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Though it topped the chart at the weekend box office, Warner Bros. had higher hopes for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. According to Deadline, the film had the lowest domestic opening ever for the Harry Potter franchise—pulling in just $43 million. The Secrets of Dumbledore is the third installment of what was planned to be a five-picture series for Fantastic Beasts. Time will tell if Warner Bros. decides to move forward with the last two films in the series.

Box Office Numbers from Friday, April 15th through Sunday, April 17th:

1. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, $43 million
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, $30 million
3. The Lost City, $6.5 million
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once, $6.1 million
5. Father Stu, $5.68 million
6. Morbius, $4.7 million
7. Ambulance, $4.04 million
8. The Batman, $3.8 million
9. K.F.G Chapter 2 (Sia), $1.486 million
10. K.F.G Chapter 2 (Viva, Hindi), $1.38 million

KENDALL JENNER POSTS TOPLESS 818 TEQUILA PHOTO: People reports that on Friday (April 15th), Kendall Jenner posted a photo of herself poolside, wearing nothing but her purple bikini bottoms, with one arm holding a bottle of 818 Tequila and the other draped across her chest. "@drink818 by the pool >," she captioned the post.

SETH ROGAN COMMENTS ON JACK IN THE BOX'S ‘PINEAPPLE EXPRESS' PROMOTION: According to TMZ, Seth Rogan isn't happy about Jack in the Box's 4/20 "Pineapple Express" promotion. On Sunday (April 17th), the Knocked Up actor commented on the fast food company's ad for a "Pineapple Express" shake. "This has nothing to do with the movie Pineapple Express. We had nothing to do with this and weren't asked if we wanted our film associated with this. And obviously if we did a tie in, it would have to be to promote those bizarre fucking diarrhea inducing taco things they sell," he wrote.

WIL WHEATON ‘DEEPLY' APPRECIATES JERRY O'CONNELL'S APOLOGY: Page Six reports that Jerry O'Connell apologized to his Stand By Me costar Wil Wheaton recently, saying, "I heard before you talk about some of the struggles you were going through during ‘Stand by Me,' and you know, while I was 11 at the time, that's an excuse; I do want to apologize for not being there more for you when you were younger. But I want to say, to the bigger picture, you never know what someone is going through when you're with them. I don't feel guilt, but I just want to say I'm sorry I wasn't there for you more." Wheaton told O'Connell that he "deeply" appreciated the sentiment and replied, "You were 11. How could you have possibly known? Also, everyone in the audience who is a trauma survivor knows this: We're real, real, real good at covering up what we're going through." Wheaton has been open about the emotional abuse he experienced from his father when he was young, including that he was "forced" to become a child actor.

DONNY OSMOND SURPRISES JENNIFER GARNER FOR HER BIRTHDAY: Page Six reports that on Friday (April 15th), Jennifer Garner posted a video to Instagram to share a special birthday surprise she got just ahead of her 50th on Sunday (April 17th). Donny Osmond, who she loved as a child, approached her while she was out to eat. "My first (pre)birthday surprise was a doozy— the one and only, legend in his own time, object of my childhood adoration and devotion— @donnyosmond showed up to knock my purple socks off," she wrote.

LIZ SHERIDAN DIES AT 93: Deadline reports that Liz Sheridan, who played Helen Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld's mother on Seinfeld, passed away on Friday (April 15th) at the age of 93. In addition to her work on the famous sitcom, Sheridan appeared in several Broadway shows, and she played Raquel Ochmonek on ALF from 1986-1990, among other roles. The news of Sheridan's passing comes just a week after Estelle Harris, who played George Castanza's mother Estelle on Seinfeld, passed away as well.

WENDY RIEGER DIES AT 65: According to The Hollywood Reporter, veteran TV news anchor Wendy Rieger passed away on Saturday (April 16th) at the age of 65. Her cause of death was brain cancer. Rieger was a weekend reporter at CNN's Washington bureau before she joined WRC in 1988, where she stayed until 2021. Her weekly Going Green segment won her an award from a Washington magazine in 2008 for "her commitment to environmental safety and preservation," and she also won local Emmy Awards, including one for a report she did on Vietnam 20 years after the war.

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH TO HOST SNL FOR THE SECOND TIME: TVLine reports that The Power of the Dog actor Benedict Cumberbatch is set to host Saturday Night Live for the second time in May. Cumberbatch will take the stage on May 7th, the day after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness lands in theaters. He will be joined by musical guest Arcade Fire.

