Kelly Clarkson Gives 'Sneak Peek' at 'Extra Special' Kellyoke Performance

Kelly Clarkson Gives 'Sneak Peek' at 'Extra Special' Kellyoke Performance

Kelly Clarksonis giving her followers a first-look at her upcoming "extra special" Kellyoke performance. Ahead of the Friday, May 16 episode ofThe Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer and daytime TV personality clued her fans in on what her next Kellyoke song will be, and it happens to be one from Clarkson's own music catalogue. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 In anInstagram postshared Friday morning, Clarkson, 43, revealed that she will be performing a "special version" of her recently-released track, "Where Have You Been." Giving fans a snippet of the arrangement in the video, theAmerican Idolwinner can be heard saying, "Doesn't it sound so pretty," before singing some parts of the song as a sound check. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Kelly Clarkson Show (@kellyclarksonshow) "Sneak peek!" the caption on the Instagram post read, encouraging fans to "Tune in today for an extra special Kellyoke arrangement of 'Where Have You Been!'" "This woman just casually sound checking better than most people sing full out 😭😭😭" one fan noted under the post, while someone else agreed, "Just soundcheck and it sounds like angels in heaven 😍." "Eeeeek, can not wait 😍 oooof that voice though 😮‍💨" another commenter chimed in. Another one of Clarkson's fans said they were "crying already." The Kelly Clarkson Showairs weekdays at 3 p.m. ET. Related: Kelly Clarkson Fans Weren't Ready For Sassy New Kellyoke Duet With Lizzo

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May 17, 2025

Kelly Clarkson Gives 'Sneak Peek' at 'Extra Special' Kellyoke Performance

Kelly Clarkson Gives 'Sneak Peek' at 'Extra Special' Kellyoke Performance Kelly Clarksonis giving her followers a first-look...

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Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debut ‘The Chronology of Water,’ An Unflinching Portrait of Abuse and Addiction, Earns 4-Minute Cannes Ovation

Kristen Stewart's Directorial Debut 'The Chronology of Water,' An Unflinching Portrait of Abuse and Addiction, Earns 4-Minute Cannes Ovation

Kristen Stewart's directorial debut "The Chronology of Water" premiered at Cannes Film Festival to a just over four-minute standing ovation on Friday night — and left many in the crowd wiping their eyes. Imogen Poots' knockout performance was certainly a highlight of Stewart's adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's 2011 memoir of the same name, but just as notable was her directing style — raw, artsy and unflinching. Poots stars as Yuknavitch in Stewart's non-linear take on the bestselling writer's life, which includes shocking scenes of sexual abuse by her father and her spiral into drug use juxtaposed with the poetic salvation she found from being in water. More from Variety Producer Jason Michael Berman Hits Cannes With New A/Vantage Pictures and 'Highest 2 Lowest' Emma Stone Says 'Crazy S--' Got Fed Into Her Algorithms While Prepping for Surprising 'Eddington' Role: 'That Scared Me a Little Bit' Da'Vine Joy Randolph to Preside Over Jury at Italy's Taormina Film Festival That Will Open With 'John Wick' Spinoff 'Ballerina' As the house lights went up, Stewart — dressed in a chic white short suit and matching baseball cap — hugged everyone in her cast and crew and directed the attention toward them. After kissing her wife Dylan Meyer, she allowed the spotlight to shine on her, accepting the mic from Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux for a short speech. "This is an absolutely insane, surreal experience to be able to be here and watch this with all of you guys. We finished the movie like five minutes ago, it's not even finished yet. We just slipped under this fucking shut door and goddamn it thank you," Stewart said to Fremaux, before literally leaping into his arms. The long-in-the-works passion project world premiered in the festival's Un Certain Regard sidebar, which this year also features debuts from fellow actors such as Scarlett Johansson ("Eleanor the Great") and Harris Dickinson ("Urchin"). In addition to directing, Stewart co-wrote the film's screenplay alongside Yuknavitch's husband, Andy Mingo. Stewart first announced the development of "Chronology of Water" in 2018. In herVarietycover storyin January 2024, Stewart revealed that she had been struggling to finance the movie and would refuse to act in another film until she was able to get "The Chronology of Water" finished. She was able to do just that in summer 2024, when the movie filmed for six weeks in Latvia and Malta. The cast also includes Thora Birch, Earl Cave, Michael Epp, Susannah Flood, Kim Gordon and Jim Belushi. Speaking toVariety,Stewart was honest about her struggles to get the film financed. She said it was "near impossible" to raise money for a movie that was an original idea and not based on a proven genre or pre-existing IP. "I think there's an entire, yet-to-be-written female language," Stewart said. "There's a certain physicality to the type of film that I want to make that I think will be, in a slugline, really unattractive to quote-unquote 'buyers,' but in action, is entirely pervasively moving. That has just not been an easy sell. It's not about the plot. It's about someone self-Heimliching and contextualizing why that person has swallowed their own voice their whole life." Varietycaught up with Stewart in April amid rumors that her movie would premiere at Cannes. The director said she was racing to finish post-production in order to make the festival lineup. "Well, at this point, it's a timing issue. The movie, it's like crowning," she said. "It's one of those stories that you hear — every filmmaker that I covet has slipped under the closing doorway of making a certain deadline for the Cannes Film Festival. And I don't know if I'm gonna be there yet I may. I may not be, but the movie is becoming itself in a way that feels so imminent, and so it's like such a relief. It's such an unbelievable relief. It's been a long labor. It's like having a baby." "The Chronology of Water" is seeking distribution out of Cannes. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival Sign up forVariety's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.

