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Yahoo TVThe 'Bachelor' franchise isn't known for body inclusivity. One suitor on Jenn Tran's 'Bachelorette' season is attracting fans' attention.
Brett Harris, a contestant on the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” is being celebrated for defying the franchise’s typical straight-size casting.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus explains why she took a 'leap of faith' to star in tear-jerking new movie 'Tuesday'
In the film, Death arrives in the form of a talking bird at the home shared by a mother and her sick daughter.
- Yahoo Sports
Giants TE Darren Waller drops bizarre music video about recent divorce, complete with a fake Kelsey Plum
The video ends with the fake Plum stabbing Waller in the back.
- Yahoo Entertainment
‘Wheel of Fortune’ finale: How to watch Pat Sajak’s last show tonight
Thanks for the memories, Pat! Here's what you need to know about the Season 41 finale of 'Wheel of Fortune.'
- Yahoo Sports
Venu Sports announced as brand for ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery joint sports streaming service
The joint sports streaming service combining ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery programming will be called Venu Sports.
- TechCrunch
Google Veo, a serious swing at AI-generated video, debuts at Google I/O 2024
Google’s gunning for OpenAI’s Sora with Veo, an AI model that can create 1080p video clips around a minute long given a text prompt. Unveiled on Tuesday at Google’s I/O 2024 developer conference, Veo can capture different visual and cinematic styles, including shots of landscapes and time lapses, and make edits and adjustments to already generated footage. “We’re exploring features like storyboarding and generating longer scenes to see what Veo can do,” Demis Hassabis, head of Google’s AI R&D lab DeepMind, told reporters during a virtual roundtable.
- TechCrunch
Elon Musk's X: A complete timeline of what Twitter has become
Welcome to Elon Musk’s X. The social network formerly known as Twitter where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. Musk ultimately paid $44 billion for the website in October 2022, following attempts to kill the deal and a dramatic legal discovery process.
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Kevin Costner shares his side of 'Yellowstone' drama: Where he stands on the future of the series
Part one of "Yellowstone" Season 5 ended in January 2023. Since then, its star Kevin Costner walked away from his starring role — and there's been a very public back-and-forth over why that happened.
- Yahoo Entertainment
The It List: 'Bridgerton' returns with a steamy Season 3, 'Back to Black' shows Amy Winehouse's rise to fame, 'I Saw the TV Glow' blurs reality and real life
The beloved Regency-era romance makes a triumphant return to Netflix.
- Yahoo Entertainment
A timeline of Jennifer Lopez's 'This Is Me … Now' tour: Rumors of marital tension, low ticket sales reported before cancellation
It’s unclear if Lopez’s tour cancellation has anything to do with her marriage to Ben Affleck, but there’s no denying that her new album is inextricably linked to their romance.
- Engadget
The Acolyte is Star Wars at its best
The Acolyte demonstrates what's possible when Star Wars embraces new characters and genres, while abandoning the Dark Side of nostalgia.
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Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour amid rumors of Ben Affleck marital strain: 'I am completely heartsick'
Jennifer Lopez has called off her "This Is Me … Live Tour," calling the last-minute decision "absolutely necessary."
- Yahoo Movies
Star power! Chemistry! Sex! Why 'the right ingredients' helped turn 'The Idea of You,' 'Anyone But You' and 'Challengers' into success stories
These movies were "primed for success." Here's why.
- Yahoo TV
Joan Vassos's journey was cut short on 'The Golden Bachelor.' As the Golden Bachelorette, she's 'hoping that we change' perceptions of aging.
“The Golden Bachelor” viewers will recognize the new Golden Bachelorette, as she had a dramatic exit from Gerry Turner's life.
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'Ezra' director Tony Goldwyn went on a nationwide search to cast an actor with autism: 'We need to find a kid where acting is his happy place'
“There was not one moment when we considered casting a neurotypical actor to play Ezra,” Goldwyn told Yahoo Entertainment.
- Engadget
You can keep your favorite Disney/Pixar characters as virtual pets with the new Bitzee
Spin Master, which introduced Bitzee to the US last summer, is now gearing up to release two new versions of the device later this year: Bitzee Disney and Bitzee Magicals. Bitzee Disney will feature 30 familiar characters.
- Engadget
The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake is coming to Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC
After three years of largely staying silent about the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake, Square Enix has revealed the platforms it's coming to. The publisher also suggested that the remake is coming soon.
- Engadget
The Morning After: Starliner’s launch pushed back again
The biggest news stories this morning: Panasonic's new Fujifilm-killer, Starliner's scrubbed launch and another twist in the ScarJo / OpenAI tale.
- Yahoo Movies
Daisy Ridley's lips turned blue filming swimming scenes in 'Young Woman and the Sea': 'She's a force of nature'
The actress and executive producer talked to Yahoo Entertainment about diving headfirst into her role as legendary swimmer Trudy Ederle.
- Yahoo Entertainment
Eurovision finale 2024: How to watch the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in the US
It's time for the Eurovision Song Contest! Here's everything you need to know about the international music competition.