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A new trailer for the upcoming movie musical remake of The Color Purple was released, featuring Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and a first look at Taraji P. Henson’s performance of “Push Da Button” as her character, Shug Avery.

The Color Purple is based on the Broadway musical and Alice Walker novel of the same name, and is described as a “bold new take” on Walker’s novel, which follows “the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond.”  Phylicia Mpasi and Barrino play younger and older versions of Celie, with Halle Bailey and Ciara as younger and older versions of Nettie. Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and H.E.R. also star.

Walker’s novel was previously adapted as a 1985 film, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey. The musical remake of the film is directed by Blitz Bazawule, with Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders, and Steven Spielberg serving as producers.

The Color Purple opens in theaters Dec. 25; take a look at the trailer – here.

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Jada Pinkett Smith has confirmed she split from her husband, Will Smith, back in 2016. In a preview of an interview with Hoda Kotb on NBC News, the 52-year-old actress said she and Will, 55, have lived “completely separate lives” for the past 7 years. Smith revealed the news of their separation ahead of the release of her memoir, Worthy, which will be released on Oct. 17.  Pinkett Smith also addresses in her memoir the moment when Will infamously slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, after Rock made a joke about Jada.

Jada and Will married in December 1997 and share two children: son Jaden, 25, and daughter Willow, 22.  The famous couple consider themselves divorced, although they never legally filed to end their marriage, with Pinkett Smith saying that the pair kept their separation private and appeared together in public, shutting down rumors of their split.

Pinkett Smith also explained why she and Will kept their split private: “I think just not being ready yet, still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership and in regards to how do we present that to people. And we hadn’t figured that out. I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get divorced — we will work through whatever — and I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”  As for what led to the split, Jada said: “I think by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.”

In a separate interview with People, Jada said of her marriage: “We’re still figuring it out. We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.”

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Halsey has joined the three-night live stage production of Tim Burton’s 1993 animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, taking place Oct. 27-29 in honor of the movie’s 30th anniversary. The Nightmare Before Christmas was previously presented at Hollywood Bowl in 2015, 2016 and 2018.

Halsey will portray the character Sally for the first two nights of the event; and the film’s original voice actor, Catherine O’Hara, will then take over the role for the third night.  O’Hara will also play Shock during that performance (who will be portrayed by Riki Lindhome for the previous two nights). Danny Elfman, who wrote the music for the original film, will voice Jack Skellington on all three nights; and other cast members include Fred Armisen as Lock and Ken Page as Oogie Boogie. John Maurcei will conduct the full orchestra and choir.

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Netflix announced that the final season (Season 6) of ‘The Crown’ will be two-parts — Part 1 to premiere Nov. 16, and Part 2 to follow Dec. 14.  Netflix posted on X: “The sixth and final season of The Crown is coming. Part 1 | November 16 Part 2 | December 14”

The Crown explores the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch in history, who died at age 96 in September 2022. The streaming service shared a teaser for Season 6, featuring footage of Claire Foy and Olivia Colman as younger versions of Elizabeth before the camera shows Imelda Staunton, who currently portrays the Queen in Season 6.

The final season of ‘The Crown’ will take place from 1997 to 2005. Part 1 centers on Princess Diana’s (Elizabeth Debicki) relationship with Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) and their tragic deaths, while Part 2 will feature Prince Charles’ (Dominic West) wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles (Olivia Williams). The case of Season 6 also includes Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Ed McVey as Prince William, Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton and Luther Ford as Prince Harry.

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have reached a custody agreement regarding their daughters, Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1, for the rest of 2023. The decision comes after the former couple had a four-day mediation in New York City, which was their first court hearing. After news broke of the temporary custody agreement, Jonas and Turner said in a joint statement: “After a productive and successful mediation, we have agreed that the children will spend time equally in loving homes in both the U.S. and the UK. We look forward to being great coparents.”

Court documents read: “The parties have been engaged in productive mediation from October 4-7, 2023. Due to the progress made at mediation, the parties believe that an amicable resolution on all issues between them is forthcoming. For that reason, the parties jointly request that the Court enter the proposed order staying this proceeding and vacating all deadlines and trial dates submitted herewith.” The court ruled that Jonas, 34, and Turner, 27, will each get two weeks with their children until January 2024, and that during their time with their daughters each parent will be able to travel anywhere in the U.S. or U.K. with their children. Turner and Jonas will alternate weeks with their children between October and December, and their daughters will be with their father on Thanksgiving and their mother on Christmas. On Jan. 2, 2024, the estranged couple have a trial to resolve the the custody of their children and come to a more permanent solution.

This temporary custody agreement comes after Jonas filed for divorce on Sept. 5. Turner then filed a lawsuit against Jonas last month accusing him of “wrongful retention” of their two children – alleging that he was preventing their children (who are citizens in both the U.S. and U.K.) from returning to “their habitual residence of England” by withholding their passports. Turner said the family relocated to England in April and planned to move into their new home there, which they signed a contract to purchase in July, upon its completion in December.

Days after filing her lawsuit, Turner and Jonas agreed to an Interim Consent Order prohibiting the removal of the children from New York pending further order of the court. Turner is currently staying with their daughters in NYC, while Jonas is on tour with The Jonas Brothers.

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