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Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debut ‘The Chronology of Water,’ An Unflinching Portrait of Abuse and Addiction, Earns 4-Minute Cannes Ovation

Kristen Stewart's Directorial Debut 'The Chronology of Water,' An Unflinching Portrait of Abuse and Addiction, Earns 4-Minute Ca...

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Frankie Muniz teases “Malcolm in the Middle” reboot as filming wraps: 'Love and chaos cranked to 11'

Frankie Muniz teases "Malcolm in the Middle" reboot as filming wraps: 'Love and chaos cranked to 11'

Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Frankie Munizhas finished working onMalcolm in the Middle… again. The actor and race car driver announced Friday that filming has concluded on the Disney+ revival of his hit Fox sitcom. "Just wrapped filming theMalcolm in the Middlereboot, and man, I'm still reeling," Muniz, 39,wrote on social media. "This experience was straight-up incredible — like stepping back into Malcolm's wild world but with all the love and chaos cranked to 11." Muniz gushed about working with his old and newMalcolmcostars. "Reuniting with the cast, getting to know some new characters, laughing till it hurt, and making new memories on set felt like a dream I didn't want to wake up from," he wrote. "It went by so fast, like a blur of perfect moments. I wish it could go on forever." Just wrapped filming the Malcolm in the Middle reboot, and man, I'm still reeling. This experience was straight-up incredible—like stepping back into Malcolm's wild world but with all the love and chaos cranked to 11. Reuniting with the cast, getting to know some new characters,…pic.twitter.com/Emdw8GXxTA — Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz)May 16, 2025 The actor, who was just 14 whenMalcolmbegan its seven-season run, said he appreciated revisiting the show that made him a star now that he's an adult. "I'm so happy to have gotten the chance to relive being on this show with a greater appreciation of  what we were making knowing how many people around the world truly love Malcolm and his family," Muniz said. Muniz, who hasfocused more on NASCAR racingthan acting in recent years, said that theMalcolmrevival has given him newfound appreciation for performing. "Another big thing I am taking away from this experience is how much I truly love being an actor," he wrote. "I never officially felt like that label fit me, but now I wear that label proudly and hope to do so much more of it in the future. I am so sad to have to say goodbye to myMITMcrew, I love each and everyone of you." The actor also noted that he's taken tons of photos with his costars, but the show's parent company doesn't want him to share them yet. "I had so many incredible pictures of all the cast I wanted to post but Disney won't let me," he wrote. "So imagine a picture of all of us together, having the time of our lives!" Muniz concluded his message with a nod to the show's original theme song. "And PS: Life's Still Unfair," he wrote. Saeed Adyani/Fox The four-episodeMalcolm in the Middlerevival will reunite Muniz with his screen parentsBryan Cranstonand Jane Kaczmarek, as well as his TV brothersChristopher Masterson(Francis) andJustin Berfield(Reese). However, the show's youngest two children have been recast for the reboot, as Dewey, who was played by Erik Per Sullivan on the original series, will now be portrayed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark. And the role of Jamie, who was introduced in season 4 and was originally played by James and Lukas Rodriguez, will now be filled by Anthony Timpano. Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. The revival will see Malcolm, girlfriend Tristan (Kiana Madeira), and daughter Leah (Keeley Karsten) visit the rest of his family as Cranston and Kaczmarek's characters celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. A premiere date for the new series has yet to be announced. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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Frankie Muniz teases “Malcolm in the Middle” reboot as filming wraps: 'Love and chaos cranked to 11'

