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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.

Betty to be openly gay single mom in 'Rugrats' reboot series 

Paramount Plus' CGI-animated Rugrats revival series can't compare to the original Rugrats—'90s nostalgia can rarely truly be duplicated—but in the case of Betty DeVille, being different this time around is the point.

Chris Pratt shares which of his movies is his 8-year-old son's favorite: 'He's a great critic'

Chris Pratt's next movie The Tomorrow War is rated PG-13, but his eight-year-old son Jack will probably watch it anyway. "He sees them all," Pratt said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show when DeGeneres asked if Jack has seen any of his dad's movies.

Chris Pratt blown away by his wife's pandemic pregnancy: 'She's my hero'

Chris Pratt married Katherine Schwarzenegger in June 2019, and while the first year of every marriage is supposed to be exciting and honeymoon-y, these two had a pandemic to contend with.

Jennifer Aniston & David Schwimmer confess 'crushing hard' during Season 1 of 'Friends'

While Ross was longing for Rachel throughout the first season of Friends, David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston were secretly pining for each other. This

Reese Witherspoon says getting the call to be on 'Friends' felt like winning the lottery

Before Reese Witherspoon was Elle Woods in Legally Blonde or Melanie in Sweet Home Alabama, she was a guest star on Friends. Witherspoon had a two-episode

Kevin Hart's 16-year-old daughter is coming for his job

Kevin Hart has approximately 500 different jobs at any given time in the entertainment industry, so it makes sense that his 16-year-old daughter, Heaven, wanted to get into the family business as soon as possible.

Kevin Clark, drummer in 'School of Rock,' dies at 32

School of Rock has experienced a recent pop culture resurgence, but the latest news is tragic. According to TMZ, Kevin Clark has died "after a motorist hit him while he was cycling around Chicago" early Wednesday morning.

'The Kelly Clarkson Show' will replace Ellen DeGeneres' time slot

Ellen DeGeneres announced earlier this month that her iconic eponymous daytime talk show will conclude following its 19th season next spring. The Hollywood

Simon Cowell reveals Camila Cabello originally wasn't allowed to audition for 'X Factor'

Simon Cowell's cigarette break put Camila Cabello on the map. The legendary American Idol, America's Got Talent and The X Factor judge stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show on Tuesday afternoon and revealed that Cabello almost didn't audition for The X Factor.

Don Cheadle still hasn't gotten over losing to Barack Obama in basketball

Don Cheadle isn't afraid to foul the former President of the United States on the basketball court. And he's still a little peeved that his teammates went soft on Barack Obama when they played a few years ago.

Blake Shelton jokingly says he'll miss Nick Jonas on 'The Voice' like 'a skin tag'

Blake Shelton claimed his eighth The Voice crown when Cam Anthony won Season 20 on Tuesday night, leaving Team Kelly's Kenzie Wheeler in second place, his own artist Jordan Matthew in third, Team Nick's Rachel Mac in fourth and Team Legend's Victor Solomon fifth.

Howard University renaming the College of Fine Arts after Chadwick Boseman

Howard University is honoring Chadwick Boseman in an unrivaled way. The Washington, D.C.-based university announced Wednesday (May 26) that its newly re-established college of fine arts will be named the Chadwick A.

Ariana Grande shares beautiful photos from private wedding to Dalton Gomez

TMZ was the first to report that Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez had gotten married earlier this month, with an unnamed Grande representative confirming the "tiny and intimate" wedding with "less than 20 people" to People shortly afterward.

Blake Shelton sometimes still can't believe he's engaged to Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani had a strong presence on The Voice's two-night Season 20 finale—a sweet video message to "Blakey" to celebrate his 10 years on the NBC singing competition series and a live performance of her single "Slow Clap" featuring Saweetie—and Blake Shelton was left in awe of his fiancée.

Lena Waithe likens meeting Jennifer Aniston to meeting a former president

Lena Waithe is a shameless Friends superfan, but unlike most superfans, the 37-year-old called Jennifer Aniston "the homie" while visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night.

Watch Chris Pratt's world flip upside down in new 'Tomorrow War' official trailer

Imagine going to a Christmas party and receiving a draft order for a future war against aliens instead of, you know, merriment and eggnog. That is Dan Forester's (Chris Pratt) reality in the official The Tomorrow War trailer.  Dan, a high school teacher, arrives at a Christmas house party.

Lil Nas X hilariously details what he was thinking during 'SNL' wardrobe malfunction

The saying goes that you never forget your first time, and Lil Nas X got a two-for-one discount in that department over the weekend: making his Saturday Night Live debut and ripping his pants for the first time on national television.

Sterling K. Brown anticipates 'sad' end to 'This Is Us,' but stays open to spinoff possibilities

This Is Us will air its Season 5 finale tonight (May 25), but fans are already beginning to steel their hearts for the series finale next year. Sterling K.

Johnny Knoxville addresses Bam Margera's 'Jackass 4' firing: 'I just want him to get better'

Bam Margera was fired from Jackass 4 in February due to breaking his contract put in place "because of his past substance abuse and erratic behavior," as reported by TMZ at the time, and Johnny Knoxville had not publicly commented on the matter until this GQ profile written by Sam Schube and published Tuesday (May 25).

Hannah Waddingham describes enduring 10 hours of waterboarding for Septa Unella's 'Game of Thrones' death

Game of Thrones built its empire upon fictional brutality, and Septa Unella's demise fit firmly under that umbrella in the Season 6 finale. However, according to Hannah Waddingham, her character was originally meant to suffer much worse and she actually did endure hell while filming the fateful "The Winds of Winter" scene.

Marlon Wayans says 'Scary Movie' franchise was 'snatched' from his family by 'evil' Weinstein brothers

The greatest horror of Scary Movie happened off screen, according to Marlon Wayans. The 48-year-old actor, comedian and filmmaker described the real reason why his and his brothers' involvement in the comedic horror franchise dwindled after Scary Movie 2 while visiting Kevin Hart's Comedy Gold Minds podcast.

Hank Azaria wanted to play Joey Tribbiani on 'Friends' so badly that he auditioned twice

Friends is fresh in everybody's minds as the long-awaited Friends: The Reunion special is set to hit HBO Max on Thursday. Now, Hank Azaria has brought new fodder to the table: what would the iconic '90s and early aughts sitcom have been like if Joey Tribbiani were played by him?

Travon Free says he wrote Oscar-winning short 'Two Distant Strangers' in five days

Two Distant Strangers won the Oscar under the short film (live action) category at the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25. That was 30 days ago. And that is 25 more days than it took Travon Free to write Two Distant Strangers.

Elizabeth Banks talks marriage on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Max Handelman presumably couldn't have imagined he'd grow up to marry Elizabeth Banks. But there's one thing that Handelman has loved longer than Banks.

Director defends casting Kevin Spacey amid sexual misconduct allegations

Kevin Spacey was publicly accused of sexual misconduct by fellow actor Anthony Rapp in an October 2017 Buzzfeed News piece detailing alleged sexual advances made by a 26-year-old Spacey in 1986, when Rapp was just 14 years old.