‘The View’ hosts face backlash for $14K a night luxury Bahamas getaway

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Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor and star of hit '80s show "Hill Street Blues," has died. He was 82.  Blacque died following a brief battle with an undisclosed illness, his family said Thursday.  Born and raised in New Jersey, Blacque began studying acting in New York, where his training helped him land small roles on many popular television shows, including "Sanford and Son," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Good Times," "Taxi" and "What’s Happening!!" Taurean Blacque had a lot of guest starring roles on several shows before making it big on "Hill Street Blues." (Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) While Blacque found success as a guest star, his biggest television role came when he was cast as Detective Neal Washington on "Hill Street Blues." Washington was a football player who suffered a career-ending injury before deciding to join the police force.  Blacque portrayed the streetwise detective for seven seasons from 1981-1987, the entire run of the show.

Carol Vorderman looked radiant as she posed with her rarely-seen son Cameron ahead of her daughter Katie's, 31, PhD graduation at Cambridge University on Friday 22 July.The mathematician, 61, beamed with delight alongside her 25-year-old son Cameron as he took a selfie from the back of a taxi wearing a white blouse, a gold and pearl statement necklace and a pair of shades. While her son looked dapper in his dark-coloured suit and red tie.The former Countdown star shared the photograph to her 232,000 Instagram followers with the caption: "Cam and I on our way to my girl's PhD graduation in @cambridgeuniversity today.

There was more heartache in the Love Island villa on Friday night as another re-coupling stunned both the Islanders themselves and viewers at home. Just one day after the arrival of four new bombshells in the Majorcan villa, the girls were once again given the choice of who they wanted to couple up with.

Love Island’s Luca Bish and Gemma Owen have been one of the strongest couples in the villa - and had some of the least drama. On Friday night’s episode there was a recoupling and Gemma, 19, chose to stick with 23 year old Luca in a romantic speech.

Katie Holmes is sharing her experience directing the upcoming romantic drama ‘Alone Together,’ revealing that she wanted to keep things a little more interesting by never calling cut while filming the scenes for the movie.The Hollywood actress and filmmaker shared some of the process and her favorite moments on set during a recent interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers.Written and directed by Katie, the storyline for the film follows two strangers who find themselves sharing an Airbnb in New York City in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown.The actress told Seth Meyers that actor Jim Strugess said to her, “‘Every day I didn’t know what was going to happen,” so she thought “Yeah, but that’s the fun of it.”“The script is sort of just there. So, I guess I’m unpredictable,” Katie declared.

Priyanka Chopra was happy to celebrate her 40th birthday with her closest friends and family, sharing some fun moments of her special day with her husband Nick Jonas and their little girl Malti, who also joined the celebration as she is now 6 months old.The celebrity couple seemed happy to share a family moment together, as they can be seen in many of the photos Priyanka shared, including one where Malti is wearing an adorable birthday outfit, a pink tutu with the words “six months” and pink sunglasses.“Just a girl and her birthday squad!” the actress, who recently teased an upcoming project with her husband, wrote on Instagram. ”So grateful and thankful to be surrounded by so much love and to be able to spend time with my nearest and dearest.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“For All Mankind” has been renewed for Season 4 at Apple.The announcement was made Friday as part of the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Production on the new season is scheduled to begin in August. Season 3 of the series debuted on the streamer on June 10.“For All Mankind” is an alternative history series that explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCrew members who were on the set of FX’s “Justified: City Primeval” have spoken out after production was halted in Chicago when two cars engaged in a gunfight smashed through the show’s barricades.One crew member, who wished to remain anonymous, was returning from a restroom break when they heard a popping in the distance. “I’m originally from a military town, so I know what gunshots sound like,” they said.

Jillian Michaels revealed on Friday that she married her longtime love, DeShanna Marie Minuto, in Africa. "@deshannamarie Michaels — it's an honor and an adventure saying I do to you," the celebrity fitness guru wrote on Instagram. «Finding you… my person… and eloping in Africa together has been one of the most magical and transformative chapters of my life.

Just a few months before Danny Masterson’s trial for multiple rapes is set to start in L.A., the Church of Scientology has launched a Hail Mary attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in another portion of the sordid matter.

David Harbour’s father. The “Cha Cha Real Smooth” writer-director’s third film takes a page from the real story of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash tycoon and member of the Genovese crime family who purportedly inspired the character Tony Soprano. In 2004, Galante took over his city’s minor-league hockey team and put his teenage son A.J.

AMC’s previously announced “Walking Dead” movie centered on Rick Grimes has been turned into a 6-episode streaming series for AMC+ that will also star Danai Gurira.Lincoln and Gurira joined Chief Content Officer of “The Walking Dead” universe Scott Gimple for a surprise announcement during the “Walking Dead” Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con. During the panel, Lincoln expressed his excitement to return and “get his boots back on.” “Michonne and this TWD family has meant so much to me, and to continue the journey of these beloved characters, alongside Scott and Andy, both creatively and in front of the camera, and bringing ‘The Walking Dead’ fans something truly special is just glorious,” Gurira said in a statement.

“Nope,” is no different. While Peele’s new movie isn’t as reliant on twists, it still has a few big reveals and plenty more to discuss.“Nope” follows Otis Jr. (or “OJ”) Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer), who take over their family ranch and stunt business following the untimely and mysterious death of their father (genre legend Keith David).

A real-life Infinity gauntlet? Dare we say, it’s inevitable. Marvel unveiled the rare collector’s item — worth a whopping $25 million — during the studio’s San Diego Comic-Con showcase on Friday.

