Kelly Clarkson attends the 12th annual NFL Honors at Symphony Hall on February 09, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
From a new album announcement to some celeb health news, here are your top entertainment headlines.
Kelly Clarkson's Return
It's been a minute since Kelly Clarkson has been out of the music scene. She's been wrapped up with her daytime television stint, but a return to the recording studio is imminent. The Daytime Emmy award winner announced via Twitter that she is gearing up to release her 10th studio album called Chemistry, though she did not reveal a release date. She noted that the album will capture "the arc of an entire relationship" entailing "the good, bad, and the ugly." Clarkson's divorce from music manager Brandon Blackstock was finalized in 2022.
John Wick Wins
John Wick 4 is off to a stellar start with its theatrical release after raking in $73.5 million in its opening weekend. That was enough to smash the franchise record, which keeps growing with each installment. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum earned $56.8 million in its opening haul. The fourth installment brought in another $64 million worldwide, bringing the total weekend sales to $137.5 million. Michael B. Jordan's Creed III took in more than $10 million in its fourth week the keep the No. 2 spot, and Shazam: Fury of the Gods rounded out the top three with $9.7 million.
Jeremy Renner's Recovery
Jeremy Renner is still on the mend after being crushed by a snowplow earlier this year. The Hawkeye actor took to Instagram to show his mobility progress on an anti-gravity treadmill. So far, he's had two surgeries to address blunt chest trauma. His latest update marks the first time he's been able to walk since the New Year's Day incident. Renner's Paramount+ series, Mayor of Kingstown, has not yet been greenlit for a third season.
Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory. Palestinians reeled from a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital that killed hundreds the day before and grew increasingly desperate as food and water supplies ran out.
A 4000-year-old slab of rock is being dubbed a treasure map for archaeologists. The rock was found in 1900 at the site of an ancient tomb in northwestern France and it was declared Europe's oldest known map in 2021.
Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil honoring a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy who was stabbed to death over the weekend by his family's landlord in an apparent hate crime.
If you have some older comic books stashed away in your attic, basement or closet, make sure to check their condition as they could be traded for serious cash. Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo at New Yor Comic Con spoke with Chris D'Lando, event manager with NYCC for Reedpop; Andy Mourat, co-founder and president of MetaZoo; and Julian Montoya, senior vice president of The Noble Collection, to get their thoughts.
Susan Akkad, senior vice president of innovation at Clinique, a finalist in the anti-aging category for the CEW Beauty Awards, joined Cheddar News to demonstrate some products to care for your skin as you age and how that is part of your overall healthcare.
Special prosecutors said Tuesday they are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the 2021 fatal shooting on a Western movie set in New Mexico by presenting evidence to a grand jury.
They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile.
