LOS ANGELES — Isiah Whitlock Jr., best known for his role in HBO's "The Wire" and frequent collaborations with director Spike Lee in films such as "BlacKkKlansman" and "Da 5 Bloods," has died. He was 71.

Whitlock's manager, Brian Liebman, shared news of his client's death in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

"It is with tremendous sadness that I...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Yes, Oprah Winfrey has discussed her weight loss and weight gain and weight in general before — many, many times before. The difference this time around, she says, is how little food noise there is in her daily life, and how little shame. It’s so quiet, in fact, that she can eat a whole croissant and simply acknowledge she ...Read more

ATLANTA — While 2025 was one of the slowest years for production in metro Atlanta in more than a decade, plenty of A-list actors such as Nicolas Cage, Amy Adams and Jason Bateman spent time in the area for a variety of films and TV shows.

Here is a sampling of Georgia-produced projects with specific 2026 launch dates, along with several ...Read more

DENVER — Red Rocks Amphitheatre continued to reach new heights in 2025, notching wins for the best-attended amphitheater in the United States, as well as the second most-attended venue in the U.S. overall.

The rankings come from industry publications Pollstar and Billboard, which annually list the roughly 9,500-seat Morrison venue alongside ...Read more

Sean Astin has stepped in to help Tylor Chase.

Ned's Declassified star Tylor, 34, has been living on the streets and dealing with addiction for some time and Stranger Things star Sean - who is also the president of the Screen Actors Guild - reached out to offer his support.

Tylor's former co-star Daniel Curtis Lee - who recently tried to get ...Read more

Chevy Chase is the rudest celebrity Marina Zenovich has ever interviewed.

The I'm Chevy Chase, and You're Not director admitted she was initially worried about how to approach the 82-year-old actor about his reputation for being difficult and abrasive but it was easy after he was immediately rude to her.

When Zenovich told Chevy "I'm just ...Read more

Justin Hawkins has warned music is "in trouble" if Yungblud is the future of rock.

The Darkness frontman sparked upset when he blasted the I Think I'm Okay hitmaker's MTV VMAs tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and while he doesn't see the row as a "spat", he stands by his comments over Yungblud's use of autotune.

He told Classic Rock magazine:...Read more

ASAP Rocky is helping to pay rent for people living in his childhood building.

The 37-year-old music star has teamed up with Bilt, a payments and commerce network, to pay the January rent for people in his childhood building, and Rocky has made the donation to celebrate the release of Don't Be Dumb, his long-awaited fourth studio album.

Rocky ...Read more

Sterling K. Brown believes marriage requires "constant rededication".

The Paradise actor wed Ryan Michelle Bathe - the mother of his sons Andrew, 14, and 10-year-old Amare - in 2006 and he thinks it is important to be "transparent" about the challenges in their relationship to show things aren't always as "polished" as they seem.

Discussing ...Read more

Sadie Sink feels "very emotional" when she hears Kate Bush's Running Up that Hill.

The 22-year-old actress' Stranger Things character Max Mayfield became synonymous with the 1985 classic track thanks to the fourth season of the show but she insisted she isn't "tired" of hearing the song now because she has so many memories attached to it.

She ...Read more

Q. I have a very economical setup for streaming music. It uses a WiiM Ultra Streamer and 100-watt WiiM amplifier, playing over Klipsch 600M bookshelf speakers with a 10-inch Klipsch subwoofer. I’m 70, so most of what I listen to is from my era, namely '60s/'70s rock and a lot of dead vocalists like Frank Sinatra. I always stream at the highest...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When musician Cary Brothers found out that the Hotel Cafe was shutting down, he felt like he'd been told his parents were selling his childhood home.

The beloved music venue, which kick-started the careers of then-little-known singer-songwriters Adele, Sara Bareilles and Damien Rice, is closing its doors in early 2026, its co-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Community-supported media has had a tough year with the defunding of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, created by Congress under the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. At the time of its death, the organization provided grants to 365 noncommercial television and 1,216 radio stations. ("Ending Taxpayer Support of Biased Media" was ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Harpist Nikki Lemire had to work Christmas Day, but she’s not complaining. The Duluth native was one of more than a dozen Minnesota musicians backing Snoop Dogg at U.S. Bank Stadium in an eclectic concert just as memorable as the Vikings’ upset win.

Lemire, who turned 41 on Christmas Eve, got the invite to perform while ...Read more

George Clooney once received some important career advice from Paul Newman.

The 64-year-old actor was a huge admirer of the movie star - who passed away in September 2008, aged 83 - and he's recalled receiving some good life advice from Newman at a studio back in 1998.

Speaking to Variety, George shared: "I pulled up and I go, 'Hey, Mr. Newman...Read more

Sydney Sweeney built a gym in her house just to prepare for Christy.

The 28-year-old actress plays boxer Christy Martin in the movie and she was "excited" to totally transform herself for the role.

She told Britain's OK! magazine: "I was excited to do it.

"I wanted desperately to do Christy justice and to make her proud.

"I really love to ...Read more

Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford's friendship "ended" almost 50 years ago.

The Up the Junction hitmakers still perform and make music together but they are no longer as close as they used to be and don't have a relationship outside of the band.

Glenn admitted to MOJO magazine: "Mine and Chris' relationship effectively ended as a ...Read more

Ronan Keating is looking forward to 2026 with "optimism".

The 48-year-old pop star is performing a New Year's Eve concert, which will be aired on TV in the UK, and Ronan hopes that the event will help those people who are currently finding things difficult.

He told BBC News: "It can be a very lonely time for a lot of people. A very hard time. ...Read more

Charlie Polinger achieves a lot with relatively little with his feature directorial debut, “The Plague.”

Getting a wide release this week, this slice of psychological horror is quite effective despite its small scale and a cast consisting largely of little-known young actors.

A cross between “Lord of the Flies” and … some other movie...Read more

The director of Corey Feldman vs The World has refuted Corey's claims the documentary was made without his knowledge.

Corey, 54, denied any involvement with the project after it was revealed that he appeared to make molestation allegations against his late The Lost Boys co-star Corey Haim in the documentary.

His legal team told Us Weekly in a ...Read more