LOS ANGELES — Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys founder whose life was chronicled in the movie “Love & Mercy,” was placed under a conservatorship Thursday more than three months after the death of wife Melinda Wilson, who was his primary caregiver.

Wilson’s publicist, Jean Sievers, and business manager LeeAnn Hard were appointed Thursday as ...Read more

“Cheers” stars Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson are reuniting again and returning to their roots for a new podcast named after the theme song from their hit 1980s sitcom.

The two Emmy winners will launch “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” for SiriusXM on June 12.

According to the subscription-based streamer, listeners can expect Danson ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The 40th anniversary of "Purple Rain" is coming this summer and Minnesota is all in to join the party.

To celebrate the 1984 movie that catapulted Prince to international stardom, the Minnesota History Center will showcase one of his iconic outfits from the film.

A purple trench coat with a studded right shoulder and white ...Read more

Broadway found room this spring for classics from two titans of modern drama — Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” and Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.”

It’s thrilling that at such an uncertain time in the American theater, artistic ingenuity and producing muscle were lavished on high-profile revivals of these works. The buzz-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As the opening notes of “Luna de Xelajú” ring through the Getty Center’s Harold M. Williams Auditorium, a few heads in the front row begin to sway along to the sound of the marimba and the bass.

“Luna gardenia de plata,” Sara Curruchich croons into the mic, drawing applause from those in the audience who instantly ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As photographer Mel D. Cole settles into a chair to share his memories of the mob attack on the Capitol, he looks at the camera and says, “Are you ready?”

“And that’s what we’re asking all audiences. Are you ready? Because you should be. To be an educated citizenry, you need to understand we literally almost had ...Read more

CHICAGO — Dystopian times, these. Netflix had a hit with “Leave the World Behind,” executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, a movie wherein America descends into chaos. Many Americans went to see “Civil War,” imaging a nation ripped asunder. And the American playwright Levi Holloway has penned “Turret,” a play about two ...Read more

Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber soon will welcome a new member to their family: their first child.

The “Baby” singer and the Rhode cosmetics founder revealed that they are expecting their first baby in a pair of matching Instagram posts Thursday. Their Instagram videos and photos show the “Peaches” and “Sorry” hit-maker taking ...Read more

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has opened up about sharing the “Die Hard” star’s dementia diagnosis, rather than the “isolating” option of keeping it private.

The 45-year-old model spoke about the family’s decision on Tuesday at the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration‘s 2024 Education Conference.

Frontotemporal...Read more

Will the real Martha Scott please stand up?

At least one woman has now done so: In an interview with British television presenter Piers Morgan that was posted to his YouTube channel on Thursday, 58-year-old Scotswoman Fiona Harvey claims to be the basis for the deranged stalker of Richard Gadd's surprise Netflix hit "Baby Reindeer." The series...Read more

Jon Bon Jovi’s eldest son, Jesse Bongiovi, is giving love a good name after reportedly tying the knot in Las Vegas this week.

A marriage license was issued on Tuesday to the singer’s son, 29, and his longtime partner, reality TV producer Jesse Light, according to public records from the Clark County Clerk’s Office.

The lovebirds ...Read more

CHICAGO — Steve Albini, who died on Tuesday in Chicago at 61, talked a lot.

Like, a lot a lot. The first time I met him was about 30 years ago. I was a graduate student at Northwestern University and assigned to interview somebody, and I had just bought “In Utero,” Nirvana’s follow-up to its blockbuster album “Nevermind.” Albini was...Read more

After Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigned Monday just seven months since winning her crown, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava has also quit, saying Wednesday that her personal values "no longer fully align with the direction" of the Miss USA Organization.

The 17-year-old former Miss New Jersey Teen USA did not elaborate, but said she will "continue...Read more

After facing backlash, Cardi B is explaining why she referred to the designer of her voluminous Met Gala gown as "Asian and everything" instead of by his name.

The "I Like It" rapper — who wore a massive tulle gown by Sensen Lii of Windowsen — said she was very scared when she arrived at the New York event and felt rushed, failing to recall...Read more

Ready to head back to Middle-earth?

Two new films set in the fantastical realms of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" book series are in development, New Line and Warner Bros. announced Thursday. Director Peter Jackson and screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who oversaw the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" screen trilogy in the ...Read more

The way she tells it, Bette Midler's short-lived sitcom "Bette" was more like a comedy of errors.

The singer-actor's semiautobiographical CBS show premiered in 2000 and was canceled 18 episodes into its 22-episode order. Midler dissected her self-declared "big flop" Tuesday on David Duchovny's podcast, "Fail Better."

"I did a television show,...Read more

NEW YORK — Cuba Gooding Jr. is denying allegations of sexual misconduct from Rodney Jones, who included the actor in his bombshell lawsuit against Sean Combs.

Gooding, 56, claimed Jones is in it for the money on the Wednesday episode of the “PBD Podcast,” hosted by Patrick David-Bet.

Jones, a music producer, filed the suit against Combs ...Read more

Steve Albini stood for a sound. But he also stood for an ethos.

Famous among rock fans for his work in the recording studio with the likes of Nirvana and the Pixies — and for his own bands Shellac and Big Black — Albini was known for harsh guitars and booming drums presented with none of the sweetening that can make a rock record sound like...Read more

A man tried to break into Drake’s Toronto mansion on Wednesday, a day after one of the rapper’s security guards was shot and wounded outside the home.

The failed intruder was detained by security personnel at the scene and eventually held by Toronto police under Canada’s Mental Health Act, according to The Canadian Press.

Sources told ...Read more