Netflix has announced a new sci-fi series, Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery, from the same creative team behind the original series. The show will feature a new cast of characters and new storylines.
“I’m delighted to be able to tell a new story for the Manifest fans out there and also for a brand-new audience,” says creator Jeff Rake. “It’s been five long years since we showed up on Netflix, and there’s probably half a generation who has never heard of Manifest. We’ve tried to thread the needle in a way that’s rewarding for the OG Manifest fans, but also equally rewarding for people who are brand new to the show.”
Manifest originally debuted on NBC in 2018 before moving to Netflix for its fourth and final season, where it found renewed success with audiences. The show follows the passengers and crew of Flight 828 who mysteriously reappear years after going missing and being presumed dead. It starred Josh Dallas, Melissa Roxburgh and Athena Karkanis.
The announcement for the new series came on 8/28 — which fans celebrate as Manifest Day in honor of the show’s core mystery of Flight 828.
'Steel Magnolias' actresses Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacClaine, Dolly Parton, and Daryl Hannah pose for a portrait in October 1989 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)
If you’re looking to find a way to pay tribute to Dolly Parton this weekend, movie theaters are bringing back two of her classic films.
Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas will be returning to about 200 AMC Theatre locations nationwide starting Aug. 28. For fans in Parton’s home state of Tennessee, Regal Cinemas will also be playing the films, along with smaller chain Harkins Theaters, on Aug. 29 and 30.
The 1989 film Steel Magnolias follows the friendship of a group of women in small-town Louisiana. Parton stars as beauty salon owner Truvy Jones, alongside a cast that includes Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis.
The musical comedy TheBest Little Whorehouse in Texas, which originally came out in 1982, stars Parton as the owner of a brothel, and Burt Reynolds as the local sheriff and her lover.
Parton died Tuesday at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
This graphic shows a still from 'Grand Theft Auto VI.' (Rockstar Games, Netflix)
Your next look at the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived.
Publisher Rockstar Games debuted an extended look at the sixth numbered entry in the massively popular video game franchise on Thursday.
The showcase, which runs for just short of 27 minutes and is available on Rockstar's YouTube channel, gives us our first look at the sprawling action-adventure game's narrative, gameplay and mechanics.
Each Grand Theft Auto game takes place in different heavily hyperbolic versions of American cities, and focuses on main characters working their way through the city's world of crime.
Grand Theft Auto VI will take place in Leonida and Vice City, USA, which appears to be a dramatized version of Miami, Florida.
"Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them," a brief synopsis of the game reads. "But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida -- forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive."
Grand Theft Auto VI, which is available to preorder now, will officially release Thursday, Nov. 19, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to Rockstar.
The new release follows more than a decade of anticipation since the 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold 230 million copies, according to franchise owner Take-Two Interactive.
The series started on the original PlayStation and PC in 1997, when it generated controversy due to its violence. In 2001, Grand Theft Auto 3 came to PlayStation 2. It brought the series into 3D and once again caused controversy with violence and sexual content.
In total, the franchise has sold 475 million copies, Take-Two noted.
Joe Amabile attends 'The GOAT' Los Angeles Tastemaker Event at Ysabel on April 30, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. (Anna Webber/Getty Images for Prime Video)
Former Bachelor in Paradise star Joe Amabile is opening up after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.
The reality star and podcast host, 40, spoke with Good Morning America to share an update three weeks after his surgery about what lies ahead for him, including taking daily medication and waiting for his speech to return.
"I still struggle a little bit," Amabile said about his difficulties with speech after the surgery. "I could think of what to say, but I would have a hard time vocalizing it. And I would say I'm about 90% back."
Amabile said he first learned about the tumor in July after doing an elective full-body MRI screening. He talked about it in an Instagram post, revealing that he'd need to have surgery to remove the "blueberry-sized lesion" in his left frontal lobe.
"According to my doctor, I wouldn't probably know about this until I eventually had a seizure," Amabile said in an interview that aired Friday on GMA.
