chloe melas is here. chloe, what's now happened >> reporter: lester, new mexico prosecutors have now recharged actor alec baldwin with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on that "rust" film set. baldwin's attorneys say, we look forward to our day in court. baldwin was initially charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter last year, but the charges were dismissed, citing new evidence that required further investigation. in a report released last summer, prosecutors claimed new forensic testing of the gun concluded that baldwin had to have pulled the trigger, something the actor has repeatedly denied now, a trial date has not yet been set, but if convicted, he could face up to 18 months in jail. >> all right, chloe, thank you. >>> to the race for 2024 now the republican candidates entering the final weekend of campaigning before tuesday's new hampshire primary. donald trump and nikki haley ramping up attacks as the former president gets

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nbc's entertainment correspondent chloe melas joins us with the details. you happy new year i missed you all it is not just mickey mouse. it is minnie mouse, too. even music all up for grabs as of new year's day. remember the original mickey mouse, better known as steam de animated short film of the same name, directed by walt disney. now this morning, mickey and thousands of other classic works are entering public domain, following the expiration of a 95-year boat willy up for grabs for anyone that wants to use this specific version without permission. >> i got to figure out how to make money on this thing it is simply too good. >> across social media, users reacting to the use. one posting, hey, check out this new character i came up with a spokesperson say more modern versions will remain unaffected. adding mickey will continue to play a leading role as the global ambassador for the walt disney company and our story telling, theme park attractions and merchandise. it is not just mickey. the original minnie mouse and tiger will also be joining the lot. >

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chloe melas joins us with a lot of the highlights.losers, who were the big winners last night and what were some of the surprise and oppenheimer, five golden globes awards. oppenheimer won best drama best director for christopher nolan. best supporting actor for robert downy jr. and best original score, listen to a little bit about what christopher nolan said when he took the stage to win his first-ever golden globe. >> the only time i've been on this stage before was accepting one of these on behalf of our dear friend heath ledger and that was complicated and challenging for me. i thought it would be simpler accepting for myself but as a director i realize i can only accept this on behalf of people as directors we bring people together and we try to get them to give their best. >> a few weeks until the nominations for the oscars come in. kiln of the flower moon, it's also long like oppenheimer it's worth seeing, lily glaldstone won and she made history as the first indigenous to win. >> this is for a little urban kid, every little na

enough girl power what does this year hold all the news, dates and releases you need to know now chloe melasle, these award shows, we're about to get into awards season now. season, especially with the strike that we had last year hollywood is back. and this month you have the golden globes and the emmys. and i also -- you know, we are going to get to the oscars that are in march in between that sandwiched in the middle are the grammys, music's biggest night. in terms of what you need to be watching, if you haven't seen "barbie," "pillars of the flower moon," "ted lasso," "succession," some of the movies and shows, "oppenheimer. remember barbenheimer at the box office it shattered records that weekend. those are things that you really need to be watching. >> let's focus on the grammys. there is some girl power there taylor swift we expected sza got a bunch of grammy sides. >> sza leading the way with nine nominations. look at billie eilish. taylor swift, we know she had a heck of a 2023 year. this year she's already making grammy history with the most is song of the year nominations ever how

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nbc's chloe melas has more on this whole story hey, chloe, good morning >> reporter: good morning.rds when he doubled down in the monologue last night, describing the harm caused by rodgers' comments besides a recent tweet this is the first time we're hearing from jimmy kimmel who is now challenging aaron rodgers to apologize. >> aaron rodgers is too arrogant to know how ignorant he is. >> reporter: overnight, jimmy kimmel hitting back at new york jets' quarterback aaron rogers in a scathing seven-minute monologue. >> he generally thinks that because god gave him the ability to throw a ball, he's smarter than everyone else >> reporter: kimmel again taking on the star quarterback after rodgers last week suggested a link between kimmel and convicted sex offenders jeffrey epstein while appearing on espn's pat mcafee show >> a lot of people, including jimmy kimmel, are hoping that doesn't come out >> geez. >> reporter: rodgers was referring to court documents that included names of people with some alleged connection to epstein. mcafee apologizing describing rodgers talk as locker room

