Celebrity

HBO docuseries to explore Woody Allen, Mia Farrow fallout

“Allen v. Farrow” will include the “charmed courtship” of filmmaker Allen and actor Farrow; daughter Dylan Farrow’s allegations of abuse…

February 6, 2021

Performing Arts

Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies

Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at…

February 5, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr., right, sits for an interview with Larry King, the host of the “Larry King Live”…

January 23, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Tom Brokaw says he’s retiring from NBC News after 55 years

Brokaw, author of “The Greatest Generation,” was NBC’s lead anchorman at “Nightly News” and for big events for more than…

January 22, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19; shows canceled

Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Those shows have been…

January 22, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting live virtual tours

Graceland said the two-hour guided tours will take virtual visitors into Presley’s former Memphis home, which has been turned into…

January 16, 2021

Music

Dr. Dre recovering well after being admitted into hospital

In a social media post late Tuesday, Dr. Dre said he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul…

January 6, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Larry King moved out of ICU

King was moved to the ICU on New Year’s Eve and was receiving oxygen but is now breathing on his…

January 5, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Dawn Wells, wholesome castaway on ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies of COVID-19 at 82

The cast of “Gilligan’s Island” in 1978: from left, Russell Johnson, as the professor; Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III;…

December 30, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50

Tennant, the granddaughter of a duke, rose to fame in the 1990s while walking the runway for Versace, Alexander McQueen…

December 23, 2020

Music

K.T. Oslin, country singer of ‘80’s Ladies,’ dies at 78

K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80’s Ladies” and won three Grammy awards, has died. She…

December 23, 2020

Film

Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, dies

Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who played Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. His agents said…

December 17, 2020

Performing Arts

Tony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71

Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz…

December 15, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges

Peter Nygard faces criminal charges in New York after his Canadian arrest on charges alleging that he dangled opportunities in…

December 15, 2020

Music

Charley Pride, country’s first Black superstar, dies at 86

Charley Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi who became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black…

December 12, 2020

Film

New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76

Actress Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big…

December 12, 2020

Film

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, who played Deebo in ‘Friday,’ dies

Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He…

December 10, 2020

Books

Sinead O’Connor memoir coming out in June

du1-i-syn Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced Monday that the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s memoir, “Rememberings,” will come out June 1.…

December 8, 2020

Music

Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon’s death

In Central Park’s Strawberry Fields section, which is steps from where he was shot and is dedicated to Lennon, photos…

December 8, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

David Lander, ‘Squiggy’ on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73

Lander died Friday in Los Angeles, surrounded by his wife, daughter and son-in-law, Kathy Fields Lander said in an email…

December 5, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

People magazine reveals its ‘2020 People of the Year’

George Clooney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez and Regina King have been named People magazine’s “2020 People of the Year.”Willy…

December 2, 2020

Music

Elton John, TikTok team up to educate about AIDS epidemic

John’s foundation and the social networking service announced their collaboration Tuesday for a live show on Dec. 1. The event…

November 24, 2020

Music

Stones’ Keith Richards cools his jets at home

Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performs at the Desert Trip music festival in 2016, in Indio, Calif. On Friday,…

November 12, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Alex Trebek brought consensus, class to a nation in need of both

Longtime ‘Jeopardy!’ host died Sunday

November 10, 2020