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The Bachelor Taps Emmanuel Acho to Replace Chris Harrison For After the Final Rose Special

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Image Source: Chris Pavlica / ABC It's official, The Bachelor has found its host for the "After the Final Rose" special. Tho9ugh fans speculated that Rachel Lindsay would take on the role since she has an extensive history of hosting, the job has gone to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho, another public figure well-known for his hosting chops. Acho dropped the news himself, writing out an announcement on his Instagram page on Feb. 27. "I've accepted the Rose and am honored to be hosting the @bachelorabc After the Final Rose this year," he captioned the photo. "It's been a pivotal season, and this episode will hopefully be one of the most storied shows in TV history. Empathy is needed and change is coming. Share the news! I'll see y'all then! 🌹 ❤️" Acho is taking the reigns from The Bachelor 's Chris Harrison after the 49-year-old announced he was temporarily stepping down from his hosting duties . The move was a result of inten...

Kevin Jonas Crashed Nick's SNL Monologue to Finally Get an Answer: "Are We Still a Band?"

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Nick Jonas made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on Feb. 27 with a little help from older brother Kevin Jonas. I wondered if the Jonas family would make a cameo for the big day - turns out, Kevin stepped forward to support Nick and ask the question that's on all of our minds: "Are we still a band?" Kevin's concern is all jokes for the show, but fans were genuinely confused when Nick dropped a single and announced a new solo album last week. The last time something like this happened, we didn't hear from the Jonas Brothers for years. Well, Nick reassured Kevin that the band is definitely still in business . "Are you sure?" Kevin questioned further. "'Cause I just bought a house." Watch Nick's full monologue, including the funny family cameo, above. from POPSUGAR Celebrity https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/nick-jonas-saturday-night-live-monologue-video-48189692

SNL Finally Said What We All Think About Bachelor Parties, and They Made It Into a Song

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It feels like Saturday Night Live is upping the number of musical sketches each episode, and we wholeheartedly approve! During Nick Jonas's Feb. 27 hosting debut , the "Spaceman" singer joined several SNL cast members for a pretaped skit that brought the hard reality of bachelor parties to the spotlight. Jonas plays the best man of Beck Bennett and the host extraordinaire, who hired two exotic dancers (Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner) to perform at the bachelor party. The women introduce their bit but are immediately interrupted as the men break out into song one by one, singing about upholding the long tradition of getting "boners" while with their friends. "I'm going to marry the woman that I love, but first a tradition long spoken of," Bennett croons to the audience. "I've waited for this moment all of my life, to get hard with my friends before I marry my wife." "I love getting hard with my homies, boned up next to my pa...

SNL Is on a Mission to Ruin Our Childhoods, and Now It's Sullied Cinderella

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He really didn’t clock the shoe as weird at all??? pic.twitter.com/41OaOcf1r0 - Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 28, 2021 Saturday Night Live is on a mission to taint all of our childhood fairy tales and films, and it's doing a damn good job at it. It turned Ratatouille into an R-rated mess and put the Grinch in a polygamous relationship with some poor Who's parents , and now it's tainting Cinderella. And right after we finally got Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella streaming on Disney+ ! During the Feb. 27 show, host and musical guest Nick Jonas put on his finest to play Prince Charming for a reimagined Cinderella ending. The evil stepsisters and stepmother, played by Cecily Strong, Melissa Villaseñor, and Kate McKinnon, continually mock the titular heroine (Chloe Fineman) until the prince brings out the glass slipper. Unlike the classic tale, the slipper is far too small to fit a grown woman, so this doesn't end with Cinderella marryin...

Regé-Jean Page Continued the New SNL Tradition and Left a Sweet Note For Nick Jonas

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Image Source: NBC It seems like the hosts of Saturday Night Live are determined to establish their own tradition, and it's honestly so sweet. Following in the footsteps of Dan Levy and Regina King, who both left sweet notes for their host successors in their dressing rooms after taking their turn on the SNL stage , Regé-Jean Page passed on the kind gesture to Nick Jonas for his turn on Feb. 27. The "Spaceman" singer, pulling double duty as the night's host and musical guest, shared a photo of said note on his Twitter page before taking the stage. Keeping his note short and sweet, the Bridgerton star wrote, "Just have the best time, Nick!" The Jonas Brother tweeted, "That's the plan! Thanks for the note, @regejean." Between his musical performances, pretending to be a personal trainer, and completely ruining Cinderella for us all, we can bet that Nick had a very good time. We can't wait to see what he will leave for Maya Rudolph, ...

