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Beyoncé performs 'Cowboy Carter' hits live for first time at NFL Christmas Day game

Beyoncé lit up an NFL stage on Christmas Day, performing a medley of hits from her newest album, “Cowboy Carter,” at halftime of a game between the Baltimore Ravens and her hometown Houston Texans.

The performance went ahead with no technical issues on the Netflix streaming broadcast. Netflix’s ability to successfully stream both the NFL...Read more

O'Jays singer Eddie Levert's youngest child Ryan dies at 22, years after brothers' deaths

Ryan Levert, the youngest child of O’Jays lead vocalist Eddie Levert, has died. She was 22.

LeMicah Levert and Carlysia Levert, grandchildren of Eddie Levert, confirmed Ryan’s death this week on Instagram. They are the children of Gerald Levert, Eddie’s late first son. “Whenever you don’t answer the phone I knew something was wrong ...Read more

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Wendy Williams is 'sober and wants to come home' from treatment facility, son reveals

Wendy Williams' family is "fighting" to get her back home from a facility where she's receiving treatment for her health issues, her son said.

The former daytime talk show host's son Kevin Hunter Jr. on Monday shared an update about his mom's health, days after she made a rare public appearance to attend his college graduation in Florida. Radio...Read more

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Mariah Carey's inescapable 'All I Want for Christmas' adds new record to nice list

LOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Christmas,” just earned herself another gift this year in the form of two new Billboard records.

Carey’s upbeat holiday pop song, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a 17th total week and set a new streaming record, according to the ...Read more

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Tallulah Willis confirms holiday engagement to musician Justin Acee

LOS ANGELES — Tallulah Willis, the youngest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and his ex-wife Demi Moore, is engaged.

Willis, 30, on Monday made the announcement on Instagram, confirming that she and musician Justin Acee are affianced.

"everyday @justinacee," she wrote, captioning a carousel of photos from their proposal.

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10 inaccuracies in the Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown'

MINNEAPOLIS — Biopics are notorious for playing loose with facts. We understand, it’s poetic license, a desire by a filmmaker to add more drama to a not-compelling-enough real-life story. But we newspaper journalists are truth seekers. We want facts and timelines to be accurate, not conflated storylines to squeeze a wealth of (mis)...Read more

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Review: Stirring boxing drama 'The Fire Inside' is gold medal worthy

You can see the fire almost immediately. Rachel Morrison’s stirring sports drama “The Fire Inside” mostly focuses on boxer Claressa Shields’ teenage years (in which she’s played by Ryan Destiny), but in a brief prologue, we meet Claressa at perhaps 10 years old (played by Jazmin Headley). Watching her run determinedly through the ...Read more

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'Squid Game' was a surprise global smash. Will Season 2 be even bigger for Netflix?

LOS ANGELES — It's been more than three years since college student Justin Lin binge-watched the first season of Netflix's "Squid Game" in two days. Now, he can't wait until Season 2 launches on Netflix on Dec. 26.

Lin was so excited that he drove from the San Gabriel Valley to Hollywood to don a green tracksuit and compete against other fans...Read more

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Review: Dylan goes electric in solid biopic 'A Complete Unknown' starring Timothée Chalamet

A Hollywood love letter to Bob Dylan, with all that implies, “A Complete Unknown” works well on its chosen, extremely glossy terms. Its craftsmanship is formidable. Then again, you don’t necessarily need quality to sell one of these things, as “Bohemian Rhapsody” reminded us.

If the average fan goes to a movie about a musical genius ...Read more

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What to stream: Take 'Eyes Wide Shut' tour of Nicole Kidman's auteur oeuvre

With her daring new erotic thriller “Babygirl” hitting theaters Dec. 25, Nicole Kidman turns in yet another unconventional (and sexy) Christmas movie, making for a perfect pairing with “Eyes Wide Shut,” Stanley Kubrick’s Christmas in New York tale of sexual obsession, starring the married (at the time) couple of Kidman and Tom Cruise. ...Read more

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'The Fire Inside' review: Boxer biopic fights its way into interesting territory

“The Fire Inside” burns most intensely when Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry share the screen.

Fortunately, they do so quite a bit in the impressive directorial debut of cinematographer Rachel Morrison, in theaters on Christmas Day.

They star in the biopic about amateur-turned-professional boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, as Claressa ...Read more

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No time for a 'Squid Game' rewatch? Here's a refresher before Season 2

When "Squid Game" was released on Netflix in 2021, it took the world by storm. Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the acclaimed Korean survival drama spurred plenty of social media chatter, viral challenges and even Halloween costumes on its way to becoming the streamer's most-watched show ever.

On Thursday, the Emmy-winning series returns for round ...Read more

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Review: As the boss of 'Babygirl,' Nicole Kidman does a bad, bad thing

Humans have made sex so complicated it's a wonder anyone gets born. We wrestle with what we want, what we think we want, and what we want other people to think we want. (Not to mention what we think they want, which is how busybodies spend their time.) Our species puts itself under so much scrutiny that desire gets subverted by irony and shame, ...Read more

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Year in review: From Harry Partch to Taylor Swift, San Diego music scene was busier than ever in 2024

SAN DIEGO — San Diego seemed busier than ever when it came to music in 2024.

The year included the opening of intimate and large new concert venues alike, the return of a major three-day festival, an outdoor concert season that stretched into December and the November announcement that at least eight former and current San Diego artists had ...Read more

Nicholas Hoult has prosthetic vampire penis on display at home

Nicholas Hoult has the prosthetic penis worn by his 'Nosferatu' co-star Bill Skarsgard "framed at home".

The 35-year-old star plays Thomas Hutter in the new horror film and revealed that he received the prosthesis as a gift from director Robert Eggers after he got slightly too close to Skarsgard's vampire Count Orlok during a scene.

In an ...Read more

Sir Rod Stewart plans to take model railway to Glastonbury Festival

Sir Rod Stewart is planning to take his model railway to Glastonbury.

The 79-year-old singer will play the Legends slot at the Worthy Farm festival next year and his friend and fellow train enthusiast Jools Holland has revealed that he intends to take one of his stations to keep himself occupied before he performs on the Pyramid Stage.

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Jodie Turner-Smith accuses Joshua Jackson of failing to pay child support

Jodie Turner-Smith has claimed she hasn't received any child support from Joshua Jackson.

The 'After Yang' actress split from the 'Dawson's Creek' star in October 2023 and in new court documents seeking payments from him, she claimed he has failed to give her any of the $8,543 monthly payments for their four-year-old daughter Juno, or her $28,...Read more

Justin Baldoni's podcast co-host quitz

Justin Baldoni's podcast co-host has quit their show.

The 40-year-old actor has fronted 'The Man Enough Podcast' with Liz Plank and Wayfarer Studios president Jamey Heath since 2021, but in the wake of Blake Lively filing a lawsuit accusing her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director of sexual harassment and waging a campaign to discredit her ...Read more

Margaret Qualley wants romcom role

Margaret Qualley is desperate to be in a romcom.

The 'Substance' actress has played a number of "complex, sometimes strange" characters on screen and though she's auditioned a number of times to be a "romantic lead in a silly movie", she's still waiting to receive the call offering her such a role.

She told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I think ...Read more

James Mangold treasured Bob Dylan chats while making A Complete Unknown

James Mangold was grateful for his one-to-one conversations with Bob Dylan before making 'A Complete Unknown'.

The 61-year-old director has helmed the new movie that sees Timothee Chalamet take on the role of the music legend and was delighted that circumstance allowed him to spend valuable time with the reclusive artist.

Speaking to Forbes, ...Read more