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Saturday, October 18

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Below are the latest entertainment news stories.

Jason Momoa worked with a coach to speak Hawaiian authentically in ‘Chief of War'

Jason Momoa drove a vintage pickup along a winding country road in Hawaii, a tattooed arm dangling out the window and Metallica blasting.

“POO’-ah-LEE’,” he said.

His passenger corrected him, again, modeling the subtle emphasis on the “u” sound: “Puali.”

‘SNL' drops November lineup: Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell to host

Live from New York … the “SNL” November show lineup has arrived!

Following a stacked first three shows of season 51 in October — featuring Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, and Sabrina Carpenter as hosts and Doja Cat, Role Model and Carpenter as musical guests, “SNL” announced on Friday who will be hosting and performing in November.

Miles Teller is first up on Nov. 1.

How a T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift sparked a $2M windfall for sea otters

An Easter egg dropped by Taylor Swift in the film for her new album is proving to be a boon for sea otters in Northern California.

The pop star wore a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter conservation T-shirt in a release party movie for her new “The Life of a Showgirl” album, sending her ardent fans on a quest to buy the shirt last produced in the 1990s.

After the aquarium was flooded with calls about buying the T-shirt showing two otters floating on their back, it decided to re-release the garment Thursday as part of a special campaign to raise $1.3 million, a nod to Swift’s favorite number, said Liz MacDonald, the aquarium’s director of content strategy.