Prince Harry: A royal misfit yearning for escape
Scarred by the death of his mother, Prince Harry struggled in the royal limelight for much of his life, and his fears for his wife, Meghan, proved to be the final straw. The younger son of heir to the throne Prince Charles and the late ...
Meghan: TV actress gives up starring royal role
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was hailed as a breath of fresh air for the royal family when she married Prince Harry, but the fairy tale quickly turned sour. Saturday's announcement from Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace set the seal on her withdrawal from royal ...
The announcement Saturday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are to give up their titles and stop receiving public funds is only the latest installment in a royal soap opera that has gripped Britain and the world. Love over country The 1936 abdication of Edward ...
Prince Harry and Meghan's possible move could be costly for Canadian taxpayers
Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars a year in security expenses if Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, move there — even part time — as they step away from their royal duties, security experts said. The couple, formally ...
'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917" won best picture — drama, and Quentin Tarantino's radiant Los Angeles fable ...
China fans desert K-pop star for 'liking' Hong Kong protest tweet
A South Korean pop star has become the latest celebrity to spark anger on the Chinese internet after he "liked" a tweet about the divisive issue of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong. Choi Siwon, a member of popular K-pop boy band Super Junior, was forced ...
Jackie Chan's charity trip to Vietnam canceled over maritime row with China
Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been canceled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea. The Hong Kong-born actor was set to visit Hanoi on Sunday to support Operation Smile, ...
K-pop star G-Dragon, leader of Big Bang, ends military service as fans mob base
Fans of the K-pop boy band Big Bang gathered on Saturday to see leader G-Dragon return to civilian life after his discharge from military service. G-Dragon, 31, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, completed almost two years of mandatory military service and was discharged at ...
Diahann Carroll, 'Julia' star and trailblazer for black women on TV, dies
Diahann Carroll, a versatile singer and stage actress who quietly blazed a trail for black women on American television in the late 1960s by playing a widowed nurse and single mother in "Julia," died Friday at age 84, said her manager, Brian Panella. Carroll, whose ...
'Stand up to Beijing,' Hong Kong singer Denise Ho tells U.S. lawmakers and companies
Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho wants U.S. lawmakers and companies to criticize Beijing's actions in Hong Kong to help change the Chinese Communist Party's behavior. Ho said Monday that Beijing was using its power and influence to quash dissent around the world, and ...
Placing her politics over her music, star Denise Ho defies China
Denise Ho has been pulled from concerts, her records are banned in China and she has been smeared as "poison," but the Cantopop star says standing with the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement outshines all the damage to her career. The short-haired 42-year-old is a rare ...
Celebrities mourn death of Johnny Kitagawa at Tokyo Dome memorial event
Entertainers flocked to a memorial event in Tokyo on Wednesday for Johnny Kitagawa, founder of one of the country's most powerful talent agencies that produced an extensive array of well-known boy bands over half a century, who died of a stroke at the age ...
