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Sydney Sweeney orchestrated faux Glen Powell romance to plug 'Anyone But You.' And it worked

Unwritten or totally scripted? Glen Powell applauded his "Anyone But You" co-star Sydney Powell for orchestrating a marketing campaign for the hit rom-com that hinted at an alleged romance between the two leads.

It was straight out of the rom-com marketing days of yore. And it actually worked, thanks to its comely co-stars and a little help —...Read more

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Anne Heche's 'insolvent' estate cannot settle debts, actor's son claims in legal docs

LOS ANGELES — Anne Heche's estate cannot currently settle its debts, her son claimed in new court documents.

Homer Laffoon, the late actor's 22-year-old son and the executor of the estate, said in legal documents obtained by The Times that his mother's estate is "not in a condition to be closed." The report, filed in Los Angeles Superior ...Read more

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Kid Cudi cancels tour: Ankle broken at Coachella is 'much more serious,' needs surgery

LOS ANGELES — Kid Cudi is canceling his upcoming Insano: Engage the Rage World Tour after finding out his broken ankle is “much more serious” than he thought.

“Guys, so, I have a broken calcaneus,” Cudi posted Wednesday on social media. “Im headed to surgery now and there’s gonna be a long recovery time. We have to cancel the tour...Read more

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Rebel Wilson says British royal invited her to 'insane' party with orgy, drugs

Rebel Wilson has more dirty laundry to air, claiming in her memoir that a British royal invited her to a party full of drugs to better facilitate an orgy.

The “Pitch Perfect” star, 44, writes in her new memoir, “Rebel Rising,” that she was invited by someone “who’s like fifteenth or twentieth in line to the British throne” to a ...Read more

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Rap mogul Diddy's alleged 'mule' tells court he's not guilty of drug possession in Miami

MIAMI — A man described as Diddy’s “mule” in a lawsuit that spurred a cross-country sex trafficking investigation into the rap mogul, pleaded not guilty to drug possession charges in court Wednesday.

Brendon Paul, 25, whose luggage allegedly contained a small amount of cocaine and 16 marijuana gummies on a plane at Opa-locka Executive ...Read more

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Kanye West in talks to launch Yeezy Porn with Stormy Daniels' ex-husband

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is reportedly in talks to launch Yeezy Porn, a pornography division under the umbrella of his Yeezy company.

A rep for the controversial Grammy winner told TMZ that he’s long been mulling over such a venture, which would include both a Yeezy Porn studio and brand — for which he and partners are now in...Read more

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Stagecoach 2024: Goldenvoice's Stacy Vee on country music's moment in the sun

LOS ANGELES — Country music waxes and wanes in its influence on the broader industry, but this year, it's been absolutely dominant.

For instance: Morgan Wallen topping streaming charts, Beyoncé's landmark "Cowboy Carter," Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman's tearjerker Grammys set — and that barely scratches the surface.

Since debuting in 2007,...Read more

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Kim Kardashian says she walked Madonna's dog in exchange for jewelry

Kim Kardashian’s humble beginnings don’t only include serving as Paris Hilton’s personal assistant and Ray-J’s sex tape co-star, she also worked as a dog walker — for Madonna.

The reality superstar — and billionaire business mogul — confessed that she took care of the Queen of Pop‘s pooch in exchange for her jewelry as a kid.

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Movie review: 'Unsung Hero' more like band merch than insightful biopic

Cinematic memoir can be a complex creative endeavor. Film is a collaborative medium, and memoir requires a certain acknowledgement of the author’s creation. Without that self-reflection, memoir can slip into murky, confusing territory. This space is where the new film “Unsung Hero” exists, which is billed as “A For King + Country Film.�...Read more

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Family guide to new movie releases

'CHALLENGERS'

Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content and graphic nudity.

What it’s about: A love triangle set in the world of professional tennis.

The kid attractor factor: This is an adult drama, not much appeal for kids.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Relationships are complex, messy and require compromise.

Violence: Just ...Read more

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Amber Heard shares rare glimpse into post-Hollywood life nearly 2 years after defamation trial

Amber Heard offered a rare glimpse into her post-Hollywood life this week, nearly two years after she and ex-husband Johnny Depp finished airing their dirty laundry in the form of a weekslong defamation trial.

