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Bang Showbiz / Amy Poehler was terrified by a chimp

Amy Poehler recalls terrifying chimp ordeal

Amy Poehler started "screaming" after being grabbed by a chimp who refused to let go of her arm.

The Parks and Recreation star was left terrified by the experience with the "formidable" creature named Mikey backstage on Saturday Night Live and admitted she finds it "stressful" working with animals.

Speaking on her Good Hang podcast, she ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Daniel Radcliffe has sent his support to Dominic McLoughlin

Daniel Radcliffe wrote to new Harry Potter star

Daniel Radcliffe sent a message of support to new Harry Potter Dominic McLaughlin.

The 36-year-old actor shot to fame playing the boy wizard in the movie franchise from 2001 to 2011, and he reached out to the 11-year-old newcomer to wish him luck in playing the same character in the upcoming TV adaptation.

Daniel said on Good Morning America: ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Billy Bob Thornton didn't want a party for his 70th birthday

Billy Bob Thornton refused to celebrate 70th birthday

Billy Bob Thornton refused to celebrate his 70th birthday over the summer.

The Armageddon star reached the milestone on August 4 but he didn't want a big party or any presents - even telling his wife Connie Angland not to "mention it to anybody" so he could just spend the big day at home with his family.

Thornton told RollIing Stone magazine:...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Glen Powell is studying for a degree.

Glen Powell secretly studying for a degree

Glen Powell has been secretly studying for a degree at the University of Texas.

The Twisters star has revealed he's been enrolled at the institution for a year since moving back to his home state from Los Angeles and he's now looking forward to his second semester as a student.

He told Vanity Fair magazine: "I literally just paid my tuition ...Read more

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Stone Temple Pilots will headline new camping and rock fest in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — For its first camping two-day music festival, Treasure Island Resort and Casino is betting on a bunch of hard rock bands launched in the 1990s.

Stone Temple Pilots is the big name for the inaugural Rockin’ the Island fest at Treasure Island Amphitheater in Welch, Minnesota, on June 26-27.

The “Plush” hitmakers are now on ...Read more

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Review: 'Thoughts & Prayers' examines shooter preparedness in the face of political apathy

"Thoughts & Prayers," which premiered Tuesday on HBO, is a documentary film about the $3 billion "active shooter preparedness industry," that space where American failure meets American entrepreneurism. Though it approaches its subject with a certain formal neutrality, the title, a phrase now synonymous with political emptiness, does suggest a ...Read more

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With a 'Bah, humbug,' Greg Wood returns to Orlando after 30 years

ORLANDO, Fla. — Like a ghost of Christmas past, Greg Wood is back in Central Florida and working with Orlando Shakes. The stage and screen actor, who recently performed in Broadway’s star-driven “Othello” with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, is back in town after 30 years to take on an iconic role.

Wood, who lives in Philadelphia...Read more

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How evil can you be on the Eras tour? Sofia Isella is carving a dark new lane in pop

LOS ANGELES — It takes a certain composure, as a teenager, to walk out onto Taylor Swift's stage in a sold-out stadium and play an opening set to tens of thousands of fans who have never heard of you. But it takes even more conviction to use the occasion to play music almost guaranteed to leave them squirming — grimy, bloodletting noise-rock...Read more

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Q&A: Al Jardine reanimates Beach Boys' musical legacy: 'It's new all over again'

SAN DIEGO — Al Jardine’s endless summer officially began when he was 18 and co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961. It hasn’t stopped yet.

“I’m still enjoying this too much to think of quitting,” said the 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He is now embarked on the debut “Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band — Tribute to Brian ...Read more

Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson are 'already' getting ideas for next Knives Out film

Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson are "already starting to formulate" ideas for another Knives Out.

The 57-year-old actor and 51-year-old filmmaker are both open to creating more adventures for detective Benoit Blanc after the release of a third Netflix film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which completes a two-sequel deal with the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Steven E. de Souza directed the original Running Man

Original Running Man writer jokes the next remake might 'stick the landing'

Steven E. de Souza has joked the next Running Man remake might finally "stick the landing".

