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SM Entertainment has announced its plans to launch new IP in 2023, including a two boybands and girl group.The plans were announced by SM Entertainment’s CEO Jang Cheol-hyuk in a new YouTube video. The first new group the K-pop agency plans to launch is the latest and final NCT sub-group, which is widely expected to be the Japan-based NCT Tokyo.“To this end, we plan to increase the proportion of Japanese members [in NCT],” Jang said.

Kate Bosworth and Justin Long are rumored to be married and they were just spotted looking so happy together while flying away!

They’re the dynamic duo who often leave fans in stitches with their wacky social media skits and polar opposite personalities. Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson’s bromance has stood the test of time since the pair met on Celebs Go Dating in 2018. And despite his tough exterior, former TOWIE star Pete, 34, even has the odd gushing moment for his Made In Chelsea pal as he touches on his pride over Sam's recent ADHD documentary.

It’s Wednesday, and your daily forecast can help you push through those mid-week challenges. So, what can you expect from today? There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Very few of us need reminding of how the Prince and Princess of Wales' legendary love story started at the University of St Andrews in Scotland soon after the pair both enrolled in 2001. In the 12 years since the couple married, they have become the most popular members of the Royal Family who advocate for key causes such as mental health, homelessness and early childhood. The relatable way the pair behave in public continues to win them fans - and it appears that this normalcy extends into their life away from the cameras with their three children.

NCT, SM Entertainment has announced.The K-pop agency announced on NCT’s social media accounts today (May 24) that Sungchan and Shotaro will be “closing their chapter with NCT”, and also confirmed future plans for the two idols.“We express our deepest apologies and appreciation for the fans that have been supporting and early waiting for them to debut as part of a new NCT group,” SM Entertainment said. Instead, the duo are set to re-debut in a “new boy group that will launch in 2023”.“After careful consideration and discussion with Sungchan and Shotaro in preparation of SM 3.0, we have come to a decision that would best refeclt the artists’ thoughts and each of the group’s artistic and musical direction,” the K-pop agency added.Elsewhere in its statement, SM Entertainment also touched on the upcoming Japan-based NCT sub-group, also known as NCT Tokyo.

Beyoncé‘s father and Destiny’s Child manager, has revealed in a new interview that he would like to see Destiny’s Child reunite for “one last album”.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Knowles spoke of a possible reunion for the group, saying that a return would be “a decision that the ladies would have to make”, adding that he would “certainly support” a return.“I would certainly, certainly support that decision as I still manage Destiny’s Child. I would love to see that as well,” Knowles said. He also said that a reunion would leave fans “overjoyed”.“I think the fans will be just overjoyed, overwhelmed,” he told Entertainment Tonight.

Prince Harry's already strained relationship with his father, King Charles III, could be further damaged after the Duke of Sussex's bid to pay for his own police protection was denied again in court. "Harry has already made it clear that he doesn’t feel safe in the U.K. and is building his life in California," royal commentator Shannon Felton Spence told Fox News Digital.

This is fucking horid. https://t.co/ibiofPqs2dSo, yeah, if this doesn't lead to a DGA strike, I don't know if anything will. They're essentially calling filmmakers content creators at this point.

Pedro Pascal has had a long and impressive career in films and television. The beloved actor has had roles in many huge projects such as “The Mandalorian,” “Narcos,” “Game of Thrones,” and “The Last Of Us.” He’s also had brief roles in shows such as “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Law & Order” and more.

When the credits rolled at the Lumiere Theatre Monday evening following the debut of Sam Levinson’s The Idol, the loudest and heartiest cheer was handed to actor Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

Bre Tiesi is the new star of Selling Sunset and her relationship with Nick Cannon has been a big topic of conversation throughout the season.

Netflix has been warning people for a long time that they were going to crack down on password sharing and the time has finally come.

S.W.A.T. has been in the news lately due to its cancellation and then renewal from CBS… and now it’s also doing big numbers on Netflix!

Brittany Snow is opening up about one of the “hardest mental health challenges” she has faced in the past year and how she has relied on her friends for support.

