DETROIT — Michigan native and HGTV star Nicole Curtis has apologized after video of her working on a house surfaced of her using a racial slur and her long-running house rehab show pulled.

In the clip, posted by Radar Online, the reality star appears to grow frustrated with a task while standing on a ladder when she blurts out, "Oh, fart (n-...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Even as it relocates to a more central site in its namesake city, Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival will be all over the map musically in its 2026 comeback.

Experimental R&B singer Dijon, ‘80s hitmaker-turned-acclaimed-songwriter Aimee Mann, Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty, Louisiana music vets Jon Cleary and Nathan & the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jennifer Hudson will return to “Dreamgirls,” this time as a producer, for Broadway’s fall revival of the Tony- and Oscar-winning musical.

The “American Idol” alum — who won the 2007 Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Effie White in Bill Condon’s star-studded screen adaptation — said in a statement to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Viewership for the “Today” show has jumped 23% amid the search for host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy, and the Winter Olympics in Milan.

Nielsen ratings show the NBC morning staple held its position last week as the country’s top morning show in both total viewers and the demographic of adults aged 25-54, ...Read more

Pete Finney, a steel guitarist who toured with Patty Loveless for more than 20 years and recorded with Reba McEntire, the Chicks, Vince Gill, the Judds and more, has died. He was 70.

Confirmation came via a statement earlier this week from Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which said Finney died Saturday. No cause of death ...Read more

In 2002, a former math and science teacher and prison guard named John Darwin paddled a kayak into the North Sea from his home in Seaton Carew, England, and disappeared. Subsequently he was declared dead, and his wife, Anne, received a life insurance payout of 250,000 pounds. As it happened, he was very much alive and living secretly at home and...Read more

CHICAGO — For seven seasons, the people behind WTTW’s “Firsthand” documentary series have gathered to figure out what subject to focus their efforts. In previous years, executive producer Dan Protess and his team have centered such topics as segregation, coronavirus, poverty, homelessness and life after prison. This season is about the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Six months and 16 Oscar nominations ago, Delroy Lindo hopped on a Zoom call with the awards consultants running the campaign for Ryan Coogler's genre-defying American horror story, "Sinners." Actors don't often participate in these meetings. But Lindo had received so much love for his turn as bluesman Delta Slim since "Sinners" ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Can a Hungarian-born heavy metal fan who grew up as a professional wrestling devotee in a San Marcos trailer park achieve success as a stand-up comedian signed to the same record label as Eric Clapton and the Stray Cats?

This question itself might sound like a joke. But it’s an accurate thumbnail description of Zoltan Kaszas, ...Read more

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Q: I have a question about the “Doc Martin” and “Best Medicine” shows: Why? They live in the same named place, both have romantic feelings for Louisa, and have a pharmacist who wears a cervical collar. Both doctors are clumsy and don’t like dogs. Is there a reason for Fox copying “Doc Martin�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — James Van Der Beek, the actor who starred in the teen drama series “Dawson’s Creek” and the sports drama “Varsity Blues,” has died. He was 48.

Known for wooing audiences as aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery in the WB series, Van Der Beek died Wednesday morning. His family confirmed his death in a statement on the actor�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Bud Cort, whose performance as a troubled young man who finds unexpected love with a 79-year-old free spirit in "Harold and Maude" helped turn the 1971 film into an enduring cult classic, died Wednesday morning in Norwalk, Connecticut, after a long illness. He was 77.

His death was confirmed by Cort's longtime friend Dorian ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — James Van Der Beek, whom audiences first met as the young, floppy-haired lead in the melodrama "Dawson's Creek," died Wednesday at 48. The actor's co-stars and collaborators paid tribute to the actor.

Van Der Beek's wife, Kimberly, announced the news in an Instagram post and asked for "peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Ranken, drummer and a founding member of London-based Celtic punk band the Pogues, has died. He was 72.

The "heartbeat of The Pogues" died Tuesday, his longtime bandmates announced in a statement posted Wednesday on Instagram.

"Andrew, thank you for everything, for your friendship, your wit and your generosity of spirit,...Read more

NEW YORK — It could end with a mediated settlement, as “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni spent Wednesday in a New York courthouse for their court-ordered settlement conference.

The “Gossip Girl” alum, 38, and 42-year-old Baldoni attended mediation talks in the lower Manhattan courthouse, seated with their ...Read more

Bijou Phillips, who was once married to ex-actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson, has been hospitalized in desperate need of a kidney transplant.

Phillips, a model and actress, was admitted to UCLA Health, where she will remain under care and on dialysis until a donor can be found, her spokesperson told TMZ on Wednesday.

She previously ...Read more

NEW YORK — James Van Der Beek, the “Dawson’s Creek” actor who had recently been battling colorectal cancer, has died. He was 48.

Van Der Beek revealed his diagnosis in November 2024 and missed a reunion event for the show last September, but his cause of death was not publicly confirmed.

“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The sports and entertainment executive Casey Wasserman is facing calls to step down from his namesake music agency after his sexually charged emails surfaced in the Epstein files. With artists like Chappell Roan leaving and top agents reportedly demanding a change in leadership, talent managers and touring executives say they ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sherri Shepherd is getting real about the cancellation of her show “Sherri” last week after four seasons.

“I want to say to y’all, everybody, y’all try not to faint or fall out ‘cause healthcare is expensive and none of us have it anymore,” the talk show host and comedian said Tuesday on Instagram in a mostly ...Read more

NEW YORK — It could end with mediation, as “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are in a New York courtroom Wednesday for their court-ordered settlement conference.

Lively, 38, in late December 2024 accused her 42-year-old costar and director of having sexually harassed her during production of the blockbuster ...Read more