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Disney cancels premiere after death of star Cameron Boyce

LOS ANGELES – Disney Channel has canceled the red-carpet premiere of its movie “Descendants 3” after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said in a statemen...

Rip Torn of ‘Larry Sanders Show,’ ‘Men in Black,’ dies at 88

LOS ANGELES – Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as “Men in Black,” and win an Emmy in hi...

Tributes to Michael Jackson flow on 10th death anniversary

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s estate paid tribute to his artistry and charity Tuesday as fans make final preparations for gatherings to celebrate his memory on the 10th anniversary of the ...

Why are we still wild about Frida Kahlo?

Artist’s enduring celebrity status topic of presentation

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine says he has throat cancer

NEW YORK – Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine says he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The singer and guitarist of the heavy metal band announced the news on social media Monday, writ...

‘Super fan’ buying childhood home of rocker Tom Petty

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A California real estate agent and self-proclaimed “super fan” says he’s extended an offer to buy the Florida home of rock legend Tom Petty. Kevin Beauchamp te...

‘Dr. John,’ funky New Orleans ‘night-tripper’ musician, dies

NEW ORLEANS – Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his fa...

Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson dies at 71

NEW YORK – Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that scored with “You’re Gonna Mi...

Kenny Rogers admitted to hospital, treated for dehydration

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Entertainer Kenny Rogers has been admitted to a Georgia hospital for dehydration, according to his official Twitter account. A statement posted Friday said he w...

Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies

NEW YORK – Leon Redbone, the acclaimed singer and guitarist who performed jazz, ragtime and Tin Pan Alley-style songs, died Thursday, according to a statement released by his family. ...

Book World: John Waters wants to wrap you in his filthy embrace

On a grimy peninsula off the mainland of good taste, in a Baltimore far from the threatening realism of “The Wire,” still reigning over his own personal filthdom, lives the original Pope of ...

Actor-comedian Sammy Shore, father of Pauly, dies at 92

LAS VEGAS – Sammy Shore, an actor and standup comedian who co-founded the Comedy Store, died Saturday. He was 92. Through a spokeswoman, Shore’s family said he died at his Las Veg...