EXCLUSIVE: Deon Cole (Black-ish) has been cast in the lead role of BET+’s upcoming dark comedy Average Joe. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG.
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Foo Fighters headlined Lollapalooza Chile on Friday night (March 18) and were joined on stage by the festival’s founder, Perry Farrell.For their performance, Dave Grohl and co. welcomed Farrell to sing ‘Been Caught Stealing’ by his band Jane’s Addiction – watch footage of the performance below.“He’s the reason why we’re all here, so please everybody, Lollapalooza, tonight, please welcome, with great respect, Perry Farrell from Jane’s Addiction,” Grohl told the crowd before Farrell made his way to the stage.When he arrived, the Jane’s Addiction frontman remarked: “¡Viva Chile!” before beginning the rendition of ‘Been Caught Stealing’.
Check it out below.The Lollapalooza show followed a one-off Australian gig from Foo Fighters that was held earlier this month.The gig in Geelong, Victoria was Australia’s first full-capacity stadium show by an international act in two years, and in a five-star review NME said: “Hobbling out of the stadium, it’s hard not to feel like we’ve just witnessed an historical event. Mother Nature may have brought the rain but the Foos came in even harder with their thunder.”Elsewhere, Grohl has confirmed that he will release an album of music he recorded as the fictional metal band Dream Widow this week.In the Foo Fighters’ recent comedy-horror film Studio 666, the band hire a mansion in Encino to record their 10th studio album, but Grohl soon becomes possessed by a curse and begins viciously attacking his bandmates.
EXCLUSIVE: Deon Cole (Black-ish) has been cast in the lead role of BET+’s upcoming dark comedy Average Joe. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG.
Anderson Cooper wants to build a bond between his sons, Wyatt, who is almost 2, and Sebastian, 8 weeks. However, the 54-year-old journalist doesn't think that forcing the two boys together is the way to go. «I was really worried about this. When I was growing up, when I came, my brother was like two years and four months older and every childhood photo I have is I'm very happy as a little baby and my brother's chewing the inside of his lip,» Cooper quipped about his late brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, during an appearance on.
Father John Misty has announced plans to livestream his London show next week online.The singer/songwriter, real name Josh Tillman, will play the gig at the Barbican on April 7 in celebration of his new record ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’, which is set for release on April 8.Misty, who will be backed at the Barbican by Britten Sinfonia (a full orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley) in what will be his only European performance of 2022, will livestream the gig from 8pm UK time on YouTube.You can see further details about the livestream in the below Instagram post.A post shared by Father John Misty (@fatherjohnmisty)The artist will also perform a host of intimate in-store gigs next week – you can see his upcoming schedule below.April4 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (for Crash Records)8 – Pryzm, Kingston (for Banquet Records)9 – Rough Trade East, London10 – Chalk, Brighton (for Resident)11 – St George’s Church, Bristol (for Rough Trade)Misty has so far released three tracks from ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’: ‘Funny Girl’, ‘Q4’ and ‘Goodbye Mr Blue’.
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Perry Farrell has posted a moving video tribute to Taylor Hawkins, in which he calls the Foo Fighters drummer his “best friend”.The Foo Fighters drummer died on Friday night (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.
Taking a moment. After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith during the 2022 Oscars, many celebrities stepped in to speak to the King Richard star.
Bradley Cooper brought a special lady to the 2022 Academy Awards! The 47-year-old actor hit Sunday's red carpet with his mom, Gloria Campano.The mother-son pair looked elegant as they posed for photos, with Cooper sporting a black tuxedo and bow tie, and Campano opting for a black gown with lace detail, which she paired with a sparkly jacket and diamond jewelry.Campano previously attended the ceremony with Cooper in 2019. That year, the duo was joined by Cooper's then-girlfriend, Irina Shayk, with whom he shares a 5-year-old daughter, Lea.Back in 2013, while speaking to the , Cooper gushed about his relationship with his mom.
was found dead in a hotel room at the Casa Medina in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, where heartbroken fans gathered outside in shock. “According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs,” the Metropolitan Police of Bogota said in a statement published by several news outlets in the South American nation and reported by the Mirror of London.
Bill Gates has quite an impressive resume as one of the richest people on the planet and it looks like he can add “ladies’ man” to the list. The Microsoft co-founder, 66, was spotted taking in a tennis match on Friday (March 18) while sitting between two gorgeous female friends, one of which was Oscar-nominated actress Elizabeth Shue! The trio looked to be having a ball together as they cheered on the players of the BNP Paribas Open, which took place just outside Palm Springs.
Dave Grohl has recounted his first experience of seeing David Bowie perform live, as well as details of their subsequent conversations.Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7.30 programme earlier this month (March 8, per Billboard), the Foo Fighters frontman reminisced on the time both men appeared on the same festival bill, and Grohl witnessed the Thin White Duke live for the first time.“I stood in the photo pit and looked at him and it was like seeing an alien,” he recounts. “You know, it was like seeing a UFO for the first time, like, ‘Oh, my God, it’s real’.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Following the success of their collaboration on Nicolás Postiglione’s debut feature “Immersion,” production shingles Whisky Content of Mexico and Chile’s Juntos Films have forged a medium-term strategic alliance for the joint development of nine films in six years.The agreement comes just days after the premiere of “Immersion,” a thriller headlined by Chile’s most bankable star, Alfredo Castro, at the Miami Film Festival where its poster won the Best Poster Design Award. The film has already racked up top awards from the festivals of Guadalajara, Tallinn Black Nights and Punta del Este.The move also comes as further cooperation among Hispanic companies continue apace in response to the increasing challenges of local content production.
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Matt Bomer has landed a role in Bradley Cooper‘s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMatt Bomer will play one of Leonard Bernstein’s lovers in Bradley Cooper’s upcoming Netflix biopic about the late music giant.Multiple sources confirmed the casting opposite Cooper, who stars as the “West Side Story” composer. Cooper also co-wrote the screenplay and directs, making it his follow-up to the Oscar-winning “A Star Is Born.”Bernstein, who died in 1990 at age 72, was married to artist Felicia Montealegre and they had three children together.