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Johnny Depp's home broken into, intruder toasts to his own success

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ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — A man who successfully broke into actor Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Hills home did not take a single moment for granted.  Instead of grabbing riches and running off, the intruder instead made himself at home.

TMZ reports that a homeless man managed to get inside the Pirates of the Caribbean actor’s house on Thursday, according to police.

A neighbor alerted authorities after chasing away an apparently homeless man who was lurking by his pool.  The intruder took off and scaled the fence, where he landed on Depp’s property and took advantage of the situation.

The actor’s security team learned of the unknown man’s presence and called authorities — who arrived as the intruder was taking a nice hot shower.

The intruder also refused to leave the bathroom and police were forced to kick down the door, where authorities discovered that the man had also helped himself to Depp’s liquor cabinet.

While the intruder made himself a cocktail and take a shower, police say he committed a felony because he damaged a door to make his way inside.

The unnamed man was arrested and charged with felony vandalism.

This is the second time this year a stranger forced their way inside Depp’s mansion — the first being a woman who was arrested on suspicion of burglary back in January.

By Megan Stone
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'The Talk' reportedly goes on hiatus "indefinitely" following race flap

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Monty Brinton/CBS @2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — The Talk hiatus has been extended indefinitely in the wake of racial allegations centering on co-host Sharon Osbourme, according to Deadline is reporting.

The show was originally put on hiatus for two days last Sunday, and then extended until Tuesday, March 22. Now, CBS says the show will be on hold at least through next week, the trade reports.

The hiatus stems from a network investigation into the heated exchange about race related to Piers Morgan and his statements about Meghan Markle, between co-hosts Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood during the March 10 episode.

Osbourne apologized for the exchange via Twitter, and accused the producers deliberately orchestrated the on-air row.

Last week, Osbourne denied she’s a racist, telling Entertainment Tonight that she’d reached out to Underwood, but as of that point she hadn’t responded. “I can understand,” she said. “Sheryl needs her time.”

The conversation with ET came as former co-host Leah Remini leveled new accusations against Osbourne, claiming she used gay slurs regarding former co-host Sara Gilbert’s sexuality, and made bigoted comments about former co-host Julie Chen, who is Asian. 

Holly Robinson Peete, an original host of the show, retweeted a 2011 video where the British personality told Remini on air that she was “ghetto” because of the way she spoke.

By George Costantino and Stephen Iervolino
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Sandra Oh delivers impassioned speech at "Stop Asian Hate Rally"

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Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(PENNSYLVANIA) — Killing Eve star Sandra Oh lent her voice to a “Stop Asian Hate” protest in Pittsburgh on Saturday, following a deadly shooting spree at three Atlanta-area spas that claimed the lives of eight people.

“Pittsburgh, I am so happy and proud to be here with you, and thank you to all the organizers for organizing this just to give us an opportunity to be together and to stand together and to feel each other,” said Oh, speaking to a masked crowd in a video posted by radio station KDKA.  “For many of us in our community, this is the first time we are even able to voice our fear and our anger, and I really am so grateful to everyone willing to listen.”

“I know many of us in our community are very scared,” the 49-year-old actress continued. “And I understand that. And one way to get through our fear is to reach out to our communities. I will challenge everyone here, if you see something will you help me?”

Oh went on to lead the protesters in chants saying, “I am proud to be Asian.”

Oh addressed the deadly Atlanta shooting in a statement Thursday on Instagram, writing, “I send loving kindness and support to the families of the eight souls murdered in Georgia on March 16. And to all the victims of racist violence.”

“I am devastated and profoundly angry. I know many of you are scared but let us not be afraid,” she added, along with the hashtag, “#itsanhonorjusttobeasian.

By George Costantino
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'Raya and the Last Dragon' threepeats at #1 at box office

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Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s animated adventure Raya and the Last Dragon topped the box office for the third time in as many weeks, delivering an estimated $5.2 million.

The film, which collected an estimated $8 million overseas, has earned $71 million globally to date. Raya and the Last Dragon is also available to Disney+ subscribers for an additional $30. 

Another animated, family-oriented movie, Tom and Jerry, came in second with an estimated $3.8 million; Newcomer The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan debuted with an estimated $2 million; Chaos Walking took fourth place with an estimated $1.9 million, and The Croods: a New Age rounded out the top five with an estimated $620,000.  Its worldwide totals now stands at $14.7 million. 

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By George Costantino 
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"American Idol" recap: Hollywood Week is here!

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ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — It’s Hollywood Week at American Idol and, to kick it off, judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan joined together with their first ever group performance. 

For the first time in four seasons together on the series, the trio collaborated for an engaging rendition of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love.” Afterwards, it was time to get down to business and start narrowing down the search to find the next big star. 

For this next step in the competition, the singing hopefuls were split into groups by their genres — pop, country, soul, indie/folk, R&B, and rock. Each genre was split into small groups, where each person performed solo in front of the judges. After each person in the small group performed, they gathered together on the stage to find out their fate. 

Notably making it through to the next round after singing “River” by Bishop Briggs was Claudia Conway, daughter of George and Kellyanne Conway — the latter of whom joined her for support. She made her way to the stage with a newfound confidence and a new look — rocking black hair instead of the blonde audiences last saw her with — which Katy noticed right off the bat. 

Willie Spence, who went viral in 2017 for his cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” also lived on to sing another day after mesmerizing the judges by singing “All Of Me” by John Legend.

While some naturally were disappointed about not making it to the next round, Erika Perry — no relation to Katy — didn’t bow out gracefully.

After the judges decided to end her journey, she fell into a downward spiral where, as she made her way off-stage, she asked the judges multiple times, “Are you sure?” She continued to throw a temper tantrum in the lobby which inevitably confirmed her greatest fear — becoming the laughing stock of her ex-boyfriend and his friends back home. 

The next challenge of Hollywood Week will be duets, where Katy, Lionel, and Luke will choose the pairs. 

Here’s the results of each genre.

POP
SAFE:
Liahona Olayan
Laila Mach
Ava August 
Anthony Guzman
Andrea Valles
Mary Jo Young 
Colin Jamieson

ELIMINATED: 
Ammon Olayan 
Liv Grace Blue 
She Nova 
Yurisbel
Erika Perry

COUNTRY
SAFE:
Drake McCain
Caleb Kennedy 
Mignon
Mason Picks 
Alex Miller
Chayce Beckham

ELIMINATED:
Cameron McGuar 
James Perdue
Christian McGuckian

SOUL
SAFE: 
RE’H
Xavier Washington
Grace Kinstler

ELIMINATED:
DJ Johnson
Celeste Butler

INDIE FOLK
SAFE: 
Wyatt Pike 
Emisunshine
Lizzy O’Very 
Murphy

ELIMINATED: 
Christina Daugherty
Hunter Metts
Graham DeFranco
Cassandra Coleman
Trinity Rose

R&B
ELIMINATED: 
Vahhley
Tryzdin Grubbs
Brianna Collichio

ROCK
SAFE:
Beane 
Casey Bishop 
Althea Grace

ELIMINATED: 
Christian Terry 

Also through to the next round are singers Zach D’onofrio, Madison Watkins, Alyssa Wray, Jason Warrior, Alanis Sophia, and Amanda Mena.

American Idol returns Monday, March 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

By Danielle Long
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