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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Liza Minnelli on-set, 1977
Liza Minnelli says upcoming biopic needs 'an actress who loves to move': 'Honey, first, I'm a dancer'
Phil Donahue, Shannen Doherty, and Carl Weathers
Celebrity deaths 2024: Remembering the stars we've lost this year
Jim O'Heir on "Parks and Recreation"
Jim O'Heir mistakenly wore Nick Offerman's tight outfit on Parks and Rec to avoid being a 'troublemaker'
Courtney B. Vance; Lance Reddick
Percy Jackson finds its new Zeus: Courtney B. Vance taking over for late Lance Reddick
Cher 1966
Cher reveals that she lost her virginity having 'revenge sex,' calls it 'massively overrated experience'
Jaleel White talks about his grief following the death of Jonathan Brandis
Jaleel White says Jonathan Brandis' death after their TV pilot wasn't picked up made him question acting
Cher and Sonny Bono
Cher contemplated taking her own life near the end of her marriage to Sonny Bono: 'I was dizzy with loneliness'
Jaleel White writes in his new book about his adventures with Dave Chappelle
Family Matters star Jaleel White shares time he got 'really f–--ing high' with Dave Chappelle
Cher Warren Beatty
Cher's mom encouraged her to date a young Warren Beatty
Cher Phil Spector
Music producer Phil Spector once threatened Cher with a gun
Tina Turner and Cher
Tina Turner disclosed her abuse to Cher, asked for advice on how to leave Ike Turner
Jaleel White recounts his interactions with Bill Cosby in his new book
Jaleel White recalls Bill Cosby's curse-filled rant over Fat Albert movie: No 'f---ing Nutty Professor, fat suit s---'
Collage of products in EW's 2024 pop culture holiday gift guide
EW's 2024 pop culture holiday gift guide
Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Retta as Donna Meagle, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich in PARKS AND RECREATION
15 things we learned about Parks and Recreation from Jim O'Heir's Welcome to Pawnee memoir
Cher Sonny Bono Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz
Cher asked Lucille Ball for advice on how to leave Sonny Bono
Jaleel White plays Steve Urkel in the final season of 'Family Matters'
Family Matters star Jaleel White says Urkel switched from jeans to khakis to hide his bulge
Collage of book covers Sword Crossed; Hot Hex Boyfriend; Best Hex Ever; and Fang Fiction
Hot Stuff: Fall 2024's best romance novels are witchy and positively medieval
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt
Chris Pratt started 'breaking s---' to save Parks and Recreation from cancellation: 'I wanted to damage stuff'
Cher and Gregg Allman in Washington, DC for Jimmy Carter's Inaugaration - January 21, 1977
Cher implies she got an abortion shortly after marrying Gregg Allman
Jaleel White's new book is about his time as Urkel
Jaleel White explains why he said no to Family Matters reboot and the Young Sheldon-esque idea he had instead
Cher
Cher found writing her memoir extremely tiring: 'I don't want to keep doing this'
HUGH GRANT and NICHOLAS HOULT in About a Boy, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Grant
Nicholas Hoult celebrates 'horrible' About a Boy reunion with Hugh Grant: 'He’s very funny'
Stephen King visits the SiriusXM Studios on September 26, 2017 in New York City, Never Flinch by Stephen King
Stephen King announces new book Never Flinch, shares exclusive excerpt
James Austin Johnson
SNL star James Austin Johnson weighs the similarities between Donald Trump, Bob Dylan, and the Grinch
Jim O'Heir, Aubrey Plaza makeout
Jim O'Heir details infamous 'makeout sesh' with Parks and Rec costar Aubrey Plaza in book excerpt: 'I just agreed to WHAT?!'
Interview with the Vampire (1994) Tom Cruise
Interview With the Vampire film director says Tom Cruise 'didn't want to reprise' role in potential sequel
Dune Prophecy season one credit HBO
Dune: Prophecy review: Sisterhood reigns supreme in thrilling prequel series
Valerie Bertinelli attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, David Lee Roth (L) and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre on July 16, 2015 in Mountain View, California, Alex Van Halen attends the MOCA 35th anniversary gala celebration at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on March 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California
Valerie Bertinelli hasn't read Alex Van Halen's book because she knows it's 'going to be emotional'
Gabriella Gamez author photo
Romance author Gabriella Gamez calls Kiss Me, Maybe cover a 'beautiful convergence of queerness and my culture'
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, Jude Law (front right), 2018.
