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From 17-Hour Bartending Shifts to the Top of the iTunes Chart

Country music singer Chase McDaniel’s hard work may have finally started to pay off after he spent years working 17-hour shifts, six days a week as a bartender to finance his passion for music. Nearly 20 million preview streams later, he officially dropped his new single “Project” at exactly midnight on May 27, and it…


Jurors Start Deliberations in Depp, Heard Defamation Case

Jurors began deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Friday after six weeks of conflicting testimony about the former Hollywood couple’s troubled, short-lived marriage. Depp, the 58-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, sued ex-wife Heard in Virginia for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called…


Jury in Depp-Heard Case Reaches No Verdict, Deliberations to Resume on Tuesday

Jurors deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard adjourned on Friday without delivering verdicts, leaving the resolution in the widely watched six-week trial to next week. Depp, the 58-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, sued ex-wife Heard in Virginia for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she…


Jury to Start Deliberating on Depp and Heard Defamation Claims

Jurors will begin deliberations on the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Friday following six weeks of explicit and graphic evidence and testimony that detailed the former Hollywood couple’s soured relationship. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 58, sued Heard in Virginia for $50 million and argued that she defamed…


Depp, Heard Lawyers Make Final Pitch to Jurors in Defamation Case

Johnny Depp’s attorneys appealed to jurors on Friday to restore his reputation with a verdict in his favor, while lawyers for his ex-wife Amber Heard asked them to recognize her free speech rights when they decide the actors’ dueling defamation claims. The 58-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star sued Heard in Virginia for $50 million…


Amber Heard Details Death Threats as Testimony Ends in Johnny Depp Defamation Case

“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard delivered the final testimony in the multimillion-dollar defamation battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Thursday, telling jurors she has faced daily harassment and death threats since she accused the Hollywood star of abuse. Depp, 58, sued Heard in Virginia for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called…


Ray Liotta, Star of ‘Goodfellas,’ Dead at 67

Longtime actor Ray Liotta, who starred in “Goodfellas” and “Field of Dreams,” died at age 67, according to his publicist. Liotta, who played mob associate Henry Hill in the Martin Scorcese film, died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, his publicist, Jennifer Allen, told news outlets on Thursday. He was in the country filming a…


Actor Kevin Spacey Charged In London With Sexual Assault Against Three Men

American actor Kevin Spacey, star of House of Cards and numerous films, has been charged by police in London with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it had been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge 62-year-old Kevin Spacey Fowler. Spacey has also been charged with causing…


‘Aerosmith’ Frontman Steven Tyler Entering Rehab After Drug Relapse

Steven Tyler, the lead singer of the Boston-based band Aerosmith, has voluntarily entered a treatment program following a recent relapse, the 74-year-old’s bandmates confirmed on Tuesday. “As many of you know, our beloved brother Steven has worked on his sobriety for many years,” a joint statement that was shared on Aerosmith’s official Instagram page reads. “After foot…


Depp Retakes Witness Stand, Calls Heard’s Allegations Insane

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Johnny Depp called his ex-wife’s accusations of sexual and physical abuse “insane” Wednesday as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard. “Ridiculous, humiliating, ludicrous, painful, savage, unbelievably brutal, cruel, and all false,” Depp said when asked about his reaction to hearing Heard’s allegations when she testified earlier…