Paul Simon has successfully undergone surgery for "chronic and intense back pain".

The 83-year-old singer / songwriter was forced to cancel two concerts last weekend after his pain became "unmanageable" and while his surgery "went well", he will need an extra day of rest and recuperation before he starts touring again.

A message on his ...Read more

Connie Francis has been hospitalised for "extreme pain" after suffering a pelvic fracture.

Just weeks after the fracture, the 87-year-old singer - who rose to fame in the late 1950s - was back in hospital and admitted to intensive care as doctors investigated the cause of her pain.

However, she told fans in a new update that she had been ...Read more

Michael Madsen was reportedly struggling with alcohol addiction before his death.

The 67-year-old actor was pronounced dead on Thursday (07.03.25) after being found unresponsive at his Malibu home, with his manager Ron Smith telling Dailymail.com that "cardiac arrest" appeared to be the cause of death.

And, Michael's lawyer Perry Wander, who ...Read more

The director of the forthcoming Beatles biopic had his work cut out for him, as far as Ringo Starr was concerned. The legendary rock & roll group’s drummer had plenty of notes for the Sam Mendes-helmed movie project.

Starr, one of two surviving members of the Fab Four, says he met with the Oscar winning director in April to discuss the four-...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s easy to mess up.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” will open many a celebration on July 4th. But as numerous social media videos show, the national anthem can be a trap for singers.

It requires a wide vocal range — 12 notes from low B flat to high F — and has a lot of melodic jumps.

Still, there’s room for singers to...Read more

Virginia Madsen has paid tribute to her brother Michael Madsen after his sudden death.

The 67-year-old actor was pronounced dead at his Malibu home on Thursday (07.03.25) after being found unresponsive and his actress sibling Virginia, 63, remembered her brother in a touching statement.

She said in a statement to Variety: "My brother Michael ...Read more

Nicholas Hoult lost out on the Superman role because he was too "controlled" and had better chemistry with a different Lois Lane.

David Corenswet, 31, ultimately landed the title role in James Gunn's DC blockbuster, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, 34, as Lane and although Nicholas, 35, auditioned for Superman, he was cast in the role of villain Lex...Read more

The BBC issued a formal apology after broadcasting a controversial performance from the rap-punk group Bob Vylan at England's Glastonbury festival.

Bob Vylan — outspoken critics of Israel's war on Gaza — led its crowd at last weekend's festival in a chant of "Death to the IDF," or Israel Defense Forces.

The BBC's director- general Tim ...Read more

Idris Elba has revealed that he’s never watched “The Wire” and he never will.

The hunky actor and sought-after DJ confessed that he hasn’t seen a single episode of the HBO hit that made him a household name, in which he played debonair yet dastardly drug dealer Stringer Bell.

“If I’m really honest, I didn’t watch ‘The Wire,’�...Read more

Katie Thurston admitted she has no idea "how much time I have left" amid her stage four cancer battle.

The 34-year-old TV star was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2025 but revealed she never asked her oncologist for a prognosis and she still worries about every scan.

Speaking in a new Instagram video, Katie said: "My oncologist never ...Read more

Sophia Bush always made less money than her male co-stars on One Tree Hill.

Although Sophia, 42, was one of the stars of the teen drama series from 2003 to 2012, she admitted that the male actors, including ex-husband Chad Michael Murray, were paid more money than her.

When asked on The Burnouts podcast if she ever got a chance to negotiate ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In Season 1 of the critically acclaimed docuseries “Leguizamo Does America,” which first aired in 2023, award-winning actor John Leguizamo took a cross-country journey to tell the stories of Latinos from all walks of life.

Premiering Sunday on MSNBC, Season 2 arrives under a different landscape in America, where under ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — They can buy themselves ... stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Miley Cyrus, Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore were among the 35 honorees announced Wednesday by Eugenio Derbez and Richard Blade.

Inductees were selected across five categories: motion pictures, television, live theater and live performance, recording and sports ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Lauren Hersh, the national director of the anti-sex trafficking activist group World Without Exploitation, heard Wednesday that Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted only on the two least serious charges against him, she felt grief for his former partner Casandra Ventura and his other accusers.

"I think this is a travesty," ...Read more

Recording star Connie Francis says she is on the mend after a recent trip to the hospital to address some "extreme pain."

The "Stupid Cupid" and "Lipstick on Your Collar" singer, who rose to fame in the late 1950s and early '60s, informed fans on Facebook that she is receiving care after undergoing tests and exams. "Thank you all for your kind...Read more

NEW YORK — Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his reserved but imposing roles in Quentin Tarantino films, died Thursday at age 67.

Madsen died from cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, according to KNBC. He was found unresponsive in the home Thursday morning.

“In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Michael Madsen, the actor who was a staple in numerous Quentin Tarantino films including “Kill Bill” and “Reservoir Dogs,” has died. He was 67

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to The Times that deputies responded to the actor’s Malibu home Thursday morning and found him ...Read more

Michael Madsen has died.

The 67-year-old actor - who was best known for his work in Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs - has passed away after being found unresponsive at his Malibu, California home on Thursday (07.03.25).

Deputies responded to his home after a 911 call early in the morning and he was pronounced dead at the scene, with Michael's ...Read more

Yungblud says pansexual is "the label that allows me to be who I am".

The 27-year-old rocker came out as pansexual - which is defined as an attraction to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender - in 2020 and believes it gives him the most freedom to be himself.

He told Attitude magazine: "I am the pan man - I'm the fucking...Read more

Amal Clooney has praised her husband George Clooney for being "so supportive".

The 47-year-old human rights lawyer revealed her 64-year-old actor and director husband has always championed her career and makes sure he takes on the bulk of the childcare for their eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, when she is busy working.

She told US ...Read more