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Bang Showbiz / Jesy Nelson missed the birth of her twins

Jesy Nelson was devastated to 'miss' twins' birth

Jesy Nelson was devastated to "miss" the birth of her twins after she was "put to sleep" for an emergency caesarean-section.

The former Little Mix star became a first-time mother last year when she welcomed daughters Ocean and Story with her former partner Zion Foster, but she faced a number of complications which she meant she spent three ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jacob Elordi was warned not to work with Guillermo del Toro.

Jacob Elordi admits own mother warned him to 'never work' with Guillermo del Toro

Jacob Elordi's mother warned him to "never work" with Guillermo del Toro.

The 28-year-old actor has admitted his mother Melissa urged him as a child to not team up with the iconic filmmaker after she saw the DVD cover for Pan's Labyrinth.

Elordi - who ended up starring in del Toro's Frankenstein film last year - was speaking at a BFI IMAX ...Read more

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Column: Who's that new anchorman? He's no Walter Cronkite

Many of you, I have to assume, were watching TV in the late 1960s as images of blood and death in Vietnam and protests against that war were becoming more frequent features of the evening network news.

Viewership of those programs was still on the rise then, and would continue to grow, peaking in around 1980, when the three major networks of ...Read more

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Review: Jason Alexander and Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' proves to be a bloody good match in SoCal

LOS ANGELES — They don't make musicals like "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" anymore.

The ambition on display is awe-inspiring to an almost alarming degree. Consider the lyrical and orchestral complexity of Stephen Sondheim's score, the way Hugh Wheeler's book (from an adaptation by Christopher Bond) blends horror and comedy ...Read more

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Q&A: Why UK band Shame donated the fee from Minnesota tour stop to charity

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When the English post-punk band Shame went into the studio to make its new album “Cutthroat,” the idea was to play faster and louder, singer Charlie Steen says.

“I think when we toured our last album, ‘Food for Worms,’ we were kind of having to borrow from ‘Songs of Praise,’ our first album, to kind of pick up ...Read more

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Review: 'Black and Jewish America' compiles an illuminating history of intersection

You may have read recently how minions of the Trump administration removed an exhibit about slavery from the President's House in Philadelphia (where George Washington lived, with slaves) as part of its ongoing sop to MAGA sensitivities and campaign to erase history in favor of a fairy tale in which the worst thing Washington ever did was chop ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Claire Foy had a parasite infection

Claire Foy battled 'gross' parasite infection for five years

Claire Foy was infected by a "gross" parasite which stayed in her system for five years following a trip to Morocco.

The Crown star has opened up about her health battle revealing she became concerned after losing weight and consulted a doctor who told her she "had parasites" and she believes it all stemmed from a trip abroad.

During an ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ted Danson is returning for another season of A Man On The Inside

Ted Danson's Netflix hit A Man On The Inside is returning for third season

Ted Danson is returning for a third season of A Man On The Inside.

The 78-year-old actor will be back as retired professor turned uncover detective Charles Nieuwendyk in the Netflix hit, which was created by his The Good Place collaborator Mike Schur.

Ted told Netflix's Tudum: "I'm so excited to see where Charles Nieuwendyk goes next.

"I've ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nikki Bella opens up John Cena's WWE retirement

Nikki Bella insists she 'wasn't invited' to John Cena's WWE retirement

Nikki Bella wasn't invited to John Cena's WWE retirement match.

The 42-year-old reality star and wrestler - who was previously engaged to the Hollywood actor before their split in 2018 after six years together - had been criticised by some fans for being at a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game instead of her former partner's last ever match at ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Shirley Manson performing at TRNSMT Festival 2024.

Shirley Manson tips Lana Del Rey for next Bond theme

Garbage bandleader Shirley Manson has called for Lana Del Rey to record the next James Bond theme.

The Born to Die singer previously had her Bond theme rejected for 2015's Spectre, which ultimately went with Sam Smith's Writing's on the Wall.

However, Shirley, whose band recorded The World is Not Enough for the Pierce Brosnan 007 film of the ...Read more

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Writer Sam Tschida knows about spies, clogged toilets and smut

St. Paul-based writer Sam Tschida can thank a cappuccino for her writing career.

More than a decade ago, the University of Minnesota Law School graduate intended to study in a coffee shop. Except that’s not what she did. Instead, she hired a babysitter, went to Starbucks and started writing a novel. Jokes Tschida: “To avoid studying for the...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Charli XCX says her audience changed with Brat.

Charli XCX says Brat success changed her audience

Charli XCX says Brat gave her a new audience who "didn't really get" her.

The 33-year-old singer has opened up about the huge success of her 2024 album, which is her most successful to date - charting at number one in the UK, New Zealand, Ireland and Australia, and number 3 in the US - and helped spark the Brat Summer craze, while also ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Chris Hemsworth has opened up about his changing values

Chris Hemsworth no longer values 'absurd' Hollywood awards

Chris Hemsworth no longer values "absurd" Hollywood awards or box office totals.

The Thor star, 42, has admitted he used to believe landing a prestigious prize giving nomination or a high-grossing movie franchise would help him "feel good" about himself, but in recent years his concept of success has totally changed and he no longer puts stock ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Savannah Guthrie will no longer host coverage of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Savannah Guthrie pulls out of Winter Olympics coverage

Savannah Guthrie has pulled out of covering the Winter Olympics in Italy so she can "focus on being with her family".

The TV presenter has been left distraught following the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother Nancy in Arizona last week and now it has been confirmed Savannah, 54, will no longer take part in NBC's coverage of the Milano ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nelson Peltz supports Brooklyn and Nicola's marriage

Nicola Peltz's dad Nelson breaks silence on Beckham family feud

Nicola Peltz Beckham's dad Nelson Peltz hopes she and Brooklyn have a "long, happy marriage".

The 83-year-old billionaire businessman has addressed his daughter's family drama being in the press following her husband's explosive statement aimed at his parents Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham.

Speaking at a WSJ Invest Live event on Tuesday (...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ray Romano has been cast in How To Survive Without Me.

Ray Romano lands leading role in 'aspirational family drama'

Ray Romano has been cast in a new "aspirational family drama".

The 68-year-old star - best known for his leading role in classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond - is set to front new HBO Max drama pilot How To Survive Without Me, which follows a family in the wake of the death of matriarch Beverly.

As reported by Deadline, Ray will be widower ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Brad Pitt's F1 may be getting a sequel

F1 sequel 'has to be very good'

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali has hinted at plans for a sequel to Brad Pitt's hit sports drama F1.

The motorsport executive - who has been CEO of Formula One Group since 2021 - joined Apple's SVP of Services, Eddie Cue, for a question-and-answer session at Apple TV's press day in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday (03.02.26) and he was ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Bad Bunny at the Grammy Awards.

Ricky Martin hails Bad Bunny's 'human victory'

Ricky Martin has paid a glowing tribute to Bad Bunny following his Grammy success.

The 31-year-old star recently won the Album of the Year, Best Musica Urbana Album, and Best Global Music Performance gongs at the Grammys in Los Angeles, and Ricky has now lavished praise on the Puerto Rican star.

Ricky, 54 - who was born in San Juan, Puerto ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Drew Barrymore wouldn't date a man in his 20 s.

Drew Barrymore wouldn't date a man in his 20s

Drew Barrymore feels "grossed out" by the idea of dating a man in his 20s.

The 50-year-old movie star admits that she's had a "bad run" in her love life - but Drew insists she doesn't have any interest in dating a much younger man.

During a segment with Ross Mathews and Sunny Anderson on The Drew Barrymore Show, Ross said: "Can everybody ...Read more