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Guess fans shouldn’t expect a Jennifer Lopez–Marc Anthony Q’Viva-esque collaboration anytime soon from Katy Perry and Russell Brand. Perry has unfollowed Brand on Twitter. The pop artist made no direct mention of the move on her feed, which included recent tweets about the late Etta James, a birthday greeting to “Teenage Dream” songwriter Bonnie McKee, and a shout-out to fans in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she performed last night. However, Brand still lists Perry as one of the 78 people he follows on the micro-blogging site.

CHICAGO — Lady Gaga’s first Lollapalooza performance was on a small side stage in 2007, where she received more than a few bewildered stares and was unapologetically called a “trainwreck.” So when she headlined the first night of this year’s Lollapalooza, wearing the same silver-jeweled bra she wore at that first performance, she wasn’t going to let anyone forget where she started. “I had no record deal. No one believed in me,” she said, tearing up.

Actress Movita Castaneda — the second of Marlon Brando’s three wives, who appeared in such films as Mutiny on the Bounty opposite Clark Gable and Fort Apache with John Wayne — has died. She was believed to be 98. Castaneda died Thursday in a Los Angeles rehabilitation center after suffering a neck injury, a family friend told the Los Angeles Times.  Castaneda played Tehani, a beautiful Tahitian who marries one of the insurgent sailors, in the 1935 version of Mutiny on the Bounty.

[The following interview contains spoilers for Scream (2022) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.] Mikey Madison can’t help but laugh at the similarities between her two most prominent film roles in Scream (2022) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). In Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s (also known as Radio Silence) Scream, Madison’s character, Amber, is revealed to be one of the knife-wielding killers known as Ghostface, and she’s ultimately set ablaze by the end of the film.

Mischa Barton sat down with Dr. Phil for an interview that aired on his eponymous talk show Monday, in an attempt to clear up misconceptions that have been circulating about her since she rose to stardom on The O.C. Barton said that over the years a lot has become “very public” about her and that while she’s tried to control it, she said it seems “close to impossible to continue doing” that.

TRL is returning to MTV after a nine-year hiatus, and the iconic music countdown show underwent a facelift before its Monday debut. The reboot of Total Request Live will return to its famed Times Square digs when it kicks off its hourlong weekday shows (at 3:30 p.m. ET) this week. Originally hosted by Carson Daly, the MTV pop-culture phenomenon became appointment TV shortly after it launched in 1998, with throngs of sign-waving fans taking over the streets below the 1515 Broadway glass-encased studio hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars and excitement happening inside.

Musician Naomi McPherson is joining the star-packed cast of SNL 1975, Jason Reitman‘s forthcoming film about the debut night of the long-running NBC sketch series Saturday Night Live. McPherson, who uses they/them pronouns, will make their acting debut as singer-songwriter Janis Ian, a musical guest on the first episode of SNL that aired Oct. 11, 1975. Reitman is directing the Sony Pictures project that focuses on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast.

[This story contains major spoilers for Ozark’s final season.] Alfonso Herrera loves that Ozark’s final season didn’t go the way you thought it would. When the first half of Ozark’s fourth-and-final season debuted in January, viewers expected Herrera’s cartel baddie, Javi Elizonndro, to be the final hurdle for the Byrde family to overcome, especially since he had just agreed to a long-term, mutually beneficial deal with the FBI. However, in the premiere of season four’s second half, Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) threw a wrench into the works as she took vengeance on Javi for killing her cousin Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) and his new bride, Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery).

Prince Harry is already heading home to California after a whirlwind 24-hour return to the U.K. that came after this week’s shocking revelation ofKing Charles III’s cancer diagnosis.  The royal was spotted returning to Heathrow Airport on Wednesday afternoon, the New York Post reports, after touching down there on a red-eye from L.A. around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The 39-year-old was ushered in a convoy to Clarence House, a royal residence in the London borough of Westminster, for a reported 45-minute visit with his father.