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Bang Showbiz / Former US First Lady Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama reveals her favourite film - and it is surprising

Michelle Obama's favourite film is Elf because it makes her feel better.

The former US First Lady, 62, has watched the 2003 holiday classic, starring Will Ferrell, 58, as Buddy the Elf, multiple times, and she never gets tired of it.

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday (01.07.26) to announce Ferrell as a guest on the latest episode of the IMO ...Read more

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Jamie Oliver becomes a qualified pilot after a year of the 'hardest training'

Jamie Oliver has become a qualified pilot.

The 51-year-old chef feels proud to have earned his wings after a year of the "hardest" training, which included nine tough exams.

Jamie took to Instagram on Thursday (02.07.26) and posted a series of shots of himself during the 12-month course, including flying a plane.

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Bang Showbiz / Actress Ashley Tisdale.

Ashley Tisdale's Toxic Moms comedy at Netflix after viral Breaking Up with My Toxic Mom Group essay

Ashley Tisdale has created a comedy called Toxic Moms - six months after her now-viral Breaking Up with My Toxic Mom Group essay was published.

The 41-year-old star's project, inspired by her experience of being a mom to daughters Jupiter, five, and Emerson, 20 months, is in development at Netflix, with actresses-and-comediennes Ali Wong, 44, ...Read more

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Kid Rock says he calls Trump while drinking late at night

Kid Rock says he calls President Donald Trump in the middle of the night while drinking because he knows the president will answer.

“If I’m sitting around having some beers if it’s like 11,12, on a Friday or Saturday, I know he’s up,” the MAGA musician told Australian station Sky News.

He calls texting and chatting with Trump “one ...Read more

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Celine Dion is all Las Vegas as she preps for Paris residency

LAS VEGAS — Celine Dion was the pioneer of the theater residency production on the Strip, with “A New Day …” at the Colosseum in 2003. The legendary recording artist is breaking ground once more as a Las Vegas resident, performing a residency somewhere else.

Dion has booked 26 shows in Paris, split between this fall and next spring. She...Read more

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Rumored castle at Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce MSG wedding reportedly debunked

NEW YORK — It’s a love story — just not one with a castle.

Contrary to previous reports, People reports there will be no giant castle inside Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce, which is rumored to be this weekend. That doesn’t mean, though, that the legendary New York City venue isn’t being entirely �...Read more

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'Task' to begin filming Season 2 in Philly. Here's what fans and residents need to know

PHILADELPHIA — The cast and crew of the HBO crime drama "Task" will descend on Manayunk next week to begin filming Season 2, according to notices posted around the neighborhood and on a local Facebook group.

The company Random Productions wrote that filming is scheduled for July 7-9, when certain streets will be closed to accommodate trailers...Read more

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Influencer Nara Smith reveals 2-year-old daughter Whimsy's cancer diagnosis

LOS ANGELES — Popular lifestyle and fashion influencer Nara Smith spoke out about her daughter's private health battle, revealing on Wednesday that the 2-year-old is battling cancer.

Smith, 24, said in an Instagram video that her daughter Whimsy was diagnosed late last year when she and husband model Lucky Blue Smith noticed "something ...Read more

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Frankie Dettori 'very sore' in hospital following horror car crash

Frankie Dettori is "very sore" in hospital following a horror car crash.

The 55-year-old legendary jockey was rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, after he "sustained several broken ribs and a broken thumb" when his Smart Car spun across the road and flipped onto its roof, after another vehicle smashed into the rear passenger side of ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Marvel star Kat Dennings

Kat Dennings "completely forgot" she was part of Marvel Cinematic Universe at Disneyland

Kat Dennings "completely forgot" about being a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when fans waved at her in Avengers Campus at Disneyland.

