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(AP) – Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement […]
(ABC) – Vince McMahon, the former head of WWE, will pay $1.7 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose two settlements he had with employees while he ran the formerly publicly traded company. One settlement agreement, signed in 2019, obligated McMahon to pay a former employee $3 million in exchange for the […]
(People) – As it turns out, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion almost didn’t happen. During the Jan. 7 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, star Lisa Kudrow, 61, revealed the origins of the beloved dimwitted characters when host (and fangirl) Drew Barrymore gushed about the 1997 cult classic. Kudrow played the titular Michele in the film, opposite Mira Sorvino’s Romy. […]
(Yahoo) – Jennie Garth is feeling gratitude for her ex. The Beverly Hills, 90210 actress shared that her former husband Peter Facinelli welcomed her to his home amid the devastating fires in Los Angeles, which have burned over 20,000 acres since Jan. 7. “I wanted to let you know that we are safe,” Garth wrote on Instagram Jan. 9. “Peter and his […]
(CNN) – Mel Gibson’s home in Malibu was destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires while he was away recording a podcast with Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas, Gibson has revealed. The Oscar-winning actor and director shared the news during a telephone interview with NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” Gibson said he was doing OK in the wake […]
(NPR) – Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Trump won the key states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, with a combined 29 electoral votes to clinch more than the 270 necessary to win the presidency. As of 6:15 a.m. ET Wednesday, Trump had 277 electoral votes […]
(ENews) – Chauncy Glover, an Emmy-winning journalist and evening anchor for the network, has died, his family shared. He was 39. “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy,” the Glover family wrote in a statement to KCAL. “He was more than a son and brother—he was a […]
(New York Post) -A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels. Online bidding has started and will continue through Dec. 7, Heritage Auctions in Dallas announced in a […]
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Roman Polanski no longer faces a trial over an alleged sexual assault on a minor in 1973 after reaching a settlement, news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing his U.S. lawyer. The director fled the U.S. decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old in a plea bargain in 1977. After […]
(NY Post) – More than 600,000 Americans are expected to experience their first stroke this year — but up to 80% of these incidents may be preventable. The American Stroke Association issued updated advice on Monday urging health care workers to screen for stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, high blood sugar and obesity. “The most effective way to […]
