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Bang Showbiz / Cardi B feels inspired by Raven-Symone.

Cardi B 'loves the style of Raven-Symone'

Cardi B has been inspired by Raven-Symone.

The 33-year-old rap star has admitted to being inspired by Raven-Symone's colourful dress sense during her younger years.

Cardi told Vogue Arabia: "I always had a passion for fashion and ever since I was a younger girl, I loved the style of Raven-Symone.

"I knew that I had to dress differently. ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Gal Gadot relishes the challenge of motherhood

Motherhood is my superpower, says Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot considers motherhood to be her "superpower".

The 41-year-old actress is best known for playing Wonder Woman in the DC superhero movies, but Gal considers motherhood to be her biggest challenge in life.

The brunette beauty - who has Alma, 14, Maya, nine, Daniella, five, and Ori, two, with husband Jaron Varsano - told Us Weekly: "When ...Read more

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Kehlani reschedules tour dates after being hospitalized for 'so much pain'

LOS ANGELES — Kehlani has rescheduled the two concerts she had to postpone because of illness.

On Thursday, the "Folded" singer announced new dates for her Camden, N.J., and Columbia, Md., shows on Instagram. The Camden show, which was originally scheduled for Aug. 26, will now happen on Sept. 5. The Columbia show will follow on Sept. 6. The ...Read more

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Apple TV raises prices without offering an ad tier, testing how much viewers will pay

LOS ANGELES — Apple TV, the streaming service known for series like “Ted Lasso” and “Severance,” is raising its prices, effective immediately.

A monthly subscription will now cost $14.99, up $2. The annual plan climbs by $20 to $119.99. This marks the tech giant’s fourth price bump in the last four years.

Other Apple bundle plans ...Read more

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Sesame Street's Big Bird gets grim response for asking how people are doing

NEW YORK — Big Bird asked fans how they’re holding up at the end of a busy week that had plenty of low points. Venting ensued.

“Big Bird is just popping in to see how everyone is doing today!” the seemingly innocuous message posted to X Friday morning reads.

The “Sesame Street” star got many grim responses on the educational ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Ridley Scott has enjoyed a decades-long career

The Dog Stars director Sir Ridley Scott explains the importance of a film script

Sir Ridley Scott thinks a script is the most important aspect of any film.

The 88-year-old director - who has adapted Peter Heller's 2012 novel The Dog Stars, focusing on preserving the story's core elements - believes a film's script is more important than anything else.

Speaking to People, Ridley explained: "It's all about what's on paper ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Mike Leigh doubts he'll make another movie.

Tender Loving Care director Mike Leigh doubts he'll make another film

Mike Leigh is unlikely to make another movie.

The 83-year-old director has enjoyed a hugely successful career over more than six decades - but Mike is unlikely to make a follow-up to Tender Loving Care, his new comedy-drama film that stars Marion Bailey, Kate O'Flynn, Alice Bailey Johnson and Paul Jesson.

The acclaimed filmmaker told Variety: ...Read more

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Gladys Knight, 82, pulling back from performing amid fan concerns

NEW YORK — Gladys Knight, 82, says she’s pulling back from performing while “transitioning” to the next stage of her life.

The “Midnight Train to Georgia” singer‘s announcement comes amid concerns from fans about Knight’s appearance.

“After much soul searching I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while...Read more

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Miss USA just crowned a new winner in Miami. Here's what she told us

MIAMI — For the Miss USA pageant’s 75th edition, the women took the show on the road to the hottest city in the country — Miami.

On Thursday night, a new queen was crowned at the Ziff Opera House, part of the Arsht Center downtown. The evening’s hosts were “Beverly Hills 90210” star Ian Ziering and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” ...Read more

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Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields loses a link: Katseye pulls out over group member's injury

LOS ANGELES — Pop supergroup Katseye might have hit that “Hootie Frutti” a little too hard.