I Feel Personally Attacked by SNL Calling Out Women's Obsession With True-Crime TV Shows

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Listen, self-care looks different for everyone - for some people, it's long, relaxing baths, and for other people, it's learning the haunting history of people's gruesome death at the hands of a serial killer. I'm not saying this Saturday Night Live sketch is completely based on my Netflix queue, but there's a possibility . During Nick Jonas 's hosting gig on Feb. 27, SNL called out the phenomenon that is women's love for streaming all kinds of terrifying true-crime TV shows when they're alone. Whether it's Night Stalker , Making a Murderer , or Mommy Dead and Dearest , ladies are indulging in the horrifying while folding laundry, paying taxes, gushing over babies, and basking in sweet alone time. It's not our fault; it's relaxing . And although Nick chimes in to remind us that cult shows hold an appeal as well (and baking shows, can't forget those), let's be honest, it's all about the murder shows. Watch the full skit above! ...

Emma Stone and Dave McCary Make Rare Public Appearance as They Gear Up For Parenthood

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Emma Stone and Dave McCary have plenty to celebrate these days. The parents-to-be are newly married , expecting their first child together , and gearing up for the highly-anticipated release of Emma's film Cruella in May. Although they usually keep their relationship low-key, Emma and Dave recently took a rare pubic outing in LA on Feb. 27. We love to see them looking happy together! Emma and Dave were first connected in 2017 and after two years of dating, Dave popped the question in 2019. They've kept their love story out of the limelight for most of their relationship, including when they quietly got married last year. In January, they announced Emma's pregnancy. We don't know when the actress is due, but we're anxiously awaiting the arrival of the family's new addition. Check out photos from Emma and Dave's day in LA ahead. Related: Emma Stone and Meghan Markle Have This Classic Maternity Brand in Common from POPSUGAR Celebrity https://www.pop...

Netflix Brings the Light With the First Trailer For Its New Fantasy Series Shadow and Bone

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Netflix has shared the first trailer for its series based on Leigh Bardugo's bestselling Grishaverse fantasy novels , and if you had any reservations about the adaptation before, you'll be seeing the light now. Set in a war-torn world plagued by the Shadow Fold, an area of nearly impenetrable darkness that contains an array of horrors, the story follows a map-maker who discovers she has a power that could be the key to setting her country free. In the trailer, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) - our orphan map-maker - reveals a dormant power that unleashes a piercing light when her friend Malyen is attacked during a journey across the Shadow Fold. She's taken to General Kirigan (Ben Barnes) , who promises her that they're going to "change the world" and trains her to become a member of her kingdom's militia of magical soldiers known as Grisha. Eric Heisserer, best known for his work on Arrival and Bird Box , created, wrote, and produced the series's eig...

15 Photos of the Ginny & Georgia Cast That Show the Fun Didn't End When Filming Stopped

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After a full year of saying "Yes I'm still watching" to my TV screen, I'm no longer surprised that Netflix knows how to expertly feed into my binge-watching habit. All it takes is a talented cast with chemistry, as evidenced by Ginny & Georgia , the streaming service's popular new series. The show focuses on a mother-daughter duo (played by Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey ) and the relationships they make after moving to a New England town. Their friends - brought to life by actors Felix Mallard, Sara Waisglass, Scott Porter, Raymond Ablack , Katie Douglas, Jennifer Robertson, Chelsea Clark, and more - set the foundation for lessons about life and love. To achieve that kind of connection, the costars needed to have a strong bond on- and off-screen. As Sara put it on Instagram, "In this cast, we lift each other up." She might've been joking with her punny comment (the cast was literally lifting Katie in the photo), but I like to believe there...

I Don't Know What I Expected From Nick Jonas's Silhouette Challenge, but It Wasn't This

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Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin Nick Jonas is not new to the world and trends of TikTok ; in fact, the Jonas brothers regularly kill the game with their hilarious videos and clips. But I'll admit, I never thought the youngest of the trio would make a go at the app's supersexy Silhouette Challenge! Not that he isn't attractive - the Voice coach definitely brings the heat with a smolder or two - but the challenge can be a little more R-rated than the JoBro usually goes for. But lucky for us, Saturday Night Live managed to convince the "Spaceman" artist to give it a go. And he gave fans quite the surprise, thanks to a team-up with SNL cast member Kyle Mooney. I don't want to spoil it for you, because you have to watch the video to fully appreciate the surprise. Scroll ahead for the double dose of sexy before Nick hosts and performs for SNL 's Feb. 27 episode. 🥵🥵🥵 pic.twitter.com/X12oGOVJUL - Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) Feb...

