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‘Selfish’ parents ripped for hosting chickenpox party at indoor playground — with unknowing guests around

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‘Selfish’ parents ripped for hosting chickenpox party at indoor playground — with unknowing guests around

A soft play center owner has slammed “selfish” parents who deliberately hosted a chickenpox party at her venue.  Jane Coulson, the owner of an indoor activity center in England, was shocked and outraged when she learned about the gathering’s secret intentions. A concerned mother tipped her off, revealing that a group of parents had intentionally brought their children to the center … Read more

Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes 2025 hosting shocks star-studded crowd: Best audience reactions

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Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes 2025 hosting shocks star-studded crowd: Best audience reactions

Nobody was safe from Nikki Glaser’s wrath at the 2025 Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2025. The 40-year-old comedian roasted the most famous people in the room, leading to several epic reactions from the star-studded audience. Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Glen Powell, Harrison Ford and more were taken aback by her … Read more

Ricky Gervais reveals brutal jokes about Diddy, Justin Timberlake and Hollywood ‘pedo ring’ if he was hosting Golden Globes

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Ricky Gervais reveals brutal jokes about Diddy, Justin Timberlake and Hollywood ‘pedo ring’ if he was hosting Golden Globes

Hollywood is lucky that Ricky Gervais isn’t hosting the 2025 Golden Globes. The 63-year-old comedian hosted the award ceremony five times before, but this year Nikki Glaser is emceeing Sunday’s show. However, Gervais took to X (formerly on Twitter) on Friday to reveal the jokes he would’ve told if he was the host. Ricky Gervais … Read more

James Franco kicked a chair, stormed off set after bad Oscars hosting reviews with Anne Hathaway: report

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James Franco kicked a chair, stormed off set after bad Oscars hosting reviews with Anne Hathaway: report

James Franco allegedly threw a fit, kicking a chair and storming off a set after he co-hosted the 2011 Oscars with Anne Hathaway. In a recent episode of the “With Gourley and Rust” podcast, comedian Paul Rust claimed he witnessed the whole thing. “I saw James Franco flip out once,” Rust claimed in the episode that dropped … Read more

Blake Lively claims she backed out of hosting ‘SNL’ Season 50 premiere over Justin Baldoni smear campaign

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Blake Lively claims she backed out of hosting ‘SNL’ Season 50 premiere over Justin Baldoni smear campaign

Live from New York … it’s not Blake Lively. Blake Lively is blaming Justin Baldoni for not hosting the “Saturday Night Live” Season 50 premiere in September. The actress, 37, filed a legal complaint on Friday against Baldoni, 40, and accused him of sexual harassment on the set of “It Ends With Us” — as … Read more

Dear Abby: My boyfriend keeps on hosting parties at our house — I’m exhausted

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Dear Abby: My boyfriend keeps on hosting parties at our house — I’m exhausted

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I recently bought our first house together. It has an outdoor kitchen and other features he really likes. I like it too, but there have been some issues already in the first month or two. Lately, he’s been wanting to have BBQs and get-togethers for his family. He invites all … Read more

Hosting a holiday party? These are the most time-consuming tasks you’ll faced

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Hosting a holiday party? These are the most time-consuming tasks you’ll faced

Sixty-five percent of holiday hosts are cleaning their home until the second before their guests arrive, according to a new study. The poll of 2,000 Americans, who plan to host guests for the holidays, found that hosting can be stressful when it comes to having enough time. For many, time is often not on their … Read more

Canada is hosting the world’s second largest Oktoberfest

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Canada is hosting the world’s second largest Oktoberfest

Want Oktoberfest — hold the Germans? Look no further than our hockey-loving, igloo-curious friends to the north in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Those twin, heavily German-rooted Canadian cities are just an under-two-hour VIA train ride west from Toronto. Behind Munich, K-W’s is the world’s second-largest “Wiesn” (that’s what trendy Teutons hashtag their weeks-long party on … Read more

Nikki Bella ditches wedding ring while hosting hot dog eating contest after Artem Chigvintsev’s arrest

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Nikki Bella ditches wedding ring while hosting hot dog eating contest after Artem Chigvintsev’s arrest

Nikki Bella went back to work days after her husband, Artem Chigvintsev, was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. The retired WWE star, 40, co-hosted a live hot dog eating contest in Las Vegas on Monday. “Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef,” which streamed on Netflix, marked Bella’s first public appearance since Chigvintsev’s arrest. Nikki … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel reveals why he turned down hosting the 2025 Oscars: ‘It was just too much’

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Jimmy Kimmel reveals why he turned down hosting the 2025 Oscars: ‘It was just too much’

The fifth time isn’t a charm. In July, news broke that Jimmy Kimmel, 56, turned down the offer to host the 2025 Oscars.  In recent years, the comedian and talk show host had become an Academy Awards favorite, as he acted as the emcee for the biggest night in Hollywood four times: in 2017, 2018, … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney both turned down hosting the 2025 Oscars: report

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Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney both turned down hosting the 2025 Oscars: report

The Oscars tried — and failed — to get two major comedians to host next year’s award ceremony. Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney both declined offers to emcee the 2025 Academy Awards airing on ABC, PEOPLE reported on Monday. Kimmel, 56, has hosted the Oscars four times before, including the last two years. Mulaney, 41, … Read more

Dear Abby: Should a wife be expected to handle all of the responsibilities of hosting guests?

