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The TikTok star known as Mama Tot is speaking out in the aftermath of her son’s tragic death.

was created by Christopher Storer (“Ramy”) and counts renowned Chef Matty Matheson as a co-producer (he also has a small role); Storer’s sister, Courtney Storer, is a chef and serves as culinary producer. The strong ensemble cast, headed by Jeremy Allen White (Phillip “Lip” Gallagher from “Shameless”) as moody protagonist Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, creates an ego-deflating/inflating atmosphere fraught with tension, exhilaration, dark comedy, casual pettiness and bonding.Our story begins as Carmen, an acclaimed, tattooed, award-winning chef, leaves his high-pressure job and toxic boss in a sterile, world-renowned New York City restaurant and returns to Chicago to take over the family’s chaotic sandwich shop following the suicide of his brother, Michael, who ran the place with his best friend, Richie Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach).The Original Beef of Chicagoland is a grungy, beaten-down, grease-stained storefront-part of a local neighborhood with a steady, loyal clientele (thanks in part to its ’80s-era video games).

Enough is enough. Lauren Conrad revealed that she and her husband, William Tell, are done having kids.

Could he BE any more like Chandler? Matthew Perry took a trip to Las Vegas with his friends over the weekend — unintentionally recreating an infamous episode of his hit NBC series.

Paige Thorne and Jay Younger have decided to cool off their romance on Love Island despite a flirty conversation about them kissing earlier on Monday's episode. The pair have been exploring potential feelings for each other over recent days, which has caused drama in the villa as Paige was feeling torn between her feelings for Jacques O'Neill and Jay, after the latter chose to couple up with her in the latest recoupling. However, it seems Paige and Jay have called time on their relationship after they had a chat during the villa’s blue-themed party on Monday 27 June.

Rina Sawayama has shared ‘Catch Me In The Air’, the second single to be lifted from her forthcoming second album ‘Hold The Girl’.The singer’s latest, written with Oscar Scheller, Gracey, Clarence Clarity and Stuart Price, is a soaring pop cut written as a tribute to her mother, who raised her as a single parent. “I really wanted to write about this weird relationship with single parents,” she explained in a press release.

Actress Mary Mara is dead after an apparent drowning on Sunday, June 26. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit alum was 61.

Sisterly love. Kim Kardashian is celebrating Khloe Kardashian’s birthday with a series of adorable photos, pointing out how worthy of appreciation her sister is.

Still on good terms? Todd and Julie Chrisley’s marketing firm hasn’t turned its back on the couple amid their legal woes and tax evasion conviction.

Sisters sticking together. Dancing With the Stars pro Jenna Johnson couldn’t be more proud of her sister-in-law Peta Murgatroyd for opening up about her fertility struggles.

with the new biopic “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler — is the King of Rock and Roll’s “Suspicious Minds.” Rebecca recorded the touching moment her father lit up when listening to music. For Father’s Day, she bought Eddie some headphones, and “he really, really took to them” when he started playing his favorite tunes.“I don’t think my mum was too pleased. She was trying to watch the TV, but my dad was just singing above it,” said Rebecca, who lives in Warrington, Cheshire, in the UK.

of a report from Australian gossip site Poptopic, alleging that Depp, 59, is hammering out $301 million deal with Disney to appear in the sixth pirate movie. The media outlet attributed the intel to an industry insider. Depp’s legal team argued at his defamation trial against Amber Heard that he was dropped from the franchise after his ex-wife penned a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, calling herself a victim of domestic abuse.During Depp’s cross-examination, Heard’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn confronted the actor with a statement he had made to the press.“If Disney came to you with $300 million and a million alpacas, nothing on this earth would get you to go back and work with Disney on a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, correct?” asked Rottenborn, referring to the interview.“That is true,” he replied.

