James Franco Was Scrubbed From Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue Cover  —  “We made a decision not to include James Franco on the Hollywood cover once we learned of the misconduct allegations against him,” a Vanity Fair spokesperson says.  —  Vanity Fair debuted its anticipated Hollywood Portfolio today …

Casey Affleck Withdraws From Oscars: Won't Present Best Actress Award  —  EXCLUSIVE: Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars, Deadline hears.  He has notified the Academy he will not be attending the event, sources said.

Will the Grammys Have a #MeToo Moment?  —  At the Golden Globes three weeks ago, black dresses on the red carpet helped draw the world's attention to abuses against women.  Can white roses do the same at the Grammys?  —  Beyond the big contests featuring Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars …

The White House asked to borrow a van Gogh.  The Guggenheim offered a gold toilet instead.  —  The emailed response from the Guggenheim's chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: The museum could not accommodate a request to borrow a painting by Vincent van Gogh for President and Melania Trump's private living quarters.

Pregnant Kylie Jenner's Learning How to Push with Online Lamaze Classes  —  Take a deep breath for this one ... Kylie Jenner is taking Lamaze classes to help with her imminent birth, but she's figured out a way of doing it privately, so no one sees her.  —  Sources tell us Kylie's …

Inside Matt Lauer's whirlwind final days at NBC  —  It was Nov. 23, 2017, the Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade.  Dressed in monochromatic black, a “gray and tired-looking” Matt Lauer was overheard telling a co-worker, “This is going to be my last parade.”  —  The noose was tightening around the neck of the “Today” show host.

Jennifer Meyer: ‘Best Friend’ Tobey Maguire Is the ‘Greatest Ex-Husband’  —  Jennifer Meyer and Tobey Maguire are closer than ever since announcing their split in October 2016.  —  Celeb Exes Reunited  —  “He's my best friend,” the jewelry designer, 40, exclusively told Us Weekly …

Janet Jackson surprises Missy Elliott with Essence honor  —  Missy Elliott knew she was being honored by Essence — but not who was giving her the accolade.  So there was plenty of emotion when close friend Janet Jackson not only handed her her trophy but praised her talent.

Beyonce Is a ‘Very Involved’ Mom and Big Sister Blue Ivy ‘Loves the Twins’  —  A loving mother!  Beyoncé has maintained a low profile since welcoming her twins, Rumi and Sir, with husband Jay-Z, last June — and a source tells Us Weekly that the singer is very involved when it comes to raising her kids.

Charmed reboot gets CW pilot order, adds ‘feminist’ story line  —  The Charmed reboot just landed a pilot order at The CW — plus has some really intriguing new story details.  —  The update the 1998 fan favorite about a trio of sisters who are powerful witches will now have a rather progressive and topical take.

Country singer Reba McEntire is KFC's newest Col. Sanders  —  The latest celebrity to play KFC's manly Col. Sanders is a woman — and a famous one at that.  —  Grammy-winning country music star Reba McEntire dons the iconic white suit, black string tie, glasses, white wig and, yes …

'The Handmaid's Tale' Enlists Cherry Jones for Pivotal Season 2 Role (Exclusive)  —  “Cherry was my fantasy choice [for the part].  We sent her the script, she wrote a lovely email back and she said yes almost immediately,” star Elisabeth Moss tells THR.  —  Blessed be.

Married to Medicine's Simone Whitmore Divorcing Husband Cecil After 21 Years: ‘I Am Done’  —  Another Married to Medicine couple are going their separate ways.  —  OBGYN Dr. Simone Whitmore, 50, and her husband Cecil Whitmore, 51, are divorcing, PEOPLE can report exclusively.

Jesse Williams and Minka Kelly Split After Several Months Together  —  It's over.  Jesse Williams and Minka Kelly have split after several months of dating, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Us exclusively revealed in May that Williams and the Friday Night Lights alum, 37 …