Frankie Muniz teases "Malcolm in the Middle" reboot as filming wraps: 'Love and chaos cranked to 11' Gabe Ginsberg/Getty F...

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Court gives go-ahead to Trump's plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers

Court gives go-ahead to Trump's plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court lifted an order on Friday that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to unionize and collectively bargain over working conditions. A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit put on hold an injunction a judge issued at the behest of the National Treasury Employees Union that had blocked implementation of an executive order Trump issued in March. The union and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the ruling. Trump's order exempted more than a dozen federal agencies from obligations to bargain with unions. They include the departments of Justice, State, Defense, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services. The union, which represents about 160,000 federal employees, argued the order violates federal workers' labor rights and the Constitution. But the appeals court's majority said the union had failed to show it would suffer the type of irreparable harm that would justify the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman on April 25. U.S. Circuit Judge Karen Henderson, an appointee of Republican President George H.W. Bush, and Justin Walker, whom Trump appointed in his first term, said the injunction, if allowed to remain in effect, would also impede Trump's national-security prerogatives. Trump relied on a national security exemption to exempt agencies that he said "have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work." "Preserving the President's autonomy under a statute that expressly recognizes his national-security expertise is within the public interest," the appeal's court majority wrote. U.S. Circuit Judge J. Michelle Childs, an appointee of Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, dissented, saying the Trump administration had presented only "vague assertions" about potential interference with national security functions to justify its request for a stay of Friedman's decision. Trump's order affects about 75% of the roughly 1 million federal workers represented by unions, according to court filings. NTEU has said the order applies to about 100,000 of its members. The executive order significantly expanded an exception from collective bargaining for workers with duties affecting national security, such as certain employees of the CIA and FBI. The Trump administration has filed separate lawsuits seeking to invalidate existing union contracts covering thousands of workers. (Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by William Mallard)

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May 17, 2025

Court gives go-ahead to Trump's plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers

Court gives go-ahead to Trump's plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals cou...

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Palm tree falls on a person at Cannes Film Festival

Palm tree falls on a person at Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France (AP) — A palm tree fell on a man at theCannes Film Festivalwho was walking along the Croisette on Saturday in the seaside French town. Authorities sped through festivalgoers to tend to the person who laid injured and bleeding on the sidewalk. No information was immediately available on their condition. Representatives for the festival didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The incident happened midday at the festival. Cannes, which runs until May 24, is about halfway through.

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Palm tree falls on a person at Cannes Film Festival

Palm tree falls on a person at Cannes Film Festival CANNES, France (AP) — A palm tree fell on a man at theCannes Film Festivalwho was walkin...

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