When the going gets tough, some people — think former “Rehab Addict” coach Nicole Curtis — just keep digging.

Sometimes, um, fart digging?

“Fart digger” is what Curtis told “The Breakfast Club” she was trying to say in a two-year-old video that surfaced of her using the N-word and immediately asking her cameraman to kill the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A jury found Ye, the controversial music impresario formerly known as Kanye West, liable in the legal dispute brought by his former contractor and ordered him to pay $140,000.

Tony Saxon, who also worked as Ye’s security guard and caretaker at the Malibu property, sued the rapper in Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2023...Read more

Ye has to pay $140,000 to his former project manager who sued for unpaid wages after working on the controversial “Heartless” rapper’s former Malibu estate.

The 48-year-old Grammy winner, previously known as Kanye West, has to pay Tony Saxton’s medical expenses and lost wages, KABC reports.

Saxton, who was tasked with renovating Ye’s...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Music Mania music festival, corresponding to the Sweet 16 NCAA Men’s Basketball games being played at SAP Center in San Jose, was listed as being canceled on its ticketing website as of Monday.

Yet, a spokesman for the San Jose Mayor’s Office now says that the event — headlined by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal —...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Outside Lands has released the daily lineups for its 2026 festival, which runs Aug. 7-9 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Outside Lands Day 1 (Aug. 7) features headliner Charli XCX plus such top acts as Modest Mouse, Turnstile, Griztronics (Subtronics + GRiZ), Labrinth, GloRilla and Geese.

Outside Lands Day 2 (Aug. 8) ...Read more

Kathie Lee Gifford doesn’t understand why the LGBTQIA+ community uses so many letters to identify itself.

“I don’t even know how many letters there are now. They’ve really got to stop with that. We know what you mean, you know?” the former "Today" show fourth hour host said.

“I’m not telling anybody how to live their life. I ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Misty Copeland, the trailblazing ballet star formerly of the American Ballet Theatre, has joined the chorus of fine arts personalities rebuking Timothée Chalamet for his dismissive comments about ballet and opera.

During a panel this week for skincare brand Aveeno, artist-activist-author Copeland, 43, weighed in on the Oscar ...Read more

Billie Eilish is set to make her movie acting debut in an adaptation of The Bell Jar.

The Oscar-winning singer-songwriter will reportedly be stepping in front of the camera playing the lead role of Esther Greenwood in a big screen version of Sylvia Plath's classic 1963 novel, with Deadline reporting she is in advance talks for the role.

Women ...Read more

Kate Winslet will play the female lead in Andy Serkis' upcoming fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

The Mare of Easttown actress will be staying in New Zealand from May to October to shoot her scenes in the upcoming film after the director and Sir Peter Jackson spent most of last year trying to coax her into signing on for ...Read more

Sir Paul McCartney has claimed Yoko Ono told him she thought John Lennon "might have been gay" in a phone call after his death.

The Beatles legend recalled speaking to his bandmate's widow on the phone shortly after his murder in 1980, but he disagreed with Yoko's suspicions about her husband's sexuality because he had seen him get "a lot of ...Read more

Nicole Kidman is keeping her focus on her "family" following her split from Keith Urban almost six months ago.

The 58-year-old actress married the country singer in 2006, a year after they first met, and they went on to have daughters Sunday, 17, and 15-year-old Faith. And after filing for divorce last September, Nicole has now spoken out about...Read more

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is to attend a "girls' weekend" in Australia, where attendees can pay more than A$3,000 for a group photograph with her.

The former Suits actress and her husband, Prince Harry, were recently revealed to be making their first visit Down Under in seven years, and it has now been revealed that Meghan will headline a women...Read more

The granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini will compete on the Italian reality TV program “Grande Fratello VIP.”

Alessandra Mussolini — who’s also made a name for herself in neo-fascist politics — announced her latest career move on Instagram.

“Soon I too will be walking through the Red Door and will be a contestant on ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bay Area punk rock icon Jello Biafra was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.

The former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys — by far, the greatest Bay Area punk rock band of all time — suffered the stroke on March 7 according to a Facebook post from Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles Records ...Read more

“America’s Got Talent” winner Grace VanderWaal canceled her upcoming tour with singer Natalie Jane over mental health issues.

“Hi everyone, it’s been a bit,” she wrote Tuesday on Instagram. “I’m happy to be back and talk to y’all.”

The 22-year-old singer won season 11 of the televised talent show competition when she was 12...Read more

Conan O’Brien is making rare remarks about the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, which occurred the day after the couple and their son attended the comedian’s holiday party.

The “When Harry Met Sally” director, 78, and the 70-year-old photographer were fatally stabbed at their home on Dec. 14. Their middle child ...Read more

NEW YORK — Dr. Dre has officially cleared billionaire status for Forbes, over a decade after he dubbed himself himself “hip-hop’s first.”

The 61-year-old star producer, born André Young, is a newcomer to the net worth bracket with a solid $1 billion, according to Forbes’ Richest People In The World list.

The seven-time Grammy winner...Read more

At Sunday night's Oscars, "Sinners" is looking like a potential winner.

Ryan Coogler's vampire tale has suddenly rocked the boat of what was looking like a slam-dunk best picture win for Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another." And late surges by the "Sinners" cast have upended a number of the evening's other top categories as well.

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Dree Hemingway revealed she reached out to Daryl Hannah before she appeared in Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story,” which highlights the romance between the late John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, as well as the end of his lengthy entanglement with the “Splash” actress.

Hemingway told Nylon she reached out to 65-year-old Hannah ...Read more

Dolly Parton gives her goddaughter Miley Cyrus "tough love".

The 33-year-old singer knows she can rely on music legend Dolly, 80, to help her during difficult times.

Miley told the new issue of Britain's Closer magazine: "Dolly is always great with advice. The thing with her is that I know whatever question I ask her, she is going to give me ...Read more