8 d. ago Doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry before death gets 2 1/2 years in prison

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles. The judge […]

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1 week ago Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool

Walt Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video generator, a crucial deal that could reshape how Hollywood makes content. The three-year partnership announced on Thursday is a pivotal step in Hollywood’s embrace […]

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1 week ago Muster Dogs star Frank Finger features on Portrait Artist of the Year

An unbreakable bond first captured on our television screens has now come to life in art form. Central Queensland grazier Frank Finger and his champion kelpie working dog Annie stole hearts during the first season of ABC TV’s Muster Dog series. Now, they’re back in the spotlight in the new ABC series Portrait Artist of […]

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2 w. ago Welcome to Derry adapted the traumatic book moment — death scene and all

It’s a relatively short passage in the context of Stephen King’s 1,000-plus-page It novel, but it takes center stage on the HBO prequel series It: Welcome to Derry. Decades before Pennywise torments the Loser’s Club, members of the Maine Legion of White Decency, a white supremacist group, set fire to the Black Spot, a military […]

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2 w. ago Australian man Johnson Wen jailed after grabbing Ariana Grande at Wicked

A Singapore court sentenced an Australian man to nine days in jail on Monday after he grabbed film star Ariana Grande at the Asian premiere of Wicked: For Good last week. Grande and other stars were attending the opening night of the film at Universal Studios in the city-state when the man, identified by court […]

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2 w. ago Fishburne recalls intense training for Morpheus in The Matrix

Laurence Fishburne has plenty of memories from his time shooting the iconic franchise The Matrix — and some of them still live in his bones. During a recent appearance at this year’s Marrakech Film Festival, the 64-year-old star looked back on the defining roles of his career, including how he got into character to play […]

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2 w. ago Coulier faces new cancer diagnosis after earlier lymphoma recovery

Months after Dave Coulier revealed he was cancer-free after battling a “very aggressive” form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, the actor is facing another devastating cancer diagnosis. In an interview with Today on Tuesday, the Full House star announced that he had been diagnosed with early stage P16 carcinoma, or oropharyngeal tongue cancer, in October, which is […]

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2 w. ago Spanish gold coin from 1609 breaks European record at auction

A large gold coin minted in 1609 for Spain’s King Philip III broke records to become the most valuable coin in Europe at a sale in Switzerland. The unique 339-gram piece sold for 2,817,500 Swiss francs ($3.49 million). It had a starting price of 2 million Swiss francs, the Geneva-based Numismatica Genevensis SA auction house […]

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2 w. ago Bad Bunny to headline 2026 Super Bowl halftime at Levi’s Stadium

Even before Bad Bunny takes the stage at the Super Bowl LX halftime show, there will be plenty of star power to fill up the stadium. The NFL announced that Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, and Coco Jones will perform before the start of Super Bowl LX, which is taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa […]

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2 w. ago Meadow Walker remembers father Paul 12 years after his death

Paul Walker’s daughter is paying tribute to her beloved dad. On Sunday, 12 years to the day after the car accident that claimed the Fast & Furious franchise star’s life, the model and philanthropist shared a series of images accompanied by a touching caption on her Instagram to commemorate his life. “12 years without you […]

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3 w. ago Samuel L. Jackson to star in NOLA King spinoff of Tulsa King

The success of Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King proves yet again the dramatic potential of throwing a stranger into a strange land. The Paramount+ crime series, created by Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan, stars Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, an aging gangster who, after serving 25 years in prison, is ferried off to Tulsa, Okla., to […]

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3 w. ago Linda Hamilton joins Stranger Things final season as Dr. Kay

There was a point recently when Linda Hamilton actively considered retirement. The Terminator and Dante’s Peak star, 69, was suffering a bad hip around 2023 and wasn’t convinced she could perform to the best of her ability. However, it didn’t take long before she and her agent put those thoughts to rest. Then, just a […]

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3 w. ago Dwayne Johnson honors Robin Williams as Jumanji 4 starts filming

Dwayne Johnson is ensuring the Jumanji franchise continues to honor its original star. The Moana actor shared a video on Instagram to celebrate the first day of shooting on the fourth Jumanji film, and revealed that one of his costume’s accessories doubles as an Easter egg paying tribute to Robin Williams, who headlined the original […]

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3 w. ago Cynthia Erivo’s performance in Wicked draws biblical comparisons

For Good director Jon M. Chu argues that Cynthia Erivo has played Jesus more than once. This past summer, the actress earned rave reviews playing the Biblical figure in the star-studded Hollywood Bowl production of the beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar in Los Angeles — and now the filmmaker posits that she’s […]

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3 w. ago Perry Baker set to make first Fiji appearance for Mike Friday Selects

Global sevens icon Perry Baker is the latest superstar confirmed for the McDonald’s Mike Friday Select 7s squad, adding even more star power to what is shaping up to be one of the strongest invitational line-ups ever assembled. Baker, a two-time World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year, will make his long-awaited debut in Fiji […]

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4 w. ago Australia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad

Australia is home for YouTube star Jordan Barclay, the place where he was born, went to school and built a company worth $50 million by age 23 that produces gaming content for 23 million subscribers. Now, with a world-first social media ban on Australian children younger than 16 set to take effect on December 10, […]

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4 w. ago Stephen King links Pennywise across novels through Derry and sewers

Stephen King’s iconic monster Pennywise from IT (1986) has roots and echoes across his and related works. Its precursor may be the 1973 short story Gray Matter, which features grotesque transformation and includes details reminiscent of IT’s sewers, white hair, and giant spider form. In IT, Pennywise terrorizes Derry, Maine, taking the form of its […]

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4 w. ago Stallone’s Tulsa King season 3 ends with distillery power shift

“Bourbon and blood” has been the overarching theme of Tulsa King’s third season, with Sylvester Stallone’s reinvigorated gangster going to war with a local liquor titan (and mobster) over the fate of a local distillery. The Paramount+ series began with Stallone’s Dwight “The General” Manfredi, now free after a 25-year stint in prison, attempting to […]

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4 w. ago Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker announce divorce after 11 years

Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker are parting ways. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum announced that she’s splitting from her husband after 11 years of marriage on Friday. “After deep thought and a lot of prayer, I’ve made the decision to move forward with a divorce,” the singer and reality star said in a statement […]

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last month Whitney Leavitt exits Dancing With the Stars before season finale

Veteran after veteran of Dancing With the Stars has testified to the competition taking over their lives, making elimination even more painful. Tuesday’s season 34 semifinals saw the shocking elimination of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt. Despite earning high marks from the judges and outscoring several of her competitors, Leavitt and her […]

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