Martin Mull, comic actor who rose to fame on ‘Mary Hartman,’ dies at 80
Much like Steve Martin, with whom he was sometimes compared, Mull presented an outwardly buttoned-down image that belied an often absurdist sense of humor. Read more
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Michael Jackson died with $500 million in debt
Jackson owed about $40 million to tour promoter AEG, according to the filing, which was made in Los Angeles County Superior Court this month and earlier reported by People magazine. Read more
Prince Harry ordered to expand searches in Murdoch lawsuit
Harry, 39, the younger son of Britain’s King Charles, and more than 40 others are suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) over accusations of unlawful activities by journalists and private investigators, for the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s. Read more
L.A. city council saves Marilyn Monroe’s home from demolition
The decision comes after a months-long battle between the council and the owners of the home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood. Read more
‘The Bodyguard’ actor Bill Cobbs dies at 90
With a career spanning since the 1970s, Cobbs had roles in films like “The Bodyguard” opposite Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, and “Night at the Museum” alongside Ben Stiller. Read more
Hayley Cheyney Kane is crowned Miss Hawaii 2024
Hayley Cheyney Kane had good reason to celebrate as she did her first interview as the newly crowned Miss Hawaii 2024 moments after receiving her title, sash and tiara on stage Sunday at the Hawaii Theatre. Read more
New ‘Apprentice’ book paints Trump as wounded, forgetful
Trump became so excited about the book that he offered to promote it at his rallies, saying that the merchants who follow his traveling roadshow would help peddle it. Read more
Ng comes full circle with ‘Happily Eva Afta’ at MVT
The late Lisa Matsumoto wrote and produced her first pidgin fairy tale musical, “Once Upon One Time,” as a theater-class project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989. Read more
Taylor Wily, who played Kamekona in ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ dies at age 56
Wily found his calling in film and TV with memorable appearances in the Fox television drama“North Shore” in 2004, and in the 2008 romantic comedy film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Read more
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Prosecutors: New evidence Baldwin was reckless before ‘Rust’ shooting
Baldwin’s legal team said in a Monday motion to dismiss charges that prosecutors had built their case around the unproven hypothesis the gun was properly functioning and could not have gone off unless he pulled the trigger, an act the actor denies. Read more
Justin Timberlake arrested for drunk driving in the Hamptons
Timberlake was arrested in the town of Sag Harbor this morning, according to a statement from the local district attorney’s office. Read more
Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong win Tony Awards
The ceremony took place for the first time at New York City’s Lincoln Center with Tony-nominated and Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose hosting the awards ceremony for the third year in a row, after presiding over last year’s writerless event with an elaborately choreographed dance number. Read more
‘Inside Out 2’ domestic box office debuts at $155M
The Friday through Sunday tally topped the $82.5 million brought in by “Dune: Part Two” in March. Read more
Charles Barkley to retire from TV after 2024-25 season
Barkley said he isn’t interested in moving to other networks. Read more
‘Bridgerton’ is back (again). Here’s where things left off.
With the second half of Season 3 upon us, here’s a quick refresher on where things stand in Netflix’s version of Regency-era London. Read more
BTS member Jin finishes army service in South Korea
Jin, 31, wearing his army uniform and a black beret, appeared emotional as he hugged his colleagues at a military base in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province, television footage showed. Read more
‘Pharma Bro’ copied one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album, lawsuit claims
Shkreli paid $2 million in 2015 for “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” and gave it up to partially satisfy a $7.4 million forfeiture order after his 2017 conviction for defrauding hedge fund investors and scheming to defraud investors in a drugmaker. Read more
Taylor Swift bests K-pop band to stay No. 1 for 7th week
In its latest week out, “Tortured Poets” had the equivalent of 148,000 sales in the United States, including 157 million streams and 27,000 copies sold as a complete package, according to the tracking service Luminate. Read more
Pat Sajak doing community theater in Hawaii after ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Sajak is set to star in “Prescription: Murder” at the Hawaii Theatre, scheduled to run from July 31 to Aug.10, 2025. Read more
Netflix faces $170M ‘Baby Reindeer’ defamation lawsuit
The plaintiff Fiona Harvey has publicly claimed to be the inspiration behind the character Martha, played by actress Jessica Gunning, who shares a physical resemblance and like her is a lawyer in London. Read more
Alex Jones asks to convert his bankruptcy to a liquidation
Courts in Texas and Connecticut have ordered Jones to pay $1.5 billion to the relatives of 20 students and six staff members killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Read more
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