Alicia Rancilio

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality series "The Simple Life," Hilton pretended to be clueless over many things— including how to perform any sort of manual labor. One bluntly described it as "some straight-up (expletive)," as they all laughed. "I don't think you had like a high-pitch voice back then," was another observation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lily Collins definitely had a perk working on her latest project late last year: She lived in Paris for four months while filming the Netflix series "Emily in Paris. " Created by Darren Star ("Sex and the City," "Younger") and debuting Friday, the new series follows Collins as a woman from Chicago who gets sent to Paris to be in charge of social media for a luxury brand company.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dean Koontz admits it was "kind of frustrating" a few months back when an idea that he predicted the coronavirus in his 1981 novel, "The Eyes of Darkness" took on a life of its own online. Author Dean Koontz attends the 2009 Disney & ABC Television Group summer press junket at the Walt Disney Studios on May 30, 2009 in Burbank, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) "It was one of those internet things that's mostly bogus," said Koontz.

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's fans know how to look for careful clues and Easter eggs in her lyrics and music videos, so anticipation is high as the pop star drops a short film going deeper into her romantic life on a fan favorite song. The “All Too Well: The Short Film," premiering on Friday evening, has fans enthralled with her new version of her classic album, “Red,” originally released in 2012, which featured hits like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “22.

NEW YORK (AP) — On the original version of "Gossip Girl," Penn Badgley's character Dan Humphrey was nicknamed Lonely Boy, an introverted, teenage outsider who longed for a fast-forward button for high school. The actor is tapping into his own familiarity with the angst of a young person by co-creating and hosting a SiriusXM's Stitcher podcast called "Podcrushed. "The podcast devoted to the awkwardness of adolescence launches May 18.

NEW YORK (AP) — On the original version of "Gossip Girl," Penn Badgley's character Dan Humphrey was nicknamed Lonely Boy, an introverted, teenage outsider who longed for a fast-forward button for high school. The actor is tapping into his own familiarity with the angst of a young person by co-creating and hosting a SiriusXM's Stitcher podcast called "Podcrushed. "The podcast devoted to the awkwardness of adolescence launches May 18.

NEW YORK (AP) — Viewers tuning in to Thursday’s episode of “Candy,” starring Jessica Biel, may recognize a familiar face: Biel’s husband Justin Timberlake. The musician and actor portrays a deputy who investigates the murder the show is centered around. Biel, a co-executive producer on the project, says Timberlake first approached her producing partner, Michelle Purple, about wanting to be involved. “They sort of had this whole plan. I didn’t even know about at first.

Jennette McCurdy is well-aware the title of her new book, "I'm Glad My Mom Died," (Simon & Schuster) is attention-grabbing.

Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief.

Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding.