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Authorities planned Friday to renew the search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, who’s believed to have drowned in a Southern California lake while boating with her 4-year-old son

Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita are officially proud dads!

NBC Universal’s News Group’s chairman has set a bold goal of having a workforce at NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC that is 50 percent minority.

The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member and a reputed mobster have pleaded not guilty to charges that they conspired to assault the woman’s current husband.

The daughter of comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley said she’s “happy to be alive” and is feeling okay after being shot multiple times over the weekend in Houston.

Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday

Jim Carrey’s new book, “Memoirs and Misinformation,” is not an easy book to label. It opens with Carrey binge-watching Netflix while nursing a split from Renée Zellweger, pleading for his home security system to “Tell me I’m safe and loved” and craving the box-office success that brought him “closer to god.”

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Big Boy, the hamburger-carrying mascot of the fast-food chain with the same name, is throwing in the towel (or rather the checkered overalls) to make way for a new girl in town named Dolly.

Johnny Depp has called his relationship with Amber Heard “a crime scene waiting to happen,” but denied in a London court that he assaulted his ex-wife during a drug-fueled rampage in Australia

Los Angeles police arrested five people Thursday in the February murder of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was shot and killed in what appeared to be a home invasion robbery at the property he was renting in the Hollywood Hills. “LAPD Detectives have arrested three adult males & two juvenile males related to the Feb 19th murder of Bashar J...

The Duchess of Sussex has asked a British court to prevent a newspaper from publishing the names of five friends who defended her while speaking to an American magazine under the shield of anonymity

The Rolling Stones are releasing a new version of their 1973 album “Goats Head Soup” with three unheard tracks

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson were diagnosed with the coronavirus in March, but he recently told NBC News’ Lester Holt that they’re not completely out of the woods. Since getting sick, the actor has recovered to the point that he’s done interviews about the pandemic, delivered a virtual commencement addre...

Joy Reid, an MSNBC political analyst and weekend host, has been tapped to lead the 7 p.m. weeknight hour, the network said Thursday.

After four months of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, those wanting to travel to Walt Disney World can start buying tickets again on Thursday.

“Glee” actress and singer Naya Rivera was missing after her 4-year-old son was found alone on a boat on Lake Piru in Ventura County, in what turned into a recovery operation Thursday, sheriff’s officials said. The department said it responded to a report of a boy alone on a boat Wednesday around 4:48 p.m. at the reservoir and recr...

The new Batwoman has been found.

Country group Lady A, which dropped the word “Antebellum” from their name because of the word’s ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for years.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the U.S., Universal Pictures is pushing a number of its upcoming horror films to new release dates. On Wednesday, the company announced that “Candyman,” a film produced by MGM and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, in association with Bron Creative, would move to Oct. 16. The...

CNBC announced on Wednesday that former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is joining the network to host a one-hour evening news program on weekdays at 7 p.m. ET. The newscast, which will be called “The News with Shepard Smith,” is set to launch in the fall. Smith’s title will be chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news...

Jay Pharoah said that a simple command from an exercise app on his phone may have been the difference between him walking away unharmed and a potentially much more dangerous situation in a frightening encounter with the police in April. The former “Saturday Night Live” star told Al Roker on the 3rd hour of TODAY Wednesday that...

Will Smith participated in a recent discussion with Angela Rye and spoke about how he was called racial slurs by the police while growing up in Philadelphia. “I grew up under, you know, Mayor Rizzo. He went from the chief of police to becoming the mayor and he had an iron hand,” the 51-year-old actor said during an episode of On One Wit...

Chrishell Stause is no stranger to the headlines. She has been in the press over the last year because of her recent divorce from ‘This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley. And we’re going to see it all play out on this upcoming season of the Netflix hit series ‘Selling Sunset’. “It’s an embarrassing, humiliating ty...

As the lurid headlines swirl in the wake of the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, questions again are surging over what comes next for Britain’s Prince Andrew, who is caught up in the high-profile affair.

Usain Bolt just won the game of baby names.

Bad Bunny continues to make waves.

For 95 days, Amanda Kloots held a therapeutic singalong every afternoon with Nick Cordero’s fans as her husband battled the coronavirus in the hospital. A day after the Broadway star died at 41 from COVID-19 complications, Kloots led one last tearful rendition of his song “Live Your Life” on Monday wi...

