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Megan Armstrong

Entertainment Writer

Megan Armstrong (@megankarmstrong) is a writer whose work has appeared in places such as Billboard, GQ, Esquire, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, and others. Megan has also produced various podcasts and hosted a daily radio show at Mizzou. She grew up obsessed with sports — impressing adults by memorizing NFL statistics as a kindergartner — and grew into an obsession with music. And so, she has refused to choose between them professionally.  She's most interested in writing about people and how they live their lives through the framework of music, entertainment, and sports.

Michael Gandolfini feels 'very proud of' dad James Gandolfini after process of making 'Many Saints of Newark'

Directed by Alan Taylor, Many Saints explores Tony Soprano's upbringing in New Jersey during riots in the 1960s between the Black and Italian communities.

'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' enjoys record preview box-office haul

The sequel additionally landed Hardy his first career writing credit ("story by").

Lil Nas X confirms he dated 'That's What I Want' music video co-star: 'I love him'

The chemistry between Lil Nas X and Yai Ariza for the steamy "That's What I Want" music video was not manufactured.

Disney Channel's 'Raven's Home' renewed for Season 5, but there's a twist

Raven-Symoné will continue to call Disney Channel home. "That's So Raven" spinoff series "Raven's Home" has been renewed for a fifth season. Through four seasons, "Raven's Home" has been set in Chicago.

Colin Jost's mom 'didn't quite understand' naming his son Cosmo

Colin Jost's mother obviously loves her grandson, but it took her some time to understand why his name is Cosmo.

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee was 'too scared' to approach Justin Bieber at Met Gala

Lee added she hopes to meet him one day because she and her sister used to have Bieber blankets and posters, "and the posters have, like, kissy marks on it with red lipstick."

Raiders DE Carl Nassib: Publicly coming out 'was not easy'

In late June, Nassib came out as gay and became the first publicly out man in the league.

Jamie Spears calls conservatorship suspension 'a loss for Britney' in new statement

Britney has called her conservatorship "abusive" and specifically called Jamie "ignorant."

IMDb TV drops first-look 'Judy Justice' trailer

Judge Judy Sheindlin ended her 25-year Judge Judy run in July, but she couldn't stay away from the courtroom for too long. 

Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky IV' director's cut is coming in November

The director's cut is called "Rocky vs. Drago" and includes 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage from Rocky IV.

Ridley Scott confirms that 'Gladiator 2' is being 'written now'

Ridley Scott's directorial plate is overflowing, but he just confirmed he's adding one more project.

Zoë Kravitz on divorce from Karl Glusman: 'Breakups are sad, but are beautiful things, too'

Kravitz met Glusman, a 33-year-old actor, in late 2016 when her friend introduced them. Glusman proposed in February 2018, and the couple wed at Lenny Kravitz's Paris mansion in June 2019.

Jerry Seinfeld on 'Seinfeld' reunion rumors: 'I don't know what we would do that would be good'

The 67-year-old actor, comedian and all-around legend insisted to reporters that "there's absolutely nothing going on" on the reunion front despite all nine seasons of Seinfeld hitting Netflix on Friday.

Ben Whishaw 'would love' for a gay actor to be the next James Bond: 'Can you imagine?'

Ben Whishaw has played Q alongside Daniel Craig's James Bond in three films— Skyfall  (2012), Spectre  (2015), and now No Time to Die , which is due in U.S. theaters on Oct. 8.

'The Challenge' star Johnny Bananas addresses split from Morgan Willett: 'We're both really going through it'

MTV's The Challenge brought Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio and Morgan Willett together in 2019.

Ellen Pompeo recalls 'Grey's' argument with Denzel Washington on 'Tell Me' podcast

Washington directed the 2016 Grey's Anatomy episode "The Sound of Silence."

Jamie Spears has been suspended as conservator of Britney's estate

Britney's decision to address the court for the first time in two years on June 23 ignited this avalanche of change.

NBC revives 'Law & Order' for a 21st season

Law & Order was canceled by NBC in May 2010 after 20 seasons. Twelve years later, per The Hollywood Reporter, the Dick Wolf creation has been revived by NBC with a straight-to-series order for its long-delayed 21st season.

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus is cancer-free: 'Today is an amazing day'

Just over three months after publicly revealing his cancer diagnosis, Mark Hoppus announced Wednesday that he is officially cancer-free.

Mayim Bialik on 'Jeopardy!' drama: 'Just let me read the clues'

Mayim Bialik didn't anticipate people caring this much about her new job as co-host of Jeopardy!

John Leguizamo is not here for the 'Super Mario Bros.' cast: 'Too bad they went all white!'

John Leguizamo portrayed Luigi in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. live-action movie and didn't hesitate to voice his displeasure with the direction of the reboot on Twitter.

Mila Kunis addresses 'dumb' bathing controversy: 'This whole story has now taken such a turn'

In August, Ashton Kutcher posted an Instagram video while Kunis was bathing their children and mocked everybody's outrage.