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Former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News

Karoline Leavitt, the tenacious former Trump White House press secretary, is joining Fox News as a contributor.

The network announced Monday that Leavitt, 29, known for her rapid-fire defense of Trump's policies in the White House briefing room, will be delivering commentary and analysis across Fox News programs starting Nov. 1.

Leavitt joins ...Read more

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Review: Metallica lives the dream on opening weekend of Sphere residency

LAS VEGAS — “I had a dream last night,” Metallica singer James Hetfield said. “We were playing the Sphere.

“So cool.”

Indeed, it was, James. Yet, it wasn’t a dream. It turned out to be very real. And there were 17,000-plus metalheads in attendance in each of two nights to experience it with you, along with drummer Lars Ulrich, ...Read more

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Mary McNamara: As David Ellison names his new empire Skydance, the message is clear: He owns Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — What a surprise. David Ellison has decided to name the Frankenstudio media company created by the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery simply Skydance.

And why not? “Massive Debt Funding Media” doesn’t really roll off the tongue (though “Ultra Leveraged” has a nice ring); “Ellison and Dad” is a ...Read more

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Steve Lopez: Doors drummer John Densmore jams at Homeboy: 'Maybe I can do something here'

LOS ANGELES — A couple of years ago, in a column about Father Greg Boyle, I noted that he is quite particular and even a bit preachy about the right way to eat a steak.

It should be medium rare, never well-done, and served with a proper elixir.

Doors drummer John Densmore took note. One thing led to another, and in July, Densmore, Boyle, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Constance Zimmer battled breast cancer

Constance Zimmer reveals secret breast cancer battle

Constance Zimmer secretly battled breast cancer earlier this year.

The 55-year-old actress - who has 18-year-old Colette with husband Russ Lamoureux - was diagnosed with an early form of the disease while promoting her series Love Story in March and she's recalled how the immediate aftermath of getting a call from her doctor was "overwhelming"....Read more

Bang Showbiz / Bonnie Blue's driver thinks she is 'lovely'

Bang Bus driver: Bonnie Blue is 'kind, thoughtful and genuinely lovely'

Bonnie Blue is "kind, thoughtful and genuinely lovely".

The adult entertainer has attracted criticism for her antics, including having sex with over 1,000 men in 12 hours and accepting more than £900,000 for the right to name her child, but the anonymous driver of her notorious Bang Bus has insisted she isn't an outrageous person to be around....Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Elton John has been sober for 36 years

Elton John dubs sobriety one of his 'greatest achievements'

Sir Elton John regards sobriety as one of his "greatest achievements".

The 79-year-old musical legend has sold over 300 million records around the world, achieved EGOT status and was awarded a knighthood in 1998, but he regards giving up drugs and alcohol in 1990 as being just as important as his professional accomplishments.

He told Britain's...Read more

Bang Showbiz / John Cena doesn't want children.

John Cena says having children would affect his charity work

John Cena believes his charity work would suffer if he had children.

The Matchbox: The Movie actor has always spoken openly about the fact he doesn't want to start a family, and he's explained that if he and wife Shay Shariatzadeh did have kids, they would take him away from his other commitments.

Noting that from 2002 to 2015 he was only home...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Prince made his guests be quiet during a party

Chris Rock claims Prince hid his partying from wife Mayte Garcia

Prince hid his partying from his wife, Chris Rock has claimed.

The 61-year-old comic recalled how he once went to the Paisley Park home of the late Purple Rain hitmaker - who died from an accidental overdose in 2016 - for a celebration after one of his own concerts nearby, but Prince insisted all of the guests be quiet and turned off the music ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Joshua Jackson paid tribute to James Van Der Beek

Joshua Jackson fights tears during James Van Der Beek tribute

Joshua Jackson fought back tears during an emotional tribute to his Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek.

James died in February at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer and he was remembered at a star-studded charity event in Santa Monica, California on Saturday (03.10.26) as Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson was honoured with a ...Read more

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'Lanterns' finale: The creators discuss John Stewart's Green Lantern, the Halogram and Manhunters

This story contains spoilers for Episode 8 of HBO Max's " Lanterns."

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From the very first time Tom King and DC Studios' James Gunn ever talked about a Green Lantern show, they envisioned John Stewart as the kind of hero who could generate excitement and change the tide of any battle upon his arrival.

"The idea was to build a character as...Read more

Angelina Jolie, Octavia Spencer, team up to give kids access to live theater

LOS ANGELES — Fifty-nine years ago, a 16-year-old girl named Susie Hinton wrote a novel — about regular kids in Tulsa, Okla., divided by class — that countless other teenagers would go on to read in their own high school classrooms. In 1983, Francis Ford Coppola adapted that book into a film. In 2023, a musical adaptation premiered at the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Brian May is done with touring

Brian May rules out touring with Queen again

Brian May has ruled out touring with Queen again.

The 79-year-old guitarist decided last year his time on the road was done because he is ready for more "freedom" and time to spend with his wife Anita Dobson and their extended family.

Asked if there's a future for Queen, he told the Times newspaper: "I made a decision 18 months ago that I didn...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action against Thames Valley Police over arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest.

The former Duke of York was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on his 66th birthday in February amid his links to the Epstein Files and he has now lodged a judicial review to determine whether the force's actions were lawful.

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Bang Showbiz / Engelbert Humperdinck rejected unwanted advances from agents

Engelbert Humperdinck reveals he 'went through hell' over casting couch advances

Engelbert Humperdinck "went through hell" fending off unwanted advances from agents early in his career.

The 90-year-old crooner has reflected on travelling to London in the late 1950s to try and establish himself as a singer, but finding representation proved to be a "very difficult task" because of the "casting couch" propositions he received...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kim Kardashian has opened up about the All's Fair reviews

Kim Kardashian feared she'd 'ruined' All's Fair after scathing reviews

Kim Kardashian feared she'd "ruined" All's Fair after it was branded "the worst television drama ever made" by critics.

The Ryan Murphy series - in which Kim stars as a divorce lawyer alongside Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, Teyana Taylor and Glenn Close - debuted on Disney Plus late last year and it was dismissed as "what may well be the worst ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Luke Evans has moved to Portugal

Luke Evans loving 'simple' new life in Portugal

Luke Evans has moved to Lisbon and become a Portuguese citizen.

The Hobbit star grew up in Wales but last year he quit his native UK and emigrated to Portugal with his partner of six years, Fran Tomas, and Luke is loving his "simple" new life.

After talking about UK politics in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, Luke confessed the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Shakira broke an Amazon Music streaming record with her Madrid show

Shakira breaks Amazon Music record as Dua Lipa joins her for surprise Madrid moment

Shakira has broken a major streaming record after her October 3 concert in Madrid became Amazon Music's most‑viewed livestream by a female artist.

The performance was broadcast live from Shakira Stadium, the temporary venue built inside the Iberdrola Music complex for her 12‑date Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour residency.

The Spanish ...Read more

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TV Tinsel: 'NCIS' franchise explores new territory in Big Apple

The long arm of naval law is stretching into the Big Apple as the new “NCIS: New York” premieres on CBS Tuesday and streams on Paramount+ Wednesday. The omnipresent “NCIS” (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) has already spread its tentacles to Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hawaii, Sydney, its origins and onto characters Tony and Ziva.

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Sex Pistols on 50th anniversary tour: 'I don't really like the word “punk,”' says guitarist Steve Jones

SAN DIEGO — No other punk-rock act made as big or as enduring an impact in such a short time as the Sex Pistols, the combustible English band that was launched in late 1975 and imploded just 26 months later in San Francisco.

But that doesn’t mean the group’s co-founders are eager to embrace the banner of punk — or its ethos — during ...Read more