Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s divorce came as a surprise to neither party, as sources say the split was “planned” and the pair agreed that she’d be the one to file the paperwork.

“J.Lo finally pulled the trigger because that was their agreement that she would file, and she was the one who ultimately made the decision,” a source ...Read more

There appears to be more than murders going on in the building for Meryl Streep and Martin Short.

The co-stars of “Only Murders in the Building,” who dismissed dating rumors earlier this year, were seen holding hands at Thursday’s season 4 premiere of the popular Hulu whodunnit.

Spotted on video shared by Deadline, the pair were filmed ...Read more

Queens of the Stone Age has canceled the remainder of its 2024 shows due to lead singer Josh Homme’s ongoing medical issues.

“QOTSA regret to announce the cancellation and/or postponement of all remaining 2024 shows,” the band said in an update posted Friday on social media. “Josh has been given no choice but to prioritize his health ...Read more

Joe Elliott is sitting in a room at the Four Seasons in downtown Minneapolis, eight or nine hours before he’ll climb onstage with his band Def Leppard for a gig at the Minnesota Twins’ baseball stadium.

“See it over there?” he asks on a Zoom call, tilting his laptop so that the camera takes in Target Field through a large window behind ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly a month after the release of "Deadpool & Wolverine," Rob McElhenney had still been wondering why his cameo was cut.

On Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast last week, the beloved Philly actor — who would have appeared as a Time Variance Authority agent — said he hadn’t heard from Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Bono referred to the cameras trained on the “U2: UV Achtung Baby” closing show at the Sphere in March and said, “Give the future a wave.”

The future is fast approaching. “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas” opens Sept. 5. The latest effort from the Sphere Experience production series, “V-U2” ...Read more

SEATTLE — It’s been 20 years since Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik first launched the Penny Arcade Expo in Bellevue; the creators of the popular “Penny Arcade” webcomic (which began in 1998 and is still going strong today) had wanted to attend a convention focused purely on gaming and gaming culture.

Two decades later, the convention ...Read more

The less you know about "Strange Darling," the better.

Cold turkey is the best way to go into it, which means no trailers and no reviews, which puts yours truly in a precarious spot. This is a seriously tricky thriller that confounds and upends expectations at every turn, and the surprises are part of the roller coaster ride on which it takes ...Read more

Michael Madsen's lawyer is addressing the "Reservoir Dogs" star's arrest at his Malibu home over the weekend, asserting that Madsen has been having an "ongoing problem" with his estranged wife.

Attorney Perry Wander alleged Friday in a statement to The Times that DeAnna Madsen "broke into" the actor's Malibu home. The two have been separated ...Read more

Robert Downey Jr. is explaining how Kevin Feige persuaded him to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom.

Downey said this week that he and the Marvel Studios boss had a conversation last year about Downey potentially returning to the MCU despite the "Avengers: Endgame" death of his previous character, Tony Stark, better known as...Read more

DETROIT — New Radicals are back.

Grosse Pointe native Gregg Alexander's alt-pop group, known for its enduring, spring-loaded 1998 hit "You Get What You Give," has returned with a pair of new songs, its first releases in more than 25 years.

New Radicals' Gregg Alexander and Doug Emhoff.

The songs are new, but they have history: one is a ...Read more

Two days after filing to divorce Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez has filed to remove the Oscar winner’s surname from her own and restore her maiden name.

The Bronx-born pop star, 55, requested on Thursday that her name be restored to Jennifer Lynn Lopez, after legally going by Jennifer Lynn Affleck the past two years, according to new court ...Read more

A one-time British tennis phenom accuses her former coach of coercing her into a sexual relationship when she was a teenager in the thriller “Fifteen-Love,” streaming on Sundance Now. Is he a creep? Or is she making it up, fueled by long-held resentments toward this once pivotal figure in her life?

The pair had been eyeing a career of Grand...Read more

There's less than meets the eye in "Blink Twice," a tepid thriller about the elite class that functions on a basic level — if a billionaire tech bro offers to whisk you off to a getaway on a private island, maybe don't do that? — but doesn't hold any interesting ideas about the rich and their abuse of power.

The film marks the writing and ...Read more

Odds are, she’ll sing for Kamala Harris at some point.

In January 2013, she performed the national anthem at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration; in November 2016, she sang “Formation” at an 11th-hour rally for Hillary Clinton. And she’s already blessed Harris’ use of her song “Freedom” as a 2024 campaign anthem (and ...Read more

Scrolling through TikTok, interspersed with cooking tutorials, outfit checks and dance challenges, storytimes are dominating For You Pages. They're videos of creators sharing vulnerable experiences, or "lore," as they like to call it.

Since early 2022, the app has allowed videos up to 10 minutes in length, but for some of the epic storytimes...Read more

Over the phone, Druski fondly recalls his childhood in metro Atlanta. The comedian, born Drew Desbordes, remembers dancing with friends to Soulja Boy’s cult classic “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” when it debuted in 2007. He laughs when reminiscing about wearing big white T-shirts as a student at Shiloh Middle School in Snellville.

It was the ...Read more

Ian Mckellen says his fat suit prevented far worse injuries when he fell off a stage during a West End performance in June.

"I was wearing a fat suit for Falstaff," McKellen said in an interview published this week in Saga magazine, [and that] saved my ribs and other joints, so I consider myself lucky."

McKellen portrayed John Falstaff in ...Read more

Joe Elliott is sitting in a room at the Four Seasons in downtown Minneapolis, eight or nine hours before he’ll climb onstage with his band Def Leppard for a gig at the Minnesota Twins’ baseball stadium.

“See it over there?” he asks on a Zoom call, tilting his laptop so that the camera takes in Target Field through a large window behind ...Read more

Travel writer and television personality Rick Steves announced his prostate diagnosis Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, emphasizing he expects to be fine and the cancer shows no signs of spreading.

“My doctor assures me that, if you’re going to get cancer, this is a good kind to get, and careful scans show no sign of it ...Read more