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‘Friends’ star James Michael Tyler reveals stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis

Staff | June 22, 2021 |

James Michael Tyler, the actor best known for playing Central Perk’s sarcastic coffee shop owner Gunther on the the hit NBC sitcom Friends, has revealed he’s fighting stage 4 prostate cancer. The actor appeared on the Today Show to discuss his initial diagnosis in 2018, saying that because he didn’t catch the cancer early, it spread more rapidly than usual. During the pandemic, the actor became paralyzed from the waist down due to tumors that grew on his spine. Said Tyler: “For my specific prognoses… it’s stage 4. Late-stage cancer. So eventually, you know, it’s gonna probably get me.”

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‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ tops North American box office with $11.7M

Staff | June 21, 2021 |

The action-comedy ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,’ starring Salma Hayek, Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, was the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $11.7 million receipts this weekend. The film is a sequel to 2017’s “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” and is one of the few movies released exclusively in theaters since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Nick Cannon welcomes twin boys Zion and Zillion with Abby De La Rosa

Staff | June 18, 2021 |

Nick Cannon has welcomed twin sons, Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, aka Zilly, with Abby De La Rosa. De La Rosa shared the news on Instagram alongside a video of herself with her baby boys. captioned: “Welcome to the world Zion Mixolydian Cannon & Zillion Heir Cannon #Myworld #twinboys.” 40-year-old Cannon also has twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, 8, with his ex-wife, singer Mariah Carey. He also has two children, son Golden, 4, and daughter Powerful Queen, 5 months, with Brittany Bell.

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Will Smith to produce and host variety comedy special for Netflix

Staff | June 18, 2021 |
Netflix announced on Twitter that Will Smith with host and star in an upcoming variety comedy special that will be released globally later this year. Smith will also serve as an executive producer, along with Terence Carter, Miguel Melendez and Sahara Bushue.
The hour-long special will include celebrity guests, comedic sketches, musical performances, noteworthy conversation and more.  Smith’s Westbrook Studios is producing the project, which will mark the actor’s first-ever variety comedy special.Smith is also executive producing Bel-Air, a dramatic re-imagining of his 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for Peacock, and will star in director Antonine Fuqua’s Emancipation.