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Nicole Kidman tuned in from Australia to watch husband Keith Urban host the 2020 ACMs

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ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban’s wife, actor Nicole Kidman, is a supportive partner who always tries to be there to cheer her husband on during big career moments.

At the ACM Awards on Wednesday night, in true 2020 fashion, she had to do so through a screen.

Nicole is currently in Australia, according to People, filming her upcoming Hulu limited series, Nine Perfect Strangers. Sadly, that means she couldn’t be in Nashville during the 2020 ACM Awards, where Keith served not only as show host but also gave a performance.

Still, Nicole found time to watch the show on her laptop. The actor posted a video of herself on social media cheering on Keith from afar, watching her husband’s monologue with a smile on her face as he kicked off the event.

“Wishing I was there,” she wrote alongside her post.

On the day of the show, Nicole also celebrated her husband’s upcoming ACMs performance: The world television premiere of “One Too Many,” his new duet with pop star Pink. Nicole posted a throwback photo of herself and Keith with Pink, sharing how excited she was for the two artists’ new collaboration.

By Carena Liptak
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Disney+ scores first Emmy Awards for 'The Mandalorian'

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Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — Disney+ took home its first Emmy Awards last night for The Mandalorian. 

The streaming platform was awarded five accolades during the third night of the virtual Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Outstanding Special Visual Effects, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series (Half-hour) and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour). 

The wins are part of the series’ 15 total Emmy nominations this year. The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ in 2019 and stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, with Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers and Gina Carano in supporting roles. It marks the first Star Wars live-action series.  

HBO’s Watchmen also picked up multiple wins last night for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie, among others. 

The fourth round of Creative Arts Emmy winners will be announced tonight on Emmys.com. It all leads up to the Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted live by Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.

The show will air without an in-person audience; the winners give their acceptance speeches from their respective locations.    

By Cillea Houghton
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Chrissy Teigen reveals she's on strict bed rest due to "difficult pregnancy"

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Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Chrissy Teigen is paying the price for not following the doctor’s orders of mandatory bed rest.  The Cravings author revealed Wednesday that she is now confined to her bed for the next week — which she says “it’s kind of crappier than it sounds.”

Teigen, who confirmed her third pregnancy alongside husband John Legend in his “Wild” music video, says that she’s been facing a fair amount of challenges this time around. 

Speaking to her Instagram followers via stories on Tuesday, the Bring the Funny host opened up about why she’ll be posting from her bedroom for the next few days. 

“I didn’t really know that bed rest was in bed. I honestly thought bed rest was you have to really, really relax, stay home,” she confessed. “I thought it could be couch rest. But now I’m in trouble. Now I need bed rest.”

Without mincing words, Teigen confirmed that she needs “super serious bed rest times,” because “it’s a bit of a difficult pregnancy.”

“I feel good though. I will say I’m probably being punished for talking so much about how great the first two went,” the 34-year-old mom of two cracked. “I was like, ‘Oh yeah, pregnancy’s awesome!’ But now I get it. I get anyone that thinks it’s not so awesome…but very happy to be carrying this baby.”

She posted a groggy bed rest update on Wednesday to her stories, further revealing that, even though she only spent five minutes out of bed for the past 24 hours, she “still bled everywhere.”

“Here til next Tuesday. Lord it’s kind of crappier than it sounds,” Teigen also added on Twitter, doubling down on her previous sentiment that she’s being punished for “saying the first two pregnancies were easy peasy.”

By Megan Stone
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“Still can’t believe last night was real”: Thomas Rhett reels from his ACMs Entertainer win

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ABC/Image Group LAThe morning after the 2020 ACM Awards, Thomas Rhett is still reeling from his big win at the end of the night. The “Beer Can’t Fix” star took home his very first Entertainer of the Year trophy, an honor that — in an ACMs history-making twist — he tied for with Carrie Underwood.

“Still can’t believe last night was real,” Thomas reflected on social media Thursday morning, going on to acknowledge the support system that helped him clinch this big achievement.

He thanked his wife Lauren and their three daughters, as well as his songwriter dad Rhett Akins and the rest of his family. He also mentioned his teammates, PR reps and the people who’ve supported him at country radio.

But arguably, Thomas’ most heartfelt thoughts went out to the musicians and bands who are struggling and unable to make money during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“…And every single band and crew out there struggling to make ends meet right now — my heart is with you and your families,” he wrote.

“This cannot and never will be done alone,” the singer concluded. “What a great privilege it is to share this with so many people that I love.”

By Carena Liptak
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Gigi Hadid’s father pens sweet letter for first grandchild

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Jason Mendez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Gigi Hadid’s father, Mohamed Hadid, has some sweet words for his first grandchild — and he (briefly) shared them with the world.

In a since-deleted post from Wednesday, Mohamed took to Instagram to share a handwritten poem dedicated to his “little grandchild” titled “Grandpa’s heart.” 

“Hello little grandchild, it is me, my heart is as happy as can be. I wish for you the sun and moon, I wish for you a happy time. Know that Grandpa’s always near, I’ll do anything, anything for you my dear,” the poem read, according to People. “When I heard you were on the way, I smiled and wiped a tear away. I cried the tear because I knew, my heart would always belong to you.”

Mohamed captioned the post in both English and Arabic, writing, “In the name of God the The merciful I want to say l love you and so proud of you @gigihadid.” 

Gigi, 25, is expecting her first child with former One Direction member Zayn Malik, 27.

By Danielle Long
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