Tag: Entertainment News

John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole Again, for 12th Time

ALBANY, N.Y.—The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday. Mark David Chapman, 67, appeared before a parole board at the end of August, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Chapman…


Officials: Campbell Danesh Died of Chloroethane Inhalation

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh, who went from a British reality television show to a stage and music career, died from inhaling chloroethane and suffocating, a Minnesota medical examiner found. The 41-year-old singer and actor was found unresponsive in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota, on Aug. 11, the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s…


Philly Rapper PnB Rock Fatally Shot at Popular Los Angeles Waffle House

Rakim Hasheem Allen, better known by his stage name PnB Rock, was shot and killed on Monday during a robbery at a Los Angeles restaurant, according to reports. He was 30. The Philadelphia-born hip-hop star was shot around 1:10 p.m. on Sept. 12 while eating with his girlfriend at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles on Main…


Former Hollywood Executive Gets 6 Years Prison for Defrauding BlackRock Fund

NEW YORK—The former head of a Hollywood movie distributor whose films have starred actors such as Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding a BlackRock Inc investment fund. William Sadleir, who ran Aviron Pictures LLC, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul…


David A. Arnold, Comedian of Netflix Specials, Dies at 54

LOS ANGELES—David A. Arnold, a comedian who was a producer of the “Fuller House” reboot and the creator and showrunner of Nickelodeon’s “That Girl Lay Lay,” has died. He was 54. Arnold’s family said in a statement Thursday that the doctors “ruled the cause of death due to natural causes.” His family said he died…


Russia Sanctions 25 More Americans, Including Actors Sean Penn, Ben Stiller

Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was on the new sanctions list, as were several American senators: Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike…


China Bans Artist’s Comic Books After Film Selected as Contender for Oscar Nomination

An artist whose work was featured as the basis for a Canadian animated movie has had his books banned in China. “Eternal Spring,” an animated documentary, depicts Chinese Falun Gong practitioners who hacked into state TV in 2002 in an effort to raise awareness of their plight under the Chinese regime. In the aftermath, police…


Amazon Says ‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Sets Prime Video Viewership Record

LOS ANGELES—Amazon.com Inc. said on Saturday that its pricey “Lord of the Rings” prequel series was watched by more than 25 million viewers around the world on its first day, a record debut for a Prime Video series. The company released the first two episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”…


Jane Fonda Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Starts Chemo

LOS ANGELES—Actress Jane Fonda on Friday said she had been diagnosed with a “very treatable” form of lymphoma and started a six-month regimen of chemotherapy. The 84-year-old disclosed her diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in an Instagram post. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80 percent of people survive, so I feel very lucky,” Fonda wrote….


Beloved Wisconsin News Anchor Found Dead at 27 in Apparent Suicide

Neena Pacholke, a beloved television news anchor at ABC affiliate WAOW, died of an apparent suicide on Aug. 27, according to her family. She was 27. Pacholke, who grew up in Tampa, Florida, and played basketball for the University of South Florida, was found dead at her Wausau, Wisconsin, home early on Aug. 27. Police…