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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Pratt will reprise his Star-Lord Role from Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel’s upcoming film Thor: Love and Thunder, according to Variety.

Pratt joins Chris Hemsworth, who returns as Thor, and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Thor’s love interest in the first two films, who returns to the franchise as a new female Thor.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the casting makes sense since Thor was last seen aboard Star-Lord’s spaceship in the closing scenes of Avengers: Endgame.

Thor: Love and Thunder is set to begin production in Australia in January, with Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi returning as director.  The Oscar-winning filmmaker will also voice the Kronan warrior Korg for the latest installment.

The film, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is currently set to open in 2022.

Marvel is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

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Walter McBride/WireImage(NEW YORK) — A suspect was arrested in connection with last month’s random attack on Honey I Shrunk the Kids star Rick Moranis, New York City Police announced on Saturday.

Marquis Ventura, 35, who is listed as homeless, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly punching the 67-year-old actor and knocking him onto the ground while he was walking down a NYC sidewalk, according to The Gothamist.

Ventura was arrested for assault in the second degree, police tell the website.

The unprovoked attack, which took place on October 2, was caught on camera, showing a Black man wearing a “I [heart] New York” hoodie balling his fist and striking Moranis in the head.

NYPD Transit Chief Kathleen O’Reilly tells the Gothamist that the alleged attacker had faced a half-dozen other assault charges this year.

The suspect calmly walked away as Moranis, whose other credits include the 1984 film Ghostbusters, fell to the ground and remained motionless.

The actor was taken to an area hospital for evaluation, complaining of head and hip pain, and has since been released.

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