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After 5-Story Fall, Actor Returns Home

Mamie Laverock was critically injured at a Canadian hospital in May

(Newser) - Mamie Laverock, an actor who appeared in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart, is back home more than three months after she was critically injured in a fall from a hospital balcony. Laverock suffered a "medical emergency" in May, according to a GoFundMe page . Weeks later, on...

Michael Madsen Charged With Domestic Battery

Actor, 66, faces a misdemeanor charge after alleged fight with his wife of 28 years

(Newser) - Actor Michael Madsen has been charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after an alleged altercation with his wife of 28 years, DeAnna Madsen. The 66-year-old, who's appeared in multiple Quentin Tarantino films including Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, and Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, was arrested in Malibu in...

Kaley Cuoco Swore Off Marriage. Then 'Tom Walked In'

Actor to wed Tom Pelphrey, with whom she shares a daughter

(Newser) - Kaley Cuoco is planning another trip down the aisle. The Big Bang Theory star announced her engagement to fellow actor Tom Pelphrey, with whom she shares a daughter, on Thursday. "What a wild, beautiful journey life can be," the 38-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside a video in which...

Tom Cruise to Test His Stunt Skills at Olympics

Actor will reportedly rappel from stadium, skydive over LA in closing ceremony

(Newser) - Tom Cruise has been spotted taking in swimming and women's gymnastics events at the Paris Olympics, per the Hollywood Reporter . But he's not simply an observer. The 62-year-old actor known for his stunt work will play a role in the closing ceremony on Aug. 11 when he'll...

A &#39;Memorable Everyman,&#39; Dead at 90
A 'Memorable
Everyman,'
Dead at 90
OBITUARY
Jun 27, 2024 8:01 AM CDT

A 'Memorable Everyman,' Dead at 90

Veteran film, TV character actor Bill Cobbs was in The Bodyguard , Night at the Museum , much more

(Newser) - Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died at the age of 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist said, adding that natural causes was the...

Travis Scott After Arrest in Miami: 'Lol'

A 'rowdy' boat party ended in the 33-year-old rapper's arrest

(Newser) - Rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday in Miami after what authorities say was a drunken disturbance on a charter boat. The 33-year-old was reportedly arrested at 1:44am local time at the Miami Beach Marina and booked three hours later into Miami-Dade County Jail on charges of disorderly intoxication...

George Lopez Walks Out of Sold-Out Show, Causes Ruckus

Comedian claims 'unsafe environment' at casino; attendees say it was all love

(Newser) - George Lopez may have started the sold-out show in good spirits, but he didn't end it that way. The comedian left the stage at California's Eagle Mountain Casino 30 minutes early on Friday after complaining about hecklers, the New York Post reports. The casino claimed the 63-year-old "...

Big-Time Hitmaker Accused of Raping His Protege

Lawsuit accuses 'Single Ladies' songwriter The-Dream of physical, psychological abuse

(Newser) - A music producer responsible for some of the biggest pop hits of the last two decades, including Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," has been hit with rape allegations. The-Dream, an eight-time Grammy winner who also worked on Justin Bieber'...

Diddy&#39;s Empire Keeps Crumbling
Diddy's Empire
Keeps Crumbling
Jun 5, 2024 9:14 AM CDT

Diddy's Empire Keeps Crumbling

Embattled hip-hop mogul loses reality show, sells off shares in Revolt

(Newser) - Sean Combs' business empire is continuing to shrink. Amid a wave of accusations , the hip-hop mogul known as Diddy agreed to separate from Revolt, the media company he founded more than a decade ago to focus on Black representation, the New York Times reports. "One-hundred percent of Sean Combs'...

Lawsuit Filed Vs. Cannes Guard Who Scuffled With Celebs

Model accuses woman of assault on red carpet

(Newser) - A Ukrainian model, one of at least four celebrities to tangle with a female security guard at the Cannes Film Festival, is suing for "psychological trauma." Sawa Pontyjska, a presenter with FashionTV who was crowned Miss Europe 2023, says she had a legitimate ticket to the May 21...

