Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes died Monday night after being stabbed at his Santa Monica home. He was 71. Police arrested his 31-year-old son Micah Sykes on murder charges following a 911 assault call. Officers discovered Sykes with fatal stab wounds and declared him dead at the scene. Micah Sykes was taken into custody without incident. (Story URL)
Ricky Gervais has donated $3.24 million to nearly two dozen animal charities worldwide. He said the funds came from profits from his Mortality stand-up tour. “My mum always used to say, ‘You can’t take it with you.’ No, I can’t mum. But I could’ve bought 30 speedboats and raced ’em round the Med with my mates, off our heads on weed and Bollinger,” Gervais said. (Story URL)
Darius McCrary has been released from custody in Michigan after entering a no-contest plea to five felony charges. The Family Matters star was arrested Oct. 5 by Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border on an out-of-state warrant tied to a missed court appearance for alleged unpaid child support. He was extradited from California to Michigan after being held in San Diego. (Story URL)
John Stamos, Dale Dickey, and Cam Gigandet will appear as guest stars in Season 2 of Netflix’s The Hunting Wives, based on May Cobb’s novel. Returning are Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman, Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit, George Ferrier, Karen Rodriguez, Hunter Emery, and Branton Box. Production is underway on eight new episodes. (Story URL)
Kim Kardashian will star in the new Netflix comedy The Fifth Wheel, directed by Eva Longoria. Kardashian will appear alongside Nikki Glaser, Brenda Song, and Fortune Feimster. The film follows a group of high school friends reuniting for a weekend in Las Vegas. Their trip takes a turn when a glamorous outsider, played by Kardashian, disrupts their plans. (Story URL)
Sigourney Weaver is in negotiations to appear in Amazon’s upcoming Tomb Raider series. If the deal closes, she would join Sophie Turner, who is set to play Lara Croft. Character details remain undisclosed. The series, based on the popular video game franchise, was greenlit at Prime Video in May 2024. Phoebe Waller-Bridge will create, write, and executive produce. (Story URL)
Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom are expecting their first baby together, nine months after their March 2025 wedding. People confirmed Bloom’s pregnancy, though rep for the couple have not commented. The pair married in a relaxed beach ceremony in Tulum, Mexico. They first sparked dating rumors in February 2023 and were later seen together in NYC. (Story URL)