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‘Peaky Blinders’ Actor Helen McCrory Dies of Cancer at 52

British actor Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show “Peaky Blinders” and the “Harry Potter” movies, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52 and had been suffering from cancer. Her husband, fellow actor Damian Lewis, said McCrory died “peacefully at home” after a “heroic battle with cancer.” “She died as she lived….


Achieving Success in Music Industry While Resisting Its Negative Influence: Mason Musso

Despite starting his career in the music industry as a teenager and achieving stunning success after three years, Mason Musso was able to avoid the negative impact of his professional environment. Musso’s career began at the age of 17 years when he co-founded the band Metro Station and became its lead vocalist and songwriter. When…


Will Smith Pulls Production of ‘Emancipation’ From Georgia Over Recent Voting Reforms

Actor and film producer Will Smith has pulled the production of his new movie “Emancipation” from Georgia over recent election reforms in the state.


‘Nomadland’ Wins 4 BAFTAs Including Best Picture; Director Wins Top DGA Honor

Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” continued its tour of dominance through awards season Sunday, where it won four prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. One day earlier, Zhao took top honors at the 73rd annual Directors Guild Association Awards. Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win…


Rapper, Actor DMX, Five-Time Billboard Chart Topper, Dead at 50

NEW YORK—American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, People magazine said, after suffering a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth…


Arthur Kopit, 3-Time Tony-Nominated Playwright, Dies

NEW YORK—Arthur Kopit, a three time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, has died. He was 83. Kopit died Friday, said Rick Miramontez, a senior publicist at DKC/O&M PR. No other details were available. Kopit earned a Tony nod in 1970 for “Indians.” Nine years later, he received another nomination for “Wings.” Both…


Designer Mossimo Giannulli Released From California Prison

LOS ANGELES—Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli has been released from a California prison and is under home confinement following his imprisonment for his role in a college admissions bribery scheme, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Giannulli is now under supervised release administered by a Bureau of Prisons field office in San Pedro, California, according…


Rush Limbaugh’s Syndicator to Keep His Voice Alive on Radio

NEW YORK—The replacement for Rush Limbaugh is … Rush Limbaugh, at least in part. Premiere Networks, the company that syndicated Limbaugh’s afternoon program to some 600 radio stations across the country, said Monday that it would continue airing a series of guest hosts that play archival audio footage of the late personality. Limbaugh died of…


Candace Owens On Suing Cardi B: ‘It Was Not An Idle Threat’

Conservative commentator and activist Candace Owens has confirmed that she plans to sue Cardi B, accusing the rapper of spreading misinformation.


James Levine, Who Ruled Over Met Opera, Dead at Age 77

NEW YORK—Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has died. He was 77. Levine died March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said…