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Rod Stewart canceled two shows Friday after contracting Covid-19. The 79-year-old "Maggie May" singer’s management revealed the news on his Instagram, writing, "We regret to announce that tonight's Rod Stewart's concert in Stateline, NV and his August 10 concert in Lincoln, CA have been postponed as…

UPDATE: Noah Lyles has posted on social media that he believes his time in Paris is done. Lyles was supposed to take part in Friday's men's 4x100m relay final, but has apparently ceded his spot to healthier athletes. "I want to thank everyone for the supportive messages," he said in his post…

Netflix's former Senior Manager of Risk Management is taking the streamer to court on a plethora of claims from sexual harassment to discrimination, retaliatory termination and now-shuttered Covid vaccine mandates. "Combs alleges that the real reason for her termination was retaliation for her…

Harvey Weinstein has Covid again and is back in a New York hospital as his attorneys prepare for a pretrial on sexual assault charges against the incarcerated producer. "Craig Rothfeld, Mr. Weinstein's authorized representative and prison consultant, confirms that Mr. Weinstein has been brought back…

UPDATE: Joe Biden’s Covid symptoms “have improved meaningfully,” according to his doctor, while his reelection campaign said that he will return to the campaign trail next week. The president took his fourth dose of Paxlovid this morning, and “his loose, non-productive cough and hoarseness continue…

The View’s Whoopi Goldberg and President Joe Biden have something new in common: Both have become part of the summertime surge in new, generally mild Covid cases, and Goldberg is willing to cut Biden some slack. Goldberg returned to The View panel Tuesday after being out with Covid since last…

UPDATE: President Joe Biden wrote on X/Twitter about his Covid diagnosis. Biden said, “I tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon, but I am feeling good and thank everyone for the well wishes. I will be isolating as I recover, and during this time I will continue to work to get the job done for…

UPDATE, July 16: Whoopi Goldberg was back in her moderator’s seat at The View today, returning after she missed last Thursday’s and Monday’s episodes after testing positive for Covid. Goldberg, who had her usual Friday off last week, made no mention today of her latest bout with the coronavirus…

More than a year after the Los Angeles City Council lifted the city’s declaration of emergency related to the coronavirus, council members today ended the policy requiring municipal employees to bevaccinated for Covid. Council members approved an ordinance in a 13-0 vote to terminate the vaccination…

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, who is ABC News’ chief medical correspondent and co-host of GMA3, plans to leave the network. Ashton has been with the network since 2012. She recently launched Ajenda, a health and wellness newsletter. A network spokesperson confirmed her planned departure, which will be at the…

UPDATE, 5:34 PM: Over two years after Rockmond Dunbar filed a lawsuit against 20th Television and Disney over his pink slipping from 9-1-1 out of his insistence on a religious exemption to Covid vaccine mandates on the show, a federal judge today has said the legal battle can go to trial. Kind of. "The Court…

Movie theater circuit Cinemark’s credit rating has been raised by S&P Global, a small sign of optimism that exhibitors can weather the impact of Hollywood strikes and pandemic-altered moviegoing habits. The agency said it raised its ratings on the Plano, TX-based company’s secured and unsecured debt…