From celeb health news to celeb family news, here are your top entertainment headlines.
Bieber Health Update
Justin Bieber is on the mend and making excellent progress after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome in June. Following the diagnosis, the Biebs took to social media to update fans and shockingly revealed that he had partially lost mobility in his face with the left side paralyzed, but in a new social post, he showed fans that he has regained control. According to the Mayo Clinic, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome can be triggered after a shingles outbreak, impacting facial nerves.
Fox Expands Hollywood Studio
Fox is clearing more ground in Hollywood in preparation for the expansion of its Century City lot. The studio is planning to build nine new soundstages and a brand new media campus all encompassed, all easily traversed with a transportation system. This comes as other major film studios have started to expand beyond the borders of Tinsel Town and California itself as other states offer production incentives and the Golden State struggles to meet the demand. Fox estimated that the new project will generate $9 million in revenue annually.
Affleck Reflects
Ben Affleck told The Hollywood Reporter that he's at a point in his life where he isn't prioritizing film opportunities over his family. Ahead of the release of his latest project, Air, he addressed some discrepancies about how he's perceived by the general public and talked about his role at his production company, Artist Equity. "I've found that people are taking me quite seriously," Affleck said. "One of the reasons I did it was, I'm divorced. I share custody. I don't want to go to Austin and New Orleans and Georgia anymore and not see my kids. It just doesn't work. These years are too important."
To celebrate the start of spring, Matt Crafton, lead winemaker at Chateau Montelena in northern California, joins Cheddar News to showcase some warm-weather wines and the best meals to pair them with.
Entertainment and lifestyle expert Josh McBride joins Cheddar News' hosts Hena Doba and Baker Machado to talk about some highlights from last night's annual Meta Gala dinner.
Jared Leto showed up at the Met Gala as Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld's cat. And Kim Kardashian dressed in strands of pearls. Fashion's biggest night of the year included lots of vintage from Chanel and a reveal by Janelle Monae.
Oklahoma on Monday became the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors as Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that makes it a felony for health care workers to provide children with treatments that can include puberty-blocking drugs and hormones.
Television and movie writers declared that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era.
The top entertainment headlines for May 1, 2023.
Fashion designer Nicole Miller joins Cheddar News correspondent Hena Doba for a Walk & Talk that touches on the importance of not living in a bubble, how to compete with new designers on social media, and why she regrets sometimes neglecting the life side of a healthy work-life balance.
It's the first Monday in May: Welcome to Met Gala mania. With a livestream available when the evening gets underway, the world's most fashionable fundraiser takes on one of the world's most prolific — and controversial — designers, the late Karl Lagerfeld, as the starry party's theme.
While doctors fear the dangers of untrained people managing their own hormone replacement therapy, a growing number of transgender people say they see no other option for life-saving care.
The Mario Party continued as it faced little new competition at the box office.