Khloé Kardashian is 38 years young!

according to her IMDb page, was 2020’s .Mara's manager, Craig Dorfman, reflected on his relationship with the late actress in a statement to, calling her the «finest actress» he ever met.«Mary was one of the finest actresses I ever met,» Dorfman said. «I still remember seeing her onstage in 1992 in off-Broadway.

Sydney Hightower and NFL star Fred Warner have tied the knot!The 25-year-old San Francisco 49ers linebacker exchanged vows with the 27-year-old reality star at a gorgeous ceremony on Saturday, and the pair shared some stunning snapshots of the beautiful event on Instagram.Hightower — who competed on Peter Webber's season of in 2020 — shares a beaming photo of herself and her new husband walking hand-in-hand with their wedding party behind them.«Mr. & Mrs.

Ariana Grande shared the most adorable throwback video from when she was a kid, just in time for her birthday! The famous pop star, who recently had some sweet words to share after her brother Frankie Grande’s wedding ceremony, is showing that her love for Disney characters started when she was just a child. The 29-year-old star posted a family video of herself, wearing the cutest outfit, a black dress with a white collared shirt, high white socks and tiny earrings.

The trailer for the new horror film The Invitation has been released and we can already tell we’ll be watching this one through our fingers.

Travis Barker's son, Landon, is reportedly dating TikTok and reality TV star Charli D'Amelio. Rumors that the pair have been seeing each other romantically started spreading after they were spotted together leaving Travis Barker's concert in early June.Sources confirmed to People, «They're seeing each other, and it's early stages.» Both Landon and Charlie are 18 years old and have been spotted hanging out in the same friend group in the past.

Amber Heard Reacts to Reports She's Being Replaced in ‘Aquaman 2' Amber Heard's Rep Denies Claim She's Been Cut From 'Aquaman' Sequel  

, Cara Delevingne described her emotional state as «shocked and surprised.» Delevingne joined Steve Martin,Martin Short, and longtime bestie Selena Gomez on the hit murder mystery comedy in December. And though filming may be long done, the actress still stumbles for words to describe her giddiness over the entire project. «It was honestly the best project I've ever done,» she recently told ET's Will Marfuggi. «I just didn’t want it to end.»Delevingne plays Alice, a sophisticated New York City art world insider who becomes enmeshed in the Arcadia apartment building's ongoing puzzles.

Khloe Kardashian is getting lots of love on her 38th birthday. Khloe's famous family and friends, and even her new brother-in-law, Travis Barker, all took to Instagram to share sweet tributes in honor of the reality TV star as she rang in the big 3-8. Proud momager, Kris Jenner, shared a sweet slideshow of photos of Khloe, from throwbacks of her as a child, to snaps of her alongside the Good American founder.«Happy birthday to my beautiful bunny @khloekardashian!!! I feel so blessed to get to go through this life being your mommy!!! You are the most amazing daughter, sister, mommy, auntie, best friend, teacher, therapist, business woman and the funniest girl I know who looks at life with such a beautiful attitude,» Kris wrote. «You are kind, loving, sweet, so smart, generous beyond measure, gracious and you have incredible character.

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde, it seems the intense level of fascination with their romance is beginning to feel more normal.A source tells ET that the stars are much more comfortable with the public attention on their relationship than they used to be, and they know it's only going to ramp up.«At first, they were very aware of how others would perceive their relationship so for the sake of her kids and Jason [Sudeikis], they wanted to keep things low profile,» the source says, referring to Wilde's ex, with whom she shares two children — 8-year-old son Otis and 5-year-old daughter Daisy.However, the source adds that, lately, they're learning to just embrace it.«Privacy is still very important to both of them, but they also want to live their lives authentically,» the source says, «and that means some PDA and speaking about each other publicly.»Styles met his girlfriend on the set of her flick, . Wilde helmed the film, which Styles stars in alongside Florence Pugh.«They're in such a good place and so confident in their relationship,» says the source, adding that both Styles and Wilde know that once the promotion for their film really kicks off, the questions and attention about their relationship will be unavoidable.Back in May, the singer appeared on SiriusXM's  and shared, «I had a wonderful experience being directed by Olivia.»«Acting is kind of very uncomfortable at times.

