Weekly Entertainment News Wrap – Empire-Sized Surprise

Game of Thrones stars say goodbye, a new twist for Jussie Smollett, and what’s coming up on Stranger Things 3 — here’s all the entertainment news and gossip you missed over the last week from Hollywood.

More Drama
There’s a new twist in former Empire star Jussie Smollett’s legal drama.

A Thrones Farewell
Following the Game of Thrones series finale, the entire cast thanked fans for their spirited support. You can also find out where your faves will turn up next.

John Bradley reflected on his Thrones alter ego Samwell Tarly via a special video. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau talked about being part of such a TV phenomenon and what it meant to play Jaime Lannister.

Remembering an Angel
As the 10-year anniversary of her death approaches, ABC aired touching two-hour documentary, This Is Farrah Fawcett, about the late Charlie’s Angels star.

Strange Preview
Check out the sneak peek preview of Stranger Things upcoming third season.

Celebs Inspire
This Is Us matriarch Mandy Moore is checking off items on her bucket list and one of them involves Mount Everest. Tom Hanks shared a hilarious selfie with a fan who has a tattoo of his iconic Toy Story character. Find out how Selma Blair’s battle with MS inspired her 7-year-old son Arthur’s class writing project.

Just the Facts
We’ve got five about lots of primetime stars, including Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Grey’s Anatomy’s Alex Karev,  A Million Little Things’ Christina Moses (Regina), and Ziva David from NCIS.

Speaking of Ziva, did you catch the epic season finale of NCIS this past week? It had a couple of surprise returns from past fan favorites!