Legendary R&B vocalist Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88. According to a statement from her rep: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025. She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.” A formal cause of death was not shared, but the music artist had been navigating ALS since 2022, […]
The 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs’) were streamed live on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23, hosted by Kristen Bell from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The top prizes of the night went to the casts of Shōgun, Only Murders in the Building and Conclave. Timothée Chalamet picked up the Best Actor in a Film trophy for A Complete Unknown, and Demi Moore won the Best Actress in […]
Spice Girls alum Mel B is returning to the “America’s Got Talent” judges panel for the reality competition’s 20th season. Mel joins “AGT” veterans Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara alongside host Terry Crews. Mel B’s return coincides with longtime judge Heidi Klum’s hiatus from the series. Klum, who joined “AGT” in 2013, judged on Seasons 8-13. After a hiatus for Season 14, the German model returned to the […]
The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) stars in the official trailer for the suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, Trey Edward Shults upcoming feature film set to debut in theaters on May 16. The teaser sees The Weeknd portray a musician plagued by insomnia and facing an emotional breakdown. According to a synopsis, the character is ‘pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of […]
Warner Bros. has released a new official trailer for Mickey 17, the new film starring Robert Pattinson and the latest from Academy Award–winning writer/director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite). The film was inspired by Edward Ashton’s book, titled Mickey7. In Mickey 17, Pattinson portrays “expendable” Mickey Barnes, who dies after getting infected by a virus, loses his hand in outer space, and encounters various other misfortunes again and again. The one positive […]
Hulu is developing a reboot of the cult favorite series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, with original series star Sarah Michelle Gellar attached to the new project from writers Nora and Lilla Zuckerman. Variety learned from sources that a sequel series to the beloved “Buffy ” is nearing a pilot order at Hulu, with the reboot said to be “the next chapter in the Buffyverse,” with Oscar winner Chloé Zhao set […]
A$AP Rocky was found not guilty by a California jury of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from a 2021 shooting incident with a former friend in Hollywood. The 36-year-old — legal name Rakim Athelston Mayers — faced more than 24 years in prison if he had been convicted. Mayers was charged with two counts of felony assault on Aug. 15, 2022, after he was arrested at […]
Lionsgate is teasing the star-studded new film Riff Raff, and shared a trailer for the film starring Pete Davidson, Ed Harris and Bill Murray. Riff Raff is described as a ‘crime comedy’ starring Harris as Vincent, a former criminal whose messy family reunion is further complicated by a pair of gangsters, Leftie (Murray) and Lonnie (Pete Davidson), showing up to seek revenge on his son (Lewis Pullman) for killing Leftie’s […]
Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex announced she will be launching her new, renamed lifestyle brand, with the news coming ahead of the debut of Markle’s new Netflix series With Love, Meghan, which premieres on March 4. The former actress previously delayed the show’s premiere amid the Los Angeles wildfires in January. Markle, 43, revealed the news on Instagram that her new business has been rebranded ‘As Ever,’ writing: “I […]