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Howard Stern ex assistant's lawsuit dismissed, NDA upheld by court

NEW YORK — A former Howard Stern employee must honor the terms of the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) that was part of her deal with the shock jock and his wife.

Executive assistant Leslie Kuhn hoped to void that contract, which she said she never signed. A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled the 2025 deal is valid because the plaintiff ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Spider-Man actress Mary Rivera has died age 82

Spider-Man actress Mary Rivera dead age 82

Spider-Man actress Mary Rivera has died age 82.

The Filipino-American actress was renowned for her brief but memorable appearance as Ned Leeds' grandmother in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and won over Marvel audiences around the world, with her family now confirming she passed away after suffering a stroke.

Mary died on 15 April in Honolulu, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Bradley Cooper is reportedly wearing a Boucheron ring along with his apparent new bride Gigi Hadid

Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid 'wearing matching wedding bands'

Bradley Cooper is reportedly wearing a Boucheron ring along with his apparent new bride Gigi Hadid.

The actor, 51, and his 31-year-old model partner have fuelled fresh speculation about their relationship after the pair were photographed in Paris on Monday (03.08.26) wearing matching bands on their left hands, prompting questions over whether ...Read more

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Patti Scialfa's cancer is in remission after 8 years, husband Bruce Springsteen announces

LOS ANGELES — Patti Scialfa's cancer battle has taken a turn for the better. Take it from the Boss himself.

Bruce Springsteen announced the improvement in his wife and longtime E Street Band member's health over the weekend in a video message for the Pan-Mass Challenge, a bike-a-thon fundraiser that benefits cancer research at Dana-Farber ...Read more

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What to stream: Catch up with some of this year's best documentaries

As August rolls in, there’s time to catch up with some of the films you may have missed throughout the year, including documentaries, which are good counterprogramming for summer blockbuster season. Here are a few of the best documentaries of the year, new to streaming.

Oscar-nominated director Sara Dosa follows up “Fire of Love,” about a...Read more

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' crosses $1 billion at the global box office in just 6 days

LOS ANGELES — After just six days in theaters, Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has now raked in more than $1 billion in global box office revenue.

The movie is the second-fastest film ever to reach the 10-figure milestone, bested only by Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios' 2019 hit "Avengers: Endgame."

"Brand New Day" has now ...Read more

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Broadway production of 'Purple Rain' adds 'Hamilton' star Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father as producers

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The “Purple Rain” musical just added a pair of producers/investors to the upcoming Broadway production: “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father Luis Miranda Jr.

It’s unclear whether the Mirandas, who run the company Viajes Miranda together, will have any creative input into the show, but the younger of ...Read more

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Christina Applegate discharged from hospital after nearly 4 months

NEW YORK — Christina Applegate is on the mend and finally back at home after the Emmy winner’s nearly four-month hospitalization.

News broke in mid-April that the “Dead to Me” star, 54, who has battled multiple sclerosis since 2021, was “recently discharged” from a hospitalization that began in late March, sources with direct ...Read more

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Bowen Yang to make Broadway debut in 'Oh, Mary!' this fall

NEW YORK — Less than a year after bidding farewell to “Saturday Night Live,” Bowen Yang is heading for the stage next month, with his Broadway debut in ‘Oh, Mary!”

The five-time Emmy nominee, 35, will star as titular former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln in the Tony-winning comedy — penned by Cole Escola, who also originated the role ...Read more

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'Exorcist' actress Linda Blair addresses police raid on her dog rescue

“The Exorcist” actress Linda Blair is reflecting on the recent raid on her property in Southern California, where she runs a large-scale kennel operation for rescue dogs.

Blair took to Instagram Tuesday just days after her property was searched as part of a joint operation between the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control...Read more

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The box office is finally back. The next merger could undo it

LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened to $360 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, pushing out 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” to claim the biggest domestic debut in history.

“Records are made to be broken,” Sony Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman said in a statement Monday. “But we will take great pride ...Read more

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SummerFest opens 40th season with a history-celebrating all-star concert

SAN DIEGO — No one belted out “Happy Birthday to You” at the all-star opening concert of the 40th annual edition of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest. But the most popular song of the past century did not go unheard during the Friday performance, which was whimsically billed as “The Incomplete History of the World in Ten Pieces.”

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Bang Showbiz / Eli Roth says studio interference turned his $120 million video game adaptation Borderlands into a film that 'belonged to nobody'

Eli Roth blasts studio system after Borderlands failure

Eli Roth says studio interference turned his $120 million video game adaptation Borderlands into a film that "belonged to nobody".

The 53-year-old horror director - best known for directing cult horror films including Hostel, Cabin Fever and The Green Inferno - hit out as he explained why he has abandoned the traditional studio system in favour...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Maude Apatow's feature directorial debut Poetic License has secured a theatrical future after Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide rights to the film following the collapse of its original distribution arrangement with Row K Entertainment

Maude Apatow's directorial debut finds new home following distribution turmoil

Maude Apatow's feature directorial debut Poetic License has secured a theatrical future after Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide rights to the film following the collapse of its original distribution arrangement with Row K Entertainment.

The actress, 28, whose acting credits include HBO's Euphoria and films such as The King of Staten ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Bono led mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral

Bono leads mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral

Bono led mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral.

The U2 frontman was among a host of celebrities who joined the late musician's family and friends to mourn his passing on Tuesday (04.08.26), with hundreds of people gathering at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin to bid farewell to the Oscar-winning singer, actor and activist following his death in a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Princess Eugenie has announced the birth of her third child

Princess Eugenie 'beyond in love' after welcoming baby daughter in Portugal

Princess Eugenie has announced the birth of her third child.

Revealing she and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are "beyond in love" after welcoming a daughter in Portugal, the royal, 36, shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday (04.08.26) after giving birth on Monday (03.08.26) evening at a hospital in Lisbon.

Buckingham Palace confirmed King ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has marked her 45th birthday by sharing playful photographs of herself leaping into a swimming pool clutching balloons

Meghan Markle marks 45th birthday with pool plunge photo

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has marked her 45th birthday by sharing playful photographs of herself leaping into a swimming pool clutching balloons.

Thanking supporters "for the birthday love" as her lifestyle brand, As Ever, joined the celebrations with a tribute to its founder, Meghan, 45, posted two black-and-white images on Instagram on ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ioan Gruffudd's long-running legal battle with former wife Alice Evans has moved a step closer to an end after a Los Angeles judge ruled the actor must increase financial support payments

Alice Evans wins financial battle in new divorce ruling

Ioan Gruffudd's long-running legal battle with former wife Alice Evans has moved a step closer to an end after a Los Angeles judge ruled the actor must increase financial support payments.

The ruling comes despite the judge also extending a restraining order against Ioan's ex-wife following findings that she had subjected him and his wife, ...Read more

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To make it on Broadway, 'Purple Rain' needs new script and new star

MINNEAPOLIS — Forty-two years after Prince’s “Purple Rain” exploded onto movie screens, producers announced last week that the stage version is landing on Broadway.

By the time previews start in March 2027 at New York’s Majestic Theatre, the musical may bear only a passing resemblance to the one that had its raw, messy world premiere ...Read more

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Movie review: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' a loving send-up of repressed millenials

Jane Schoenbrun’s three narrative features comprise a fascinating trilogy about the mediated world and the identities we locate therein. “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” (2021) sees a young girl losing herself in an occult online game. “I Saw the TV Glow” (2024) is a dreamy, metaphysical exploration of 1990s children’s ...Read more