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Netflix star Jerry Harris, 22, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a federal sex abuse case.Jerry rose to fame in the original Netflix series Cheer and pleaded guilty to coercing adolescent boys to send him sexually explicit photos and soliciting sex from minors. The judge handed down the sentence in a Chicago federal court on Wednesday (July 6) after a lengthy hearing.READ MORE: Viggo Mortensen's brush with death as oxygen tank cut out during deep diving sceneAlthough he was charged with seven federal crimes, he ultimately pleaded guilty to two: receipt of child sexual abuse material and one count of travelling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.The actor paid a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photos and also travelled to Florida "for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old boy.In their sentencing, prosecutors said Harris used "his status as a competitive cheerleader, his social media persona, and eventually his celebrity and money, to persuade and entice his young victims to engage in sexually explicit conduct for him or with him."Harris’ lawyers are seeking a shorter sentence of six years, followed by eight years of supervised release as they said he had a traumatic childhood.They described him as “both victimiser and victim” and said that he was sexually assaulted himself as a child.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. His lawyers wrote: “The trauma he experienced as a child normalised his skewed version of what he understood to be appropriate relationships.“No one was there to stand up for him when he was sexually assaulted as a minor.“He is grateful that is not

Elizabeth Banks recalls being moved to tears after hosting her first gameshow of ABC's. Yes, the actress grew up watching the game show as a child, but that's not why she grew emotional. It was watching contestants realize  wildest dreams.The 48-year-old actress, director and producer gave ET's Matt Cohen a behind-the-scenes look at the set of the revival of the 1980s game show, which ran for three seasons on CBS before its cancellation in 1986.

was in court for his sentencing as friends and supporters read statements before the judge decided his fate. In February, Harris issued a guilty plea in his sex crime case that alleged he solicited sex from teen twin boys at cheerleading competitions.

Macy Gray still is not done responding to critics who accused her of being transphobic on a recent episode of . «All of you coming on my page, threatening me and calling me names — just becuz i said something you don't agree with,» the singer wrote on Twitter. «Be whatever you wana be, and fk off.»pic.twitter.com/DEoVDTopGGThe post is not Gray's first response to the controversy, which first surfaced on Monday.

Brad Pitt recently addressed his long struggle with being unable to recognize people's faces, and how that's led to some assuming that he's self-absorbed and even rude.In a recent interview with, Pitt commented on his problem with recognizing people and being able to recall facial features, lamenting, «Nobody believes me!» When the interviewer admitted that their spouse feels that they suffer from the same condition, Pitt exclaimed, «I wanna meet another.»While Pitt admits that he hasn't been officially diagnosed, he said he believes he suffers from a medical condition called prosopagnosia — colloquially known as «face blindness.»So what exactly is prosopagnosia?According to the National Health Service of the U.K., the condition usually affects people from the time they are born and is something they contend with throughout their entire lives.«Many people with prosopagnosia are not able to recognize family members, partners or friends,» the NHS explains on their website.

TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has once again hit out at ITV as he picked up a prestigious TRIC award that named him News Presenter of the Year. The GB News anchor, who previously hosted This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford, picked up the award at a glitzy ceremony held at Grosvenor House in central London today. Yet it appeared there was still some bad blood between Eamonn and his former employer ITV, after he and Ruth were axed from This Morning's Friday slot last year after over ten years of presenting the programme.

Love Island fans have taken to social media to call out George Tasker after he told the boys about him and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu cuddling in bed. During Wednesday (6 June) night's episode, viewers saw George, 23, and Ekin-Su, 27, share a cuddle while in bed after the lights went out, but the actress was quick to tell him: "We're just friends." The following morning, George wasted no time in letting the other boys know about what had happened between him and Ekin-Su after the girls had left the bedroom.

Love Island viewers were left gutted to see no postcard was sent on Wednesday's episode ahead of the recouplings. Fans will recall that in previous series, when Casa Amor takes place, a postcard is delivered to the Islanders, showing highlights of what is happening in the other villa.

It was another eventful night in the Love Island villa on Wednesday as the Islanders continued to get to know the newcomers to the show in the hopes of finding true love. From steamy kisses to flirtatious chats, there was everything to play for in tonight’s show as the islanders hoped to win the favour of the bombshells in their sights.

David Harbour has shared that he turned to Ryan Reynolds after finding a flop on his hands in 2019’s Hellboy, also touching on a casting idea for Stranger Things‘ spin-off series in a recent interview with GQ.

It’s been a month since Jeff Sagansky’s fiery speech at a NATPE event proclaimed that “we are in a golden age of content production and the dark age of creative profit sharing.” It put the prominent media investor and producer and former top entertainment executive at the center of a conversation about the adverse impact the proliferation of the streaming-driven “cost plus” business model has had on profit participation and ways Hollywood producers, agents and guilds can mobilize and fight to restore backend for creative talent. The issue of vanishing backend, which is estimated to result in as much as $1.5B of lost income a year for creative talent, is expected to be front and center in the looming WGA and other unions’ negotiations with the studios on new a film and TV basic agreement.

Former Cheer personality Jerry Harris received his sentence amid his child pornography case.

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UPDATED, 4:05 PM: Jerry Harris, who starred in Netflix’s Emmy-winning docuseries Cheer, was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex with minors and other sex-related crimes. He had pleaded guilty in February after taking a plea deal with prosecutors. Read details of the case below.

EXCLUSIVE: De’Adre Aziza (She’s Gotta Have It) is the latest addition to the cast of MGM’s boxing drama Flint Strong, marking the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated DP Rachel Morrison. She joins an ensemble led by Ryan Destiny, which also includes Oluniké Adeliyi and Brian Tyree Henry, as previously announced.

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The big screen adaptation of the classic role-playing game will be holding a panel in Hall H on Thursday, July 21 at 12 noon; the first in the mega auditorium as the fanboy confab returns in-person after a two year pandemic absence.

Jerry Harris officially been sentenced.

Michelle Young is opening up a bit more about her split from Nayte Olukoya.

The WGA East and Vox Media have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a threatened strike. The new contract covers writers, editors, reporters, producers, podcasters and other staffers who work for Vox, The Verge, Eater, Polygon, SB Nation, Recode and Seeker.