Happy birthday, Khloe Kardashian!

The reality TV star, who turns 30 today (June 27), rang in her milestone birthday in style, and wearing grillz, in New York on Thursday, with friends, family and boyfriend French Montana.

The “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” stars seemed to have a great time celebrating Khloe’s big night, snapping pics of the festivities.

Newlywed Kim posted a photo of Khloe with French, who look so excited and happy next to her birthday cake, captioning the pic, “Let the birthday celebrations begin @khloekardashian !!!!!!!! #OneofThoseBlurryNight”

Khloe also posted a pic of her blowing out the candles on her three-tiered cake, saying that she “couldn’t help but wish for a couple of forevers.”

The E! stars filled our Instagram timelines with more photos including Kris Jenner posing with French and Kim and Kourtney, who is expecting her third child, sharing a sister moment with Kylie.

In another photo, Kendall Jenner grabbed a selfie with the birthday girl, who was rocking some sparkly grillz.

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He’s best known for his crude humor and pop culture references, but Seth MacFarlane’s interests extend beyond the realm of comedy and into the world of education.

Case in point: The “Family Guy” and “American Dad” creator has made a massive pledge to LeVar Burton’s “Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter campaign. MacFarlane has promised to match every dollar pledged in the five remaining days of the Kickstarter campaign, up to $1 million.

“This all means one thing: there has never been a better time to bring new people into this campaign,” Burton wrote on the “Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter page. “Every new dollar you add to your pledge, or spend on an add-on reward, or convince your friends and relatives to add, will get us two dollars to help schools.”

The “Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter is designed to bring the educational program to web-connected homes and classrooms across the nation. In meeting its initial $1 million goal, “Reading Rainbow” will already be available in over 1,500 classrooms at no cost to schools. A $5 million stretch goal was designed to make “Reading Rainbow” available to 7,500 classrooms, but thanks to MacFarlane’s pledge, reaching the $5 million goal will add an additional $1 million to the cause — meaning if the stretch goal is reached, “Reading Rainbow” will be available in 12,500 classrooms across the country.

It’s not MacFarlane’s first major effort on the educational front. He’s also an executive producer on “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” the educational program hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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Snow White’s “Twilight” days may be over.

Universal Pictures is pushing forward with a sequel to “Snow White and the Huntsman,” the gritty fairy tale adaptation that saw Kristen Stewart playing the legendary princess, with “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth as her Huntsman. But according to one source, only one of those two will be involved in the sequel.

“Kristen Stewart is not expected to return for ‘SWATH 2,’” reports The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider, “which is expected to emphasize Chris Hemsworth’s role as the titular Huntsman.”

That’s a big blow for fans who flocked to the first film specifically because of Stewart’s involvement. But perhaps there’s something to be said for following the Huntsman on his own adventures without being tied to the Snow story.

One encouraging sign for the sequel is its new director: Frank Darabont, the visionary filmmaker responsible for “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile.” He’s also the man who originally adapted “The Walking Dead” for AMC, before his unceremonious departure from the series at the start of season two. His unique visual style and eye for finding light through dark themes could work wonders with the tale of the Huntsman.

What do you make of Stewart’s possible “Snow White” departure?

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So it looks like Mark Wahlberg isn’t the only one who’s found a Transformer, you guys. As the latest installment in Michael Bay‘s robotic movie franchise, “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” hits theaters, Optimus Prime and his buddies have gotten the once-over from film critics. You know, in order to help you decide whether or not the nearly 3-hours-long (really) robot epic is worth your dollars and time.

Eschewing the Shia LaBeouf-iness of installments past, the newest iteration finds Wahlberg in the hero’s seat (one of the main reasons the sequel got made), with the likes of Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammer along for the ride. After a mega-battle has left a once-great city in utter ruins, a new form of evil steps up to the plate in an attempt to change the course of history and take over the world. Thanks to Optimus Prime and the other Autobots (alongside Wahlberg, too, of course), a war of good versus evil is fought in the name of saving the planet.

Still the question begs: should you see it? Well that’s what critics are for — to help inform your opinion before heading out to IMAX it up. Whether you do is up to you, but we’ve rounded up a few opinions in the meantime to help you make up your mind.

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Get ready to watch your heroes strap up the Jaegers again, Pacific Rimmers! Guillermo del Toro officially committed to making a sequel to “Pacific Rim” with Universal.

Zak Penn has been tapped to pen the script with del Toro, while Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni of Legendary Pictures will join Mary Parent, Callum Green and del Toro as producers.

The film, tentatively titled “Pacific Rim 2,” is set to be released in 3-D and IMAX on April 7, 2017.

The original film, which was centered around humankind’s use of gigantic humanoid robots to war with the colossal monsters known as Kaijus, grossed more than $400 million worldwide thanks to a hefty international box office led by China’s $114 million.

“The characters I love will return,” del Toro told BuzzFeed. “Raleigh, Mako, Newt, Gottlieb and who knows, maybe even Hannibal Chau – but we are taking them into a fresh territory that will display amazing sights and battles. The first film set the stage and now we’re ready to have a blast.”

Reportedly, del Toro has already begun working on the sequel on the heels of post-production on “Crimson Peak.”

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“Free Agents” host TJ Lavin said racing to the top of Volcano Villarrica would be the hardest thing the game’s competitors would ever have to do, but evidently, he’s never tried to strike up a romance in the “Challenge” house.

This season, after a drunken, jokey proposal, Nany and Cohutta realized they had genuine feelings for each other. The epiphany scared the sh** out of Nany, and to cope (and possibly to sabotage her shot at something real), she decided to sleep with Johnny Reilly. But Southern charmer Cohutta wouldn’t be deterred and continued to work his way into Nany’s heart until the day he was eliminated.

On tonight’s “Free Agents” reunion special, after Nany laid into Johnny Bananas for trying to mess things up between her and Cohutta by airing her dirty laundry (literally — he found Johnny Reilly’s underwear on the couch), something special happened. Cohutta let go of his own misgivings about a serious relationship and made it official with the woman he said smells like “wild honeysuckle blossom.” It was nothing short of magic.

“I’ve never felt more appreciated,” Cohutta told host Jonny Moseley, before turning to face Nany. “So, will you go to the prom with me?”

Nany accepted. But could this thing really work?

Well, considering what Cohutta recently shared with MTV News, we have no doubts. The competitor says in the interview clip below that he couldn’t hold Nany accountable for her partying in the house (“Nany ...

Instinct might tell the average person to flee from Villarrica, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes. But shelving common sense and racing to the top just made two “Free Agents” $125,000 richer.

After two days, five legs and 25 miles on a stationary bike (how cruel!), Johnny Bananas officially walked away with his fifth championship check on tonight’s finale, while three-time runner-up Laurel finally got the gold medal she deserved. But the difference between first and second was nearly negligible on both sides.

Though Laurel came out on a tear on the women’s side, winning the first two heats decisively, “Real World: Las Vegas” export Nany passed her on the third leg, which involved ascending a vertical wall. As far as cumulative time was concerned, Laurel won by nine minutes, but Nany stayed on her tail until the very end of the race and nipped at her heels until the very top of Villarrica.

Devyn, who wasn’t sure she had what it took to endure the tall task, finished long after her fellow competitors. But as far as TJ Lavin was concerned, she was MVP for digging as deeply as she did. Bravo, D!

On the men’s side, it was a consistent two-man race between Bananas and the other Johnny. Bananas started out in front, but Johnny took the lead in leg two, only to lose it once more in the third heat. Bananas took the fourth as well, but in ...