Actors from original “Star Wars” returning… Who will replace Barbara Walters?… It’s already happened for Kimye… Naya Rivera has been written off Glee… and The Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas break up

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There have been rumors flying around for a few days, but now it’s been confirmed that the major players in the original “Star Wars” — Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford — will all be back for Episode VII!! Director JJ Abrams released a statement revealing the big news yesterday. Do you realize it’s been THIRTY YEARS since Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo were together on the big screen?? Also joining them will be C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker). Shooting in London begins in the next couple of weeks. The movie is expected to be released in December 2015.

When Barbara Walters leaves “The View” on May 16, who will take her seat? Do we really NEED another voice on “The View” anyway? When Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar left, Jenny McCarthy was quite enough. But Page Six is reporting that they might shake things up on the show and bring in a MAN on the panel! In other gossip, some are whispering that Whoopi Goldberg is ready to leave, but Page Six’s sources say she’s staying put. She will, however , take a few weeks off this summer to film a movie.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West really want to be married in Paris. But with the residency requirements, their attorneys advised them to have a civil ceremony in California before flying off for the big festivities that are scheduled for May 24. Sources say that Kim and Kanye secretly got a marriage license this week and were planning a private, hush-hush ceremony, but now it’s looking like it’s already happened. Kim left for Paris to make final wedding preparations last night.

Naya Rivera is not just out at “Glee.” RadarOnline is reporting that she has been written off the last two shows of the season; the production crew has already packed up her trailer and shipped her things to her house; she’s been banned from the studio lot; and FOX plans to sue her for hours lost due to her on set tantrums and storming off the set. Naya’s rep sent a statement to Entertainment Weekly saying, “Any reports or rumors circulating that Naya Rivera was let go or fired from Glee are absolutely untrue. End of story.”

It is OVER for Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas. After dating for almost two years, and after rumors that a Royal engagement was in the works, the couple called it quits. Some sources are saying Harry ended things because Cressie was too needy. Others are saying that Cressida wasn’t ready to take on all the responsibilities involved with becoming a member of the Royal Family.