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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Verna Bloom, dean’s wife in ‘Animal House,’ dead at 80
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Verna Bloom, the actress who portrayed the wife of the dean in the movie “Animal House,” has died. She was 80. Family spokesman Mike Kaplan tells The Hollywood Reporter that Bloom died Wednesday in Bar Harbor, Maine, of complications from dementia. In the 1978 John Landis...
Lawyer: Georgia prosecutor seeking info about R. Kelly 
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer representing a couple who appeared in a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly said prosecutors in Georgia have reached out to him. Atlanta-based lawyer Gerald Griggs represents Timothy and Jonjelyn Savage, who have said repeatedly that Kelly has kept their daughter from...
Blizzard adds tribute to Stan Lee in World of Warcraft
Stan Lee is getting a tribute in Stormwind. As reported by the fan site “WoWHead,” games company Blizzard is adding a tribute to the late comics legend in its massively multiplayer online role-playing game, “World of Warcraft.” Lee died in November. He was 95. According to WoWHead, Bas Schouten found...
Elvis Presley’s jewelry, clothing sold at Graceland auction
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jewelry, clothing and other Elvis Presley-related memorabilia have been sold at auction in Tennessee. Elvis Presley Enterprises says the auction at The Guest House Graceland netted more than $600,000 Tuesday on what would have been his 84th birthday. The Guest House is a hotel located steps from...
Rose McGowan to plead no contest to reduced drug charge
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A lawyer for Rose McGowan says the actress and activist will plead no contest to a reduced drug charge in Virginia and avoid jail time. Attorney Jim Hundley tells WTOP-FM that the commonwealth agreed to reduce the felony cocaine possession charge to misdemeanor possession of a...
Kevin Hart sorry for homophobic tweets: ‘We thought it was OK to talk like that’
The long-running Oscars controversy continued Monday when Kevin Hart apologized to the LGBTQ community for his homophobic tweets. The funnyman dropped out as Oscars host after past tweets were revisited on social media less than a month ago. Hart has since made public statements about his remarks, but Monday’s comments...
Kevin Spacey ordered to stay away from accuser
NANTUCKET, Mass. — Kevin Spacey must stay away from the young man who accused him of groping him at a Massachusetts bar in 2016, a judge ordered Monday. The disgraced actor was arraigned on a charge of felony indecent assault and battery during a hearing at Nantucket District Court. He...
Soulja Boy’s car among those trapped by California mudslide
LOS ANGELES — Rapper Soulja Boy was among motorists whose cars were trapped by mudslides caused by a powerful storm that shut down Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The 28-year-old retweeted a photo of the mudslides in Malibu on Saturday. He said: “My car got stuck too almost went into...
Kevin Hart ‘evaluating’ returning to host the Oscars
Will Kevin Hart return as Oscars host? The comedian said Thursday he is “evaluating” whether to return to the job he stepped down from last month over the backlash he faced concerning his past homophobic remarks. The comments came during a taping of Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show on Thursday —...
Carrie Ann Inaba gets host gig on ‘The Talk’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Ann Inaba is no longer a temp on “The Talk.” The CBS daytime show announced Wednesday that Inaba has joined the panel of hosts, moving up from recurring guest host. “The Dancing With the Stars” judge replaces Julie Chen, who left the talk show in...
Pete Davidson accuses Louis C.K. of trying to get him fired from ‘SNL’
Pete Davidson kicked 2018 to the curb on Monday night with a stand-up set about breakups, tattoos and Louis C.K. The “Saturday Night Live” star performed in Boston on New Year’s Eve and had some choice words for the fellow comedian, who recently made headlines for a stand-up set mocking...
Super Dave Osborne actor Bob Einstein dead at 76
Emmy-winning actor, comedian and writer Bob Einstein, creator of the bumbling stunt man Super Dave Osborne, died today at age 76. Deadline was the first to report the news on Einstein’s death in Indian Wells, Calif. The outlet reported that Einstein had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Einstein also played...


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