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Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died in August following a silent four-year battle with colon cancer.  While his final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, isn’t due out until December 18, the Gotham Awards have already nominated Boseman for Best Actor.

The late actor’s big brother, Kevin Boseman, emotionally reacted to the nomination on Saturday and expressed why it is so meaningful.

“I had to sit with this for a couple days,” the elder Boseman commented on Instagram. “After screening this with [Chadwick,] I told him he was about to get all the nominations and… I was so faithful he’d be here to experience this moment.”

He closed out the announcement with, “Congratulations, Baby Brother.”

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is based off the 1982 play written by August Wilson about a pivotal recording session where “Mother of the Blues” Ma Rainey, played by Viola Davis, went to bat with her white manager and producer over who had the right to control her music.  

Boseman plays aspiring trumpeter Levee in the movie, who uses the tension mounting during the recording session to make a name for himself in the music industry.

The Denzel Washington-produced movie has garnered serious awards buzz due in part to Boseman’s electrifying performance. 

By Megan Stone 
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Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal(LOS ANGELES) — On Friday, Deadline reported that several staffers on The Kelly Clarkson Show had tested positive for COVID-19.  But reportedly, Kelly isn’t among them.

According to Deadline, a number of people on the production team came up positive when they were tested as part of the show’s COVID-19 safety protocols. A source close to the show told Entertainment Tonight that at least four staff members were exposed on Thursday and were sent home to quarantine.  Kelly herself was exposed, but she’s since tested negative.  So far, she hasn’t commented publicly on the situation.

The show is next set to record on Tuesday, pending testing results, according to Deadline.

Other shows that have had to shut down temporarily due to the coronavirus include Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of New York City, Young Sheldon, Riverdale and more.

By Andrea Dresdale
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John Shearer/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It looks like seven isn’t such a lucky number for Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis. 

After a seven year engagement, People reports that the stars have decided to go their separate ways.

“The split happened at the beginning of the year,” a source close to the couple revealed. “It’s been amicable and they’ve transitioned into a great co-parenting routine. The children are the priority and the heart of the family’s relationship.”

Together the duo share two children — son Otis Alexander, six, and daughter Daisy Josephine, four.

Wilde and Sudeikis were together for almost a decade. They first began dating in November 2011 and became engaged in January 2013. 

By Danielle Long
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Andreas Rentz/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Sylvester Stallone has joined the cast of The Suicide Squad, director James Gunn revealed on Saturday.

“Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception,” Gunn shared on Instagram. “Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is.”

Stallone later confirmed the news on his Instagram, captioning a photo of Deadline‘s report, “Working with this incredible Director on this astounding project has made this an amazing year. I am a very lucky man to be surrounded by such talent.”

Gunn previously announced that filming had concluded in February, so the extent Stallone’s role remains unclear.

Stallone previously worked with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, in which he played Stakar Ogord, who turns into the hero Starhawk.

The stand-alone sequel also includes several other recurring Gunn players like Guardians of the Galaxy vet Michael Rooker as the super-smart fighter Savant, Nathan Fillion as TDK, and Gunn’s brother Sean, who performed Rocket Raccoon on set in the Marvel movies as the man-sized bipedal animal.

Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag and Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang.  Idris Elba, Pete Davidson and John Cena also star.

The Suicide Squad is slated to open on August 6, 2021.

By George Costantino 
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