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It was the picture of the DJ – headphones around his neck, saxophone in his hands – that caught Tiffany Yamasaki’s eye. She didn’t like the music options her wedding venue offered, and seeing the woodwind instrument reminded her of live sax performances she and her fiance had seen recently at concerts by Chromeo and the 1975.

The Motion Picture Association has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta, objecting to the social media platform's use of filters inspired by the PG-13 movie rating system for content moderation on Instagram for users under 18.

Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic “Dilbert” comic strip, was able to call on a friend in a very high place — President Donald Trump — to intervene on his behalf get his health care provider, Kaiser of Northern California, to finally schedule an appointment so that he can receive life-extending treatment for metastasized prostate cancer.

Workers at the quirky Denver-area restaurant owned by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are officially on strike. 

David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo's 1981 hit "Tainted Love" to the top of the U.K. singles chart, died Wednesday. He was 66. The producer's death was announced in a post on Soft Cell's website, which didn't state a cause but said that Ball died at his home in London. On Facebook, the duo's singer, Marc Almond, wrote that Ball's health ...

Following the death of KISS guitarist Ace Frehley last week, a medical examiner in New Jersey is now investigating the cause. A rep from the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office told TMZ that an autopsy was not conducted on Frehley. However, the rock icon is undergoing a toxicology screening and an external examination. This comes nearly a week after Frehley was placed on life support after ...

The NFL is standing behind its decision to have Bad Bunny on the Super Bowl stage in 2026 amid criticism from President Donald Trump and a slew of other conservative politicians.

Sam Rivers, the bassist in chart-topping nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died Saturday. He was 48. Rivers’ death was announced by his bandmates, who did not reveal his cause of death or where he died. Rivers previously underwent a liver transplant. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic. The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound,” the band wrote ...

Katy Perry and former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau were spotted kissing and canoodling on the singer’s yacht over the weekend, reigniting romance rumors that had seemed to fizzle out with the summer. Trudeau, 53, was shirtless and Perry, 40, wore a bathing suit as they shared a passionate embrace aboard the 79-foot vessel anchored off Southern California’s Santa Barbara coast, as TMZ reported. ...

Taylor Swift is “shockingly” offended by the idea that “The Life of a Showgirl” could be — given her recent engagement to Travis Kelce — her final album. “It is not the last album. That’s not why people get married,” the singer told BBC Radio 2 on Monday. “They love to panic sometimes,” she said, talking about conspiracy theorists in the Swifty-verse, “but it’s like, I love the person I am ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. − Jeannie Schulz has a wicked sense of humor.

NEW YORK – Sean Combs, the fallen hip-hop mogul, was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for prostitution-related offenses, in a case that drew global attention for its lurid accounts of violence and fetishistic sex marathons.

Nicole Kidman has filed to divorce Keith Urban one day after news of their separation became public.

Barry Bostwick has a witty response anytime someone asks him if he can do the Time Warp.

"The Brady Bunch" superfans better hold onto their bell-bottoms: The TV family's retro home in Studio City will finally be accessible to the public for the first time.

NEW YORK — Steve Martin was forced to cancel two of his comedy shows with “Only Murders in the Building” co-star Martin Short this weekend as a result of testing positive for COVID.

NEW YORK – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will likely tie the knot in early 2026, with the pop superstar already planning the wedding as she simultaneously gears up for next month’s release of her new album.

In a world that rewards snark and cruelty, Marilyn Hagerty was kind. Even when she was reviewing a chain restaurant. Even when the food wasn’t much to write home about, the longtime columnist for the Grand Forks Herald could find something nice to say. Even if it was just to compliment the décor.

NEW YORK — This might just ruin the friendship… Taylor Swift will be deposed next month as part of former best friend Blake Lively’s legal showdown with Justin Baldoni. While an exact date has not been announced, the 35-year-old Grammy winner’s October deposition will not take place before Oct. 20, in order to accommodate her “preexisting professional obligations,” according to court documents ...