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The Off Campus star who won’t return for season 2

The Off Campus star who won’t return for season 2

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Off Campus will look different next season. After season one of the whirlwind hockey romance saw a love triangle play out between college students Hannah Wells (Ella Bright), Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston) and Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli), showrunner Louisa Levy revealed in a recent interview that Heuston’s character will not return for the next installment of the show. “Not next season,” Levy told TV Guide earlier this month. “But I love Josh and I would not write him off if I can find a way to bring Justin back at some point.” The hit Prime Video show is an adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s popular book series of the same name, and Levy revealed that she is interested in developing the show to include more plotlines in the book. Levy said: “We never got a chance to meet Stella, who is the …

Fan-favorite actor departing General Hospital after three years

Fan-favorite actor departing General Hospital after three years

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Kate Mansi is leaving her role as Kristina Davis on General Hospital after three years. The Daytime Emmy-winning actor, 38, took over as the daughter of mob kingpin Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and his former attorney, Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), on the long-running soap opera in 2023. The character was first introduced in 2002 and portrayed by several child actors before she was rapidly aged in 2009 with Lexi Ainsworth stepping into the role. Ainsworth departed in 2011, and the character was reintroduced the following year, portrayed by Lindsey Morgan until 2013. In 2015, Ainsworth returned to the role, with sporadic appearances until her official exit in 2023, when she passed the torch to Mansi. “I’ve made the very difficult decision to leave General Hospital,” Mansi told TV Insider’s Stephanie Sloane for her blog SoapSteph. “I have a few new …

Derek Jacobi reveals ‘hateful’ director that left him terrified

Derek Jacobi reveals ‘hateful’ director that left him terrified

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sir Derek Jacobi has spent almost 70 years in showbusiness – but there’s just one director he’s worked with who’s “terrified” him. The veteran actor, 87, opened up about his life and career in a new interview, revealing that working with theatre director John Dexter was a difficult experience. Jacobi and Dexter worked together multiple times at the National Theatre, with Dexter directing him in Othello in 1964 and Armstrong’s Last Goodnight the following year among other plays. Dexter, who also worked with Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Maggie Smith, died during heart surgery aged 64 in March 1990. Theatre director John Dexter (Getty Images) When asked whether he had always got on with people he worked with, Jacobi told The Guardian: “Mercifully, I have forgotten the bad times. Genuinely. I must have had them, but too infrequently for them to …

British comedians owed thousands by big UK comedy festival: ‘I’ve got bills to pay’

British comedians owed thousands by big UK comedy festival: ‘I’ve got bills to pay’

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Leicester Comedy Festival is yet to pay some of its performers followings its February event, with comedians complaining that they’re owed thousands. The annual comedy festival runs for almost three weeks every February, welcoming around 100,000 customers to see the likes of Sara Pascoe, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and Sir Stephen Fry. However, hundreds of acts are yet to receive payment after performing at the festival. They were expecting to have been paid on 19 April but instead received an email informing them that their pay would be delayed. It is unknown which stars are among those who are yet to be paid. Comedian Benjamin Alborough told BBC News that he’s owed “just short of £2,000” by the festival. “It’s very frustrating. I’ve got bills to pay like everyone else.” Sara Pascoe performed at this year’s festival (Getty) He added that …

Mark Ruffalo says Hollywood stars ‘afraid’ to oppose Paramount-Warner Bros deal

Mark Ruffalo says Hollywood stars ‘afraid’ to oppose Paramount-Warner Bros deal

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Emmy-winning actor Mark Ruffalo has claimed that Hollywood figures are “afraid” to oppose the proposed merger of studios Paramount and Warner Brothers. In April, shareholders at media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery approved a $81bn merger with competitor Paramount – which would result in the latter company owning HBO Max, the Harry Potter franchise and news outlet CNN. The deal has been criticised by industry professionals and politicians, who fear cost-cutting measures being brought in and Trump-friendly editorial changes at CNN as a result. Mark Ruffalo, who has been an outspoken critic of the merger, has spoken out against the deal in a new opinion piece – revealing that fellow actors are too scared to sign an open letter protesting against the merger. Kristen Stewart, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ben Stiller and Joaquin Phoenix are among the stars who’ve signed the “Block the Merger” …

Melissa Barrera calls the Scream 7 cast ‘scabs’ after her Hollywood exile: ‘They have to live with that’

