NICK CORDERO DIES AT 41 AFTER BATTLE WITH COVID-19: Broadway actor Nick Cordero has died after a battle with Covid-19, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. “God has another angel in heaven now,” Kloots posted on her official Instagram account Sunday night. “My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth.” Kloots has been regularly updating her social media accounts with news of her husband’s ups and downs as he battled the virus and complications, including an amputated leg. She said Cordero battled the disease for 95 days. She shared on social media that Cordero spent some time on a ventilator, suffered multiple Covid-19 complications and in April had to have his leg amputated. He also suffered multiple mini-strokes while battling several other ailments.
PRINCE WILLIAM HITS THE PUB: As restaurants and pubs around the U.K. begin to operate again this weekend following coronavirus, Prince William visited a local pub in Norfolk and chatted with staff about how the shutdown has affected their business. William’s father Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19 early on, and the royals have been careful to practice social distancing ever since.
CHARLIZE THERON TALKS HOMESCHOOLING: Not for her! Charlize Theron tells Willie Geist on Sunday Today that homeschooling her two daughters during the pandemic “was an incredibly stressful time for me, and I will make any action movie over and over and over again before I homeschool again.” On the current Hollywood shutdown, she said: “It’s one of those jobs where it takes a village. You need a lot of people in order to do it, and I don’t know how we’re going to do that anytime soon in a safe manner.”
BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN TALKS DATING RUMORS: Brian Austin Green is opening up about dating after his split from wife Megan Fox. The 46-year-old was rumored to be involved with Courtney Stodden and then Tina Louise, but he tells TMZ that at this point, he’s just getting to know Louise. Of Louise, he said: “Tina is really cool. I literally just met her that day at her restaurant on the sidewalk.” He said that he was “disappointed” that Stodden posted a shirtless video of him on the same day he was photographed out with Louise. “The fact that she decided to post that the day Tina and I had lunch — knowing that it would create problems for Tina and myself, having three kids — it kind of sucks. It was just disappointing but I don't want to bash Courtney,” he continued. “I think she's a nice person. I just think she's making some bad choices.”
JOHN KRASINSKI WORE A WIG DURING THE OFFICE: File this one under random. John Krasinski reveals that he wore a wig to cover up a shorter haircut he got to appear in 2008’s Leatherheads. He tells Mashable that no one was the wiser … until now.
LUCY HALE FREAKS OUT OVER KATE KEENE CANCELLATION: Lucy Hale sent fans an emotional message on Instagram after the CW announced that her Riverdale spinoff, Katy Keene, was not renewed for a second season. She said on IG Live: “Hi guys, this is take … I’ve had to do this a couple times just ’cause I was a blubbering mess, and y’all don’t want to see that. I’ve kind of struggled all day with what I wanted to say about this, or if I shouldn’t say anything … nothing felt right.”
JENNIFER GREY AND CLARK GREGG SPLIT: After 19 years of marriage, Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg are going their separate ways. They shared the news on social media, because this is 2020. “After 19 years together, we separated in January, knowing we’d always be a family who loves, values and cares for each other,” both Grey, 60, and Gregg, 58, posted on their respective accounts. “We recently made the difficult decision to divorce, but we remain close and are deeply grateful for the life we’ve shared and the wonderful daughter we’ve raised.” They share one daughter Stella, who is 18.