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Bono Dedicates U2 Song “All I Want Is You” to First Lady Jill Biden During Final Sphere Performance

The rockers also broke from the ‘Achtung Baby’ album to perform a new rendition of the Crowded House hit "Don’t Dream It’s Over" (with help from Neil Finn) in dedication of Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia.

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Rambling Roundup: Planet Hollywood Loses Its Shirt — (Almost) Everything Must Go!

Planet Hollywood Auction: (Almost) Everything Must Go! You can’t put a price on memories, except, of course, when you can. And in March, we’ll all get a crack at buying some of the most unforgettable props in movie history at two huge, dueling movie memorabilia auctions in Los Angeles. The biggest, from March 20 to 24, […]

Kylie Minogue, Vegas’ Newest Headliner, Celebrates Her “Present Era” and Ponders a World Tour

What a ride the past nine months have been for Kylie Minogue. It all began on May 18, 2023, when the Diva From Down Under broke the internet with “Padam Padam” (named for the sound a heartbeat makes). That instant classic brought Minogue, 55, her second Grammy on Feb. 4 for best pop dance recording, a new […]

Climate Version of Bechdel Test Released and Applied to This Year’s Oscars Nominees, with ‘Barbie’ and ‘Nyad’ Among Passing Films

Good Energy, a story consultancy that aims to simplify climate representation on screen, has teamed up with Colby College’s Buck Lab for Climate and Environment to release the Climate Reality Check — a tool to measure the representation of climate change on screen. It is inspired by the popular Bechdel-Wallace Test, which measures the representation […]

BTS Fans Demand Hybe Fire Scooter Braun Over Pro-Israel Views

Fans of BTS have pleaded with the K-pop band’s management company Hybe to fire Scooter Braun, the CEO of Hybe-America, for his pro-Israel views amid the war in Gaza. The Korea Times reported Wednesday that some BTS fans, commonly known as the ARMY, reacted to a speech Braun delivered in Israel in December that called […]

Hilary Swank Recalls Rescuing Beloved Pets in 9/11 Aftermath

Hilary Swank is looking back at the time when she helped rescue beloved pets amid the aftermath of 9/11. The Oscar-winning actress, who has been open about her love of animals, recently recalled that she volunteered with the ASPCA during the 2001 tragedy. “People would go over to the piers over on West Street, and they […]

How to Turn a Good Kid Into “Gorilla”

This piece was created in paid partnership with Endless Victories. In the vast world of filmmaking, a journey unfolds, and at its heart is Kareem “Gorilla” Davis. Over the past few years, his path as a director has been a series of steps. Amid the challenges that many face and the skeptics in the shadows, […]

Nina Avramides, Longtime Manager for Jimmy Buffett, Dies at 82

Nina Avramides, who worked for Jimmy Buffett in management roles for more than four decades, died Feb. 17 at her home in Marina del Rey after a battle with dementia, a publicist announced. She was 82. Avramides and Howard Kaufman teamed with James Guercio to manage Chicago before they joined Irving Azoff’s Front Line Management […]

Kate Middleton Rumors Shut Down by Kensington Palace: Royal Is “Out Until After Easter”

Kensington Palace on Thursday shut down the rumors recently swirling across the web and parts of mainstream media regarding Kate Middleton’s health and whereabouts following her January surgery, reiterating that the she is on the mend and will remain out of public life until Easter. “We were very clear from the outset that the Princess […]

Lizzo Says She Was Never Asked to Be in Jennifer Lopez’s Musical Movie

One of the most revealing moments of Jennifer Lopez’s Prime Video documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told is the behind-the-scenes look at the casting process for her musical film, This Is Me … Now: A Love Story. In the Heights’ Anthony Ramos turned down an offer to appear out of respect for his friend […]

Adam Sandler on Why He Gets “Jumpy” Around Taylor Swift

Adam Sandler may be an icon himself but he admits he gets a bit nervous anytime he’s around global superstar Taylor Swift. During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Sandler and host Conan O’Brien were talking about stars they idolized growing up, and how newer celebrities don’t typically have the same effect on […]

Australian Comic Celeste Barber to Hit U.S. and Canada on Backup Dancer Tour

Celeste Barber is headed to North America. The multihyphenate, who has been nicknamed the “Australian Queen of Comedy,” announced this morning that she’ll be hitting the road in May with the Backup Dancer Tour across the United States and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-plus city tour kicks off with a performance at the […]

Willy Wonka Actor at Glasgow Fiasco Speaks Out: “The Script Was AI Gibberish”

One of the actors hired to play Willy Wonka at an “immersive experience” fan event that became a viral sensation for all the wrong reasons is speaking out about what actually went down behind the scenes. The U.K. fan attraction Willy’s Chocolate Experience — which was inspired by Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory […]