Jamie Foxx shared a video on Instagram where he made emotional comments about his hospitalization earlier this year. The singer and actor, 55, was admitted to the hospital in April 2023 for an undisclosed reason. His daughter Corinne said that he “experienced a medical complication,” but did not elaborate. In his …
Read More »Singer Jesse Malin paralyzed from the waist down after suffering rare spinal cord stroke
Singer Jesse Malin revealed that he is paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a spinal cord stroke at a restaurant in New York City last month. The 56-year-old punk rocker told Rolling Stone that he is currently wheelchair-bound and undergoing physical therapy at a New York City rehab center. …
Read More »Amy Schneider wins “Jeopardy!” tournament of champions, putting icing on cake of huge year
New York — Forty-game winner Amy Schneider capped her big year by winning a hard-fought “Jeopardy!” tournament of champions in an episode that aired Monday. Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California, won three games in the tournament finals, narrowly beating Andrew He, a software developer from neighboring San Francisco, who won …
Read More »“Phantom of the Opera” to close on Broadway in early 2023, ending 35
Following an unparalleled 35-year run, the New York production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s longest-running show, will end in early 2023, producers confirmed Friday. The show’s final performance will be held on Feb. 18, 2023, producers Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group said in a …
Read More »Will Smith wins Best Actor at BET Awards for “King Richard,” three months after Oscars slap
Will Smith has won another Best Actor award for his role as Richard Williams in “King Richard” – this time, at the BET Awards. Last night’s win did not generate as much of a spectacle as Smith’s Oscar award, as he has been keeping a low profile and did not …
Read More »Country music star Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire the movie “Urban Cowboy,” dead at 86
Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre. He had performed as recently as last month, …
Read More »Seattle Mariners pitcher receives 10
Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago has received a 10-game suspension for allegedly violating Major League Baseball’s foreign substance rules, the league announced Tuesday. Santiago is the first to be disciplined under new league protocols, which are designed to step up enforcement of rules meant to prevent pitchers from applying substances …
Read More »Pedro Gomez, longtime ESPN baseball correspondent, has died at 58
Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58. Gomez died unexpectedly at home Sunday, his family said in a statement. No cause of death was given. “Pedro was far more than a media personality. He was a Dad, …
Read More »Los Angeles Lakers win NBA Finals; LeBron James secures his fourth championship
The Los Angeles Lakers have won the NBA Finals, defeating the Miami Heat 106 to 90 on Sunday, taking the series 4-2 and securing LeBron James’ fourth championship. The win brings an end to a season that was left in doubt after the coronavirus pandemic threatened to upend it. But …
Read More »Ennio Morricone, famed Hollywood composer, has died at 91
Rome — 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 of classic Hollywood gangster movies such as “The Untouchables” has died. He was 91. Morricone’s longtime lawyer, Giorgio Assumma, said “the Maestro,” as he …
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