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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 9 of “The Masked Singer,” “Group B Finals: Soundtrack of My Life Night,” which aired May 1 on Fox. For years, the panelists on “The Masked Singer” have thrown out names like Corey Feldman, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken while trying to figure out what celebrities were disguised on stage. This week, those names finally became true. “The Masked Singer” revealed the latest celebrities to be revealed on Wednesday night’s Group B finale, and it was Feldman as the Seal and Studdard/Aiken together as the Beets.

An unlawful assembly order has been given by law enforcement to a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. The order sets the stage for a confrontation between entrenched protesters and officials if the encampment does not disperse.

The first look at Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up is finally here!

Mo’Nique still ain’t a fan of Oprah Winfrey!

Nicki Minaj welcomed a very special friend and collaborator to the stage during her Tuesday night (April 30) performance on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour – Drake.

The musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her just began performances in Chicago and we have first look photos from the first preview!

Co-op Live's first full show was cancelled minutes before it was due to start after part of an air conditioning unit fell from the gantry inside the venue prior to the start of the gig.

Jadon Sancho left pundits purring with his first-half display against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first-leg tie on Wednesday.

Olivia Rodrigo fans say they have been left 'in tears' after her Co-op Live gigs were pulled just days before she was set to perform.

Thousands of A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and Olivia Rodrigo fans have been left disappointed after both gigs were rescheduledtonight.

The Co-op Live's naming rights holder says it is 'shocked' by an incident that led to the arena's first full show being cancelled.

Nope, that’s not Chappell Roan‘s real name.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Since 2000, Variety has been naming its annual 10 Comics to Watch — and watching them go on to impressive careers. We decided to invite a few notable alumni who happen to be performing at the Netflix Is Joke Festival this year for a conversation over Zoom. We were joined by comics Hannah Berner, Zarna Garg, Jay Jurden, Matteo Lane, Brian Simpson and Jenny Yang.

Co-op Live's opening gig has been cancelled just hours before it was set to start - AGAIN. Tonight's concert will not go ahead due to a 'technical issue' at the venue, bosses said.

Netflix’s runaway hit series Baby Reindeer has been one of the most talked-about shows of 2024, but why are Martha’s email messages in the show spelt so poorly?Created by and starring Richard Gadd, the show brings his real-life experience of being stalked and sexually abused to screens, having previously told the story on stage in his acclaimed one-man show.Gadd plays a fictionalised version of himself named Donny who is obsessively stalked by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) after he befriends her in a pub.As their unusual relationship begins to develop, we see some of the litany of emails sent from Martha to Donny printed on the screen, invariably with very poor spelling.Reflecting the real-life circumstances of the events in the show, the email correspondences we see on screen from Martha are taken verbatim from Gadd’s actual stalker.In total, the woman sent Gadd a total of 41,041 emails, over 350 hours of voicemail messages, 106 pages of letters and many social media messages.It is not known exactly why the real Martha’s messages were composed with such poor spelling and grammar, although it could be said that it reflects her psychological state at the time.Others have speculated that the messages could be the result of dyslexia or a series of manic episodes.

A third man has been arrested by officers investigating a burglary in the High Peak during which two men were shot. One man died and another was seriously injured in the incident Whaley Bridge, close to the Derbyshire border with Greater Manchester, in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, May 1).

Richard Osman has dropped a bombshell, claiming those in the comedy industry knows the identity of the individual who sexually assaulted Richard Gadd, the creator of Baby Reindeer.The TV favourite and former Pointless host, aged 53, claimed that Richard hasn't kept his abuser's identity a secret within the industry, revealing that "everyone knows who he [Gadd] is talking about" in his harrowing stage show and its Netflix adaptation.The series, which delves into the comedian's haunting experiences with stalking and sexual assault, recently aired its fourth episode on Netflix, shocking audiences with a raw depiction of Gadd's alter ego, Donny, being abused by a made-up male TV writer named Darrien. This portrayal sparked wild guessing games among viewers, as they tried to unmask the real inspiration behind the fictional abuser.

The Wanted's Max George and Siva Kaneswaran have thrilled their fans by revealing that they will be reunited on stage later this year. The pair will be embarking upon tour dates across India in May, with Max sharing the news on Instagram with a video that showed where they will perform and when.

EXCLUSIVE: The Cannes Film Festival is well known as a place of protest and this year will be no different. However, this edition, the rebellion is coming from within.

Alex Ritman Gemma Arterton, the British stage and screen star perhaps best known for playing Bond girl Strawberry Fields in “Quantum of Solace,” is set to star in upcoming period adventure thriller “Storm Witch.” The independent U.K./Ireland co-production, to be directed by David Blair (a BAFTA winner for “Taking Over the Asylum” and “The Street”) from a screenplay by Tristan de Vere Cole, is being launched at the Marche du Film in Cannes later this month, with Myriad Pictures handling pre-sales. Arterton, who also starred in “The King’s Man” and recently appeared in the Toronto-bowing “The Critic,” will lead a cast that includes Chloe Pirrie (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Stuart Martin (“Army of Thieves”), Kate Dickie (“Prometheus”) Steven Cree (“Outlander”) and Kevin McKidd (“Grey’s Anatomy”).

Giovanni Pernice sweetly declared his 'love' for his co-star just days after sharing his first loved-up display with his new girlfriend. The Strictly Come Dancing star was commenting on a post from his co-star and 'leading lady' Lauren Oakley.

Brooke Vincent has been seen in tears as she opened up about the struggle between being a doting mum to her two sons and returning to work. The actress and her fiance Kean Bryan share two adorable children - Mexx and Monroe - together.

David Benedict When, at a dramatic peak, the lead character is running for her life and she’s teetering on a perilously tiny walkway on the outside of a very tall building, and terrified, certain thoughts shouldn’t be occurring to an audience. Chief among them is, “But she’s only about ten feet from the floor.” Our heroine may be scarily disengaged from everything she thought she knew, but we need to be fully invested. That we rarely are is the overwhelming problem with this strongly designed but tension-free adaptation of “Minority Report.” In this gender-switched stage version not of Steven Spielberg’s movie but Philip K.

Justin Timberlake had the support of his family at the opening night concert on the Forget Tomorrow World Tour.

Will Moseley is one of the Top 7 contestants on American Idol this season, but PETA wants him out of the competition.

Madi Diaz has hit out at Delta Airlines after “devastating” damage to her guitar of 20 years, asking: “How could this happen?”The musician – who previously opened for Harry Styles and joined his backing band during his Love On Tour run in 2023 – took to her official X/Twitter account to share video clips of her destroyed 20-year-old Martin D-28 guitar.Diaz – who will be serving as opening support for Kacey Musgraves on her ‘Deeper Well’ tour – wrote: “Starting tour w @KaceyMusgraves tmmrw and opened my guitar case to practice and found this. The damage is beyond. How could this happen.

The first photos from Justin Timberlake‘s brand new tour are here and we’re getting a glimpse at the incredible floating stage!

Brooke Vincent has emotionally admitted she's experiencing 'mum guilt' after sharing a moment within her fresh career move that she described as 'madness'. The actress recently made her stage debut as she is touring the country in the new play, The Syndicate.