NEW YORK — In the summer of 1983, the British author Roald Dahl published a book review in the Literary Review that, to many eyes, revealed the beloved author of the juicy kids’ classics “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “James and the Giant Peach” to be an unconscionable antisemite.

The review, written in the wake of the ...Read more

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Caterina Scorsone and alum E.R. Fightmaster were spotted on what looked like a date this weekend, three years after their on-screen romance ended.

Scorsone, 44, and the 33-year-old “Survival of the Thickest” writer — who uses they/them pronouns — were photographed holding hands Sunday in Los Angeles, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jay-Z is breaking his silence on the February 2025 dismissal of a lawsuit against himself and Sean “Diddy” Combs by an anonymous woman claiming that she’d been sexually assaulted by the moguls in 2000, when she was 13 years old.

The 56-year-old Brooklyn-born multi-billionaire, real name Shawn Carter, told GQ that he was “...Read more

It’s clear that “Forbidden Fruits” director and co-writer Meredith Alloway has marinated in plenty of ‘90s teen movies and the kitschy pop culture ephemera of that era. Her directorial debut, written with Lily Houghton and based on Houghton’s play “Of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die,” is essentially a...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Bob Dylan, who turns 85 on May 24, won’t be kicking back after his spring tour concludes on May 1 in Texas. The iconic singer-songwriter is hitting the road again this summer with his band for a tour that will include Dylan’s first-ever concert at San Diego’s The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, with Lucinda Williams and John Doe ...Read more

Jay-Z felt "heartbroken" and battled "uncontrollable anger" after he was falsely accused of sexual assault.

The 56-year-old rapper was left reeling in 2024 when an anonymous woman filed a lawsuit alleging she was attacked at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000 by Jay-Z and fellow hip-hop star Sean 'Diddy' Combs when she was just 13 ...Read more

Steve Carell has explained the "lame" and "super uncool" way he asked his wife Nancy Walls out on a date.

The couple first met when Nancy enrolled as a student in an improvisation class Steve was teaching for The Second City comedy organisation in Chicago, Illinois and the Rooster star has confessed he initially thought she "hated him" because ...Read more

Taylor Momsen is "addicted" to crocheting.

The Pretty Reckless frontwoman, 32, has revealed she took up needlework during her first tour with the band and she now uses it as a "meditation tactic" whenever she feels the need to relax - and she ends up making "endless blankets".

During an appearance on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, ...Read more

Over the last decade or so, Riz Ahmed has become an actor who was reason enough to give a film or a TV series a look.

Also a rapper, Ahmed won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for his work in the excellent 2016 HBO miniseries “The Night Of” and earned an Academy Award nomination for best actor for the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jessica Biel finds Justin Timberlake’s 2024 DWI charge “stressful,” but is not leaving her husband of 14 years over freshly released video of his arrest, according to an “exclusive source” quoted by People.

“There’s a reason they pushed back on the footage being released,” that insider said.

Timberlake was arrested...Read more

“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Miranda Hope is wading into the drama swirling around her co-star Taylor Frankie Paul,— but only to defend herself against allegations that she leaked the video that triggered the cancelation of the 22nd season of “The Bachelorette.”

Paul was slated to lead the reality show dating series, but ABC ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rumors of Willie Nelson’s retirement following last year’s Farm Aid concert in Minneapolis are proving to be false, and there’s a new Twin Cities date as evidence.

The Texas music icon, who will turn 93 on April 29, has announced an Aug. 19 gig at the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee as part of his annual Outlaw ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The announcement of the end of CBS News Radio last Friday was met with elegiac tributes to the service that built the foundation of William Paley's company nearly 100 years ago and brought the heroic work of journalists such as Edward R. Murrow to millions of listeners.

But for the 700 affiliates carrying CBS News Radio, the ...Read more

Josh Safdie's recent solo directorial outing, nominated for nine Oscars, tops the DVD releases for the week of March 31.

"Marty Supreme": Timothée Chalamet stars as a table tennis phenom in 1952 New York City who wants to become the greatest player in the world. Also featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A'zion.

"There’s an argument to be ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was a big weekend for “Project Hail Mary” — and by extension, Amazon MGM Studios.

The sci-fi film starring Ryan Gosling as a reluctant science teacher-turned-astronaut tasked with saving the planet made $80.5 million in its domestic launch, a massive haul that beat expectations and marked the highest opening weekend so ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Taylor Frankie Paul was reciting a familiar speech as she embarked on her search for true love as the star of ABC's "The Bachelorette."

"I'm ready to fall in love, I'm ready to find my person, to find my happily-ever-after," said Paul, a breakout star on Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." In a preview of the season where...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the summer of 2025, Walt Disney Co. executives placed a big bet on a reality TV star prone to high drama: messy personal relationships and allegations of domestic violence.

Now, Disney's ABC network could lose at least $70 million with a nearly finished season of "The Bachelorette" sitting on the shelf.

Last week, ABC yanked...Read more

Denise Richards' eldest daughters were "not happy" about her decision to undergo a facelift.

The Wild Things star, 55, recently revealed she underwent surgery last year to give her appearance boost but she's now admitted Sami, 22, and Lola, 20, from her marriage to actor Charlie Sheen, tried to talk her out of it because they were convinced she...Read more

Kerry Washington has lifted the lid on rumours suggesting Chase Infiniti could star in a Scandal spin-off.

The Imperfect Women star, 49, played crisis manager Olivia Pope in seven series of the hit drama before it came to an end in 2018 but the Internet has been flooded by speculation suggesting creator Shonda Rhimes could bring Scandal back ...Read more

Barry Manilow was convinced he was "dying" after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

The 82-year-old crooner went public with his diagnosis late last year revealing he needed to postpone his upcoming concert dates so he could undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot from one of his lung. Barry has now credited his quick-thinking doctor with ...Read more