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Rock legend Rod Stewart extends his Las Vegas Strip run
LAS VEGAS — Thirteen years and 200 shows are not enough for Rod Stewart at the Colosseum. The knighted, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will be back with a dozen dates in 2025. Dubbed “The Encore Shows,” the series runs March 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22; May 29...
Pitbull Stadium is the new home of FIU football. The artist has bought the naming rights
Welcome to Pitbull Stadium, the home of your FIU Panthers. Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement on Tuesday with international recording artist, Grammy winner and entrepreneur Armando Christian Pérez — the Miami native better known as Pitbull — to put his name on their on-campus...
Los Angeles home of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson burglarized
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have become the latest victims in an uptick of Hollywood home invasions. The couple’s luxury estate was burglarized while they were out of town. According to TMZ, the robbers got access to the home by smashing in the glass to their guest house. However, the...
Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license over DWI arrest in New York
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — A New York judge suspended Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license Friday at a virtual court appearance on Long Island. Timberlake pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated. Police arrested Timberlake June 18 after they say he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane. The...
Norah O’Donnell leaving as anchor of CBS evening newscast after election
Norah O’Donnell is leaving as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” after the presidential election, she announced on Tuesday. O’Donnell has been top anchor of the newscast for five years and prior to that anchored the network’s morning show. She told CBS News colleagues in an email that it’s time...
Fans swarm hill in Munich, claiming a high perch for watching Taylor Swift concert for free
MUNICH — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations in the southern German city, for the second straight day Sunday. That gave...
Snoop Dogg to blaze it up in Paris as a torchbearer for 2024 Olympics: ‘Gots to do it’
Snoop Dogg — rap icon, business mogul and king of brand deals — just landed a new gig: Olympic torchbearer. The 52-year-old “Drop It Like It’s Hot” icon will be among the people to carry the Olympic torch before the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony Friday. Mayor Mathieu Hanotin of Saint-Denis,...
Priscilla Presley suing former associates for elder abuse, theft of $1 million
Priscilla Presley is suing several former business associates, alleging financial elder abuse and seeking over $1 million in damages. The widow of legendary rock musician Elvis Presley filed the legal documents on Thursday, claiming she was forced into “a form of indentured servitude,” according to TMZ. The 79-year-old is accusing...
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
LOS ANGELES — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. After years with breast cancer, Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was...
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
NEW YORK — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
NEW YORK — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96. Westheimer died on Friday at her home in New York City, surrounded by her family, according to...
Alec Baldwin weeps in court when judge announces involuntary manslaughter case dismissed midtrial
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor’s trial and saying it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based on...
Joe Bonsall, celebrated tenor in the country and gospel group Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76
Joe Bonsall, Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor of the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday. He was 76. Bonsall died from complications of the neuromuscular disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, according to a statement from representatives of his family. “Joe loved to sing. He loved to...
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial begins with jury selectionVideo
SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin’s trial in the shooting of a cinematographer is set to begin Tuesday with the selection of jurors who will decide whether the actor is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Getting chosen to serve in a trial of such a major star accused of such a...
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced
LOS ANGELES — Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced. A Los Angeles County judge’s dissolution of the marriage of the two actors, who had already been separated for years, took effect Tuesday. Bonet and Momoa were married for more than seven years and were a couple for 12...
Margot Robbie pregnant with her first child
Actress Margot Robbie is pregnant! The Barbie star was spotted showing off her growing baby bump in Italy on Sunday, when she exposed her midriff while on vacation with her husband of eight years, Tom Ackerley. A source later confirmed to People that she is indeed expecting. Visibly joyful, the...
BET Awards return Sunday with performances from Lauryn Hill, Childish Gambino, Will Smith and more
The BET Awards return Sunday night, with a performance-filled show that will kick off with a fiery set from Megan Thee Stallion, two days after the release of her third studio album. The show, which takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, will be hosted by Oscar-nominated actor...
Elvis’ blue suede shoes auctioned for $152K
Elvis Presley didn’t just sing about “Blue Suede Shoes,” he wore a pair during some of his 1950s appearances. On Friday, the footwear changed hands in a British auction, selling for nearly $152,000. The shoes were sold by auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire for £120,000 including fees, according...
Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from ‘Fernwood Tonight’ and ‘Roseanne,’ dies at 80
LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Friday. Mull’s Daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father...
Judge denies Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss ‘Rust’ case
A New Mexico judge cleared the way Friday for a criminal trial to proceed against actor Alec Baldwin for his role in the fatal accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the “Rust” movie set. The ruling by New Mexico First Judicial District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer allows the trial...
Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79
AUSTIN, Texas — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died Thursday at his family’s Texas ranch near...
Bill Cobbs, the prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90
NEW YORK — Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died. He was 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist Chuck I. Jones said. Natural causes...
Ex-‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera will spend 6 months on probation after plea over family altercation
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct Wednesday over an altercation at his home near Philadelphia. Margera, 44, had been charged with assaulting his brother and making threats to other family members during what the brother...
Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s, her son Nick Cassavetes saysVideo
NEW YORK — The celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, her son, the filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed. Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years. In the 2004 film “The Notebook,” Cassavetes...
Don’t break my card! Billy Ray Cyrus accuses Firerose of $96K in credit card fraud amid splitVideo
Billy Ray Cyrus wants to cut ties with Firerose in more ways than one. The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer has requested a temporary restraining order against his Australian bride, alleging that she racked up more than $96,000 worth of purchases on his personal and business credit cards. He filed his...