Jude Law reveals the Dumbledore line he wrote that made it into the Fantastic Beasts franchise
Chanel Cleeton
Get an exclusive peek at the secret in Chanel Cleeton's The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
Cyndi Lauper performs on the Pyramid Stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2024; Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez; Martha. Martha Stewart in Martha
Emilia Pérez, a Martha Stewart documentary, and Cyndi Lauper's farewell tour top this week's Must List
Maureen Lee Lenker author photo, His Girl Hollywood by Maureen Lee Lenker
How Maureen Lee Lenker is building her own 'romance cinematic universe' with His Girl Hollywood
Portrait of English comic book writer Alan Moore, taken on September 6, 2013
Alan Moore says fandom has become a 'grotesque blight' on society
Good Omens Season 2 David Tennant (Crowley), Michael Sheen (Aziraphale)
Good Omens to end with final super-sized episode after Neil Gaiman allegations
Shirley MacLaine and Morgan Freeman
Shirley MacLaine once tried to proposition Morgan Freeman and got shot down
Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray
The Diviners author Libba Bray shares exclusive excerpt from new novel Under the Same Stars
John Lennon, Yoko Ono
John Lennon had 'raucous sex' with woman at party as wife Yoko Ono overheard, book reveals: 'He was imperfect'
Shirley MacLaine, US actress, poses holding a string of pearls, alongside a pile of gift-wrapped Christmas presents, circa 1965., BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, Audrey Hepburn, 1961
Shirley MacLaine says she turned down role of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's
Me, Natalie (1969) Al Pacino
Al Pacino's 'disastrous' first film role left him feeling depressed: 'I don't want to do this with my life'
DOG DAY AFTERNOON, Al Pacino, 1975, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, Chris Sarandon
Al Pacino pushed to cut 'bulls---' Dog Day Afternoon scene with Chris Sarandon in Marilyn Monroe drag
Kay Adams (DIANE KEATON), Michael Corleone (AL PACINO)
Al Pacino left The Godfather premiere before the film started and waited 50 more years to watch it
The Must List / October 18, 2024
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' concept album, Shrinking's new season, and Cabaret top this week's Must List
Marvel Studios' AVENGERS: ENDGAME Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)
Avengers: Endgame deleted scene of Smart Hulk to the rescue shown in exclusive concept art
Al Pacino
Francis Ford Coppola nearly fired Al Pacino from The Godfather a week into shooting: 'You're not cutting it'
Al Pacino & Dustin Hoffman
Al Pacino turned down suggestion to fight Dustin Hoffman in boxing match: 'He'll knock me out'
SEA OF LOVE, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, 1989
Al Pacino says he doesn't enjoy doing graphic sex scenes: 'Can become sort of borderline porn'
Taylor Swift The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift reveals she'll end Eras tour with her first book, featuring over 500 images
Riley Keough and Lisa Marie Presley attend "Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone
Riley Keough recalls getting 'trapped' in Elvis Presley's room with her mom during Graceland tours
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino in The Godfather
Al Pacino recalls meeting Godfather costar Marlon Brando covered in chicken cacciatore: 'Gobble gobble gobble'
The Must List: La Máquina, Celia Cruz, Hannah Gadsby
La Máquina, a Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco remaster, and Hannah Gadsby's new show top this week's Must List
Deryck Whibley and Paris Hilton dated in 2003
Sum 41's Deryck Whibley recalls dating Paris Hilton amid threat of sex tape leak: 'S--- hit the fan'
(EXCLUSIVE, Premium Rates Apply) LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 09: Singers Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley attend the grand opening of KOI Las Vegas at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 09, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sum 41 frontman recalls fans hating his relationship with Avril Lavigne, bringing 'Avril Sucks!' signs to shows
THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT, Chris Pine, 2004
Chris Pine doesn't know if he'll reprise his role in Princess Diaries 3: 'Call Disney!'
LS.GlobeParty.3.0119.GF.b Madonna, winner of Golden Globe for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy with her brother Christopher Ciccone at the Disney party following awards ceremony
Christopher Ciccone, Madonna's brother and collaborator, dies at 63
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Read an exclusive excerpt from Ruby Dixon's next bonkers romantasy, Bull Moon Rising
Real Heroes of Westchester County
Marvel flips a table into the reality TV universe with The Real Heroes of Westchester County parody
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, Maggie Smith, Rupert Grint, 2005
Rupert Grint pays tribute to Harry Potter dance partner Maggie Smith: 'Always hilarious and always kind'
Must List collage of Patrick Brammall as Gordon in Colin From Accounts; Kristen Bell as Joanne in Nobody Wants This; Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson in SATURDAY NIGHT
Colin from Accounts, SNL biopic Saturday Night, and Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This top this week's Must List
Daniel Radcliffe attends the WarnerMedia 2019 Upfront at One Penn Plaza on May 15, 2019 in New York City., Dame Maggie Smith arrives to attend Evensong at the Chapel Royal Hampton Court Palace, to celebrate the Centenary of the founding of the Companions of Honour on June 13, 2017 in London, England.
Daniel Radcliffe mourns Harry Potter costar Maggie Smith: 'She could intimidate and charm in the same instant'
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to play gothic lovers in Wuthering Heights adaptation from Saltburn director
Actors Julia Roberts and Robin Williams
Eric Roberts says Robin Williams pranked Julia Roberts on her first visit to New York: 'Freak her out for me'
Eric Roberts attends the 11th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Night at Radford Studio Center on June 03, 2023 in Studio City, California, Emma Roberts attends the NEON and Topic Studios Los Angeles Premiere of SPENCER on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
Eric Roberts reflects on parenting Emma Roberts: 'I’m still not a father figure'
Must List collage of Jeff Probst in Survivor; Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness; Ava Max
Survivor, Kathryn Hahn's bewitchingly fun Agatha All Along, and Ava Max's latest single top this week's Must List
Eric Roberts attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Princess Love" at The Colony Theatre Company on July 29, 2024 in Burbank, California, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Julia Roberts, 1989
Eric Roberts disses Julia Roberts' Steel Magnolias: 'Nobody’s great in that movie'
Miya Cech; Toph from the 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' animated series
Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 unearths its live-action Toph actor in new teaser
Eric Roberts during the "Head full of Honey" premiere at Zoo Palast on March 12, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. , Julia Roberts attends the Clooney Foundation For Justice Inaugural Albie Awards at New York Public Library on September 29, 2022 in New York City
Eric Roberts apologizes to sister Julia Roberts after saying he made her famous: 'An asinine thing to have said'