Naman Ramachandran A-lister Manoj Bajpayee, one of the few Indian actors who scores critical acclaim and commercial success in equal measure, has notched up another triumph with ZEE5 Global film “Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai.” Directed by Apoorv Singh Karki (Prime Video series “Flames”) and written by Deepak Kingrani (Disney+ Hotstar series “Special OPS”), the film is a courtroom drama based on the real-life case of a once-revered and powerful Indian religious leader who is currently serving a life term in jail for the rape of an underage girl. Bajpayee plays the prosecuting lawyer who is pitted against a phalanx of celebrity lawyers. “Usually what happens is that, you spend some time with the real person. Somewhere, I realized it’s a two-hour film, you have to have your own preparation away from the real guy, who is somebody who’s not even known to the world. And he’s achieved a feat in five years of continuous court hearings that is remarkable,” Bajpayee told Variety. “Instead of just creating or imitating a real person, let’s have the essence of him – the relentlessness and the courage and somebody who is stubborn about what he’s doing, completely focused, and he’s a good son, good father. I wanted to take all of it and make a character of my own and take a little bit of his physicality when I got to meet him before the shoot – I think it worked.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief NBC’s mystery-drama series “La Brea” will return to Australia for filming of its third season. Within the country, production will relocate from Victoria state to Queensland. The series is produced by Universal Television and Keshet Studios, with Australian production managed by Matchbox Pictures. Renewal was announced in January. “[La Brea] follows an epic family adventure after a massive sinkhole opens in Los Angeles pulling people and buildings into a mysterious and dangerous primeval land where they have no choice but to band together to survive,” according to the official synopsis.

FIFTY FIFTY have broken a record set by BLACKPINK on the Billboard Hot 100 with their viral hit ‘Cupid’.According to the latest Billboard Hot 100 data, for the week of May 27, FIFTY FIFTY are spending their ninth week on the chart with their viral hit song ‘Cupid’. Notably, it is also the song’s third straight week in the Top 20, charting at Number 18 this week.With this, the quartet have broken the record for the longest-charting song by a K-pop girl group on the Billboard Hot 100.

Over the weekend, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were seen at a club in a recently surfaced video. The clip shows the rapper yelling at men who were fighting, telling them to "calm down" because Rihanna was there.

he told “Access Hollywood” in January. He leaves the show as the winningest coach in its history with nine victories, and has appeared in a staggering 445 episodes. “These past 12 years I have made lifelong friends and memories,” Shelton wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday.

The idea that Manchester City will win the Premier League next season is stupid, according to manager Pep Guardiola, who admitted he is scared of losing because of the criticism he could receive.

Karol G has many reasons to celebrate. The Colombian star released a new record this year, which made her the first female with an all-Spanish language album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. She was featured in the cover of Elle Magazine, where she discussed her record and her experience working with Shakira.Alicia Keys surprised fans with Karol G and Goyo during her first concert in ColombiaKarol G goes back to blue hair for ‘special’ Tiny Desk performance: WATCHKarol G on the importance of representing Latinas: ‘We have our side of the story’A post shared by KAROL G (@karolg)Karol G and Shakira collaborated on “TQG,” a song about heartbreak, which provided some meta commentary on both singers’ public break ups.

A new mum has been awarded £17,500 after a chain of vape shops advertised her sales job then sacked her while she was pregnant.

Naman Ramachandran After his debut feature “Titli” bowed at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard strand in 2014, Kanu Behl is back on the Croisette with “Agra,” which has its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight. ” ‘Agra’ grasps the reality of patriarchy in India through the prism of male sexual misery,” is how the festival describes the film. It follows Guru, a young single call center employee who still lives with his parents. Consumed by frustration, he plunges into a fever bordering on insanity, between pathetic fantasies, dating apps and hysterical self-harm. The film also explores the role property can play in a young man’s emancipation. After the theatrical release of “Titli” in India and France in 2015, Behl began thinking about what to do next. “I realized that I had felt a certain sexual repression or an inability to express myself sexually in my adolescent years,” Behl told Variety. The filmmaker realized that he was not an isolated case and saw many examples around him. “There is this almost very common delayed sexual maturity that happens in India and I really started thinking about that,” Behl said adding that it is a subject not spoken about.

, Niall Horan stole a win from his TV dad, Blake Shelton!The first-time coach pulled out a victory in Tuesday's season 23 finale, with his Team Niall singer, Gina Miles, beating out Team Blake's Grace West, in what host Carson Daly said was the smallest margin of victory in    history.Blake was angling for a record-extending 10th victory in his final season on the NBC singing competition, but this time, the student outshone the master.«He said, 'I taught you everything you know!'» Niall laughed with ET's Cassie DiLaura backstage after the finale, recalling Blake's reaction. «That's not even a joke.

Carlos Sainz might be out of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.

We hope that Will Poulter is doing okay!

Brandon Flynn is stripping down for the new Calvin Klein Pride campaign for 2023!

Despite sharing news of her hospital visit, Carolina has yet to address why she was admitted to the hospital, but did instead imply that her stay was related to an “ongoing issue.”

