Celebrity Buzz with Whoopie Goldberg and Christopher Nolan

Jul 28, 2026 | 5:50 AM

NBC Universal is set to include Peacock Premium in a YouTube Premium bundle in the U.S. from early 2027. This new collaboration with Google will integrate Peacock’s ad-supported service with YouTube Premium, which currently costs $15.99 per month. The bundle’s price remains undisclosed. The partnership will mark Peacock’s largest distribution deal to date. Story URL


Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist known for his controversial “Body Worlds” exhibits, has died at 81. Von Hagens, who disclosed in 2010 that he had Parkinson’s disease, developed the plastination process, preserving bodies by replacing fluids with liquid plastic. This allowed him to display human corpses and organs without decay. His body will also be plastinated. Story URL


Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey draws inspiration from Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of Homer’s epic, as he acknowledged during his press tour. However, Wilson, a University of Pennsylvania classical studies professor, criticized the adaptation. She stated the film lacks “psychological, emotional, political, and ethical depth” and described the screenplay as “abysmal.” Story URL


Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox will headline the comedy Women Like Us for Netflix. Higher Ground, the company led by Barack and Michelle Obama, will produce. The story follows a recently widowed woman whose 30th anniversary plans turn into a weekend of self-discovery with her sister and lifelong friends in the Hamptons. Story URL


D4vd’s Apple Music profile was hacked, and a fake track titled “I Did It” was briefly uploaded. This incident occurred during a preliminary hearing for the singer, who is set to face a trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The alleged crime involved dismembering her body with a chainsaw in his garage. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Story URL


Morgan Spector has been chosen to play the lead role in a new Dan Brown series on Netflix. Spector, 45, will portray Robert Langdon, the Harvard professor played by Tom Hanks in films like The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons. The series, set in the world of Brown’s novel The Secret of Secrets, follows Langdon’s investigation of a mysterious project in Prague. Story URL


During a Nashville concert with Chris Brown on July 25, Usher invited a woman on stage. While performing “Can U Handle It?”, the woman seemed uneasy, prompting Usher to stop. The woman, Gabrielle Cheyenne, responded on Facebook. She clarified that she willingly went on stage, stating, “I looked good asf, you thought I wasn’t gonna let THOUSANDS of people see me??” Story URL


Tony Romo pulled out of the M&P Group Texas State Open after an arrest for suspected intoxicated driving. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, age 46, was taken into custody July 23 in Milwaukee. Cops stopped him around 8 p.m. after he played in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship. Romo allegedly did not pass field sobriety tests and is due in court September 21. Story URL


Suri Cruise, the 20-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has officially dropped her famous last name. Public records show she registered to vote in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, under the name Suri Noelle. Pennsylvania law requires voters to register using their legal name, confirming the change is complete. Noelle is her mother Katie’s middle name.