Meta revealed a set of themed AI chatbots in a conference held in California this week, and a standout was the Dungeon Master portrayed by Snoop Dogg. Mark Zuckerberg directed this particular part of the Meta Connect showcase on Wednesday and said that users will be able to “invoke Meta AI” anywhere in their conversations on their phone. “This isn’t just gonna be about answering queries – this is about entertainment… we did something a little different for us, we partnered with a bunch of pretty awesome people to basically embody these and play them,” he continued, showing off the Victor, who is portrayed by former Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade. There is also Bru portrayed by Tom Brady, and Max portrayed by chef Roy Choi. All of these chatbots were created for a range of conversations – Max will assist with any culinary questions whereas Amber specializes in true crime. As the Dungeon Master, Snoop Dogg wore a red leather collared cape, a set of armor and a gold chain with a sword. “Now you can just drop the Dungeon Master into one of your chats,” said Zuckerberg in the presentation and demoed a short adventure described by the rapper.

Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, who wrote The Fighter, are working on The Patriot Way, a scripted limited series in development about Tom Brady and his dominant New England Patriots team. The two are adapting Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge’s bestselling 2018 book 12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady’s Fight for Redemption. The Patriot Way chronicles Brady’s improbable rise from sixth-round NFL draft pick to his half-dozen Super Bowl wins with the Patriots, the Aaron Hernandez, Spygate and Deflategate scandals and Brady’s battle of wills with head coach Bill Belichick.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a new TV home. The 2023 ceremony, which has aired on HBO since 1995, is moving over to Disney+ and ABC as part of a new deal. It’ll broadcast live coast-to-coast on Disney+ on Friday November 3. ABC will air a special with performances on January 1. This year, performers include Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, and Willie Nelson as well as special guests Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, St. Vincent, New Edition. Inductees include Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against The Machine and The Spinners with other awards for DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, Bernie Taupin and Don Cornelius.

New DC Studios president James Gunn has already made some sweeping changes to the DC movie landscape, but it seems at least three existing characters will return. Gunn made headlines when he essentially fired Henry Cavill as Superman and revealed a third Wonder Woman project won't be moving forward either. The first project to move ahead is the animated series Creature Commandos, debuting on Max next year, followed by Superman: Legacy, with David Corenswet as Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, hitting theaters in July 2025. Gunn jumped on social media yesterday and confirmed three existing DCEU characters will continue in his new DC Universe canon. He confirmed on Threads that, “Xolo Maridueña will continue playing Blue Beetle in the DCU, as Viola Davis will Amanda Waller, and John Cena will Peacemaker.”

Yesterday, HBO announced the premiere date for True Detective: Night Country. The fourth season of the drama premieres Jan. 14. Jodie Foster stars as Det. Liz Danvers. Along with Det. Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), Danvers investigates the disappearance of eight men from an Alaskan research station. The disappearance occurs just as extended nightfall hits the city of Ennis, Alaska. Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes also star.

Late-night talk shows The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers announced their return in the wake of the Writers Guild of America strike. The Tonight Show will return with new episodes beginning Oct. 2 at 11:35 p.m. EDT on NBC, while Late Night with Seth Meyers will air at 12:35 a.m.

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend Maya Benberry has warned Taylor Swift to stay vigilant amid her new romance with the NFL star, after previously accusing him of being unfaithful during their short-lived relationship. Benberry dated the Kansas City Chiefs player for several months after winning his E! dating reality series Catching Kelce in 2016. However, they soon split and the reality star went on to accuse Travis of cheating on her when he embarked on his next relationship with sports broadcaster Kayla Nicole in a series of now-deleted tweets. Maya told DailyMail: “Once a cheater always a cheater.” She said: “Taylor seems like such a fun girl with a beautiful spirit so I wish her the best of luck but I wouldn’t be a girls' girl if I didn’t advise her to be smart! I’m sure by now she has mastered the ability to see who is really there for her - and who is just using her. She continued: “I can only hope that she comes out the teacher in this situation and not the student.”

The Golden Globes has announced two new categories for the 2024 awards — Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Pictures and Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television. The Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement will include nominees from this year’s highest-earning and/or most viewed films that have gained extensive global audience support and produced exceptional creative content. The award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television recognizes outstanding work by a comedic performer for an individual performance or as part of a comedy group/ensemble. Nominations will be announced on December 11. Winners will be announced live at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Detectives are investigating a number of allegations of sexual assault in London against Russell Brand, more than a week after the bombshell report in which multiple women accused him of rape, sexual attacks and/or abuse. Brand was accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women over the course of seven years — including a 16-year-old he allegedly called “the child” — in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times of London, the Times of London and Channel 4 Dispatches published Sept. 16. Brand has asked fans to turn their moral support into financial support as he’s feeling the pinch. He urged his followers to fork over $60 annually to become paying subscribers on Rumble — a video app that is a rival of YouTube, and is committed to free speech. His request came just hours after London’s Metropolitan Police launched a full-scale investigation into “a number of allegations of sexual offenses” against Brand, who has vehemently denied them.

