‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ flops at the box office, with brutal audience reviews
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is a box office dud.
Kurt Vonnegut the board game designer
Even Kurt Vonnegut needed a day job.
Bruce Springsteen backs Kamala Harris in latest celebrity endorsement
Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday for the Nov. 5 election, becoming the latest celebrity to back the U.S. vice president against Republican former President Donald Trump.
The Grammys should be decided by ‘relevant music people,’ says Recording Academy CEO
Two-thirds of the professional musicians who will decide the results of next year’s Grammy Awards weren’t members of the Recording Academy as recently as 2018.
More than 100 people accuse Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual abuse, exploitation
More than 100 people are planning to launch lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging that the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment and others sexually abused and exploited them.
Man buys Taylor Swift-autographed guitar at charity auction, smashes it with hammer
A man bought a guitar autographed by Taylor Swift for $4,000 at a charity auction in Texas, then gleefully took to it with a hammer as the crowd cheered.
The mushroom kingdom that Shigeru Miyamoto built
KYOTO, Japan — Shigeru Miyamoto has been making the same request of all new employees at Nintendo for at least the past decade: For the love of all things Super Mario, please design games that might sell 30 million copies.
Meta unveils new smart glasses and headsets in pursuit of the Metaverse
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg has spent billions of dollars, hired thousands of employees and worked for roughly a quarter of his life in pursuit of a vision: a future in which the physical and digital worlds are interwoven to connect people around the globe.
Janet Jackson incorrectly claimed Kamala Harris is ‘not Black.’ It sparked PR chaos
Janet Jackson’s false claims about Vice President Kamala Harris are now, in a strange twist of events, just as confusing as the efforts to move past them.
Nintendo, Pokemon Co sue ‘Palworld’ maker for patent infringement
TOKYO (Reuters) — Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the maker of survival adventure game “Palworld”, the companies said on Thursday.
Game show contestants sue MrBeast, Amazon for alleged sexual harassment, abuse
YouTube star MrBeast and Amazon are being sued by contestants of an upcoming game show over claims of sexual harassment and other abuse.
California governor signs bills offering AI protections for actors
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law two bills that will give actors more protections over their digital likenesses, addressing concerns brought up during last year’s Hollywood strike led by performers guild SAG-AFTRA.
‘Shogun’ wins best drama, ‘Hacks’ surprises in comedy at TV’s Emmys
LOS ANGELES — “Shogun,” a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, and “Hacks” upset defending comedy champion “The Bear” at television’s highest honors.
Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ No. 1 Again With $51 Million as ‘Speak No Evil’ Opens to $11 Million
Three new movies were no match for the Ghost With the Most as “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” loomed large over domestic box office charts again.
How to watch the 2024 Emmys (and everything else you need to know)
LOS ANGELES — The second Primetime Emmy Awards of 2024 are upon us.
Video shows Jon Bon Jovi saving woman from jumping off Nashville bridge
Singer Jon Bon Jovi is being hailed as a hero after he saved the life of a woman who was about to jump off a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee.
Will Ferrell hits the road with trans friend in warm documentary
Will Ferrell takes a ride across America with his best friend in “Will & Harper,” a sweet, kindhearted documentary about truth, discovery and the open road of friendship.
Justin Timberlake reportedly reaches plea deal in DWI case ahead of Hamptons hearing
Justin Timberlake is nearing a resolution in his driving while intoxicated case, months after he was arrested in the Hamptons in June.
James Earl Jones, Actor Whose Voice Could Menace or Melt, Dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a stuttering farm child who became a voice of rolling thunder as one of America’s most versatile actors in a stage, film and television career that plumbed race relations, Shakespeare’s rhapsodic tragedies and the faceless menace of Darth Vader, died Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.
Kendrick Lamar to headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
Football season may have just begun, but the next Super Bowl halftime act is already set: Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 show, according to the announcement Sunday morning from Roc Nation, Apple Music and the NFL.
