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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.

Kevin Hart & Snoop Dogg will co-host an Olympics recap show

The U.S. Olympic Trials are still going, but Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have already punched their ticket to Tokyo. Per Deadline, Peacock will feature Olympic

Quentin Tarantino clarifies that his son is not named after Leonardo DiCaprio

Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Daniella Pick, welcomed their first child in February 2020—a son named Leo. "We almost didn't name him that because people would assume that I named him after Leonardo DiCaprio," the Oscar-winning filmmaker told Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night (June 22).

Vin Diesel gets teary-eyed explaining his son's role in 'F9'

Vin Diesel has played Dom Toretto at the center of the sprawling Fast and Furious universe since the franchise debuted its first movie in June 2001. Twenty years later, his 11-year-old son, Vincent, is making his acting debut as a younger version of Dom in F9: The Fast Saga.

Conan O’Brien takes a hit of Seth Rogen's joint as 'Conan' nears finale

Conan O'Brien is wrapping his TBS late-night talk show Conan on Thursday (June 24), and the 58-year-old is already dreading the down time he'll have before he launches a weekly HBO Max variety show.

Michael B. Jordan apologizes after cultural appropriate allegations tied to rum brand

Michael B. Jordan will rename his J'Ouvert rum brand after immediate online backlash stemming from cultural appropriation allegations, including Nicki

Pete Davidson comments on 'SNL' future: 'I don't know what the plan is'

Everybody is waiting for confirmation on which cast members will be departing and returning for Saturday Night Live's 47th season, including Pete Davidson.

Gwyneth Paltrow on ex-husband Chris Martin: 'He's like my brother'

The premiere episode of Shop TODAY with Jill Martin served a blast from the past Tuesday morning (June 22). A makeup-less Gwyneth Paltrow served as Martin's first guest because she is the CEO of Goop, but the conversation veered from all-natural Goop products to Paltrow's family— specifically, her ex-husband and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

Salma Hayek has perfect response to racist stereotypes she has faced in Hollywood

Salma Hayek has a decades-long professional relationship with Antonio Banderas, beginning with Robert Rodriguez's 1995 crime thriller Desperado. The Mexican-American

Sarah Paulson recalls Carrie Fisher inviting her to 'makeout party' where Matthew Perry refused to kiss her

Sarah Paulson didn't know what she was getting herself into when she blindly accepted a party invitation from the late Carrie Fisher. Paulson told the winding tale of how she met the iconic Star Wars actress "very, very early on" in her own award-winning acting career during her trip to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night (June 21).

Bill Hader deploys spot-on impressions of Lorne Michaels, Seth Rogen and more

Bill Hader shared a story during Monday's Conan about flying cross-country with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers in Lorne Michaels' private plane that would

'Mom' co-creator Gemma Baker says Anna Faris leaving the show was 'a huge loss'

Five weeks have passed since Mom wrapped its successful eight-season run on CBS, and co-creator Gemma Baker is reflecting on how her team handled losing Anna Faris from the cast and tackled an unexpected ending.

Avril Lavigne enlists Tony Hawk for 'Sk8er Boi' TikTok

Avril Lavigne posted her first TikTok on Monday (June 21), and she is undefeated. The 36-year-old reverted back to 2002, when she was an up-and-coming

George Kittle explains why Tim Tebow wasn't invited to Tight End University

Tebow's last regular-season appearance was with the Jets during the 2012 season, and his pro quarterbacking career flamed out with short stints in New England (2013) and Philly ('15).

Ex-MLB All-Star Ben Zobrist files lawsuit against former minister in cheating scandal

Ben Zobrist's MLB retirement got off to a rocky start.

Eli Manning opens up about return to Giants organization

In 16 seasons, Manning won two Super Bowl rings (2007, '11) and became the franchise's all-time leader in yards (57,023), passing touchdowns (366) and wins (117-117-0).

Gunther from 'Friends' reveals Stage 4 cancer diagnosis

The feel-good Friends nostalgia has been running rampant since HBO Max released Friends: The Reunion on May 27, but James Michael Tyler revealed devastating news Monday morning (June 21).

Kendall Jenner isn't here for the 'Kardashian Curse': 'Men need to take that responsibility'

Keeping Up With The Kardashians signed off after 20 seasons earlier this month, but pop culture's favorite family is still providing us with plenty of gems.

Kevin Hart says talking with his daughter about public scandals ‘was like no other’

Kevin Hart and Will Smith took over Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk for Father's Day. Jada, Gammy and Willow should be pleased with the brutally honest conversation that Red Table Talk has become synonymous with since debuting in May 2018.

The Season 2 Ted Lasso trailer presents a new problem for feel-good AFC Richmond

Ted Lasso concluded its universally successful first season with Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond still finding hope in their relegation, but the official trailer for season two shows that climbing the ranks of English football will be a little tougher than anyone expected.

Rachel Lindsay rips 'The Bachelor': 'I was a token until I made sure I wasn’t'

The Bachelor and all its spinoffs claim to be reality television, but Rachel Lindsay just got realer than any of them in this new first-person essay for Vulture.

Will there be a 'One Tree Hill' revival? Sophia Bush says 'never say never'

One Tree Hill fans will have their thirst for a revival semi-quenched when Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz's iHeartRadio podcast Drama Queens drops Monday (June 21).

Mila Kunis had to ride the bus to 'That '70s Show' because her parents grounded her

Mila Kunis's parents weren't starstruck by their daughter when she became a household name as Jackie Burkhart on That's '70s Show. Kunis visited Conan Thursday

The new 'Blacula' reboot will explore 'a metropolitan city post-coronavirus pandemic'

Variety exclusively reported Thursday (June 17) that a new Blacula "reimagining" the original 1972 film is in the works from MGM, Bron and Hidden Empire Film Group.