Katherine Heigl thrilled to be 40, Ariana Grande snaps at fan, Lady Gaga is a secret gamer, and other Hollywood updates

Read on to know the latest updates from the world of Hollywood. 

'Morning Joe' co-hosts Joe, Mika marry secretly

Morning Joe co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski got married in a secret ceremony. 

According to Vanity Fair, the television anchors tied the knot at the National Archives here on 24 November with the nation's founding documents, including the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, right at their side. Scarborough and Brzezinski became the first couple to ever get married at the Archives. The ceremony was officiated by Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, reported by media. 

The co-hosts kept their ceremony very private and intimate. There were five guests in attendance, plus both of their children. Scarborough has four children, and Brezezinski has two.

"We wanted it to be really small and simple and not what you expected from Mika and Joe. Everything we do is exposed, and everything felt exposed every step of the way, so we want this to be private until it's over," said Brzezinski. 

Vanity Fair said there weren't even formal invitations for the wedding. The identity of Scarborough and Brezezinski were kept under wraps for vendors, as was the location of the dinner after the ceremony. 

The couple got engaged in March 2017 when Scarborough popped the question while the two of them vacationed in the south of France for Brezezinski's 50th birthday. 

Katherine Heigl thrilled to be 40

Actress Katherine Heigl says she is thrilled about turning 40. 

Heigl celebrated her 40th birthday on 24 November and commemorated the occasion with an introspective social media post. 

The actress shared photographs from her birthday soiree. Standing in front of huge silvery balloons of the number 40, she grinned as she posed in a sweater and jeans, reports of leading publication.

"Well... I am officially 40 years old. I know you are going to think I'm full of it but the truth is... I'm pretty damn thrilled to be 40," she began her post.

A candlelit room provided a festive backdrop for the former Grey's Anatomy star's bash.

"For one thing, as my mother always says 'Getting older is better than the alternative'. Too true mother, too true," she wrote.

"For another thing, 40 feels to me like a certain kind of freedom. Freedom from all the self doubt, insecurities, self loathing, uncertainties and anxieties of my 20s and 30s."

Heigl further said on Instagram, "Not to say I don't still have those moments but I just feel like 40 makes me older and wiser. Steadier in my convictions. More certain of my strengths. More forgiving of my faults.

"I've spent the last five years of my 30s doing the work to evolve my mind and spirit. To move my heart towards a more profound and loving expression of my best self. I've read, studied, explored and practiced ways to expand my understanding of myself and the world around me.

"I've clarified my deepest desires and found that all I really crave is well being. For myself and those I love."

Ariana Grande snaps at fan  

Singer Ariana Grande snapped at a fan who accused her of taking advantage of her late boyfriend and rapper Mac Miller's death. 

The Thank U, Next singer marked her first Thanksgiving since the rapper's death by sharing a Facebook memory of the two celebrating together in 2017. But the post did not go well with one fan as the user claimed that she is "milking" Miller's death, reports of media. 

You a very missed," Grande captioned the photograph. 

Following the tribute, the user tweeted, "She milkin this (expletive) bruh." 

Responding, Grand sent "peace and love" to the user. 

"I pray you never have to deal with anything like this ever and I am sending you peace and love," the 25-year-old singer wrote. 

Ben Affleck, Garner 'in a good place' 

Former star couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are moving forward as committed parents, says a source.

The actors have children Violet, 12, Seraphina, nine, and Samuel, six. 

"Jen and Ben continue to work together to make their parenting as seamless as possible," the source told by media. 

"They really like to do things as a family, be it outings, church, cooking or watching movies. They have both had some ups and downs this year and they seem to be in a good place," the source added. 

Affleck and Garner, who first announced their split in June 2015, spent Thanksgiving last week with their children. 

"Jen, Ben and the kids were in Montana for Thanksgiving," a source said. 

Kim Kardashian was high on ecstasy when she made sex tape 

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has revealed she was high on ecstasy when she first got married, and when she made a sex tape. 

On Sunday's episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim reflected on her "wild" years during a conversation with Scott Disick and Kendall Jenner, who kicked things off by mentioning that she had "heard stories" about Kim, reported by media. 

"You went to Disney and you were all high or something - or Six Flags," said Disick, 35. 

"I didn't know you got high," said Jenner, 23. 

"I got married on ecstasy. The first time," Kim, 38, said of her wedding to music producer Damon Thomas in 2000. 

"I did ecstasy once and I got married. I did it again, I made a sex tape. Like, everything bad would happen," Kim said. 

Disick and Jenner were shocked. 

"You were high on ecstasy when you made that sex tape?" Disick asked of the 2003 sex tape that Kim infamously starred in with Ray J. 

"Absolutely. Everyone knows it," Kim said, adding, "Like, my jaw was shaking the whole time." 

Miranda Kerr fine with having 'mum-bod' 

Model Miranda Kerr says being a mother is the most rewarding thing and she doesn't mind having a "mum-bod". 

The former Victoria's Secret Angel opened up to Marie Claire Australia about motherhood, reports of leading publication. 

