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By Alicia Rancilio The Associated Press Posted July 28, 2023 2:59 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The 75th Emmy Awards are the latest production to be put on pause due to the Hollywood strikes, and will not air as planned in September. A person familiar with the postponement plans but not

“Unlike the others, I’d do anything / I’m not the same, I have no shame,” a 24-year-old Madonna proclaimed on “Burning Up,” the second single from her eponymous debut album. At the time, the world didn’t know just how true that was about the woman who’d go from shilling her singles on the dance floor

View gallery Image Credit: Richard Isaac/Shutterstock Madonna seems to be well on her way to recovery after her hospitalization last month in a brand new dancing video she shared on Thursday, July 27. In the Instagram video, which can be seen below, the 64-year-old Queen of Pop danced in an all-black ensemble to her 1983

Even as he packs his bags, Quebec’s Rémy Bélanger , known as Rémy Bélanger de Beauport on stage, can hardly believe he’ll be living in New York City less than a week from now. “It’s funny. I’m almost shy to say this, but this is going to be my first time in New York City,”

View gallery Image Credit: Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com Gigi Hadid, 28, is a jet-setter! The model was spotted departing New York City via JFK Airport on Jul. 25 (see PHOTOS HERE), just one week after it was revealed that she was arrested for marijuana possession earlier this month. Gigi rocked a casual, yet chic, outfit

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has made a seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Relief Fund — a contribution the organization says will help support thousands of Hollywood actors currently on strike. Johnson’s donation came after SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance and executive director Cyd Wilson sent a letter asking the union’s highest-earning actors for

After weeks of dwindling polls, Ron DeSantis is hitting the big old reset button. Turns out “Donald Trump without the personality” isn’t delighting voters everywhere the way tech bros like Elon Musk thought it might. As part of its reboot, the DeSantis campaign is promising more Pizza Ranch stops and less Florida talk, according to

View gallery Image Credit: BELFA / MEGA Heidi Klum was feeling herself in Berlin! The 50-year-old German model took to Instagram on Saturday, July 22 from her Berlin hotel room to show off her toned body in a pair of super-short jean shorts and a white bralette. She displayed the revealing outfit through a series of

Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as I Left My Heart In San Francisco graced a decades-long career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. Publicist

Image Credit: Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com/Shutterstock Liev Schrieber and Taylor Niesen looked to be enjoying their newlywed status as they were spotted out in the Hamptons on Saturday. The Asteroid City star, 55, held hands with his pregnant wife, 31, during a sunny outing in the tony New York getaway, as seen in photos here via DailyMail. Liev kept it

It’s a classic holiday film tale: small towns, snowflakes and star-crossed lovers. But this year’s queue of beloved holiday movies may be considerably smaller due to the worldwide shut-down of productions caused by current Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. Glitch SPFX is an Ottawa-based special effects company responsible for simulating most of the artificial snow

Oppenheimer met his wife, Kitty, during a party in August of 1939, and his relationship with Jean had fallen apart by the end of this year. So the breakup scene between them in the film is very plausible. But as we see in the movie, their relationship did not end there. They continued to see

View gallery Image Credit: BrosNYC / BACKGRID Legendary singer Tony Bennett was spotted out in a wheelchair in New York City a few weeks before his passing on July 21. The iconic “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” hitmaker wore a striped polo shirt and navy blue sweatpants as he enjoyed a trip to

To say that Barbie has become ubiquitous is not an understatement. We’re just short of the Barbie movie hitting theatres (July 21) and it’s been a non-stop Barbie blitz. The trailers for the film have sparked endless memes, parent company Mattel has partnered with more than 100 brands to market the movie, and embracing of

Family is always complicated, but when you’re Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears, there’s a whole new layer of trickiness to the sibling relationship, not to mention widespread public fascination and speculation. In the past, Britney has accused Jamie Lynn of being complicit in the nearly 14-year conservatorship that stripped Britney of control of her

View gallery Image Credit: Max Carrie gets a full dose of the influencer era when she’s interviewed by a young influencer about her book. It’s clear from the jump that the girl never read Carrie’s book. Carrie lets her laptop break just to get out of this Zoom. Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw. (Max)

Country star Jason Aldean is facing a massive wave of backlash against his song Try That in a Small Town over accusations that its lyrics, and newly released music video, encourage vigilantism and racial violence. Country Music Television (CMT) pulled the music video off the air amid the uproar. The video was released on Friday and

Manchin dismissed concerns that he would be a spoiler for Joe Biden at a No Labels event in New Hampshire. “If I get in a race, I’m gonna win,” he said. But inside the Beltway, Democrats are also worried about what his winks at the White House could mean for party control. By Abigail Tracy

View gallery Image Credit: Suzi Pratt/Shutterstock Fat Joe is a celebrated rapper,  who signed tons of rappers to his Terror Squad label and released a slew of his own hits. Fat Joe has been very open about his weight loss journey, losing over 200 pounds since the early aughts. Fat Joe revealed that he battled

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ariana Grande and her husband of more than two years, Dalton Gomez, have separated, according to numerous reports. TMZ was the first to report the news and said the couple is “headed for divorce.” Today.com later confirmed the pop star’s separation from Gomez, a 27-year-old luxury real

View gallery Image Credit: Gavin Bond/Bravo Season 14 of The Real Housewives of New York City kicked off with its premiere on July 16, and within the first few minutes, viewers were treated to a semi-group event and some delicious drama. Friends Sai De Silva, Brynn Whitfield and Jessel Taank got together for a playdate at Sai’s

I’m a curious fellow when it comes to music and how the world interacts with it. This makes me a sucker for press releases touting brand-new information about music and … well, it could be anything. Usually, it’s the results of a study commissioned by an ad agency on behalf of a client (often a

View gallery Image Credit: FREZZA LA FATA – COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID Sylvester Stallone, 77, and Jennifer Flavin, 54, looked so in love during their latest outing. The actor and his wife have been vacationing in Italy and he was photographed sweetly kissing her head as she leaned against his shoulder at one point. They

Some of Canadians’ favourite Hollywood actors will officially be taking a break from the big screen to join the picket line. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) made the decision Thursday to join the Hollywood’s writers’ union in a strike. Observers say the actors’ union’s decision largely comes down to

Back in 2016, Prince William and Princess Kate took their son Prince George, soon to turn three, on a trip to the Royal International Air Tattoo, a military air show. During that trip, the loud noises overwhelmed the young prince, and he was photographed crying before being outfitted with a pair of ear protectors. On

View gallery Image Credit: MEGA Britney Spears is gearing up for the highly anticipated release of her memoir, The Woman In Me. In the meantime, the mom of two is continuing to do what she does best — slay in sexy bikinis and post fun social media videos. In a clip shared to Instagram on

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s a wrap on Season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Canada and we have not one, but two happy couples leaving the lake and looking forward to a future together. Alberta’s own Joey Kirchner met the love of his life, Tessa Tookes, and the two mutually proposed

Yusef Salaam is greeted within seconds of stepping onto the sidewalk. “Congratulations, I wish you luck,” an elderly man says, before the door of the Frederick E. Samuel Community Democratic Club in Harlem has time to close. Less than a week prior, Salaam officially won in the competitive June 27 Democratic primary for the Harlem

View gallery Image Credit: Matt Young/Shutterstock Julie Ertz is one of the most famous soccer players, known for playing for the US Women’s National Soccer Team, starting in 2013. She’s been married to NFL player Zach Ertz for six years. They share a son Madden together. Julie will be competing in the Women’s World Cup