nbc news entertainment correspondent chloe melas, also former editor of "the hollywood reporter" matthewwhat? who? what was that? oh, okay. i need to see that some day. i'm telling you, this was just all fan service. "oppenheimer," my favorite movie. "the bear," my favorite tv show. "succession," who hasn't been pulled in with "succession?" this was a great night for those of us who like those things. take us inside there and talk about how this really was -- this was christopher nolan's party, right? we were all just guests watching christopher nolan's party. >> first of all, joe, i was in that ballroom. it was my second time sitting in there, and there was a stark contrast to last year. the energy was palpable, given the months of the hollywood shutdown due to the strikes. people were just excited to be back. to the point, joe, at some points i couldn't even hear the show because there was so much joip joy. people were talking. tons of celebrities. elbow to elbow. my table, meryl streep's table, christopher nolan's table. jo koy did his best for some laughs. the monologue did fall a bi

chloe melas has a look back at her legendary career. >> truly broadway royalty.king barriers for latina performers every step of the way. ♪ ♪ come on, babe ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this morning, tributes pouring in for chita rivera, honoring the indelible mark she made on the american musical "west side story" to "chicago." born in washington, d.c. in 1933, she told al she always felt her calling was the stage. >> how do you see yourself >> once a dancer, always a dancer fortunately, i can rely on a wonderful time. i was able to do some pretty phenomenal shows >> reporter: an electrifying triple threat, dancing, acting and singing her way. rose in "bye bye birdie" and "chicago." a meteoric run paused by a devastating car crash that required 16 pins to fix a broken leg. but it couldn't keep rivera from the stage for long she worked on broadway for decades more one of her costars, wilt chase, remembered rivera stealing the show at nearly 80 years old, on and off the stage. >> she was very mischievous. she had a little twinkle in her eye. >> reporter: she garnered 10 tony n

our own entertainment chloe melas is here to tell us exactly why. >> by the way, watching you at thea household name, helping people shake up with exercise programs now he's coming like "sweatin' to the oldies," but he hasn't been seen publicly since 2014, and rarely heard from, even on social media, but now he's coming out swinging against a new film in development about his life he's the fitness guru that rose to superstardom in the '80s. >> get ready to sweat! >> richard simmons becoming a household name for his tv workouts and high-energy personality. his life will now be the focus of an upcoming biopic, starring comedian pauley shore, but thi morning, simmons says he did not authorize the project. the 75-year-old writing in a rare social media post, i have never given my permission for this movie adding, i no longer have a manager and i no longer have a publicist. i just try to live a quiet life and be peaceful. the filmmakers still saying they're eager to make the film to celebrate simmons, telling nbc news in a statement, while we would love to have him involved, we respect hi

. >> chloe melas is here. >> i will not sing and dance right now.rs across the country while some movie goers might have been surprised to hear regina george sing, the success of the new film is showing that many are changing their tune about movie musicals from the new mean girls -- ♪ my name is regina george ♪ >> reporter: to the fresh take on "the color purple," to timothÉe chalamet's reimagined world of pure imagination in "wonka." movie musicals are having a comeback, and hitting all the right notes with viewers over the weekend, "mean girls" dominating at the domestic box office, raking in an estimated $28 million. >> we've had a movie then we had a broadway musical now we have a movie with music. >> reporter: the new film an adaptation of the broadway show based on tina fey's 2004 cult classic. >> it doesn't feel like a filmed broadway show. it's very like music video style shooting it feels very fresh. >> reporter: "wonka," a prequel to the original 1971 film also seeing green, now grossing more than half a billion dollars worldwide. while t

nbc's entertainment correspondent chloe melas with all the details. >> the emmys were back in a big waying nostalgia, laughs and some of tv's most iconic stars. >> and the emmy goes to -- >> reporter: it was a night of sweeping wins. big reunions and touching tributes as hollywood celebrated the biggest names in television. hbo succession snapping up best drama and three acting wins in its final season, including culken with his own family moment on stage. >> my beautiful wife jazz, thank you for sharing your life with me and for giving me two amazing kids and jazz, i want more. [ laughter ]. >> hulu's "the bear" swept the comedy category, winning best comedy series. star jeremy allen white taking the lead statue. the emmy awards marking 75 years by reuniting some of tv's most iconic ensemble casts on recreated sets, including "cheers. the is a pan knows, martin, gray anatomy and tina fey and amy poehler. >> we reached the stage in life where we'll only present awards sitting down >> and of course, the dancing stars from ally mcbeal ♪ >> this night was also a celebration of diversity, t