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The doctor who tried to save the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner from “rough” waters in Costa Rica last weekend has broken their silence. The “Cosby Show” star, 54, died by drowning last Sunday after he and his 8-year-old daughter got caught in a riptide, the latter of whom was rescued by a bystander. His death was ruled accidental and the cause was confirmed as asphyxiation by submersion. “There ...

No dark lord of heavy metal was ever more lovable than Ozzy Osbourne.

Joey Chestnut recaptured the Mustard Belt in his return to the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday after a year away.

DALLAS — Demi Lovato, a singer and actor raised in Dallas-Fort Worth, has added a new role to a long resume: cookbook author.

Orlando Bloom and Sydney Sweeney were seen spending time together on Saturday in Venice, where the newly single stars had been guests at Jeff Bezos’ star-studded wedding to Lauren Sánchez.

“Karate Kid” and “Cobra Kai” actor Martin Kove allegedly bit and kissed his co-star, Alicia Hannah-Kim, without her permission while appearing at a booth at the Washington State Summer Con at the Washington State Fair & Events Center in Puyallup on Sunday.

Eight months after opening up about her breast cancer diagnosis, former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. The news of her death comes after Lewis sat down at a CNN roundtable to talk about her initial cancer diagnosis and the decisions she made following receiving that news. Lewis’ sister Lakshmi confirmed the news of her death in a June 11 Facebook post. “She’s free, and in His ...

DETROIT — The Jonas Brothers will no longer be performing at Comerica Park on Aug. 28, and will instead be playing Little Caesars Arena the same day, the group announced in a letter to fans. "Every decision we make is with you in mind, ensuring the best experience for our incredible fans," the group wrote in a statement, apologizing for "any inconvenience" caused by the switch. "We're pouring ...

LOS ANGELES — John Stamos was by Beach Boys founding member Mike Love's side when news of bandmate Brian Wilson's death on Wednesday was made public. The "Full House" star was also the messenger who delivered the heartbreaking news to Love, Wilson's cousin-turned-longtime collaborator. "I said, 'Mike, your cousin passed away,' and his face went blank," Stamos, an honorary Beach Boys member, ...

Ye, the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West, appeared at Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking trial on Friday – causing a brief spectacle inside the courthouse as he continues his public campaign calling for the music mogul’s release from jail.

Sly Stone, the influential, eccentric and preternaturally rhythmic singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose run of hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s with his band the Family Stone could be dance anthems, political documents or both, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 82.

TikTok megastar Khaby Lame has left the United States after being detained by federal immigration. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Seringe Khabane Lame, 25, a citizen of Italy, June 6, at the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada for immigration violations,” an ICE representative told People. Lame, who holds the record as the most followed on TikTok with over ...

NEW YORK — A judge dismissed Justin Baldoni’s lawsuits against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and the New York Times on Monday. Baldoni and his Wayfair production company were countersuing the actors for $400 million and the New York Times for $250 million for defamation, citing an article the paper published about the production of “It Ends With Us,” which Lively co-starred in with Baldoni and ...

Marc Maron’s long-running podcast WTF with Marc Maron will air its final episode this fall, the comedian announced Monday, ending a pioneering 16-year run that helped define the podcast medium.

Jessica Simpson is back. The singer-turned-fashion mogul took the “American Idol” stage Sunday night to perform with one of the show’s eliminated contestants on a night when the Season 23 winner was crowned.

 "We’re all ‘Star Wars’ nuts,” Barry Ray says as his wife, Melissa, and daughter Evie play nearby. Evie knows all the “Star Wars” characters from multiple readings of the Little Golden Books series. She’s wearing a Princess Leia costume so, in keeping with the canon, her parents are dressed as Darth Vader and Padmé Amidala.

Kim Kardashian thought her life was over on the night in October 2016 when she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris apartment.

When Sean “Diddy” Combs found out his ex, R&B artist Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, was dating someone else, he grabbed one of his employees in the middle of the night to help him hunt down and murder the other man, a Manhattan jury heard in a bombshell opening statement at the mogul’s trial Monday.

LAS VEGAS — Celeste and William McCormack’s relationship began a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. On Sunday, the sci-fi-obsessed couple made it to the “distant, desert land of Las Vegas,” as the Princess Leia wedding officiant called it. The McCormacks were one of about 20 couples who had a “Star Wars”-themed wedding at The Little Vegas Chapel on Sunday. May 4, or “May the fourth,” is ...