The 78-year-old filmmaker - who wrote the original 1987 movie based on Stephen King's dystopian novel of the same name - has opened up on the challenge that he and director Edgar Wright have faced with their own respective adaptations.

He told The ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / RAYE wants to keeping performing 'until I die' but admits it comes at a cost to her personal life

RAYE swaps partying for hiking in a bid to protect her voice for years to come

RAYE has swapped partying for hiking in a bid to "protect" her voice so she can keep performing "until I die".

The Where Is My Husband! hitmaker has revealed she is yet to meet a potential suitor and having to make an "immense amount of sacrifice" in her social life to keep her voice in shape for belting out those huge ballads doesn't help.

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Bang Showbiz / Leonardo DiCaprio to receive top prize at Palm Springs Film Festival.

Leonardo DiCaprio to receive top prize at Palm Springs Film Festival

Leonardo DiCaprio is to receive a top prize at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

The Revenant actor will be handed the spectacle's Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, at the event's Film Awards, which will take place on January 3, 2026, at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi revealed DiCaprio will be ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Brendan Fraser took Japanese language classes for his new film Rental Family.

Brendan Fraser learnt Japanese for Rental Family

Brendan Fraser learnt Japanese for his new movie Rental Family.

The Mummy star, 56, plays an actor working in Tokyo for a rental family service - a business which allows people to hire actors to pose as relatives or companions - and he's revealed he spent time in the city ahead of the shoot so he could immerse himself in Japanese culture.

In a...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Austin Butler isn't dating Emily Ratajkowski.

Austin Butler is just 'friends' with Emily Ratajkowski

Austin Butler is just "friends" with Emily Ratajkowski.

The Elvis star, 34, was recently pictured having dinner with the model, also 34, in New York City but the actor has now shot down rumours of a budding romance between the pair.

When asked about the dating rumours, he told Vanity Fair magazine: "The true answer is that I have a lot of ...Read more

Zawe Ashton confirms birth of second child

Zawe Ashton has given birth to her and Tom Hiddleston's second child.

The 41-year-old actress took to social media to reveal she is in "postpartum recovery", five months after confirming she was expecting another baby with the Loki star.

As with the couple's first child, neither Zawe nor Tom - who got engaged in 2022, the same year they became...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Khloe Kardashian doesnt' believe in the 1969 moon landing

Khloe Kardashian doesn't believe moon landing either

Khloe Kardashian helped persuade Kim Kardashian that the 1969 moon landing "didn't happen".

The Skims founder recently caused a stir when she attempted to convince her All's Fair co-star, Sarah Paulson, 50, to side with her and other conspiracy theorists that Buzz Aldrin, 95, and the late Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission did not happen, and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jenna Jameson is at peace after finding love again.

Jenna Jameson's girlfriend accepted porn past without 'judgement'

Jenna Jameson's new girlfriend Mil R. Ocampo accepted her porn star past without "judgement".

The 51-year-old former adult actress has found love again with the author after splitting from her wife Jessi Lawless last year and Jenna has now explained she feels "at peace" and is "incredibly happy".

She told Us Weekly: "[Its going] better than I ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Zach Bryan has been sober for two months

Zach Bryan gives up alcohol after 'earth-shattering panic attacks'

Zach Bryan hasn't "touched alcohol in two months" after experiencing "earth-shattering panic attacks".

The 29-year-old country music star has revealed he reached out for help and underwent therapy after a 20-day camping trip made him realise he had a "toxic relationship with booze" and he needed to address his mental health issues sober.

In a...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Keanu Reeves had his property returned after thieves targeted his home.

Keanu Reeves thanks FBI for returning items stolen in burglary

Keanu Reeves has thanked the FBI for returning items stolen from his home in a burglary back in 2023.

The 61-year-old actor's property in Los Angeles was targeted by thieves two years ago but US authorities have worked with officials in Chile to locate some of the star's stolen possessions - including a personalised Rolex watch featured in his ...Read more