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Billy Boyd joining Outlander and 7 Showbiz News from May 23 you missed

By Steve Smith

May 25, 2018

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Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon

After ‘The Bachelor’ stars, Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon, announced that they are dating, Iaconetti confirmed him as her “soul mate.”

While Iaconetti knew that Haibon was the one for her from the first day they met in 2015, it took some time for Haibon to realize.

Survivor Season 36 Winner Revealed

Survivor: Ghost Island, the 36th season of the CBS reality series, has just completed one of the tensest Final Tribals yet.

Wendell Holland Jr. has won the new Survivor crown while Domenick Abbate and Laurel Johnson finished as runner-ups. 

Billy Boyd joins Outlander

Lord of the Rings’ famed Billy Boyd has joined the ‘Outlander’ clan and will show up as Gerald Forbes in the season 4 of the show.

Other four new additions are Caitlin O’Ryan, Tim Downie, Natalie Simpson and Simona Brown.

The Chew Canceled

The Emmy-winning daytime cooking show, The Chew, is set to be replaced with the third hour of Good Morning America, after September this year.

The shake-up comes five months after The Chew co-host, Mario Batali, was fired following sexual assault allegations.

Matt Groening’s New Show

The Simpsons’ creator, Matt Groening, is launching a new show in two decades. The show titled Disenchantment will debut later this year.

The ten episodes of the fantasy adult comedy, set in a medieval kingdom called Dreamland, will be released on Netflix on August 17.

Elton John Biopic Release Date

Rocketman, an Elton John biopic, is less than a year away with the release date set for May 17, 2019.

Kingsman star, Taron Egerton, will appear in the lead while the singer himself is working as a producer.

Lethal Weapon Tweet Slammed

A tweet from official ‘Lethal Weapon’ Twitter account is causing quite a stir with fans as they want Clayne Crawford be brought back.

Many fans of the show and Crawford have taken the opportunity to tweet back their displeasure for letting their favorite star go.

America’s Got Talent Premiere Date

America’s Got Talent’ is right around the corner with the release date of season 13 fixed for May 29. 

The show’s winter edition, AGT: The Champions, is coming this year with contenders from past seasons and the show’s global spin-offs.