Tom Hanks believes the effort to stop the spread of coronavirus needs to involve the type of collective spirit similar to the one shared by Americans during World War II.

Kristian Alfonso, one of the most recognizable faces on “Days of Our Lives,” is leaving her role on the daytime drama after 37 years. “I feel blessed and honored to have been invited into people’s homes for over three decades. However, it is now time for me to write my next chapter,” Alfonso said in a statement posted to Ins...

Johnny Depp has accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of making “sick” claims that he abused her and falsely branded him a monster

Looking for an excuse to treat yourself right now? July is National Ice Cream Month and ice cream shops across the country are churning out special deals to satisfy anyone with a craving for something cool and creamy.

Actor Sebastián Athie has passed away at the age of 24.

Rickey Smiley’s 19-year-old daughter is recovering after being shot multiple times in Houston, Texas, Sunday night.

Mandy Moore is reacting to Ryan Adams’ public apology from the Fourth of July weekend.

Production had been shut down for three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The series is under a microscope as one of the first U.S. productions to resume filming.

Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co.

Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday at a hospital in Hermitage, Tennessee, after doctors said he had a stroke. He had suffered what was described as a mild stroke in…...

The coronavirus pandemic has instilled chaos into the already-unpredictable Paris Fashion Week

Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and the soundtracks such as classic Hollywood gangster movies as “The Untouchables,” has died

Hollywood is in mourning over the loss of Nick Cordero.

Sparks are flying this Fourth of July weekend!

Broadway star Nick Cordero has died from coronavirus complications. His wife, Amanda Kloots, shared the devastating news Sunday evening on her Instagram. He was 41 years old.

J.K. Rowling is once again speaking out about the transgender community.

Hilary Duff isn’t here for the nonsense.

A northern Illinois auto museum says it has no plans to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate flag painted atop the vehicle

There’s a new celebrity lifestyle brand to swoon over.

Bill Cosby has long championed personal responsibility in the Black community

Rapper Kanye West marked the Fourth of July holiday with a major announcement regarding his plan to run for president this year. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” Kanye, 43, tweeted on Saturday evening. “I am running for president of the United States!”...

In early 2020, the Six Flags theme park chain found itself facing extinction for the second time in about decade, this time due to the coronavirus pandemic. But investors say a recent influx of needed cash and a renewed focus on its core business have given it a solid chance of survival, and perhaps some good years ahead.  Often over...

While it’s just acting, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wife can’t help but voice her disapproval in the most hilarious way every time her “Hamilton” star and creator husband kisses someone onstage. “I always boo when Lin kisses someone else on stage, and people sitting around me look at me like I’m a crazy ...

This year, the best place to watch the Fourth of July fireworks might be from the comfort of your own home! Due the coronavirus pandemic and increasing cases around the country, public health experts and government officials are urging people to stay home and avoid crowds. If you’re looking to watch Fourth of July fireworks online or on live....

Johnny Depp’s lawyers have failed to stop the American actor’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, from attending his libel trial against a British tabloid newspaper until she is called to give evidence.

Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual.

Singer Prince Royce says he got a wake-up call with a COVID-19 diagnosis and now wants to try and wake others too

Walt Disney World says it’s suspending the Disney College Program indefinitely amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic

The gaming community is mourning the loss of a massively popular player.

To borrow a phrase from the Broadway smash “Hamilton,” this weekend millions of Americans will have the opportunity to be in “the room where it happens.” Only that room will probably be their living room, NBC News reports.

Canadian “Sports Centre” host Dan O’Toole says his 1-month-old daughter Oakland O’Toole is missing.

Duffy is calling for Netflix to remove the popular movie “365 Days” from its platform. The singer, who recently revealed she was drugged, kidnapped and raped many years ago, wrote an open letter, via Deadline, to the streaming company’s CEO Reed Hastings about the potential harm the Polish film could cause. In the movie, a man kid...

Jada Pinkett Smith is bringing herself to the table.

It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without San Jose product Joey “Jaws” Chestnut taking center stage and scarfing down hot dogs at an alarming rate.

A British judge has rejected an attempt by tabloid newspaper The Sun to quash a libel suit brought by actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused his ex-wife.

