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Netflix renews ‘Selling Sunset’ for Seasons 6 and 7

Netflix has confirmed that the hit reality series “Selling Sunset” will return for Seasons 6 and 7.   The new episodes will begin production this summer, Netflix said in a press release. Selling Sunset follows the agents at the Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate firm in Los Angeles. Brett and Jason Oppenheim, Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Mary Fitzgerald and Heather Young star. A Selling Sunset spinoff titled Selling the OC will premiere Aug. 24.

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Michael J. Fox to be awarded honorary Oscar for work as Parkinson’s disease activist

Michael J. Fox will receive an honorary Oscar for his work as a Parkinson’s disease activist. The announcement was made by the Academy’s board of governors, who will also be honoring Oscar-winning songwriter Diane Warren, Oscar nominated director/writer Peter Weir, and pioneering Black director Euzhan Palcy.  Fox, Warren, Weir and Palcy will receive their honorary Oscars at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 13th Governors Awards on November 19.

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‘House of the Dragon’ poster features Emmy D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen

HBO shared a poster for the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon featuring Emmy D’Arcy. The new art features D’Arcy as her character, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, and a dragon, with the caption: “Fire will reign.” Rhaenyra is the eldest child of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) and the niece of Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith).

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Bill Nye ‘the Science Guy’ marries journalist Liza Mundy

Bill Nye the Science Guy and journalist and best-selling author Liza Mundy were married at the Castle Building’s Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. last month. According to PEOPLE, Star Trek actor Robert Picardo, who portrayed the Doctor in the franchise, officiated the ceremony. Nye, 66, and Mundy, 61, wrote their own vows, which the magazine described as “equal parts moving and comical.”