(Reuters) – The family of Swedish DJ Avicii, who was found dead last week in Oman at the age of 28, said on Thursday that he struggled with life and “could not go on any longer.” In their first comment on his death, the cause of which has not been disclosed, t... More »
(Please note graphic language in penultimate paragraph.) NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial is set to resume Monday, with the defense team expected to resume its scathing cross-examination of his accuser, casting her as a gold-diggin... More »
(Reuters) – R. Lee Ermey, a former marine turned Hollywood actor known for hardheaded military roles like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” has died at 74, his manager said. The Kansas native died on Sunday from complications of... More »
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Milos Forman, the Czech-born movie director who found fame in Hollywood with the Oscar-winning classics “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus,” has died at the age of 86. Forman passed away on Friday in the United States, where he l... More »
(Reuters) – U.S. radio host Art Bell, known for his discussions of conspiracy theories and paranormal phenomena during his popular syndicated show “Coast to Coast AM”, has died at his home in Nevada aged 72, the local sheriff’s office said. The show developed ... More »
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A woman who is at the center of the case against Bill Cosby is expected to take the stand on Friday in a Pennsylvania courtroom, where she previously accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting her more than a decade ag... More »
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Former supermodel Janice Dickinson testified on Thursday that Bill Cosby drugged and raped her at a Lake Tahoe home in 1982, a story similar to those of other alleged victims called as witnesses in the comedian’s sexual assault retr... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Reality television star Khloe Kardashian gave birth to her first child on Thursday, according to U.S. media reports, after years of documenting her fertility struggles on her family’s U.S. television show “Keeping Up with the Kardashian... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing a 1992 sexual assault accusation against Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, authorities said on Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement tha... More »
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial on Wednesday refused a defense request that he declare a mistrial after one of the accusers called as a prosecution witness blurted out, “You know what you did, don’t you, Mr. Cosby?” C... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop singer Mariah Carey revealed on Wednesday that she suffers from bipolar disorder, telling People magazine that she was diagnosed in 2001 but had only recently been taking medication. Carey told People in an interview that she got th... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It was a mad dash of “planes, trains and automobiles” for Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars singer Jared Leto as he promoted his band’s latest album with a five-day cross-country road trip from New York to Los Angeles. Leto... More »
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault $3.38 million as part of a 2006 settlement of a civil lawsuit, prosecutors said on Monday in the opening of his retrial on criminal charges stemming from the same ac... More »
(Reuters) – When Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges begins on Monday, the man once known as “America’s Dad” will face the same judge and district attorney in the same Pennsylvania courtroom as he did last June when a hung jury failed to reach a ver... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – The father-in-law of Pippa Middleton, whose sister Kate is married to Britain’s Prince William, has been placed under formal investigation over suspected rape of a minor, a court source told Reuters on Friday. David Matthews, who is the fathe... More »
Actor and former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent heart surgery to replace a valve that was originally replaced 20 years ago, waking up with the words “I’m back” in a twist on his catchphrase, a spokesman said on Friday. The original replacement pul... More »
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The judge presiding over U.S. comedian Bill Cosby’s trial for sexual assault accusations refused on Thursday to remove himself from the case, rejecting defense attorney concerns over his wife being an advocate for sexual assault vic... More »
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby and prosecutors who accuse him of sexually assaulting a former staffer at his alma mater Temple University are due in a Pennsylvania court on Thursday for rulings on issues including what witnesses may speak at h... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress, writer and producer Lena Waithe is enjoying a breakout moment in Hollywood. The 33-year-old made history last year as the first black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing for an episode of Netflix series “Master of None” tha... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Star Wars” film maker George Lucas broke ground on his new $1 billion story-telling museum on Wednesday, saying it will embrace art of all kinds. The museum, near the University of Southern California in south Los Angeles where Lucas s... More »
FILE PHOTO: 2017 MTV Video Music Awards – Arrivals – Inglewood, California, U.S., 27/08/2017 – Katy Perry. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo (Reuters) – An 89-year-old Roman Catholic nun who has battled pop star Katy Perry for years over the sale of a Los Ange... More »
Flanked by two Storm Troopers, "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday with the enthusiasm and humility that has endeared him to fans four decades after his first turn as Luke Skywalker. More »
