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| 'Little House on the Prairie' icons reunite for rare Instagram pic | Former Little House on the Prairie co-stars Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson reunited for a rare photo together after an off-Broadway play this weekend. Gilbert and Anderson played sisters Laura and Mary Ingalls as children, then teens, on the beloved TV period drama, which ran 1974 to 1983. The actresses, who have been candid over the years about how they were not close during production of the show, appear to be letting bygones be bygones. "Reconnection with a sister. Long, healing talks. Lots of reminiscing. Lots of catching up. Lots of laughter and a few tears," Gilbert wrote Saturday alongside a photo of her with Anderson and actresses Veanne Cox and Betty Buckley. "I'm so happy to have Melissa Anderson back in my life. |
| 140,000 fans sign petition demanding 'Stranger Things' cut scenes | More than 140,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding that scenes cut from the fifth and final season of Stranger Things be released. "We want the unseen footage of stranger things. I believe it was more to the episodes and we didn't see them either due to Netflix or the team of stranger things cutting them. This has been a long 10 years process and this is what we get," poster Wenni J wrote in the petition. "Everyone is clearly dissatisfied with this season," the poster added. "And also the amount of clues and information we got from the cast members and interviews are not matching up with the episodes provided. |
| 'Avatar' tops North American box office with $64M | Avatar: Fire and Ash is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $64 million in receipts this Friday through Sunday, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced. Coming in at No. 2 is Zootopia 2 with $20 million, followed by Marty Supreme at No. 3 with $16 million, The Housemaid at No. 4 with $15.4 million and Anaconda at No. 5 with $15 million. Rounding out the top tier are David at No. 6 with $13 million, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants at No. 7 with $11.2 million, Song Sung Blue at No. 8 with $7.6 million, Wicked: For Good at No. 9 with $5.3 million and Five Nights at Freddy's at No. 10 with $4.4 million. |
| Billie Lourd remembers Carrie Fisher on 9th anniversary of death | Scream Queens actress Billie Lourd marked the ninth anniversary of the death of her mother, Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher, with a loving Instagram post. Billie shared a photo of her as a child with her father Bryan Lourd and Fisher, as well as a photo of Bryan with her two children, whom Fisher died before meeting. Billie said the snapshots were taken in the same room, 25 years apart. "This joy wouldn't be possible without my mom. This joy only exists because she existed. So even though she is not physically part of this joy, she is part of the reason for it. Even though she is not alive she lives on through this joy," Billie wrote. |
| Elsa Pataky shares Chris Hemsworth beach video after 15th anniversary | Model Elsa Pataky shared an Instagram video Sunday showing her celebrating Christmas and her 15th wedding anniversary with Avengers actor Chris Hemsworth and their family at the beach "Happy holidays!!" she captioned the clip showing the clan laughing and wearing Santa hats as they played in the sand and spent time on a boat. Pataky and Hemsworth tied the knot on Dec. 26, 2010. They live in Australia with their three children -- daughter India, 13, and 11-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan. |