Entertainment

/

ArcaMax

Bang Showbiz / Michael Douglas has revealed he feared for his life at the Academy Awards after FBI agents warned him of an alleged plot to stab him with an HIV-infected needle moments before he was due to appear on stage.

Michael Douglas reveals FBI warned him of 'assassination' plot at Oscars

Michael Douglas has revealed he feared for his life at the Academy Awards after FBI agents warned him of an alleged plot to stab him with an HIV-infected needle moments before he was due to appear on stage.

The Oscar-winning actor, 82, recounts the extraordinary incident in his newly published memoir, One Helluva Ride, describing how he was ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Céline Dion has sparked fresh concern over her long-awaited return to performing after losing her balance on stage and forgetting the words to one of her best-known songs during an emotional concert in Paris

Céline Dion sparks fresh health fears after forgetting words during Paris stage comeback

Céline Dion has sparked fresh concern over her long-awaited return to performing after losing her balance on stage and forgetting the words to one of her best-known songs during an emotional concert in Paris.

The Canadian superstar, 58, was performing her 11th comeback concert at the Paris La Défense Arena on Wednesday (07.10.26) when the ...Read more

Valerie Macon/Getty Images North America/TNS

Michael Kearns, one of Hollywood's first out gay actors, dies at 76

LOS ANGELES — Michael Kearns, a trailblazing AIDs activist and author credited as the first out gay actor, has died. He was 76.

Filmmaker and professor Roland Palencia confirmed the actor's death on social media, writing that Kearns had died Monday evening after feeling unwell and calling the paramedics on Sunday. Palencia said that the ...Read more

Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images North America/TNS

Joe Rogan renews multimillion-dollar podcast deal with Spotify

LOS ANGELES — Spotify on Thursday said it renewed its deal with Joe Rogan, who leads the audio company's most popular podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Rogan's podcast, which has 18 million followers on Spotify, has been the company's top podcast since 2020. The terms of the multiyear licensing deal were not disclosed. The Wall Street ...Read more

Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group/TNS

Def Leppard going on tour with Goo Goo Dolls, who are way better than Mötley Crüe

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Def Leppard is hitting the road again.

And, as per usual, Def Leppard is bringing along a co-headliner to help sell some extra tickets. This time around, it’s a quite unexpected one — Goo Goo Dolls.

Yeah, there probably weren’t a lot of people expecting a pairing of classic rockers Def Leppard and ’90s pop-rock ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Taylor Swift is set to take centre stage at one of Hollywood's most prestigious fundraising events- with her performance at the Academy Museum Gala coming as speculation grows she could secure her first Oscar nomination.

Taylor Swift set to perform at pre-Oscars fundraiser

Taylor Swift is set to take centre stage at one of Hollywood's most prestigious fundraising events - with her performance at the Academy Museum Gala coming as speculation grows she could secure her first Oscar nomination.

The 36-year-old singer-songwriter will perform at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on 17 October, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are to receive a prestigious Hollywood award recognising their decades of collaboration on films including A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13 and The Da Vinci Code, alongside their philanthropic contributions to the entertainment industry

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer land major Hollywood honour

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are to receive a prestigious Hollywood award recognising their decades of collaboration on films including A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13 and The Da Vinci Code, alongside their philanthropic contributions to the entertainment industry.

Oscar-winning director Ron, 72, and producer Brian, 75, will be presented with the ...Read more

Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures/TNS

'The Social Reckoning' review: A pale shadow of 'The Social Network'

There’s a moment in “The Social Reckoning” when a character cites Antigone, John Proctor, “A Tale of Two Cities,” Gandalf and Chicken Little, all in the same sentence; in other words, this is an Aaron Sorkin movie, for better or worse. The writer/director’s famous verbosity is on full display in this sort-of sequel to 2010’s “The...Read more

Jaclyn Martinez/EPK/TNS

Review: Mahershala Ali quietly stuns in 'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother'

A modern samurai assassin takes on a cult of militant evangelicals while searching for breast milk for his infant daughter in "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother," the plot for which sounds like it was dreamt up in an improv exercise.