Melissa Barrera calls the Scream 7 cast ‘scabs’ after her Hollywood exile: ‘They have to live with that’

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Melissa Barrera is not holding back her true thoughts on Scream 7 three years after she was fired from the horror movie franchise for speaking out against Israel. Three years after production company Spyglass dismissed Barrera from her lead role in the movie over her social media posts regarding the conflict in Gaza, the 35-year-old actor opened up about the backlash in a new interview with Variety, in which she criticized her former colleagues for siding with the people who fired her. After Barrera’s exit, and co-star Jenna Ortega’s subsequent decision to drop out along with the director, Scream 7 scrambled to restructure the film by bringing back some of the franchise’s original stars, including Neve Campbell and Matthew Lillard. When asked if she considers the people who agreed to do the movie after she was fired to be “scabs” who …

Whitney Leavitt announces Secret Lives of Mormon Wives exit amid Taylor Frankie Paul drama

Whitney Leavitt announces Secret Lives of Mormon Wives exit amid Taylor Frankie Paul drama

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Whitney Leavitt is leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, she announced during her final performance in Chicago on Broadway Sunday. The Hulu reality series is currently embroiled in drama amid an alleged domestic violence incident involving stars Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen. In video footage obtained by TMZ, Leavitt was shown on stage reading a note announcing her departure from the show. Her representatives have since confirmed her exit to multiple outlets. Since starring SLOMW, which follows a group of Mormon momfluencers caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal, Leavitt has gone on to compete on Dancing With The Stars — finishing as a semi-finalist last year — before landing her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. “I’ve always loved the entertainment industry,” Leavitt, 32, said in an interview with running influencer Kate Mackz …

James Gandolfini’s son Michael shares his and Cooper Hoffman’s hilarious response when called nepobabies

James Gandolfini’s son Michael shares his and Cooper Hoffman’s hilarious response when called nepobabies

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter James Gandolfini’s son Michael has shared his and Cooper Hoffman’s hilarious response to being called “nepobabies” – and it’s fair to say their unorthodox response likely stops people in their tracks. Michael and Cooper are both now actors, following in the footsteps of their respective fathers, The Sopranos legend James and The Hunger Games star Philip Seymour Hoffman. The pair’s Hollywood pedigree has, understandably, led to them being hit with the nepobaby label, but Michael has now revealed their unique way of responding. During an appearance on The Downside podcast, he explained to host Gianmarco Soresi: “Me and Cooper Hoffman have this bit where we’re like, ‘we’ve gotta get rid of those nepobabies’. And then when someone says ‘…aren’t you guys that?’, it’s like ‘if one of your parents is dead, it’s fine. That’s the rule’.” James Gandolfini, who won three …

Alison Hammond to host classic ITV gameshow as it returns after nearly 30 years

Alison Hammond to host classic ITV gameshow as it returns after nearly 30 years

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Alison Hammond has added another presenting gig to her ever-growing roster – with the This Morning star hosting ITV’s revival of Name That Tune. The game show, which first aired on the channel in 1976 with Tom O’Connor hosting, will see contestants go head to head in a series of rounds that test their music knowledge. Featuring music from every genre, players will need to “name that tune” to make it to the show’s finale. The format will return to our screens for the first time in 28 years, having last aired on Channel 5 in 1998. ITV’s reboot will be based on the show’s American version, which has aired for five seasons so far on Fox with 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski hosting and Jackson 5 star Randy Jackson as the bandleader. “As a massive music lover, my biggest challenge as …

Jelly Roll admits he’s ‘lost his way’ in fitness journey as he reveals weight gain

Jelly Roll admits he’s ‘lost his way’ in fitness journey as he reveals weight gain

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Jelly Roll has had a setback in his weight loss journey that has seen him lose 275 pounds in three years. In a recent YouTube video, the 41-year-old singer confessed that he hadn’t been on track with his diet since the 2025 holiday season. “Kind of got off the rails, and I broke my collarbone a few days before Christmas,” he explained. “I had to quit running, quit walking, quit exercising for some extended period of time. “I said all that to say, I have, to some degree, lost my way,” Jelly Roll continued. “I’m still about 40 or 50 pounds, maybe 60, [away from my goal]. I don’t know. I haven’t weighed in. I’ve been avoiding the scale. I’m afraid to see what …