The Handmaid's Tale Trailer For Season 4 Picks Up Where We Left Off - With a War Brewing

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It's been almost two years since The Handmaid's Tale was officialy renewed for season four and, finally, we have a proper first look at what the next installment will bring. Season four picks up where fans left off, with June having escaped to Canada from Gilead and the whispers of war building up to a crescendo. "We don't hide. We fight," June tells her allies in the trailer as they set off a violent resistance against Gilead's oppressive society. It looks like the biggest conflict of the season will be between June and Aunt Lydia, as the older woman is shown demanding June be brought to her and the two seemingly battle amidst increasingly brutal clashes between the Resistance and Gilead's forces. Watch the trailer and be ready for the fight when the dystopian drama returns on April 28. from POPSUGAR Celebrity https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-handmaids-tale-season-4-trailer-48189327

WandaVision Finally Revealed Agatha Harkness's Powers, and We're a Little Scared

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After weeks of speculation, we've finally gotten confirmation that WandaVision 's nosy neighbor Agnes is actually the witch Agatha Harkness . Now, we're getting our first real look at her powers, and it turns out that she's definitely going to be a tough adversary to take down. We first learn the extent of Agatha's powers in a flashback to the 1600s, where, at first, it looks like she's about to be accused at the Salem witch trials. She's accused and tied to a stake, that much is true, but it turns out she's being accused by her own coven of witches for betraying them and experimenting with dark magic. They accuse her of stealing forbidden knowledge and breaking their rules, to which she argues that she simply "bent" them. Unmoved by her pleas, they all send beams of blue-white magic at her (for unclear purposes), presumably as some kind of punishment. Instead of being defeated, however, Agatha seems to actually get more powerful. The beams ...

Victoria Monét Welcomes Her First Child: "Mommy and Daddy Love You So Much!!!"

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Image Source: Getty / Matt Winkelmeyer Victoria Monét is a mom! On Friday, the singer took to Instagram to reveal she gave birth to her first child with fitness model John Gaines on Feb. 21. Alongside a sweet photo of the couple cradling their baby girl's hand, Victoria shared the newborn's name: Hazel Monét Gaines. "Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!! ✨🧸Welcome to the world 🧸✨," she continued in the caption. John posted the same photo to his Instagram, referring to himself as a "girl dad" and thanking Victoria for "the best early birthday gift [he] could ask for." The singer-songwriter first announced her pregnancy on Dec. 5, wearing a beautiful ensemble showing off her baby bump. The baby girl already has her own Instagram by the name of @thebabymonet , though the account has yet to share any photos. Congratulations to the new parents! View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🌙 Victoria Mon...

WandaVision Is Hinting at This (Yet Again) Devastating Comics Arc for Vision

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WandaVision 's latest postcredits scene reveals something we've wondered about for a while: what S.W.O.R.D. really wants with Vision . Now we know: the organization has rebuilt Vision's body and reawakened it with remnants of Wanda's powers, but this Vision looks very different. The newly revived Vision is pure white and seemingly emotionless, evoking a storyline from the comics that bears quite a few parallels to what's happened on WandaVision so far. Vision's origins in the comics are a little different than in the onscreen Marvel universe. In the movies, Vision is initially built by Ultron to be a "final" body for his advanced artificial consciousness, but his body is taken by the Avengers before Ultron can upload himself. Instead, Vision's consciousness is an amalgamation of Ultron, Tony Stark's AI JARVIS, the Mind Stone, and even a little of Stark and Bruce Banner. In the comics, however, Ultron creates Vision by using the brain patte...

WandaVision Finally Introduced Chaos Magic Into the MCU - Here's What It Is

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WandaVision 's eighth episode answered so many questions and left us with so many more. Not only did we get the first-ever mention of the Scarlet Witch in the MCU, but we also found out how Marvel is working around Wanda's mutant backstory. Titled "Previously On," the episode reveals that Wanda has always had magical abilities . It shows her performing a probability hex on the bomb dropped in their Sokovian home, disrupting its mechanisms and keeping it from going off for the two days she and Pietro were trapped. As Agatha explains, Wanda was a "baby witch" whose powers would have eventually dwindled if she hadn't been exposed to the Mind Stone during Hydra's experimentations. The stone gave her a mega boost of power, which transformed her basic witch abilities into what Agatha calls Chaos Magic. Related: WandaVision: The Latest End-Credits Scene Spells Big Trouble For the Scarlet Witch For those who noticed that Agatha is pretty shaken when...

Get Excited, Because Love, Victor Season 2 Finally Has a Release Date

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Ever since Hulu announced Love, Victor will be returning for season two , we've been patiently waiting to find out how Victor Salazar's story progresses. Now, we finally have a release date to look forward to! Hulu announced on Feb. 25 during the Television Critics Association virtual press tour that the new season will premiere on June 11 , just in time for Pride Month. The cast also shared the news with a cute video on Twitter. Starting the countdown... NOW! Season 2 of #LoveVictor premieres June 11, only on @hulu ! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cWT4YxpCKw - Love, Victor (@LoveVictorHulu) February 25, 2021 The first season of the Love, Simon spinoff follows Victor as he moves to a new town and attends a new school all while struggling with his sexuality. In the season one finale, he kisses his crush Benji at the school dance and eventually comes out to his parents. The episode ends before showing their reactions to his news. According to the official log line for season two,...