The “Aquaman” star, who celebrated her 38th birthday on Monday, shared a snap of herself grinning and ringing in the occasion with a...Read more

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The women in 'Shōgun' faced hardship in feudal Japan, but they still triumphed

In the sixth episode of "Shōgun," Lord Toranaga asks Mariko about her childhood.

The warlord (portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada) is curious to hear what his vassal (Anna Sawai) thinks turned her childhood friend Ochiba-no-kata (Fumi Nikaido), into his fierce adversary. The mother of the young heir Yaechiyo wants to see Toranaga dead.

After ...Read more

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Review: Willie Nelson's San Diego concert defined, not defied, the passing of time. He turns 91 on April 29

SAN DIEGO — Willie Nelson was a young whippersnapper of 28 when he wrote "Funny How Time Slips Away" in 1961. He was 82 when he co-wrote and recorded "Still Not Dead" in 2017. On May 28, he will release "The Border," his ninth album since 2020.

So, when Nelson sang the line "Don't bury me, I've got a show to play/ And I woke up still not dead...Read more

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Sound Advice: Tune in for more info on CD players, party speaker

Q. It was cool to learn what TEAC stands for. Thanks, I never knew that! I saw that the TEAC PD-301-X CD Player/FM Tuner just has FM radio? No AM radio on the unit?

—J.L., Minneapolis

A. That is correct, no AM radio, only FM. Listening to AM seems to have fallen from consideration in the hi-fi world, and the PD-301-X is meant as a serious ...Read more

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TV review: Bon Jovi documentary goes down in a blaze of boredom

By all accounts, Jon Bon Jovi has led a charmed life with supportive parents, early success and a fantastic head of hair. That's an enviable history, but it makes for a fairly tedious documentary.

Despite the lack of drama, "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story," which starts streaming Friday on Hulu, stretches well beyond the four-hour ...Read more

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Delta Burke looks back on 'Designing Women' exit, and using crystal meth to lose weight

LOS ANGELES — “Designing Women” alum Delta Burke says her “ugly” experience on the hit CBS sitcom drove her away from Los Angeles, and her long-time struggle with her weight led her to use crystal meth to keep off the pounds.

Known for playing the sassy former beauty queen Suzanne Sugarbaker on the 1980s comedy, Burke opened up for ...Read more

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'Fallout' review: Walton Goggins as a swaggering, post-apocalyptic cowboy

If fears about “the bomb” permeated life in the mid-20th century, the video game “Fallout” takes that premise to its worst conclusion. In a post-nuclear wasteland, some survivors have been recreating their 1950s-era idyll underground in elaborate bomb shelters called vaults. Those less lucky have been eking out a life on the surface, ...Read more

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'The Synanon Fix' shows how the California dream went awry for a rehab group turned cult

LOS ANGELES — In the late 1950s, Charles "Chuck" Dederich started a drug rehabilitation program out of a storefront in Santa Monica. A recovering alcoholic who'd gotten sober through Alcoholics Anonymous, Dederich offered free treatment to self-described "dope fiends" desperate to kick their deadly habit and go cold turkey.

Over the next ...Read more

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Review: 'Stereophonic,' about a band under pressure, is a Broadway show not to be missed

NEW YORK — Just before the end of playwright David Adjmi’s masterful “Stereophonic,” a three-hour dissection of ego, insecurity and the messy, messed-up gorgeousness of the creative process, I decided I’d had enough of these beautiful people in the recording studio with their complaints, their cocaine, their obsessive-compulsive ...Read more

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Review: 'The Heart of Rock and Roll' on Broadway is a funny, warm-hearted Huey Lewis jukebox show

NEW YORK — Back in the 1980s, Huey Lewis and the News were sometimes compared to the Cars and even Elvis Costello, but their string of catchy hit singles also had the distinctive everyman air of flowing out of a bunch of regular dudes, Joe six-packs who could just as easily have been headlining at your local tavern and carrying out their own ...Read more