Pop Culture

WWE legend Ric Flair shared a health update after falling outside of a Florida restaurant on Friday. In a post on X, Flair, 77, shared a photo of himself wearing an eyepatch and thanked fans for their “messages and prayers” after he was injured in the fall. “Thank you all for the messages and prayers!

State visits are traditionally hosted at Buckingham Palace, but it remains under renovation. Upon arrival in the Quadrangle of the Castle, the royals were greeted with a Royal Salute by a Guard of Honor while the regimental band played the Omani and British National Anthems. The Sultan and King Charles inspected the Guard before all

John Anderson, a Country Music Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 71. Anderson died “peacefully in his sleep” on Wednesday, according to a statement released by his representatives, Absolute Publicity. “The neotraditional pioneer, known for songs including Swingin’, Straight Tequila Night, and Seminole Wind, was 71 years old. Born December 13, 1954,

War, the new HBO drama about a high-profile divorce between a movie star and a billionaire tech founder, opens with Dominic West cheating on Sienna Miller. Or, more accurately, Dominic West’s character of Morgan Henderson cheats on Sienna Miller’s character of Carla Duval. It’s a scene that feels scandalous but also, well, familiar. It seems

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93. Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While

Way back in the days of dial-up modems, Furbies, and CDs, The New Yorker ran a 1998 story featuring seven women who were in top decision-making positions at Hollywood studios. At the time, Sherry Lansing was chairwoman and CEO of Paramount. (She previously became the first woman to lead a major studio when she became

Prince Harry is opening up about his decision to relocate his family to the United Kingdom while sharing that he hopes to “work out” his disagreements with his brother Prince William and father King Charles III. In an interview with GQ magazine about grief and family, recorded in New York in late September and published

At the Commanders stadium, Israeli defense founder Aviv Shapira is a star. The moment we enter, two Commanders employees are waiting. Erik Leibovitz, the team’s vice president of partnership development, begins by telling Shapira about his Israeli relatives, before inviting us to watch the players warming up on the field. Out in the misty rain,

Richard Riehle, a prolific character actor in TV and film who often played authority figures but was equally skilled at comedy, notably playing a sad-sack product manager in Office Space, has died. He was 78. Wright Entertainment Inc. said Monday that Riehle had died Oct. 15 but disclosed no cause or details. “Our industry has

But what is “this,” exactly? Everyone has a theory, and understandably so: We have to try to make sense of the chaos, to distinguish between political symbolism and senseless frenzy, and understand why the city hall in Limoges went up in flames, why the one in Marseille was stormed like the Capitol on January 6,

Billy Joel is sharing a health update after announcing that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus last year. On Thursday, the 77-year-old singer told The Hollywood Reporter that he’s not allowed to drive at the moment. When asked if he would be performing again, Joel said, “I have to take a series of

Monia Barbaro, on screen now in Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, looked every bit the movie star in a sultry Armani Privé gown, as did Alexa Demie in a Chanel dress that invoked the sartorial spirit of Cher. Demie’s aquamarine look, Teyana Taylor’s similarly hued Schiaparelli couture, and Swift’s powdery blue frock were among a handful of

Reality TV star Jon Gosselin is speaking out in support of his son Collin after the 22-year-old accused his mother Kate Gosselin of abuse. The Gosselins famously had eight children (now 22-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Leah and Joel, and a set of 26-year-old twins, Mady and Cara), and their TLC reality show, Jon

There’s nothing supernatural in this Paul Walker–starring road movie, but that doesn’t mean it’s not scary as hell. The late Fast & Furious lynchpin got back in a car for this thriller just a few months after the now ubiquitous franchise made its debut, but this time he—alongside Steve Zahn—is a hapless near-victim of a

Canadian actor Martin Short honoured his late daughter, Katherine, during Selena Gomez’s fourth annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit in Los Angeles on Wednesday. During the event, which raises funds for youth mental health, Gomez introduced a new award “in memory of Katherine Short, Martin Short’s daughter, who passed away by suicide earlier this year,” People reports.

Surprisingly, it does not. But is this whale a metaphor? Yes and no. I can’t stress enough that Jay is swallowed by a literal whale. While he’s in there, though, he’s also processing the death of his difficult father. As his oxygen dwindles, he starts hallucinating the voice of his father, played by Brolin, and

Dolly Parton’s nephew and longtime head of security Bryan Seaver is pushing back against claims that he sent threatening messages to his late aunt’s estate. In a Tennessee court filing Tuesday, viewed by The Associated Press, Seaver said that he was a close friend to Parton’s longtime manager Danny Nozell before Nozell took out a

“As long as I can remember, my family have talked about the Jardine Star Brooch and were aware of the fact that our beloved late queen wore it publicly on several occasions,” says the current Lady Jardine, Gemma, who is married to Sir William Jardine, the 13th baronet and 24th chief of Clan Jardine. Lady

By Staff The Associated Press Posted October 12, 2026 9:24 am Updated October 12, 2026 10:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared in a London court on Monday for the start of his trial on rape and sexual assault charges. The hearing

The Great American State Fair, the centerpiece of the official celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday, was made in the image of the president who called it into being. On its face, the fair, slated for June 25 to July 10, was a bombastic mess. President Donald Trump promised “the most unforgettable birthday party