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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.

Ed Sheeran transforms into a vampire to tease new single

Ed Sheeran has been a frequent flyer on Courteney Cox's Instagram lately, recreating "The Routine" from Friends and participating in a "Tiny Dancer" parody,

Seth MacFarlane is bringing a 'Ted' television series to Peacock

Seth MacFarlane struck gold with 2012 raunchy comedy Ted, starring Mark Wahlberg as a man shocked to see his childhood wish come true for his beloved teddy bear to come to life.

Chris Rock reveals he 'fired people because they couldn’t listen to a woman'

Nicole Kidman and Chris Rock participated in the latest installment of Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, and a conversation about Kidman portraying Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos allowed Rock to show his feminist colors.

Rose Byrne & Bobby Cannavale have a cardboard cutout of this celebrity in their home

If this had been written in 2020, nobody would bat an eye at a headline about somebody having a cardboard cutout—stadiums across the country were full of them, after all.

Helen Hunt's pitch for 'Twister' sequel with 'all Black and brown storm chasers' was rejected

Helen Hunt was asked if she can safely say she has had her "role of a lifetime" by Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, and she said no "just because I greedily want the next one." And at one point, Hunt wanted her next project to be a sequel of Oscar-nominated 1996 thriller Twister.

Paul Reiser's wife hand-picked Helen Hunt for 'Mad About You'

Paul Reiser created Mad About You loosely based on his marriage with his wife, Paula Ravets, so it would only make sense that Ravets had the chance to choose who would play Reiser's television wife.

Lorde drops single 'Solar Power,' her first new original music in 4 years

We're slowly easing into summer, and it doesn't technically begin until June 20, but Lorde gave us a blast of "Solar Power" on Thursday (June 10), and we were suddenly transported to the beach without a care in the world.

Lisa Kudrow was the opposite of Phoebe Buffay as a kid

In Friends, Lisa Kudrow played freewheeling Phoebe Buffay. In real life, Kudrow grew up in Los Angeles, California, following the rules and "had no friends." The Emmy-winning actress stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden alongside her HouseBroken co-star Clea DuVall.

Tom Arnold explains how Chris Farley dancing abruptly ended his bachelor party

For a time, nobody knew the late Chris Farley as well as Tom Arnold. The Roseanne actor explained the extent of his friendship with Farley during an interview

Jon Hamm’s ‘Fletch’ reboot will start filming soon

In two and a half weeks, according to directed Greg Mottola, the Jon Hamm-led Fletch reboot titled Confess, Fletch will start filming:  As displayed in the photo, Confess, Fletch will be the film adaptation of Gregory McDonald's 1976 novel by the same name.

Kristen Bell teases a first-episode 'twist' in the 'Gossip Girl' reboot series

Kristen Bell is the only cast member from the original Gossip Girl to reprise her role for the forthcoming HBO Max reboot series, and she teased what fans can expect while virtually chatting with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (June 9).

Anthony Mackie estimates how long he will play Captain America

Anthony Mackie was unveiled as the first Black Captain America in late April, and he is already experiencing the power of representation. The 42-year-old actor explained to Variety that a teacher he knows in Homestead, Florida, caught one of her special needs students doing pull ups one day on the monkey bars: "She's like, 'What are you doing?

Samuel L. Jackson opines on his best five movies

Samuel L. Jackson was nominated for an Oscar for Jules Winnfield role in Pulp Fiction. He has starred in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993), embodied Coach Ken Carter in the underrated sports drama Coach Carter (2005), and he "had it with these m—f—ing snakes on this m—f—ing plane!" in 2006's Snakes on a Plane.

Could this 10-year-old quarterback be the next Patrick Mahomes?

Patrick Mahomes quickly became known nationally as "Showtime" once setting the NFL on fire, but he revealed during the 2018 preseason that he had grown up with the nickname in Tyler, Texas.

LeBron James confronts high stakes in the new trailer for 'Space Jam: A New Legacy'

The Space Jam sequel is running about 25 years behind schedule, according to fans, but their long wait is about to pay off. Ahead of Space Jam: A New Legacy's

Phoebe Dynevor was ready to give up acting when she landed 'Bridgerton'

There is no Bridgerton without Daphne Bridgerton. But Phoebe Dynevor nearly missed her chance at the life-changing role. "I had been living in L.A. for about nine months, and I was kind of at that point where I was ready to go home, sort of throw in the towel and see the fam for a bit," the 26-year-old U.K.

'In The Heights' star Anthony Ramos shares advice Lady Gaga gave him while co-starring in 'A Star Is Born'

Before Anthony Ramos was the lead in In The Heights, in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max beginning tomorrow (June 10), he was the supportive

Howie Mandel on living with anxiety and OCD: 'I'm living a nightmare'

Howie Mandel is perhaps most universally known as the former host of reality game show Deal or No Deal and current judge on reality competition series America's Got Talent, but the 65-year-old comedian got realer than ever for People's newest cover story.

Keira Knightley on experiencing harassment: 'Literally, I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been'

Keira Knightly's feminist roots were brought to the surface during a walk through of her north-London neighborhood with Harpar's Bazaar UK's editor-in-chief Lydia Slater for this new profile.

Ryan Reynolds describes Salma Hayek slapping him for 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard'

And the award for realest slap goes to Salma Hayek. During this Facebook Live session with IMDb, Ryan Reynolds was asked whether Hayek or Samuel L. Jackson enjoyed slapping him more for their upcoming film The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, in theaters June 16.

Jason Sudeikis credits ex Olivia Wilde with encouraging him to develop 'Ted Lasso'

It is just like Ted Lasso to demure and credit his teammates before himself. That's what Jason Sudeikis, who plays the beloved fictional titular character in Apple TV's Ted Lasso, did when explaining how the hit series came to fruition in this new Entertainment Weekly cover story.

Robert De Niro comes clean on whether his 'Taxi Driver' monologue was ad-libbed

Robert De Niro was remarkably chill during his virtual appearance on Monday's edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and that's to be expected from a two-time Oscar-winning icon who has seen and done it all.

Aidy Bryant recounts the worst date of her life at Panera, 'the most romantic place in the world'

Aidy Bryant took a trip down memory lane during her virtual Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance last night (June 7), prompted by her being in her hometown Phoenix visiting family.

Wilmer Valderrama calls his daughter 'the biggest win I've ever had in my life'

Wilmer Valderrama can't imagine life before fatherhood, even though he welcomed his first child less than four months ago. The 41-year-old actor gushed over three-month-old Nakano Oceana while visiting SiriusXM on Monday (June 7): "I will say that I've always known why I do what I do.

Winnie Harlow reveals how she began dating Lakers star Kyle Kuzma

Winnie Harlow nearly missed her chance at true love with Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, thanks to Instagram's unreliable algorithm.  The America's Next Top Model alumna stopped by Tuesday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where guest host tWitch asked how she managed to meet Kuzma during lockdown last year.