Amabile's doctor, Dr. Alexandra Miller, chief of neuro-oncology at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, told GMA that follow-up scans at NYU Medical Center pointed toward a tumor called an astrocytoma.
Miller said the tumor has a "good prognosis," adding, "It was a really good thing and very lucky that he was able to find it early."
According to the National Cancer Institute, astrocytoma is a type of glioma, or tumor, that forms in star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord.
Astrocytomas may be benign or malignant and are grouped based on their grade, which is determined by how abnormal the tumor cells look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow, spread and come back after treatment, according to the NCI.
Low-grade astrocytomas are more common in children, while high-grade astrocytomas, such as glioblastoma, tend to grow and spread within the brain and spinal cord quickly and are more common in adults.
The NCI says treatment for astrocytoma in addition to surgery includes observation, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
The reality star went in for surgery in early August and the procedure was successful. Amabile said he's also taking daily medication to keep the tumor at bay.
After spending four days in the hospital and more time recovering at home, Amabile said that he was able to get back to his routines, including taking a run just 15 days after his surgery, which he documented on Instagram.
Following the surgery, Amabile said sharing his experience with others, including documenting his experience on social media, has been "super important."
"I think being able to share so other people can relate, and people who are going through it, I think is, it's super important," Amabile said.
By his side through all of it has been his wife, Serena Pitt, whom he met on Bachelor in Paradise.
"Unexpected challenges are going to be thrown your way and I feel like it has made me feel very grateful for the partner that I chose," Pitt told GMA.
The trailer for Fjord has arrived. The film comes from two-time Palme d'Or winner Cristian Mungiu and stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve. It follows what happens to a Norwegian woman, her Romanian husband and their children after allegations of abuse emerge. The movie arrives in theaters on Oct. 9 ...
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Jacob Elordi as Hig in 'The Dog Stars.' (20th Century Studios)
For Jacob Elordi, working on The Dog Stars wasn't simply a starring role in Ridley Scott's latest film. It was also an opportunity to learn alongside a performer he's admired for years.
The actor plays Hig, a young pilot who survives in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. He joins forces with military survivalist Bangley, who is played by Josh Brolin. The film is based on Peter Heller’s bestselling book of the same name and also features Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong and Guy Pearce.
Elordi told ABC News that Brolin "has been someone that I've looked up to as an actor forever. He's just one of the greats, you know?"
In a moment Elordi described as "sentimental," he opened up about a memory he shared on set with Brolin. The pair were hanging out in a hangar Scott had built for Elordi's character, Hig. While relaxing on a leather couch, the pair just sat "there, looking at the Dolomite Mountains, talking about acting. Waxing poetic on it" even, Elordi said.
The moment "meant so much" to Elordi. It was more than just a passing conversation between takes.
"To be taken in and embraced by somebody that you've studied and admired for so long. That was really, really special to me," Elordi said. "He's totally free when he acts, and that's something that I took from him. He bears himself the second he gets to set and shows everyone exactly who he is, and then he can do what he does. He's a master."
Brolin said he relied heavily on Elordi.
"I was kind of under prepped because I had just come from another movie and I relied on Jacob, who's a 28- year-old, at least in my mind, newbie," Brolin said. "He was so available and he was willing, and I think he respects ... the kind of old-school mentality so much."
In Brolin's eyes, Elordi "is a kid that's the real deal."
"Personally and professionally, we both leaned on each other very much," Brolin said.
The Dog Stars arrives in theaters on Friday.
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In this April 18, 2014, file photo, Stella Parton and Dolly Parton attend Stella Parton's Red Tent Women's Conference 2014 at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown in Nashville, Tenn. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images, FILE)
Dolly Parton's sister Stella Parton is remembering the late singer's generosity — including a decision she made near the end of her life in hopes of helping others.
In a moving tribute shared on Facebook, Stella Parton revealed that the 9 to 5 singer, who died at 80 this week after a brief battle with cancer, told her that even if there was no hope for her, she would allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope that the treatment could help others in the future.
"My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I've ever known," she wrote, adding that she was always thinking of others "and if you want to honor her legacy, show more kindness, lift others up and give more of your time and resources as she continued to do to the very end."