Enter the Era of Taylor Swift Fatigue
Enter the Tortured
Swift Fatigue Department
the rundown
Apr 23, 2024 8:56 AM CDT

Enter the Tortured Swift Fatigue Department

'NYT' describes complaints 'unlike any Swift has faced' recently

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has been on everyone's lips for months. That hasn't changed with the release of The Tortured Poets Department, her 31-song 11th studio album and the fifth new release in five years (not to mention those four rereleases). But what people are saying has changed. Indeed, as...

After 8 Years, Bridget Is Back
After 8 Years,
Bridget Is Back
Apr 10, 2024 11:14 AM CDT

After 8 Years, Bridget Is Back

Renee Zellweger to reprise iconic role of Bridget Jones for 2025's 'Mad About the Boy'

(Newser) - She's baaaack. Everyone's favorite flailing human Bridget Jones is returning to the big screen for Bridget Jones 4: Mad About the Boy, to be released next Valentine's Day. Renee Zellweger will reprise the title role while Hugh Grant, who last appeared in 2004's Bridget Jones: The ...

Jolie Alleges 'History of Physical Abuse' by Pitt

Thursday motion claims Pitt tried to secure her silence through failed winery deal

(Newser) - The fateful 2016 plane ride that would mark the end of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 10-year relationship is back in the news thanks to a new court filing in which Jolie claims it was the first time Pitt "turned his physical abuse on the children," but...

Man Pays Big to Be Laid to Rest Near Marilyn Monroe

Crypt near star's sells for $195K at auction, while used lipstick nabs $7K

(Newser) - Beverly Hills tech investor Anthony Jabin "always dreamt of being next to Marilyn Monroe for the rest of my life." He didn't quite make that dream a reality, but he got close. With a bid of $195,000, Jabin nabbed a mausoleum crypt one row above and...

Inspiration for Clapton's 'Layla' Sells the Goods —for Millions

Pattie Boyd's auction at Christie's brings in $3.6M, way above expectations

(Newser) - The online auction of a trove of letters, photos, and other items that Pattie Boyd—ex of Eric Clapton and George Harrison—concluded Friday and surpassed all expectations, per the AP . Christie's said the auction brought in about $3.6 million, roughly seven times more than expected. The most...

Olivia Rodrigo's Concert Freebies Cause a Stir in Missouri

Emergency contraception handed out for free at singer's show in state that bans abortion

(Newser) - Attendees of pop star Olivia Rodrigo's recent concert in Missouri got more than a show: Some went home with the morning-after pill, free of charge, in the state where abortion is banned. The emergency contraception from startup Julie, which costs about $50 per pill, was handed out for free...

Taylor Swift, Singapore Cut Deal and Neighbors Aren't Happy

Enter the growing industry of event tourism

(Newser) - We know Taylor Swift concerts generate billions in consumer spending . And now we know countries are willing to pay big for the advantage, at the cost of their neighbors missing out. Earlier this week, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed the country's tourism board paid an undisclosed sum—...

Ex-Child Actor: I Was Sexually Abused at Nickelodeon

Drake Bell comes forward as victim of dialogue coach Brian Peck

(Newser) - Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell claims he was sexually abused as a child by a dialogue coach who was later convicted of child molestation. The coach, former actor, and filmmaker Brian Peck, worked on Nickelodeon shows All That and The Amanda Show, in which Bell starred from 1999 to 2002,...

Bradley Cooper Makes Cringy Dad Confession


Bradley Cooper:
It Took 8 Months
to Love My Kid
in case you missed it
Mar 3, 2024 11:10 AM CST

Bradley Cooper: It Took 8 Months to Love My Kid

Says that paternal feeling wasn't immediate

(Newser) - Bradley Cooper says he's "not sure I'd be alive" if not for his 6-year-old daughter Lea De Seine. But it took awhile for him to recognize his love for the child born to Cooper and Russian model Irina Shayk in March 2017. "The first eight months—...

Jussie Smollett Leaves Rehab, Looks to Uncertain Future

He could be attending movie premiere, or he could be in jail

(Newser) - Jussie Smollett is apparently turning over a new leaf. The former Empire star who's waiting to hear whether the Illinois Supreme Court will hear the appeal of his 2021 disorderly conduct conviction for his false reporting of an alleged hate crime, just wrapped up a five-month stint in rehab...

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