Simon Cowell's new boy band December 10 have lifted the lid on what it's really like being mentored by the music mogul - and it turns out their catch‑ups now happen over burgers at his place.

The much-hyped boy band - comprising Nicolas Alves, Danny Bretherton, Josh Olliver, Hendrik Christoffersen, Sean Hayden, John Fadare and Cruz Lee-Ojo - ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Netflix is stacking the deck with its upcoming Las Vegas-based casino drama.

A week after Oscar Isaac signed on to lead “The Roman,” from executive producer Martin Scorsese, the rest of the cast is filling out nicely.

Isaac will portray Robert “Bobby Red” Redman, according to Netflix, “president of the hottest hotel ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jane Pauley stood in front of the magnificent three-story Ardrossan mansion on a recent Monday squinting in the mid-morning sunlight, studying the teleprompter.

Her yellow blazer made a sunny reflection on the glossy, tomato red 1930s sports car atop the mile-long driveway; her signature tapered cut whispered in the warm spring...Read more

DENVER — The Sundance Institute is greeting summer with a documentary about late Boulder poet Andrea Gibson, cult-hit “Napoleon Dynamite,” indie dramedy “Little Miss Sunshine,” and more screenings in advance of its festival debut in Boulder in January 2027.

The parent organization of the Sundance Film Festival this week shared details...Read more

NEW YORK — Kodak Black was arrested on Thursday in Florida for the second time in eight days.

The rapper — who in 2018 legally changed his name from Dieuson Octave to Bill Kapri — was booked on charges of resisting an officer/obstruct without violence and attempting to flee law enforcement, according to records from the Broward County ...Read more

Serena Williams refuses to be away from her children for more than 24 hours.

The 44-year-old tennis legend is mother to two daughters, Olympia, eight, and Adira, two, with her husband Alexis Ohanian and Serena has revealed she is determined to be a "present parent" so she will never be parted from her kids for longer than a full day and night. ...Read more

Drake has revealed his father's cancer battle in the lyrics of his new song.

The 39-year-old rapper dropped tune Make Them Cry, from his new Iceman album, on Thursday - as well as two other records titled Maid of Honour and Habibti.

He used the song to tell fans dad Dennis Graham, 71, is battling cancer, although didn't go into further details...Read more

Hugh Jackman has insisted he loves being nervous, because having "butterflies in your stomach means that you care".

The 57-year-old actor was interviewed about his new movie The Sheep Detectives by 11-year-old Edie Chua for Today's Parent magazine, with the teen asking him about how he deals with feeling apprehensive in life.

Hugh replied: "I ...Read more

Be careful what you wish for. That’s the well-worn premise behind “Obsession,” Curry Barker’s clever if familiar horror film. The monkey’s paw at the film’s center is an odd little gadget called a One Wish Willow, found in a murky shop by Bear (Michael Johnston), a young man who’s long had an unrequited crush on his colleague and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse are expecting their first child together.

The model debuted her baby bump Thursday at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where she walked the red carpet for the premiere of "Parallel Tales" along with her husband.

The couple posed for photos at the event, drawing attention to their gestating bundle ...Read more

CANNES, France — On the second night of the Cannes Film Festival, director Thierry Frémaux introduced a gala presentation of a film he hailed as an example of "le cinema universal" and "un classique." It was a 25th anniversary screening of "The Fast and Furious."

In the summer of 2001, that modest hit about hot cars and cold Coronas did not ...Read more

BALTIMORE — “Stories have different chapters — they don’t necessarily end,” said Blaine Waide, executive director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

But Salisbury’s chapter with the Maryland Folk Festival appears to be on pause.

City officials announced last week that the free, large-scale cultural festival will not ...Read more

Sir Peter Jackson has revealed that Todd Phillips' Joker served as inspiration for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

The 64-year-old filmmaker serves as a producer on the latest movie in the epic fantasy franchise and revealed that the 2019 origin story for Batman's arch-enemy helped provide ideas for the upcoming flick, in which Andy...Read more

Lewis Pullman has described it as "mind-boggling" to witness Rick Moranis reprise his role as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs: The New One.

The 33-year-old star appears in the upcoming sequel to the 1987 space opera parody and said it was a "dream come true" to see the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids star make his return to live-action cinema after over 30 ...Read more

Marion Cotillard is planning to take on more jobs now that her kids have grown up.

The 50-year-old French actress is mum to son Marcel, 15, and daughter Louise, nine, with her director ex Guillaume Canet. She paused work while raising her children, but told Deadline in a new interview that she's in the process of resuming her career.

She said:...Read more

Jersey Shore star Angelina Pivarnick is pregnant.

The 39-year-old TV star was seen taking a pregnancy test on the season finale of Jersey Shore: Family Reunion, showing Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola that it was positive.

While she didn't reveal the identity of the father, referring to him only as "John Doe-Nor", the announcement comes after ...Read more

Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell has been laid to rest in his native Wales.

The rocker - who was born in Pontypridd - died in March at the age of 64 after undergoing "a complex major operation" and his funeral took place on Wednesday (13.05.26) attended by his wife Gaynor and their sons Todd, Dane and Tyla.

The family shared a picture of Phil...Read more

Yungblud says his fanbase has transformed in unexpected ways, admitting he now sees "truckers" standing alongside the queer, alternative fans who once dominated his gigs.

The 28-year-old rocker - who is currently on his IDOLS world tour - told The i newspaper that the shift reflects how much the Yungblud persona has evolved.

He said the ...Read more

Producer Stuart Price has revealed that Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter had "immediate" chemistry when they came together to record their new single Bring Your Love.

Speaking at a listening event for Madonna's upcoming album, Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II, the producer said that the pair had already been in touch online before the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Clave Especial is finally taking a break.

In the last two months, the corrido tumbado band from Salinas performed at the South by Southwest music festival in Texas — and made headlines by singing a narcocorrido; spoke to Latino students at Cornell University in upstate New York; and even embarked on a impromptu 10-hour road ...Read more