The “Gnarly” and “Gabriela” team announced on Thursday that it will no longer perform at Olivia Rodrigo’s all-women Daisy Chain Fields music festival on Saturday. Katseye, whose members are currently Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeung, Lara...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Robert De Niro has seven children

Robert De Niro shares guilt over working parenthood

Robert De Niro thinks working parents always "feel a little guilty" about missing time with their children.

The 83-year-old actor - who has Drena, 54, Raphael, 49, 30-year-old twins Julian and Airyn, Elliot, 28, and Helen, 14, from previous relationships and Gia, three, with partner Tiffany Chen - doesn't believe there is a "secret" to being a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Cooper Hoffman has opened up about the nepo baby tag

Cooper Hoffman and Michael Gandolfini avoid 'nepo baby' criticism

Cooper Hoffman and Michael Gandolfini aren't criticised for being "nepo babies" because they both lost their famous fathers when they were young.

The Long Walk star was just 10 years old when his Oscar-winning dad Philip Seymour Hoffman died back in 2014 and he's good friends with fellow actor Michael - son of late The Sopranos star James ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dame Judi Dench thinks people must live 'authentically'

Dame Judi Dench urges people to live 'authentically'

Dame Judi Dench thinks it is essential that people are able to live "authentically".

The 91-year-old actress chats with her fellow stage and screen icon Sir Ian McKellen in a new episode of her Sky Arts series Tea with Judi Dench and says that a powerful conversation about homosexuality made her realise the importance of authenticity.

Judi ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dolly Parton's track I Will Always Love You was famously covered by Whitney Houston.

'It just pierced me like a knife': Dolly Parton was overwhelmed when I Will Always Love You played at Whitney Houston's funeral

Dolly Parton "thought (her) heart was gonna stop" when I Will Always Love You was played at Whitney Houston's funeral.

The country music legend, who sadly passed away aged 80 earlier this week, wrote the original version of the track in 1973 - before Whitney memorably covered it as a pop ballad for the soundtrack of 1992 movie The Bodyguard - ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Steven Tyler scored a legal victory ahead of an upcoming trial

Steven Tyler scores legal victory ahead of trial against abuse accuser

Steven Tyler's sexual abuse accuser has been banned from discussing a number of details about their relationship in their upcoing trial.

The Aerosmith frontman is the subject of legal action from Julia Misley, who is also known as Julia Holcomb, after she claimed he sexually abused her when she was a teenager and he was an adult, while he has ...Read more

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Movie review: Familiar to a fault, Ridley Scott's postapocalyptic 'The Dog Stars' finds the genre in need of new tricks

Hig (Jacob Elordi) may be the most perfect guy alive, not that he's got much competition. In Ridley Scott's simple-minded sociological study "The Dog Stars," an influenza epidemic wiped out the majority of our squabblesome species sometime during the last decade. The LCD screens outside the Denver Nuggets basketball arena continue to flicker, ...Read more

Michael Strahan welcomes fifth child, his first with girlfriend Kayla Quick

“Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan has reportedly become a father for a fifth time, welcoming a daughter with longtime girlfriend Kayla Quick.

The two have been dating since 2015 and recent reports indicated they’d drifted apart. Now sources tell TMZ that the two became parents earlier this year. The former NFL star–turned...Read more

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Jelly Roll addresses speculation about his politics after Trump joke

Jelly Roll is finally letting fans know where he stands when it comes to politics. The Grammy-winner opened up about his views Thursday, on his final night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

He kicked off the episode with a passionate and funny monologue, addressing the backlash he faced over jokes he made about President Donald Trump ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Britney Spears has opened up about her pop star days

Britney Spears 'felt like a robot' during pop career

Britney Spears "felt like a robot" during her pop career.

The Toxic singer has looked back on her former life in the music industry and confessed she's "changed big time" in the last few years with Britney confessing she suffered from panic attacks during meet-and-greet events with fans and she "can't believe" she used to be able to "perform in...Read more