By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A number of charities on Monday severed ties with Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, after British newspapers published an email that she reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, describing him as a “supreme friend.’’ Julia’s House, a children’s hospice, said that the reported correspondence ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of Hollywood and Broadway stars — including Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep — are urging Americans “fight to defend and preserve our constitutionally protected rights” in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension. More than 430 movie, TV and stage ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Pamela Anderson has nothing against makeup. It’s just that she’s been there, done that in her younger years. That’s why now, at 58, she’s attending fashion shows and film premieres with a blissfully bare face. It’s a look, especially for older women, that serves to plague and perplex. Do we chase ... Read More »
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4: Sept. 28: Actor Brigitte Bardot is 91. Actor Joel Higgins (“Silver Spoons”) is 82. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 79. Actor Vernee Watson (“Bob Hearts Abishola,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 76. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 75. Guitarist George Lynch (Dokken) is 71. Actor Steve Hytner (“Seinfeld”) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — When novelists look to the future, the view is often grim. There are a lot more fictional dystopias than utopias. Ian McEwan has good news and bad news about what lies ahead in “ What We Can Know,” a book he calls “science fiction without the science.” The British author’s 19th novel, ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right to read. The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old Takei will serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 5-11. Libraries and bookstores around the country will highlights books that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Miles Mykkanen grew up wanting to sing and dance on Broadway, but he was turned down by the musical theater programs he applied to for college. So he had to “settle” for studying opera at the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center. “At 18, when your sights are set on 42nd Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and political prosecutions. From late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension to Pentagon restrictions on reporters and an apparent public appeal to Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming, first “The Conjuring: Last Rights” followed by the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” the North American box office slowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Christopher Nolan has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of America, the organization said late Saturday. The Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” filmmaker said in a statement that it is, “one of the greatest honors of my career.” The guild represents the interests of some 19,500 film and television directors in the United States and abroad, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Bad Bunny fans drowned out memories of Hurricane Maria in one booming voice on the anniversary of the devastating storm. Saturday was a concert for Puerto Ricans by Puerto Ricans to remind the world about the power of “la isla del encanto,” or “the island of enchantment.” “We’re not ... Read More »
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