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Q&A: How Atlanta's Young Dro achieved one of rap's great comebacks this year

ATLANTA — There was a time when you could tell Atlanta rapper Young Dro that he was hit with a baseball bat the previous day, and he wouldn’t remember it.

“That how numb I was,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

For most of his career and his teen years, Young Dro, born D’Juan Hart, struggled with drug addiction. The Bankhead...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Michael Caine will be offered a role in the next Now You See Me movie

Sir Michael Caine to be offered role in Now You See Me 4

Sir Michael Caine will be offered a role in the next Now You See Me movie despite previously vowing to retire from acting.

The 92-year-old Zulu star appeared in the first two magical heist films but was absent from the cast of the third movie - Now You See Me: Now You Don't - after he stepped away from acting in 2023. However, Caine has since ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jon M Chu's daughter has started writing a third Wicked film.

Jon M Chu gives surprising update on Wicked spin-off plans

Jon M Chu's daughter has started writing a Wicked spin-off film.

The 46-year-old director - who is once again at the helm for the highly anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good - has revealed his eight-year-old girl is excited by the idea of an origin story for Jonathan Bailey's character Fiyero Tigelaar.

Speaking to Variety at the film's New York...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Gary Numan has decided to continue his tour after his brother's death.

Gary Numan dedicates tour to late brother

Gary Numan is dedicating his tour to his brother John following his shock death on Saturday (15.11.25).

The music veteran's younger sibling collapsed in the early hours of the morning - after the brothers had spent the evening catching up -and passed away in hospital hours later. Numan, 67, considered scrapping the rest of his shows after ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Liev Schreiber has been admitted to hospital in New York

Liev Schreiber hospitalised

Liev Schreiber has been hospitalised in New York after suffering a health scare.

The 58-year-old actor was admitted to a hospital in the Big Apple on Sunday after reportedly suffering a headache and he's believed to have stayed overnight before being released the following day and he has since been cleared to return to work.

A spokesperson ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Billy Bob Thornton has opened up about his marriage to Angelina Jolie

Billy Bob Thornton had a 'great time' with Angelina Jolie

Billy Bob Thornton's marriage to Angelina Jolie was "one of the greatest times" of his life.

The Armageddon star, 70, started dating the 50-year-old actress after meeting her on the set of their 2009 movie Pushing Tin and they wed in 2000, but the marriage didn't last and they divorced in 2003. However, Billy Bob looks back on their ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Penn Badgley has revealed why he and his wife almost broke up

Penn Badgley nearly split from his wife after miscarriages

Penn Badgley and Domino Kirke almost broke up after their second miscarriage.

The You actor and his wife - who got married in 2017 - welcomed their first child into the world in August 2020, but they nearly split after the "gravity" of their heartbreak.

Speaking on the Totally Booked with Zibby podcast, Penn said: "But I mean, especially for ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the Wicked For Good premiere

Cynthia Erivo forced to skip Wicked: For Good interviews after losing her voice

Cynthia Erivo was forced to skip interviews at the Wicked: For Good premiere after losing her voice.

The 38-year-old actress joined her co-star Ariana Grande, 32, at the event in New York City on Monday (17.11.25) night, but she was pulled from chats with the press because she wasn't "feeling well".

A representative from Universal told Variety...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Tom Sandoval has moved on from his scandal

Lala Kent hopes Tom Sandoval has 'moved on'

Lala Kent hopes Tom Sandoval has been able to "move on" from his 2023 cheating scandal.

The 43-year-old TV star was widely criticised after it emerged that he had a months-long affair with Rachel Leviss, his former Vanderpump Rules co-star, in 2023 - but Lala recently crossed paths with Tom and she hopes that he's got his life back on track.

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Tom Hanks 'is big on stocking stuffers'

Tom Hanks is "really big on stocking stuffers".

The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Rita Wilson spent the last festive season with their kids - Chet, 35, and Truman, 29 - and Rita has now revealed how Tom will approach Christmas this year.

