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A will that has been lost for more than 150 years and was at the centre of a bitter legal battle by William Shakespeare’s family over who owned the playwright’s final home has been unearthed in an unlabelled box at the National Archives. The original 1642 document was made by Thomas Nash, who was married to Shakespeare’s granddaughter Elizabeth Hall. …

Topline An English dub of “Ne Zha 2,” the Chinese animated movie that shattered box office records and has grossed more than $2 billion to date, mostly in China, opens in American theaters this weekend as Western critics give it positive reviews. Michelle Yeoh stars in the English dub of “Ne Zha 2.” (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images) …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi adopted a daughter, the first child for the married couple, this summer, they announced Thursday. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy,” the couple wrote in a social media statement. No further details were released. Brown, 21, and Bongiovi, …

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After working with Blake Lively on the Another Simple Favor films, Lionsgate has acquired the Tom Melia spec The Survival List as a starring vehicle for the actress that she’ll also produce, Deadline has confirmed. An action rom-com, the film follows Annie, a highbrow reality TV producer who against her wishes is assigned to a new show hosted by famous …

Even Brian Wilson’s funeral couldn’t smooth over Al Jardine and Mike Love’s contentious relationship. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Jardine ripped his fellow Beach Boys member for making his speech about himself. “Mike wanted everybody to know that he wrote every single word of ‘Good Vibrations,’” Jardine said. “I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put it that way. Mike’s got some …

Blake Lively is keeping her movie career in motion, teaming up with Wicked producer Marc Platt to set up a new feature project at Lionsgate. The studio, home of Lively’s A Simple Favor movies, has acquired The Survival List, a spec script by Tom Melia for the actress to star as well as produce. An action romantic comedy, Survival List tells …

Lil Nas X was arrested early Thursday morning for battery on a police officer after officers responded to calls that he was wandering Ventura Blvd. in Studio City wearing only his underwear and cowboy boots. Lil Nas X (whose real name is Montero Hill) was taken into custody at 5:50 am. “Upon arrival the suspect charged at officers and was …

Lil Nas X has been arrested and briefly hospitalized after an altercation with police in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to authorities in Los Angeles. . Officers found the 26-year-old rapper and singer walking on the normally busy Ventura Boulevard in the Studio City neighborhood shortly before 6am, according to police spokesperson Charles Miller. TMZ obtained video footage …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Police in Florida are still investigating the death last month of professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan from what the medical examiner concluded was a heart attack. The Clearwater Police Department said in a statement Thursday that the “unique nature of this case has required us to interview multiple witnesses and seek medical records from a variety …