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On Monday, CBS announced that its top-rated cop drama Blue Bloods will officially turn in its badge at the end of the upcoming 14th season.

The network says the final season of the Tom Selleck-topped series will be broken into two parts: the first will begin on Friday, February 16, and finish in fall 2024.

In the announcement, Selleck, who plays NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan on the show, said, “For the past 13 years it has been an honor and a privilege to work on a show that not only celebrates the men and women who protect and serve in New York City, but also displayed the importance of family.”

He added, “Working alongside these incredible actors, writers, producers, directors and crew has been a dream come true and I’m grateful to have been a part of this extraordinary group for over 275 episodes.” Selleck added thanks to the network and CBS Studios “for their steadfast support and we offer heartfelt gratitude to the fans who gathered with us for dinner every Friday night.”

Every episode showed the Reagan family gathering for family dinners.

Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, president of CBS Studios, saluted Blue Bloods, saying in part, “It ruled Friday nights with unprecedented dominance since its premiere and established itself as a pillar of our winning lineup with an exceptionally devoted fan base.”

They added, “We’ll be forever grateful to the legendary Leonard Goldberg for developing this signature series and to the amazing cast led by Tom Selleck, who America embraced as family and watched as welcomed guests at the Reagan dinner table.”

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Amy Smart reunited with her Just Friends co-star Ryan Reynolds nearly 18 years to the day the rom-com premiered.

But according to the ad, she wants no part of what turned out to be a new Friendsgiving spot for his Aviation American Gin brand.

The ad has Amy entering a greenscreened version of a cozy, holiday-decorated living room in New Jersey and saying her line, which conspicuously sounds like ad copy.

“This is weird,” she admits, scrunching up her face.

However, as they run through multiple takes, she gets wind that something is up. “So this is a stupid ad for your gin company?” she asks.

“Well, let’s not rush to judgment,” Reynolds says. “This is a self-funded sequel predicated on a loose interpretation of IP law,” he attempts, before admitting Amy is right.

“Wow. Dirty,” she says miffed, before walking out of frame and smashing the bottle off-camera.

“Wow,” Ryan says. “Never work with your heroes, right?” Amy then responds off-camera, “You’re not my f****** hero!”

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Sorry, Patti LuPone: It looks like Kim Kardashian has been bitten by the acting bug.

Deadline reports the mogul and reality show superstar is producing and will star in a comedy movie she is pitching to studios called The 5th Wheel.

30 Rock veteran Paula Pell is writing the project, which, the trade reports, five studios are battling to produce. Kim “has been very hands on in the pitch,” the trade continues, noting she personally attends meetings to boost the project, the plot of which is still under wraps.

Kardashian recently appeared in FX’s American Horror Story: Delicate — a turn that seemingly incensed Tony winner LuPone, who dissed her on a segment of Watch What Happens Live!.

“Excuse me, excuse me, Kim. You know, what are you doing with your life? Don’t get on the stage, Mrs. Worthington,” LuPone said sarcastically, a reference to Noël Coward‘s 1935 song of the same name.

She also said reality stars, like Kim, take jobs away from actors.

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Suki Waterhouse and her boyfriend, The Batman‘s Robert Pattinson, are expecting their first child.

While performing at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City on Sunday, a visibly pregnant Suki couldn’t hide her smile — or her baby bump.

“I decided to wear something particularly sparkly today ’cause I thought it might distract you from something else that’s going on,” fan video captured her as saying, gesturing to her belly in a sparkly pink miniskirt.

“I’m not sure if it’s working,” she said with a laugh.

Prior to the announcement, sources had told Page Six that the 31-year-old Daisy Jones and the Six star and 37-year-old Twilight veteran Pattinson were “thrilled” about the impending bundle of joy.

It is the first child for both.

The pair have been together for five years, but the private couple only made their pairing “red carpet official” in December of 2022, at a fashion show in Egypt for Dior. They recently made another rare appearance together at the GO Awards in Los Angeles.

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Creed III producer Irwin Winkler tells Deadline a fourth movie is in the works, with franchise star and Creed III director Michael B. Jordan back behind the camera. The Rocky spin-off franchise has grossed more than $663 million globally through the first three movies…

Variety reports Emma Stone will host NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the fifth time on December 2 with indie folk singer Noah Kahan as her musical guest. Stone currently stars in the Showtime series The Curse, where she and Nathan Fielder play HGTV house flippers who get cursed by a child…

Suzanne Shepherd, the actress best known for her roles in Goodfellas and as Carmella Soprano’s mother in The Sopranos, died “peacefully in her home” in New York City on early Friday morning, a rep confirmed to People. She was 89. “Sad to hear of the passing of Suzanne Shepherd,” Ray Abruzzo, who played Little Carmine Lupertazzi in The Sopranos, captioned an image of Shepherd on his Instagram. Her other films included 1988’s Mystic Pizza. On TV, Shepherd appeared in Law & Order and Blue Bloods, among others…

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes fell short of expectations, but still managed to top the North American box office with an estimated $44 million. The Hunger Games prequel — starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth — added an estimated $4.5 million overseas, for a $98.5 million global tally — the franchise’s smallest opening weekend.

