In this screenshot released on June 25, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest speak during the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards broadcast on June 25, 2021. (Photo by Daytime Emmy Awards 2021 via Getty Images)
Live With Kelly — Not Ryan
Ryan Seacrest will be saying farewell to Live with Kelly and Ryan after six years on the talk show. He's headed back to Los Angeles to take up hosting duties on ABC's other hit show, American Idol, and will remain ABC's host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest. The show will go on in New York City with Kelly Ripa joined by her husband, actor Mark Consuelos. Live with Kelly and Mark will launch this Spring.
Paramount Price Hike
If you're a fan of the Paramount+ streaming service, get ready to shell out more cash to watch your favorite shows. Paramount Global announced that a price hike is imminent with the company set to see a negative free cash flow this year. With the premium tier service including content from its cable network Showtime, the price will jump from $9.99 to $11.99/ The lowest tier featuring ads and excluding Showtime will go up to $5.99 from the previous ad-free tier of $4.99.
'I Am Legend' Sequel
A sequel to Will Smith's 2007 thriller I Am Legend is in the works. You might be confused on how a sequel could possibly happen with Smith considering his character died at the end, but filmmakers revealed that the next installment will pick up where the alternate ending of the original film left off. Instead of blowing up the lab, Smith's character was able to survive the zombie invasion of his home by curing one of them and returning her to her partner. The three survivors then traveled to Vermont to spread the cure. Smith will be joined by Michael B. Jordan in the sequel.
Grace Harry, a former entertainment executive and author of "The Joy Strategist," joined Cheddar News to discuss her goal of helping people redefine the meaning of joy and happiness.
The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances. New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran Van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway's mother, resolving a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years.
The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted this year in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment — and now the case is touching on the tech world with arguments that his defense attorney bungled the case, in part, by using an artificial intelligence program to write his closing arguments.
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.
