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Amazon says 130 million U.S. customers are watching Prime Video with ads

Amazon on Monday said its Prime Video streaming service with ads reaches more than 130 million U.S. customers monthly on average, an increase of 15 million people from 2024.

Prime Video began offering an ad-supported version of its streaming service last year. It gave Prime subscribers the option to pay an additional $2.99 a month if they ...Read more

Johnny Rodriguez, Mexican American country star, dead at 73

LOS ANGELES — Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 73.

His death on May 9 was confirmed in a social media post from his daughter Aubry Rodriguez. It did not list a cause of death.

"Dad was not only a legendary musician whose artistry touched millions ...Read more

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial hears allegations against him are 'just tip of the iceberg'

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sat motionless as federal prosecutors unveiled a catalogue of graphic and disturbing allegations against him at the opening of his trial - calling them "just the tip of the iceberg". The 55-year-old music mogul is accused of running a sex trafficking ring and abusing multiple women over two decades, including his ex-girlfriend...Read more

Jennifer Lopez views being a mum as 'wild'

Jennifer Lopez sees being a parent as "wild".

The singer, 55, who shares twins Emme and Max, both 16, with her former husband Marc Anthony, made the admission while opening up about the emotional strength required for motherhood in a rare personal message posted to her Instagram Stories to mark Mother's Day in the US on Sunday. (11.05.25)

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Julia Roberts has posed for an ultra-rare photo with all three of her children.

Julia Roberts has posed for an ultra-rare photo with all three of her children.

The image was shared by 57-year-old actress Julia's husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, 55, showing the star with their twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, both 20, and their youngest son Henry, 17 - in a break from their notoriously private approach to their family life....Read more

Kevin Spacey secures role in upcoming action-thriller 'The Awakening'

Kevin Spacey has secured a role in upcoming action-thriller 'The Awakening'.

As the 64-year-old actor continues to revive his career following his acquittal in a UK criminal trial last year, the two-time Oscar winner joins a cast that includes Peter Stormare, Alice Eve and Julian Glover in the Matt Routledge-directed film, which was shot at ...Read more

Coalition of over 100 film and TV groups issue open letter in wake of Trump's film imports tariffs plan

A coalition of more than 100 film and television organisations has urged global governments and European Union institutions to protect the independent screen industry, warning of growing threats to cultural diversity and artistic freedom amid new global trade tensions.

The open letter -- launched on Monday (12.05.25), the day before the Cannes ...Read more

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Rapper Tory Lanez hospitalized after stabbing by other inmate in California prison

Tory Lanez, the rapper who is serving jail time in state prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, was hospitalized Monday morning after he was stabbed by another inmate, The Times has confirmed.

Lanez, legal name Daystar Peterson, is in stable condition after the inmate stabbed him with a self-made shank in a prison yard. He was rushed ...Read more

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Massive Grateful Dead 60th anniversary concerts set for Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Deadheads from around the Bay Area and likely well beyond will descend on San Francisco this summer to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.

They’ll turn out to enjoy a three-day concert performance by Dead & Company — the vastly popular Grateful Dead offshoot featuring longtime Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart — at ...Read more

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20 of the most memorable TV shows, films that are set in Atlanta

ATLANTA — For the past 17 years, metro Atlanta has been home to an array of films and TV shows, courtesy of its generous tax credit system.

Most are fictionally set somewhere else, such as Los Angeles (“Reasonable Doubt,” “Cobra Kai”), New York City (“Anchorman 2,” “Avengers: Infinity War”), Missouri (“Ozark”), Hawkins, ...Read more

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Lil Wayne girlfriend accuses him of abuse, kicking her and daughter out on Mother's Day

Lil Wayne has been accused of physical abuse by his longtime girlfriend, Denise Bidot, after breaking up with her on Mother’s Day. The 38-year-old model took to Instagram on Sunday to express her frustration with the rapper, claiming he dumped her via text.

“Breaking up with someone on Mother’s Day is diabolical,” she wrote. “Prayers ...Read more

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Former 'SportsCenter' anchor Rich Eisen returning to ESPN

Former “SportsCenter” anchor Rich Eisen is returning to ESPN.

Eisen, who worked at the World Wide Leader in Sports between 1996 and 2003, is porting his namesake radio show, which currently also airs in video form on Roku, in the fall, the Athletic reported Monday. The radio show would move from Westwood One to ESPN, as well. It would ...Read more

'White Rabbit Red Rabbit,' with a new star every night, opens at the Fountain Theatre

LOS ANGELES — "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour has opened at the Fountain Theatre, and the less I tell you about it, the better.

Soleimanpour is known for his "cold read plays," which are performed by an actor immediately after receiving the script in front of an equally unprepared audience. Mystery is built...Read more

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Princess Kate Middleton celebrates nature's healing in poignant new video

Princess of Wales Kate Middleton celebrated spring and humankind’s connection to nature in a poignant video shared Monday to kick off Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K.

“Over the past year, nature has been my sanctuary,” her voice intoned over clips of herself and husband Prince William ambling through a forest together, soaking up ...Read more

Rilo Kiley's reunion is right on time at Just Like Heaven

LOS ANGELES — "Can you believe," Jenny Lewis asked, "this is our third show in 17 years?"

Wearing the same outfit she'd worn at the first two — polka-dot mini-dress, white ruffle socks, a glittering tiara perched atop her head — Lewis was onstage Saturday night with her band Rilo Kiley at the Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena.

"It's ...Read more

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'The Last of Us' star Young Mazino on Jesse, the show's 'gentle monster'

LOS ANGELES — Jesse is angry. He also has impeccable timing.

Just as Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) find themselves cornered by numerous infected inside an abandoned warehouse in the latest episode of "The Last of Us," their reliable friend Jesse arrives in the nick of time to save them.

But mutant fungal zombies are not the ...Read more

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted in public for first time since March

Lovebirds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted in public Sunday for the first time in two months, delighting fans at a Philadelphia restaurant on Mother’s Day.

The pair had been out of the public eye since March 14, when they were seen dining out in New York City. They have largely been laying low since the Kansas City Chiefs’ Feb. 9 ...Read more

The network evening news is in flux: Why an American TV institution is under pressure

For broadcast networks, the evening news broadcast is a cherished part of their legacies — having brought the likes of Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings into living rooms over the decades.

But with pressures mounting on the traditional TV business, the American institution is in a period of flux.

The traditional TV audience is a...Read more

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Amber Heard announces birth of twins, a boy and a girl

Amber Heard is now a mother of three.

The “Aquaman” star announced on Mother’s Day that she has welcomed twins to her family, a boy named Ocean and a girl named Agnes.

“Mother’s Day 2025 will be one I’ll never forget,” Heard wrote in an Instagram post. “This year I am elated beyond words to celebrate the completion of the ...Read more

Suzanne Vega regrets Prince snub

Suzanne Vega regrets turning down an invitation to Prince's house.

The 65-year-old singer was touched to receive a handwritten letter from the late 'Purple Rain' hitmaker - who died from an accidental overdose in June 2016 aged 57 - and he later saw her in concert but left before the end, though offered an invitation for her to spent a day with...Read more