Stella Parton also reflected on the close relationship she shared with her big sister, including their weekly tradition of waking up early and having coffee together over the phone.
"Being little farm girls we’ve continued to be early risers," she wrote. "As she liked to say; 'shoot Tedda we get more work done before the sun comes up than most folks do all day long!' We would catch up on gossip, as sisters do, and drink coffee and make plans as it has always been our way."
Stella Parton also shared how her sister's outlook shaped their conversations, recalling how her sister would laugh off her complaints about other people.
"Dolly loved the world and everyone in it," she wrote. "I would criticize and complain about it and she would laugh and say; 'shoot Tedda, we’ve got more important things to do than worry about their silly a****.'"
She added, "She was right and proved it everyday."
Stella Parton thanked everyone who has shown love and respect to her sister and their family following her sister's death.
"My Tuesday morning coffee time will never be the same, but her love, respect and goodness will remain," she added.
She also ended her message with a call for others to carry on her sister's example, writing, "She left the world a better place by being in it, so let’s follow her example. Love and respect to all of you."
Stella Parton was one of Dolly Parton's 11 siblings.
According to People, the late singer's siblings also include Willadeene, David, Coy, Robert Jr., Cassie, Larry, Floyd, twins Freidda and Rachel, and Randy, a singer-songwriter, who died from cancer in 2021. Her brother Coy also died in July 2026 at the age of 82, according to an obituary from Atchley Funeral Home.
"It was crowded!" Dolly Parton told The Guardian in 2016. "With that many brothers and sisters there was plenty of teasing and fighting, but we were all in it together."
Following her death, many around the world have mourned her. Across Hollywood, Nashville and beyond, many have shared memories with her and why she meant so much to them.
Sharon Horgan is chasing her Youth in the trailer for her new HBO comedy series.
Horgan stars as Alex, a 50-year-old divorcee looking for sex and love as she juggles taking care of her aging parents and college-age son.
“When did it all stop being fun? It’s been four years since I’ve had a man in my bed,” Alex says in the trailer. “I need to meet someone now. I think I’ve got like 10 years left as a sexual person, tops.”
In addition to starring, Horgan wrote and produced the series. The cast features Rupert Friend, Sharlene Whyte, Aran Murphy and Robbie Gee.
The first two episodes of the eight-episode series premiere Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The rest of the episodes will then air weekly every Sunday at the same time.
Horgan previously starred in and created the shows Bad Sisters and Catastrophe.
Peter Cullen attends The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute To Hasbro's Centennial at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 23, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Peter Cullen, a voice actor who starred as Optimus Prime in Transformers and as Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, has died at the age of 85.
Cullen died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, his agent, Kevin Motley, confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.
No cause of death was given.
"Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family -- and held in the hearts of his many friends and countless fans worldwide," the family said in a statement. "His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember 'be strong enough to be gentle.'"
Cullen had more than 200 acting credits over his decadeslong career. In addition to his roles in several Transformers and Winnie the Pooh movies and shows, he voiced characters in Knight Rider and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and provided vocal effects for the 1987 film Predator, according to IMDb.
He was also the announcer on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour in the 1970s, which gave him his break into acting.
In a 2014 interview with NPR, the Canadian-born Cullen said he first learned he had a talent for voices when he was a child, living and working on a farm.
"One of the greatest memories I have is, I had a full dairy barn where I would collect milk pails with my brother, Larry," Cullen said. "I found one day that I made a loud noise and all the cows looked up to me. ... And I walked down the center of that aisle with these cows looking at me and I said, 'This is fantastic.' I must have been 8 years old ... and I was the king of the cows."
Cullen said that his second favorite role after Optimus Prime was voicing an animal, gloomy donkey Eeyore, in Winnie the Pooh.
"I enjoyed doing Eeyore because he was simply charming," Cullen told NPR. "And I get an awful lot of reactions from, especially, young kids, when I go up and just say [in Eeyore's voice], 'Hello. Thanks for noticing me.'"
