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Jennifer Lawrence thanks healthcare workers in a new PSA she filmed in isolation to push for people to vote at home. The 29-year-old Oscar winner appears in a video posted today on social media for non-profit political advocacy group Represent Us — and also challenges Amy Schumer to get on board. Lawrence says on the …

Rapper-turned-snitch Tekashi 6ix9ine could be released from prison as early a 5 p.m. Wednesday if the Manhattan federal court judge overseeing the rhymester’s case gets his way. In a letter Wednesday, Judge Paul Engelmayer said he wants to cut Tekashi loose from the Queens Detention Facility, a private prison run by the GEO group, because …

K-pop star Jaejoong is facing the music online after a tone-deaf April Fools’ Day prank. The JYJ band member apologized Wednesday for an egregious gag on Instagram in which he falsely claimed that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, much to the chagrin of his devastated fans. He characterized the harebrained stunt as a …

US private payrolls dropped in March for the first time in 2 1/2 years, likely as businesses shut down in compliance with strict measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic, supporting economists’ views that the longest employment boom in history probably ended last month. The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday showed private payrolls fell by …

Wallace Roney, a celebrated jazz trumpeter and Miles Davis protégé, has died after contracting the coronavirus. He was 59. The virtuoso succumbed to the virus at Paterson, NJ’s St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on Tuesday, less than a week after being admitted with COVID-19 symptoms on March 25, NPR reports. “I am saddened to confirm …

The Nets were harder-hit than any other NBA team by the coronavirus, with four players testing positive, including Kevin Durant. But all are cleared and symptom-free, according to Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks. “So far, everybody is healthy. The guys that were, that tested positive, have cleared their 14 days’ self-isolation and quarantine,” Marks said …

AMC Entertainment chief executive Adam Aron is looking at mid-June to reopen US movie theaters. The US market’s largest cinema chain shuttered all 600 of its national locations March 17 as the coronavirus ripped through the country. The pandemic has caused the temporary closure of nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens. “We said we …

Actor Justin Long and his brother, Christian, believe they have come down with coronavirus but are unable to get tested. The siblings opened up about their symptoms on the actor’s podcast, “Life Is Short With Justin Long,” on Tuesday, detailing they both started to feel sick after Christian’s girlfriend returned from a work trip feeling …

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic will not be ignored when “The Bachelorette” resumes production with star Clare Crawley. “When we shoot Clare’s season, it’s going to be indicative of what’s happening in the world,” series host Chris Harrison recently told People. He continued, “Obviously there will be talks of the pandemic and, ‘What were …

Stardom is no safeguard to the global coronavirus pandemic. Over the past two weeks, the list of celebrities revealing COVID-19 infections grew to include A-listers ranging from legendary actor Tom Hanks, 63, and England’s Prince Charles, 71, to Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant, 31, and late-night talk show host Andy Cohen, 51. Now, much like …