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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Actor David Soul, who earned fame as the blond half of crime-fighting duo Starsky & Hutch in the popular 1970s television series, has died at the age of 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that “David Soul – beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother – died

Last month, Jonathan Majors was found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment of his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The actor, who was dropped by his management and PR companies when he was first arrested, was then fired from Marvel. As Majors awaits his February sentencing (which could include jail time), the embattled

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie Mary Poppins and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be Send in the Clowns by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100. Mitch Clem, her manager, said she died Thursday at an assisted living home

Spoilers for The Brothers Sun below. A year after winning her Oscar, Michelle Yeoh returns in The Brothers Sun, a Netflix action-comedy series about organized crime, family ties, and a little bit of baking. She stars as Mama Sun, the matriarch of a powerful Taiwanese triad family, whose two sons had very different upbringings. One,

After a “traumatic experience” on Love Is Blind, one of the show’s contestants has sued Netflix for allegedly inflicting intentional emotional distress and violating a slew of labour codes. Renee Poche filed the lawsuit against Netflix and the Love Is Blind production company Delirium TV on Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was filmed as a contestant on

Don’t get me wrong. I adore HBO’s The Last of Us. The thing is, I loved the original video games going into the show. While the TV series is brilliant, the adaptation is not what makes me love that story. Whereas when it comes to Netflix’s Arcane, set in the world of Riot Games’ League

NOTE: This story contains graphic and disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. The latest instalment of a docuseries exploring the identity of Ukrainian orphan Natalia Grace, whose adoptive parents claimed was actually an adult woman and terrorized their family from 2010 to 2013, has proven her true age but also left audiences with

There’s something magical about St. Lucia that’s almost difficult to put into words. I’ve been to many islands in my lifetime (my mom is from Antigua), but this West Indies destination is truly transportative. Lush rainforests, majestical waterfalls, otherworldly black sand beaches, and of course, the iconic Pitons (“peaks” in French) will leave you wondering

You might know him as Disney’s most iconic figure, but a Canadian horror director has other ideas. The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Jan. 1, and Jamie Bailey and his team were quick to release a trailer that day for the upcoming slasher movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap. Asked why he

Fans of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur don’t have to wait much longer for our favorite duo to return! Season 2 of the critically acclaimed animated series is heading to Disney+ soon. Here’s everything we know! Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur tells the story of Lunella Lafayette (Diamond White), a 13-year-old super genius living on

On Wednesday, January 3, Joe Jonas was spotted on a getaway in Mexico with 33-year-old model Stormi Bree. Page Six ran photos of Bree and Jonas, 34, together at a private airport in Cabo San Lucas that day. On January 4, they were seen together in Aspen, Colorado. The sightings come after Jonas filed for

Britney Spears wants the world to know she will “never return to the music industry,” despite rumours this week that the popstar was planning to record a new album. On Wednesday, tabloid publication Page Six reported that Spears, 42, was gathering influential musicians, including singer Charli XCX and writer Julia Michaels, to create her first

Love Is Blind season five contestant Renee Poche is suing Netflix and the show’s production company, Delirium TV. Her lawsuit seeks to nullify her contract, and if successful, it could call into question the legality of similar contracts within the reality TV show industry. Poche is not the first contestant to take legal action against

In 2015, Virginia Giuffre, a prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, sued Ghislaine Maxwell for defamation. The British socialite had accused Giuffre of lying when she claimed that Epstein and Maxwell abused her. It was a few years before Epstein’s extensive history of predation would become the subject of persistent international news, and his

One of Hollywood’s most beloved couples, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, seem to have a perfectly-balanced relationship—particularly when they take turns lovingly roasting each other on social media. The pair began dating in 2011 and were married about a year later. That might seem fast, but they’d been friends for a while and could simply

Jimmy Kimmel had strong words for New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers after the NFL player suggested the late-night talk show host’s name would appear on a much-anticipated list of Jeffrey Epstein‘s associates. Rodgers, 40, made the claim about Kimmel, 56, during a guest appearance on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show. While speaking with the show’s

Very few movies leave me speechless. Then again, very few movies contain as many graphic depictions of depravity and desperation as Saltburn, the latest film from Oscar-winning screenwriter, producer, and director Emerald Fennell. By the time Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) danced a naked jig through his hard-won mansion, I was thoroughly rattled. Not-so-gentle readers, I

Nigel Lythgoe, who was days ago sued for sexual assault by singer Paula Abdul, has now been accused of sexually assaulting two additional women. Lythgoe, a TV and film producer, was hit with a second lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to numerous outlets that obtained and released the legal complaint. The lawsuit

Donald Trump is poised to win the Republican nomination. If the polls are right, though they often aren’t, he’ll handily win Iowa and New Hampshire, at which point there will likely be very little chance of any non-Trump candidate slowing him down (not that they put up much of a fight to begin with). He’s

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck spent the last few days of 2023 together on vacation in St. Barts. Yes, prior to the getaway, there was that viral Bennifer kissing photo where Affleck was checking his phone. But paparazzi got a new photo of the couple locking lips while on the trip, and no device was

Cobra Kai is gearing up for its sixth and final season. While the show’s ending is bittersweet, viewers can rest assured it will end with a bang as season 6 will be its longest season yet. On January 20, 2023, Cobra Kai fans got bittersweet news when Netflix announced that the original hit series had

Selena Gomez toyed with the idea of retiring from music in 2021 and backtracked. Now, less than three years later, she is talking about leaving the industry behind again. The singer and actress appeared on Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett’s SmartLess podcast, where she discussed why she wants to stick to acting in

Ian Ziering is thankful he and his family were left “completely unscathed” after the Beverly Hills, 90210 actor was filmed in a street brawl with several bikers in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. In an Instagram post shared Monday night, Ziering, 59, said he “experienced an alarming incident involving a group of individuals on

Even the royal family isn’t immune to taking a moment at the dawn of a new calendar year to reminisce about the 365 days prior. For Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, that meant sharing an Instagram caption with musings about the “ups and downs” of 2023, a year that saw her publish a new

2023’s Doctor Who Christmas special was released only a week and a half ago, yet the show has already jumped forward to the next one! Showrunner Russell T. Davies has shared a picture of the TARDIS in a new location, and despite its vagueness, fans are falling head over heels to speculate. It’s the start

The Iron Claw actor Zac Efron was only a teenager when he filmed High School Musical, a film that sky-rocketed him to fame and made his personal life a subject of intense fascination to fans. At the time, Efron dated his co-star Vanessa Hudgens, and they were quite the young Hollywood power couple. Many years

Percy Jackson and the Olympians can be seen as an educational introduction to the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greek myth. The show has already introduced us to one of them, Dionysus, god of wine, festivities, theatre, and even madness, but episode three gave us a quick glimpse at one moreーHermes. Greek mythology has remained

TikTok star Alix Earle confirmed her relationship with Braxton Berrios in November 2023 after many months of rumors and sightings. They even attended the 2023 ESPY Awards together while insisting they were “not exclusive.” But the social media star now says that they’re together for real, and together to stay. Part of the delay likely

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom arrived in theaters right before the holidays. Viewers who have waited five years for the Aquaman sequel will likely be anxious for its streaming arrival. The sequel sees Aquaman (Jason Momoa) balancing family life with his duties as the King of Atlantis. However, the life and kingdom he has built

Pop star Taylor Swift was at Arrowhead Stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Bengals, supporting her boyfriend Travis Kelce. She was wearing a duplicate of one of Kelce’s jackets, designed by Jeff Hamilton, which he wore on Christmas Day. It was composed of white wool and black leather sleeves, with NFL and