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Bang Showbiz / Wes Anderson is to be honoured with Italy's Fellini Award

Wes Anderson to be honoured with Italy's Fellini Award

Wes Anderson is to be honoured with Italy's Fellini Award.

The 56-year-old auteur, who has frequently cited Federico as an influence, will receive the award on 21 April in Rimini at the Teatro Galli.

The prize is awarded by the municipality of Federico's hometown in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna, a film preservation institution that ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Joaquin Phoenix has joined more than 1,000 film and television figures who have signed an open letter opposing the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery

Joaquin Phoenix joins more than 1,000 film and TV figures in signing protest over proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger

Joaquin Phoenix has joined more than 1,000 film and television figures who have signed an open letter opposing the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery.

The 51-year old actor, alongside fellow big-screen stars including Ben Stiller and Kristen Stewart, was among 1,034 signatories to the message, which was ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Donald Trump has had his $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal dismissed by a judge after the paper published a disputed birthday note linked to Jeffrey Epstein

Donald Trump has $10bn lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal dismissed by a judge

Donald Trump has had his $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal dismissed by a judge after the paper published a disputed birthday note linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump, 79, brought the case following a July 2025 article that included a drawing of a naked woman's torso and a birthday message allegedly sent to Epstein, who died aged...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kanye West has seen the value of his early artwork surge to an estimated $3.1 million, despite ongoing controversy surrounding his public statements

Kanye West sees value of his early artwork surge to an estimated $3.1 million

Kanye West has seen the value of his early artwork surge to an estimated $3.1 million, despite ongoing controversy surrounding his public statements.

The 48-year-old rapper created the drawings and paintings as a teenager while studying at Polaris School in Chicago, and they were first brought to wider attention when they appeared on Antiques ...Read more

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Baldoni PR team wants no mention of Johnny Depp, Amber Heard at Lively trial

The war-room plotting central to the high-profile defamation battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is among the topics Justin Baldoni’s crisis consultants want off-limits when his “It Ends with Us” co-star, Blake Lively, takes them to trial next month, per new court filings. ​

In a torrent of pretrial motions filed over the weekend...Read more

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'RHOA' star Drew Sidora tells court she can't afford to leave marital home

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” personality Drew Sidora claims she can’t afford to leave the home she shares with her estranged husband.

The reality TV performer was ordered to leave the house she occupies with her estranged husband Ralph Pittman, according to TMZ. Their divorce has reportedly been pending since March 2023.

Sidora claims ...Read more

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Sid Krofft, 'Land of the Lost,' 'H.R. Pufnstuf' creator, dies at 96

NEW YORK — Sid Krofft, the creative mind behind kids’ classics “Land of the Lost” and “H.R. Pufnstuff” has died. He was 96.

His partner Kelly Killian said Monday that the six years she’d spent with the producer and puppeteer had come to an end in an Instagram post wishing there’d been more time.

“There is no way I could ever ...Read more

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Iconic rock group returns to Bay Area for 1st time in over 12 years

It might be tempting for some to reference Throwing Muses in the past tense.

That’s understandable given all that this pioneering Rhode Island-born act accomplished during its first decade of existence, which — most notably — included helping draw up the blueprint that Pearl Jam, Nirvana and other acts would follow to alt-rock riches in ...Read more

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Prince's first ex-wife plans big party on anniversary of his death

Mayte Garcia thinks it’s OK to celebrate the anniversary of Prince’s death. In fact, his first ex-wife is presenting a Glam Slam Benefit in Hollywood on April 21.

“Now that it’s been 10 years,” she said this month, “it’s a good time and celebrate and listen to his music and smile and share love.”

She likened April to October ...Read more

Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb reunite on 'TODAY' amid Craig Melvin absence

NEW YORK — Hoda Kotb reunited with Savannah Guthrie Monday on the “TODAY” show desk, for the first time since the former’s departure from the NBC morning show over a year ago, as she fills in for anchor Craig Melvin, whose absence has caught the eye of viewers.

Kotb left the show in January 2025 to prioritize her young family. However, ...Read more

Hollywood stars line up against Paramount's Warner Bros. acquisition

LOS ANGELES — A constellation of stars are lining up against Paramount's proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, expressing fears the blockbuster merger would devastate the industry and shrink production jobs.

The letter was signed by nearly 1,000 artists and movie creators, including such big names as Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Noah ...Read more

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Coachella 2026: Karol G's historic headlining set was lusty, powerful and overdue

INDIO, Calif. — On Sunday night, Karol G became the first Latina to headline Coachella. Along with all her pride in that achievement, she seemed a little angry at that fact too.

"It feels late," the Colombian superstar said onstage, in a brief English-language address to the audience in a set otherwise fully in Spanish. " It's been 27 years ...Read more

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I rode in the Goodyear blimp over Coachella

INDIO, Calif. — If you'd like to take a ride on the Goodyear blimp, it turns out you can't do it wearing heels.

This I learned on Day 2 of Coachella, when the people who promote the tire company's famous dirigible — they have a nice lady in charge of the blimp's socials and everything — invited me and my colleagues Rebecca Castillo and ...Read more

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Coachella's anarchic hippos are back, now as bumbling media barons

INDIO, Calif. — "All Hippos, the drone is in the control room, give us your all."

Vanessa Bonet of the installation art group Dedo Vabo watched over a mission-control monitor deck, as the buzzing craft climbed into room full of braying hippos in rumpled suits. The beasts were, ostensibly, running a menacing communications conglomerate in a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nicole Kidman is training to be a death doula

Nicole Kidman having death doula training

Nicole Kidman is training to become a death doula.

The 58-year-old actress noted the idea "may sound a little weird" but she was inspired to help support people and their loved ones during their final days because of her and her sister Antonia's experiences before their mom, Janelle Ann Kidman, passed away in September 2024 at the age of 84.

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Bang Showbiz / Joss Stone hasn't ruled out more children

Joss Stone considers more children

Joss Stone is thinking about having another child.

The 39-year-old singer already has Violet, five, Shackleton, three, 15-month-old Bear and nine-month-old Nalima with husband Cody DaLuz and while life can be hectic for the family, Joss won't rule out the idea of expanding their household even further.

Asked if she'd have more children, she ...Read more

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Movie theaters finally emerge from the shadows of the pandemic

As movie theater owners and studio executives converge on Las Vegas this week for the annual CinemaCon trade conference, a rare sentiment is emerging — optimism.

A string of hits like Amazon MGM Studios' "Project Hail Mary" and Universal Pictures, Nintendo and Illumination's "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" have ignited theatrical revenue and ...Read more

Review: As Trump rains down terror on Iran, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer-winning 'English' has its LA premiere

LOS ANGELES — War has a way of curtailing imagination. When the news breaks of faraway civilian casualties — an erroneous air strike on a school that relied on outdated intelligence, for example — the mind takes refuge in abstractions and statistics.

Grief isn't an infinite resource. There's only so much distant suffering anyone can take ...Read more

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Britney Spears voluntarily checks into rehab following DUI arrest

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears voluntarily checked into a treatment facility, a representative for Spears confirmed. In March, she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs in Ventura County.

It was not immediately clear when Spears, 44, checked into rehab. Her last post on Instagram was ...Read more