FILE PHOTO – Maria Contreras-Sweet listens to remarks during her ceremonial swearing-in as Administrator of the Small Business Administration at the White House in Washington April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) – A former Obama administration offic... More »
FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, NY, U.S., December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo (Reuters) – Weinstein Co’s board on Thursday met with a potential buyers’ group at t... More »
FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) – Insurer Chubb Ltd is refusing to pay for Harvey Weinstein’s leg... More »
FILE PHOTO: Keith Richards (L) and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones pose as the band arrives for the opening of the new exhibit “Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones” in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar LOS ANGE... More »
If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me would we, could we? Barbra Streisand had a hit singing this question in "The Way We Were," but when it comes to getting a new pet she does not have to wonder. More »
FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, NY, U.S. on December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo (Reuters) – The board of directors of The Weinstein Company said late Sunday the N... More »
FILE PHOTO: Legendary comedian Sid Caesar poses with actress Nanette Fabray as he celebrates his belated 80th birthday at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills, California October 6, 2002. (Reuters) – Nanette Fabray, a child performer in the 1920s who went on to st... More »
FILE PHOTO – Singer Lisa Marie Presley poses at the premiere of “Mad Max: Fury Road” in Hollywood, California May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley, says she is facing financial ruin a... More »
FILE PHOTO – Writer, director and executive producer David Mamet takes part in a panel discussion of HBO’s “Phil Spector” during the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California January 4, 2013. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas LOS A... More »
(Reuters) – The board of the Weinstein Company has dismissed the beleaguered film studio’s president and chief operating officer, less than a week after he was cited for failing to act on employee harassment complaints. In a statement, the studio said its boar... More »
Jeffrey Tambor, the award-winning star of Amazon Studios television series "Transparent," is exiting the show, the company said on Thursday, following accusations of sexual misconduct. More »
Jennifer Aniston and husband Justin Theroux announced their separation on Thursday after less than three years of marriage, immediately sparking speculation that the former "Friends" star might reunite with her first spouse, Brad Pitt. More »
Kanye West. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kanye West and Lloyd’s of London [SOLYD.UL] insurers have resolved a $10 million lawsuit over the rapper’s cancellation of his 2016 tour. A California federal court judge on Wednesday dismissed the laws... More »
FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman of the Weinstein Company, kicks off the Film Finance Circle conference with an informal discussion at the inaugural Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi, October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp/File Photo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, NY, U.S. on December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing three accusations of... More »
Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between – Arrivals – New York City, U.S. – 01/05/17 – Kylie Jenner. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (Reuters) – U.S. reality TV star Kylie Jenner announced on Sunday the bi... More »
Actor Uma Thurman has accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her at a London hotel after they worked together on the 1994 hit film "Pulp Fiction." More »
Severe pain has forced Lady Gaga to cancel 10 shows on the European leg of her "Joanne" concert tour, the singer and her team said on Saturday, several months after she had postponed those performances in Europe due to her ailment. More »
Los Angeles County homicide detectives have named actor Robert Wagner a "person of interest" in the probe of the unexplained 1981 drowning of his wife, actress Natalie Wood, saying he was the last person with her before she vanished off Southern California. More »
Mort Walker, the artist and creator of the decades-long running comic strip "Beetle Bailey" about the antics of a work-shirking Army private, died at his home Saturday, his family said. More »
FILE PHOTO – Steve Wynn, Chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Picture WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned a... More »
Magician David Copperfield arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (Reuters) – A former teen model has accused illusionist David Copperfield of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1988 a... More »
FILE PHOTO: Rap mogul Russell Simmons speaks at a news conference along with members of Justice League NYC to present a list of demands at City Hall in New York, U.S. December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) – Hip hop music producer Russell... More »
FILE PHOTO: Ed Sheeran performs during the 2017 Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden in New York, U.S., December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran said on Saturday he is engaged to long-time frien... More »
FILE PHOTO: Musician Tom Petty arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rocker Tom Petty died in October due to “multisystem organ failure” brought on by an acciden... More »
