'Empire' Renewed for Season 6, Has 'No Plans' for Jussie Smollett's Character to Return to Show

Empireaudiences, mark your calendars — the Fox series is returning for a sixth season. Fox announced on Tuesday that the music drama, which premiered in 2015, has been renewed. “Empirecontinues to break barriers with its emotionally powerful storytelling, and it remains a core part of the FOX legacy,” said President, Entertainment for FOX Entertainment, Michael Thorn. “We want to thank everyone on the show — Taraji, Terrence and the entire cast, as well as Lee, Danny, Brett, Sanaa, Brian, Francie, Dennis and their teams — all of whom have done a tremendous job this season....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · David Logan

'Euphoria' 's Chloe Cherry Says Working in the Porn Industry Led to an Eating Disorder

Chloe Cherry.Photo: Courtesy toska husted With the help of mental health professionals,Euphoria’s Chloe Cherryhas recovered froman eating disorder, but it’s something she’s not sure she would have developed if it wasn’t for her time in the porn industry. Cherry, 24, explained on theCall Her Daddypodcastthat she had never thought of herself as fat until that was something “an agent in pornography” told her. From there, “it just turned into an eating disorder cause I was so young at the time....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Brenda Shelton

'Euphoria' 's Sydney Sweeney Says She Wants to Change Hollywood's 'Double Standard' for Nude Scenes

Photo: GettySyndey Sweeneyis calling out Hollywood’s double standard when it comes to actors and actresses filming nude scenes.InCosmopolitan’s latest cover story, theEuphoriaactress spoke about her own experience shooting nude scenes and how the repercussions are different for women in the entertainment business.“I’m so disconnected from it. When I get tagged in Cassie’s or Pippa fromThe Voyeurs' nudes, it feels like me looking attheirnudes, not Sydney’s nudes,” said Sweeney, 24. “When you film one of these scenes, it is so technical and so not romantic....

March 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2515 words · Rebecca Shaw

'Euphoria' Star Hunter Schafer's Dad Mac on Why His Faith Calls Him to Support Trans Equality

Photo: ACLU of NC Five years ago I was hiking the Appalachian Trail when I reached a zone with cell phone service and received an urgent call from my wife Katy. Our teenage daughter Hunter wanted to partner with the ACLU of North Carolina as a plaintiff in a legal challenge toHB2, the law that had been rammed through the North Carolina General Assembly in 2016 to restrict transgender people like her from using the restroom of her choice....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Justin Chandler

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Director Says She Was Offered 'Nothing' After Making Blockbuster Movie

Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images For most directors, making a movie that would go on to earn half a billion dollars means instant power in Hollywood. The opposite happened to Sam Taylor-Johnson. The filmmaker directed the firstFifty Shades of Greymovie, which earned over $571 million worldwide in 2015. After it was all over, Taylor-Johnson expected the phone to start ringing with offers for other major projects. “You would be surprised at how …No, you wouldn’t be surprised, sadly....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Kelly Brown

'Friends' ' Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and More Share Tributes to Late Costar James Michael Tyler

Shortly after news of Tyler’s death was made public,Jennifer Anistonpaid tribute to the late actor — who played Central Perk barista Gunther on the hit show — with a sweet message on Instagram. “Friends would not have been the same without you,” the actresswrote, posting a scene from an episode ofFriends, as well as a headshot of Tyler’s character on the series. “Thank you for the laughter you brought to the show and to all of our lives....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · James Mckee

'Friends' Actor James Michael Tyler Reveals He Has Stage 4 Prostate Cancer: 'It's Gonna Probably Get Me'

James Michael Tyler, the actor who portrayed Central Perk coffee shop worker Gunther onFriends, has revealed his battle with prostate cancer. Appearingon theTodayshow Monday, the 59-year-old actor opened up to host Craig Melvin about receiving the diagnosis in September 2018. He was told during a routine physical that he had advanced prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. Tyler said of his prognosis, “I’ve been dealing with that diagnosis for almost the past three years....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Laura Hobbs

