Lasse Wellander, ABBA’s Longtime Guitarist, Dies at 70

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer During a labor negotiation, management almost never speaks publicly. The current negotiations with the Writers Guild of America are no exception. The studio chiefs have said almost nothing, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has limited itself to a few prepared statements. But Jeff Ruthizer is talking. Ruthizer retired in 2009 as senior vice president of labor relations at ABC. Over a 40-year career, he worked for ABC, NBC, RKO and then ABC again. He negotiated hundreds of contracts and went through numerous strikes, several of them involving NABET, the broadcast technicians’ union.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Kari Krome, a songwriter for the 1970s all-female rock band the Runaways, has filed a lawsuit against the group’s late manager, Kim Fowley, and longtime KROQ DJ and nightclub owner Rodney Bingenheimer, alleging that both of them sexually assaulted when she was a minor. The news was first reported by Rolling Stone. “Plaintiff, Kari Krome [legal name: Carrie Mitchell] is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, assault, and molestation at the hands of Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer,” the lawsuit, obtained by Variety, reads in part. “When Plaintiff was approximately 13 and 14 and 15 years old, Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer and Defendant Kim Fowley used their roles, status, and power as adults, as well as their connections to and work in the music industry to gain access to manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault Plaintiff in the State of California, County of Los Angeles. As a result of Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer’s and Defendant Kim Fowley’s sexual abuse and assault, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional, physical and psychological distress, including shame, and guilt, economic loss, economic capacity and emotional loss.”

Jerry Springer, known for hosting his eponymous TV show in the 1990s and 2000s, has died. He was 79.

Refresh for updates The studio that owns the highest grossing movie of the year so far, Universal with its billion bound Super Mario Bros Movie, brought the stars and filmmakers to CinemaCon. Could we expect anything less?

Daniel Radcliffe is officially a daddy!

Ginnie Newhart, the beloved wife of comedy legend Bob Newhart, has died. She was 82.

Bob Newhart, has died. She was 82.The Newhart family released a statement to Twitter on Monday afternoon mourning the loss.«We lost our beloved Ginnie Quinn Newhart — Wife, Mother and Grandmother on April 23rd, 2023 after a long battle with illness,» the post shared.

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has been quietly ramping up its Nordic originals slate, and it’s now found its first documentary.

Several beloved characters from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise landed in Paris, France for the European premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 on Saturday (April 22).

“Inside Jeopardy!““Just this week, somebody said, ‘Do they tell you what categories to study?'” added Cohen, who won the 2017 “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions. “I don’t know how that rumor got started … drives me crazy.”Whitcomb Foss, who works as part of the “Clue Crew” — the team responsible for researching topics around the world for the game show’s various categories — also expressed her dismay.

The official trailer has dropped for “Fast X”, giving fans an extended sneak peek at the long-awaited 10th film in “The Fast Saga”.

Herb Lazarus, who spent the past 27 years as international TV president for Carsey-Werner Television Distribution during his nearly 70-year career and is in the International TV Distribution Hall of Fame, died Tuesday. He was 88.

first reported to hit the market, the home of late actress Angela Lansbury for more than four decades has already been sold. Lansbury passed away in her sleep at 96 years of age back in October in the Brentwood home she lived in for over 40 years. The home sold for $4.

Dylan Minnette sparks dating rumors after being seen holding hands with a new girl during the first weekend of Coachella – Just Jared Jr Meghan Markle is involved in another legal battle with a family member – DListed Robin Thicke and his fiance April Love Geary heated things up with some new vacation pics – Egotastic Netflix unveiled an official trailer for the second season of Sweet Tooth – Just Jared Jr Broadway icon Patti LuPone is taking over the Hollywood Bowl for Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration this summer. She’ll be joined by the likes of Sierra Boggess and Sutton Foster for the tribute to Stephen Sondheim, which takes place on July 30.

Fans believe there’s some drama between Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen and his longtime girlfriend Brittany Williams.

Still going strong — and showing his support! Jennifer Garner’s partner, John Miller, attended the premiere of her new show, The Last Thing He Told Me, in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 13.

Catherine Bray Set mostly in England, back before it was officially called England — and centuries before Great Britain was so much as a glint in the eye of James I — director Ed Bazalgette’s workmanlike historical epic “The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die” wraps up the events of “The Last Kingdom,” the Netfix drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s “Saxon Tales” novels. Playing like “Game of Thrones” with more history and fewer dragons, the film opens with several smaller kingdoms, including Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia, gearing up for a power struggle exacerbated by the recent death of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, and worsened by the surreptitious attempts of the Danes to sow discord. 

Family after all? Matthew McConaughey has been longtime pals with Woody Harrelson — but the Dallas Buyers Club star suspects their parents had a more intimate relationship.  

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson.

Swedish pop group ABBA have paid tribute to the “musical brilliance” of their long-standing guitarist, Lasse Wellander, following his death at the age of 70.The musician, who played on the band’s biggest albums and toured with them between 1975 and 1980, died early on Good Friday following a cancer diagnosis, a statement from his family said. Raised in the small village of Skrekarhyttan in Sweden, Lasse had his first recording session with Abba in October 1974 and continued to play on their respective solo albums following their split.