WILMER VALDERRAMA SAYS RETURNING AS FEZ ON THAT ‘70S SHOW SPINOFF IS A POSSIBILITY: Deadline reports that Wilmer Valderrama certainly isn't ruling out reprising his role as Fez on That ‘90s Show, the upcoming That ‘70s Show spinoff. "I'm a little busy now, but I support them so much. I'm rooting for them. I wish them nothing but the best," he said in a recent TV Insider interview. When asked about returning to the franchise as Fez, Valderrama said, "If the timing is right, I'd never say no."

Kaley Cuoco has no plans to get married for a third time.

The Flight Attendant star told Glamour that she doesn't intend to marry again, once her divorce from Karl Cook is finalized.

She said, "I will never get married again," and added, "I would love to have a long-lasting relationship partnership. But I will never get married again. Absolutely not. You can literally put that on the cover."

Cuoco filed for divorce from Cook in September 2021, five years after she divorced her first husband Ryan Sweeting.

In testimony played Thursday (April 14th) during Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard, their former marriage counselor said the pair engaged in "mutual abuse" over the course of their marriage.

According to an account of the February 21st deposition published by People, when asked if there was "violence from Mr. Depp toward Amber," Dr. Laurel Anderson replied, "Yes, you're right. He had been well controlled, I think, for almost, I don't know, 20, 30 years. Both were victims of abuse in their homes, but I thought he had been well controlled for decades. And then with Ms. Heard he was triggered, and they engaged in what I saw as mutual abuse."

Anderson also said she observed "multiple" small bruises on Heard's face at an in-person meeting.

Alec Baldwin took to Instagram Thursday (April 14th) to explain why he and his wife, Hilaria, are about to have their seventh child together.

The 30 Rock alum shared a video of himself with his daughter Maria Lucia showing off her two front teeth and wrote, "People ask why. This is why. Being a parent is the ultimate journey."

Their full brood includes two daughters, 8-year-old Carmen and 1-year-old Maria Lucia and four sons: 6-year-old Rafael, 5-year-old Leonard, 3-year-old Romeo and 1-year-old Eduardo.

BAM MARGERA DROPS 'JACKASS FOREVER' SUIT: Bam Margera has settled the Jackass Forever lawsuit he filed against Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Jeffrey Tremaine, Paramount Pictures, MTV, Dickhouse Entertainment and Gorilla Flicks. Margera filed the wrongful termination lawsuit claiming he weas forced to sign an agreement he called psychological torture, with so many conditions it was impossible to comply. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the Viva La Bam star is asking to dismiss the lawsuit.

BENNIFER CONTINUE HOUSE HUNTING: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were spotted touring another mega-mansion on Thursday (April 14th). TMZ reports that the couple checked out a 7-bed, 11-bath property in Beverly Hills designed by real estate mogul Mohamed Hadid (father of Gigi and Bella), listed for $32.75 million.

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE VISIT THE QUEEN: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Queen Elizabeth II for the first time since they stepped back as senior royals in 2020. A spokesperson confirmed to E! News that The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stopped in the United Kingdom while traveling abroad to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games. It also marks the first time the couple has traveled to the U.K. since moving to California.

DARREN CRISS AND MIA SWIER WELCOME FIRST CHILD: Darren Criss and his wife, Mia Swier, welcomed their first child Monday (April 11th). The Glee alum shared the news Thursday (April 15th) on Instagram, writing, "M & D made some sweet music. Bluesy Belle Criss. 4/11/22. Out now." The couple has been married since February 2019.

Scott Disick is moving on.

A source close to The Kardashians star told E! News that he is "smitten over" Rebecca Donaldson and is "very serious" about dating her.

The insider said, "Scott seeing Kourtney so happy in a relationship was a turning point for him. He wants the same and wants to settle down."

The two were recently spotted together at the April 7th premiere of The Kardashians in Los Angeles.

'JEOPARDY!' TAPS NEW SHOWRUNNER: Jeopardy! has tapped Michael Davies as the series' newest showrunner. He wrote on the game show's blog, "I am both honored and humbled by the faith the studio and the staff have put in me. Over the next few months, the scope of our plans will become clear. But for now I just want to thank everyone in the ‘Jeopardy!' community for your phenomenal support." He replaces Mike Richards who was ousted last year amid controversy about his problematic history of sexist language and lawsuits.

