NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin, currently awaiting trial for involuntary manslaughter, is opening up about four decades of sobriety.

The Emmy winner, 66, told the “Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson” podcast about contending with substance abuse in the early 1980s, when asked if he still drinks.

“I don’t discuss this a lot. … I’m ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ahead of his stint at the Hollywood Bowl and the release of his Netflix comedy about Pop-Tarts' origin this week, Jerry Seinfeld reflected on the "Seinfeld" storylines that wouldn't be aired today and other ways "the extreme left" is influencing comedy.

In an interview with the New Yorker, the comedian said some of his jokes ...Read more

DETROIT — University of Michigan is getting a Nine Inch Nail.

Chris Vrenna, former drummer for Nine Inch Nails who also worked with Marilyn Manson, Guns N' Roses, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica and more, has joined UM's School of Music, Theatre & Dance as an assistant professor in the Department of Performing Arts Technology, the school ...Read more

Paul Auster, the bestselling postmodern author, noir novelist and screenwriter behind "Smoke," "Lulu on the Bridge" and "The Inner Life of Martin Frost," has died. He was 77.

"The New York Trilogy" and "4 3 2 1" author's death was confirmed Wednesday by his literary representatives at Carol Mann Agency, according to the Associated Press. No ...Read more

Anne Hathaway has been sober for more than five years, making good on a promise to stay dry while parenting her young sons. To her, consciously staying sharp for that long is a bigger deal than hitting a certain birthday.

"The Princess Diaries" and "The Devil Wears Prada" alum, who stars in Prime Video's adaptation of Robinne Lee's 2017 romance...Read more

Should you be in the mood for pure escapism, you can do a lot worse than “The Idea of You,” a beguiling little romantic drama about love, passion and spectacular hair. Much of this hair is on the impeccably poised head of Solène (Anne Hathaway), who lives a delightfully only-in-the-movies life: She’s an art gallery owner who wears ...Read more

Just now, my fingers accidentally typed “The Idea of You” as “The Ikea of You,” and there is indeed a follow-the-directions-very-carefully feeling to the movie premiering on Prime Video May 2.

Anne Hathaway basically saves it from itself. Just when you may be drifting out of interest range watching director/co-writer Michael Showalter�...Read more

Jane Schoenbrun might be the only contemporary filmmaker who fully captures the deep emotional truth of our screen-centric media moment. With their breakthrough film, 2021’s “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” Schoenbrun crafted a creepy, otherworldly fable set in an occult online game. But while other filmmakers try to make films ...Read more

Historical procedurals are expensive to make and therefore all too rare on television. Enter the Tudor-era murder mystery “Shardlake” on Hulu, set during the reign of Henry VIII and adapted from the first book in a series by C.J. Sansom (who died over the weekend at 71) about an English barrister named Matthew Shardlake.

The best whodunits ...Read more

Q. I have seen you write about RF skin tightening before. Is there a certain age you should start or stop using it? What do you recommend?

—L.L., Kansas City, Missouri

A. RF skin tightening machines use radio-frequency energy to heat underneath the surface of the skin, stimulating the production of collagen and elastin to tighten sagging ...Read more

Britney Spears called her sister, Jamie Lynn, a “little b—” and a “little s—,” in a now-deleted Instagram video she shared Tuesday.

The singer, 42, recorded the video, which TMZ captured, while riding in a car on her way to “go horseback riding” with two others.

As the car takes them up winding hills in an undisclosed location,...Read more

'THE FALL GUY'

Rated PG-13 for action and violence, drug content and some strong language.

What it’s about: A stuntman gets involved in a murder mystery while trying to save the movie directed by his estranged girlfriend.

The kid attractor factor: Big movie stars and even bigger stunts.

Good lessons/bad lessons: The truth will always come ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jorge Hernández was just 14 when he and his younger brothers left their hometown of Rosa Morada in Sinaloa, Mexico, to pursue a music career in the United States. They hoped to settle in California, earn money to help support the family — Hernández’s father had been injured in an accident — and launch what would ...Read more

NEW YORK — The 2020s have not been especially roaring on Broadway.

Even as New York theater has survived the pandemic with a parade of productions and attendance near the pre-COVID years’, Broadway has also changed.

Ticket sales have sagged and grosses have failed to keep up with inflation. More suburban theatergoers, who may have more ...Read more

A family makes their way through a woodland forest, eventually stopping to set up camp. They have something to eat, go to sleep and then get up to do it all over again.

Except this isn't a family on a wilderness getaway. It's a group of shaggy, mythical creatures known as Sasquatch, going about their day-to-day existence. The film "Sasquatch ...Read more

NEW YORK — “ABC World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America” meteorologist Rob Marciano has been fired after 10 years with the network following alleged complaints, multiple outlets confirmed Tuesday.

“Multiple staffers had made complaints about Marciano’s behavior over the years and he was at least temporarily barred from main ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — "Vanderpump Rules" exes Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval fired back at former co-star Rachel Leviss, denying her allegations that they distributed sexually explicit videos without her consent.

Last week, Madix and Sandoval filed separate responses in Los Angeles County Superior Court to Leviss' February lawsuit, which accuses the ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Texas real estate developer and reality TV personality pleaded guilty Monday, April 29, to misdemeanor sexual battery for assaulting an unconscious 16-year-old girl at his vacation home in Laguna Beach in 2021.

Four additional counts of sexual battery and one count of rape were dismissed for lack of evidence against ...Read more

"American Idol" paid tribute to former contestant Mandisa on Monday.

Former "Idol" contestants Melinda Doolittle, Colton Dixon and Danny Gokey performed a cover of "Shackles (Praise You)" by gospel duo Mary Mary. Mandisa memorably performed the song on Season 5 of the show and later included it on her CDs "Overcomer: The Greatest Hits" and "...Read more