Veteran TV journalist and former TODAY anchor Hugh Downs died Wednesday at the age of 99 in his Scottsdale, Arizona, home, his great-niece has confirmed.

According to TMZ, who first broke the news, Christina cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split.

The Fourth of July was always a time for communities to come together

Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that was drawing fierce criticism because of the coronavirus pandemic

New court documents from Meghan Markle’s ongoing lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday reveal the Duchess of Sussex felt “unprotected” by the Royal Family.

“Justice League” star Ray Fisher is accusing director Joss Whedon of “gross, abusive, unprofessional” behavior on the set of his film.

ViacomCBS will license TV shows including “Ray Donovan” and “Undercover Boss” and movies such as “The Godfather” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley” to NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service, Peacock.

Tom Hanks is speaking out about the importance of wearing masks amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. It’s been four months since the Oscar winner and wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19. The couple shared the news with fans in March while in Australia, explaining, “We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches....

While August Alsina claims he was in a years-long relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith while she was married to Will Smith, the actress has issued a denial.

Jay-Z’s annual festival in Philadelphia, Made in America, won’t take place Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic

It’s been one year since country music star Granger Smith and his wife, Amber, experienced the greatest pain any parent can imagine — the sudden, tragic loss of a child. In June of 2019, their 3-year-old son, River, died in a drowning accident. And in an interview that aired on TODAY Wednesday, the couple opened up about their grief, their joy...

Which movie cast just reunited for a get together everyone in Chicago needed right now? Bueller? Bueller? That’s right, in the season finale of “Reunited Apart With Josh Gad,” the core cast of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” joined together 34 years after starring in the iconic, cult-classic film set in Chicago. Matth...

Majoring in art has long been considered to be a poor career choice, financially. A 2019 ranking by personal finance website Bankrate.com went so far as to call art majors the “least valuable” degrees. And that was before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Creatively is a new job platform looking to help change all that. You don’t have...

Pop star Sia is a grandmother!

Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state’s attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit said Tuesday.

YouTube demonetized one of its biggest creators on Tuesday as Shane Dawson faces a reckoning for past videos which featured racist jokes and the sexualization of minors, as well as his involvement in drama from last year that nearly destroyed a beauty YouTuber’s career.

Rudolfo Anaya, a writer who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement with his novel “Bless Me, Ultima,” a book celebrated by Latinos, has died at 82.

We truly never thought we’d be writing these words, but here we go: Jason Voorhees, the fictional villain of the “Friday the 13th” series, is starring in a new ad campaign to get people to wear face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, you read that correctly. “It’s not easy. The mask kind of makes people uncomfortable,” Voorhees narrates......

You haven’t seen the last of Larry David yet.

Carl Reiner, actor, comic and ‘Dick van Dyke Show’ creator, has died at 98 according to multiple reports.

Kim Kardashian West is selling a stake in her beauty brand for $200 million, in a deal that values the TV reality star’s three-year-old business at $1 billion

Country singer Chase Rice has responded to criticism over a packed concert with no appearance of social distancing or masks by saying his next scheduled appearance will be a drive-in show. Rice posted a video on Instagram Monday in which he addressed the controversy over a video he posted of a show in east Tennessee on Saturday night by s...

Marsai Martin is not here for the foolishness.

Nicole Young, Dr. Dre’s wife of 24 years, has filed for divorce.

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that Johnny Depp violated a court order by failing to disclose evidence relating to his drug use to lawyers for British tabloid The Sun.

In a move that has both saddened and shocked many fans of the big-box retailer, Costco announced that it recently stopped selling its popular half-sheet cakes. Now, those in need of a plain store-bought cake they can decorate at home have the option of purchasing a 10-inch round cake.

Anthony Mackie, star of the upcoming Disney Plus television series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” said in a recent interview that Marvel movies need more off-screen diversity, adding that he believed it was “racist” that “Black Panther” is the only installment in the superhero franchise with a predominantly...

Atlanta rapper T.I. will soon be adding educator to his resume.

The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Jan. 3. “The Broadway experience can be deeply personal but it is also, crucially, communal,” s...

In the latest move to change U.S. place names tied to racist groups and ideas, leaders of Orange County’s Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name from the county’s airport because of his racist and bigoted comments