Ginny & Georgia: The 5 Biggest Revelations About the Family's Shady Past

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Netflix's new show Ginny & Georgia is 10 hours worth of drama, juicy gossip, and secrets galore. The show volleys between the past and present, showing 15-year-old Georgia trying to survive on her own, and draws parallels with 15-year-old Ginny who might be more like her mother than she'd like to admit. Mother-and-daughter duo Georgia and Ginny Miller may have packed up their lives time and time again to start somewhere new, but their secrets are not far behind. Season one drops major revelations about their past and current secrets, and we've rounded up some of the biggest ones ahead. 1. Georgia rans an illegal poker ring in New Orleans. In flashbacks, we see that in order to make some extra cash and take care of baby Ginny, a teenage Georgia heads up an illegal poker ring in New Orleans. But when she gets caught, she temporarily loses custody of Ginny and has to prove to the authorities that she can take care of her daughter and stabilize her life. 2. Georgia mu...

Justin Bieber Announces Justice Album: "My Goal Is to Make Music That Will Provide Comfort"

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Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter / AMA2020 Justin Bieber has new music on the way. On Friday, the 26-year-old singer announced on Instagram that he's releasing his sixth studio album , Justice , on March 19. The project will include Bieber's "Holy" collaboration with Chance the Rapper , as well his songs "Lonely" with Benny Blanco and " Anyone ." "In creating this album my goal is to make music that will provide comfort, to make songs that people can relate to and connect to so they feel less alone." "In a time when there's so much wrong with this broken planet we all crave healing and justice for humanity. In creating this album my goal is to make music that will provide comfort, to make songs that people can relate to and connect to so they feel less alone," Bieber wrote. "Suffering, injustice and pain can leave people feeling helpless. Music is a great way of reminding each other that we aren't alone. M...

Angelica Ross Hopes to Empower Trans Community With New Song: "Our Strength Is Our Resilience"

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Image Source: Getty / Matt Winkelmeyer Angelica Ross is best known for her starring roles on American Horror Story and Pose , but now she's showing off her incredible singing voice for a good cause. In her new song "Fierce" with Ultra Naté and Mila Jam, Ross is lifting up the transgender community with a tune that is just as catchy as it is empowering. While talking with POPSUGAR about the track, Ross explained that she first got involved with the project through her relationship with record producer and FIERCE Project creator Anthony Preston. "It was going to be a part of a bigger conversation to talk about the issues facing the trans community, and [he] wanted my participation in helping to amplify the project," she said. Once Ross heard a little bit of the song, she immediately knew she had to get involved. Ross admitted it was a little emotional hearing the final version of the song for the first time. "When I heard it, I was just shocked," sh...

WandaVision's Most Recent Episode Seemingly Retcons Wanda's MCU Origins

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Episode eight of WandaVision , titled "Previously On," takes us all the way back to the beginning ; not just of the show, but to Wanda's first interaction with the Stark Industries bomb that would change her life. Up until now, we've been under the assumption that Wanda's powers, at least in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, are a direct result of the HYDRA experiments she took part in along with her brother prior to Avengers: Age of Ultron . Through the memories that Agatha Harkness makes Wanda relive during the episode, however, we realize not everything has been as it seems. Agatha wants to know what makes Wanda tick and how Westview came to be, so she makes the latter relive some of the most traumatic moments in her life to get answers. First up is the death of her parents, courtesy of a mortar shell through their apartment during TV time. It's when the second Stark Industries bomb arrives that Agatha poses the question of, "Did you stop that bomb?,...

Before You Subscribe to Paramount+, Check Out Its Library of Upcoming Shows and Movies

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Paramount+ is set to arrive on March 4, and the updated streaming service has a huge lineup of upcoming original shows to get excited about. Where its predecessor, the narrower CBS All Access , only had a handful of original shows, the new Paramount+ intends to host dozens of new shows, taking advantage of the full ViacomCBS-owned library. So what's in the pipeline for Paramount+? At launch, the platform certainly won't have all these titles, but there are plenty of exciting projects currently in development or in production. You'll be able to catch revivals of your favorite comedies , dramas, and reality shows, as well as spinoffs of popular franchises, new shows inspired by classic movies, and totally original titles just getting started. Here's a complete rundown of everything that's been announced for Paramount+ so far: As-yet-untitled Avatar spinoff Behind the Music : A reboot of the classic MTV music docuseries. Criminal Minds : A reboot of the CBS cri...