'Full House' Creator Selling Show's Iconic Home for $6 Million As 'Fuller House' Comes to an End

Jeff Franklin, the creator and former executive producer of the sitcom and its Netflix rebootFuller Househas listed the five-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom San Francisco abode for $5.995 million. Rachel Swann of The Agency and Cindy Ambuehl of Compass holdthe listing. Franklinpurchased the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood homefor nearly $4 million in 2016.Fuller Housepremiered on Netflix that same year. Getty.Getty While living there, Franklin — who wasfired as producer ofFuller Housein 2018after reported complaints about his behavior in the writers' room and on set — restored one aspect of the 1883-build to its formerFull Houseglory, painting the previously seafoam-green door back to the red that’s seen on the show....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Megan Hunter

'Game of Thrones' ' Kit Harington Spotted Out in Connecticut After Checking into Wellness Center

Kit Haringtonis getting a bit of fresh air. TheGame of Thronesactor was spotted out in Connecticut on Thursday near the wellness center where he is currently seeking treatment. Harington appeared relaxed as he walked solo through a shopping center. Earlier this week, PEOPLE confirmed that Harington quietly decided toseek professional helpafter his nearly decade-long stint onGame of Thronescame to an end. On Tuesday, Harington’s rep confirmed to PEOPLE that ahead of the May 19 finale, Harington, 32, decided to “utilize this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Mikayla Carr

'Green Book' Writer Wins Best Original Screenplay, Thanks Father and Film Inspiration Tony Lip

And the Oscar goes toGreen Book. “Embrace ourselves and love each other. Dad, we did it,” Vallelonga said during his speech. Green BookbeatThe Favourite,First Reformed,RomaandVicefor the Original Screenplay top honors. Writers Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga.Kevin Winter/Getty Be sure to check outPEOPLE’s full Oscars coverageto get the latest news on film’s biggest night. Vallelonga put the script together based on interviews with his father and Shirley, as well as letters Shirley helped his father write to his mother during the time....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Tiffany Mason

'Grey's Anatomy' : Meredith Gets a Romantic Thanksgiving Surprise While Stuck in Minnesota

Photo: Ron Batzdorff via Getty This post contains spoilers from Thursday’s episode ofGrey’s Anatomy. Thanksgiving has come to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital — but one doctor was notably absent from Seattle for the holiday. During Thursday’s episode ofGrey’s Anatomy, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) got stuck in a snowy Minnesota, where she has been splitting her time while working on groundbreaking research to help cure Parkinson’s disease. Luckily though, she had fellow doctor and new flame Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman) on the phone to keep her company and tell her scary Thanksgiving emergency room stories as he drove up to his remote cabin — or so Meredith thought....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · Taylor Heath

'Hacks' Co-Creators — and Emmy Winners! — Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs Reveal They're Married

Newly minted Emmy winners Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs have tied the knot! The couple, who co-created the recent HBO Max hit,Hacks,alongside Jen Statsky,wed in Italy earlier this year, one of the show’s stars, Hannah Einbinder, toldVanity Fairahead of Sunday’s 73rd PrimetimeEmmy Awards. Adding to the happy news, the pair were big winners at the show, with both winning outstanding writing for a comedy series along with Statsky, and Aniello winning an Emmy for outstanding directing for a comedy series....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Sheila Miller

'Hamilton' Star Javier Muñoz on Being Immunocompromised in the Pandemic: 'I Was Literally in Terror'

Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Javier Muñoz, who has starred in Broadway’sIn the HeightsandHamilton,is opening up about what it felt like to live through the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as an immunocompromised person. “This isn’t just lip service. I feel so grateful to be alive, so grateful to be here. So grateful that the people I love are still here and able to do what we do,” he says, adding that being back at the theater where he played Alexander Hamilton feels “like coming home....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Christian Joseph