Deborra-Lee Furness has spoken out for the first time since her split from Hugh Jackman after answering a cold call from radio personalities Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson. The radio duo accidentally called the Australian actress live on air and were shocked when she answered the phone. “We have actually called you by mistake, it's ridiculous. Seriously, this isn't a stitch up,” Kyle told Deborra-Lee. “We didn't mean to actually call you. But now you're here, we won't go into it. We love you, we hope you're well.” “Thank you guys, I really appreciate it. You're really sweet,” she said. Before hanging up, she said: “Thank you, guys. I really, really appreciate it.”

Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis’ wife appeared on NBC’s “Today” yesterday. She talked about how he’s doing (Bruce has frontotemporal dementia (FTD) - an uncommon form of dementia which causes a deterioration in behavior, personality and language). ‘Dementia is hard," Emma said. “It’s hard on the person diagnosed, it’s also hard on the family. And that is no different for Bruce, or myself, or our girls. When they say this is a family disease, it really is." Emma said it’s unclear if her husband is aware of his condition. "It's hard to know," she said. Emma said she calls herself a "care partner," rather than a caretaker. "It’s important for care partners to look after themselves so that they can be the best care partner for the person they’re caring for," she said.

A reboot of NBC’s The Office is reportedly in the works, headed by original series co-creator and executive producer Greg Daniels. A Puck News says the project should be formally announced when the Writers Guild of America strike officially ends; the WGA and AMPTP came to a tentative deal Sunday night that could end the strike soon, should it be ratified by the Writers Guild.

The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative deal yesterday with film and TV studios that would end a nearly five-month strike and get Hollywood rolling again. Union officials emailed WGA members yesterday informing them a new three-year agreement was tentatively reached. They called the new contract “exceptional” and said it would have “meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.”

The Nun II is the No. 1 movie in North America for a third, straight weekend, earning an additional $8.4 million in receipts.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:
2. Expend4bles - $8.3 million
3. A Haunting in Venice - $6.3 million
4. The Equalizer 3 - $4.7 million
5. Barbie - $3.2 million
6. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - $3 million
7. It Lives Inside - $2.6 million
8. Dumb Money - $2.5 million
9. Blue Beetle - $1.8 million
10. Oppenheimer - $1.6 million

Dwayne Johnson shared an Instagram video with fans Saturday night, after one follower asked him to explain the benefits and drawbacks of fame. "For me, the drawbacks are, there are no drawbacks to fame," Johnson said. "I have been a lucky son of a b**ch to have been famous for a long time, and I realize that there are no drawbacks to fame because I remember how s--- once was," he added. "Back in the day, the alternative to fame was not being famous, and I couldn't pay rent, I was struggling to figure out who I was, I was broke as f---. I try my best to keep all of that in the forefront of my mind." As for the benefits, outside of "free tacos," Johnson shared that the greatest of them all is "being able to impact people in a positive way around the world."

Eric Clapton raised $2.2 million for Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., at a recent campaign event. On Monday, Clapton performed at a Los Angeles fundraiser for Kennedy in support of his primary campaign against President Biden. Video footage of the concert made its rounds online, showing the Clapton shredding in front of a Kennedy 2024 banner. The private concert brought in $2.2 million to Kennedy's campaign coffers, according to a campaign press release. The campaign said it raised $1 million while the remaining $1.2 million went to a political action committee supporting the Democrat's presidential bid.

Sophie Turner is suing ex-husband Joe Jonas in order to try and move their two children back to her native UK in the latest twist in their messy divorce battle. In documents filed in US District Court in New York yesterday, Sophie is petitioning “for the return of children to England.” The two were married for four years, and share daughters three-year-old Willa and one-year-old D.J

Gordon Ramsay is set to film his new Fox show, "Idiot Sandwich," in November. The show's name is derived from a famous moment when Ramsay placed bread slices around Julie Chen Moonves' face, calling her an "idiot sandwich." This moment, with 13 million YouTube views, originally came from a 2015 parody skit on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Ramsay shared show details on Instagram, inviting anyone to apply, regardless of their cooking skills. The person with the most impressive sandwich will win a cash prize and the title of "Gordon Ramsay's Idiot Sandwich." The show will be filmed in Las Vegas.

Gordon Ramsay is set to film his new Fox show, "Idiot Sandwich," in November. The show's name is derived from a famous moment when Ramsay placed bread slices around Julie Chen Moonves' face, calling her an "idiot sandwich." This moment, with 13 million YouTube views, originally came from a 2015 parody skit on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Ramsay shared show details on Instagram, inviting anyone to apply, regardless of their cooking skills. The person with the most impressive sandwich will win a cash prize and the title of "Gordon Ramsay's Idiot Sandwich." The show will be filmed in Las Vegas.

