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Bang Showbiz / Kane Hodder who played Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th franchise

Friday the 13th legend Kane Hodder nearly played Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street

Friday the 13th franchise star Kane Hodder almost landed the role of Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street.

The 70-year-old actor was the man behind the hockey mask playing killer Jason Voorhees in four films; Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / The original Addams Family cast from the 1960s TV series

New Addams Family animated feature film being developed

Wednesday creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are creating a new animated Addams Family feature film.

The two showrunners of the Netflix series are developing an Addams Family reboot for Amazon MGM Studios which will be unconnected to Wednesday - which stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams - and the previous two animated films released in ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Neil Finn has hit back at an AI report claiming he has erectile dysfunction

'Don't be fooled': Crowded House dispel fake AI news that frontman Neil Finn suffers from erectile dysfunction

Crowded House have shot down a false AI-generated report claiming frontman Neil Finn suffers from erectile dysfunction.

In the bizarre clip, TVNZ journalist Simon Dallow reports on the fake news that the Don't Dream It's Over hitmaker has recently had a child after struggling with impotence.

An AI version of Finn says in the broadcast: "I ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Eddie Van Halen's custom Kramer guitar is expected to make a killing at auction

Eddie Van Halen's custom Kramer guitar could fetch $2 to $3m at auction

Eddie Van Halen's electric guitar is predicted to fetch between $2 and $3 million at auction.

The custom 1982 Kramer once belonging to the late Van Halen axe-slayer - who died in 2020, at the age of 65, following a battle with throat cancer - will go under the hammer as part of Sotheby's New York's all-new Grails Week commencing on October 21. ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Demi Lovato reunited with Jonas Brothers over the weekend.

Demi Lovato found Jonas Brothers surprise performance 'healing'

Demi Lovato found it "really healing" to perform with the Jonas Brothers over the weekend.

The 32-year-old singer-and-actress made a surprise appearance at her Camp Rock co-stars' show in New Jersey on Sunday (10.08.25) and not only was it "so nice" to be back on stage with the trio after receiving a call from ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas, they ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jason Momoa nearly drowned.

Jason Momoa came close to death in surfing accident

Jason Momoa almost drowned while out surfing.

The Aquaman actor was navigating Pe'ahi, the biggest surf break in Maui, which is nicknamed Jaws, during a lengthy paddle through Hawaiian waters in 2007 when his leg rope snapped amid high wind, though he was "fine" at first, despite the waves crashing down on him.

Speaking on the Smartless ...Read more

Jessie J's hair 'is falling out like crazy'

Jessie J's hair was falling out "like crazy" after she underwent surgery.

The 37-year-old pop star underwent a mastectomy in June, after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and in a video filmed two weeks ago, Jessie revealed the physical toll of her surgery.

In a video posted on Instagram, and filmed before a TV show appearance, Jessie ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Brittany Cartwright shed tears on the TV show.

Brittany Cartwright sheds tears on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

Brittany Cartwright cried "at least three times" on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

The 36-year-old reality star appears on season four of Special Forces, the quasi-military training TV series, and Brittany has described competing on the show as the "hardest thing" she's ever done.

During an appearance on the Detox Retox With Tom ...Read more

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Rapper Jeezy takes 10-hour Uber ride to make Baltimore concert after flights canceled

BALTIMORE — Atlanta-based rapper Jeezy would have missed his Baltimore concert at The Lyric if not for an Uber driver willing to drive him 10 hours to Charm City.

According to an Instagram post, Jeezy woke up before his Baltimore show on Aug. 1 to find that all flights to Baltimore and D.C. had been canceled due to weather.

His team arranged...Read more

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How a lavish celebrity wedding brought Good Charlotte back together

As rock-band relaunches go, Good Charlotte's was conspicuously ritzy.