Steve Carell and John Krasinski will soon be reuniting onscreen more than a decade after their hit sitcom, , went off the air.Carell recently chatted with ET's Will Marfuggi, and he spoke about getting the opportunity to work with Krasinski once again on the upcoming project .«Well, I haven’t started working on the film with him yet, but I can’t wait,» Carell, 59, shared. «I’m anticipating just joy and fun.

Rod Stewart is not the only poster-boy in his family: the singer’s son Alastair is starring in an advertising campaign in Italy — at the age of just 16. ‘My little brother has his own billboard in Milan,’ gushes his half-sister, Ruby Stewart, 35, after seeing huge images of him plastered all over the world’s fashion capital. Alastair, whose mother is Sir Rod’s wife Penny Lancaster, 51, signed the deal with luxury clothing label Palm Angels.

Read more: GMB viewers say teachers have 'too much time off' in four day school week debate One of the stars of the series is Academy Award-nominated British actress Lesley Manville. She plays the role of Julie Jackson, the wife of Gary, a National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) stalwart who is found killed in the street by a crossbow. The series has been highly praised for its writing and its stellar cast, which as well Manville includes David Morrisey and Kevin Doyle.

READ MORE: Fans applaud Jodie Burrage as she helps ill ballboy in sweet moment during game Fans reckon that Bradley gave Mark an unfair advantage as he rushed to ask the questions, giving the chaser multiple questions to answer correctly. Sharing their outrage on social media one fan said: "Talk about speed up reading the questions at the end", whilst another added: "Totally agree! He seemed to get faster and faster towards the end - annoying!"A third wrote: "I don't like the way Bradley speeds up as he reads the questions to the chaser.

Jessica Chastain has opened up about giving her Oscars acceptance speech moments after Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock. Chastain picked up the prize for best actress at the 94th Academy Awards in March. During the ceremony, Smith got up on stage and struck Rock across the face after he made a joke at the expense of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head (Pinkett Smith lives with alopecia).

eye condition when appearing on the BBC's Graham Norton Show where he said: "This is a good place to explain to people that I've had glaucoma for the last 20 years. I have good treatments and I am going to be fine. " Acting as more than just a fashion accessory, Bono's coloured glasses are there to alleviate any difficulties caused by the condition that occurs due to damage to the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain.

Andy Murray’s wife Kim shared her support for Dame Deborah James while watching on the first day of Wimbledon, donning one of the star’s charity T-shirts. Kim watched from the stands as her husband Andy took on James Duckworth, with the star donning a ‘Rebellious Hope’ T-shirt as she looked on. Seated next to her mother-in-law Judy Murray, who she greeted with a hug, Kim, 34, paired the tee with jeans and bracelets, wearing her wavy hair down.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide rights for filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan’s feature documentary “Body Parts” ahead of its world premiere Sunday in Tribeca Film Festival’s Spotlight section.The pic shows the evolution of desire and sex on screen from a female perspective, “allowing women to reclaim the parts of themselves that have been objectified and exploited for decades,” according to a statement. It uncovers the processes involved in creating intimacy for mainstream American film and television, the toll these scenes exact on those directly involved, and the impact on women and girls in the real world.The documentary features candid interviews with actors and creators who are advocating for real change, including Jane Fonda, Rosanna Arquette, Joey Soloway, Angela Robinson, Karyn Kusama, Rose McGowan, Alexandra Billings, Emily Meade and David Simon.

The Wire premiered and it is still hailed as one of the most brilliant shows to exist. David Simon’s genius exploration into the crime world changed the game with its complex storylines citing its depiction of power, race, class and American society. The programme’s legacy continues with the unmatched success of its sprawling cast, which at the time consisted of people we weren’t familiar with.