McMahon, 77, retired Friday after he struck a chord with a much wider audience over national and international headlines covering his sexual misconduct scandal, which led him to step back from the WWE and for his daughter to take the reins of the company.Detractors and fans flooded social media with reaction to his retirement announcement. Some surmised “He did not want the smoke” and declared “Bye, Felicia.” Others tipped their cap to the longtime WWE chairman and CEO, calling it the “end of an era” or telling McMahon “I salute you.”Many others questioned the sincerity of the announcement and called him out — or simply shared memorable clips and gifs from his many appearances as a WWE personality.See the varied reaction below.

Keeping it real! Ryan Reynolds’ film Deadpool just arrived on Disney+ — and the actor has some thoughts on the streaming services rating system. 

David Harbour is learning the hard way that some things aren’t easier the second time around!

Lupita Nyong’o has officially freaked out a lot of followers with her newest food excursion!

Netflix’s new movie The Gray Man is now streaming and it’s one of the most expensive films that the streamer has ever made!

Groot gets his dance on in the brand new trailer for I Am Groot.

The Walking Dead is changing things around regarding the planned movie about Rick Grimes.

Love Island fans will know that Nathalia and Ekin-Su stood some heat in the kitchen as they both had a pancake-off competing for Davide’s approval.

Carrie Underwood shared the most epic throwback video on Friday as she posted a never-before-seen clip of her singing from what appeared to be 1993 when Carrie was 10. With permed hair and wearing a black and white patchwork shirt with zig zag detailing, the young Carrie paired the look with tapered black pants, a classic for the time.SEE: Carrie Underwood's sprawling $3million forever home is so unexpectedShe was singing Blame It On Your Heart, the 1993 hit for Patty Loveless, and the video then cut to 2022, with Carrie singing the song on stage as part of the Grand Ole Opry's Opry Loves the 90s event which airs Saturday 23 July on Circle.WATCH: Carrie Underwood is unrecognizable in incredible 1990s videoShe tagged the video with the meme phrases "how it started" and "how it's going" and fans loved the video, calling it a "full circle" moment for the 39-year-old."Remarkable then, remarkable now!" added another while many praised her singing voice.READ: Carrie Underwood reveals her biggest regret in life – and it may surprise youMORE: Carrie Underwood opens up about her very normal life at home with her sonsIn the 2022 video, Carrie wore her blonde hair in her now classic straight style with a middle parting, and rocked a feathered purple gown.Opry Loves the 90s is a special one-off event airing at 9/8c with performances from the likes of Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Chris Young. Kelsea will be singing the 1999 Chicks hit Cowboy Take Me Away, while Keith will take on Sold (Grundy County Auction) by John Michael Montgomery from 1995.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe “Walking Dead” universe just got bigger.A spinoff series centered around Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira’s Michonne Hawthorne is set at AMC+, the two actors revealed in a surprise appearance at the last-ever “The Walking Dead” San Diego Comic-Con panel on Friday. The limited series will consist of six episodes and is expected to premiere next year. Scott Gimple will serve as showrunner, and Lincoln and Gurira are executive producers.The spinoff is going forward in place of the previously announced “Walking Dead” films, which were set to be led by Lincoln.

Independent Journal Review reporting that the veteran panelist could be gearing up to announce her retirement “any day now.”“Fake news,” her rep told The Post Tuesday, revealing that Behar has signed another three-year deal with ABC. The new contract will keep her tied to the network until 2025. It’s unclear how much money ABC forked out for Behar, although it’s likely that they’re paying the controversial comedian a handsome eight-figure sum.

self-proclaimed “mountain mama” Meghan McCain after her “miserable” and abrupt exit last summer.A bevy of right-sided guest hosts have been cycling through on-air audtions for the top spot — and an insider has revealed those repeat tryouts are the ones to watch out for when it comes to the permanent gig. “You are starting to see familiar faces over and over,” the source told The Post. “I would expect an announcement before the season ends on August 5.”The source added: “If you watch the show, you can see people who are coming back regularly to join the co-hosts at the table.

Telling their side of the story. Through the years, former The View cohosts have opened up about their experience on the daytime talk show — and the ups and downs that came with it.

“The View” as a co-host, claiming the show has “evolved” since she departed back in 2006. The 68-year-old — who was the original moderator of the ABC panel program — made the admission in an interview with E’s “Daily Pop” on Wednesday.

“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin says she is against abortion without “any exception” but thinks the U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong when they overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established federal protections for abortion rights in the United States.

Whoopi Goldberg is taking a much needed break fromThe View studios and basking in the sun in the Bahamas, and though the whole crew and her co-hosts have tagged along as they celebrate The View's 25th anniversary, the actress can't help but look beyond her time on the show.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg defends Rebel Wilson in powerful statementShe made a virtual appearance on another beloved show, Good Morning America, as her time in the Bahamas began, and detailed to Michael Strahan all the exciting things fans could expect to see.However, as interested as Michael was in what The View would be offering during their week away, he didn't hesitate to ask about Whoopi's time away from the show.WATCH: Whoopi's problematic comments about the HolocaustMORE: Exclusive: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent projectHe asked her: "I'm curious about off the air. You're in paradise, you're gonna have a little break, what kind of plans do you have when you're not on the air? What are you going to do?"The host obliged, and hilariously stated the obvious: "Well, I'm sitting in the sun, looking crispy."She kept joking: "You'll notice you almost can't see me, unless I smile.