Morgan Freeman apologizes after multiple sexual harassment claims
Hollywood movie star Morgan Freeman apologized Thursday over reports that multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. Sixteen people — eight of whom say they were victims — described to CNN a variety of troubling behavior on production sets or on promotional tours over Morgan's career. "Anyone who knows me or has ...
Harvey Weinstein to 'surrender' to N.Y. authorities Friday amid sexual assault probe: U.S. media
Disgraced ex-Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities in New York on Friday following a months-long investigation ...
It's "Stormy Daniels Day" in West Hollywood, California. The mayor and members of the City Council will give the porn actress ...
Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of "Portnoy's Complaint" to the elegiac lyricism of "American Pastoral," died Tuesday night at age 85. Roth's literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said that the author died in ...
Spain faces risk of becoming no country for free speech, Javier Bardem warns
Spain's Oscar-winner, Javier Bardem, warned Tuesday that the country risked a return to the era of dictator Francisco Franco as concerns mount over freedom of expression with artists probed or jailed for voicing their opinions. "It seems to me that being able to (legally) punish ...
Ariana Grande sends love to fans on Manchester massacre anniversary
Ariana Grande shared a message of hope with fans Tuesday on the anniversary of the bombing at Manchester Arena that killed 22 people. The pop star told survivors and the families of victims that she was "thinking of you all today and every day." "I love ...
Harry bests brother as over 29 million watch royal wedding in U.S.: Nielsen
More than 29 million people watched on television in the United States as Britain's Prince Harry married American actress Megan Markle, according to Nielsen ratings released Sunday. The estimated 29.2 million viewers for Saturday's ceremony exceed the number for the 2011 wedding of Harry's brother, ...
Famed French director Luc Besson accused of rape, denies 'fantasist' accusations
A young actress has lodged a complaint for rape against French film director Luc Besson, judicial sources said Saturday, the latest in a string of sexual abuse allegations in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The filmmaker's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, said he categorically denied ...
His gentle voice in "Girl from Ipanema" still charms, but for Joao Gilberto, the sunny days of his bossa nova prime half a century ago have been replaced by financial ruin and family strife. As one of the pillars of bossa nova — the breezy, ...
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe has split with actress wife: agency
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, who has appeared in a number of American films including the 2003 period drama "The Last Samurai," has split with his actress wife Kaho Minami, their agencies said Thursday. The couple's divorce came about a year after a magazine reported that ...
Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, known for cover song of 'Y.M.C.A.,' dies at 63
Hideki Saijo, a singer popular in Asia and best known for his cover song of the megahit "Y.M.C.A.," died of acute heart failure Wednesday, his office said. He was 63. The television celebrity took the Japanese music industry by storm in the 1970s and 1980s, ...
Hit songs today are "happier," more danceable and more likely to be sung by women than songs that fail to make it to the charts, a study into 30 years of musical evolution revealed Wednesday. But also it noted a somber trend: while people clearly ...
John Travolta dances his way through Cannes again with 'Gotti'
John Travolta first came to Cannes 40 years ago while promoting "Grease," and he's still dancing along the Croisette. The 64-year-old actor returned to the Cannes Film Festival to promote his new mafia boss John Gotti biopic "Gotti," celebrate the anniversary of "Grease" with a ...
Vain, status-hungry author Tom Wolfe remembered in passing at 88 as 'a magician' with words
You only had to look at him — in his white suits and two-tone shoes — or read such books as "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "The Right Stuff" to know that Tom Wolfe was like no other. "He was a magician," Wolfe's friend ...
Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in the 'Superman' franchise, dies at 69
Margot Kidder, the Canadian actress who starred as a salty and cynical Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the "Superman" film franchise of the 1970s and 1980s, has died. Kidder died Sunday at her home in Livingston, Montana, according to a notice on the website ...
