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Megan Fox to guest star on ‘New Girl’

NEW YORK

Megan Fox will guest star in a recurring role next season on “New Girl.”

The popular actress will play a gorgeous pharmaceutical sales rep who shakes things up in the loft by renting out the room of Jess (series star Zooey Deschanel) while she is sequestered on jury duty. Fox will make her first appearance in the sixth episode of the upcoming fifth season, scheduled to premiere in January on the Fox network.

Fox is best known from her hit films “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Transformers.”

Aretha Franklin postpones upcoming Oklahoma shows

DURANT, Okla.

Aretha Franklin is postponing two upcoming concerts in Oklahoma, citing a busy travel schedule.

The Queen of Soul released a statement Friday saying she was rescheduling her Oct. 17 concert in Durant and Oct. 22 show in Tulsa.

Franklin, who lives in Detroit, travels only by tour bus. She says she’s not prepared to travel so far again after driving to the West Coast this summer.

Franklin says she will reschedule the dates.

Pope to visit White House on Yom Kippur

WASHINGTON

Pope Francis’ historic visit to the White House next week will leave some Jews out.

The spiritual leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics is making a brief stop at the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Barack Obama, part of Francis’ first visit to the U.S. But Wednesday also is Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year for Jews.

The day’s themes are atonement and repentance, and Jews traditionally spend the day fasting and in intensive prayer, often participating in religious services for most of the day.

Jews will be able to participate in other parts of the pope’s Washington visit, as well as the New York and Philadelphia legs of his historic trip.

Associated Press