A judge ruled Wednesday that Britney Spears doesn’t have to sit for a deposition by her father’s lawyers in the post-conservatorship era. But a lawyer for the elder Spears said he’d ask for an appellate review of that and two other decisions by the judge. Britney Spears is challenging an …
Read More »Tony Sirico, famed “Sopranos” actor, dies at age 79
Actor Tony Sirico, best known for his memorable turn as mobster “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on “The Sopranos,” has died at the age of 79, his manager told CBS News on Friday. “A great, loyal client,” manager Bob McGowan wrote. “He would do anything to help people in need.” McGowan did …
Read More »Ed Sheeran wins copyright lawsuit over 2017 hit “Shape of You”
Ed Sheeran has won a copyright lawsuit over his song “Shape of You.” Artist Sami Chokri, known as Sami Switch, claimed Sheeran’s 2017 hit plagiarized his 2015 song “Oh Why.” After an 11-day trial, judge ruled Sheeran had “neither deliberately nor subconsciously copied” Chokri’s song and that while there were …
Read More »Grimes and Elon Musk secretly welcomed a second baby together
Singer Grimes sat down for a cover story with Vanity Fair, and the interview uncovered that she had another – secret – baby with Elon Musk. Writer Devin Gordon went to Grimes’ house for the interview and while talking to the pop star, whose real name is Claire Boucher, a baby …
Read More »“Glee” actress Naya Rivera believed to have drowned in California lake
Actress Naya Rivera, known for her role on “Glee,” is believed to have drowned in “what appears to be a tragic accident” while boating with her son on a California lake, authorities said Thursday. Rivera was reported missing Wednesday, when her 4-year-old son was found on a pontoon boat by …
Read More »Ron Leibman has died; Tony
Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theater and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony award for Tony Kushner’s iconic play “Angels in America,” has died after an illness. He was 82. Leibman’s agent, Robert Attermann, said the actor died Friday. He gave no …
Read More »Goo Hara has died; Former member of K
Goo Hara, a former member of the K-pop band Kara, was found dead in Seoul on Sunday, police said. She was 28. The cause of death was unclear, and police said they would be holding a press briefing on Monday. The South China Post reported she was hospitalized in May …
Read More »John Cusack tweet: Actor apologizes for retweeting apparent anti
Actor John Cusack is apologizing for re-tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting it. The image showed a blue Star of David above a hand pushing down on a group of people accompanied by a quote frequently misattributed to the philosopher Voltaire. The quote, which …
Read More »Avicii new music: New Avicii album “TIM” to be released posthumously
Avicii may be gone, but his family is making sure his music doesn’t go unheard. Nearly one year after the Swedish songwriter and producer’s death, Universal Music announced the June release of a new album, titled “TIM.” The lead single, “SOS,” drops April 10. Avicii, whose given name was Tim …
Read More »Rapper Nelly seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging sex assault
The rapper Nelly is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a British woman’s lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted her after a concert in England. The federal lawsuit was filed in November in St. Louis, the rapper’s hometown. The woman accuses Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., of …
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