He continued, "And to see their faces light up, that to me is one of the great joys."
Cullen's gift of impersonations grew from animals to humans, which he said in a 2023 interview launched him into a career in comedy, first in Canada and then in Los Angeles.
When asked for his advice for young people, Cullen said to find something that you're good at, or something that you want to do, and stick with it.
"No matter what it is, it's like working a muscle, the more you work it, the bigger it gets," he said. "And, if you do something you love, that's what I tell kids, if you find something you love to do, do it, stick with it, and you'll never work a day in your life. You love it, it's just a holiday."
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in 'Toy Story 5.' (Walt Disney Pictures)
Toy Story 5, the latest chapter in the classic fun-filled toy-adventure franchise, is coming to streaming next month, and Taylor Swift is dropping a surprise to celebrate the news.
The billion-dollar box office franchise’s fifth edition will hit Disney+ on Sept. 23, 2026, Good Morning America announced exclusively on Thursday morning.
The film opened in theaters in June and is still in theaters, as well as now being available for purchase on digital.
In order to celebrate the occasion, Taylor Swift, whose single “I Knew It, I Knew You” headlines the soundtrack, shared a first-look sneak peek at the animated new music video for her piano version of the song.
An earlier music video for the new song, featuring the Toy Story 5 characters, was released in June.
In an interview aired on Good Morning America earlier this summer, the Grammy-winning singer said an early screening of the film sparked the idea for the track, which was inspired by Jessie, the beloved cowgirl first introduced in 1999's Toy Story 2.
"We've seen her have her heart broken. Like, we've watched, you know, the car pull away," Swift said. "I get really emotional talking about this."
The full video is available on Disney+, Spotify and Apple Music, ahead of the film's release to streaming next month.
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Blake Lively attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 4, 2026, in New York. Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th annual Voices of Solidarity Award, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday ordered Justin Baldoni and the studio behind It Ends With Us to pay Blake Lively nearly $400,000 in attorneys' fees.
The decision comes after Lively requested a reimbursement of $7.5 million, which the judge said was "unreasonable."
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman instead ordered Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, to pay Lively just over $363,000 in attorneys' fees and $44,000 in costs.
Liman cited in his ruling a California state law designed to protect sexual harassment accusers from retaliation, but said that law only applies to Lively’s attorneys’ fees for defamation claims.
Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, responded to the ruling on Wednesday, saying the ruling "speaks for itself."
"Judge Liman clearly considered the ‘outrageous and unreasonable’ $8 million plus demand and, in rejecting it, awarded only 5% of the amount sought in legal fees and costs," Freedman said in a statement. "The ruling is a significant victory for my clients and sends a clear message that, no matter how powerful you may be, the courtroom is not a place to take advantage of the law for your own personal gain.”
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Lively.
The ruling comes over one year after Liman dismissed Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, the couple's publicist, Leslie Sloane, as well as Baldoni's defamation claim against The New York Times.
Lively and Baldoni, who starred together in It Ends With Us, have been embroiled in a legal battle since December 2024, when Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the film, which he also directed.
Lively also accused Baldoni and his production company of attempting to orchestrate a smear campaign against her, allegations Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have vehemently denied.
Baldoni's lawsuit was ultimately dismissed by Liman in June 2025. The judge later gutted much of Lively's case against Baldoni in April of this year, including claims she was subjected to sexual harassment on set, determining that she could continue to pursue her claims of retaliation against Baldoni's public relations team.
Baldoni, via his Wayfarer production company, and Lively agreed to settle their ongoing dispute in May this year. Liman ruled at the time that Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively's attorneys' fees but denied Lively's claim for punitive damages.
Busy Philipps attends Clooney Foundation For Justice's The Albies at New York Public Library on Sept. 26, 2024, in New York City. (Gotham/FilmMagic via Getty Images))
Actress Busy Philipps says she's "grateful to be alive" after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.
In an exclusive interview with People, the Freaks and Geeks actress shared how the brain tumor was discovered and what the recovery process for her was like.
