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'Love Island USA' executive producer James Barker dies during filming in Fiji

“Love Island USA” executive producer James Barker died last week during Season 8 filming in Fiji, the show’s collaborating networks said Monday.

The Brooklyn resident was 40.

He died after “suffering an unexpected medical emergency,” ITV and Peacock told the Daily News in a joint statement. They did not detail what the emergency was ...Read more

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Zendaya, Tom Holland hit the Spider-Man red carpet amid marriage rumors

With a great rumor comes great speculation, and Zendaya and fiancé Tom Holland made their first red carpet appearance Monday amid recent chatter they’d already tied the knot.

Holland, 30, had an arm around the waist of his 29-year-old “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” co-star Monday as the couple posed in Madrid to promote their fourth Spidey ...Read more

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show's Sophia Grace Brownlee pregnant with third child at 23

Influencer Sophia Grace Brownlee is expecting her third child at the age of 23.

The star - who shot to fame in 2011 after she and her cousin, Rosie McClelland, sang 43-year-old rapper Nicki Minaj's Super Bass on The Ellen DeGeneres Show aged eight and five, respectively - announced the joyous news with an adorable video posted to Instagram on ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.

Simone Biles 'not ready' to explain 'almost dying' comment

Simone Biles is "not ready" to talk about her near-death health scare yet.

The Olympic gymnast told an Instagram follower she currently does not want to share details after they asked about her "almost dying wasn't on my bingo card" comment, eight days later, under a video of her and husband Jonathan Owens' trip to Belize, Central America, on ...Read more

'Love Island USA' executive producer James Barker dies after 'medical emergency' during filming

LOS ANGELES — The “Love Island USA” production team is mourning the loss of executive producer James Barker, who died last week while on set in Fiji.

“Love Island USA” producers ITV America and Peacock confirmed Barker’s death in a media release shared with The Times on Monday. The announcement said that Barker died after “an ...Read more

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Need help with your Emmy ballot? Our awards expert shares his favorites

LOS ANGELES — There are more than 100 Emmy categories, and if you scroll through each and every one of them on the Television Academy’s website, you’re probably one of those people who read the terms and conditions on a document before signing your name.

This hasn’t been the greatest year for television, which has had the converse ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Singer-songwriter Bonnie Tyler.

Bonnie Tyler wakes up from 'induced coma' but remains 'seriously ill'

Bonnie Tyler has woken up from an "induced coma" following "emergency intestinal surgery".

But the 75-year-old singer-songwriter is still in intensive care after she was put into a temporary state of deep unconsciousness last month to help her recovery from the procedure, which the star had undergone in a hospital near her home in Faro, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Scary Movie's Anna Faris.

Keenen Ivory Wayans told Anna Faris to quit Scary Movie

Keenen Ivory Wayans wanted Anna Faris not to do Scary Movie 3 after he and his brothers walked away from the horror-spoof series.

A year after the film's 2001 sequel, the director, 68, called the Cindy Campbell star and said Harvey, 74, and Bob Weinstein, 71, allegedly made Scary Movie 3 through Miramax - which owns the flick - without telling ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Toy Story's Woody the Cowboy and Buzz Lightyear

Disney releases new Toy Story short days before fifth movie

Disney has released a new Toy Story short, Jessie Saves the Day.

It follows a nervous young girl waiting for a foot X-ray, turning to her Mr. Potato Head and Jessie the Cowgirl figures for comfort. The toys and Buzz Lightyear then take their own X-rays and place them where the girl can see, turning an anxious experience into one filled with joy...Read more

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Seth Rogen says he hasn't spoken to James Franco and doesn't plan to work with him

Seth Rogen and James Franco were once an inseparable comedic duo.

But following several women's allegations of sexual misconduct by Franco in 2018, the pair has been publicly estranged. Rogen recently told the New York Times that he hadn't spoken to Franco "in a long time" and didn't plan to work with him.

