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(The Hollywood Reporter) – Clarence Avant, the beloved recording industry insider whose work as an executive, label owner, dealmaker and mentor earned him the nickname the “Godfather of Black Music,” has died. He was 92. Avant died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced in a statement. His death came 20 months […]
(Hollywood Reporter) – NBCUniversal and Roku are teaming up to launch several FAST channels devoted to long-running shows in NBCU’s library. Starting Aug. 15, the streaming device maker’s Roku Channel will offer free, ad-supported channels featuring the long-running Angela Lansbury mystery show Murder, She Wrote; the original iteration of sitcom Saved by the Bell; and the 1970s-80s drama Little House on […]
(CNN) — After dating for four years, Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott are engaged to be married. The “Physical” star and the “Property Brothers” host announced the news in a joint Instagram post on Monday. “Forever starts now!!!” they captioned a photo of themselves. Scott proposed over the weekend during a family trip to Scotland, according to a report […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
