Entertainment News
Tucker Carlson writer resigns after racist posts revealed
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 11th - 2:51pm
Tucker Carlson’s top writer has resigned from Fox News after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks online.
Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan, 3 family members test positive
Ashok Sharma, Associated Press | Posted Jul 11th - 1:53pm
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, his son and two other family members have tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, a government minister said Sunday.
Beckham son Brooklyn is engaged to actress Nicola Peltz
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 11th - 9:58am
Brooklyn Beckham, son of retired soccer superstar David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, and American actress Nicola Peltz have announced they're engaged.
Jada and Will Smith reveal marriage trouble on Facebook show
Lynn Elber, Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 2:54pm
With their marriage under social-media scrutiny, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith reaffirmed their commitment to each other as Pinkett Smith admitted to having a relationship with musician August Alsina when she and Smith were separated.
How The Chicks dropped the word 'Dixie' from their name
Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 11:12am
When The Chicks decided to drop the word “Dixie” from the band's name, it was the culmination of years of internal discussions and attempts to distance itself from negative connotations with the word.
Man gets prison for failed theft of Magna Carta in England
Danica Kirka, Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 9:54am
A U.K. judge has sentenced a man to four years for attempting to steal one of the original copies of the the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral in England.
WWII-era planes make flyby in honor of late singer Vera Lynn
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 5:17am
World War II-era aircraft flew over the late singer Vera Lynn’s village in southeastern England on Friday, offering a final tribute to the “Forces’ Sweetheart” who buoyed the morale of Britain during the conflict and beyond.
New Euro soccer format a platform for CBS to build audience
Rob Harris, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 4:32pm
August is a single elimination tournament tournament and that’s an amazing, unique piece," DeBevoise said. "When it comes to October when you have got six, eight (group stage) games on a Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. (ET) — that doesn’t make sense on TV.
Police: Pop Smoke's social media led killers to LA home
Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 11:14am
Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group Thursday morning.
MSNBC appoints Joy Reid as Chris Matthews' replacement
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 7:20am
MSNBC says Joy Reid will move into the early evening time slot vacated in March by former “Hardball” host Chris Matthew's retirement in March.
Teams search for 'Glee' star Naya Rivera at California lake
Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 12:22am
Authorities were searching a Southern California lake Thursday for “Glee” star Naya Rivera who was feared drowned after her 4-year-old son was found alone on a rented boat.
Family re-imagines Bob Marley classic for COVID-19 relief
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press | Posted Jul 8th - 6:00pm
Bob Marley’s Grammy-winning children and chart-topping grandson have re-imagined one of his biggest hits to assist children affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
With a satirical fictional memoir, Jim Carrey gets real
Jake Coyle, Associated Press | Posted Jul 8th - 2:52pm
When Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon handed in the book they had toiled on for eight years — a satirical “anti-memoir” about Carrey’s life but with increasingly extreme flights of absurdity — to Sonny Mehta, the late Knopf publisher said he would put it out as a novel. Carrey and Vachon protested.
Network: Shepard Smith joins CNBC for weeknight news program
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jul 8th - 1:53pm
Shepard Smith, who abruptly quit Fox News Channel last October amid the ascendancy of opinionated programming, will bring a nightly newscast to CNBC this fall.
NYT columnist Charles Blow writing 'Black Power Manifesto'
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 8th - 7:01am
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow is working on a book he had not planned to write.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg has a new book set for fall, 'Trust'
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 8th - 6:00am
Pete Buttigieg's next book has a unifying message.
After 35 seasons, MTV's 'The Challenge' still going strong
Gary Gerard Hamilton, Associated Press | Posted Jul 7th - 2:50pm
Before “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and “American Ninja Warrior,” there was MTV’s “The Challenge.”
The MacDowell Colony artist retreat renames itself MacDowell
Hillel Italie, Associated Press | Posted Jul 7th - 7:00am
One of the country's oldest retreats for artists — The MacDowell Colony — will drop “Colony” from its name and call itself “MacDowell.”
Posthumous memoir by Sargent Shriver scheduled for January
Hillel Italie, Associated Press | Posted Jul 7th - 6:01am
The late Sargent Shriver, the Peace Corps' founding director and an architect of President Lyndon Johnson's “War on Poverty,” left behind at least one unfinished project.
