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Lindsay Lohan announces engagement in Instagram post
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Actress Lindsay Lohan has told her followers on Instagram that she’s engaged. Lohan announced her engagement to boyfriend Bader Shammas and showed off a traditional oval diamond ring with a photo of the couple looking happy, locked in an embrace. “My love. My life. My...
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic moved to North Carolina facility after cancer diagnosis
BUTNER, N.C. — The former Oklahoma zookeeper known as “Tiger King” Joe Exotic, a prominent figure in a Netflix documentary series, has been transferred to a medical facility in North Carolina for federal inmates after a cancer diagnosis, according to his attorney. Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage,...
Now that she’s free, Britney Spears plans to celebrate ‘for the next 2 months!’
Britney Spears is still toasting her newfound freedom. The singer has been posting often on Instagram since a judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that had controlled her person and her estate for nearly 14 years. And on Monday she shared her joy, her party plans and more. ‘What an...
Beloved ‘Dolphin Tale’ star Winter died of twisted intestine
Florida’s most famous dolphin Winter, beloved by fans around the world and star of the movie “Dolphin Tale,” died of twisted intestines, according to necropsy results released by the aquarium Saturday. The dolphin’s intestines were in an area impossible to reach through surgery. “There was nothing more the team could...
Chaos erupts at ‘SNL’ ticket line in NYC ahead of Taylor Swift appearance
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift fanatics were seeing red Friday in the standby line for “Saturday Night Live” tickets, witnesses told the Daily News. The chaos was sparked by a tweet at 10:05 a.m. from SNL’s account directing hopeful attendees to The Shop at NBC Studios for tickets to Saturday’s...
Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship
Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. The decision capped a stunning five-month odyssey that saw Spears publicly demand the end of the conservatorship, hire her own attorney, have her father removed from...
Man to plead guilty in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death
LOS ANGELES — An Arizona man accused of supplying the dealer who sold Mac Miller the drugs that killed the rapper has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge, prosecutors said Wednesday. Ryan Michael Reavis, 38, will admit to a single count of distribution of fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s...
Paul Rudd named People’s Sexiest Man Alive
Paul Rudd seems to have been a little “Clueless” about just how attractive he really is. The “Ant-Man” star was named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2021, an honor he hopes will finally get him invited to “those sexy dinners with Clooney and Pitt and B Jordan.” “I figure...
Brian Williams says he’s leaving NBC News after 28 years
NEW YORK — Brian Williams, who remade his career as an MSNBC host after losing his job as NBC “Nightly News” anchor for making false claims about a wartime story, is leaving the network after 28 years. Williams said in a note to colleagues that “following much reflection,” he had...
Dean Stockwell of ‘Quantum Leap,’ ‘Blue Velvet’ dies at 85
NEW YORK — Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age in the sci-fi series “Quantum Leap” and in a string of indelible performances in film, including David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas” and Jonathan Demme’s “Married to the Mob,” has died....
Paul Newman memoir left unpublished to come out next year
NEW YORK — A memoir Paul Newman left unpublished in his lifetime will come out next fall. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday that the book, currently untitled, will include Newman’s thoughts on “acting, directing, boyhood, family, fame, Hollywood, Broadway, love, his first marriage, his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward,...
Jon Bon Jovi cancels Miami Beach concert after testing positive for covid-19
MIAMI — A positive test for covid-19 forced rocker Jon Bon Jovi to cancel his Miami Beach show Saturday night as crowds were already beginning to fill the South Beach venue. Audience members were told that Bon Jovi would be unable to perform, WSVN 7 News reported, and that the...
’19 Kids and Counting’ father running for Arkansas Senate
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has announced he’s running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate. Duggar, who previously served in the Arkansas House, announced Friday on the family’s Facebook page that he’s running for...
Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94
NEW YORK — Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events and became a favorite of a new, restive generation of Americans, died Tuesday. He was 94. His friend Lucy Mercer said that he died “peacefully” at...
Mac Miller’s drug supplier pleads guilty to Fentanyl charge, faces 20 years in prison
Mac Miller’s drug supplier, Stephen Walter, pleaded guilty to the distribution of fentanyl to the late rapper. According to TMZ and court docs, Walter’s other drug charge, which was “conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance,” was dropped. Walter reportedly gave Cameron James Pettit, Miller’s alleged dealer, the Percocet tablets that...
Ed Sheeran has covid, will do performances from home
British pop star Ed Sheeran said Sunday he has tested positive for covid-19 and will do interviews and performances from his house while he self-isolates. Sheeran, 30, broke the news on social media days before his new studio album is due out. “Quick note to tell you that I’ve sadly...
Peter Scolari of ‘Newhart,’ ‘Bosom Buddies,’ dies at 66
LOS ANGELES — Peter Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls” and who was on Broadway with longtime friend Tom Hanks in “Lucky Guy,” has died. He was 66. Scolari died Friday morning in New York after...
Kourtney Kardashian, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker engaged
LOS ANGELES — A day at the beach turned into a proposal for Kourtney Kardashian, who is now engaged to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Kardashian posted two photos on Instagram of the proposal with the caption “forever.” A representative for the reality star and businesswoman confirmed Sunday that the couple...
Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ has died
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died peacefully Saturday after a brief illness, The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North...
Bill Maher talks Jan. 6, conservatives and ‘woke’ liberals before Pittsburgh show
Before Jon Stewart, before Stephen Colbert and before Trevor Noah, when political panel shows skewering politics and politicians were considered risqué television, acerbic comedian Bill Maher was blazing a trail of laughter with a show called “Politically Incorrect.” The show aired on Comedy Central and later on ABC from 1993...
Kanye West puts Wyoming ranch, business sites up for sale
CODY, Wyo. — Rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West has put his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming up for sale. The West Ranch, formerly known as Monster Lake Ranch, went on the market Monday for $11 million. The property sprawls across 6 square miles of open...
Kim Kardashian West pokes fun at famous family as SNL hostVideo
NEW YORK — Kim Kardashian West, sporting a hot pink catsuit, skewered everyone from her mom’s boyfriend to her famous sex tape and estranged husband Kanye during her first turn hosting “Saturday Night Live.” “I know, I’m surprised to see me here, too,” she began her opening monologue Saturday after...
Alabama teen chef known for TV cooking shows dies at 17
Fuller Goldsmith knew his life’s arc well before he even began school. During hours waiting out chemotherapy treatments at Children’s of Alabama hospital, the Tuscaloosa native grew bored watching Disney Channel and cartoons, and turned instead to Food Network shows, thus setting his path. The young chef won the “Chopped...
Detroit posthumously honors Aretha Franklin with post office naming
DETROIT — Aretha Franklin was given a bit of posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Monday when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer. Members of Franklin’s family as well as postal and elected officials visited the former Fox Creek post office to celebrate the name...
Police: Former NASCAR driver killed in dispute involving estranged wife
ATHENS, Ga. — Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death over the weekend during a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied by his estranged wife and another man, police said Monday. The 31-year-old Townley, who raced eight seasons, had the weapon...
