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Rose McGowan reacts to overturn of Harvey Weinstein rape conviction

NEW YORK — Rose McGowan is not taking the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction sitting down.

The “Jawbreaker” actress — one of more than 50 women who accused the disgraced movie mogul of rape and sexual assault — is calling on her fellow survivors to “stand up” against the “evil” she said “sticks together, as ...Read more

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Ellen DeGeneres riffs on getting 'kicked out' of showbiz after toxic culture allegations

LOS ANGELES — For Ellen DeGeneres, toxic workplace allegations that clouded her long-running daytime series marked the end of an era. This week, the comedian’s public fallout became comeback material.

Two years after “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” aired its final episode in 2022, its 66-year-old host reentered the spotlight with a Thursday ...Read more

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Kim Petras cancels summer shows due to health issues

NEW YORK — Kim Petras has pulled the plug on her previously scheduled festival appearances this summer.

The 31-year-old singer, the first openly trans person to win a Grammy Award, cited health problems as the reason for the cancellation of her upcoming plans.

“My buns, I’m devastated to be writing this but I’m going through some ...Read more

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Review: 'Mother Play' on Broadway stars Jessica Lange in a playwright's story of growing up

NEW YORK — Playwright Paula Vogel has written a deeply personal play about life with one’s mother, and her late mom, Phyllis Rita, would surely have been delighted to have her Broadway appearance played by no less than Jessica Lange, an actress fully capable of turning her into a boozy but sympathetic hybrid of Mama Rose in “Gypsy,” Joan...Read more

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Emma Stone would like to be called by her real name, if you don't mind

If you thought Emma Stone was Emma Stone’s real name, you are sorely mistaken.

The two-time Oscar winner shared this week that she would like to be called by her given name — Emily Stone — despite her many years in show business using that other moniker.

In a joint interview with“The Curse” co-star Nathan Fielder, Fielder said that ...Read more

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'Deeply disturbing': Jeezy denies Jeannie Mai's child neglect, domestic violence accusations

Jeannie Mai and Jeezy’s ongoing custody battle and divorce is growing even more contentious as new legal documents reveal allegations of domestic violence, verbal abuse and child neglect by Mai against the “Put On” rapper.

In a response filed Thursday in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court, the former “The Real” talk show ...Read more

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Sophia Bush confirms relationship with Ashlyn Harris: 'The universe had been conspiring for me'

Sophia Bush finally feels like she can breathe after coming out as queer and opening up about her long-rumored relationship with soccer star Ashlyn Harris.

"When I take stock of the last few years, I can tell you that I have never operated out of more integrity in my life. I hope that's clear enough for everyone speculating out there," the "One...Read more

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TV to watch: Dan Rather documentary is second-rate journalism

'Rather'

This documentary on Dan Rather hits all the high notes with the former CBS News anchor waxing nostalgic on the tenacity he brought to reporting on everything from the civil rights movement to the White House. But when it comes to the stumbles, like walking off the set when a tennis match went long, the legendary broadcaster goes ...Read more

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CNN journalist and host Poppy Harlow exits after 16-year run

Poppy Harlow, the journalist who co-hosted CNN's ill-fated morning program, has decided to leave the news network.

Harlow announced her departure Friday in a note to colleagues. She has been off the air since February, when the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network scrapped the format of her program, "CNN This Morning"

Harlow, 42, has about 18 ...Read more

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This is what Billie Eilish talks about when she's not promoting 'Barbie, Barbie, Barbie'

Billie Eilish is so sick of talking about her Oscar winning "Barbie" song.

The singer, who co-wrote "What Was I Made For?" with brother-collaborator Finneas for Greta Gerwig's movie, finally has time to talk about how tiring it was to promote the song and attend all those awards ceremonies.

"Bro, nobody can get enough of me," she told Rolling ...Read more

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Grant Gustin, 'The Flash' cast mark superhero's disappearance day, as teased in show's pilot

Almost a decade ago, "The Flash" premiered on the CW with a pilot episode that teased a storyline far in the future. In a future front page of the fictional Central City Citizen paper, the headline read that the Flash had disappeared in a "crisis" event. The date: April 25, 2024.

The ominous scene set up multiple important storylines in the ...Read more

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Ricky Martin to headline LA Pride in the Park festival

LOS ANGELES — Ricky Martin will headline this year's LA Pride in the Park festival.

June 8's concert, held in in Chinatown's L.A. State Historic Park, will be the first Pride festival performance from the Latin pop superstar, who will also be the first out gay Latino to headline the event.

"I am thrilled to be headlining L.A. Pride in the ...Read more

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Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse strike heart of gold at tour-opening concert

SAN DIEGO — When Neil Young sang "rock and roll will never die" near the conclusion of his tour-opening Love Earth concert with Crazy Horse Wednesday in San Diego, you believed him.

Those words, from his 1978 song, "My My Hey Hey (Into the Black)," sounded like a defiant vow in the face of possible obsolescence 46 years ago. Now, they are a ...Read more

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Eminem announces new album, 'The Death of Slim Shady,' on NFL draft night

DETROIT — Not only did Eminem appear onstage at the NFL draft in Detroit on Thursday, but he also used the night to announce his forthcoming 12th studio album, "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)," is due out this summer.

A 30-second ad for the album aired prior to Eminem's appearance on the draft. The spot is positioned like an "...Read more

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'Challengers' review: Tennis, everyone? Zendaya keeps a juicy romantic triangle spinning

A little delirious and a lot of serious, witty, stylish fun, “Challengers” plays a beautiful game of Canadian doubles with its three main characters, on and off the court. It’s a purely enjoyable romantic drama, and the one thing people seem to agree on is its deft sidestepping of easy labels. Is it a screwball dramedy, as one writer put ...Read more

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Review: 'Dead Boy Detectives' cleverly brings Neil Gaiman's comic book sleuths to life

In the funny, terrifying, colorful, oddly lovely, lovably odd "Dead Boy Detectives," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, deceased putative teenagers Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri) investigate what's troubling troubled ghosts.

Created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner for DC Comics, the eponymous team was born on the pages of "...Read more

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Review: 'Uncle Vanya' on Broadway leaves a talented cast stranded

NEW YORK — Filled with sad-sack characters living lives of soul-sucking boredom, Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” ain’t ever a walk in the park to produce or, for that matter, to watch.

Still, the new Lincoln Center production from the typically reliable director Lila Neugebauer is so disconnected and alienating that, frankly, I spend ...Read more

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Jon Bon Jovi on Hollywood, Biden and getting 'punched in the nose' by a new docuseries

LOS ANGELES — In early 1984, Bon Jovi emerged from the wilds of New Jersey to make its first appearance on Billboard's Hot 100 with "Runaway," a synthed-up pop-metal jam that frontman Jon Bon Jovi essentially willed to success by badgering a Long Island disc jockey to spin it on his air.

Forty years later, you never have to wait too long to ...Read more

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Larry the Cable Guy would rather hang out on his Midwest farm

Daniel Whitney has had every chance to go Hollywood. As Larry the Cable Guy, he emerged from the groundbreaking Blue Collar Tour to become one of the most successful stand-ups of all time. He bolstered his popularity by writing bestsellers like "Git-R-Done" and by providing the voice of Mater, the most endearing character in the "Cars" universe....Read more

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Travis Tritt at 60: Happy, healthy and scaling back touring

ATLANTA — Travis Tritt is proudly part of the Country Class of 1989 with Clint Black, fellow Georgian Alan Jackson and of course, Garth Brooks.

“It was one of the most prosperous times in country music history,” Tritt said in a recent phone interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I was extremely blessed by the timing.”

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