But this action thriller is no laughing matter. It is brought to life by two-time Academy Award-winner ...Read more

Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America/TNS

Joe Manganiello says SoCal shaman healed him after autoimmune disease nearly killed him

LOS ANGELES — In a new memoir, Joe Manganiello is getting candid about the condition that nearly killed him and the measures he took in search of healing.

The upcoming book, "Bloodlines," which hits bookstores and online retailers Oct. 13, follows Manganiello's career in Hollywood from "True Blood" werewolf to "Magic Mike" hunk, his seven-...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has secured a legal victory

High Court rules Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's home search warrants unlawful

The High Court has declared search warrants used in raids on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes to be unlawful.

The former Duke of York had taken legal action against Thames Valley Police over the search warrants which allowed officers to raid both his former residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor, and his property on the Sandringham Estate in ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Joe Manganiello had a secret health battle.

Joe Manganiello claims Sofia Vergara refused to hug him during health battle

Joe Manganiello has claimed Sofia Vergara refused to hug him even after he "begged" for affection amid his debilitating health struggle.

The 49-year-old actor suffered a string of medical problems shortly after he and the Modern Family actress tied the knot in 2015, with his symptoms including abdominal pain that left him unable to walk as his ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Prince Harry thought Princess Diana would return for him.

Prince Harry believed Princess Diana would return to 'whisk' him away

Prince Harry spent years after his mother's death believing she would return to "whisk" him away.

The Duke of Sussex was just 12 years old when Princess Diana passed away in a car crash back in 1997 and it took him a long time to process the fact she was gone for good.

In a new MasterClass titled Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through ...Read more

Could former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies write a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie?

Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies loves the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but does he think he could write an MCU movie?

The 63-year-old screenwriter is a self-confessed superfan of the MCU, and he cannot wait for the release of Avengers: Doomsday this December, the 39th film in the franchise and the follow-up to Avengers: Endgame.

...Read more

Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ENTERTAINMENT/TNS

Review: CBS has a new parent company. But its usual solid fall lineup remains, with 3 new shows

Whatever will become of CBS in the monopolistic morass that never should have happened, I can't say and, it's too soon to tell. But for the moment it seems very much like itself, fielding a good old-fashioned fall season with premieres of three new series — a franchise procedural, a supernatural sitcom and a legal dramedy — all of which have...Read more

Insomniac/Insomniac/TNS

No need to put out a BOLO on Bolo. The San Diego DJ's career is taking off in a big way.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s Bolo is having such a banner year that it’s perfectly understandable he sometimes feels like pinching himself.

The fastest-rising young Mexican American DJ and dance-music producer in the nation, Bolo (born: Edgar Avalos) performed Aug. 1 for an audience of 30,000 people at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles as part of ...Read more

Monica Schipper/Getty Images North America/TNS

Kacey Musgraves tapped Intocable for a Spanish version of 'Uncertain, TX.' The Tejano vision was always there

LOS ANGELES — Kacey Musgraves is taking another trip to “Uncertain, TX” — this time with a little bit of Tejano flair courtesy of a legendary South Texas band.

On Tuesday, Musgraves released a Spanish version of her critically acclaimed track featuring Tejano group Intocable — a song she originally recorded with country star Willie ...Read more

Randy Shropshire/Getty Images North America/TNS

'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star Whitney Rose reportedly files for divorce from husband of almost 17 years

LOS ANGELES — "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Whitney Rose reportedly filed for divorce from her husband of almost 17 years, Justin Rose, on Tuesday.

Whitney, 40, submitted her filing in the Third District Court, Salt Lake Department, Page Six reported Wednesday. The couple were married in 2009 and share two kids: daughter Bobbie...Read more

Merrick Morton/A24/TNS

Review: A star falls in Chris Rock's 'Misty Green' -- but the movie itself launches one

Chris Rock's compelling tragicomedy "Misty Green" opens with a montage of Los Angeles that's as intimate as an X-ray of a tumor. The city is sick, as evidenced in photos of barren studio lots, burning trees and the boarded-up Cinerama Dome. But we're also seeing L.A. through the lens of someone who respects it anyway. The bleachy sunlight is ...Read more