Month: September 2020

Friends: Lisa Kudrow Threatened to Quit After Season 3 Until Matt LeBlanc Talked Her Out of It – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Friends: Lisa Kudrow Threatened to Quit After Season 3 Until Matt LeBlanc Talked Her Out of It – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The iconic NBC sitcom Friends delighted fans with a mix of humor and drama. The show was heartfelt, yet hilarious, with six single friends navigating their adult lives in New York City. Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) were unforgettable characters. That on-screen chemistry between the lead players isn’t made up. The Friends castmates were all close in real life, and remain friendly more than a decade later. Recently, Kudrow admitted she was close to quitting her career-defining role until co-star LeBlanc convinced her to stay. Lisa Kudrow nabbed the part of Phoebe thanks to ‘Mad About You’ Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Ge...
Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix welcome baby named River, in memory of his brother, director says – NJ.com
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Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix welcome baby named River, in memory of his brother, director says – NJ.com

River Phoenix lives on through his movies. Now a newborn will carry his name into the future, according to director Victor Kossakovsky. Phoenix’s brother, actor Joaquin Phoenix, has welcomed his first baby with actor Rooney Mara, a son named River, Kossakovsky said at the Zurich Film Festival this weekend. River Phoenix, an actor known for his roles in “Stand By Me," “Running on Empty” and “My Own Private Idaho,” died in Oct. 31, 1993, when he was 23 years old, after a drug overdose at the Viper Room in West Hollywood. Joaquin, then 19, was with him at the time and called 911. “In virtually every movie that I made, there was a connection to River in some way,” Phoenix told Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired in January. Kossakovsky is director of “Gunda,” a film prod...
US coronavirus: 21 states are reporting increased Covid-19 cases as experts warn of fall surge – msnNOW
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US coronavirus: 21 states are reporting increased Covid-19 cases as experts warn of fall surge – msnNOW

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Summit County prosecutor tests positive for COVID-19, now recovering at home – WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
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Summit County prosecutor tests positive for COVID-19, now recovering at home – WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- With each passing day, the Samson Pavillion, an academic building on the Health Education Campus shared by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic, is being transformed into a site worthy of a historic debate. "Everything is on track in Cleveland. We are working closely with the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University to make sure everything is ready," said Peter Eyre, Senior Advisor for the Commission on Presidential Debates in a video statement.
Taylor Swift Surpasses Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History – Billboard
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Taylor Swift Surpasses Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History – Billboard

Plus: New albums by Alicia Keys, Keith Urban, Moneybagg Yo/Blac Youngsta and Lil Tecca debut in top 10. Taylor Swift’s Folklore album returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, collecting a seventh nonconsecutive week atop the tally. In doing so, Swift surpasses Whitney Houston’s longstanding record, among women, for the most cumulative weeks at No. 1, across all of her chart-topping albums. Swift’s total weeks at No. 1 now stands at 47, one more than Houston’s tally of 46. Folklore earned 87,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 24 (up 97 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise a...
The Office: Why This Subtle Clue About Jim and Pam Left Jenna Fischer Speechless — I Just Got Chills – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The Office: Why This Subtle Clue About Jim and Pam Left Jenna Fischer Speechless — I Just Got Chills – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Fans of The Office always knew that Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly were destined to end up together, even if it took them a little bit to get their timing right. When one of Jenna Fischer’s co-stars pointed out a subtle hint that Pam was thinking about Jim long before they got together, the actor said it gave her chills. Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly and John Krasinski as Jim Halpert on ‘The Office’ | Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images‘The Office’ director shut down production to get Pam’s art just right During the Sept. 23 episode of the Office Ladies podcast, Fischer and her co-host, Angela Kinsey, did a deep dive into the season 3 episode “Business School.” Part of the episode involved Pam’s local art show and how her co-workers didn’t support...
242 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death, as Oregon officials anxiously watch disease’s spread – OregonLive
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242 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death, as Oregon officials anxiously watch disease’s spread – OregonLive

Oregon officials on Sunday reported 242 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death, bringing the total number of known cases in the state to 32,820 and the number of coronavirus-related deaths to 547. Sunday’s new case count is lower than notably high numbers announced on other days this past week, including 328 on Tuesday, 382 on Thursday and the new record of 457 on Friday. The surge helped drive the rolling seven-day average for new infections up by about 33% in the past week. The rolling seven-day average for deaths jumped about 15% from the previous week. Officials with the Oregon Health Authority said Friday that they think the virus is transmitting more rapidly in the state because of Labor Day weekend gatherings that disregarded social distancing rules; wildfire evacuees who’ve be...
Hawaii health officials report 1 new COVID-19 death on Oahu and 98 new cases statewide – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Hawaii health officials report 1 new COVID-19 death on Oahu and 98 new cases statewide – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported one new coronavirus-related death on Oahu and 98 new infections statewide, bringing the totals since the start of the pandemic to 132 fatalities and 12,116 cases. No further details were immediately available about the latest death. The Hawaii Department of Health has yet to officially count about a dozen of the latest deaths at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo, which has been the site of a major COVID-19 cluster. Hilo Medical Center has reported that 26 of the Big Island’s 28 coronavirus-related deaths have been residents of the nursing home. But the state has only verified coronavirus as a factor in 15 deaths from that island. Hawaii government hospital administrators are taking over management of the state-owned vet...
Max Ehrich Reveals More Details About How He Learned Of Demi Lovato Split – E! NEWS
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Max Ehrich Reveals More Details About How He Learned Of Demi Lovato Split – E! NEWS

However, following Max's social media posts, a separate source told E! News "he is lying." "Demi did tell him beforehand," the insider shared, noting that Max is "just trying to stay relevant. Her family thinks he is crazy and is so relieved she has taken this step." This isn't the first time an insider has shared the same sentiments. Last week, another source explained the reason the singer decided to put an end to their romance. "They were arguing a lot. There has been a lot of tension and Demi left him to get a clear head," the insider described at the time. "She didn't know who Max truly was and didn't think he had good intentions. There were many red flags she was ignoring and trying to turn a blind eye to." According to the insider, Demi's mother, Diana De La Garza, and her ...