DAVID SPADE SAYS 'GAP GIRLS' WAS ALMOST A MOVIE: David Spade revealed on his Fly on the Wall podcast that the "Gap Girls" sketch could have become a film. According to the comedian, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels asked him to pen a script based on the sketch featuring Spade, Adam Sandler and the late Chris Farley. However, the Grown-Ups actor admitted that he was running out of ideas and didn't want to wear the fake nails.

FRANK LANGELLA FIRED FROM 'THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER': Frank Langella was dismissed from the Netflix series, The Fall Of The House of Usher after the Oscar nominee was accused of "unacceptable conduct on set." According to TMZ, Langella made an inappropriate sexual remark to a female costar. Deadline reports that although the series is halfway through filming, the company has decided to re-shoot his scenes with a new actor.

SEASON 2 OF HACKS TO PREMIERE MAY 12th: Season two of Hacks will premiere on May 12th. HBO Max released a teaser on Thursday (April 14th) featuring Emmy-winner Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as they tour the country preparing material for Deborah Vance's new stand-up act.

Cuba Gooding Jr. will not face any jail time for the sexual abuse case filed against him in 2018.

The 54-year-old Jerry McGuire star pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor forcible touching charge in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday (April 13th) for non-consensually kissing a woman in a night club four years ago.

According to the Manhattan District Attorney's office, the plea deal allows the star to keep working and requires him to continue treatment for alcohol abuse. If he complies with the terms of the deal, the charge will be reduced to a non-criminal violation in six months.

Khloe Kardashian accidentally revealed Tuesday (April 12th) that True Thompson wasn't really at Disneyland with her cousin Chicago West in December.

In an Instagram Story celebrating True's fourth birthday, Khloe said it was her daughter's "first time" at the Happiest Place on Earth. In doing this, she mistakenly confirmed fans' suspicions that Kim Kardashian photoshopped True into the photos she posted on social media late last year.

When she realized she'd let the cat out of the bag, Khloe tweeted, "Welllppp I f***ed this one up. Anyways….. let's focus on something else 😂 Our show airs in a few days."

Brian Austin Green was "bedridden" for six weeks with ulcerative colitis.

According to the Beverly Hills 90210 star, his pregnant girlfriend Sharna Burgess was "amazing" while he was laid up.

He said in an Instagram video posted Wednesday (April 13th), "Sharna was amazing. Six, seven months pregnant, taking care of my three young kids because I was pretty bedridden for a while."

According to the Mayo Clinic, ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in your digestive tract.

IRELAND BALDWIN SHARES INFO ABOUT 'FACETITE' PROCEDURE: Ireland Baldwin opened up about her recent non-invasive "FaceTite" procedure on Instagram. In a video posted on April 12th, the 26-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger said, "The reason I had it done was because I had this very stubborn pocket of fat and extra skin under my face. And before you say, ‘Why don't you just diet and workout and not be a lazy b***h,' it doesn't work like that."

CHRIS ROCK'S BROTHER WANTS TO FIGHT WILL SMITH: Chris Rock's younger brother is wants to take on Will Smith in the Celebrity Boxing ring. TMZ reported Wednesday (April 13th) that Kenny Rock has just inked a deal with Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman and he is out to avenge his brother for the infamous Oscar slap. Kenny said in an interview, "I should get in the ring with Will Smith. I could take him down!"

KENDRA WILKINSON ON DATING AFTER DIVORCE: Kendra Wilkinson has been divorced from Hank Baskett for three years, but she's not too concerned with finding someone new. The former Girls Next Door star told E! News Tuesday (April 12th), "I don't really focus on dating. I focus on how to become a better person, a better mom, and that takes all the time in the world to do that. I don't really have a lot of time to date or meet new people."

DENNIS QUAID AND HIS EX ADJUST CUSTODY AGREEMENT: Dennis Quaid and his ex-wife Kimberly are switching up the custody agreement for their twins. According to the 2018 divorce decree, Kimberly had 75 percent of physical custody. But according to new legal documents obtained by TMZ, the former couple has agreed to a two weeks on, two weeks off schedule for child custody. If Dennis can't take care of the twins for some reason, Kimberly will be paid $225 per child for every day he misses.

Machine Gun Kelly is already making a list of groomsmen he wants in his upcoming wedding ceremony to Megan Fox and one of them is Pete Davidson.

Kelly and the Saturday Night Live star are longtime friends. In fact Kelly calls their friendship a "bromance." In an interview with Howard Stern, he joked that during the wedding, they should give Davidson a microphone for commentary.

A wedding date has not been announced, but since Machine Gunn Kelly is on tour through October, speculation is that it will be sometime after that.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly says Pete Davidson will be a groomsmen in his wedding.
• Calls their friendship a bromance.
• He joked that they should give Davidson a microphone for commentary.

'JEOPARDY!' BUDGET HAS MAYIM BIALIK REWEARING CLOTHES: Jeopardy! viewers have noticed that Mayim Bialik has reworn the same burnt-orange blazer on two different episodes. The host tells E! News' Daily Pop that they should get used to it. Bialik says, "That's right. There is a budget, people, on Jeopardy!. I grew up with one bathroom till I was 15 and my brother was 19. We budget. We're gonna wear it again. And I'll wear it again."

AMY SCHUMER'S 'LIFE & BETH' RENEWED: Amy Schumer's Hulu series, Life & Beth will return for a second season. The actress broke the renewal news Wednesday (April 13th) morning during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show.

JODI BALFOUR JOINS 'TED LASSO': Deadline reports that Jodi Balfour has joined the cast of Ted Lasso Season 3. She will join the Apple TV+ series in the recurring role of "charming" venture capitalist Jack.

'KIDS IN THE HALL' REBOOT TO STREAM IN MAY: According to Deadline, the new Kids In The Hall reboot will premiere next month. Prime Video announced Wednesday (April 13th) The Kids in the Hall is set to premiere on May 13th with original cast members Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. It will be followed by the companion docuseries The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks on May 20th.

Iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried has passed away at the age of 67. His family released a statement to Twitter on Tuesday (April 12th) that read, "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness."

The statement continued, "In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert's honor."

Gottfried is known for voicing Iago the parrot in Disney's Aladdin and the Aflac duck in the insurance commercials. Along with several other voice-over roles, he had a short, 12-episode run on Saturday Night Live in 1980, and he appeared in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop II, Problem Child, Highway to Hell, and Look Who's Talking Too.

Many celebrities took to social media on Tuesday (April 12th) to honor the late comedian. Good Luck Chuck's Dane Cook wrote on Twitter, "Gilbert Gottfried was never not funny. He was a lovely guy, always friendly & made many people happy."

Seinfeld's Jason Alexander wrote, "Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. What a gift. I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me. My best wishes and sympathy to his family."

In an On the JLo newsletter titled "How It Went Down," Jennifer Lopez shared that she was in the middle of a bubble bath when Ben Affleck proposed to her.

"Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed," Lopez wrote. She added that she was "taken totally off guard."

She continued, "I just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again."

"I was quite literally speechless and he said, ‘Is that a yes?' I said ‘YES of course that's a YES,'" she wrote.

After multiple contestants shared daunting experiences from their time on America's Next Top Model in an Insider story released on Monday (April 11th), Tyra Banks appears to have deleted her Twitter.

The Insider story reports that producers brought up contestants' past traumas to ellicit emotional responses from them and created dangerous work environments to add to the entertainment value of the show.

One contestant said her time on America's Next Top Model was akin to "psychological warfare."

Season seven's Eugenia Washington opened up about the time she had to walk across "a path of wooden planks seesawing in a pool while wearing 6-inch heels, a pencil skirt, and two corsets," which resulted in her falling and cracking her knee.

Another contestant, Aminat Ayinde, said she had a two-inch bald spot that didn't go away fully for three years after getting a "Ty-Over"—a mandatory makeover by Banks.

Contestants were required to sign contracts stating that the show was not liable for any injuries that occurred while filming.

This story comes after former contestant Sarah Hartshorne tweeted in late 2021 that they only received a stipend of $40 a day for participating in the show.

Glee star Amber Riley has broken off her engagement with fiancé Desean Black. Riley's rep confirmed the news with Page Six Tuesday (April 12th), adding, "They ask for privacy during this time."

While discussing her Lifetime movie Single Black Female on an episode of the Nice & Neat podcast last month, Riley said, "I am a single Black female. I am. I'm a single Black female but I'm not a crazy one like in the movie."

Riley was also not wearing her engagement ring at the time. The Nobody's Fool actress added the breakup was "amicable."

"I wish him the best. I don't have anything horrible or bad to say," she said.

Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown is speaking out on the "gross" way people have treated her since she turned 18 in February.