Rosie O'Donnell is always doing what she can to stay above the fray by showing respect and sharing kindness.ET's Denny Directo recently spoke with O’Donnell — while promoting her new Paramount+ documentary, and the longtime TV personality and actress reflected on the spate of recent controversies surrounding toxic and hostile work environments on different daytime talk show sets.Specifically, O'Donnell reflected on how she avoided creating that sort of environment on her own eponymous talk show,, which ran for six seasons from 1996 to 2002.«We had a really wonderful working environment,» O'Donnell recalled. «But, you know, we were the first of that kind of show… [and] because we were the first one, and we had done it, and we had gotten so much acclaim in such a short time, you know everybody was happy.»«I made sure that the staff was off in the summers when we had vacation, and that was unheard of,» she continued. «I made sure there was a nursery on staff, we had a very content, happy staff.»O'Donnell added, «In fact, they keep throwing reunion parties every five years, and everybody comes.

Brittany Snow is opening up about the challenges she's faced over the last year since her split from Tyler Stanaland.In a new interview with , Snow detailed the trying time, and while she didn't reference her divorce from the  star directly, she said there was no way she would've been able to get through that difficult period without the support of her friends — particularly her  co-stars, many of whom she said became «family.»«Thank god for my friends,» Snow said. «I don't know if I would have made it without them.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor About an hour after Bravo released the ratings for the Season 10 finale of “Vanderpump Rules” on Tuesday, producers Lisa Vanderpump and Alex Baskin were in Hollywood campaigning for Emmy consideration at an FYC event. The finale scored big, ending on a series-high with a combined audience of 4.1 million viewers on Bravo, on-demand and the Peacock platform within three days of its May 17 airing.  No doubt interest in the show skyrocketed because of #Scandoval, the drama stemming from Tom Sandoval cheating on his girlfriend of a decade, Ariana Madix, with her best friend, Raquel Leviss.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Director Stanley Tong (“Rumble in the Bronx”) is to team up with Jackie Chan for the tenth time on “The Legend.” State media in China report that Chan, who recently reached the top spot in the mainland Chinese box office with aged stuntman comedy “Ride On,” will play an archaeologist on a quest through time and space. With production by Bona Film Group, “The Legend” is pitched as being in the same vein as Tong and Chan’s 2005 effort “The Myth,” which was a fantasy love story. Tong and Chan have worked together on other titles including “Police Story 3,” “Supercop” and “Vanguard.” India’s Jio Studios is backing “Khashaba,” a Marathi-language film on the life of India’s first Olympic medalist Khasaba Dadasaheb. After delivering the sleeper hit Sairat and Fandry, the new film will be directed by Nagraj Manjule. The title is considered as part of Jio Studio’s ambition to deliver more than 100 stories this year. With production to begin shortly, the film will be mounted on a large scale. “Along with entertaining the audience, this film will also introduce the audience to a brave and exceptional athlete who made India proud all over the world,” said Manjule. “Khashaba” will be presented by JioStudios and produced by Aatpat Production, Jyoti Deshpande and Manjule.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The highly-anticipated Japanese animated feature film “The First Slam Dunk” dominated the mainland China cinema box office in its opening weekend. It broke multiple records as it did so. The film scored $38.5 million (RMB266 million) over the Friday to Sunday weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. However, it opened on Thursday, a day earlier than is the norm in China, and has accumulated $55.2 million over the opening four-day frame. The film is based on IP that is well-known to a generation of comic book fans and TV audiences in China (early middle-aged men were reported to have been particularly interested) and has already proved a hit in other parts of Asia. (Comscore estimates that the film has grossed $211 million worldwide.)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The South Korean cinema box office fell to its lowest level of the year over the latest weekend. Nationwide theatrical earnings in a territory which before COVID was the world’s fourth largest were barely over $6 million. “John Wick: Chapter 4” lead the weekend chart from Japanese anime “Suzume” and Korean sports drama “Rebound” in a top three repeat from a week earlier. “John Wick 4” earned $2.51 million in its second weekend of release, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That was a 38% week-on-week decline and represented a 41% share of the total Korean box office market. It also gave the film a cumulative total of $9.73 million since release on April 12.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Global cinema box office recovered strongly in the first three months of the year, driven by the performance of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” in many territories and a bumper Chinese New Year season in mainland China. The upbeat news was delivered on the eve of CinemaCon Las Vegas by specialist research firm Gower Street Analytics, which has now increased its forecast of the cinema industry’s full year. The firm now projects that 2023 gross revenues will reach $32 billion, a 10% increase on its earlier estimate of $29 billion. “A $32 billion global box office in 2023 would represent an approximate +23% improvement on 2022. It remains 20% behind an average of the last three pre-pandemic years (2017-2019), but it shows how post-pandemic recovery of our business continues to improve,” said Gower Street.