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FOR RELEASE SEPT. 14, 2026
BYLINE: By Tony Rizzo
PHOTO CREDIT: Depositphotos
PHOTO CAPTION: Lori Loughlin ("Garage Sale Mystery")
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HOLLYWOOD -- Let's take a look at the anatomy of a scandal. I met former "Full House" star Lori Loughlin when she was just 19 and starring in the daytime soap "The Edge of Night." Now 62, she served a two-month sentence in prison after pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud in 2019, in a college scandal that was called "Operation Varsity Blues." She basically bribed an official to get her daughter into college!
Loughlin was immediately pulled from the Hallmark Channel series "When Calls the Heart" mid-season while she was on trial. Seven years later, she's finally returning to the Hallmark Channel for her telefilm series "Garage Sale Mystery," as well as "When Calls the Heart" for its upcoming season.
While her career has been resuscitated, her 28-year marriage to Mossimo Giannulli hasn't -- they've split!
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Glen Powell has completed Judd Apatow's comedy film "The Comeback King" (due on Feb. 5, 2027), as well as J.J. Abrams' sci-fi/fantasy film "The Great Beyond" with Jenna Ortega and Samuel L. Jackson (due on Oct. 1, 2027). Season two of Powell's sports-comedy series "Chad Powers" dropped on Sept. 3, and its ratings will decide if there will be a third season.
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Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey and two-time Oscar nominee Kate Hudson are reuniting for a sequel to their 2006 hit "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" (which grossed $177.5 million and only cost $50 million). Did the success of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (the original "Prada" was in 2006) have anything to do with its resurrection, as well as the upcoming sequel to 2001's "The Princess Diaries"?
Lest we forget Brad Pitt is returning to his character from "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019) in "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," which cost $200 million to produce. It was directed by David Fincher and also stars Scott Caan, Carla Gugino and Timothy Olyphant. It was shot from July to October 2025. It'll hit IMAX theaters on Nov. 25 for two weeks before dropping on Netflix on Dec. 23.
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Jason Statham is as busy as a bee! In addition to completing "The Beekeeper 2" with Jeremy Irons (due on Jan. 14, 2027), he's starring in the action-comedy film "Jason Statham Stole My Bike." It also stars Hannah Waddingham and opens on Aug. 2, 2027. Not to mention his role as a drug dealer in Guy Ritchie's action-thriller film "Viva La Madness"! There's no release date for it quite yet.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger has muscled himself into a top-notch movie career. His four completed films are: "Love of Your Life" with Margaret Qualley (for an October release); the rom-com "Beach Read" with Kristin Davis and Kevin Bacon (for a May 2027 release); the thriller "Bunker" with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem; and the crime drama "The Bookie & the Bruiser" with Vince Vaughn and Theo James.
He may not have the kind of muscle that his father, Arnold, had, but he's surely adept when it comes to pumping out ironclad movie roles!
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