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Reality star ‘The Situation’ released from federal prison

NEWARK, N.J. – “Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now a free man. The 37-year-old reality television star’s publicist says he was released from prison i...

DATE: Sep 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Trump again attacks ‘Will & Grace’ actress Debra Messing

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is again attacking Debra Messing, calling the liberal activist and “Will & Grace” star a racist and saying she should be fired from the NBC sitcom. ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Valerie Harper, TV’s Rhoda, has died at 80

LOS ANGELES – Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Alex Trebek, saying he’s on the mend, back at ‘Jeopardy!’

LOS ANGELES – “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has returned to work, saying he’s “on the mend” after treatment for pancreatic cancer. The game show posted a video Thursday on Twitter ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Eddie Murphy to host ‘SNL’ for the first time in 35 years

NEW YORK – Eddie Murphy will be returning to a place that helped launch his career – “Saturday Night Live.” The comedian will be the host of the sketch comedy show on Dec. 21, mar...

DATE: Aug 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

We’re buying what Kristen Dunst is selling in ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’

Friends, have I got a TV show for you. True, it has a sort of lame and unnecessarily pretentious title – “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” – but I’m here to tell you it will clean your ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Bachelor in Paradise’ features its first same-sex couple

We’re seeing the first same-sex love story taking off in Bachelor Nation. It’s a big deal for this often-traditional franchise, and it’s about time. On Tuesday night’s episode, ho...

DATE: Aug 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Reliable Source: Sean Spicer, long-rumored to be in talks for ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ will compete this season

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer will compete alongside Christie Brinkley, James Van Der Beek and other notables on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.” ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Could we be any more excited? ‘Friends’ fans nuts for merch

NEW YORK – See your “Friends” on the big screen. Deck out your place with “Friends” furniture. Wear your “Friends” as jewelry. Heck, buy the “Friends” Lego set and pretend it’s for your kid....

DATE: Aug 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The Smothers Brothers mark their CBS firing 50 years ago

NEW YORK – Getting fired from work isn’t usually a cause to celebrate. But the Smothers Brothers aren’t your run-of-the-mill comedians. The duo has stepped out of retirement to co...

DATE: Jul 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Russi Taylor, longtime voice of Minnie Mouse, dies at 75

GLENDALE, Calif. – Russi Taylor, an actress who gave voice to Minnie Mouse for more than three decades, has died. Walt Disney Co. chairman Bob Iger announced Taylor’s death in a s...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

National Geographic aims to solve Amelia Earhart mystery

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geo...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment