Food Network has announced the air date for celebrity chef Anne Burrell‘s final appearance on Worst Cooks in America in the wake of the longtime host’s sudden death.
Food Network announced Monday that it will air Burrell’s final appearance on the show on July 28. The network will also air “a curated selection of encore episodes featuring Anne” on Wednesday starting at 10 p.m. ET, to “highlight her extraordinary talent as a chef, competitor and teacher.”
“Anne Burrell was a one-of-a-kind talent whose loss is being deeply felt by family, friends and fans,” Betsy Ayala, head of food content for Warner Bros. Discovery, said in the announcement. “With these special programming events, we hope to honor Anne and celebrate her impact on Food Network and beyond, and to offer fans a way to remember her passion and culinary prowess that ran through everything she did.”
Burrell was found “unconscious and unresponsive” inside her Brooklyn home just before 8 a.m. on June 17, according to police. An autopsy to determine the cause of her death will be performed, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner said last week.
Paramount+ has renewed the action-crime series for season 2. The show, which is executive produced by Guy Ritchie, is the second-most-watched original series on the streaming service. It has accumulated 26 million viewers and counting.
Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren star in the series about two mob families who find themselves in a war that threatens to ruin their empires and lives.
Ronan Bennett created and co-wrote the series, which was executive produced by David C. Glasser and co-written by JezButterworth.
“With over 26 million viewers and climbing, MobLand has become a resounding triumph driven by the creative brilliance of Guy, Jez, Ronan and David C. Glasser, and brought to life by the powerhouse performances by Tom, Pierce, and Helen,” ChrisMcCarthy, the co-CEO of Paramount and president of SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment, said. “We are elated to greenlight a second season of this global phenomenon, which has dominated both domestic and international charts and soared to #1 in the United Kingdom.”
Brad Pitt is opening up about his time attending Alcoholics Anonymous.
The actor chatted about attending an AA meeting with Armchair Expert host Dax Shepard in an episode of the podcast released on Monday.
Pitt said attending AA was an amazing thing.
“I just thought it was just incredible men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches, and a lot of humor with it. I thought it was a really special experience,” Pitt said.
Shepard said he wondered if Pitt was nervous to chat on the podcast with him after they had met in AA, knowing the “really heightened honesty and vulnerability” of the experience.
But Pitt told Shepard he felt “quite at ease.” While at AA, Pitt said he was shy, but felt led to open up because of how low he felt at the time.
“I was pretty much on my knees, and I was really open,” Pitt said. “I was trying anything and everyone. Anything anyone threw at me. It was a difficult time. I needed rebooting. I needed to wake the f*** up in some areas. And it just meant a lot to me.”
After a few AA meetings, the sessions began to be “something I’d look forward to,” Pitt said. The actor also said he feels like he is “pretty good at taking responsibility” for “and owning up to” things he’s done wrong.
“And now it’s a quest to, you know, ‘What do I do with this? How can I right this?’ And make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Pitt said.
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Jussie Smollett is engaged.
The Empire alum revealed the big news on Instagram over the weekend, posting a series of photos from his proposal to boyfriend Jabari Redd.
Smollett shared that the moment unfolded just one day before his 43rd birthday celebration.
“I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé,” he wrote in the caption. “He said YES.”
The snaps in the post captured the moment Smollett proposed to Redd near a restaurant, from getting down on one knee to slipping the ring on his fiancé’s finger.
The slideshow ended with joyful shots of the couple celebrating with hugs, laughter and a close-up of the ring.
Family and friends later flooded the comments section with love and congratulations.
“Screaming with tears of joy,” Jussie’s little sister and actress Jurnee Smollett wrote. “My whole heart loves both of you @jussiesmollett. Welcome to the family @jabriredd.”
Their other sister, Jazz Smollett, added, “Yaaaass!!! Welcome to the family Jabari!!! Love y’all!! Sooooo happy for you both!”
The news comes after Smollett recently reached a settlement with the city of Chicago in a civil case related to the city’s efforts to recover costs from its investigation into a 2019 incident that authorities claim was a staged hate crime. Smollett has always maintained his innocence.
As part of the agreement, the city dropped its lawsuit in exchange for a $50,000 donation from Smollett to a local arts nonprofit, marking a formal end to the years-long legal battle.
In a statement shared on Instagram last month, Smollett said he chose to settle by making a charitable donation, not as an admission of guilt, but to move forward from what he described as a “false narrative” that he said “has left a stain on my character that will not soon disappear.”
The city said in an official statement that the settlement offers “a fair, constructive, and conclusive resolution, allowing all the parties to close this six-year-old chapter and move forward.”
In November, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Smollett’s 2021 conviction for allegedly filing a false police report about a hate crime in 2019, stating in its decision that the case violated his due process rights and raised questions about the state’s obligation to honor agreements made with defendants.
In March 2019, Smollett forfeited his $10,000 bond to the city and agreed to perform 16 hours of community service as part of an agreement to drop all criminal charges related to the alleged false report, according to then-Cook County first assistant state attorney Joe Magats.
Jon Bernthal could return as the Punisher in Spider‑Man: Brand New Day, the next installment in the Sony/Marvel Spider‑Man franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Directed by Shang‑Chi filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, the film is scheduled to begin production in England this summer and is set for release on July 31, 2026, Sony announced via Instagram back in March.
Bernthal previously portrayed Frank Castle in the Netflix series Daredevil and The Punisher, later reprising the role in Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+.
While details remain under wraps, the movie reportedly picks up after the events of Spider‑Man: No Way Home, which ended with the world’s memory of Peter Parker’s identity as Spider‑Man being erased.
Tom Holland will return as Peter Parker, with Zendaya and Jacob Batalon expected to reprise their roles as MJ and Ned. The extent of their involvement has not been confirmed.
Stranger Things star Sadie Sink and The Bear actress Liza Colón-Zayas are also joining the cast in undisclosed roles, according to IMDb. Bernthal won an Emmy for his guest role on The Bear season 2.
Spider‑Man: Brand New Day will be the fourth solo Spider‑Man film starring Tom Holland, and the first directed by Cretton.
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Prime Video has announced the rollout for the third and final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty. The show will premiere with its first two episodes on July 16. A new episode will then follow weekly every Wednesday until the series finale airs on Sept. 17. All 11 episodes of the final season star Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno and Christopher Briney …
Sinners is making its way to streaming. The hit film from director Ryan Coogler will appear on Max on July 4. It will air on HBO linear the next day. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers Smoke and Stack. Hailee Steinfeld and Delroy Lindo co-star …
Dave Bautista has been offered a role in Road House 2. Deadline reports that the Guardians of the Galaxy actor is in talks to appear in the upcoming film from director Guy Ritchie. Jake Gyllenhaal will reprise his lead role as ex-UFC fighter Elwood Dalton in the film, which is a sequel to the 2024 movie that was itself a reboot of the 1980s classic …
Following its #1 debut upon its June 13 release, the live action remake of the 2010 DreamWorks animation spends another weekend in the top spot. Box Office Mojo reports that How to Train Your Dragon brought in an additional $37 million in its second frame, bringing its two-week total to about $160 million.
The highest-grossing debut of the weekend was 28 Years Later, which landed at #2. The zombie threequel, which follows 2002’s 28 Days Later and 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, earned a weekend total of $30 million.
Elio, the latest effort from Pixar, grabbed the #3 spot with $21 million in its debut. Rounding out the top five are Disney’s live action Lilo & Stitch with $9.7 million and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with $6.55 million.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. How to Train Your Dragon – $37 million 2. 28 Years Later – $30 million 3. Elio – $21 million 4. Lilo & Stitch – $9.7 million 5. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – $6.55 million 6. Materialists – $5.816 million 7. Ballerina – $4.535 million 8. Karate Kid: Legends – $2.424 million 9. Final Destination: Bloodlines – $1.885 million 10. Kuberaa – $1.75 million
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Owen Wilson is rejoining his Meet the Parents family.
The actor has joined the cast of the upcoming fourth film in the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
He joins the cast of the Universal film that already includes Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. Terri Polo and Ariana Grande are also set to appear in the new film.
Wilson will be reprising his role of Kevin Rawley, which he played in all three of the Meet the Parents films.
The new film revolves around the son of Stiller and Polo’s characters, who gets engaged to a woman who seems wrong for him. Grande is set to play the fiancée.
John Hamburg wrote and is set to direct Meet the Parents 4. He previously cowrote all of the prior films in the franchise.
Meet the Parents 4 is set to appear in theaters on Nov. 25, 2026.
Outer Banks is starting up on its final adventure.
Season 5 of the Netflix series has started production, the streaming service announced on Friday. The crew has begun filming the fifth and final season in Charleston, South Carolina.
Returning to the show in season 5 are series regulars Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, DrewStarkey, Carlacia Grant, Austin North and Fiona Palomo.
Tony Crane and Cullen Moss have also been upped to series regulars for the final season.
“We are over the moon to be setting out on one last trip with the Pogues,” Outer Banks creators Josh Pate, Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke said. “Being back on set with our cast for this final round is nothing short of bittersweet and surreal. We can’t wait to show everyone what we have in store this season — it’s going to be a wild ride.”
Netflix also released new photos of the cast back on set.
Dearest gentle readers, it is with great joy that I inform you that Bridgerton season 4 has finished production.
Netflix made the announcement in a video shared to Instagram on Friday.
“Do join us in bidding our dear Ton a farewell as they conclude the production of the forthcoming season! Indeed, there is much to look forward to,” the official Bridgerton account captioned the post.
The video finds stars Luke Thompson, Yerin Ha, Nicola Coughlan, Hannah Dodd, Golda Rosheuvel, Ruth Gemmell, AdjoaAndoh, Florence Hunt, Will Tilston, Hugh Sachs and more changing out of their elaborate costumes and back into their actual, modern-day clothing.
Bridgerton is based on the bestselling novels by Julia Quinn. The period drama follows the eight Bridgerton siblings as they search for love and happiness in London high society.
“The fourth season of Bridgerton turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict,” according to the season’s official synopsis. “Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down — until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother’s masquerade ball.”
Bridgerton season 4 will consist of eight episodes. It arrives on Netflix sometime in 2026.