Rita, 69 - who has been married to Tom since 1988 - told E! News: "My husband is really big on stocking ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Lisa Vanderpump has hailed the show's new cast

Lisa Vanderpump welcomes 'depth' to Vanderpump Rules cast

Lisa Vanderpump thinks there's "a lot more depth" to the new stars of Vanderpump Rules.

The hit reality TV show features a brand new cast that includes the likes of Venus Binkley, Jason Cohen, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson, Audrey Lingle, Kim Suarez, Natalie Maguire and Demy Selem, and Lisa has given fans of the show an insight ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kris Jenner is close to her daughters' exes

Kris Jenner remains close to daughters' exes

Kris Jenner doesn't hold a grudge against any of her daughters' exes.

The 70-year-old showbiz matriarch has actually maintained a good relationship with her daughters' ex-partners, with Kris explaining that she "just doesn't turn off like that".

Kris - who has daughters Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian, as well as Kendall and Kylie Jenner -...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Penn Badgley has opened up about his experience of fame

Penn Badgley wants to be 'transparent' about fame

Penn Badgley has written about his experience of fame to be "transparent about the process".

The 39-year-old actor has written a new essay collection, called Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss and Coming-of-Age, and Penn has explained the motivation behind the project.

During an appearance on the Totally Booked with Zibby podcast, Penn shared: "I...Read more

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Met Museum reveals exhibit for 2026 Met Gala: Costume Art

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday the name of the exhibit that will inform the theme of the 2026 Met Gala: Costume Art.

The spring exhibit will “examine the centrality of the dressed body, juxtaposing objects from across the museum’s vast collection with historical and contemporary garments from the Costume ...Read more

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Johnny Knoxville marries designer Emily Ting; John Waters officiates

NEW YORK — “Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville married costume designer Emily Ting on Sunday in a small ceremony officiated by John Waters.

“It seems I have had a lot of news lately but there is no news bigger than this…..Today Emily and I got married and I’m the luckiest and happiest fella in the universe,” the stuntman and actor ...Read more

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Burglars hold Tekashi 6ix9ine's mom at gunpoint in home invasion

The home of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was burglarized, holding his mother at gunpoint during the break-in, as seen in security footage.

On Sunday, four men broke into the Florida home looking for cash and car keys, and ended up confronting the rapper’s 60-year-old mom.

6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, told TMZ he wasn’t at home ...Read more

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Review: Christian music star is doing something no one else has done

Brandon Lake may just be the most popular concert artist in Christian music history.

Yet, he made it clear — right from the start of his sold-out concert at the SAP Center in San Jose — that he was far from being the true star of the show on Sunday night.

“Tonight is not about me,” said the singer-songwriter, who is a worship pastor at...Read more

Review: Murderous jealousy in 'Amadeus' at Steppenwolf Theatre

CHICAGO — It might seem to be about two 18th century Vienna composers, but Peter Shaffer’s masterful 1979 play “Amadeus,” which opened Sunday night at the Steppenwolf Theatre, is really a play about the late-in-life problem of how to deal with the pesky emergence of those younger and more talented than you.

You might be writing music ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kaya Scodelario has opened about her struggles.

Kaya Scodelario: I was painfully shy and insecure

Kaya Scodelario was "painfully shy and insecure" during her younger years.

The 33-year-old actress rose to fame as Effy Stonem in Skins, the hit teen drama, back in 2007, and Kaya has reflected on the similarities and differences between her on-screen character and her real-life self.

She told The Independent: "I was painfully shy and insecure...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala

The Met Gala announces theme for 2026 event

The 2026 Met Gala will have a theme of Costume Art.

The annual gala - which is widely regarded as the world's most prestigious and glamorous fashion event - will be staged on May 4, 2026, and it's been confirmed that Costume Art will be the theme of the star-studded event.

Andrew Bolton, who is curating the Costume Art exhibition at the ...Read more