By Kenan Draughorne From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—Britney Spears has secured a restraining order against her ex-husband, Jason Alexander, after he attempted to crash her wedding in Thousand Oaks last week. A judge ruled during an arraignment Monday that Alexander can’t contact or disturb his ex-wife for at least the next three years. He…
After Crashing Spears Wedding, Ex-Husband Jason Alexander Hit With Restraining Order
Justin Bieber Gives Health Update After Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Diagnosis
Justin Bieber gave an optimistic health update to fans on Monday after revealing last week that he was diagnosed with a rare syndrome that caused partial paralysis to his face. The 28-year-old Canadian singer said in a video posted to Instagram on Friday that the reason for postponing several shows of his 2022 “Justice World…
Spotify to Scoop Company Behind Val Kilmer’s Voice in Tom Cruise Blockbuster
Spotify Technology SA agreed to acquire Sonantic. Sonantic is a dynamic AI voice platform that creates compelling, nuanced, and stunningly realistic voices from the text. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. Sonantic technology helped bring Val Kilmer’s voice to life in Tom Cruise’s blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, the TechCrunch reports. Kilmer was unable to speak due…
Netflix Announces Another Season of ‘Squid Game’
LOS ANGELES—”Squid Game” will return for a second season, Netflix Inc. announced on Sunday, offering a few hints about what is to come in the dark Korean drama. “Squid Game” became Netflix’s most-watched series when it was released in September 2021. The show tells the story of cash-strapped contestants who play childhood games for a…
CBS News’ Richard Schlesinger of ’48 Hours’ Is Retiring
NEW YORK—Longtime CBS News correspondent Richard Schlesinger, a fixture on the newsmagazine “48 Hours,” is retiring after nearly four decades at the network. The New York-based Schlesinger, who had also reported for the “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” and occasionally anchored, joined the network in 1984 in its Miami bureau and moved north after…
Chinese Canadian Pop Star Kris Wu Faces Rape Charge at Closed Trial in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu has faced rape and other criminal charges at a closed trial in Beijing as Chinese citizens were in uproar over a video showing a group of men physically assaulting four women in another city. Wu’s trial Friday at the Chaoyang People’s court was reported late Friday night by…
Philip Baker Hall, of ‘Hard Eight,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ Dies at 90
NEW YORK—Philip Baker Hall, the character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s first movies and who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in “Seinfeld,” has died. He was 90. Holly Wolfle Hall, the actor’s wife of nearly 40 years, on Monday said Hall died Sunday surrounded by loved ones…
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Scores Sizzling $143 Million Debut at Box Office
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com)—”Jurassic World Dominion” stomped to the top of box office charts, scoring a massive $143 million in its domestic box office debut. Despite blistering reviews, the sixth film in Universal’s dinosaur saga is looming large over a sizzling weekend at the domestic box office. It’s only the third time in the pandemic era…
Rapper Roddy Ricch Arrested on Gun Charges in New York
NEW YORK—Roddy Ricch is facing gun charges after being arrested on his way to perform at a concert Saturday night. According to police, the 23-year-old rapper was arriving at Citi Field on Saturday evening when a private security firm operating a checkpoint noticed a firearm in the vehicle he was riding in. The Los Angeles-based…
Amber Heard Says Social Media Treatment Wasn’t ‘Fair’ During Johnny Depp Trial
Amber Heard slammed the negative social media coverage she faced during a highly-publicized defamation trial that was brought against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp. “Even somebody who is sure I’m deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I’m lying, you still couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me…
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