"Nothing has changed since the last ...Read more

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Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Expo introduced the world to ketchup and the telephone. Now, it's inspired a new oratorio

PHILADELPHIA — To bring Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition back to life, Peter Boyer and Mark Campbell could have created a nostalgic musical impression delivered like a sepia-toned postcard lost in the mail for a century and a half.

And, in fact, they have.

The oratorio will premiere Wednesday night at the Highmark Mann in Fairmount ...Read more

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'Duck Dynasty' stars wrap filming on North Texas-set series premiering this fall

MINGUS, Texas — A pair of “Duck Dynasty” stars have wrapped filming on their new North Texas-set series.

Great American Media announced late last year that Jep and Jessica Robertson are leading a new unscripted lifestyle series called “Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou.” The show sees the Robertsons trade Louisiana for Texas as they ...Read more

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Singer-songwriter Oliver Tree dies in helicopter crash

Oliver Tree, a genre-defying singer-songwriter and Santa Cruz, California, native, was one of six people killed when two helicopters collided Sunday morning in Brazil, according to the Associated Press. He was 32.

Tree, a quirky artist known for his highly theatrical music videos and crisp bowl cut, had been traveling through South America as a...Read more

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Commentary: David Hockney's paintings gave the world a vision of LA

More than any other artist in the 20th century, David Hockney defined Los Angeles in the public imagination. When he first arrived in January 1964, age 26, his mental image of the city had been forged not by art but by Hollywood movies, which he had watched as a young boy in Yorkshire, England. In later life, he often recollected the sharp-edged...Read more

Grace Gummer 'filled with joy and compassion' now she's hit 40

Grace Gummer has insisted she's "exactly where I want to be" now she's turned 40.

The actress daughter of Meryl Streep is currently starring as Caroline Kennedy in Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. Carolyn Bessette, and opened up about how her life trajectory is going after hitting the landmark age last month.

She told AwardsRadar: "I have ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ed Sheeran taking music break

Ed Sheeran taking break from music career

Ed Sheeran has announced he's taking a break from music to "do the dad thing".

The 35-year-old singer took to the stage in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday night (13.06.26) as part of his LOOP tour, and paused to talk to the crowd in between songs.

Telling them they "may not see him again for a while", Ed added: "This is gonna be my last time ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Laverne Cox has experienced a significant drop in her income

Laverne Cox's income has dropped 'significantly''

Laverne Cox's income has dropped "significantly" if recent years because institutions don't want to be seen as "promoting trans ideologies".

The Orange is the New Black actress has always suppliemented her screen earnings as a brand ambassador, a public speaker in colleges and for businesses, and as a presenter, but in the last two years, her ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Josh Duhamel loves his rural retreat

Josh Duhamel calmer at rural retreat

Josh Duhamel's heart rate "drops about 25%" when he's at his rural retreat.

The 53-year-old actor - who has Axl, 12, with ex-wife Fergie and Shepherd, two, and Rocca, six weeks, with wife Audra Mari - has a house in Los Angeles but largely lives in Fargo, North Dakota , with his family, though he feels truly relaxed and at home at his cabin in ...Read more

Rosie O'Donnell details emotional visit to imprisoned daughter

Rosie O'Donnell has detailed her first emotional visit to see her daughter in prison.

The A League of Their Own actress knew it would be "difficult" to see 28-year-old Chelsea - who was arrested three times in 2024 and ultimately pleaded guilty to ail jumping, possessing methamphetamine and resisting or obstructing an officer - but was relieved...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Alec Baldwin has shared his dreams for his kids

Alec Baldwin shares his biggest wish for his children

Alec Baldwin wants his children to grow up with "hope".

The 68-year-old star - who has Ireland, 30, with ex-wife Kim Basinger and Carmen, 12, Rafael, 10, Leonardo, nine, Romeo, eight, Eduardo, five, Maria Lucia, also five, and three-year-old Ilaria with spouse Hilaria - is outspoken in his political views and hopes to teach his kids to grow up ...Read more