NEW YORK (AP) — Tracy Morgan said Monday he doesn’t remember anything about the limo accident that left him in a coma for two weeks, and said that, a year later, he still has bad days as well as good. Appearing live on the “Today” show for his first public appearance since the accident, Morgan … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson out-muscled the competition at domestic movie theaters as the earthquake epic “San Andreas” hauled in an estimated $53.2 million over the weekend. It was Johnson’s biggest debut for a non-sequel as the top-billed actor, according to box office tracker Rentrak. The action star helped the movie over-perform … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — If Chita Rivera ever wants a quick reminder of her past, she only needs to walk down a hall and knock on Michelle Veintimilla’s Broadway dressing room. There she’ll find a smiling, effervescent 22-year-old just out of school who is a spitting image of the theater icon when she was just … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera says she’s still bursting with ideas she wants to put on canvas, but the centenarian doesn’t feel any urgency to hurry. “I don’t let anything push me,” said Herrera, who turned 100 on Sunday. She’s been painting since the 1930s. Yet fame arrived late. She sold her … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kimye are expecting another baby. Kim Kardashian says she is pregnant with her second child with Kanye West. She revealed the news in a clip that appeared after Sunday’s episode of the E! reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” The show documented her fertility struggles, and she confided that an … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nick Jonas may have become a sex symbol to female fans in the last year, but the singer says his new tour won’t cater just to the ladies. He’s thinking about his male fans, too. “I don’t think I’ll cater physically to the women so that it’s not polarizing to my … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Many theater owners like to say they offer an intimate show but only one really means it. That would be Theatre for One — a 4-foot-by-8 foot portable theater that allows one audience member at a time to see one short play performed by a single actor. “There’s definitely an immediacy … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift’s headlining set at Rock In Rio USA featured her anthemic pop hits, screaming fans and bright lights beaming from the stage. It also played like a fashion show. Swift changed multiple times Friday night at the festival in Las Vegas. She wore a shimmery, silver jacket, cropped top and … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York rapper who was part of French Montana’s Coke Boys group is dead after an early morning shooting. Police say Lionel Pickens died at a Queens hospital. The 31-year-old, who performed as Chinx, had been shot multiple times in the chest around 4 a.m. Sunday at Queens Boulevard and … Continue reading
May 24: Actor-comedian Tommy Chong is 77. Musician Bob Dylan is 74. Actor Gary Burghoff (“M(asterisk)A(asterisk)S(asterisk)H”) is 72. Singer Patti LaBelle is 71. Actress Priscilla Presley is 70. Country singer-songwriter Mike Reid is 68. Actor Jim Broadbent is 66. Actor Alfred Molina is 62. Singer Rosanne Cash is 60. Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 55. … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be the first to tell you that he doesn’t launch brands, he launches lifestyles. So when it came time to promote his latest fragrance, he put himself on the line and starred in a racy video with girlfriend Cassie that many have deemed too risque for television. … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make paying back loans “stressful or harmful.” Private and federal student loan debt totals more than $1.2 trillion. Loans often are not serviced by lenders but by a company that processes monthly payments, … Continue reading
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