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Sherri Shepherd to host her own daytime talk show; will take over ‘Wendy Williams Show’ time slot

Distributor Debmar-Mercury announced Tuesday morning that ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ will end after 14 seasons. Sherri Shepherd — who’s been a frequent guest host for Williams while she dealt with health issues this season — will headline her own daytime talk show in the fall titled ‘Sherri,’ which will take over the time periods held by ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ on Fox owned-and-operated stations.

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Dave Chappelle is returning to Netflix with new series, ‘Chappelle’s Home Team’

Dave Chappelle is set to produce a series of comedy specials for Netflix.  The streaming service announced that the comedian will serve as executive producer for the upcoming series titled “Chappelle’s Home Team.”  The series will feature a total of four specials.  The first special, “Earthquake: Legendary,” features the comedian Earthquake and will premiere on Feb. 28. Donnell Rawlings will appear in the next special, with a release date TBD.

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‘Peacemaker’ creator James Gunn engaged to series star Jennifer Holland

‘Peacemaker” creator James Gunn and series star Jennifer Holland are engaged after 7 years together. The 55-year-old filmmaker and 35-year-old actress announced the news on social media. Gunn simply wrote “😏❤” in the caption of his Instagram post, which featured a photo of Holland sipping from a mug with a diamond ring visible on her left hand.  Holland simply posted a picture of the couple with the caption “Happiness”.  Holland and Gunn have been in a relationship since 2015, when they were first introduced by their mutual friend Michael Rosenbaum.