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Dolly Parton changes words to ‘Jolene’ to encourage covid vaccinationsVideo
Country music legend Dolly Parton changed the words to her 1973 hit song “Jolene” to encourage people to get the covid-19 vaccine. Parton received the vaccination in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday. She posted the new version of “Jolene,” on Instagram. “Well, hey, it’s me, I am finally going to get...
‘Dr. Oz’ aids police in resuscitating man at Newark airport
NEWARK, N.J. — When a traveler became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from a celebrity doctor: Mehmet Oz. The incident occurred late Monday night when Port Authority Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old man fall to the floor near a baggage claim area. Croissant...
Prince Harry: Split from royal life ‘unbelievably tough’
Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after she and Prince Charles divorced. “I’m...
Prince Harry raps ‘Fresh Prince,’ says he didn’t walk awayVideo
LONDON — Prince Harry, who decamped from England to Southern California last year, rapped the theme song to the 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” during a late-night talk show appearance in which he said he didn’t walk away from his royal duties. During a segment on the CBS...
Lady Gaga’s dog walker shot, French bulldogs stolen in LA
LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery, police said. The singer is offering a $500,000 reward. The dog walker was shot once Wednesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, according to...
Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen droppedVideo
The government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker’s blood-alcohol level was so low that it didn’t warrant the charges. Springsteen pleaded guilty to a third charge, consuming alcohol in a closed area, the Gateway...
Betty White, furry friends star in 50-year-old ‘Pet Set’
LOS ANGELES — On a TV show Betty White hosted 50 years ago, the perpetual charmer flirts with James Brolin, teases Della Reese and trades quips with Carol Burnett. But White appears most delighted in the company of the real stars of “Betty White’s Pet Set,” among them elephants, lions...
Mandy Moore announces birth of son ‘right on his due date’
LOS ANGELES — Mandy Moore is officially a mom. The 36-year-old “This Is Us” star announced the birth of her first child, a son named August Harrison Goldsmith, on her Instagram Tuesday. “Gus is here,” Moore wrote in the post along with a photo. “He was punctual and arrived right...
Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Aaron RodgersVideo
Shailene Woodley confirmed that she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday, saying they got engaged “a while ago.” The 37-year-old Rodgers mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancée while accepting his third...
Podcast odd couple: Obama, Springsteen in Spotify series
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano. The first two episodes of “Renegades: Born in the USA,” a conversation recorded in Springsteen’s guitar-filled home studio in New Jersey, were...
Moet Hennessy buys 50% stake in Jay-Z’s Champagne brand
Moet Hennessy is acquiring a 50% stake in rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z’s Champagne brand in an effort to up its cool factor and expand distribution. Terms of the deal announced Monday weren’t released. Armand de Brignac, known familiarly as Ace of Spades because of its distinctive label, is produced in...
Billie Eilish wins temporary restraining order against alleged stalker: ‘I worry for my safety’
A man allegedly stalking and threatening Billie Eilish outside her Los Angeles home has been ordered to keep his distance from the superstar singer pending a court hearing next month. John Matthews Hearle, 23, was served with a temporary restraining order Wednesday not far from the home Eilish still shares...
It’s final: Harry and Meghan won’t return as working royals
LONDON — Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles — a decision that makes formal, and final, the couple’s split from the royal family. When Harry and Meghan stepped away...
Dolly Parton doesn’t want her statue at the Tennessee Capitol with ‘all that is going on in the world’
She’s begging of you to see her side. Dolly Parton took to Twitter Thursday morning to urge the Tennessee Legislature to scrap its plans for a statue of the “Jolene” songstress at the state Capitol, given the current state of the world. “I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for...
Dance teacher featured on ‘Dance Moms’ accused of sex abuse
ORLANDO, Fla. — A dance instructor who appeared on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms” is accused of sexually abusing girls at an Orlando dance studio. Kevin Cosculluela, 25, pleaded not guilty following his arrest in December on charges of sexual activity with a 16- or 17-year-old child, solicitation of a minor, lewd...
Even without listening, U.S. lives in Rush Limbaugh’s media world
NEW YORK — You didn’t have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did. Conservative talk radio wasn’t a genre before him. Without Limbaugh, it’s hard to imagine a Fox News Channel, or a President Donald Trump, or a media landscape defined by...
Demi Lovato reveals she has brain damage from overdose in 2018Video
LOS ANGELES — Demi Lovato’s drug overdose in 2018 resulted in the singer having three strokes and a heart attack, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her. Lovato reveals publicly for the first time details about the near-fatal incident in “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil,” a four-part...
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn’t call for help, police said. Charles Polevich faces charges of leaving the scene of an incident and tampering with physical...
Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ dies at 70
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals, foretold the rise of Donald Trump and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, died Wednesday. He was 70....
Kate Gosselin sells Pa. house for nearly $1.1 million
The Pennsylvania house of reality TV star Kate Gosselin has been sold. Gosselin of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” and later “Kate Plus 8” had listed her home in Wernersville, Berks County, for nearly $1.3 million, according to People Magazine. The house sold for $1,085,000 on Jan. 25, according to...
Dwayne Johnson’s ‘surreal’ look back in TV’s ‘Young Rock’
LOS ANGELES — When Dwayne Johnson sold the idea for a TV comedy about his colorful and challenging early life to NBC a year ago, he was delighted to tell his parents that a version of their family was bound for the small screen. Days later, his father was felled...
U.K. judge rules that newspaper invaded Meghan’s privacy
A British judge ruled Thursday that a newspaper invaded Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing personal letter to her estranged father. Judge Mark Warby said Associated Newspapers misused the duchess’s private information in five February 2019 articles in the Mail on Sunday and on the MailOnline website, which published portions...
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
LOS ANGELES — Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday. He was 78. Flynt had been in frail health and died of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, said his nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr. From his...
Springsteen charged with drunken driving; Jeep ad on pause
HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey, prompting Jeep to put on pause the Super Bowl television commercial that features him. Springsteen was arrested Nov. 14 in a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast, a spokesperson for...
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76Video
LAS VEGAS — Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Las Vegas and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The...
