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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations! Where were you when you learned the fantastic and extremely well deserved news? What was the first thing you said when you found out? Credit: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images Thats when I started getting texts, emails, and failed phone calls. Then I realized that maybe it was true. How are you celebrating? Im drinking a cocktail right now that my husband made for me! He made a honey lavender bourbon cocktail with a little sprig of fresh lavender from our hike today....

UnREALs reality show-within-a-show,Everlasting,will do whatThe Bachelorhas never done before: Feature an African-American bachelor. the show will be sticking with its regular format. For us, we always break their story first, and then the reality show comes second. Credit: James Dittiger/Lifetime Thematically what we wanted to explore in season 2 was the sameEverlastingformat, but just changing the guy. That new guy is Darius Hill, a 20-something professional football player. His established fame aside, Darius casting onEverlastingis momentous even for a fictional reality show....

Working on the Vancouver set of LifetimesUnREALcan be… challenging, to say the least. Just call it double fisting not of glasses of champagne, but of two complete series. A scene showing Darius (B.J. Credit: Bettina Strauss; James Dittiger The filming of the filming of the scene requires a carefully choreographed setup. Its hard to wrap your brain around it, he says after filming. Ive gone up to a bunch of people and asked, Where is so-and-so?...

Inthe latest episode ofUnREAL, she calls the cops on Darius (B.J. Shootings are still happening, and police violence remains a national topic. When you were writing it back then, what was the message you wanted to get across? Credit: James Dittiger/Lifetime Obviously, Rachel lands on the side of heavily,insanelyinappropriate. I think we were trying to find a way to do that through the lens of our show. That was the point of our episode, what Rachel did wrong....

Watch the first two episodes below Faith (Breeda Wool) is doing just fine after the drama ofEverlasting. But like, that sounds crazy, right? Faith says to the camera. Credit: Lifetime We cant make a show like that because we havent told anybody we might be more than friends … Anyway, were just going to do what Rachel said and keep these video diaries. In other words, Rachel just cant help producing....

Shiri Appleby pulled double duty in this weeksUnREAL. I really want to create a second career for myself as a director, Appleby tells EW. I would love to direct pilots. Credit: Bettina Strauss/Lifetime I would love to direct features. I see episodic directing as a way to hone my craft. The episode may have provided alotto juggle, but Appleby says she knew how to work withUnREALand its show-within-a-show. Bettina Strauss/Lifetime...

Theyre definitely at odds, Appleby says of where the women begin. They both grow together, but they cant, she explains. Thats the questionUnREALco-creator and executive producer Sarah Shapiro aims to explore in the new season. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov In fact, it only helps them portray their characters tug-of-war. I do think it is what makes the characters really palpable, because you feel the love underneath. Obviously you could act it, but its an added bonus that we have a strong bond off-screen....

WARNING: Spoilers for season 2 ofUnREALahead. Read at your own risk! So… Chet looks different. Credit: Bettina Strauss/Lifetime In fact, Appleby can be just as direct as her fictional counterpart. She goes, Yeah. I go, I think I want to lose 15 pounds. And she goes, Fifty. (I think everybody else just got really fat, thats all, he jokes.) It dovetails beautifully into what she wanted to explore, which was masculinity and masculine nature....

Theres always a secret character theyd love to sink their teeth into. So who would it be? Celebrities were pressed on this question at the PEOPLE and EW Upfronts Party in New York on Monday night. Vanessa Hudgens went with a modern sitcom standout with endless optimism. I love Leslie Knope fromParks and Recreation, she laughs. Blindspotstar Jaimie Alexander similarly picked a comedic performance. Im obsessed withLast Man on Earth....

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Inside Entertainment Weekly and People’s 2016 Upfronts Party Take a look inside as stars like Vanessa Hudgens and America Ferrera (pictured above) fete the 2016 upfronts atEntertainment WeeklyandPeople’s party in New York City on Monday. Laverne Cox and Guillermo Rami Malek and Sophia Bush Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, and Sterling K. Brown Robert Herjavec, Kym Johnson, and Ian Ziering Mike Colter and Henry Goldblatt Jess Cagle and Jerrod Carmichael Marlon Wayans and Tracee Ellis Ross Dennis Haysbert, Jaimie Alexander, Carl Weathers, and Ray Liotta Famke Janssen Wendi McLendon-Covey McKenzie Westmore Naturi Naughton America Ferrera and Jess Cagle Sophia Bush and Dascha Polanco Rami Malek and Portia Doubleday Colin Donnell and Yaya DaCosta America Ferrera and Jaimie Alexander Dennis Haysbert and Jaimie Alexander Carl Weathers and Ray Liotta Wendi McLendon-Covey and America Ferrera Robert Herjavec, Kym Johnson, McKenzie Westmore, and Ian Ziering Marlon Wayans Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse Sophia Bush Rami Malek and Henry Goldblatt Jackie Cruz Abigail Spencer, Jess Cagle, and Sophia Bush Dennis Haysbert, Carl Weathers, and Ray Liotta Billie Catherine Lourd Grace Gealey and Trai Byers Miranda Otto and Henry Goldblatt Wendi McLendon-Covey and Noah Galvin Teyonah Parris and Laverne Cox Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People...

See all of the red carpet arrivals from the party, ahead. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly & People...

This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.COM. Yes, Usher really is a married man! Congratulations to you he got married! Credit: Ellen DeGeneres said ofhis weddingtofiancee Grace Miguel. In Cuba it was really great. Until now, the Dont Look Down singer has remained silent about tying the knot. Did you get married here and then go to Cuba for your honeymoon? DeGeneres asked, trying to clarify what happened on the couples vacation abroad in September....