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February is, after all, the month of affection. Although we’re past Valentine’s Day, and even the half-price sweet gross sales that come proper after, I nonetheless have romance on the mind.

Nicely, at the least one romance — besides possibly it’s a doomed one? And I’m not speaking about Romeo and Juliet.

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For about so long as Hollywood has been portraying risky passions and dramatic love tales onscreen, the enterprise has been filled with actors and celebrities navigating simply as a lot turbulence of their real-life relationships.

Any variety of star-cross’d lovers might come to thoughts: from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard; Brangelina to… Cher and Tom Cruise. Nicely, that final couple will not be just like the others, however I threw them in to remind of us that they briefly had a factor in 1985 — and Cher has since ranked Cruise within the prime 5 of the best lovers she ever had. You’re welcome!

We love an overshare in relation to movie star couplings, however that transparency can come again to chunk a not-so-happy couple when bother arises.

Simply ask Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, who till just lately have been all over with public shows of affection, {couples}’ outfits and an engagement ring that causes ache if it’s eliminated.

There was a lot latest hypothesis, although, that the 2 are working by way of a tough patch, with social media detectives pushed into overdrive by a cryptic Instagram submit from Fox — utilizing Beyoncé lyrics about “dishonesty,” no much less. (She deleted her account shortly after, solely to return days later to seemingly clear up chatter that there had been a 3rd individual concerned of their relationship, however with out addressing the reality behind every other potential discord.)

Being so public concerning the good instances signifies that if there are dangerous instances, persons are fast to imagine — rightly or wrongly — they need to be within the learn about them too.

Talking of {couples}, bear in mind when Nick Cannon dated Kim Kardashian?

I do, which is why I used to be tickled by a latest play date between Kardashian, her daughter, North West, Mariah Carey and her daughter with Cannon, Monroe.

Kardashian documented the event on her TikTok account as the 2 children danced it out, with their well-known mothers quickly becoming a member of in for some lip-syncing enjoyable. With all of the speak about “nepo infants” on the market, that is the form of content material we have to remind us that the children of stars are nonetheless children on the finish of the day.

And have a look at that, one other movie star offspring to debate: Singer/songwriter Gracie Abrams, who’s the daughter of famed filmmaker J.J. Abrams and movie and TV producer Katie McGrath.

The 23-year-old is now releasing her debut album, titled “Good Riddance,” with its success positive to be bolstered by her being part of Taylor Swift’s forthcoming Eras Tour.

“I really feel an unbelievable quantity of gratitude for the chance to have made this album,” she tweeted in January. “Penning this file allowed me to develop up in methods I wanted to. It compelled me to mirror and be accountable.”

“Good Riddance” is out now.

With the latest debut of, look forward to it, the twenty-first season of “American Idol” it feels proper to function Adam Lambert this week.

Lambert, who was the runner-up on Season 8 of “Idol” again in 2009, has a brand new album coming, titled “Excessive Drama.” The file contains covers of a few of his contemporaries’ hits, together with tracks initially from Billie Eilish, Sia and Lana del Rey, amongst others.

I really like the truth that an artist who obtained his huge break overlaying songs on a TV singing competitors is throwing it again together with his renditions of some trendy hits.

“Excessive Drama” can also be out now.

“Gray’s Anatomy”

On this age of streaming, I generally suppose we overlook there may be a lot high quality TV nonetheless on broadcast and cable — long-running reveals, no much less.

“Gray’s Anatomy” Season 19 returns Thursday with new episodes. There’s a cause why this collection has been beloved for thus a few years, and it’s nonetheless going sturdy, even with its OG star Ellen Pompeo now shifting on.

And sure, in case you simply should stream it, the ABC collection can also be out there on Hulu.

“The Weeknd: Dwell at SoFi Stadium”

How about a little bit Weeknd in your weekend?

“The Weeknd: Dwell at SoFi Stadium” airs Saturday at 8 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max, so it’s your decision (or want) to maneuver your furnishings to make room for dancing. (HBO and HBO Max are owned by CNN’s guardian firm, Warner Bros. Discovery.) The live performance particular was filmed in Los Angeles throughout one of many ultimate dates on artist Abel Tesfaye’s 2022 stadium tour, and is bound to function a lot of his greatest hits.