Philipps said that the discovery of the tumor began in June 2025 with her asking her doctor at her yearly physical about their opinion on full-body MRI screenings, which have recently become increasingly popular for detecting early-stage cancers, autoimmune disorders and more. Her doctor told her there was no need for one because he told her she was healthy.
Months later, the actress said that she got a second opinion from a doctor in her family who told her the screenings were great, saying, "Knowledge is power."
Philipps said that her scan was scheduled in February 2026, a day after the death of her friend and former Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek. Days later, she received the results of the scan, which revealed a lesion in her brain.
While recalling the moment that she had to get an MRI scan done, Philipps said, "My life was sort of flashing before my eyes a little bit."
After learning the results of her scan, the actress said she got in touch with her daughter's neurologist, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, who treats her for epilepsy. He reviewed her scan and told Philipps that the tumor had to come out. Devinsky then introduced Philipps to Dr. Golfinos, who facilitated the surgery.
When it came to telling her daughters Birdie Leigh Silverstein and Cricket Pearl Silverstein, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Silverstein, Philipps said that she had to be "honest" with them, adding that Birdie took the news much harder and said she was "really, really scared."
"I just kept saying to her, 'Birdie, you're just not in the movie where your mom dies senior year of high school, that's just not the movie that you're in. I promise you,'" she said.
After the surgery, Philipps said that doctors learned that the tumor was 2.8 cm by 1.8 cm and it was located on her right frontal lobe. After testing a sample of the tumor, doctors told her that it was a stage 2 glioma "caused by an IDH mutation." According to the National Institutes of Health, gliomas are "the most common primary brain tumors of the central nervous system."
Treatment for gliomas may vary based on tumor stage, with some patients undergoing surgery only and some patients needing to undergo additional treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy to destroy remaining cancer cells, according to the NIH. The actress said the doctors removed the tumor completely, and she isn't undergoing any other treatment at this time. But she does have to get scans every three months for the next two years.
"It really is sort of the best case scenario of the worst case scenario, I suppose," Philipps said.
While the surgery appeared to have gone smoothly for Philipps, it was a second procedure that she said "really threw me."
Six weeks after the initial surgery, Philipps said she was told her that her surgical incisions needed debridement, which, according to the NIH, is the removal of dead, damaged, infected or foreign tissue from a wound to help healthy tissue heal.
Following the procedure, Philipps said doctors found two different forms of staphylococcus infection. She also said she was on a high dose of oral antibiotics for 29 days.
Philipps said that she healed after the debridement and that she hopes that others, especially women, can learn from her experience.
"First of all, there's nothing to be afraid of in having information, it's only empowering," she said. "And secondly, if you feel anything, don't let some doctor be like, there's -- 'I don't like it, you don't need to do it. That's a waste of time.' See things through if you can."
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The key art for 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 5. (Disney, Hulu)
The official trailer for season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has arrived.
In addition to the brand-new trailer, Hulu has announced that season 5 of the reality series premieres on Sept. 10. As previously announced, the fifth season of the show will consist of five episodes rather than the usual 10. The show has already been renewed for seasons 6 and 7.
The season 5 cast includes Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck, Jessi Draper, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Miranda Hope and Whitney Leavitt.
"After two wild years, #MomTok is hotter than hell, but will friendships and dreams go up in flames? Taylor returns from The Bachelorette with unfinished business, an old temptation, and the pressure of life in the public eye. Whitney debuts on Broadway in New York City as tensions back home chase her. Back in Utah, the limits of loyalty are tested as fame, secrets and backlash threaten #MomTok — with every blowup making headlines," according to the season's official synopsis. "As the heat threatens to burn the sisterhood, have they finally flown too close to the sun? With rumors spiraling and the public demanding answers, the sisterhood starts to crack, and #MomTok must decide what — and who — it’s willing to sacrifice."
The new season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives arrives months after Paul's season as lead of The Bachelorette was pulled by ABC amid an open "domestic assault investigation" involving Paul and ex-partner Dakota Mortensen.
Season 5 marks Leavitt's final season as a cast member on the series. She confirmed her departure in a video posted to Instagram in May.
