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NFL star Aaron Rodgers says 'being a father' is his 'next great challenge'

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Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesBy DANIELLE LONG, ABC News

(NEW YORK ) — It seems like just yesterday Aaron Rodgers revealed he was engaged to Shailene Woodley, and now he’s already talking about starting a family.

On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, 37, joined Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare on Instagram Live and chatted a bit about his engagement.

“I’m recently engaged, so been enjoying that part of my life,” Rodgers, who was named as the brand’s ambassador last month, shared. “Obviously that’s the best thing that’s happened to me in the last year.”

As for what’s next, the athlete said his “next great challenge will be being a father” adding that he’s “in the age group where a lot of my close friends from high school and college are fathers now and have families of their own.”

That doesn’t mean Rodgers will have a mini-me running around in the next nine months, though. He expressed that while fatherhood is something he’s looking forward to, it’s “maybe not in the immediate future.”

“It’s gonna be a really fun challenge. I’ve done a pretty good job at taking care of myself for the last 37 years, and look forward to taking care of another life at some point,” he said. “I think it’s gonna be so fun. I’ve dreamt about what that would be like and I’m really excited about that chapter, whenever that comes.”

Woodley recently opened up about their engagement, saying it’s “not new news” to them even though the world just recently found out.

“Everybody right now is freaking out over it, but we’re like, ‘Oh, we’ve been engaged for a while,'” the “Big Little Lies” actress said.

Though Woodley, 29, said she “never” thought she would be engaged to “somebody who threw balls for a living,” she called Rodgers “a wonderful, incredible human being.”

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Kim Kardashian feels “empathy” for Britney Spears after watching 'New York Times' documentary

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Marc Piasecki/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian is the latest celebrity to come out in support of Britney Spears after watching the New York Times unauthorized documentary, Framing Britney Spears.

In her Instagram Stories Friday, the reality star said after watching the doc, she felt “empathy” for the pop singer and related it to her own experiences with tabloids and the paparazzi.

“The way the media played a big role in her life the way it did can be very traumatizing and it can really break even the strongest person,” Kim writes. “No matter how public someone’s life may seem, no one deserves to be treated with such cruelty or judgment for entertainment.”

Kim goes on to reference a time in her life when she felt similarly mistreated by the media — when she was pregnant with her first child, North, and gained 60 pounds due to preeclampsia.

“I was shamed on a weekly basis with cover stories that made my insecurities so painful I couldn’t leave the house for months after,” she says. “It really broke me.”

She adds that she was able to ultimately turn her feelings into motivation, but that it took a toll on her mentally. Kim concludes by encouraging everyone to show “understanding and compassion.”

“You just never fully know what someone is going through behind the scenes and I’ve learned through my own experiences that it’s always better to lead with kindness,” she writes.

By Andrea Tuccillo
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Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and cast share their ideas for a third installment of 'Coming to America'

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Courtesy of Amazon Studios(NEW YORK) — It took Eddie Murphy roughly three decades to do Coming 2 America, the sequel to his 1988 hit comedy. Looking ahead, Murphy tells ABC Audio that fans won’t have to wait so long for another installment.

“We have a story for part three of this movie that would be really funny and clever, but… I have to be seventy-five,” he jokes. “I’m dead serious. Sixteen years and we’ll do part three.”

While Murphy, who reprises his role as Prince Akeem, promises it will take half the time to put out another Coming to America, he shares that the Queens barbers won’t be in the film because no one would ever believe they’re “still alive.”

However, one character that will be back is Murphy’s infamous “Sexual Chocolate” band leader — Randy Watson. 

“He’ll be terribly old and I’ll be 75,” he quips. Murphy’s co-star Arsenio Hall laughs, adding that the potential sequel will have “Morgan Freeman playing [Eddie’s] son.” 

Jokes aside, some of the cast are seriously contemplating the third installment.

“It would [be] so awesome to just be in the market and watch Zamundan locals,” says Nomzamo Mbatha, who plays royal groomer Mirembe. “Because that’s how you’re going to get all the drama and all the comedy as well. It would be funny to see Eddie and Arsenio as locals.”

Jermaine Fowler, who plays Prince Akeem’s long lost son, agrees, adding he’d also love to see a story around Kiki Layne’s character Princess Meeka.

“Her character has so much depth there that I would love to see what the third Coming to America would look like for her,” he says. “I think they built such a beautiful foundation for all of these characters and you can go anywhere with them.”

Coming 2 America is now available on Amazon Prime.

By Candice Williams
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Justin Moore, Tracy Lawrence join forces to mount a free arena show for frontline workers

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Courtesy of Shore Fire Media/Pepper EntertainmentIn a time when in-person concert events are few and far between, Justin Moore and Tracy Lawrence are planning an arena show for a good cause.

Along with opening act Lainey Wilson, the two performers will head to South Dakota’s Sioux Falls Arena on April 10 for the Salute 2 Frontline Workers concert. Tickets will be available beginning March 12 via a unique passcode on Ticketmaster, and healthcare workers, law enforcement and frontline workers will receive an email from their employers with details on how to download free tickets.

It’s not the first time Justin and Tracy have teamed up: In fact, Justin’s long been vocal about what a musical hero the “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” star has always been to him.

The two Arkansas natives also hit the road together during their Late Nights and Longnecks tour in January of 2020, a run named for Justin’s Late Nights and Longnecks album. Prior to that, Justin was also a guest vocalist on a re-recording of Tracy’s ’90s hit, “Alibis,” which the latter singer included on his 2017 Good Ole Days album.

The Salute 2 Frontline Workers show is a partnership with Pepper Entertainment. Any frontline workers who haven’t received info about how to attend by March 18 can request an email invite to download tickets on the venue’s website.

By Carena Liptak
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'Avengers: Endgame' directors Joe and Anthony Russo happy to be clueless fans of 'WandaVision'

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Anthony Russo – AppleTV+(NEW YORK) — After spending the better part of a decade keeping secrets for their Marvel Studios projects, including two Captain America movies and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, directors Joe and Anthony Russo say they were clueless about WandaVision. 

And they tell ABC Audio that’s exactly how they like it.

“It’s been a great joy, to be honest with you, for Joe and I to be fans again,” Anthony Russo admits.

“For seven years it was our responsibility to figure out where we were, where the [MCU] story was going next. And now, you know, with Endgame, we got to lay that down.”

He explains, “And I think that’s allowed us to become fans again.”

Anthony adds, “So, yeah, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying WandaVision, watching it with my 14-year-old daughter and having no more knowledge than she does about what’s going to happen or why.”  

The Russo Bros.’ latest film is the gritty drug drama Cherry, starring Tom Holland. It’s in theaters and hits Apple TV+ next Friday.

The finale of WandaVision is now streaming on Disney+.

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By Stephen Iervolino
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