The actress, 40, does not think about her roles during downtime, so she assumed the excitement from people as she, her husband, musician Andrew W.K., 47, and their stepchildren roamed the land at Disney's...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Media personality Kylie Kelce

Kylie Kelce will never speak negatively about her body in front of her children

Kylie Kelce speaks positively about her post-pregnancy body in front of her children - even if she has conflicting feelings on the inside.

The 34-year-old media personality thinks it is important to promote body positivity in front of her and her 38-year-old husband, ex-Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce's daughters, Wyatt, six, Elliotte, ...Read more

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Review: R&B stars Usher and Chris Brown deliver an entertaining but flawed show

MINNEAPOLIS — Remember when Jay-Z toured with Beyoncé? When piano men Elton John and Billy Joel shared a stage? When Kendrick Lamar and SZA braided together for an entire evening?

Pairing Usher and Chris Brown, two of the biggest R&B stars of this century, is a no-brainer. Not only have they both collaborated on hit songs but also they have ...Read more

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Lil Wayne skips tour-opening show in Maine to attend Hamptons White Party

NEW YORK — Lil Wayne bailed on what was supposed to be the first concert of his “20 Years of Carter Classics” tour in Maine earlier this week.

“My Maine fans I’m so sorry,” the rapper said in an apology shared to Instagram on Wednesday, revealing the show has been rescheduled for July 28.

“I ain’t s— without you I can’t ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Lewis Capaldi thinks it is important to keep having therapy.

Lewis Capaldi needs to work on himself

Lewis Capaldi has learned it is "more important" to keep working on himself through therapy even when he feels good.

The Someone You Loved hitmaker stepped back from the spotlight following his 2023 Glastonbury performance, which he struggled through while dealing with the symptoms of Tourette syndrome and while he feels his mental health is in...Read more

Catherine, Princess of Wales surprises Wimbledon fans

Catherine, Princess of Wales, surprised tennis fans as she admitted them into Wimbledon on Thursday (02.07.26).

The 44-year-old royal - who is patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) - greeted those who had been queuing for entry as early as 4am before helping staff taking payments and scanning tickets on the fourth day of the ...Read more

Katy Perry takes jail jibe at ex during game with fans

Katy Perry suggested her ex-husband Russell Brand should be in jail as she played a game with fans at her at Blenheim Palace concert.

The Hot and Cold singer - who was married to the British comic for 14 months from October 2010 - played an interactive game with the audience during her performance in Oxfordshire on Wednesday (01.07.26) night, ...Read more

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Best movies of 2026 so far, including 'The Drama,' 'Obsession' and more

We're at the year's halfway point, so it's time to take stock of the year's best movies so far, because that is what the rules state we must do. (Hey, we don't make the rules, we just follow 'em.)

It has been a particularly robust six months at the movies, with the twin sensations of "Obsession" and "Backrooms" shaking up Hollywood norms and ...Read more

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Worst movies of 2026 so far, from 'Scary Movie' to a Keanu Reeves dud

You can't have the good without the bad.

It's a fact of life that not all movies can be winners. And that's OK! But since we talked about the movies we've loved so far this year, we'll also take time to quickly acknowledge the ones we didn't love as much.

Here are the year's five worst movies so far.

5. 'Scary Movie'

There's a scene in the ...Read more

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When, unlike our upcoming 250th anniversary, a bicentennial mattered to orchestras

LOS ANGELES — A century and a half ago, Richard Wagner was running out of cash as he was preparing to stage his four momentous nights of opera known as the "Ring Cycle" when he got a message from the Women's Centennial Executive Committee in Philadelphia. It offered him a princely $5,000 (around $150,000 today) to write a triumphant 12-minute ...Read more

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'Dutton Ranch' wraps up this week. Here's a preview of what's to come

FORT WORTH, Texas — “Dutton Ranch” wraps up its first season this week.

The Paramount+ series follows Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) after “Yellowstone” as the couple move to the fictional South Texas town of Rio Paloma. Their adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is also along for the ride.

“Dutton Ranch” ...Read more