Additionally, Hulu has announced a spinoff titled The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, which will star Affleck. Fans assume she will also leave the original show after season 5.
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Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff are crowned the winners of 'Love Island USA' season 8. (Ben Symons/Peacock)
I got a text! It says that Love Island USA has been renewed for season 9 on Peacock.
Emmy nominee Ariana Madix is set to return as the host of the popular reality dating competition series in the ninth season.
Love Island USA follows singles who go on a search for love while living in a Fijian villa. "Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face brand new heart-racing challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever before," according to an official synopsis. "Temptations rise and drama ensues as new 'bombshells' arrive, forcing Islanders to decide if they want to remain with their current partners or recouple with someone new."
Love Island USA season 8 ended its run on July 12. Fan-favorite contestants Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff were crowned the winners.
The season 8 Islanders are set to reunite at the Love Island USA reunion special, which will be co-hosted by Madix and Andy Cohen.
According to Peacock, the reunion special will bring together "this season’s winners, fan-favorite couples, and this year’s bombshells for an up close and personal look back at their experience in the villa."
A trailer for the reunion was released alongside the show's renewal announcement. It finds Islanders such as Aniya Harvey, Carl Schmidt, Melanie Moreno, Sincere Rhea, Kayda Bosse, Zach Georgiou and Kenzie Annis discussing all the shenanigans from the summer.
"You just rolled your eyes," Annis tells Moreno in the trailer.
"Yeah," Moreno says, before bombshell Jenn Terry says, "So messy."
The season 8 reunion special will premiere Aug. 31 on Peacock.
Season 8 of Love Island USA has garnered 19 billion minutes of views since its premiere on June 2, according to numbers from Peacock. The show ranks as the #1 streaming title for summer 2026 to date and the #1 streaming reality title for six consecutive weeks, according to data from Nielsen.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton appear in this photo for 'Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.' (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus is remembering her honorary godmother, Dolly Parton, following the country music legend's death at age 80.
"The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts," Cyrus wrote in a social media post Wednesday, alongside a photo of Parton.
"What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis," Cyrus continued. "I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things."
Parton died on Tuesday in Nashville after a "brief battle" with cancer, according to her publicist.
Parton told ABC News' Robin Roberts in a 2009 interview that she was asked to be Cyrus' godmother by the singer's father, Billy Ray Cyrus.
"I'm her honorary godmother. I've known her since she was a baby," Parton said. "Her father's a friend of mine, and when she was born, he said, 'You just have to be her godmother,' and I said, 'I accept.' We never did do a big ceremony, but I'm so proud of her, love her and she's just like one of my own."
Years later, Parton opened up about her bond with Miley Cyrus in the ABC News special Dolly Parton: From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll, saying she loved her "like a child."
Parton also praised Miley Cyrus as "talented in every way" and spoke about the connection they shared when performing together.
"I know where she's going and she knows where I'm going," Parton said. "So out of that really comes a really magical thing sometimes."
The two singers collaborated several times over the years, including on a cover of Miley Cyrus' 2013 hit "Wrecking Ball" for Parton's 2023 album, Rockstar.
After the album's release, Miley Cyrus shared a video celebrating Parton as she drove past a billboard of her on Hollywood Boulevard.
"I love you so much Aunt Dolly, congratulations on your rock 'n' roll album," Miley Cyrus said in the video. "I love you."
The pair also reunited musically earlier this year, when Miley Cyrus joined Parton, Reba McEntire, Queen Latifah and Lainey Wilson for a new version of Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" in celebration of Parton's 80th birthday.
Miley Cyrus — who featured Parton on several episodes of her show Hannah Montana — has described Parton as a maternal figure in her life.
"Dolly's been like a mother to me," Miley Cyrus told W Magazine in 2024 while recalling a Mother's Day message she received from Parton that read, "How much do I love you? As much as my heart can hold and as far as my arms can reach."
More recently, in March, Miley Cyrus told Good Morning America that one of the biggest lessons she learned from Parton was "to start promoting something before it's real."
Billy Ray Cyrus paid tribute to Parton on his own after her death, recalling their decadeslong friendship in a post on Instagram.
Billy Ray Cyrus said Parton had recently sent him a message telling him she loved him "with her whole heart."
"I will always love her in the same way … with my whole heart … and I always will," he wrote.
Rupert Grint poses at the 'Yön Lapsi' (Nightborn) photocall during the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on Feb. 14, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)
Rupert Grint is headed back to Hogwarts.
The actor, who portrayed Ron Weasley in all eight of the Harry Potter films, is reprising the role of the Gryffindor wizard on Broadway.
Grint is joining the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for a 17-week engagement starting on Feb. 2, 2027. His time in the role is scheduled to last through May 30, 2027.
Grint follows in the footsteps of Tom Felton, who originated Draco Malfoy in the films and has been playing the adult version of the character in the production over the last year. Felton has extended his run in the production many times.
Felton is currently expected to exit the show on Jan. 3, 2027, meaning at this time his Broadway run won't overlap with Grint's.
In a statement shared with Deadline, Grint said, “Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life. There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new. And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life is truly exciting."
He continued, “The first time I saw Cursed Child onstage I was blown away and I can’t wait to set foot back on Platform 9 ¾ and pick up where I left off. I am overjoyed to join this exceptional cast and crew at the Lyric Theatre this winter.”
The play continues the Harry Potter story 19 years after the events of the book series and film franchise. It follows the children of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco, who now all attend Hogwarts together.
Lily Collins as Emily and Ashley Park as Mindy in 'Emily in Paris' season 6. (Caroline Dubois/Netflix)
This Christmas Eve, you can expect the gift of Emily in Paris.
Netflix has announced that the sixth and final season of the popular romance series will premiere on Dec. 24.
Lily Collins once again stars as the titular American marketing executive who moved overseas for work. Season 6 is still in production in France. The season started production in Greece back in May. Darren Star created the show, which he also executive produces and writes for.
“I wanted the final season to feel like the biggest Emily in Paris experience yet," Star said in a press release. "We went to multiple locations this season, and Greece was somewhere we really wanted to showcase in a spectacular way. That’s part of the fantasy of Europe: you’re always within reach of another extraordinary place, another culture, another adventure. I wanted the audience to have that vicarious experience of traveling right along with Emily.”
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, Minnie Driver and Paul Forman also star in season 6 the romance series.
"Stepping into a new era of ambition and romance, Emily faces defining choices that test her ultimate loyalties," according to an official logline for the season. "But as unexpected career conflicts and shifting relationships force her to reevaluate where her true future lies, she must make one final choice between her career, her heart, and the life she’s built in Paris."
Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman star in 'The Love Hypothesis.' (Philippe Bossé/Prime Video)
No lessons in chemistry are necessary.
Prime Video has released the official trailer for its film adaptation of The Love Hypothesis. The movie is based on The New York Times bestselling first novel by Ali Hazelwood.
Lili Reinhart stars as Olive Smith and Tom Bateman takes on the role of Dr. Adam Carlsen in this new rom-com.
The Love Hypothesis follows a fake relationship between biology PhD candidate Olive and hotshot professor Carlsen. Through their time together, "each of their carefully calculated theories on love are thrown into chaos," according to an official description from Amazon MGM Studios.
The film's trailer finds Reinhart's Olive kissing a random man in order to make her best friend feel comfortable enough to pursue a relationship of her own. It turns out that random man is actually Dr. Carlsen, affectionately known around campus as Dr. Evil.
"There's a guy. He wants to go out with my best friend. The only way that she will date this guy is if I'm dating someone else," Olive says.
"I accept your proposal to deceive your friend into believing that I'm your love interest," Dr. Carlsen says back.
"It sounds really bad when you put it like that," Olive responds.
Set it Up director Claire Scanlon helmed it from a script by Sarah Rothschild. Both Hazelwood and Reinhart serve as executive producers on the project.
The Love Hypothesis makes its streaming debut on Sept. 23.
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