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 The Apollo, Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead are among the 47th annual class of Kennedy Center honorees, marking the first time a cultural institution will be feted at the annual ceremony.

Wiz Khalifa is the latest American hip hop star to get in hot water for illegal drug possession overseas. The “Black And Yellow” rapper was arrested for allegedly smoking marijuana onstage at a concert in Romania on Saturday. During his headlining set at the Beach Please! Festival în Costinești, he was escorted off stage and charged with illegal drug possession, according to The Hollywood ...

Alec Baldwin is speaking out hours after his case was dismissed. On July 13, Baldwin took to Instagram to share a picture of himself sitting in the courtroom, and spoke on the gratitude he’s feeling. “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now,” Baldwin wrote on Instagram. “To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.” Fans ...

Shannen Doherty, whose Hollywood journey took her from child star to TV bad girl to brave fighter, died on Saturday. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty,” publicist Leslie Sloane said in a statement to the New York Daily News. “On Saturday, July 13th she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease. The devoted ...

Anyone who’s kept up with the world of athletics in the past four years knows that Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson is a big personality. With the new sports docuseries Sprint, her personality is now on Netflix for all to see. “I’m one of the fastest women in the world,” Richardson says as she introduces herself in the second episode. “This is my world, they just in it,” she tells her coach ...

Actress Margot Robbie is pregnant! The Barbie star was spotted showing off her growing baby bump in Italy on Sunday, when she exposed her midriff while on vacation with her husband of eight years, Tom Ackerley. A source later confirmed to People that she is indeed expecting. Visibly joyful, the pair were all smiles as they were photographed carefully boarding a boat. Judging from the photos, ...

The fashion world is mourning the death of a true trailblazer. Renauld White, the first African American model to grace the cover of GQ magazine, has died. He was 80. Longtime friend and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks confirmed White’s death Wednesday. He was under hospice care in New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital. No cause of death was given. White broke ground for American Black male models ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Wherever Simone Biles goes, mania follows. It’s a fitting welcome for the nation’s best gymnast, who is also one of the most dominant athletes in the world.

Amber Ruffin is out and proud — just in time for the conclusion of Pride Month. “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of PRIDE to come out! Be proud of who you are, little babies! I know I am!,” the comedian posted on Instagram with a carousel of photos that included her grinning in a shirt that read “Queer,” a video from New York City Pride and snapshots ...

O.J. Simpson was included in the BET Awards’ In Memoriam section at the Sunday night show, apparently shocking many in attendance.

The Fourth of July is around the corner, and everyone is busy stocking their coolers, flying their flags and figuring out where to catch the best fireworks shows, but have you put together your party playlist? To aid you in your party preparations, we’ve compiled a list of 10 American anthems to bump at your backyard BBQs. To impress your patriotic pals, learn the backstories of the songs that ...

Travis Kelce is sharing how Taylor Swift won the Super Bowl champ’s heart and, in an apparent nod to her former relationships, why he never wants to “hide” their love story.

Jimmy Jam saved the best for last. Of course, he did. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was announcing the Hollywood Walk of Fame class of 2025 in the recording category on Monday in a news conference in Hollywood. He rattled off Busta Rhymes, George Strait, Green Day, the Isley Brothers and six others. And then he said, "The iconic, my junior high school classmate in Minneapolis, Prince is going on the Walk of Fame."

“The Real World: Miami” cast member Sarah Becker reportedly died by suicide last week at her Illinois residence. The 56-year-old reality TV personality experienced recent struggles with mental health, a family member told TMZ. Becker, a Californian, reportedly moved to the Midwest to care for ailing family, including her mother and sister, but had planned to return to the West Coast. Becker’s ...

Françoise Hardy, the French chanson singer, songwriter, fashion “It Girl” and darling of the 1960s “yé-yé” French pop movement, has died. She was 80.

Beginning from his bedroom in Greenville, North Carolina, YouTuber MrBeast now owns the platform’s largest channel, surpassing a “rival” account this weekend in a long-tracked battle for subscriber count supremacy.

KYIV, Ukraine – The lines for the show snake down the block, with people waiting for up to seven hours to buy tickets at the theater in downtown Kyiv. Videos of the performance have drawn millions of views online.

“Cheers” stars Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson are reuniting again and returning to their roots for a new podcast named after the theme song from their hit 1980s sitcom.

It was a Friday morning in December, and Amy Poehler was talking about murder. More specifically, she was directing a pair of comic actors over Zoom as they talked about murder in their guise as hosts of a fictional true-crime podcast titled – yes – “Women Talkin’ ’Bout Murder.” Today’s victim: Mary Benson, who went on a yoga retreat and plunged to an untimely demise at the bottom of a ravine.