DETROIT — Kid Rock isn't changing. But he is trying to find a little grace.

The 55-year-old Motor City rocker, father, grandfather and cultural lightning rod continues to be an extremely divisive figure, especially in American politics, where for the last decade he has closely aligned himself with Donald Trump and the MAGA right.

It has cost...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — "Abbott Elementary" is opening its fictional doors to a new cast of characters with the premiere of its sixth season last week.

Joining the main cast this season, which includes show creator and Philly native Quinta Brunson, are guest stars such as former Nickelodeon icon Miranda Cosgrove, comedian and author Ali Wong, and ...Read more

At the very top of their game, Courtney Love and Hole were every bit as great as any rock band in the ’90s.

That includes such contemporary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acts as Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead and — yes — even Love’s husband Kurt Cobain’s legendary Nirvana.

The proof can be heard, in quite ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Halfway through her very sold-out concert Tuesday night at the Greek Theatre, Ella Langley pulled up a stool near the front of the stage and told us she wanted to "be kind of normal for a second, if that's all right witcha."

Life has been pretty un-normal lately for the 27-year-old country singer from small-town Alabama, whose ...Read more

Released in 1987, Capcom’s enduring one-on-one fighting game “Street Fighter” has led to myriad sequels, as well as a live-action 1994 movie of the same name, anime films, TV series and comic book runs.

The fight returns to the big screen this week with another flick simply titled “Street Fighter,” director and co-writer Kitao Sakurai...Read more

Hilary Swank has declared "things happen in their time" after announcing her shock pregnancy at the age of 52.

The Yellowjackets actress stunned fans on Wednesday (14.10.26) when she shared a fun video featuring herself, husband Philip Schneider and their three-year-old twins, Ohm and Aya, dancing with glowsticks painted on their bodies and ...Read more

Zara Tindall experiences "mother's guilt" trying to combine parenthood with her sporting career.

The equestrian - who is the daughter of Princess Anne and her ex-husband, Captain Mark Phillips - has Mia, 12, Lena, eight, and five-year-old Lucas with husband Mike Tindall, and the former rugby player does his best to offer his support when his ...Read more

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, declared it is "great to be back" on her first public appearance since she and Prince Harry moved back to the UK.

The couple - who relocated from California back to England at the end of the summer - had a series of appointments in Nottingham, East Midlands, on Thursday (15.10.26), and they were delighted to return to...Read more

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez's son has been cleared to testify in their bitter custody battle.

The French actor is seeking sole custody of 13-year-old Maceo and has sought a domestic violence restraining order after alleging his ex-wife attacked the teenager during an argument last month, and while the Monster's Ball star had expressed her ...Read more

John Cena went off script when he called on WWE to bring WrestleMania to London but he's still pushing for it to happen.

The 49-year-old star, who rose to fame as a wrestler before breaking into Hollywood, retired from in-ring action in December 2025 but he still works for the company as an ambassador.

Back in July 2023, he made a surprise ...Read more

Dave Coulier is doing "really well" after battling cancer.

The Fuller House actor was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2024 and, months after getting the all-clear, was told he had HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer, but revealed in February he is now in remission. His former co-star Jodie Sweetin admitted it means "so much" ...Read more

Ozzy Osbourne knew he was "dying" before his farewell concert.

The Paranoid hitmaker passed away just 17 days after his star-studded Back to the Beginning show in his native Birmingham, England, in July 2025, and his widow Sharon Osbourne has told how he shrugged off warnings from his doctors that the performance would "kill" him because he ...Read more

Sean Bean is "so confused" about the future of James Bond.

The 67-year-old actor, who appeared as Alec Trevelyan in 1995's GoldenEye, has admitted the constant rumours and speculation about who will take over from Daniel Craig have left him unsure about who will be the next to take on the role of 007.

He told the Metro newspaper's 60 Seconds ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Months after viral librarian and "Reading Rainbow" host Mychal Threets revealed he sought mental health treatment through a five-day psychiatric hold, he published another update. On Sunday, Threets said he believes he is "running out of time."

"People keep on saying, 'Mychal, I'm glad to see you're doing well. I'm glad to see ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — R&B icon Stephanie Mills revealed she had an unresolved beef with "Mother Monster" Lady Gaga.

During Wednesday's episode of "The Jason Lee Show," the Grammy-winning "Wiz" star didn't hold back when she explained what went down between her and Gaga and how the experience left a sour taste in her mouth.

"I feel like Lady Gaga is...Read more

A self-consciously grand, sweeping epic about some of the most intimate and personal aspects of people's lives, "La Bola Negra" explores the strands that bind generations together in unexpected ways. Using the history of gay male desire in different time periods — dangerous, clandestine, outlawed and at long last fitfully accepted — the film...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Alan Mandell, an acclaimed classical actor and one of the foremost interpreters of playwright Samuel Beckett's work, died Tuesday at his home in Westwood. He was 98.

Representatives for Mandell's family confirmed his death to The Times.

Mandell started his theater career in the early 1950s as the artistic director of Theater '...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Billy Crystal no longer trusts God.

Following the 2025 loss of his home in the Pacific Palisades wildfires and the killing of his longtime collaborator, Rob Reiner, the 78-year-old actor has a newfound skepticism, he told "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Tracy Smith in an interview that aired last weekend.

Smith asked Crystal...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jason Voorhees has always been the face of the "Friday the 13th" horror universe. But if he could speak, the hockey-masked mass murderer likely would not hesitate to give his mother all of the gory.

Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) was the original killer in the 1980 film, single-handedly knocking off several counselors at Camp ...Read more

CHICAGO — The drawn-out legal battle between Chance the Rapper and his former manager has finally concluded after a Cook County judge sided with the Chicago-born artist in a bench trial this week.

Chance the Rapper — whose real name is Chancelor Bennett — and former manager Pat Corcoran have been embroiled in a legal feud for nearly six ...Read more