Gayle King assured Oprah Winfrey fans that the talk show trailblazer is doing OK after her recent hospitalization for what King previously said was a “serious” stomach issue.

“I’m here to tell you, favorite listeners, Oprah is OK!” the “CBS Mornings” host said on her SiriusXM program, “Gayle King in the House.”

King alarmed ... Read more

Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert were among the many comedians from around the world who visited the Vatican on Friday morning at the behest of Pope Francis.

More than 100 humorists hailing from 15 countries were invited to meet the pontiff for a meeting organized to “establish a link” between the entertainers and the ... Read more

Each new season of "Bridgerton" brings a bounty of reveals: Steamy romances. Elaborate balls. Whistledown dispatches. And string quartet covers of pop hits to accompany it all.

"We're always looking for covers that are pretty recognizable and also enhance the story we're telling," said music supervisor Justin Kamps. "Sometimes we like the more ... Read more

Seven, the dog who played Daryl Dixon's canine companion Dog on "The Walking Dead," has died.

AMC confirmed the canine actor's death Thursday on the show's Instagram page: "Rest in peace, Seven. #TWD's best boy," the post said, featuring images of the Belgian Malinois. On X, formerly Twitter, the network's announcement, which featured a shot of... Read more

NEW YORK — The 77th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Lincoln Center on Sunday night, with the ceremony slated to feature some rising stars as well as acclaimed veteran actors.

Broadway newbie Brody Grant is nominated for his role as Ponyboy Curtis in the musical rendition of “The Outsiders,” while Brian d’Arcy James and ... Read more

DETROIT — Paul Walter Hauser has nothing to be embarrassed about. Seven years after his breakout in "I, Tonya," the Saginaw native is one of Hollywood's busiest actors, and he has a full dance card that will keep him busy for the next several years.

Hauser is in Atlanta where he just wrapped filming on the reboot of "The Naked Gun" with a ... Read more

Those of us movie critics fortunate enough to be in this line of work are always trying to squeeze another two hours or so out of the week to catch one more new film. Because you never know. Which is to say: I’m extremely happy to have seen “Tuesday,” which demands and receives new and challenging things from Julia Louis-Dreyfus while ... Read more

CHICAGO — Sheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The 71-year-old North Lawndale resident lives across the street from Douglass Park.

When the festival moved to the park in 2015 — following neighbor complaints at its previous location in Humboldt Park — McNary said it almost felt like the ... Read more

'House of the Dragon'

Fantasy has become a nightmare. Anyone on TV these days who lives in a castle and carries a sword could use a medieval form of antidepressant. At least "Game of Thrones" had Peter Dinklage to crack the occasional joke. That show's sequel is three times as dour with few action scenes in the early episodes to break the funk.... Read more

Jeezy and Jeannie Mai's marriage is officially over.

The "Put On" rapper and TV personality finalized their divorce Monday in Georgia's Fulton County Superior Court, The Times has confirmed. After months of contention, Jeezy (real name Jay Wayne Jenkins) and Mai are now free to enjoy being single or to marry someone new.

They wed in March 2021... Read more

The best show on TV right now is AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” and chances are you’re not watching.

That’s because without a big advertising spend, too many titles fall through the cracks in today’s TV landscape. Especially if the show relies on cable viewers. New episodes air 9 p.m. ET Sundays, but somehow this has become the ... Read more

NEW YORK — The Jersey Shore town where a young Taylor Swift spent her summers is paying homage to the “Cruel Summer” singer with an exhibition that debuted, naturally, on June 13.

Swift was raised roughly 150 miles west of Stone Harbor, New Jersey, but that’s where her family summered from 1992 to 2004, according to Stone Harbor Museum,... Read more

CANNES, France — Jesse Plemons is deliriously tired.

Draped across a sofa at Cannes' ritzy Carlton Hotel with his legs outstretched, backlit by the late-afternoon Mediterranean sun, the actor apologizes for losing his train of thought on occasion, or tripping over the odd sentence.

I cannot blame him. It has been a long five years.

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MIAMI — On a lazy South Florida spring afternoon, Thurston Moore, the way-out guitarist and inveterate noisemaker who co-founded the radically innovative indie-rock band Sonic Youth, is lounging in the shade of a poolside cabana at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, a favorite spot in the town of his birth.

As a TV plays scenes of the solar ... Read more

LOS ANGELES — Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn had two break-ins within a four-month span at their Los Angeles home, the "Death Becomes Her" star has revealed.

The couple discovered the first incident, which occurred in 2020, after coming home from dinner.

"We were gone maybe two hours and 20 minutes or something," Hawn told Kelly Ripa on the "... Read more

Thirteen years after R.E.M. disbanded, the original members of the iconic rock group reunited before their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night to reflect on the highs and lows of their career.

"You know, we lived or died on the strength of our songs. So this is a huge honor," guitarist Peter Buck said on "CBS Mornings,... Read more

Despite an album drought and the message her clothes are projecting, Rihanna insists that she is not retired from music. Nor is she pregnant, for that matter.

The "Diamonds" and "Umbrella" singer set the internet abuzz last week after stepping out in a graphic T-shirt dress that was emblazoned with "I'm Retired — This Is as Dressed Up as I ... Read more

Mark James, the songwriter behind lovelorn rock and country hits like Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" and Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind," has died. He was 83.

James' death on Saturday, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, was first reported in the Houston Chronicle. In a statement, James' family said that "Mark's legacy and zest for ... Read more

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reportedly paid no attention to one another at a graduation ceremony for the latter’s 12-year-old son, Samuel.

Amid ongoing reports of tension in their marriage, TMZ reports the estranged power pair exchanged not even an “air kiss” as they were photographed arriving separately to Wednesday’s gathering.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — It's been nearly two years since the Los Angeles punk rock band NOFX announced they were hanging up their combat boots with a final tour and three stops slated at Berth 46 in San Pedro on Oct. 4-6.

The band has been headlining its Punk in Drublic music festival tour and added the last dates to the NOFX Final Tour: 40 Years ... Read more