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Winter is coming, and so is a long-rumored Game of Thrones reunion special. Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday that a reunion special featuring current and past cast members of HBO’s sprawling fantasy epic was filmed in Belfast this year.…

Author Margaret Atwood announced on Wednesday that she’s releasing a sequel to her dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, decades after it was first released in 1985. “Yes indeed to those who asked,” the 79-year-old Atwood tweeted on Wednesday…

Good morning, readers and happy hump day, as they say. Here are today’s biggest entertainment news stories to start your day off right. Enjoy! The Netflix rom-com To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is getting a sequel The adorable (and popular)…

Stephen Hillenburg, the mind behind the ubiquitous Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants, died Monday at the age of 57, Variety reported. Hillenburg had Lou Gehrig’s disease, a diagnosis he revealed in March 2017. “We are incredibly saddened by…

Good morning, Hype Daily readers, and what a morning it is on this fine Tuesday. Let’s get you all set up with today’s entertainment news. Shawn Mendes is speaking out about all that speculation on his sexuality Pop star Shawn Mendes spoke to…

NBC’s surreal, philosophical-afterlife comedy The Good Place is known for doling out big twists and show shake-ups at the end of each season. The first season famously ended with, spoiler alert, the revelation that the main characters, Eleanor,…

Top Chef host, model and activist Padma Lakshmi spoke out against the Trump administration’s attacks on migrants at the United States-Mexico border in a Monday morning appearance on NBC’s Today. Lakshmi spoke about her decision to publicly share…

Good morning, Hype Daily readers and welcome back — hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday (if you celebrate) and a great weekend. Now, let’s take a look at the entertainment news you missed while you were stuffing yourself with…

Greetings and happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate! I hope that wherever you are, you’re cozy and warm and prepared to enjoy lots and lots of good food. But what else are you going to do all day? If you’re planning on hanging around the…

A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan examined teens’ reactions to the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why — and found that viewing it may have increased the risk of teen suicide. The study, published online Tuesday in the journal…

Good morning and welcome to Hype Daily, our regular entertainment news roundup. Tomorrow we’ll have a very special Thanksgiving edition for you, but for today, enjoy our normal menu of news from Hollywood and beyond. Jude Law says it’s “a terrible…

Departing Today host and former Fox personality Megyn Kelly will reportedly leave with a $30 million payout from NBC after her comments seeming to defend blackface in October — at least according to a new report from Page Six. Sources told the…

Thanksgiving might be the ideal holiday for watching TV, if your family and friends are into that sort of thing. Think about it: You eat a massive meal, you’re probably done eating pretty early and now you need something to do while you’re digesting…

Good morning, Hype Daily readers — can you believe we’re only two days away from Thanksgiving? Hope you all have your stretchy pants at the ready. Anyway, let’s get into the day’s entertainment news. Stan Lee’s company slams Bill Maher for his bad…

On Monday, the White House Correspondent’s Association announced that the speaker for the upcoming 2019 White House correspondents’ dinner will be biographer Ron Chernow — and not a comedian, as it has been at dinners for the past few decades,…

Good morning, Hype Daily readers — hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Are you all ready for Thanksgiving? I hope so, because it’s only a few days away. Now let’s take a look at the entertainment news from over the weekend. Diddy posted a tribute…

First lady Melania Trump was back in the spotlight again this week, not only because of her international trip with her husband to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Trump also reportedly had a hand in getting now-former…

Salutations and welcome to another exciting edition of our weekly apology roundup. In Who’s Sorry This Week? Mic tracks down the most prominent mea culpas from celebrities, companies and other public entities trying to make amends for their various…

TGIF folks, we made it to the end of another week. If you’re in the Northeast, like I am, enjoy that snow-sleet-slush mix we got last night. Anyway, let’s get to our last entertainment news roundup before the weekend. Model and actor Kim Porter is…

Actor Chadwick Boseman, who starred as the titular superhero in 2018’s Black Panther, posted a musical tribute Thursday on Twitter to late Marvel comics legend Stan Lee. “I know how much you loved Joan,” Boseman wrote in a caption to the tweet,…