops at morning shows, late night shows, podcasts, and panels to promote her latest Netflix flick, the ‘90s-set adventure film The Electric State.As all celebrity women well know, with a spate of public appearances and photo opps comes unwarranted criticism and tired opinions. Brown, who began her career as a child star on , is no exception of course. Over the past few weeks, she has been picked apart by “fans” and the media alike, for “aging poorly.”“Disillusioned people can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman on her terms, not theirs,” she wrote of the discourse .

Love Is Blind? Allegedly, Sara and Joey are dating, a year after rejecting Ben and Monica, respectively, at the altar in the season 8 finale. Is it just me, or does have more off-screen drama than on-screen? Because this would be major, if true., Sara Carton revealed that she and Ben Mezzenga briefly tried dating after she said no to marrying him on the show.

Meghan Markle is launching a new podcast.

Meghan Markle is one of the most talked-about members of the royal family.

EXCLUSIVE: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is preparing to launch her latest podcast.

“Many of us sacrificed our careers trying to take these people on and Newsom’s trying to make a career with them.”

Tamra Judge is opening up about her decision to quit The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com “Seinfeld” writer Spike Feresten is auctioning off his 1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R motorcycle, with the funds helping the continued recovery efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire. Fans hoping to own Feresten’s motorcycle have through Wednesday, March 19 to put in their bid through Bring a Trailer, with the website reading: “The auction winner will have the option of taking delivery of the motorcycle directly from Spike on the set of Spike’s Car Radio.” On Instagram, Feresten wrote in his post: “We’re honored to be part of this charity auction benefiting the Palisades Charter High School Booster Club (@palihighboosterclub) and their fire recovery efforts.” A post shared by Cabiglio Garage (@cabigliogarage) Proceeds will go to the Palisades Charter High School Booster Club in order to support recovery efforts in the Palisades, one of many places in Southern California devastated by the wildfires back in January.

One thing is clear from the response to Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, and that is the fact that the reverse of the title is very true.

Khloe Kardashian is speaking out about how her sisters are addressed in relation to her.

People magazine that his close friends have grilled him about his half-brother drama with Burr, 56, which came to a head when they both appeared on Howie Mandel’s podcast in January.Corgan said he had to convince his friends that him ambushing Burr, 56, on Mandel’s podcast to discuss their possible familial relationship was not faked for drama.“A really good friend of mine said to me, looking around, ‘Okay, now tell me the truth.’ And I said, ‘I don’t think so. I don’t think we’re related,'” Corgan told the outlet.

Alex Cooper is producing a dating reality TV show at Hulu!

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Five years ago this week, the television industry rose to the challenge of keeping news, daytime and late-night talk shows and other topical series on the air during the harsh early months of the COVID pandemic. We didn’t know it then, but March 2020 marked a huge inflection point for the television business. Stay-at-home orders, masks and antigen tests — it seems distant and not so distant all at once.

Ethan Shanfeld Alex Cooper, the creator and host of the wildly popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast, will produce a new dating series for Hulu with the working title “Overboard for Love.” The unscripted show will put “sexy singles” aboard a luxury yacht, where they’ll be ready to “mix and mingle … and find love.” “But there’s a twist,” according to the logline: “Gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered.

misSPELLING” podcast, joking, “Just water me once in a while, and I somehow survive.”“How I’m still living, no one knows,” she added. “I don’t drink water. And when I say I don’t drink water, I don’t drink water.”But other drinks don’t bother the star.“I can guzzle, like, a glass of wine in, like, two seconds.

Ellise Shafer Millie Bobby Brown is continuing to speak out against the tabloid media, particularly when it comes to criticizing her appearance in relation to her age. In the latest episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, the 21-year-old “Stranger Things” star told host Alex Cooper that the press “love to go in on me with certain things,” including saying “that I look a lot older” and pointing out changes in her British accent. “A thing that I get a lot is like, ‘Oh my God, she looks like 40,'” Brown said.

There’s only one Tree Hill, but luckily for fans, Sophia Bush and pals are giving the show a second life.