Ron Harper Dies; Journeyman Actor From ‘Generations,’ ‘Another World’ Was 91

Ron Thompson, a veteran character actor best known for his role in Ralph Bakshi’s rotoscope film American Pop and his 1970s TV series portrayal of Detective Nopke in Baretta, died Saturday at age 83 in Los Angeles. No cause was given by Professor Rel Dowdell of Hampton University, who confirmed the death.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and EventsHollywood and science collided Saturday night at the 10th annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony.Billed as the “Oscars of Science,” the evening honors scientists responsible for major discoveries. Taking place at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, the event’s star power included Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Chastain, Brie Larson, Olivia Wilde, Margot Robbie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Venus Williams, Alicia Keys and many more..

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are said to be "planning their escape route" back to the UK amid a high-profile lawsuit brought by The Heritage Foundation in Washington DC who are investigating the duke's drug use that he confessed to in his tell-all memoir.

It's difficult to overestimate just how famous, celebrated and revered OJ Simpson - whose death at the age of 76 was announced tonight - was before that warm California night on June 12, 1994.

O.J. Simpson, the college and NFL football legend, Hollywood actor, broadcaster and pitchman who famously was acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend in 1994, resulting in the televised trial of the century, died Wednesday of cancer, his family has announced. He was 76.

Edgar Burcksen, a veteran TV and film editor who won an Emmy for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, worked at Industrial Light & Magic and was a longtime American Cinema Editors board member, has died. He was 76. 

SAG-AFTRA, IATSE the WGA, and even the DGA have united behind a legislative move to put up some new and slightly punitive guardrails around Artificial Intelligence.

It looks like Maggie Sajak and Ross McCall are confirming the dating rumors!

It seems like Fallout season 2 might already be confirmed by Amazon’s Prime Video, days ahead of the season one premiere.

Missy Elliott is going out on her first ever headlining tour!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Along with Nick Drake, Judee Sill is probably the greatest lost singer-songwriter of the 1970s — an artist whose gifts were so great but their demons were apparently greater. While Drake’s legend has taken its rightful place — due largely to a car commercial, of all things — Sill is yet to get her due.

Game Of Thrones star Joseph Gatt has filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department, and L.A. District Attorney George Gascón, among others, over false paedophile charges.The actor, who played the Thenn Warg in season four of the HBO fantasy series, is suing the defendants for $40million (£31.6million) in relation to the dismissed charges against him.In the lawsuit, shared by Entertainment Weekly, Gatt claims the defendants “publicly branded him as a serial paedophile,” which in turn ruined his reputation and career.

Shakira and Lucien Laviscount, who starred in her spicy “Punteria” music video with Cardi B. There’s no denying their chemistry, and according to DailyMail insiders, they are dating! The Colombian reportedly fell for him on set - but some of her friends are concerned.Last month, Shakira, who is starring on ‘Hot Ones,’ and the 31-year-old were spotted at dinner together, after her surprise concert in Times Square, New York City, so there have been some clues that things were heating up.

Christopher Durang, one of American’s most acclaimed and accomplished playwrights whose works like Beyond Therapy, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and the Tony-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike were as incisive as they were absurdly comic, died Tuesday night at his home in Pipersville, Pa., in Bucks County. He was 75.

Ugh. This sux! Tori Spelling‘s kids were “shamed” by classmates for living in an RV amid their parents’ marital struggles and alleged money problems!

UPDATED, 1:01 p.m.: Freestyle Digital Media has set an April 23rd release date for its poetry-themed documentary Our Worlds Collide, executive produced by Rosario Dawson, also unveiling a first look clip, which you can find above.

John Patrick Shanley likes to run ideas past the people who populated his youth growing up in the Bronx.But one of his regular helpers isn’t even human.“I definitely confer with Bugs Bunny,” the Tony Award and Oscar winner told The Post.Shanley, 73, thinks the tricky rabbit exemplifies New York attitude.“He has a certain ironic thing that he brings to the most exciting or calamitous situation,” he said. “And he tends to find a way to enjoy whatever’s going on, even if it’s Yosemite Sam trying to blow his head off.”Like Bugs, Shanley is certainly loving the moment right now — he has an impressive trio of plays onstage in NYC this year.“It just happened,” Shanley said with a touch of disbelief.

obtained by TMZ, the “Blade Runner” director appeared “seriously frustrated” with police officers who refused him access during the raid, the outlet notes.Images show the “Napoleon” filmmaker winding down his car window to speak to someone before getting out of the vehicle and standing on the street behind yellow tape.The Post has reached out to Scott’s reps for comment.That day, both LA and Miami law enforcement officers moved in to seize Combs’ phones and computers as part of a “federal sex trafficking investigation.”Diddy’s sons Justin, 30, and King, 25, Combs were briefly detained after being removed from the LA house, but were not arrested and are not thought to be part of the probe.Law enforcement officers told The Post that similar raids would take place in both New York and Chicago.“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.

Candace Cameron Bure says that security concerns while living in Los Angeles have led her to move away from the city.

Planet Of The Apes, has died aged 91.The actor died last Thursday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, according to his daughter, Nicole Longeuay (via The Hollywood Reporter).The Pennsylvania-born actor was known for his multiple appearances in soap operas, including Where The Heart Is and Love Of Life.Harper’s acting career typically involved short-lived television series, which included the 30-episode police drama, 87th Precinct, and just 12 episodes of sitcom The Jean Arthur Show.In 1974, he landed the role of Colonel Alan Virdon on the sci-fi series Planet Of The Apes, which was based on the successful movie franchise that started in 1968, originally based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.Harper played an astronaut who had been operating a spaceship which had crashed into an unknown planet, which is ultimately revealed to be inhabited and dominated by intelligent apes.The series was cut after 14 episodes due to poor ratings performance and a budget of around $250,000 (£197,685) per episode.He then joined children’s adventure series Land Of The Lost in 1976 for its third and final season, starring as Uncle Jack Marshall.Speaking on the series in 2005, Harper said: “The stories were very good. Each generation of children as they come up and are exposed to it like those stories and remember them, pass them right on.