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Dear Abby: Should a wife be expected to handle all of the responsibilities of hosting guests?

DEAR ABBY: I was shocked at your response to “Hosted Out” (March 28), who was frustrated at having to host, feed and entertain her husband’s hunting buddy and his wife several times a year. I agreed with your suggestion that she stay elsewhere while these friends stay at her home so her husband will (hopefully) … Read more

Pat Sajak mocks ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant for wrong answer in final hosting week: ‘So not close’

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Pat Sajak mocks ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant for wrong answer in final hosting week: ‘So not close’

Pat with the sass. Pat Sajak mocked a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant who made an incorrect guess on Wednesday night’s episode. The contestant, Allison, was trying to solve the puzzle phrase, “_ _ _ T S _ N D _ _ G _ R E S,” during the bonus round. A phrase puzzle on “Wheel … Read more

Sunday night: Dua Lipa gets Times Square levitating after hosting ‘SNL’

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Sunday night: Dua Lipa gets Times Square levitating after hosting ‘SNL’

It’s a good thing Dua Lipa had all that Mermaid Barbie training. The Grammy-winning songstress — who had a tail of a cameo in last summer’s “Barbie” blockbuster —needed all of her water-nymph powers as she presided over a rain-soaked Times Square on Sunday night in a surprise pop-up performance that still had fans braving … Read more

Hasan Minhaj: I got ‘f–ked out of’ hosting ‘The Daily Show’ — so they brought back Jon Stewart

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Hasan Minhaj: I got ‘f–ked out of’ hosting ‘The Daily Show’ — so they brought back Jon Stewart

He’s taking aim at his old boss.  Comedian Hasan Minhaj, 38 — who seemed to have “The Daily Show” host gig in the bag to succeed Trevor Noah until he lost it amid scandal — is addressing what happened.   At the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase featuring … Read more

Oprah Winfrey hosting Ozempic TV special after WeightWatchers controversy: ‘A very personal topic for me’

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Oprah Winfrey hosting Ozempic TV special after WeightWatchers controversy: ‘A very personal topic for me’

This topic will no longer be weighing on Oprah Winfrey’s chest. Winfrey, 70, who was recently trimmed from the WeightWatchers board of directors after admitting she uses a weight-loss drug, will tackle the controversial topic of prescription weight-loss injectables like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy in an upcoming ABC primetime special. “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Jo Koy’s brutal Golden Globes 2024 hosting flop

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Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Jo Koy’s brutal Golden Globes 2024 hosting flop

Four-time Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel thinks that Jo Koy should be given another chance to host the Golden Globes after his disastrous January debut in front of a national television audience. “It would be very smart,” Kimmel told the Hollywood Reporter. “I think he learned all the lessons, and he’s a funny guy. “I think … Read more

Why Jimmy Kimmel nearly passed on Oscars 2024 hosting gig — and how ‘Barbie’ changed his mind

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Why Jimmy Kimmel nearly passed on Oscars 2024 hosting gig — and how ‘Barbie’ changed his mind

He is Kenough to host the Oscars once more. Late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel revealed Tuesday that he almost didn’t return to host the upcoming 2024 Academy Awards — but everything changed after watching Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” “I did not think I would ever do it again,” Kimmel, 56, told the Los Angeles Times regarding the award … Read more

Anthony Anderson pulls off his Emmys 2024 hosting gig

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Anthony Anderson pulls off his Emmys 2024 hosting gig

Well, that was a nice surprise. Anthony Anderson eschewed the traditional awkward monologue on Monday night’s 75th Emmy Awards — delivering a clever salute to several classic TV shows accompanied by a piano and a “small, inclusive choir from Compton.” (“Kevin Costner is from Compton!” he joked.) That, in itself, meant the show was off to a … Read more

Steve Martin jokes hosting is ‘not for the squeamish’ after Jo Koy’s Golden Globe performance

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Steve Martin jokes hosting is ‘not for the squeamish’ after Jo Koy’s Golden Globe performance

Give ’em a hand! Hollywood legend Steve Martin defended Joy Koy on Tuesday after the stand-up comic’s lukewarm performance during Sunday’s Golden Globe ceremony. “I tip my hat to anyone who steps out on stage to host a live awards show,” Martin, 78, posted on Threads. “It’s a very difficult job and not for the … Read more