Advance tickets sales for the Taylor Swift: Eras Tour concert movie have reached $65 million-plus, according to reports. That’s a figure comprising the top three U.S. circuits (AMC, Regal and Cinemark), Canada’s Cineplex and Mexico’s Cinépolis. That figure, which comes a month before its October 13 opening, already bests the U.S.-Canada advance ticket sales of movies like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($60 million) and The Batman ($42 million); those numbers were clocked just prior to those movies’ respective opening dates.

Paramount+ has released the official trailer for the upcoming Frasier revival — with Kelsey Grammer reprising his role as the titular shrink. Per the official description, “the new series follows Frasier Crane (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Frasier has re-entered the building!” The revival premieres Thursday, Oct. 12 on Paramount+, with a special airing on CBS on Tuesday, Oct. 17 — a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the revival, entitled Frasier: Inside the Series, will debut on Friday, Oct. 6 on Paramount+.

The Prime Video series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” has been delayed from a November release to early 2024. Reimagining the 2005 Doug Liman-directed movie that starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the series stars Donald Glover as John Smith and “PEN15” actress Maya Erskine as Jane Smith. The series will center on a married couple who are also spies, though it’s said to have a different tone than its predecessor which was an action-comedy-rom-com of sorts.

Bill Maher is going back to work without his writers. Maher announced on social media yesterday that Real Time with Bill Maher will return to HBO. The show will be back with an original episode on Friday September 22 at 10 p.m. Maher will become the first late-night host to return to air. Given that there will be no writers on the show, Maher’s monologue, desk piece and New Rules segment will be cut, as they were during the 2007/08 strike. The format will be a panel discussion with Maher and guests.

Adam Sandler will launch a 25-city North American tour next month, the star and Live Nation announced yesterday. With a promised “surprise guest,” Sandler will kick off The I Missed You Tour, produced by Live Nation, on Oct 12 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, making stops in Portland, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Memphis, Toronto and more. The tour wraps up in Denver on December 12.

TOUR DATES
Thu Oct 12 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena
Fri Oct 13 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena
Sat Oct 14 — Portland, OR — Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun Oct 15 — Nampa, ID — Ford Idaho Center Arena
Mon Oct 16 — Spokane, WA — Spokane Arena
Wed Oct 18 — San Jose, CA — SAP Center at San Jose
Thu Oct 19 — Stateline, NV — Tahoe Blue Event Center
Fri Oct 20 — Fresno, CA — Save Mart Center
Sat Oct 21 — Palm Desert, CA — Acrisure Arena
Mon Oct 23 — Anaheim, CA — Honda Center
Tue Nov 07 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Wed Nov 08 — Rochester, NY — Blue Cross Arena
Thu Nov 09 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
Sat Nov 11 — Milwaukee, WI — Fiserv Forum
Sun Nov 12 — Minneapolis, MN — Target Center
Mon Nov 13 — Des Moines, IA — Wells Fargo Arena
Wed Nov 15 — Indianapolis, IN — Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Thu Nov 16 — Memphis, TN — FedExForum
Sat Dec 02 — Las Vegas, NV — Michelob ULTRA Arena
Sun Dec 03 — Salt Lake City, UT — Delta Center
Thu Dec 07 — San Antonio, TX — AT&T Center
Fri Dec 08 — Thackerville, OK — WinStar Casino
Sat Dec 09 — Oklahoma City, OK — Paycom Center
Sun Dec 10 — Wichita, KS — INTRUST Bank Arena
Tue Dec 12 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena

The cast of "Dancing with the Stars" was revealed yesterday on "Good Morning America." Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, Dancing with the Stars returns to ABC with an expanded season 32 premiere on Sept. 26 and will continue to air Tuesdays. The season will simulcast LIVE on Disney+ and be available next day on Hulu.

The season 32 pairings are:?
Supermodel Tyson Beckford with partner Jenna Johnson ?
Actress Xochitl Gomez (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) with partner Val Chmerkovskiy?
Actress Alyson Hannigan (American Pie) with partner Sasha Farber?
Reality TV star Harry Jowsey (Too Hot to Handle) with partner Rylee Arnold?
Charity Lawson (The Bachelorette) with partner Artem Chigvintsev?
Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules) with partner Pasha Pashkov?
Grammy winner Jason Mraz with partner Daniella Karagach?
NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson with partner Britt Stewart?
Social media star Lele Pons with partner Brandon Armstrong?
Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) with partner Gleb Savchenko?
Jamie Lynn Spears with partner Alan Bersten?
Real estate mogul Mauricio Umansky with partner Emma Slater?
Actor Matt Walsh (Veep) with partner Koko Iwasaki?
Actor Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch) with partner Peta Murgatroyd