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Here’s how the summer box office blew up and Hollywood got its mojo back
Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic.
‘Evil Dead’ star Bruce Campbell says he has five years to live after cancer diagnosis
Actor Bruce Campbell said he has five years to live amid treatment for cancer.
Taylor Frankie Paul says she got engaged on ‘Bachelorette’ season that never aired
Taylor Frankie Paul revealed that she got engaged while filming her season of “The Bachelorette,” which was pulled from the air just days before premiere.
John Galliano show at Met Gala canceled due to backlash over past antisemitic remarks
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City announced that the Met Gala show set to honor John Galliano would no longer go forward due to the 65-year-old’s past anti-Jewish and anti-Asian remarks.
Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died at 85
Peter Cullen, a prolific voice actor who enlivened scores of TV series, specials and movies, including Optimus Prime in the syndicated 1984 series “Transformers” and Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh cartoon franchise, has died.
Blake Lively awarded $400,000 in legal fees over dismissed Justin Baldoni lawsuit
Blake Lively can recover about $400,000 in attorneys’ fees from Justin Baldoni’s production company over his defamation lawsuit against her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
In a divided nation, Dolly Parton was universally beloved
Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life musical superstar who died Tuesday, established herself as one of the most widely beloved figures in American life.
Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of ZZ Top, dies at 77
Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin,’” has died.
Bill Rasmussen, ESPN co-founder, dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN in 1979 after being fired from a public relations job in the World Hockey Association, died of Parkinson’s disease on Tuesday.
Actor Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in ‘Heroes,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
The cause and manner of death were unclear. Panettiere revealed this year that she struggled with postpartum depression and addiction, which she said led to her decision to give up custody of her daughter in 2018.