In a recent interview with Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma, Brown said, "I deal with the same things any 18-year-old is dealing with: navigating being an adult and having relationships and friendships … Being liked and trying to fit in, it's all a lot, and you're trying to find yourself while doing that. The only difference is that obviously I'm doing that in the public eye."

The Enola Holmes star said that she's "definitely seeing a difference between the way people act and the way the press and social media have reacted to me coming of age."

"But it's gross," she added, "I think it's just a very good representation of what's going on in the world and how young girls are sexualized. And so I have been dealing with that, but also have been dealing with that for forever."

KENDALL JENNER SAYS KRIS JENNER IS PRESSURING HER TO HAVE A BABY: People reports that Kris Jenner is putting some pressure on Kendall Jenner to have a baby, and Kendall isn't having it. In a recent interview, Kendall said, "She will just randomly text me and be like, 'I think it's time,' and I'm like, 'Is this not up to me?!' " Apparently, Kris responded, "Just your friendly reminder!"

ALI WONG AND JUSTIN HAKUTA SPLIT UP: People reports that Always Be My Maybe actress Ali Wong and her husband Justin Hakuta have decided to go their separate ways after eight years of marriage. "It's amicable and they will continue to co-parent lovingly," a source told the publication. The pair share two daughters together, Mari and Nikki.

AMERICAN IDOL FRONTRUNNER KENEDI ANDERSON QUITS FOR ‘PERSONAL REASONS:' Us Weekly reports that Kenedi Anderson has removed herself from American Idol for "personal reasons." On Monday (April 11th), Anderson posted to Instagram, "For personal reasons, I'm unable to continue on American Idol. This has been one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make, but I know it's necessary. I'm so grateful to American Idol, the judges, the producers, the amazing contestants, and all the fans who have supported me."

LALA KENT WANTS TO HAVE NO CONTACT WITH RANDALL EMMETT: Page Six reports that Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent doesn't want her ex fiancé, Randall Emmett, in her life at all whatsoever. On Watch What Happens Live Monday (April 11th), she said, "I'm trying to move to zero contact. We'll see how that goes"

STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 TRAILER RELEASED: According to Pitchfork, the trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season of Stranger Things dropped on Tuesday (April 12th). The new season will be released in two separate parts. Volume one will be available on Netflix on May 27th, and Volume two will be released on July 1st.

JOY BEHAR SAYS WHOOPI GOLDBERG WILL BE ABSENT FROM THE VIEW ‘FOR A WHILE:' Entertainment Tonight reports that on Monday's (April 11th) episode of The View, Joy Behar explained that Whoopi Goldberg won't be appearing on the talk show "for a while," since she's filming Anansi Boys, a six-episode series based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name.

WILL FERRELL JOINS THE CAST OF BARBIE: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Will Ferrell is latest star to join Margot Robbie for the Warner Bros. Barbie film. The cast currently includes Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, and more.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT TO START IN POKER FACE: Deadline reports that 10 Things I Hate About You actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been cast opposite Natasha Lyonne in Peacock's mystery drama Poker Face.

On Sunday (April 10th) Dance Moms alum JoJo Siwa posted a video to Instagram explaining why she wasn't at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards this year.

"A lot of you have been asking me why I'm not at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards tonight, and the answer is very simple — I wasn't invited. I'm not sure why, but I just didn't get an invite," she said.

Later, she shared that, "Somebody tagged me in something — they used my song ‘One Chance.' My song made the cut, but not me."

Fans were shocked to hear that Siwa wasn't invited to the awards show, considering her history with Nickelodeon. The J Team star's website even reads that she's part of the "Nickelodeon family."

Some are wondering if it has anything to do with her coming out of the closet and changing her image, raising questions that Siwa has reposted to Twitter herself.

One Twitter user wrote, "Something about Nickelodeon not inviting Jojo Siwa to the Kids Choice Awards this year after she's came out and cut her hair short, really rubs me the wrong way."

Kim Kardashian is sharing some cute details about her relationship with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the SKIMS founder said the pair have found a special kind of comfort together.

"He's just super genuine, and it's just super fun to just hang out and do nothing then watch TV and just do nothing. My favorite thing is finding someone to do nothing with. It's the best," Kardashian said.

She continued, "We just like run errands. You can be distracted with people, but you can't be with anyone and do nothing."

On Monday (April 11th), Kardashian also posted photos of the pair being affectionate at dinner, captioning the post, "late nite snack."