NEW YORK — Lea Michele will leave the highly-acclaimed Broadway revival of “Chess” on June 21.

The 39-year-old Bronx native, believed to be a strong contender to win a Tony Award, has been with the show since it previewed at the Imperial Theatre in October.

The show’s producers announced Friday that its “Florence Vassy” will take ...Read more

NEW YORK — Taylor Frankie Paul, the eyebrow-raising pick for “The Bachelorette,” whose roses won’t ultimately make it to air, has a rap sheet that predates her reality star fame, and has even played a significant role in keeping it afloat. Yet a reportedly “livid” ABC, which this week canceled Paul’s season ahead of its Sunday ...Read more

Chuck Norris' Expendables co-stars have paid tribute to the actor following his death at the age of 86.

The actor and martial artist passed away on Thursday (19.03.26) and his fellow cast members from the action franchise - including Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme - have shared their memories of the star on social media.

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Nicola Peltz has claimed that her parents have welcomed her husband Brooklyn Beckham into the family "like another son".

Brooklyn, 27, has been involved in a high-profile fallout with his parents David and Victoria Beckham but Nicola says he has a strong bond with his in-laws.

Asked how her parents Nelson Peltz and Claudia Heffner Peltz have ...Read more

Chadwick Boseman and his widow Simone Ledward Boseman thought he "would be OK" after his colon cancer diagnosis.

The Black Panther actor passed away at the age of 43 following a private battle with the disease in 2020 and Simone has recalled how they were both "very confident" that he would overcome the disease.

Simone told TV show Today on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — You didn’t have to be a viewer of “The Bachelorette” or “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” to see their fates dominate headlines this week.

The announcement last fall that Taylor Frankie Paul, the #MomTok influencer and star of “Mormon Wives,” was headlining the new season of “The Bachelorette” was unexpected �...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Inara George looks back on it now as wistfully as someone remembering a love affair or a semester abroad.

"It was at this tiny theater on Pico near LaBrea, next to a barbecue place," she says. "Our backstage was behind the theater, so we'd sit out there wearing these crazy corseted outfits while the guy next door was smoking ...Read more

ABC was reportedly “livid” about the new domestic violence and child abuse allegations against“Bachelorette” Taylor Frankie Paul in the run-up to cancelling her season, which could cost the network $40 million to $50 million and many their jobs.

The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, 31, has been making headlines all week amid new...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What happens when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter the emergency room of a hospital?

The answer to that question is what “The Pitt” attempts to dramatize in “5:00 p.m.,” Episode 11 of Season 2 of the HBO Max medical drama that premiered Thursday. At this point of the season, the show has traversed a ...Read more

NEW YORK — First he was famous for his fighting, and then for form onscreen, before the internet made him famous for his “facts.”

After a successful career as an action star, most notably appearing in more than 200 episodes of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” Chuck Norris found himself once again in the spotlight in the early 2000s — this ...Read more

Dennis Rodman is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The basketball icon, who is already a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, will take his place in wrestling history as part of the 2026 class of inductees over WrestleMania weekend next month.

ESPN reporter Shams Charania wrote on X: "Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman will be inducted ...Read more

Chuck Norris boasted that he "don't age. I level up" in his final social media post before his death.

The action legend passed away on Thursday (19.03.26) after being hospitalised for an undisclosed medical emergency, his family announced on Friday (20.03.26).

Just days before he died, Chuck had logged on to Instagram to message to his 2.9 ...Read more

Billy Idol believes he may have become a drug addict due to undiagnosed ADHD.

The Rebel Yell singer - whose years of excess and struggles with addiction are documented in new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead - has spoken openly about his dependency on heroin and other illegal substances, and after his son William was diagnosed with ...Read more

NEW YORK — Quentin Tarantino and Sylvester Stallone are joining forces as they move to the small screen for an upcoming Depression-era series.

The as-yet untitled six-episode series, taking place in the 1930s, will lean heavily into its setting as it will be filmed in black and white, shot with cameras from that period, insiders with direct ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Eryka Badu will be the closing-night headliner at the 2026 Roots Picnic.

Badu joins Jaÿ-Z as top-of-the-bill acts at this year’s Picnic, the 20th version of the weekend-long festival, which is making the move from the Mann Center to nearby on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park.

Also on the bill of the Picnic, which will take...Read more

In a stunning move, CBS News is shutting down its radio division, getting out of the medium where its storied history began nearly 100 years ago.

CBS News Radio will stop offering its service to its 700 affiliate stations on May 22.

“While this was a necessary decision, it was not an easy one,” the company said in a memo obtained by The ...Read more

Chuck Norris has died aged 86.

The action movie and martial arts legend - best known for his work on the likes of Walker, Texas Ranger - had been hospitalised with a medical emergency just days after his birthday, and his family have revealed he was "surrounded by" his loved ones when he passed.

In a statement on his official Instagram page, ...Read more

CHICAGO — “This is Kimble’s house.”

That’s what Norbert Gleicher remembers actor Harrison Ford telling director Andrew Davis after Ford toured the contemporary home at 336 W. Wisconsin St. in early 1993.

The Chicago-born Davis and his team — at the time desperate to firm up plans for the film which was set to shoot around the city ...Read more

The revelation that the artist Banksy is a 50-something man from Bristol, England, named Robin Gunningham, according to a Reuters report, has shaken the art world. It may be the ultimate test of what actually determines value in contemporary art.

Art insiders are speculating that the news will increase the value of Banksy’s work. That line ...Read more

Another member of the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast is stuck in some drama.

Jordan Ngatikaura filed for divorce on Thursday from his reality star wife Jessi Draper Ngatikaura, People reported. They were together for five years.

“This has not been an easy decision and it comes with a heavy heart,” he said in a statement to People...Read more