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(Variety) – “Barbie” has been banned in Algeria in its third week of release in the country, according to Reuters. In a statement to the news site, an unnamed official source said that the film “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances” and “does not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs.” The news was first reported […]
(CNN) – Halle Berry channeled her inner Barbie for her 57th birthday. The Oscar winner visited World of Barbie in Santa Monica, Calif., with her boyfriend, Van Hunt, and 15-year-old daughter, Nahla, who wore pink along with her mom for the outing. “My mini me (but not so mini anymore) and my VanO took me to the World […]
(Washington Post) – Allison Mack, the “Smallville” actress who was in prison for racketeering and racketeering conspiracy for the cultlike group NXIVM, was released from prison a year early on Monday, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records. Mack, 40, was sentenced to three years in prison, a $20,000 fine and 1,000 hours of community service […]
(People) – Rosie O’Donnell is sharing a health update on her friend Madonna. The comedian, 61, said the Queen of Pop, 64, is “good” and “recovering at home” as she responded to fans asking for an update on the singer’s health via Instagram, following her hospitalization for a “serious bacterial infection” last week. “She is recovering at home — […]
(Deadline) – Elton John raised the roof at Glastonbury last night in what could be the Rocketman singer’s last ever performance, and he was watched by more than 7M viewers on the BBC. The figure was almost triple that of Paul McCartney’s headline slot in 2022. The legendary British singer’s three-hour performance drew a near-50% audience share and becomes one of […]
(KLTA) – The BET Awards took place on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and one performance, in particular, has everyone talking. Patti LaBelle performed a tribute to the late Tina Turner, but it went awry when she sang Turner’s classic “The Best.” “I’m trying, y’all,” she told the audience as she […]
(BBC) – Prince William has launched a major five-year campaign to end homelessness, which he says should not exist in a “modern and progressive society”. On Monday, he visited housing and training projects in Brixton in London, Bournemouth and Newport in South Wales. The Prince of Wales’s charitable foundation is putting in £3m of start-up […]
(Variety) – Brett Hadley, soap actor who starred as Carl Williams for two decades on “The Young and the Restless,” has died. He was 92. Hadley died on Wednesday at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, according to his friend Darcy Lee. “We talked about movies and art.. and […]
(CNN) – Carrie Fisher’s final movie, “Wonderwell,” shows the late actress playing a good witch alongside Rita Ora. The trailer for the movie was released on Friday, and the film debuts in theaters and streams more than seven years after her death. The movie is about a girl named Violet, played by Kiera Milward, and her sister Savannah, […]
(US Today) – If you’re sick of super-long concerts, Paul McCartney is right there with you. During an onstage conversation with comedian Conan O’Brien at Tribeca Festival on Thursday evening, the music legend bemoaned the growing fad of three-hour-plus concerts – a trend popularized by jam bands such as Phish and the Grateful Dead, but adopted more recently by […]