FILE PHOTO: Socialite Kim Kardashian arrives at Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York City, U.S, May 1, 2017 REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – And the name is …. Chicago West. Kim Kardashian’s new baby daughter wi... More »
Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during the taping of the television talk show “Porta a Porta” (Door to Door) in Rome, Italy January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Remo Casilli ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hailed ... More »
Logan Paul arrives at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 13, 2017. Picture taken August 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – YouTube said Wednesday it is removing popular American vlogger Logan Paul from its Goo... More »
Actress Catherine Deneuve and 99 other French women on Tuesday denounced a backlash against men following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, saying the #Metoo campaign against sexual harassment amounted to "puritanism" and was fueled by a "hatred of men." More »
Broadcaster Dick Enberg, who charmed sports fans with his "Oh My!" declaration as he called some of the most memorable sporting events during the last five decades, died on Thursday, ESPN reported. He was 82. More »
Actor Sylvester Stallone on Thursday denied an accusation that he raped a woman in the 1990s and said the allegation was "completely fabricated." More »
TV "Hardball" host Chris Matthews was reprimanded after he was accused in 1999 of making inappropriate comments about a female employee, and the woman was given a separation payment, MSNBC said on Sunday. More »
Harvey Weinstein on Friday denied barring actresses Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino from working on the movie adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" or blacklisting them from further projects. More »
ABC Television Network said on Friday that it fired celebrity chef Mario Batali from its daytime cooking show, "The Chew," after he was accused of sexual misconduct. More »
FILE PHOTO: Actor Dustin Hoffman poses at the 70th Cannes Film Festival’s amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2017 event in Antibes, France, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three more women have accused Oscar-winning actor Dustin H... More »
FILE PHOTO: Director Morgan Spurlock arrives for the premiere of the documentary film “This is Us” about British boy band One Direction in New York, August 26, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Award-winning U.S. documentary maker Morgan Spur... More »
FILE PHOTO: Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons arrives at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California, U.S. March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Music and film producer Russell Simmons faced new accusations o... More »
Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek has joined the ranks of Hollywood women accusing movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, calling him a "monster" in an article published by the New York Times on Tuesday. More »
Actor Dwayne Johnson poses on his star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Professional wrestler turned actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson paid trib... More »
Cast member Geoffrey Rush poses for a portrait while promoting the upcoming movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in Beverly Hills, California U.S., May 20, 2017. Picture taken May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia... More »
FILE PHOTO: NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon speaks during a “Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’ inductees news conference in Toronto November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese/File Photo (Reuters) – Professional football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon deni... More »
A Prairie Home Companion, the U.S. radio variety show that Garrison Keillor presented for decades until his retirement last year, has been renamed "Town Hall," days after the raconteur was accused of sexual misconduct. More »
FILE PHOTO: Producer Russell Simmons take part in an “I am Muslim Too” rally in Times Square Manhattan, New York, U.S. February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Music producer Russell Simmons said on Thursday he was stepping d... More »
Actor Jim Nabors, whose portrayal of the grinning country bumpkin Gomer Pyle on the 1960s television hit "The Andy Griffith Show" belied a classic baritone singing voice, died on Thursday at the age of 87, his website said. More »
(Reuters) – As Gomer Pyle, the earnest, simple-minded gas station attendant who became a U.S. Marine, Jim Nabors, who died at 87 on Thursday in Hawaii, played one of the most popular characters on U.S. television in the 1960s. Here are six facts about Nabors. ... More »
Longtime "Today" show host Matt Lauer apologized for what he called his "troubling flaws" in a statement read out on the NBC morning show on Thursday, a day after the network fired him for inappropriate sexual behavior. More »
NBC News fired Matt Lauer, the popular host of its "Today" morning show, on Wednesday after a female colleague accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior, the network said, making him the latest rich and powerful man to be felled by such accusations. More »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s overseas investment regulator said on Thursday it was discussing allegations made against former U.S. “Today” show host Matt Lauer with his representative as part of a review of his purchase of a large South Island farm. NB... More »
Backstreet Boy singer Nick Carter on Wednesday denied an allegation that he raped a teen pop singer 15 years ago, saying he was "shocked and saddened" by the accusation. More »
David Cassidy, a singer and actor whose androgynous features and jaunty voice made him a 1970s teen heartthrob on the "The Partridge Family" television show, died on Tuesday at age 67, his publicist said. More »
FILE PHOTO: CBS news host Charlie Rose departs after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. on November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (Reuters) – CBS News and other networks said on... More »
Country music legend Mel Tillis is pictured with his National Medal of Arts after being presented with the award by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, February 13, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed (Reuters)... More »
Jeffrey Tambor, the Emmy-winning star of the Amazon web series "Transparent," said on Sunday he did not see how he could return to the show next season after a second person leveled allegations of sexual harassment against him. More »
Angus and Malcolm (R) Young, founder members of AC/DC, flank Jose Luis Perez, mayor of the Madrid district of Leganes, following the inauguration of a new street with the group’s name, in Leganes, Spain March 22, 2000. REUTERS/Andrew Comas MELBOURNE (Reuters) ... More »
Singer and actor David Cassidy, a 1970s teen heartthrob who starred in "The Partridge Family" television show, entered a hospital this week for treatment of liver failure, his spokeswoman said on Saturday. More »
The Old Vic Theatre is seen in London, Britain November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Mary Turner LONDON (Reuters) – The Old Vic theater in London said on Thursday it had received 20 separate allegations of inappropriate conduct by Kevin Spacey from 20 men who came into c... More »
New York gossip columnist Liz Smith, who covered the breakup of U.S. President Donald Trump's first marriage and helped lead the media's charge into celebrity news, died on Sunday at her Manhattan home, the New York Times and other media reported. She was 94. More »
An Israeli intelligence firm which reportedly helped Harvey Weinstein gather information on women accusing him of sexual harassment and assault is sorry it agreed to work with the Hollywood producer, a company official said on Thursday. More »
One of Britain's most celebrated dancer-choreographers, Akram Khan, is tackling the rise of xenophobia in his latest work, which he says will be his last as a leading performer. More »
The director and producers of the completed but unreleased Hollywood film "All the Money in the World" have chosen to remove Kevin Spacey from the movie, recast his role and reshoot his scenes following sexual misconduct allegations against the actor. More »
Netflix Inc severed ties on Friday with Kevin Spacey, one of its biggest stars and the lead in its popular drama "House of Cards," after a number of allegations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-winning actor. More »
The New York City Police Department said on Friday that it had a credible narrative from an unidentified woman who has made a rape allegation against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and was gathering evidence for a possible arrest warrant. More »
Dutch bank ING said on Friday it had decided to cancel a scheduled appearance by actor Kevin Spacey at a business conference it is organizing in Rotterdam. More »
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is seeking unspecified treatment, according to his representatives, following allegations of sexual misconduct that have forced a halt in production of his Netflix show "House of Cards" and a social media backlash. More »
Rock singer Neil Young is selling some of his most prized possessions - part of his model train collection. More »
After years of refusing to address rumors about his sexuality, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey said on Sunday he has chosen to live his life as a gay man. More »
The Weinstein Co film company on Thursday was sued by its founder and former co-chairman Harvey Weinstein who is seeking information that could help defend himself against sexual assault allegations, and also help defend the company against potential liability... More »
An actress who claims she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein has filed a negligence lawsuit against his former company, in what may be the first civil case brought against The Weinstein Co or Weinstein himself after reports that the Hollywood movie pro... More »
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush apologized through a spokesman on Wednesday for what an actress described as a sexual assault but which Bush said was intended as a friendly pat and a joke to put her at ease during a picture-taking session. More »
Fats Domino, who brought rolling New Orleans boogie-woogie piano to early rock 'n' roll in chart-topping hits such as "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame," has died at the age of 89, officials said on Wednesday. More »
Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, who became one of the most prominent black actors on U.S. television playing the cantankerous title character in the hit 1980s series "Benson," died of complications from prostate cancer on Tuesday, his wife ... More »
David Letterman, a pioneering entertainer who was the longest-running host of late-night TV in U.S. history, was honored on Sunday for his contributions to American culture. More »
Marc Faber, the markets prognosticator known as "Dr. Doom," has been dismissed from three more company boards after comments in his latest newsletter this week suggested the United States had only prospered because it was settled by white people. More »
Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty in a Georgia court on Thursday to one count of obstruction and was sentenced to community service and a year of probation following his July arrest on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct. More »
The founder of Canada's comedy festival 'Just for Laughs', which draws celebrities including Trevor Noah, Sarah Silverman and Jerry Seinfeld, has resigned from his own company in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment. More »
