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| Country music icon Dolly Parton dies at age 80 | Country music legend, philanthropist and actress Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced Tuesday. Brian Seaver, Parton's nephew, announced her death in an Instagram video. In it, he said he was representing the Parton and Owens family in "announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean." Seaver said the video announcement was something Parton asked of him years ago. "As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven't truly felt it til now," he said, adding that Parton "lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless others. |
| Blake Lively turns 39: Revisit 9 starring roles beyond 'Gossip Girl' | Blake Lively is celebrating her 39th birthday. The actress has entertained audiences for over 20 years with her versatile roles, from her iconic portrayal of Upper East Side socialite Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl to a surfer determined to survive a shark in The Shallows. While perhaps best known for playing Serena, Lively has starred in a number of other roles throughout her career. Here's a look back at 9 roles beyond Gossip Girl in honor of her birthday. 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' The 2005 adaptation of the Ann Brashares novel casts Lively, Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera and Alexis Bledel as teenagers and longtime friends Bridget, Tibby, Carmen and Lena. |
| 'Stranger Things' gang takes on ghost in 'Tales from '85' S2 trailer | Netflix is gearing up for the release of Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the new season Tuesday. Tales from '85 is an animated spinoff of Netflix's hit live-action series Stranger Things, which had a five-season run between 2016 and 2025. The show takes place in-between Seasons 2 and 3 of the original series. In the Season 2 trailer, fan-favorite characters including Eleven (voiced by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt), Mike Wheeler (Luca Diaz), Dustin Henderson (Braxton Quinney), Max Mayfield (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and Will Byers (Ben Plessala) encounter mysterious flowers from the Upside Down and take on what appears to be a ghost. |
| 'I Love Lucy' to be honored with first-ever TV Academy Legacy Award | I Love Lucy will be honored at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The Television Academy announced in a press release Tuesday that the hit 1950s sitcom starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will receive its inaugural Legacy Award during Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 6. The Legacy Award was created to honor "a television program that's made a profound and generational impact on audiences and remains relevant to society, culture and the industry today." I Love Lucy had a six-season run on CBS from 1951 to 1957. The show followed Lucy (Ball) and Ricky Ricardo (Arnaz), the first dual ethnicity couple on network TV, and pioneered three-camera filming before a live studio audience, television syndication and residuals for talent. |
| WWE 'Raw': Oba Femi, Bron Breakker have chaotic contract signing | Oba Femi and Bron Breakker had a chaotic contract signing for their upcoming high-profile match on WWE Raw. Femi and Breakker, two of WWE's strongest competitors, met in the ring Monday to officially sign their contract for a match at Sunday Night's Main Event, which takes place on Sept. 6. "If you debuted in 2002 and you ran against John Cena, you would be the face and the future of this place," Femi said to Breakker before mentioning how Breakker would have been successful if he debuted in 2015 and had to compete with Roman Reigns. "But Bronny boy, this is 2026 and you have the unfortunate privilege of running against me," Femi continued. |