Kerr and her husband Evan Spiegel welcomed their first child together in May: a son named Hart. 

She also has a seven-year-old son named Flynn Christopher Bloom, whom she had with her former husband Orlando Bloom. 

She said, "It's such a luxury to be able to be settled, to be in one place and have routines." 

She also said being a mother is "the most rewarding thing". 

Kerr is also fully welcoming her post-baby body. She said, "I've got a mum-bod and it's fine." 

She also discussed the value in taking time for self-care and treating one's body right, especially after having a child. 

She added, "It's really important as women that we're gentle with ourselves and don't feel like we have to snap back into shape after a baby." 

Kerr also doesn't really care that her chiseled abs aren't fully visible at the moment. "I don't mind," she said. "It's all part of it. I took nine months – well, 10 months – to grow a beautiful child and it might take 10 months to feel good in a swimsuit again. Or longer. Or never!" 

Lena Dunham shares revealing before, after images 

Actress-writer-director Lena Dunham has shared her photographs showing the changes her body and state of mind have gone through between 2017 and 2018. 

Both images, posted on social media on Saturday, were bathroom mirror selfies of the actress showing off her side profile in her underwear. 

The left image was taken in the summer of 2017, and showed a skinnier frame, but a far less happy face, reports by leading publication. 

"I was very sick but fetishizing my own body," she captioned it. 

The right hand photograph, which was taken the day after Thanksgiving 2018, showed a fuller figure, and a fuller smile. 

"I am happy, proud and healing and so I should fetishize this body and offer her thanx," she wrote. 

The Girls star had initially shared the comparison in her Instagram stories, but then decided to give it a more permanent place on her feed.

"TFW (that feel when) you feel it so hard that you take it from stories to feed," she explained.

Lady Gaga is a secret gamer

Singer Lady Gaga has revealed she is a secret gamer. 

She spent the Thanksgiving holiday playing action-adventure hack and slash video game Bayonetta, reported by media. 

Gaga revealed this in a series of tweets. 

"Ok, so I had to step away from the game for a minute to collect myself and now I'm in the middle of Chapter X and the battleships just Why? Bayonetta, gamer," Gaga wrote on Thursday. 

By Friday night, she was still at it, having progressed three levels further, reluctantly tearing herself away to sleep before getting straight back into it the following morning.

"Still playing Bayonetta middle of chapter XIII and my hands hurt and I have to sleep and it's 4 in the damn morning but this damn dragon with the face that I have to kill with my weave," she tweeted. 

"Give it another go in the morning. Gamer, respect to the experts, I need emotional support." 

The 32-year-old has been hooked on the video game since the start of the month, admitting via Twitter on 4 November that she was addicted.

Gary Barlow planning a year off     

Take That frontman Gary Barlow is set to quit music for a year. 

The singer reveals he is planning a sabbatical so that he can "live a bit" rather than working 24/7, reports of leading publication. 

Barlow said, "I am working so hard because I am planning a year off. A sabbatical. The last five years I have been working harder because I want to earn myself some serious time off. It might only be six months in reality, but there's stuff I want to do." 

"We don't know what is round the corner for any of us - I want to do it now. Things I want to do other than music that I've never had a chance to do." 

The star, who is gearing up for Take That's Greatest Hits tour next year, added, "I feel like I am on the run the whole time. I am always running. I want to live a bit. 

"I started work at 11 and I haven't really stopped. There's a million things I want to do so I am looking forward to that." 

Take That have worked non-stop since they first formed nearly 30 years ago. 

Al Pacino to star in 'King Lear' adaptation 

Actor Al Pacino will star as King Lear in a new film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. 

According to The Guardian, the Oscar-winning actor will be directed by Michael Radford, who worked with Pacino in 2004's The Merchant of Venice where the actor played Shylock, in King Lear, the story of a once-great monarch who descends into madness. 

"Lear is the one that everyone aims for. Al has been toying with the idea for a long time. There's a difference between Shylock, who's only in five scenes, and Lear, who is in every scene, pretty much," Radford said in a statement. 

"It's enormous. I think (Pacino) would like to have that kind of kudos because he's a terrific actor." 

Pacino's casting for the film has been rumoured about for years. 

Producer Barry Navidi, who also worked on The Merchant of Venice, said, "Before, we had the passion and the desire, but we never had a start date. We all have the energy to do ('King Lear') now. We're creating, hopefully, an epic.

Pacino made his name as a Hollywood star in films such as The Godfather and Scarface. 

Roseanne Barr says she's fine amid heart attack rumour 

Actress-comedian Roseanne Barr denied rumours she had a heart attack. 

"I'm fine," Barr, 66, tweeted early on Sunday after tweets claiming she had a medical emergency went viral. 

In a photo accompanying the tweet, Barr can be seen standing tall in a living room while wearing a t-shirt designed to look like a corset, reported by media. 

The rumours spread on Twitter after Sputnik News radio host Lee Stranahan's live Periscope video was interrupted by a call from a man identifying himself as Barr's assistant, seemingly informing him about the alleged heart attack. 

