Celebrity

Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – D.J. Fontana, a rock ’n’ roll pioneer who rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, Louisiana, to the heights of musical history as Elvis Presley’s first and longtime...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment

NEW YORK – Kate Spade, a fashion designer known for her sleek handbags, was found hanged in the bedroom of her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials...

DATE: Jun 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Alicia Silverstone is divorcing husband of nearly 13 years

LOS ANGELES – Alicia Silverstone is divorcing her husband of nearly 13 years. The “Clueless” actress filed for divorce from Christopher Jarecki on Friday in Los Angeles County Sup...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85

NEW YORK – Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of Portnoy’s Complaint to the elegiac lyricism of Americ...

DATE: May 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Celebrity engagement has Dolores connection

Johnson to marry singer from Destiny’s Child

DATE: May 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Clint Walker, star of TV’s ‘Cheyenne,’ dies at age 91

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. – Clint Walker, who played the title character in the early TV western “Cheyenne,” has died. Walker’s daughter Valerie Walker tells The Associated Press that ...

DATE: May 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine, pioneer of celebrity Q&A, goes bankrupt and shuts down

Andy Warhol was so in love with his tape recorder that he sometimes called it “my wife.” He took it everywhere he went, taping pretty much every phone call he made. So when he fou...

DATE: May 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Royal wedding: Where to watch online and on TV

The day has almost arrived: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot Saturday in the royal-family-and-”Suits” mash-up we never knew we needed. The couple will marry at St....

DATE: May 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Eric Idle looks at the bright side of (his own) life

NEW YORK – Eric Idle is writing a memoir, and Monty Python fans can guess the title: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. “We used to be babe magnets. Now we’re fridge magnets,...

DATE: Apr 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from ‘Austin Powers’ films, has died

LOS ANGELES – Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, has died. He was 49. A statement provided by Troyer’s re...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES – Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus” won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, died Saturda...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Mariah Carey battles bipolar disorder, no longer in denial

NEW YORK – Mariah Carey says she’s no longer living in isolation after seeking treatment for a bipolar disorder. In a People magazine article due on newsstands Friday, the singer ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

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