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Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam
“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. Loughlin was released from the federal lockup in Dublin, California, where she had been serving her sentence for her...
Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle buys Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch for $22 million
Peter Pan still hasn’t grown up, but Neverland has finally sold. Michael Jackson’s famous 2,700-acre Southern California ranch sold for $22 million to billionaire Ron Burkle, The Wall Street Journal reported. Burkle, who Forbes estimates is worth $1.5 billion, was a friend of Jackson who helped manage his money in...
Chacko’s in Wilkes-Barre selected by Barstool Sports to get covid aid throughout pandemicVideo
The holidays got a little brighter Thursday for Chacko’s Family Bowling Center. The Wilkes-Barre bowling alley and restaurant got word on Christmas Eve that they were chosen for The Barstool Fund, a covid relief effort started by Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports. The next business we're helping is Chacko's Family...
British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50
LONDON — Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. Tennant, the granddaughter of a duke, rose to fame in the 1990s while walking the runway for Versace,...
How Dionne Warwick, the Queen of Smooth Pop, has become the Queen of Twitter
Dionne Warwick: first Black female solo pop star who rose to prominence in the ’60s, Queen of Smooth Pop and a living legend. Nowadays, you can refer to her as Dionne The Singer (her words she posted, hehe), but her newest honorific title is our undisputed Queen of Twitter. Here’s...
K.T. Oslin, country singer of ‘80’s Ladies,’ dies at 78Video
LOS ANGELES — Country singer K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80′s Ladies” and won three Grammy awards, has died. She was 78. Oslin’s friend Robert K. Oermann said she died on Monday morning in suburban Nashville, Tenn. He learned of Oslin’s death from her aunt....
Ellen DeGeneres: Positive test for coronavirus but ‘feeling fine’
LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres says she has tested positive for covid-19 but is “feeling fine right now.” Production on her daytime talk show has been paused until January, producer Telepictures said in a statement that followed DeGeneres’ Thursday announcement. In an Instagram post, DeGeneres said anyone who was in...
SiriusXM, Howard Stern sign 5-year contract extension
Howard Stern has reached a five-year deal with SiriusXM to continue making his show for the satellite radio company through the end of 2025. Terms were not disclosed. Forbes magazine has reported that Stern was already making $90 million a year. “Now that I can work from home, I simply...
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place in the collective consciousness — RBG, Kobe, Maradona, Eddie Van Halen, Little Richard, Sean Connery, Alex Trebek,...
David L. Lander, Squiggy of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73
LOS ANGELES — Actor David L. Lander — the unforgettable Squiggy on ABC’s “Laverne & Shirley” — has died, his family confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. Lander passed away Friday evening at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after having battled multiple sclerosis for 37 years. His wife, Kathy Fields...
‘All my love, Elliot’: Actor Page comes out as transgender
NEW YORK — Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of “Juno,” “Inception” and “The Umbrella Academy,” came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood. “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer,” Page said...
Elton John, TikTok team up to educate about AIDS epidemic
The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day. John’s foundation and the social networking service announced their collaboration Tuesday for a live show on Dec. 1. The event will air on John’s...
Mossimo Giannulli reports to prison in college bribery case
BOSTON — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin serving his five-month sentence for bribing his daughters’ way into college, officials said. Giannulli’s wife, “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin, is already behind bars for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme involving prominent parents and...
Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishmentsVideo
BOSTON — Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song — a rewritten version of her own “Jolene” — for her contribution to an experimental coronavirus vaccine. Northeastern University associate English professor Ryan Cordell posted a video on Twitter of himself performing a tweaked version of Parton’s signature song, renamed “Vaccine,”...
New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
NEW YORK — The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on leave from CNN, where he is chief legal analyst. “I was fired today by NewYorker after...
Rolling with it, Keith Richards is chilling in the garden
NEW YORK — Keith Richards is so old-school that when he does his interviews — he’ll do so from a landline. The Rolling Stones icon isn’t a fan of technology. Years ago he admitted to not owning an iPod when the device was most popular. He’s one of the few...
In court moves, Britney Spears seeks freedom from father
Britney Spears wants to be freed from her father. The pop star’s moves have been missing from stage and screen in a career hiatus that shows no signs of ending, but she’s been making all kinds of maneuvers in court in an attempt to gain greater control over her life...
Country singer Lee Brice tests positive for covid, will miss CMA Awards
Country singer Lee Brice tested positive for covid-19 and will not perform as scheduled at the CMA Awards on Wednesday. A representative for Brice told The Associated Press on Sunday that he is “in good spirits and not experiencing any symptoms.” Brice was tested ahead of the awards show, which...
Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims
LONDON — Johnny Depp lost his high-stakes libel case Monday against The Sun tabloid newspaper for labelling him a “wife beater,” as a British judge said he believed the actor had abused his ex-wife and that she frequently feared for her life. In a decision that has been cheered by...
Police: Actor Eddie Hassell, 30, killed in Texas shooting
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show “Surface” and the 2010 film “The Kids Are All Right,” has died after a shooting in Texas, police said. He was 30. The shooting happened early Sunday in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie,...
Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost marry in private ceremony
LOS ANGELES — Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost have tied the knot a year after engagement. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. The post said the couple’s wedding followed the covid-19 safety precautions as “directed by...
‘Voice’ co-stars Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani engaged
“The Voice” co-stars Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are engaged and sharing the good news on social media. Shelton and Stefani posted a picture Tuesday announcing the engagement between the country star and the pop singer. View this post on Instagram Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020... And the...
Arnold Schwarzenegger feels ‘fantastic’ after heart surgery
LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is feeling “fantastic” after his recent heart surgery. The 73-year-old “Terminator” actor and former California governor said on social media Friday that he had a new aortic valve implanted in his heart. He posted a photo of himself with a thumbs up from...
Kevin Hart: Hosting MDA telethon is a ‘major level-up’
Kevin Hart says hosting a re-imagined online fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is “a major level-up for me.” “It’s different from anything that you’ve really seen me do. And there’s a great reason behind it,” said the comic and actor, who is leading the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon...
Carrie Underwood adds to CMT Music Awards haul
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Carrie Underwood already had the most CMT Music Awards of any artist, but she’ll need to make more room on her shelf. The superstar picked up two more trophies for video of the year and female video of the year in a remotely shot awards show. Underwood...
