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| Norman Reedus joins 'Disavowed,' new Apple TV action thriller | Norman Reedus is joining the cast of the new Apple TV series Disavowed. The streaming service announced Monday that Reedus, 57, will star with James Marsden in the action thriller from Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Marsden, an actor known for Westworld and Your Friends & Neighbors, was announced in May to play Brad Griffin, a legendary CIA case officer who is abruptly fired during a global hunt for the assassin who killed his colleague. "Disgraced and outcast from the world of intelligence, all bets are off when Brad decides to go after the $15 million federal bounty on the assassin's head," an official synopsis reads. Details about Reedus' character are being kept under wraps. |
| 'Tyler Perry's Doing Life' trailer shows single mom, ex-con find love | Netflix is teasing the new film Tyler Perry's Doing Life. The streaming service shared a trailer for the romantic drama Monday featuring Naomi Baker and Jay Reeves. Doing Life is written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry. The film follows a single mother (Baker) and a reformed ex-convict (Reeves) "who form an unlikely connection," according to Netflix's Tudum. In the trailer, Baker's character is seen explaining how the pair first met -- when she was working at a correctional center while pregnant and was saved by Reeves' character during a prison riot. The pair face heavy objections to their relationship as they also navigate other struggles in life. Tamberla Perry, Karen Obilom, Jasmine Sargent and Danielle Mone Truitt also star. |
| 2026 awards calendar: When are the Emmys, VMAs, CMAs and more? | Awards season is picking up again, with several major television, music and gaming awards shows still to come in 2026. The Emmys and MTV Video Music Awards arrive in September, followed by the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Daytime Emmys, Latin Grammys and CMA Awards. December will also bring nominations for several of the first major awards shows of 2027. Here are the awards dates to know for the rest of 2026. Sept. 9 -- Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists The finalists for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards will be announced Sept. 9 during a livestream on Telemundo Entertainment's YouTube channel. The announcement comes ahead of the awards ceremony in October. Sept. |
| PlayStation announces two State of Play livestreams for September | PlayStation has announced a pair of new State of Play livestreams that will be aired back-to-back on Thursday. PlayStation will first present a traditional State of Play that will feature new video game announcements and updates from PlayStation Studios and third-party developers. The first State of Play will conclude with an extended look at the highly-anticipated Final Fantasy VII: Revelation from publisher Square Enix. The second livestream, titled State of Play Japan, will then air immediately afterwards with updates on upcoming games from studios across Japan and Asia. State of Play Japan will be hosted by actor Yuki Kaji. Fans can tune in Thursday starting at 9 a.m. EDT on PlayStation's official YouTube and Twitch channels. |
| John Galliano, Met Museum cancel exhibit, Met Gala honoring designer | John Galliano and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have canceled a planned 2027 exhibit and Met Gala honoring the British fashion designer. Galliano, 65, the previous creative director of Givenchy, Dior, Maison Margiela and his own John Galliano label, dropped out Monday following backlash. Critics had called for the event to be canceled due to Galliano's past antisemitic and racist remarks. "After much reflection and discussion with The Met and all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time. |