LOS ANGELES — A rape case against “Crash” Oscar winner Paul Haggis was dismissed Wednesday in Italy. On Thursday, his U.S. attorney suggested that the Italian allegations were planned to hurt his chances in a New York civil case that cost him $10 million.

A judge in the Italian city of Brindisi ruled that no sex acts took place without ...Read more

Kylie Kelce finds it "very charming" that Jason Kelce struggled to date before he met her.

The 33-year-old star has been married to NFL player Jason, 37, since 2018 and has Wyatt, five, Elliotte, four, Bennett, two, and five-week-old Finn, but after he admitted that he had "zero game" in his high school days, she responded with a social media ...Read more

Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new Pope.

The 69-year-old cardinal was officially chosen as the next leader of the Catholic church on Thursday (08.05.25) when white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel at just after 5pm, and made history in the process as the first American to be elected into the position.

Senior cardinal ...Read more

Dolly Parton would find it "too hard" to be a judge on reality TV.

The 79-year-old country music legend has been asked numerous times to appear on the panel of shows like 'American Idol' and 'The Voice' but has always turned down the opportunity because she "can't hurt" the hopefuls who audition.

She told E! News: "I've been asked to do that a...Read more

Liam Payne died with an estate worth tens of millions of dollars and no will directing where that money should go. So while a British court makes its final decision, it has reportedly granted administrative responsibilities to the singer’s ex-girlfriend, Cheryl Tweedy, and a music industry lawyer, Richard Bray.

In the U.K., when a person dies...Read more

NEW YORK — Jennifer Lopez is further pulling back the curtain on the end of her marriage to Ben Affleck, and how she told their teenage twins they were divorcing.

The Bronx-born pop star, 55, recently spoke about her family got through the “really tough year” of 2024 in an interview with Spanish newspaper El País, ahead of her Up All ...Read more

NEW YORK — Lea Michele has gleefully proven, once and for all, that she can indeed read, contrary to the “wild” internet conspiracy theory.

The Bronx-born, Jersey-bred Broadway star, 38, shut down the long-held, sometimes “frustrating,” rumor while appearing on the “Therapuss with Jake Shane” podcast Wednesday.

“I was a ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Singer Tunde Adebimpe says that when TV on the Radio decided to play its first shows in five years at the end of 2024, he and his bandmates were excited, if a bit apprehensive.

“From the inside, especially if you haven’t done it for a while, it’s just hard to tell,” he says of the uncertainty of taking the indie rock...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Smokey Robinson’s attorney plans to ask the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed this week against the singer by four former employees. The women are seeking at least $50 million, accusing Robinson of repeated sexual misconduct and alleging he and his wife, Frances, violated labor laws.

“We will have more to say in the coming ...Read more

NEW YORK — When it comes to Kerry Washington’s family life with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha and their three kids, the actor typically doesn’t publicly share much.

But in a recent interview, the “Scandal” star gave the Daily News rare insight into why she decided to keep her personal life under the radar after being more “public” ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Who is finally calling it quits.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame act has announced dates for The Song Is Over, its North American farewell tour.

In Northern California, the tour (named after the Who’s classic 1971 song) touches down Sept. 21 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. Down south, the group — featuring...Read more

"Forever…," the 1975 Judy Blume YA novel about teenagers losing their virginity, has inspired a Netflix series with changes you're free to regard as substantial or superficial. Premiering this week, it's a very sweet show, full of characters whose differing needs and ideas sometimes put them at odds, but who are for the most part very nice. ...Read more

Judy Blume’s 1975 novel “Forever…,” about a New Jersey high schooler’s first love — and first experiences with sex — is a book I initially encountered with a childhood friend who got her hands on a copy. We snuck off to read the more explicit portions, giggling about them afterwards; the boy has named his penis Ralph and, come on, ...Read more

MIAMI — It’s time to haul those pastels out of storage. “Miami Vice” is making a comeback. Again.

A big-screen project is in the works more than three decades after the iconic TV show went off the air, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The beloved undercover cop drama was revived on the big screen once before, by Michael Mann in ...Read more

Blake Shelton's relationship with Gwen Stefani "still feels new".

The couple will celebrate their 10th anniversary together later this year but the 48-year-old country star admitted it doesn't feel like so much time has passed for himself and the No Doubt frontwoman, who he went on to marry in 2021.

He told People magazine: "It honestly does [...Read more

Nicole Scherzinger's "heart was full" when she received her first Tony Award nomination.

The former Pussycat Dolls singer's Broadway debut as Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Blvd.' has earned her a nod among "true masters" Audra McDonald ('Gypsy'), Megan Hilty ('Death Becomes Her'), Jasmine Amy Rogers ('Boop! The Musical'), and Jennifer Simard ('...Read more

Alec Baldwin "really wants" more children.

The 67-year-old actor is already dad to Ireland, 29, from his marriage to Kim Basinger and Carmen, 22, Rafael, nine, Leonardio, eight, Romeo, six, Eduardo and Lucia, both four, and two-year-old Ilaria with wife Hilaria, and though the yoga instructor currently feels too "tired" to add to their brood ...Read more

Simon Cowell turned down $150,000 to judge a couple's sex life.

The 65-year-old music mogul was enjoying a meal in a restaurant when some fans came to compliment his work, and he was left stunned when the encounter took a bizarre turn with an outrageous request.

Speaking on the 'How To Fail with Elizabeth Day' podcast, he said: "I was in a ...Read more

The Who have announced 'The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour' to take place later this year.

Band members singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend held a press conference on Thursday (05.08.25) at the Iconic Images Gallery in Piccadilly, London, to announce that the forthcoming tour dates will mark the end of their incredible ...Read more

CHICAGO — This summer was set to be Michelada Festival’s biggest year yet. With thousands of tickets already sold, Miche Fest, a Chicago street festival of Latino music gone mainstream, was canceled on Tuesday just weeks before its July dates at Oakwood Beach.

The two-day festival, which had its roots in Pilsen’s streets, moved first to ...Read more