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Elton John has postponed the final two shows of the New Zealand leg of his world tour after cutting a gig short due to suffering from walking pneumonia.

Orlando Bloom’s Morse Code tattoo tribute to his nine-year-old son Flynn is misspelled.

Hollywood producer Jon Peters feels like an “old fool” after calling off an engagement to wed Pamela Anderson.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s daughter is going into the family business, by embarking on a wrestling career.

Joaquin Phoenix offered his thoughts on the state of the world as he collected the Best Actor prize for his role as Arthur Fleck in Joker at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday.

South Korean social satire “Parasite” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry’s highest honour.

So, the 2020 Oscars was …. tame.

South Korean social satire “Parasite” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry’s highest honour.

The Oscars haven’t even begun yet and it already looks like  Billy Porter plans to snatch the awards season totem of ‘Best Dressed’ much like last year.

In a 2009 cover story for Vanity Fair, writer Rich Cohen profiled singer Jessica Simpson. She was 28 years old at the time, with a new album on the way, post-Newlyweds and dating Dallas Cowboy Tony Romo. She was also beginning to lose the lustre of a shiny blonde pop star, and instead earn the ire of a tabloid victim akin to Britney Spears at best and Lindsay Lohan at worst.

Kirk Douglas, the cleft-chinned movie star who fought gladiators, cowboys and boxers on the screen and the Hollywood establishment, died on Wednesday at the age of 103, his son Michael Douglas said.

Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber has opened up about his past heavy drug abuse, calling it an escape from the pressures of fame that he decided to stop only when he felt he was dying.

Grammy-winning pop star Billie Eilish has defended her friendship with Drake after the rapper was dubbed “creepy” for texting the 18 year old.

Beyonce and Jay-Z hit headlines on Sunday as they made the decision to stay seated while Demi Lovato performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.

In a recent episode of Complex’sHot Ones web-series, Shia LaBeouf took the hot seat and, one after another, tore into his wings with the vigour of a long-famished predator having finally caught his prey.

If anyone has the cred to critique one’s prison stripes, it’s lifestyle maven and former inmate Martha Stewart.

Another day, another nonsensical Goop product. Today’s featuring a candle with a, shall we say, unconventional scent.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’s oldest son, 22-year-old Michael, recently moved out on his own and, according to his mother, it’s been an “extreme” learning lesson no longer receiving financial help from his parents.

To most people, celebrating a 33rd birthday on a weeknight might mean a cake at work, low-key drinks with some friends at a not-too-expensive-restaurant, before rounding off the day with a Netflix show before bed. 

This year’s Oscars will take place on Feb. 9, the earliest date ever in the ceremony’s 92-year history. But for anyone looking for a change in the makeup of nominees from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that just means we can get this one over with sooner, and look forward (again) to next year.

In 1988, when Rob Lowe was just becoming a teen sensation, a sex tape featuring him and two women — one of whom was underage – was leaked to the press, leading many to assume it was the end of his fledgling career. 

One year ago, we were blessed with the romantic epic that was A Star is Born, starring the surprisingly chemistry-filled match between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Actor Dennis Quaid, of such recent fare as A Dog’s Journey and A Dog’s Purpose, announced his engagement to Laura Savoie, a 26-year-old University of Texas student, on Monday.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Neil Peart, the legendary drummer of Rush, has died, Rolling Stone reports. He was 67. The cause of death, according to a spokesperson, was brain cancer. Peart passed on Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica.

Earlier this week, Keanu Reeves — a man who has oft been memed for his proclivity for enjoying sandwiches on park benches solo — hit the red carpet with a girlfriend for the first time in years.

In case you weren’t already aware, Eddie Murphy has 10 children between the ages of one and 30.

Just a day after opening up about his sobriety and recovery process on Instagram, Ben Affleck was spotted clearly intoxicated after a Halloween party over the weekend.

Emma Watson isn’t single. Emma Watson is “self-partnered.”

Death, taxes, Ben Affleck being caught by paparazzi drinking iced coffee and Heidi Klum wearing an incredible costume on Oct. 31. These are the things you can count on. Klum, who hosts one of the biggest celebrity parties of the year on Halloween, has a reputation for going big with her costumes this time of year, using everything from wigs to prosthetics to achieve a larger-than-life look.

Ryan Reynolds shared the first photo of his newborn daughter on Twitter on Wednesday.