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It was the summer of 1949 when a 22-year-old, newly hired Milwaukee photojournalist was assigned to take portraits of an unknown 23-year-old actor passing through town on a publicity tour. John Ahlhauser spent 30 minutes capturing seven photos of the up-and-coming starlet. One was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Ahlhauser took the other six home.

NEW YORK — Kodak Black was arrested on Thursday in Florida for the second time in eight days.

LOS ANGELES – Memorabilia belonging to late model and movie star Marilyn Monroe is heading to the auction block, offering a rare glimpse into the private world of one of Hollywood’s most enduring legends. Items up for sale include pieces from her wardrobe, jewelry, letters, handwritten notes, paintings, and poetry.

It’s the first Monday in May, and this year’s Met Gala has been appropriately heavy on firsts.

NEW YORK – Each episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” over the past few weeks has offered a fresh reminder that the final one is rapidly approaching.

The autopsies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner have not yet been completed, stalling the criminal case against their son Nick, who is charged in the couple’s grisly December 2025 deaths.

The stepbrother of rapper Tupac Shakur filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Duane Keith Davis, who was charged with Shakur's murder in 2023 after a decadeslong investigation failed to make meaningful progress.

Taylor Swift has filed to trademark two voice clips and an image of her in concert in an apparent attempt to shore up her identity against AI incursions.

After breaking big as a teenager with Disney’s “The Princess Diaries,” Anne Hathaway threaded a Hollywood needle. There were box office smashes (“The Devil Wears Prada”), awards fare (“Les Misérables,” for which she won an Oscar in 2013) and auteur-led efforts (“Rachel Getting Married”). But amid some personal exhaustion, a growing family and perplexing public backlash, Hathaway, now 43, receded some in recent years, landing firmly in a quieter place.

Christina Applegate is speaking out amid reports of an extended hospitalization. The acclaimed comedy actor, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, has been the subject of regular news coverage in the years since her health first began to decline. TMZ on Thursday reported that she had been hospitalized in Los Angeles for undisclosed reasons, leading her friends and fans to extend ...

His buddy Bob Odenkirk became an action-movie guy later in life. So why not Henry Winkler?

LOS ANGELES — Reese Witherspoon is hyping AI again, and American authors have a few thoughts. The Oscar-winning actor and producer, known for spotlighting women's voices through her famed book club, television and screen projects, may have been barking up the wrong tree when she told her social media followers that it was time to learn AI on Wednesday. "Well…I've decided it's TIME," she wrote ...

“Today” announced it would be switching things up for America’s 250th anniversary and heading to Williamsburg, Virginia, to celebrate during its 3rd Hour.

LOS ANGELES — Ye, the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West, faces more legal backlash amid his latest efforts to mount a comeback. The Grammy-winning "Bully" and "All of the Lights" musician, 48, has been accused of battery and intentional inflection of distress in a lawsuit submitted Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. An alleged altercation in April 2024 involving Ye ...

NEW YORK — Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby reportedly wants a civil case in which he was ordered to pay nearly $60 million in damages to a woman who accused him of sexual assault to be reconsidered. The 88-year-old sexual predator, who’s been accused of abusing dozens of women, was found responsible last month for drugging and raping Donna Motsinger in 1972. Cosby’s attorneys are challenging the ...

Often when I’m scrolling through Instagram, hypnotized by the stream of videos, an actress’ face will cut through the noise. This isn’t a typical clip from a press junket or red carpet. Instead, it will feature side-by-side images of the star, one younger and one more recent. Then a content creator – perhaps a doctor or an aesthetician, sometimes wearing scrubs – will walk me through what cosmetic procedures they think the actress has had. (It’s much rarer that men get this kind of analysis.)

Blake Lively has responded to a federal judge's decision to dismiss 10 of 13 claims she brought against her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni.

Few things upset Merlin the pig more than being denied a treat. He will press a purple button with his nose that says “I’m mad” aloud. Sometimes he will walk into the laundry room and angrily shut the door with his snout.