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CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things) – 24 years old
Wiz Khalifa (Rapper) – 39 years old
Austin “Chumlee” Russell (Pawn Stars) – 44 years old
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Home Improvement) – 45 years old
Slim Thug (Rapper) – 46 years old
Pink (Singer) – 47 years old
Larenz Tate (Power/ Rescue Me) – 51 years old
David Arquette (“Scream” movies) – 55 years old
Brooke Burke (Dancing With The Stars) – 55 years old
Martin Freeman (“The Hobbit” movies) – 55 years old
Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander (Radio Host in L.A.) – 57 years old
James Packer (Australian Businessman who was engaged to Mariah Carey) – 59 years old
Heather Thomas (The Fall Guy) – 69 years old
Ruby Bridges (Iconic Figure 1st African-American child to attend school in 1960) – 72 years old
Bernie Sanders (U.S. Senator from Vermont) – 85 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 9/8/26)
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of New York City, Season 16 (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD NETWORK: Bobby Flay’s The Line (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: The Drop: A Snowfall Saga (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Dang! (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Fauda, Season 5 (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Untold: Mr. T: I Pity the Fool (Premiere)

ABC vs. FCC. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission asked a federal court to throw out ABC’s lawsuit against the agency.
-A quick recap: Last month, ABC filed with the FCC demanding that the commission drop its early license renewal review for eight of the network’s affiliate stations. ABC argued that the probe is not only extreme and unprecedented but retaliatory, citing the Trump administration’s objections to the network’s programming, including a joke that Jimmy Kimmel made about the president.
-As for the FCC, it argues that its proceedings are not related to the agency or administration’s views on Kimmel or the network’s other programming. Instead, the agency maintains that its early license renewal investigation is due to allegations of unlawful discrimination. The agency also claims ABC lacks evidence that these proceedings violate the network’s First Amendment rights.
-The FCC’s motion was filed Thursday by Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. President Trump appointed Pirro, a former Fox News anchor, to the post last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Another news anchor is leaving the biz. CNBC’s Rick Santelli is retiring after 27 years, as announced on the “Squawk Box” Friday. Santelli has been a fixture at the financial news cable network since 1999. Beyond his business reporting, he often aligned with more conservative viewpoints regarding issues like the tea party movement and COVID-19 restrictions. His last day will be in early October.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Criminal” showrunner and comic book writer Ed Brubaker is being sued by a former production assistant, Ijaaz Noohu, over hostile work environment allegations. Noohu is seeking damages from Brubaker, Amazon MGM Studios and Big Indie Pictures.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that it had suspended long-time “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton pending an investigation. Now, TMZ reports that Thornton was accused of accessing a chat room for pedophiles on a commercial flight. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production has begun on Netflix’s “The Secret of Secrets,” a TV adaptation of the Dan Brown novel. Morgan Spector (“The Gilded Age”) takes on the role of symbologist Robert Langdon, as played by Tom Hanks in films “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons.” The series is co-created and executive produced by Brown and Carlton Cuse, who also serves as writer and showrunner.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBCUniversal’s Peacock greenlit a new competition series, “Get Me Out of Here.” The series, from Love Island USA producer ITV America, will be co-hosted by Maura Higgins and Rob Rausch. The show is slated to air in 2027.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Taylor Frankie Paul is returning to Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” for Season 6, which is currently in production. It was previously unclear whether Paul would return to the series after Season 5, due to an alleged domestic violence incident between Paul and her former partner Dakota Mortensen that led Hulu to pause filming. (Season 5 will premiere Sept. 10 with only five episodes.)
(Source: Cynopsis)

Free ad-supported TV (FAST) network Swerve TV is launching a dedicated channel for Lemon Media Network, the independent press outlet started by journalist Don Lemon in 2024. The Don Lemon Channel will feature 24/7 programming including series like “The Monique Pressley Show,” “Josh the Progressive,” “Michael Fanone” and “Dr. Frita.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Raffaele Annecchino, the former CEO of Paramount International, died at 55 from meningitis the weekend before Labor Day, his press office announced Thursday. At Paramount, Annecchino helped lead the global rollout of Paramount+ and expansion of the company’s free streaming platform, Pluto TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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CONNOR STORRIE (HEATED RIVALRY) MAKES EMMY DEBUT WITH A SPECIAL GUEST
https://www.eonline.com/news/1435675/emmys-2026-heated-rivalrys-connor-storrie-debut-with-mom-linda-storrie