In April 2023, the pop-punk group known for snotty if smiley Y2K-era hits like "The Anthem" and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" — "I'd like to see them spend a week / Livin' life out on the street," goes a lyric in the latter — played its first gig in four years not ...Read more

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Sound Advice: Open-back headphones with luxurious comfort come at a price

Q. I love the sound of my open-back Grado headphones, but in my old age (55) I am over the constantly twisted cables and overall discomfort. I am not interested in Sennheisers as they sound completely muted to me. Do you have any suggestions for great-sounding headphones that are more luxurious in comfort and overall experience than my Grados, ...Read more

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Goo Goo Dolls reach midpoint of summer tour ahead of new EP release

ST. LOUIS — With his 15th studio album arriving at the end of August, Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac says the hardest part of touring is locking in the set list.

“It’s been tough now for 10 years to make a set list because we know every night we’re leaving without playing songs people want to hear,” Takac says.

Takac says they —...Read more

Daryl Hall and John Oates privately resolve long-standing legal battle

Daryl Hall and John Oates have come to a resolution over their long-standing legal dispute.

The 78-year-old singer sued his former Hall + Oates musical partner in 2023 to stop him from selling his stake in their publishing company, Whole Oats Enterprises - a move he branded "the ultimate partnership betrayal".

And, in a status report filed ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Chappel Roan has no idea what her next album will be like

Chappel Roan has 'no idea' how next album will sound

Chappel Roan has "no idea" what her next album will sound like.

The Pink Pony Club singer has released three very "different" singles since dropping her 2023 debut LP The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and she admitted the contrast in sound on each highlights the fact she is unsure in what direction her music will take next.

Speaking to ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Travis Kelce wants to be more focused.

Travis Kelce wants to focus more this season

Travis Kelce fears his NFL performance "slipped" because he was distracted by his growing entertainment career.

The 35-year-old tight end - who is dating Taylor Swift - was devastated when his team Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in February and he is planning to give this season his full focus because he doesn't think he has...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Handwritten Fleetwood Mac lyrics are being auctioned

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac lyrics for sale

Handwritten Fleetwood Mac lyrics are expected to sell for up to £15,000.

A composition sheet, which also included instrumentation notes, for the group's 1969 single Man of the World will be auctioned by Ewbank's next week, with an estimated value of £12-15000.

The document was written in blue ballpoint pen and corrected in black ink and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July.

Yungblud hopes to keep Ozzy Osbourne's spirit alive

Yungblud wants to keep Ozzy Osbourne's "spirit" and "energy" alive.

The music icon passed away on July 22, aged 76, and Yungblud - who performed at Ozzy's final concert in Birmingham, England - has paid a heartfelt tribute to his "hero".

The 28-year-old star - whose real name is Dominic Harrison - told Sky News: "Ozzy is everything to me, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ellen DeGeneres is enjoying her new lifestyle

Ellen DeGeneres 'has never been happier'

Ellen DeGeneres is "in her element" in rural England.

The 67-year-old TV star and Portia de Rossi, her wife, swapped the US for the Cotswolds in 2024, and the celebrity duo are loving life in their new surroundings.

A source told Us Weekly: "It's a different lifestyle for her. She's very chill and in her element."

Ellen an Portia had actually...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Joe Jonas hinted Camp Rock 3 is in the works

Joe Jonas drops hint over Camp Rock 3

Joe Jonas appears to have suggested Camp Rock 3 is on its way.

The Sucker singer, along with his Jonas Brothers bandmates and siblings Nick and Kevin Jonas, starred opposite Demi Lovato in the 2008 Disney movie and its 2010 follow-up Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, and he's suggested a script has been written for a third installment in the series, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Zoe Kravitz lost a snake in Taylor Swift's house

Zoe Kravitz and Lisa Bonet lost snake in Taylor Swift's house

Zoe Kravitz and her mom almost lost their pet snake in Taylor Swift's house.

The Big Little Lies actress and Lisa Bonet were staying at her friend's home amid the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year when they got into a "little bit of a pickle" after the 57-year-old model's beloved reptile Orpheus slithered its way into a tiny hole in the ...Read more

 

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