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Karlie Kloss walks the carpet while attending Time and People’s Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Cocktail Party on Friday night (April 29) at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Others in attendance at the party included Jaimie Alexander, Keegan-Michael Key, Gayle King, Candace Cameron Bure, Savannah Guthrie, Tamron Hall, Emily Osment, House of Cards stars Constance Zimmer and Michael Kelly, and Independence Day: Resurgence stars Vivica A. Fox, Jessie Usher, and Sela Ward.

Connie Britton stepped out that afternoon during WHCD weekend to attend the Glamour and Facebook brunch to discuss sexism in 2016.

Bellamy Young walked the carpet that night at Capitol File’s WHCD Welcome Reception at the British Ambassador’s residence. She was also celebrating her cover for the mag!

FYI: Emily is wearing an Elliatt jumpsuit, Tarryn Simone clutch, and Sarah Flint shoes.

Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, and Zac Efron show off their trophy while posing backstage at the 2016 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards on Thursday night (April 14) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

The three stars of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates picked up the Comedy Stars of the Year Award at the event, thrown by movie theater owners.

Zac was seen meeting up with his pal Maika Monroe, who he worked with on the indie film At Any Price.

Maika was joined at the event by her Independence Day: Resurgence co-stars Jessie Usher, Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward, and Brett Spiner. They won the Ensemble of the Universe Award!

FYI: Anna is wearing a Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini dress and Jennifer Meyer jewelry. Zac is wearing Ermenegildo Zegna. Adam is wearing a Topman shirt.

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Nate Parker and Aja Naomi King walk the red carpet at the 2016 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards held at Caesars Palace on Thursday (April 14) in Las Vegas.

The 36-year-old filmmaker received the Breakthrough Director of the Year Award for his work on the upcoming movie The Birth of a Nation, which he stars in with Aja.

Earlier in the day, the co-stars attended the Fox panel alongside Independence Day: Resurgence cast members Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox, Maika Monroe, and Jessie Usher.

FYI: Nate is wearing Ermenegildo Zegna. Maika is wearing a Preen top and skirt. Aja is wearing Kurt Geiger shoes.

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Huge casting news for the highly anticipated movie Independence Day 2 – Sela Ward will be playing the President of the United States!

You heard that right, a female president will be featured in the upcoming blockbuster movie. Her character’s name will be President Lanford, according to Deadline.

Sela previously worked with the film’s director Roland Emmerich on the movie The Day After Tomorrow.

Returning for the film are Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, and Vivica A. Fox along with newcomers to the cast, Liam Hemsworth, Joey King, Maika Monroe, and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Sad news for all fans of the long-running series CSI: NY – it has been canceled by CBS after nine seasons on the air.

The show, which most recently starred Gary Sinise and Sela Ward, ended its ninth season back in February. It was the third series in the CSI franchise, which now is only represented on television by the original.

If you still want to catch episodes of the show on TV, you can watch repeats during the daytime on Spike TV and in the evening on TNT.

It is also being reported that Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis‘ freshman series Vegas is coming to an end as well.

Other shows getting the axe on CBS include Rules of Engagement and Theo James‘ Golden Boy.

ARE YOU SAD that CSI: NY and Vegas have been canceled?

Sela Ward is joining the cast of CSI: New York!

The 54-year-old actress replaces Melina Kanakaredes on the show. Sela will portray “an experienced investigator from Washington, D.C. whose work is driven by her empathy for the victim” (via EW).

“I am thrilled to be working with Gary [Sinise] and this terrific group of people,” Sela shared. “I’m a huge fan.”

You can catch Sela on CSI: NY beginning this fall! The show will air Fridays at 9/8c on CBS.

Penn Badgley joins co-star Amber Heard on the red carpet at premiere of their new movie, The Stepfather at the SVA Theater on Monday (October 12) in New York City.

The 22-year-old actor told JustJared.com about his character in the movie: “His name is Michael and he’s a reformed…for lack of a better word, f�”ed up. He’s back at military school and he finds that his stepfather is suspicious.” Check out the trailer for the movie at WelcomeToTheFamily.com.

Also pictured: Penn‘s co-stars Sela Ward and Dylan Walsh as well as his Gossip Girl co-star Taylor Momsen.

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