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Scott Rudin will ‘step back’ after allegations of bullying

NEW YORK – Amid mounting anger about allegations of bullying, Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin broke his silence Saturday, saying he is “profoundly sorry” and will step back from ...

‘Peaky Blinders’ actor Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52

British actor Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show “Peaky Blinders” and the “Harry Potter” movies, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52 and had been suffering from canc...

Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez have split – for real this time

LOS ANGELES – J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod – officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the “Today” show Thursday in a joint statement that they are calling off thei...

Rapper-actor DMX, known for iconic hip-hop songs, dead at 50

NEW YORK – DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with g...

Dave Grohl memoir ‘The Storyteller’ coming out Oct. 5

NEW YORK – Some unexpected free time in 2020 led Grammy Award winner Dave Grohl to put some thoughts and memories into words. Grohl’s memoir “The Storyteller” will come out Oct. 5...

Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack, lawyer says

NEW YORK – DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital. “He had a heart attack. He’s quite ...

Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies

NEW YORK – Arthur Kopit, a three-time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for fusing disparate genres, absurdism and a darkly comic world view, has die...

Ariana Grande joining ‘The Voice’

NEW YORK – Pop star Ariana Grande is taking her seat in “The Voice” coach’s chair later this year. NBC said Tuesday that Grande will join the Emmy-winning series for its fall 2021...

20-foot art planned for Spock symbol

BOSTON – The Museum of Science in Boston is paying tribute to city native Leonard Nimoy with a 20-foot sculpture shaped like Mr. Spock’s split-fingered “live long and prosper” hand gesture, ...

Osbourne off ‘The Talk’ after inquiry into racism discussion

LOS ANGELES – CBS says Sharon Osbourne will no longer appear on its daytime show “The Talk” after a heated on-air discussion about racism earlier this month. The network said Frid...

Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104

NEW YORK – Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84

DALLAS – Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove” and returned them to modern-day landscap...