Tag: Entertainment News

Ouch! Actor Cranston Hit by Liner at All-Star Celeb Softball

LOS ANGELES—Bryan Cranston was hoping to get a hit in the All-Star Celebrity Softball game at Dodger Stadium. Instead, the “Breaking Bad” actor got hit. Cranston was struck in the right shoulder by a line drive off the bat of Grammy Award winner Anthony Ramos as they took batting practice in side-by-side makeshift cages outside…


Man Shot Dead While Working at ‘Law & Order’ Film Location

NEW YORK—A New York man working at a filming location for the TV series “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was shot and killed early Tuesday before filming was scheduled to start for the day. According to police, Johnny Pizarro was found at about 5:15 a.m. on a residential street in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn…


Marilyn Monroe Gown Auctioned for $218,000 as ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel Props Also Sell Big

By Peter Sblendorio From New York Daily News An iconic Marilyn Monroe dress and props from “Star Wars” and Marvel movies highlighted a heavyweight Hollywood auction that reached its grand finale Monday. A white-and-sheer gown worn by Monroe in the 1954 musical-comedy “There’s No Business Like Show Business” was the priciest of the 1,700 items…


Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Obtain Wedding License in Nevada

NEW YORK—Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have obtained a marriage license in Nevada, according to Clark County records posted Sunday. The Clark County clerk’s office in Nevada showed the pair obtained a marriage license that was processed Saturday. A marriage license is not proof of marriage. Representatives for Lopez and Affleck did not immediately respond…


Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Married in Las Vegas Drive-Through

NEW YORK—Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers. Lopez announced their marriage Sunday in her newsletter for fans with the heading “We did it.” Lopez initially made their engagement public…


Rapper Kodak Black Is Arrested on Drug Charges in Florida

MIAMI—Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance. The rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was booked Friday into jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he awaits a bond hearing. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a release that troopers pulled Black…


Hollywood Star Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty After Being Accused of Sex Attacks

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has formally entered not guilty pleas to sexual assault charges dating back 17 years. The 62-year-old Hollywood star stood in the dock of Court One at the Old Bailey to deny five allegations relating to three men, who are now in their 30s and 40s Spacey was listed under his full…


Award-Winning Conductor, Composer Bramwell Tovey Dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Bramwell Tovey, the London-born composer and conductor who’s been the principal conductor and artistic director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra since 2018, has died. Tovey died Tuesday at his Barrington home surrounded by his family, one day after his 69th birthday, the orchestra said in a statement Wednesday. Tovey was diagnosed with a…


Judge Rejects Amber Heard’s Request to Set Aside Depp Win

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected an effort by actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. Depp won a defamation suit against Heard last month in a high-profile civil trial. Heard won a smaller, $2 million judgement on a counterclaim…


Monty Norman, Composer of the James Bond Theme, Dies at 94

LONDON—Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.” Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents…