Nicole Curtis, whose home-rehab work in Detroit and Minneapolis has been the backbone of “Rehab Addict” on HGTV, is thanking people for their support and apologizing after a video surfaced in which she used a racial slur.

“I could say more, but I shall say less,” she wrote Wednesday in a caption on an Instagram video showing her going ...Read more

The Backstreet Boys made waves on Sunday with a viral Super Bowl commercial for Coinbase and now they’re aiming to be the next Super Bowl halftime performers.

The boy band popped up during the big game in an ad for the cryptocurrency platform that featured a karaoke-style sing-along of their hit track “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).”

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, the former Trump staffer-turned-co-host of "The View," is now a mom.

Th political commentator, 36, and her husband Justin Griffin welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, late Tuesday evening, she announced. In an Instagram story posted Wednesday morning, Farah Griffin shared news that she gave birth to son Justin ...Read more

“The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin is officially a mom after welcoming her first child with her husband, Justin Griffin.

The news was announced by Whoopi Goldberg at the top of the ABC daytime talk show on Wednesday.

“The first thing we want to do is start by congratulating Alyssa and her husband, Justin, on the birth of their baby ...Read more

Season 10 of “Love Is Blind” premiered Wednesday on Netflix, and the show is already making headlines after contestant Elissa Finley was hospitalized for getting nail glue in her eye.

In the first episode, the 38-year-old nurse can seen rushing into the women’s lounge shouting, “Oh my god! What do I do? F–!”

Finley was quickly ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Eagles’ fast lane at Sphere has extended its off ramp.

The legendary rockers have added April 10-11 to their residency at the Bulbous Wonder. This is “due to demand,” as usual. Tickets are on sale Feb. 20 at ticketmaster.com, presale and VIP packages at eagles.com, and travel packages at eagles.vibee.com.

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LAS VEGAS — Electric Daisy Carnival turns 30 this spring, and it’ll celebrate the year it was born by getting “Born Slippy.”

Prepare for a little nostalgia to go with a whole lot of beats, bodies and pyro when EDC returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway from May 15 to 17, as the fest will feature a pair of mid-’90s electronica favorites ...Read more

Stars across Hollywood flooded social media with tributes and memories of beloved “Dawson Creek” star James Van Der Beek, who died after a battle with colorectal cancer at the age of 48.

His wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, announced the sad news Wednesday on Instagram, writing that the actor “met his final days with courage, faith and grace....Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Hilary Duff is finally coming back to town.

Duff is set to perform July 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain view.

The date is part of Duff’s lucky me tour, which is her first full-scale global headlining run in almost two decades.

Duff tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 am Feb. 20, www.hilaryduff.com/...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan native and HGTV star Nicole Curtis has apologized after video of her working on a house surfaced of her using a racial slur and her long-running house rehab show pulled.

In the clip, posted by Radar Online, the reality star appears to grow frustrated with a task while standing on a ladder when she blurts out, "Oh, fart (n-...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Even as it relocates to a more central site in its namesake city, Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival will be all over the map musically in its 2026 comeback.

Experimental R&B singer Dijon, ‘80s hitmaker-turned-acclaimed-songwriter Aimee Mann, Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty, Louisiana music vets Jon Cleary and Nathan & the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jennifer Hudson will return to “Dreamgirls,” this time as a producer, for Broadway’s fall revival of the Tony- and Oscar-winning musical.

The “American Idol” alum — who won the 2007 Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Effie White in Bill Condon’s star-studded screen adaptation — said in a statement to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Viewership for the “Today” show has jumped 23% amid the search for host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy, and the Winter Olympics in Milan.

Nielsen ratings show the NBC morning staple held its position last week as the country’s top morning show in both total viewers and the demographic of adults aged 25-54, ...Read more

Pete Finney, a steel guitarist who toured with Patty Loveless for more than 20 years and recorded with Reba McEntire, the Chicks, Vince Gill, the Judds and more, has died. He was 70.

Confirmation came via a statement earlier this week from Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which said Finney died Saturday. No cause of death ...Read more

In 2002, a former math and science teacher and prison guard named John Darwin paddled a kayak into the North Sea from his home in Seaton Carew, England, and disappeared. Subsequently he was declared dead, and his wife, Anne, received a life insurance payout of 250,000 pounds. As it happened, he was very much alive and living secretly at home and...Read more

CHICAGO — For seven seasons, the people behind WTTW’s “Firsthand” documentary series have gathered to figure out what subject to focus their efforts. In previous years, executive producer Dan Protess and his team have centered such topics as segregation, coronavirus, poverty, homelessness and life after prison. This season is about the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Six months and 16 Oscar nominations ago, Delroy Lindo hopped on a Zoom call with the awards consultants running the campaign for Ryan Coogler's genre-defying American horror story, "Sinners." Actors don't often participate in these meetings. But Lindo had received so much love for his turn as bluesman Delta Slim since "Sinners" ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Can a Hungarian-born heavy metal fan who grew up as a professional wrestling devotee in a San Marcos trailer park achieve success as a stand-up comedian signed to the same record label as Eric Clapton and the Stray Cats?

This question itself might sound like a joke. But it’s an accurate thumbnail description of Zoltan Kaszas, ...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: I have a question about the “Doc Martin” and “Best Medicine” shows: Why? They live in the same named place, both have romantic feelings for Louisa, and have a pharmacist who wears a cervical collar. Both doctors are clumsy and don’t like dogs. Is there a reason for Fox copying “Doc Martin�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — James Van Der Beek, the actor who starred in the teen drama series “Dawson’s Creek” and the sports drama “Varsity Blues,” has died. He was 48.

Known for wooing audiences as aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery in the WB series, Van Der Beek died Wednesday morning. His family confirmed his death in a statement on the actor�...Read more