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UPDATED with Academy statement: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to complaints about the exclusion of some entertainment figures from its annual In Memoriam segment on Sunday’s Oscar telecast. “The Academy receives hundreds of requests to include loved ones and industry colleagues in the Os…

Shannen Doherty, whose breast cancer went into remission after first appearing in 2015, told Good Morning America on Tuesday that she has received a Stage 4 diagnosis after the cancer returned. The Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed actress did not share any specific timeline or treatment details but said she knew about…

SPOILER WARNING: This article includes plot details about the Season 4 premiere of Riverdale that aired Wednesday night on the CW. The Season 4 premiere of Riverdale arrived on Wednesday night with an agenda of unfinished business and a script that was written and performed through tears. The episode, “Chapter Fifty-Ei…

The Riverdale panel at the Warner Bros. TV Block at New York Comic Con Sunday morning began on a somber note (after a hook-ups and séance-filled sneak peek at next season), with the cast members recalling Luke Perry, the beloved TV icon who passed away suddenly on March 4 while the series was in production for season…

Luke Perry is gone, but the Riverdale actor will be remembered with a special tribute for the show’s Season 4 debut with a blast-from-the-past guest star, Comic-Con learned today. On the last day of SDCC50, the cast and creatives of the soapy CW teen drama revealed to Hall H that Shannen Doherty will be appearing in…

EXCLUSIVE: Most times Deadline has done in-depth interviews with Quentin Tarantino, the occasion has been a hot-button moment that begged for clarity. Like the time he (temporarily) scrapped The Hateful Eight out of frustration that a rep among the small handful of actors he showed the script leaked that first draft…

Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa shared a photo of the title page of his finished script for the CW show’s Season Four premiere, “In Memoriam,” a special tribute to the Luke Perry and his character on the show, Fred Andrews, father of Archie Andrews. “A tribute to a fallen friend,” Aguirre-Sacasa tweeted…

It was a normal episode of The CW’s Riverdale tonight, but there was an undercurrent of sadness, as it marked the final episode featuring Luke Perry, who passed away from a stroke in March. Perry’s final appearance as Fred Andrews wasn’t addressed by the episode. In the story, Perry spent time with son Archie at the…

Nearly two months after his death, Luke Perry’s final episode of Riverdale airs this week on the CW. The show’s creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa revealed via Twitter that Wednesday’s episode is the final one Perry shot before he suffered a massive stroke and died March 4 at the age of 52. The former Beverly Hills, 90210…

Riverdale star KJ Apa has spoken out for the first time since the death of Luke Perry, who played his on-screen dad on the CW series. Apa, who plays Archie on Riverdale, shared a photo on Instagram of the 52-year-old Perry smiling as he sat in a boat on a lake, with the caption “Rest in Love bro.” https://www.instagram…

Jason Priestley posted a heartfelt farewell today to the late Luke Perry, his Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star and the victim of a massive stroke that ended his life this week at age 52. Even via social media, the pain lacing Priestley’s words came across as he explained his delayed response to a death that has staggered…

Filming on Riverdale resumed Wednesday, March 6, after the set of the CW's series remained dark for two days as cast and crew mourned the death of co-star Luke Perry.  Production on the popular show was suspended the morning of Monday, March 4, shortly after Perry died from complications following a massive…