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'Sesame Street' welcomes its first Filipino muppet

There's a new kid on the block."Sesame Street" recently introduced TJ, its first Filipino muppet, on a segment with Kal Penn. TJ and his friend Ji-Young, a Korean American muppet who debuted in 2021, talk to the actor about the…

Cillian Murphy says fans are 'underwhelmed' when they meet him

Cillian Murphy has appeared in some of the biggest movies and television shows of the 21st century, taking on a range of critically-acclaimed and cinematic roles, from "Peaky Blinders" boss Thomas Shelby to "Batman" villain Scarecrow. Yet the Irish actor…

Jacklyn Zeman, beloved 'General Hospital' star, dead at 70

Jacklyn Zeman, who starred on the soap opera "General Hospital" for more than four decades portraying Bobbie Spencer, has died, the show's executive producer, Frank Valentini, announced on Wednesday.She was 70."Jackie will be greatly missed, but her positive spirit will…

Dolph Lundgren reveals cancer battle

A second opinion helped turn around actor Dolph Lundgren's battle with cancer.In an interview on "In Depth With Graham Bensinger," Lundgren, 65, shared that he has quietly been fighting cancer since doctors found a tumor in his kidney in 2015.The…

'Jeopardy!' backlash after contestants mispronounce answer

"Jeopardy" had a pronunciation problem on Tuesday's episode.All three contestants lost out when they mispronounced the response to a $1600 clue that read, "Socialism of any type and shade leads to a total destruction of the human spirit.'"Returning champion Hannah…

'The Muppets Mayhem' hits mostly flat notes on Disney+

Disney's stewardship of the Muppets yields a pretty flat set with "The Muppets Mayhem," which milks the idea of the Electric Mayhem Band recording their first studio album for more than it's worth. A horde of celebrity cameos provide occasional…

Morgan Wallen delays tour due to vocal cord injury

Morgan Wallen is delaying his current "One Night at a Time" world tour per doctor's orders after the country singer reinjured his vocal cords.In a video message posted to Twitter on Tuesday, Wallen, 29, broke the "bad news" to his…

Robert De Niro, 79, welcomes his seventh child

Robert De Niro is a dad again, a representative for the actor confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.The Oscar-winner first shared the news on Monday in an interview with ET Canada to promote his new film, aptly named "About My Father."Speaking…

'Oppenheimer' new trailer shows intensity of the time

Christopher Nolan's nuclear thriller "Oppenheimer" has debuted a tense new trailer.The movie, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, is about atomic bomb creator…

Tom Hanks responds to reviews of his debut novel

Tom Hanks has something to say about some of the critical reviews of his debut novel, "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece."According to the official synopsis, the book is based on "a wildly ambitious story of the making…