By ANDREW DALTON | AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — Actor Gina Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “ The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media. The lawsuit Carano filed with help from X, formerly Twitter, in … Read more
Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He … Read more
A report this week is likely to add to questions about Mary Lou Retton’s claim that she couldn’t “afford” health insurance — a situation that prompted her daughters to launch an online fundraising campaign that netted more than $459,00 and was supposed to cover the costs of her monthlong hospital stay for a rare and … Read more
NEW YORK — Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely this week on the social media platform X. Her ardent fanbase of … Read more
Bhushan Kumar with his Ferrari. (Photo: Cartoq) Ferrari started business in 1939. Despite its limited numbers & high prices, celebrities & industry experts in Bollywood have not hesitated to splurge on it. When one thinks of fashionable luxury cars, one automatically thinks of a Ferrari. The Italian luxury car brand is notable in pop culture … Read more
Councilmember Traci Park jumped into action after she said her office received hundreds of emails and phone calls, issuing an urgent motion to The Los Angeles City Council to initiate consideration of the home as a city historic cultural monument. It is not a historic cultural monumentBrinah Milstein, co-owner of Marilyn Monroe’s former home The … Read more
Canada’s financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds. In a newly published bulletin, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada highlights the criminal exploitation of legitimate and unlicensed digital wagering operations. The centre, known as Fintrac, … Read more
It seems that for Gen Z – the oldest of whom come in at around 26, and who generally champion inclusivity and equality across the board – being old is still openly considered a negative experience, one that should be prevented by any means necessary, from multi-step skincare routines and injectables to surgery. Pamela Anderson … Read more
Analysis by Oliver Darcy | CNN Where are Bob Iger and Jimmy Pitaro? The Disney and ESPN chiefs have both been conspicuously silent as sports shock jock Pat McAfee very publicly uses their air to host a weekly conspiracy program with injured New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers — an off-the-rails affair that recently tarred and feathered Jimmy Kimmel within the Magic Kingdom’s own walls. Neither Iger … Read more
A rapper has been jailed for 15 days for only wearing a sock on the genitals to an “almost naked” party organised by a Russian TV presenter and actress, Anastasia Ivleeva, in Moscow. Several Russian celebrities have come under fire for partying while the country remains at war with Ukraine. The authorities have also launched … Read more
