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Ariana Grande says illness might force her to cancel shows. Image via Getty Images.
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Ariana Grande's upcoming shows in doubt due to illness

In a series of videos posted on her Instagram, singer Ariana Grande revealed to fans that she has been suffering from a bad sinus condition for three weeks, which has put in doubt her availability to perform shows at her upcoming global tour. Grande says her throat and head are "still in so much pain" that, pending a doctor consultation, she may have to cancel some shows.

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Sun Nov 17 - AP
The two writers made complaints against an executive producer but no action was taken, image via CBS
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'Carol's Second Act' loses two female writers due to misconduct

Two female writers have quit CBS's 'Carols Second Act' due to misconduct by an executive producer. The two writers made complaints regarding inappropriate touching at the workplace by the producer, but no action was taken. Both writers felt that they had been penalized for making the complaint and quit shortly after.

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Sun Nov 17 - Vulture
The movie will follow cage as he attempts to land a role and overcome debt,image via shutterstock
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Nicolas Cage to play himself in a new movie

Nicolas Cage is currently in talks to play himself in a movie about himself. The film will reportedly follow the actor as he tries to get a part in a new Tarantino movie and overcome large amounts of debt. The scriptwriter for the movie has said that the movie is meant to be a love letter to the actor and his diverse acting career.

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Sat Nov 16 - NewYorkPost
'Joker' has been a huge success and is one of the most profitable superhero movies ever made, image via Warner Bros.
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'Joker' is now the worlds first R rated movie to cross $1 billion

'Joker' has set a new box office record and has become the first-ever R-rated movie to make more than $1 billion. The movie was made with a relatively small budget and has been critically and commercially successful. The film is also in consideration for the Oscars, particularly Joaquin Pheonix for his performance as the Joker.

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Sat Nov 16 - Ew
Loki will air on Disney+ and production will begin in 2020,image via the Disinsider
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Sophia Di Martino to star in new Loki show

Sophia Di Martino has reportedly been cast in Marvel's new Loki show, beating out a large number of actors/actresses who were competing for the role. Her character in the show is currently unknown and the show is going to begin production in 2020. Marvel has some limited series that are currently in production including 'The Vision and Scarlet Witch'.

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Sat Nov 16 - Variety
Greedo shot first while saying 'Maclunkey'. Image via Disney.
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Fans puzzled at Greedo edit in Star Wars on Disney+

George Lucas, creator, and mastermind of the Star Wars franchise is well-known among Star Wars fans for including perplexing, seemingly unnecessary edits in his re-releases of the Star Wars movies, even in iconic scenes. In the Disney+ release of Star Wars, one such edit included the iconic Greedo-Han duel. The new edit reveals that not only did Greedo shoot first, he also got in one last, confusing word: 'Maclunkey'.

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Fri Nov 15 - GlobalNews
Taylor Swift can't perform past hits at upcoming AMA..Image via Getty Images.
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Taylor Swift barred from performing past hits at AMA

Taylor Swift's upcoming performance at the American Music Awards is now uncertain after the country-pop superstar complained she would not be allowed to sing hit songs from her past albums, stating that her music managers Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta, who own the rights to them, had withdrawn their permissions. Braun acquired the rights to Swift's past albums after buying her former record label Big Machine for $300m in June.

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Fri Nov 15 - BBC
Actress Mo'Nique has said that Netflix has tried to underpay her for her work, image via Invision
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Netflix being sued for race and gender discrimination

Oscar-winning comedian and actress Mo'Nique is suing Netflix for racial and gender discrimination. She claims Netflix has tried to underpay her for her new stand-up special despite offering other comedians millions of dollars. She was only offered $500,000 while white or male comedians have been offered significantly more. Netflix has denied all accusations of discrimination and intends to fight the suit.

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Fri Nov 15 - NBCNews
The fan favorite cop show is coming back for an eighth season, image via NBC
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NBC renews Brooklyn Nine-Nine for another season

NBC has renewed Brooklyn Nine-Nine for an eighth season before the seventh season even aired. NBC picked up the show after FOX canceled it following its sixth season and the reruns of previous seasons are reportedly bringing in a large number of viewers for the network. The show has also attracted a large amount of fan engagement on social media.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheWrap
Dwayne Johnson announced the date and revealed the poster over twitter, image via DC
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'Black Adam' starring The Rock to hit cinemas in 2021

Dwayne Johnson has revealed that 'Black Adam' will release sometime in 2021 and that the movie will go into production in June. This movie will spin-off from the recent 'Shazam' movie and will be The Rock's first starring role in a superhero flick. He made this announcement over twitter and also revealed the first official poster for the film.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheWrap
Black Widow's alternate death scene in Avengers: Endgame has been released. Image via BGR.
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Avengers: Endgame alternate Black Widow death scene released on Disney+

To celebrate the launch of Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, an alternate death scene for Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame has been released, which shows Black Widow and Hawkeye disagreeing about who should sacrifice themselves to acquire the Soul Stone, only to be interrupted by Thanos and his army. Shot several times, Black Widow manages to make it to the edge and sacrifices herself, leaving devastated Hawkeye behind.

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Thu Nov 14 - DigitalSpy
Disney+ will warn users of 'outdated cultural depictions' for classic films. Image via Walt Disney Pictures
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Disney+ includes 'outdated cultural depiction' warnings on older films

Disney recently announced that its newly launched streaming service, Disney+, will express sensitivity towards past instances of controversial, racially charged depictions in some of its older films by including a warning label for relevant classic films. Such films include Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan, and Dumbo with problematic portrayals of racial characters and accents, while it is already known that the highly controversial film Song of the South will be omitted.

