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Dr. Dre says he had 3 strokes when hospitalized for brain aneurysm

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Dre’s hospitalization for a brain aneurysm in 2021 was a harrowing experience that included three strokes over a two-week period, the legendary producer recently said.

“It’s just something that you can’t control that just happens, and during those two weeks, I had three strokes,” he said on the March 14 episode of ...Read more

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Ex-Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider responds to 'Quiet on Set' allegations

Former TV producer Dan Schneider broke his silence on new claims that he fostered a toxic and dangerous work environment when he oversaw hit Nickelodeon shows including “The Amanda Show” and “iCarly” in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

A day after Investigation Discovery premiered its bombshell “Quiet on Set” documentary, a ...Read more

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Foo Fighters add Bay Area date to their big North American tour

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Turns out that the Foo Fighters didn’t forget about the Bay Area after all.

And the rock act is proving it by adding a local date on the North American leg of the Everything or Nothing at All Tour.

Dave Grohl and company performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord on Aug. 13.

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a....Read more

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'Ghosts' star Danielle Pinnock pursuing upcoming Reesa Teesa project

Danielle Pinnock is shooting her shot at the opportunity to work with Reesa Teesa.

The “Ghosts” star says she was so captivated by viral TikToker Reesa Teesa’s “Who TF Did I Marry” series, she’s actively been pursuing the possibility of connecting with the social media sensation.

Pinnock says after watching all parts of the series,...Read more

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Taylor Swift's LA fans made SoFi concerts shake, shake, shake, Caltech study says

LOS ANGELES — It seems Seattle Swifties aren’t the only fans who know how to shake it off to seismic proportions.

A recent study from Caltech researchers found that Taylor Swift‘s Los Angeles fans also caused earthquake-like activity when the superstar took over Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium for six nights in August. Caltech seismologist ...Read more

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Richard Johnson: Regina King plays NYC Rep. Shirley Chisholm in new Netflix film

NEW YORK — Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, turned down the endorsement of the Black Panthers when she ran for president in 1972.

In “Shirley” premiering on Netflix on Friday, the congresswoman from Bedford-Stuyvesant, played by Regina King, meets with Huey Newton, founder of the Black Panthers, played by Brad ...Read more

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The quickest path to owning a private island runs through MrBeast's NC hometown

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hunched over logs on a Caribbean beach, Mallory Devine feverishly struck a stone against a flint rock. Starting a prehistoric fire wasn’t a skill she had honed growing up in suburban New Jersey, but the 22-year-old restaurant server and recent East Carolina University graduate wouldn’t entertain the thought of appearing in ...Read more

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Celine Dion determined to return to the stage, talks battle with stiff person syndrome in Insta post

Celine Dion says she’s set on returning to the stage despite her ongoing battle with stiff person syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder known by its initials, SPS.

The 55-year-old Canadian singer shared a picture with her three sons on Friday to commemorate International SPS Awareness Day and encourage to others with the condition.

“Trying ...Read more

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Q&A: Danai Gurira breaks down that game-changing 'Walking Dead' spin-off episode

MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday's episode of "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live" may have been the most intimate hour in the franchise's history with a lot more tears than zombies.

It made sense to have Danai Gurira write the script. The local college grad not only portrays the drama's Michonne, the survivalist who wields a katana sword with the same ...Read more

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Album review: Justin Timberlake is a man out of time on 'Everything I Thought It Was'

It would’ve been weird enough for Justin Timberlake, of all people, to open his new album with a sob story about the high price of fame. But one in which he frames the pain he’s endured as a byproduct of his devotion to his Tennessee hometown? That’s truly unhinged.

Yet it’s just what Timberlake does with “Memphis,” the first song ...Read more

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North West gives first-ever on-camera interview ahead of debut album

10-year-old North West now seems to be all grown up, having given what’s believed to be her first-ever on-camera interview after announcing her debut album.

The preteen — best known for being the eldest child of reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West — appeared on Rolling Loud California’s livestream following a performance ...Read more

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'Boy Meets World' stars announce documentary at Connecticut's '90s Con

Stars of the popular ’90s sitcom “Boy Meets World” have announced they’re working on a new documentary.

While appearing at ‘90s Con in Connecticut on Saturday, former castmates Danielle Fishel (Topanga), Rider Strong (Shawn) and Will Friedle (Eric) — who now host the spinoff podcast “Pod Meets World” — shared the news that ...Read more

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Jeff Lynne's ELO announces 27-date farewell tour

"Mr. Blue Sky" is saying goodbye.

Jeff Lynne's ELO is heading out on its final tour, promoters announced Monday.

Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday via Ticketmaster. Pre-sales start at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The band's 27-date "The Over and Out" tour kicks off in Palm Desert, California, on Aug. 24 and wraps Oct. 25 in Los Angeles....Read more

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Movie 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' uses satire to address race

ATLANTA — In 2003, Kobi Libii was visiting Atlanta for the first time to compete in a debate tournament at Ebenezer Baptist Church. It was a moment which deeply influenced his career, he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Indiana native said he stood at the podium where Martin Luther King Jr. preached four decades earlier and ...Read more

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Why your favorite streaming shows are showing up on old-fashioned TV

In the late 1990s, NBC ran a promotional campaign with the slogan, "If you haven't seen it, it's new to you," aimed at boosting summer reruns of such hits as "Mad About You" and "Frasier."

Updated for 2024, the line would be, "If you haven't streamed it, it's new to you."

Original series created to drive new subscribers to streaming platforms ...Read more

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Movie review: Mother-daughter bond carries poignant 'Shayda'

Australia’s selection for best international feature film (it was not nominated), “Shayda” boasts unusually marvelous mother-daughter performances by its lead Zar Amir Ebrahimi of the acclaimed 2022 thriller “Holy Spider” and child actor Selina Zahednia. Ebrahimi plays Shayda, an Iranian mother in Melbourne, Australia, living in a ...Read more

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Review: In 'The Notebook' on Broadway, a love story through time feels real

The 2004 movie “The Notebook,” which starred Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams and tells the story of a fraught romantic relationship from optimistic youth to poignant old age, was dismissed by movie critics as various shades of sentimental pap. Audiences, who typically find greater value in the simple, human longing of ordinary folks, could ...Read more

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MrBeast scoops up more land and homes as YouTuber broadens reach across NC city

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two watchtowers stand outside MrBeast’s “top secret” filming studio, their height difficult to discern from across an expansive field. The towers weren’t erected to provide actual security. Like most of what MrBeast builds, they were there to make content.

It was a recent weekday in North Greenville, a section of the ...Read more

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Philadelphia Film Society cancels premiere screening of Kevin Spacey's new film, insists it has no association with event

PHILADELPHIA — "Peter Five Eight," a new film starring Kevin Spacey — the Oscar-winning actor accused of sexual misconduct by dozens in 2017 and acquitted of sexual assault charges in the U.K. last summer — was slated to premiere in Philadelphia on March 21 at the Philadelphia Film Center, with a reception featuring Spacey afterward.

On ...Read more

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Climate change protesters disrupt Jeremy Strong's Broadway play 'An Enemy of the People'

A trio of climate change protesters disrupted a Broadway preview of "An Enemy of the People" on Thursday night in what some audience members — including critics — initially thought was a scripted moment.

The disruption came during an immersive town hall scene in which the play's protagonist, Thomas Stockmann ("Succession" alum Jeremy Strong...Read more