Trolls Band Together opened in second place, collecting an estimated $31.7 million at the domestic box office. The fourth film in the animated franchise — once again featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake — added an estimated $76.3 million, for a total of $108.1 million worldwide.

The Marvels, which topped the box office last week, despite logged the worst opening for an MCU film, followed that up with a 78% drop — also the worst in MCU history. It’s tied for third place with Thanksgiving, each earning an estimated $10.2 million at the North American box office.

Rounding out the top five was Five Nights at Freddy’s, delivering an estimated $3.5 million at the domestic box office.

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The release date for Dune: Part Two — which had been bumped from November 2023 to 2024 as the SAG-AFTRA strike lingered — has now been moved two weeks closer to today, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced Friday.

The Warner Bros. movie starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler and Rebecca Ferguson will now open March 1, two weeks earlier than its March 15 slot.

With the strike over, which allows stars to once again promote their projects, it’s possible other films could also move. But as far as Warner Bros. Discovery, it appears the studios’ December 15 release Wonka, also starring Chalamet, as well as December 20’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and December 25’s The Color Purple, are staying put.

Incidentally, Aquaman‘s Jason Momoa will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend.

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The Golden Globes have found a new broadcast home at CBS.

The 81st annual telecast will air on Sunday, January 7, directly following an NFL ON CBS Sunday doubleheader. It will also stream on Paramount+.

George Cheeks, president and chief executive officer of CBS, noted, “Live entertainment and sports have been, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year.”

The three-hour show will be broadcast live from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET, with a rebroadcast for the West Coast.

In June, Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge acquired the assets, rights and properties to the annual awards show from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

This resulted in the winding down of the HFPA, a group of international journalists who previously chose nominees and decided winners for the Golden Globes each year, which has come under fire in recent years for a lack of diversity among its ranks.

“In an age when audiences are viewing content on their own schedules, we are delighted to bring the Golden Globes to viewers globally through CBS’ robust platforms,” said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes. “Audiences will have the ability to enjoy our show live and on demand. We cannot wait to reveal the magic of what will be our most unforgettable show yet.”

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In New York City on Friday morning, the world-famous Radio City Rockettes came out to the Empire State Building to officially launch this year’s Christmas Spectacular, which has been staged at Radio City Music Hall since 1933.

This year, the Rockettes’ line welcomed 14 new Rockettes from 10 states, according to ABC News’ New York affiliate WABC-TV, which also reports some 70 million people have seen the show since it began.

Aside from the live animals in the “living nativity” scene that’s been a part of the show since the outset, this year’s show, which officially opened for the season Friday afternoon, features a high-tech twist, with “fairy-drones that dance high above the audience” as the famous dancers perform their “Dance of the Frost Fairies” onstage.

The Empire State Building will be lit in red and green Friday evening in honor of the production’s opening.

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The Star Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS just one time in November of 1978, and that ill-advised attempt to cash in on Star Wars after it exploded into theaters in May of 1977 left saga creator George Lucas — and millions of fans — shaking their heads.

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford all appeared in character in the special, which centered on the Wookiee celebration Life Day, the focus of a new documentary. The doc’s home release was announced Friday, coinciding with the canonical Wookiee holiday.

A Disturbance in the Force is a two-hour look into catastrophe, featuring commentary from famous Star Wars fans like “Weird” Al Yankovic, Kevin Smith, Seth Green, and others, as well as clips of the special for those who haven’t seen it.

Lucas prevented the special from airing again after nearly 13 million people watched — likely with their mouths agape. Bea Arthur sang a torch song, Carrie Fisher belted out a closing hymn in character as Princess Leia, and Art Carney sold Chewbacca’s dad Itchy some kind of VR porn featuring Diahann Carroll.

Lucas has regretted lending his characters to the “variety TV guys” who produced the program, which gave fans their first appearance of Boba Fett in an animated sequence.

A Disturbance in the Force will be released on digital and Blu-Ray on December 5, and it’s also getting a limited theatrical run. Check the film’s website for details.

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