DeMario Jackson Issues Statement on Bachelor in Paradise: My Character Has Been Assassinated  —  DeMario Jackson is speaking out about Bachelor in Paradise's scandal.  —  Following production being shut down on the ABC reality spinoff's fourth season due to “allegations of misconduct,” …

Zendaya Talks Spider-Man, Her First Love, and Reinventing Disney Stardom  —  IT'S A SPRING NIGHT in Hollywood, and I'm driving down Sunset to meet Zendaya when my phone rings.  It's Darnell, her soft-spoken assistant.  Though Zendaya is making her movie debut this summer …

Katy Perry Woke Up.  She Wants to Tell You All About It.  —  Ms. Perry, who has a new album, “Witness,” says she no longer wants to be the frothy pop star she once was.  And she intends to reveal her true self.  —  A dizzying array of police lights flashed up and down the West Side Highway on a damp Thursday in May.

Scott Disick drinks too much for Bella Thorne … Scott Disick's hard partying is too much for Bella Thorne.  —  “Scott is really nice, sweet, charming,” the 19-year-old told Complex UK.  “I don't drink, and he really drinks a lot.  And it just ended up ... I just wasn't down.  I was like, ‘I gotta leave.’”

Elizabeth Banks Calls Out Steven Spielberg: 'He's Never Made a Movie With a Female Lead'  —  Actually, Spielberg has made one — “The Color Purple” — out of 30 feature films … Accepting an award from non-profit group Women in Film, Banks expressed her frustration over the lack of female stories …

Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight finalized for Aug. 26  —  Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a much-discussed boxing match on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, a well-placed source told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday.  —  Mayweather and

DRIVER DOZED OFF AT THE WHEEL  —  The friend who was driving “America's Got Talent” contestant Dr. Brandon Rogers early Saturday ... nodded off before he veered off the road into a tree ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to the crash report ... the driver told Maryland State Police he was tired and fell asleep.

Yoko Ono to Receive Songwriting Credit on John Lennon's ‘Imagine’  —  At the annual meeting of the National Music Publishers Association on Wednesday, Yoko and Sean Ono Lennon received the organization's new Centennial Song award for John Lennon's legendary 1971 song “Imagine” — and Yoko received more than that.

The (Truly) Unfiltered Chrissy Teigen  —  She's built a following, reputation, and career on being real and relatable.  But even in an era of TMI, she's still discovering herself.  —  It was Chrissy Teigen's idea to meet at a Los Angles DIY cake-decorating studio, so she could practice making …

Ryan Seacrest Rebooted: ‘Live,’ a New York Move and the Bumpy Road Back to ‘Idol’  —  “Who am I if not the ‘American Idol’ guy?'” asks the busiest man in showbiz as THR goes inside his fraught negotiation (a lowball offer, ABC's last-minute scramble toward an eight-figure deal) …

Jada Pinkett Smith Talks New Movie, Girls Trip, and Women's Empowerment  —  • Styling by: Law Roach for TheOnly.Agency  —  Makeup by: Steven Aturo for TheOnly.Agency  • Hair by: Gracie Odoms for TheOnly.Agency Shot on location at AKA Beverly Hills  —  Jada Pinkett Smith is the ultimate alpha female.