Entertainment news summaries — Page 19
Essential facts and source links for recent entertainment stories.
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Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Waco castle is pending sale after $2.7M listing
Cottonland Castle, the 135-year-old Waco home restored by Chip and Joanna Gaines, is pending sale after a $2.7 million June listing. The final price is unknown; the couple documented its renovation on their 2022 Magnolia Network show, Fixer Upper: The Castle. -
Taylor Swift’s new VMA directing honor will put her ahead of Beyoncé
Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors on Sunday, lifting her VMA tally to 31 and past Beyoncé as the VMAs’ most-awarded artist. The award recognizes artists whose work behind the camera advances visual storytelling. -
Justin Hinsley sends Chris Underwood home after a puzzle decides their Challenge duel
Justin Hinsley eliminated Chris Underwood on The Challenge by winning “Chain Reaction,” which required moving heavy blocks and fitting them into a container. Underwood said he built a large lead but spent 45 minutes unable to solve the final puzzle. -
Peter Ostrum makes a brief cameo in Netflix’s new Wonka competition
Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket in 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” appears in episode one of Netflix’s “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket.” He opens a Wonka bar but finds no ticket; the competition began streaming Sept. 23. -
Kimmel says McConaughey hugged him before finishing at Emmys urinal
Jimmy Kimmel says Matthew McConaughey hugged him with his penis exposed at the Sept. 14 Emmys. Kimmel had left the ceremony upset by a tribute to friend Cleto Escobedo; Woody Harrelson later joined them in a hug. Kimmel said the encounter lifted his mood. -
Mark Ballas says his tooth is fine after Maura Higgins’ ‘DWTS’ rehearsal mishap
Maura Higgins accidentally chipped dance partner Mark Ballas’ tooth while rehearsing for their Week 2 “Dancing with the Stars” performance on Sept. 22. Ballas said the damage was “fine”; their cha-cha scored 19 out of 30. -
Second opinion showed Dolph Lundgren had lung, not kidney, cancer
Dolph Lundgren says a second opinion showed his kidney-cancer diagnosis was wrong: he actually had lung cancer. After years of ineffective treatment, he announced he was cancer-free in 2024; he also wrote that he had considered medical aid in dying. -
Nigella Lawson takes Prue Leith’s place on ‘Great British Baking Show’
Nigella Lawson is taking over from Prue Leith as a judge on The Great British Baking Show. The series marked the change with a playful clip as its 14th season premiered in the U.K. on Sept. 22; U.S. viewers can watch the episode on Netflix from Sept. 25. -
Taylor Frankie Paul withdraws from planned return to ‘Mormon Wives’ Season 6
Taylor Frankie Paul said Sept. 21 she is leaving Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” after five seasons, ending her planned Season 6 return. She accused castmates of months of bullying and said comments about her children crossed a line. -
Steve Zahn says he felt poorer after ‘Reality Bites’ and recognition came later
Steve Zahn says he came back from making 1994’s “Reality Bites” feeling poorer than before, not successful. On “Dinner’s On Me” with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, he said he was baffled by the experience and wasn’t recognized until much later in his career. -
Ted Danson comedy A Man on the Inside will finish with season 3
Netflix’s A Man on the Inside will conclude with its third season, now filming in San Francisco. Ted Danson returns as Charles alongside Mary Elizabeth Ellis and other regulars; the final season adds eight guest stars, including Nick Offerman and Bernadette Peters. -
Kate Middleton laughs off near-fall after gown train is stepped on at premiere
Kate Middleton laughed after Claire Tavernier accidentally stepped on the train of her gown, briefly throwing her off balance at the London premiere of Tom Cruise’s “Digger” on Sept. 22. She regained her footing and continued inside. -
London Fashion Week’s Spring 2027 edition saw buyer attendance climb 19%
London Fashion Week’s Spring 2027 program ran Sept. 17–21, with 47 catwalk shows. Buyer attendance rose 19% year over year, including a 41% increase in international buyers; highlights included Lulu Guinness and McQueen’s return and Marks & Spencer’s first LFW show. -
Drake’s OVO and WildBrain set Sept. 25 launch for Degrassi apparel line
