Celebrity

Rocker John Mellencamp gives $50K to his Indiana hometown

Seymour Mayor Craig Luedeman announced Mellencamp’s gift Tuesday at the end of a municipal board meeting before reading a letter…

January 4, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79

Radio personality Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decadeslong rise to…

December 27, 2019

Film

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” The…

December 13, 2019

Books

James Taylor audio memoir coming early next year

The singer-songwriter has a deal with producer-distributor Audible for the audio-only “Break Shot,” focusing on his early years and ending…

November 23, 2019

Film

Czech filmmaker Vojtech Jasny dies at age 93

Slovacke divadlo, a theater he frequently visited, said Jasny died Friday. A family representative confirmed his death to the CTK…

November 16, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

‘We love you, Alex!’ Contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’ moves Trebek

The emotional moment came in Monday’s episode when Trebek read Dhruv Gaur’s final answer. Instead of writing a correct response,…

November 13, 2019

Music

Beatles album cover photographer Robert Freeman dies at 82

A statement on The Beatles’ official website announced Freeman’s death Friday but didn’t give a cause. Born in 1936, Freeman…

November 9, 2019

Film

Family: France’s Catherine Deneuve hospitalized with stroke

Denueve’s family said in a statement released Wednesday that the 76-year-old actress suffered a “very limited and therefore reversible” stroke.…

November 6, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Rudy Boesch, early fan favorite on ‘Survivor,’ dies at 91

He died peacefully Friday night in hospice care in Virginia Beach, Virginia, surrounded by loved ones, said Steve Gonzalez, director…

November 2, 2019

Books

Prince’s anticipated, posthumous memoir is ready for fans

Prince performs in concert in 1985. “Prince: The Beautiful Ones,” the memoir Prince started but didn’t finish before his 2016…

October 26, 2019

Music

Nashville sheriff reveals Johnny Cash was once deputized

At the Johnny Cash Museum this week, Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall unveiled a blown-up image of the late musician’s September…

October 24, 2019

Film

Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for ‘Jackie Brown,’ dies at 78

Robert Forster, the handsome character actor who got a career resurgence and Oscar-nomination for playing bail bondsman Max Cherry in…

October 12, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Jane Fonda arrested protesting climate change in Washington

Jane Fonda was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Friday while protesting climate change.Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file The actress and activist…

October 11, 2019

Books

Book World: Andrew Ridgeley reminisces about George Michael and the meteoric rise of Wham!

Wham!, George Michael & Me: A Memoirdu1-i-syn From 1982 to its final concert at Wembley Stadium in 1986, the high-spirited…

October 9, 2019

Music

Bedbound and ‘bored stiff’ Ozzy Osbourne cancels tour dates

Osbourne says in a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday that in a “bad fall” early this year he “screwed…

October 9, 2019

Music

Kurt Cobain’s ‘Unplugged’ sweater, guitar, head to auction

Julien’s Auctions said Wednesday that the sweater and a custom Fender guitar built in 1993 that Cobain used during the…

October 9, 2019

Music

Youngest of musical Hanson brothers injured in Tulsa crash

The 33-year-old Hanson said in posts on Twitter, Facebook and the Tulsa-based band’s website that he is recovering after suffering…

October 5, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Comedian Andy Dick pleads not guilty to groping driver

Dick entered the plea Friday in Los Angeles to one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. Prosecutors allege he groped a…

October 4, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Police: ‘Jersey Shore’ star arrested in LA after struggle

Ortiz-Magro was taken into custody after police responded to a report of a physical altercation in the Hollywood Hills, police…

October 4, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies

This 1972 file image shows singer and actress Diahann Carroll. Carroll died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after…

October 4, 2019

Music

Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera

Placido Domingo talks to fans at the “Festspielhaus” opera house after he performed “Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi in Salzburg,…

October 2, 2019

Music

Metallica’s James Hetfield enters rehab; tour dates canceled

Three of the heavy metal band’s members posted a statement on Twitter on Friday announcing the decision and apologizing to…

September 27, 2019

Performing Arts

Hurt Christie Brinkley pulls out of ‘Dancing with the Stars’

ABC said in a statement that Brinkley is unable to continue this season after surgery to her wrist and arm.…

September 17, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

‘Jeopardy!’ host Trebek says he’s resumed chemotherapy

Trebek told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that after a short period of optimism when he stopped chemotherapy, his…

September 17, 2019