
What a difference a year makes!
For instance, we had only heard the name Timothee Chalamet as a guy who dated Madonna's daughter Lourdes Leon and as an also-ran for the new Spider-Man.
But after stellar performances in the highly acclaimed Call Me Be Your Name and Lady Bird, he's DEF going to be the next big thing. Expect to see him all over the award circuit AND in a LOT more projects next year!
To see who else you should go ahead and keep your eye on in 2018, ch-ch-check out our full list of rising stars (below)!
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Don't call it a comeback!!
After a year off being a self-proclaimed "soccer mom," it sounds like Madonna is ready to go back out on tour once again — and 2018 could mark a BIG comeback for the superstar!!
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Earlier this morning, Madge appeared on Live With Kelly & Ryan for a casual interview about her family and career when she joined the two hosts at one point in a game of Sketching With The Stars.
During the game, she brought out longtime pal Anderson Cooper, who ended up being her partner for the game — but it's what Cooper asked her before the game that has everybody talking!!
Ch-ch-check out Cooper asking Madonna when she was going to head back out on tour (below), and hear her GLORIOUS response:

It's birthday time for Britney Spears!!
The star decided to ring in her birthday festivities right at the stroke of midnight over the weekend, when she dropped a special performance video on her Instagram account for everyone to see!!
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In a shoutout to Madonna, watch Brit sing Can't Help Falling In Love (below)!!!

The shoe is on the other foot now, Chalamet! LOLz!
Timothée Chalamet, who is blowing everyone away with his mature, nuanced performance in Call Me By Your Name, was on Andy Cohen's Sirius XM radio show on Monday when the two began to reminisce about the first time they met — at a dance party with Madonna, apparently!
In case you forgot, young Timothée used to date Madge's daughter Lourdes Leon.
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When asked if Lola had seen his movie yet, he said she was too busy teasing him about being a star:
"She hasn't seen it yet, but she's excited to. She teases me about it. She teases me about, like, the public appearances. The movie itself she's very excited about and the reception it's been getting is only a great thing. It's like the public appearance stuff around it, like some of the late night things I've done. I'll get made fun of."
Ch-ch-check out more of the interview to hear about that night dancing with Her Madgesty (below)!

Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Paris Hilton??
Yes, you heard us right. The socialite is one of the greatest inventors of all time… or so she says!
On Sunday, The Simple Life star made an explosive claim on Twitter that she and Britney Spears invented the selfie more than a decade ago!
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The 36-year-old posted the following tweet along with photographic evidence:

We knew the Harvey Weinstein stories weren't over.
Sadly, now we're hearing one from Lupita Nyong'o.
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The Black Panther actress opened up in a lengthy New York Times op-ed on Thursday, in which she says she felt "a flare of rage" in learning how many women had been through what she had:
"I had shelved my experience with Harvey far in the recesses of my mind, joining in the conspiracy of silence that has allowed this predator to prowl for so many years. I had felt very much alone when these things happened, and I had blamed myself for a lot of it, quite like many of the other women who have shared their stories. But now that this is being discussed openly, I have not been able to avoid the memories resurfacing. I have felt sick in the pit of my stomach."
Here is her story: