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Madonna is celebrating her 68th birthday in style! via: Page Six The Queen of Pop rang in her latest birthday with an island celebration in Corfu, Greece — and an extravagant floral Dolce & Gabbana gown. The Baroque piece was shown on the runway just last month at the brand’s Alta Moda Taormina show, sparkling with head-to-toe sequins and embellished with crystal and satin flowers. An arrangement of lush faux fuchsia roses perched on a headpiece to crown the look. The singer

Sam Smith is being vulnerable about the support they received from one of pop music’s most enduring icons. via: Out Ahead of the release of their fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, on Friday, Sam Smith is giving Madonna her flowers for supporting them on stage, in studio and behind the scenes. "Madonna is my mother," Smith said in an interview on Apple Music's The Zane Lowe Show. "She's just unfuckingreal." Smith told Zane Lowe how the iconic singer and actress not only influenc

Hayden Panettiere's death is on the feds' radar because the DEA has joined the multi-agency investigation. via: Variety The DEA is entering a joint effort with South Carolina’s Greenville Police Department and the local coroner’s office, according to TMZ. Panettiere died Sunday night at age 36. The official cause of death has not yet been determined. In her 2026 memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” Panettiere went into detail about her years-long struggles with drug and alcohol

By offering concert films of well-known artists, distributors can attract fans who otherwise might not go see a traditional film in theaters. via: Billboard In the fall of 2023, Taylor Swift briefly became not just the biggest star in music, but the biggest star at the multiplex. That October, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour opened to $93 million at the North American box office over its opening weekend, stunning the film business and helping kick off a new wave of theatrically r

Kim Zolciak and her boyfriend Kyle Mowitz react to their exes dating. via: Page Six Kim Zolciak issued a savage response to her estranged husband, Kroy Biermann, making out with her boyfriend Kyle Mowitz‘s ex, Jillian Green. “I’ve provided for Kroy for 10 years, so I’m sure he just wants another [provider],” the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum, 47, quipped to TMZ on Monday. The Bravolebrity insisted, “I don’t care. We don’t care.” Zolciak, however, did mention that she is “

Hayden Panettiere kept some of her friends “in the dark” about apparently reconnecting with Brian Hickerson before her sudden death at 36. via: Page Six Cops showed up to Brian and Zach Hickerson’s grandmother’s home in Greenville, South Carolina, for a welfare check — days after Hayden Panettiere was found dead at a nearby Airbnb. Two cars with the Greenville Police Department arrived at the property belonging to Betty Ellison on Wednesday at 8:20 a.m., Page Six can exclusiv

FKA twigs easily surpassed the Twigs in fame, and now she's beaten them in court too. via: Billboard The Tuesday (Aug. 18) ruling, first obtained and reported by Billboard, dismisses infringement claims lodged in May by The Twigs (twin sisters Laura Good and Linda Good) against FKA Twigs (Tahliah Barnett). The case is not yet over, since the Eusexua artist still has pending claims of her own against the sisters. The Twigs first sued FKA Twigs back in 2014 for infringing the t

ABC filed an unprecedented First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC on Tuesday, claiming that its investigations and regulatory actions are part of a Trump administration “retaliatory campaign” to curb the network’s free speech. via: Variety Disney‘s ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, raising the pitch of the company’s efforts to countermand unusual pressure from the Trump administration to force the company’s stations

Michelle Rodriguez, Meadow Walker, Vin Diesel, and Jordana Brewster at ‘The Fast and the Furious’ 25th-anniversary screening. Vin Diesel says filming for “Fast Forever” has a start date. via: EW On Monday night in Los Angeles, Vin Diesel returned to the same theater where The Fast and the Furious originally premiered for a special anniversary screening — and an emotional victory lap. “Twenty-five years ago I was sitting in this row, and I was sitting with Paul Walker,” Diesel

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance asked the judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuits filed by 12 states and the WGA to force the plaintiffs to pony up a whopping $1.88 billion bond to cover the company’s losses related to the delay in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. via: Reuters Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), opens new tab on Monday asked a ‌U.S. judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab to post a $1.88 b

Once upon a time, Noah Centineo was slated to wield the Sword of Power as He-Man in the Masters of the Universe movie. The actor put in a lot of work to get into tip-top shape, gaining over 30lbs of muscle, but the project fell apart despite being close to starting. So, what happened? via: EW Although Nicholas Galitzine ultimately played the Eternian prince in Masters of the Universe, there was a time when Centineo was supposed to play the character. The To All the Boys I’ve

Ghost Rider now has a release date. Ryan Gosling's movie is a risky proposition, but its potential success is crucial to the MCU's future. via: Variety Disney has dated Ryan Gosling’s “Ghost Rider” movie for July 28, 2028, making it the third Marvel movie set for 2028. “Black Panther 3” is set for Dec. 15, 2028, while the as-yet untitled “X-Men” movie comes out on May 5, 2028. The titles were part of a large number of release updates made by the company in the wake of fan eve

Billed as a spiritual successor to his iconic Books of Blood, Clive Barker is back with brand new project Library of the Dead, which will feature three books full of brand new terror tales. via: Variety Horror master Clive Barker is set to release the new “Library of the Dead” anthology project Aug. 18 exclusively on Kickstarter. The three-book horror anthology consists of three books: “Fear Eternal,” “Pyres of Bedlam” and “Dark Descents.” The project is collectively a spirit

Linda Cardellini says Crystal Lake will use its eight episode format to build a bigger story, but once the horror hits, the series is not holding back. via: Variety Cardellini stars in the Peacock series as the franchise antagonist Pamela Voorhees. The show, premiering Oct. 15 on the streamer, follows Voorhees’ life prior to the events of the first “Friday the 13th” film. It also stars William Catlett as Levon Brooks, though exact character details remain under wraps. “I reme

Bad Bunny will officially conclude his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour with two final concerts in his homeland of Puerto Rico. via: Rolling Stone It’s official — Bad Bunny will bring the Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour back to where it all began: homeland of Puerto Rico. Bad Bunny is set to perform at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23. Through Noah Assad Presents and Move Concerts, the shows are being billed as a two-night celebration called Debí Tirar M

Lady Gaga has won a court ruling dismissing a lawsuit that alleged MAYHEM infringed on the trademarks of a surf company that sells a brand of Mayhem surfboards. via: Billboard Lost Surfboards sued the star last year, claiming people who saw her album name would think it was somehow connected to the surf company. But in a decision Tuesday (Aug. 18) first reported by Billboard, Judge Fernando M. Olguin ruled that the case was clearly too weak to move ahead. The ruling turned on

After receiving major backlash following BTS boycott, the Recording Academy is reportedly considering changes to it's Best New Asian Pop Music Performance category at the 2027 Grammy Awards. via: THR The Recording Academy may revamp its brand new best asian pop music performance category after the award’s presumptive front-runners BTS announced last month that they wouldn’t submit for the Grammys this year. “The Grammy organization exists to serve all music people, and part o

Madonna reigns supreme with the most mentions at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. via: Rolling Stone Madonna and Taylor Swift will go toe to toe at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the two pop icons picking up the most nominations this year. Madonna led all nominees with 11, thanks largely to the short film she made for her celebrated new album, Confessions II. The visual is up for Video of the Year, as well as a host of creative categories like Best Directio

Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother and former manager, Lesley Vogel, has spoken out about her daughter’s shocking death at the age of 36. via: Rolling Stone Hayden Panettiere‘s mother, Lesley Vogel, made her first comments about the death of her daughter on Tuesday, putting scrutiny on Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, actor Brian Hickerson. “This person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death, and that was

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods are officially husband and wife! via: People The reality star and designer, 28, and the New York Knicks player, 30, tied the knot in an outdoor ceremony overlooking the ocean in Malibu, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 15, per photos shared by Page Six. They exchanged vows surrounded by family and friends, including some of Towns’ NBA teammates, Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet, Hailey and Justin Bieber, Teyana Taylor, Michael B. Jorda