Drake’s OVO and WildBrain will release a Degrassi-inspired clothing line Sept. 25, 2026, ahead of Degrassi: The Next Generation’s 25th anniversary in October. The Toronto-rooted collection draws on the fictional school’s blue-and-gold athletic program. -
Ghost Adventures launches Season 30 with a Las Vegas warehouse case
Ghost Adventures returns to Discovery on Sept. 30 for Season 30, opening with a case at a Las Vegas warehouse now used as a horror-themed escape room, whose past includes violent ties to the mob. Billy Tolley says time together has improved the team's investigative flow. -
Season 5 of ‘Special Forces’ premieres Sept. 24 with 15 recruits
“Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” returns Sept. 24 at 9 p.m. ET on FOX, with 15 celebrity recruits—including Candace Cameron Bure, George Santos and Oliver Hudson—facing military-style challenges in Malaysia’s jungle. Episodes stream on Hulu the next day. -
Shekinah says she skipped ‘90 Day: The Last Resort’ reunion to protect her mental health
After her split from Sarper Guven, Shekinah Garner said she skipped the 90 Day: The Last Resort Season 3 Tell All to protect her mental health; in a Sept. 22 statement, she said he had ignored her attempts to reach him for weeks. -
Netflix’s Wonka contest uses an AI recreation of Gene Wilder’s voice
Netflix’s “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket” premiered Sept. 23, 2026, using an AI recreation of Gene Wilder’s voice with his estate’s cooperation. Twelve ticket winners and their partners compete in nine episodes for a reported $3 million, paid out over 30 years as six-figure income. -
Suri Cruise registered to vote as Suri Noelle in Pittsburgh
Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri, a Carnegie Mellon student in Pittsburgh, registered to vote there as Suri Noelle earlier in 2026, after using that name at her 2024 graduation. The pair are reportedly estranged, and Cruise did not attend the ceremony. -
Tom Cruise recalls early Manhattan job shoveling ice and making repairs
In a new Good Morning America interview, Tom Cruise recalled working as a superintendent’s assistant at an Upper West Side apartment building in Manhattan before his acting career took off. He shoveled ice, took out garbage and handled tenants’ repair requests. -
Disney+ greenlights ‘Darkwing Duck’ reboot with Mark Hamill voicing the hero
Disney+ has greenlit a “Darkwing Duck” reboot, with Mark Hamill voicing Drake Mallard, the crime-fighting duck. Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan and Lilimar also join the cast; the plot pairs Darkwing with Duckie, a rebellious teen who knows his heroic past. -
Nine Hollywood stars’ first marriages, from Clooney to Costner
A Hello! feature revisits the first marriages of nine actors—from George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Will Smith to Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford and Kevin Costner—covering their breakups and family histories. -
Robert Herjavec recounts family’s 1970 journey from Yugoslavia to Canada with $50
Robert Herjavec told the Wall Street Journal his family fled Yugoslavia and arrived in Canada in 1970 with $50, suitcases and no English. They first stayed in a Toronto basement; he later founded BRAK Systems and sold it for $30 million in 2000. -
Archie's food drive masks a cult's plan in new Oni Press horror comic
Oni Press's “Archie in Hell” turns a food drive for Riverdale's poor into a cult's scheme to use Archie Andrews as a gateway for an eldritch god. Patrick Horvath writes the horror comic, illustrated by Tyler Crook; its first issue goes on sale Nov. 4. -
Some 'Wheel of Fortune' viewers report a repeated prize puzzle
Some viewers of the Sept. 22 “Wheel of Fortune” episode said their local broadcasts showed the “Glinda and Elphaba” prize puzzle twice instead of the Crossword round. Reports came from Detroit, Boston and St. Paul; other viewers said their episode aired normally. -
‘The Invite’ sets Oct. 23 HBO Max debut after summer theatrical release
A24’s The Invite, directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, will stream exclusively on HBO Max from Friday, Oct. 23. The film was still in theaters at publication, after opening in limited release June 26 and expanding nationwide July 10. -
Report: Tom Cruise may help Travis Kelce land ‘Days of Thunder 2’ role
An unnamed source told the Daily Mail that Tom Cruise may help Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce get into Hollywood and could offer him a role in “Days of Thunder 2,” scheduled for 2028; no official cast update has confirmed his involvement.
