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TUALATIN, Ore. -- Authorities say Henry Thomas, the actor who starred as a child in "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial," has been arrested for driving under the influence in Oregon. The 48-year-old Thomas was booked into the Washington County Jail and faces the misdemeanour charge after police said they found him Monday in a stationary car. Source

NASHVILLE -- "GIRL" singer Maren Morris announced with some irony that she's having a boy with husband and singer Ryan Hurd. The Grammy-winning country singer posted of a photo of herself with Hurd on Instagram on Tuesday announcing her pregnancy, saying "the universe would give us a baby boy to even things out. Source

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Howie Mandel's rise from Toronto carpet salesman to Hollywood personality is getting the documentary treatment. Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich says he's begun work on a full-length project that will chart Mandel's unlikely career trajectory, which spans movies, TV game shows and an animated series. Source

Parents who have pleaded not guilty in the college admissions scam, including Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, now face an additional bribery charge, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Eleven parents -- Gamal Abdelaziz, Diane Blake, Todd Blake, Giannulli, Elisabeth Kimmell, Loughlin, William McGlashan Jr. Source

BOSTON -- "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children's way into elite universities or cheating on college entrance exams. Source

NEW YORK -- Ms. Minaj wants you to know she's now officially Mrs. Petty. Minaj -- who has dated Kenneth Petty for about a year -- seems to confirm her marriage with a video on Instagram on Monday that shows off Mr. Source

FREEHOLD, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen surprised moviegoers by introducing his new concert film in his New Jersey hometown. The Asbury Park Press reports Springsteen introduced two showings of "Western Stars" at the AMC Loews Freehold Metroplex Cinema in Freehold on Saturday. Source

TORONTO -- Howie Mandel's rise from Toronto carpet salesman to Hollywood personality is getting the documentary treatment. Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich says he's begun work on a full-length project that'll chart Mandel's unlikely career trajectory, which spans movies, TV game shows and an animated series. Source

CHICAGO - A federal judge has refused to dismiss Chicago's lawsuit against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall on Tuesday allowed the lawsuit to proceed. It seeks to recoup the $130,000 that the city says the police department spent to investigate Smollett's claim that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in January. Source