In another tweet, Barr said, "I was the victim of a prank. I've had no medical issues. I'm spending time at home with my family and relaxing."

Barr has been laying low in recent weeks after the Roseanne spinoff, The Conners, premiered in October. The hit Roseanne reboot was cancelled by ABC in May following a racist comment Barr made about former Obama White House advisor Valerie Jarrett. In the new series, Roseanne's namesake character died of an opiate overdose. 

Blankenbuehler to choreograph film adaptation of 'Cats'  

Dancer-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler is set to choreograph the upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Cats. 

The news was reported by leading publication. 

Blankenbuehler, who choreographed the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical, is also known as the choreographer for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. 

Blankenbuehler has also worked in television, including on the remake of Dirty Dancing, America's Got Talent, and So You Think You Can Dance. 

The upcoming Cats adaptation recently added Jason Derulo to the cast, which also includes Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and Ian McKellan.

Derulo will portray Rum Tum Tugger, with Hudson as Grizabella, Elba portraying Macavity, and McKellen as Gus the Theatre Cat. 

Tom Hooper will direct from a script he co-wrote with Lee Hall. The musical was based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. 

'The Lion King' trailer makes second biggest debut ever 

After the trailer of the upcoming The Lion King remake made its debut earlier this week, Disney thanked its "entire pride" for making it their second most-viewed trailer debut from any studio in 24 hours. 

The trailer generated 224.6 million global views in 24 hours, according to Disney studios, coming in second to the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, which attracted 238 million views, reports of media. 

Disney celebrated the trailer's success in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. 

The remake comes from director Jon Favreau with Donald Glover leading the cast as young Lion Simba, while Beyonce - who is credited in the trailer with her last name, Knowles-Carter - voices Nala, a childhood friend and later love interest to Simba. 

Glover and Knowles-Carter are also joined by James Earl Jones who reprises his role from the 1994 animated film as Simba's father Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Simba's villainous uncle Scar, Alfre Woodard as Simba's mother Sarabi, with child actor JD McCrary playing the young version of Simba. 

Shahadi Wright Joseph is voicing the young Nala, while John Kani voices the baboon Rafiki and John Oliver playing Mufasa's confidant, Zazu. 

Favreau's The Lion King is set to open on 19 July 2019. 

Magician, actor Ricky Jay dies at 72
 
Magician Ricky Jay, who also acted in films and TV shows such as Boogie Nights, House of Games and Deadwood, is dead at 72.

Jay's manager, Winston Simone, said he died of natural causes here on Saturday, reported by media. 

"He was one of a kind. We will never see the likes of him again," Simone said. 

Jay's attorney Stan Coleman confirmed his death. His partner in the Deceptive Practices company, Michael Weber, tweeted, "I am sorry to share that my remarkable friend, teacher, collaborator and co-conspirator is gone." 

Jay was also known for his card tricks and memory feats.

He appeared in several David Mamet movies, including House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, Things Change, Redbelt and State and Main. 

In Deadwood, he played card sharp Eddie Sawyer during the first season, and also wrote for the show. 

In the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, Jay played a cyber-terrorist to Pierce Brosnan's Bond. 

He also provided the narration for movies such as Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. His one-man Broadway show directed by Mamet, Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, was recorded for an HBO special in 1996. 

Jay, who was born Richard Jay Potash in Brooklyn, was introduced to magic by his grandfather. He began performing in New York, opening for rock bands. Jay first worked in film with Caleb Deschanel's The Escape Artist, media  reported. 

A documentary about his life, Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, was released in 2012. 

A student of all facets of magic, prestidigitation and trickery, he maintained a large library of historic works and wrote two books. 

Cardi B visits her old elementary school 

Rapper Cardi B walked down the memory lane as she visited her elementary school. 

The Bronx-born MC hit up P.S. 128 Audubon earlier this month in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood. Cardi did three years there – first through third grades. 

The surprise drop-in also made for a sweet reunion between Cardi and her first grade teacher, Yvette Coporan, who's still teaching at the school after all these years. They posed for a picture, reports by leading publication. 

Obviously, Cardi's come a long way since those days -- as evidenced by her incredible success this year and, more recently, the sweet house she bought for her mom. 

And, even though she's living in Atlanta these days with hubby Offset and baby Kulture, it's great to see Cardi showing love for her roots and her education. 

'Captain Marvel' is a big moment for diversity, says Ben 

Actor Ben Mendelsohn, who is featuring in an upcoming Captain Marvel movie, believes that the film will lead to more diversity in the movie industry. 

In an interview to leading publication, Ben said, "I think we have something really special here, and that all comes from a finely crafted script, it's absolutely beautiful. 

"Obviously this is a big moment for Marvel, and hopefully a sweeping change for inclusion and diversity in the industry," he added. 

Ben will be seen playing the part of Talos, leader of an alien invasion of Earth in the film.

The movie, which is the first to feature a solo female hero (Brie Larson as Captain Marvel), is being produced by Nate Moore. It also features Marvel Studios' first female director, Anna Boden.