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Thu Nov 14 - TheGuardian
Dwayne Johnson have become the latest victim of a death hoax
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“I’m not Dead” Dwayne Johnson posted his Instagram story

The 47-year old actor and wrestler have become the latest victim of a death hoax after fake news headline "BBC: Dwayne The Rock Johnson Dies at 47 after a terrible stunt attempted failed" went viral. But all the rumors disappeared when the actor posted his Instagram story in which he mentioned: "I’m Not Dead".

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Thu Nov 14 - Metro
The Witcher has been renewed for another season before the first one even aired, image via Netflix
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The Witcher renewed for season 2 by Netflix

Netflix has already renewed 'The Witcher' for a second season even though the first one hasn't even aired. The second season will go into production in 2020 and will be released in 2021. The show stars Henry Cavil and is based on a series of Polish fantasy novels.

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Thu Nov 14 - TheWrap
These cows survived a mini-tsunami against all odds, image via Rhonda Photography
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Cows survive massive hurricane by swimming for miles

Three cows swept away in a mini-tsunami caused by hurricane Dorian in North Caroline, the animals were assumed dead until now. They were found several miles away, leading many to assume that they swam the entire distance. The cows are now be returned to their homes after surviving the disaster against all odds.

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Thu Nov 14 - BBC
The rights to the films still belong to Sony, image via Marvel
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Live action Spider-Man movies won't make it to Disney+

Disney has announced that it has no plans to bring the live-action spiderman films to their new streaming platform. Since the rights to the films still belong to Sony, even though Disney co-produced them, Disney cannot put them on the platform. Although fans will still be able to see the animated spiderman shows on the site.

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Wed Nov 13 - TheVerge
Ricky Gervais will be hosting the Golden Globes for the fifth time, image via Getty Images
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Ricky Gervais to be Golden Globes host for the last time

Ricky Gervais has announced that he will once again be hosting the Golden Globes. He has said that this will be his fifth and last time hosting the globes. Most award shows have now switched to being completely hostless but the Golden Globes have not made this change just yet.

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Wed Nov 13 - Deadline
People magazine named American singer John Legend Sexiest Man Alive 2019. Image via Getty Images
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PEOPLE’S Sexiest Man Alive 2019 is John Legend

People magazine named American singer John Legend “Sexiest Man Alive 2019”. The singer said, “I’m excited but a little scared at the same time”. He is one of only 15 stars to achieve the status of EGOT. EGOT refers to a star who has the Emmys, the Grammys, the Oscars, and the Tonys. The singer said now everyone’s going to be picking me apart to see if I’m sexy enough to hold this title.

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Wed Nov 13 - People
CM Punk is back with a surprise appearance on WWE Backstage, Image via sportskeeda
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CM Punk is back with a surprise appearance on WWE Backstage

Philip Jack Brooks, also known as CM Punk is an American mixed martial artist and a retired professional wrestler. He made a surprise appearance at the end of this week’s WWE backstage and announced his return on the show as soon as next week. Punk has been a WWE legend. He held WWE Championship for remarkable 434 days. Don’t miss Punk’s much-awaited return to WWE backstage on November 19

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Wed Nov 13 - WrestlingInc
Titans has been renewed for another season on DC's new streaming platform, image via DC universe
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DC’s live-action series ‘Titans’ renewed for a third season

Titans, DC's successful live-action series, has been renewed for a third season before its second season has even finished airing. The show is currently only airing in the US on DC's new streaming service and will come to the rest of the world via Netflix. The third season will air in Fall 2020.

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Tue Nov 12 - TVLine
The new adaptation aired last week and still has a large viewer count, image via BBC
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'His Dark Materials' loses a large chunk of its viewer count for second episode

'His Dark Materials' premiered last week on the BBC and became the most viewed drama to launch on British TV in the last five years. Its second episode however did not attract the same number of viewers as the show lost 1.5 million views on its second outing down on the actual 7.2 million views. This is not entirely uncommon, but if the count continues to drop as the show goes on, it may not stay afloat.

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Tue Nov 12 - Deadline
A man in France found the message nine years later and responded
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Boy threw a message in a bottle nine years ago and has just gotten a response

A ten-year-old boy in US threw a message in a bottle into the ocean in 2010 and has just received a response. The message was found on a beach in France and contained the boy's home address, which is how G. Dubois, a Frenchman who found the bottle, got in touch with him.

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Tue Nov 12 - CNN
Rick and Morty is now on its fourth season, image via Adult Swim
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Rick and Morty premiere pulled forward due to fan outrage

Channel 4 has decided to move the UK premiere date of the first episode of Rick and Morty season 4 to be much earlier. This decision came after a large amount of backlash from fans who did not approve of the original broadcast date. Rick and Morty will now be airing on November 20th 2019.

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Tue Nov 12 - Deadline
American superstar Kanye West is going green
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Kanye West shares new environment-friendly Yeezy sneakers

American musician Kanye West has unveiled a new shoe prototype from his Yeezy fashion line. The shoe is made from algae and is entirely environment-friendly. West also announced that his company will be growing the algae in their farms and that the shoe will be available for sale by 2020.

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Mon Nov 11 - Futurism
Doctor Who has not released anything new since the beginning of the year, image via BBC
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'Doctor Who' to make big reveal on November 23rd

Beloved British sci-fi show 'Doctor Who' has released a new short clip teasing something big that will likely be revealed on November 23rd. The clip is just a few seconds long and shows the Tardis traveling through empty space before telling fans to 'make space' for November 23. It is currently unknown what exactly is being teased here, but it is likely the long-awaited next season.

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Mon Nov 11 - NME