Ever since "The Golden Bachelor" became a pop culture sensation last fall, fans have been clamoring for a "Golden Bachelorette."

They've finally got one. On Tuesday, ABC announced that Joan Vassos, a widow and school administrator who chose to leave "The Golden Bachelor" early because of a family emergency, would be the first "Golden ...Read more

Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder took a break from rocking the full house gathered on Monday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, to discuss current events.

No, he wasn’t ready to open up on his thoughts on the situation in Gaza, or who he intends to vote for in the Trump-Biden presidential race (gee, I wonder where Vedder’s ...Read more

Lori Beth Denberg, a star of the '90s Nickelodeon hit "All That," has accused Dan Schneider of showing her pornography on multiple occasions and initiating phone sex when she worked on the sketch series between 1994 and 1998.

In a statement obtained by The Times, Schneider called the accusations "wildly exaggerated and, in most cases, false."

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Move over Martha Stewart! Gayle King is the latest senior citizen gracing the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

The 69-year-old “CBS Mornings” co-anchor joins models Kate Upton, Hunter McGrady and Chrissy Teigen for four separate covers of the magazine, which hits newsstands Friday.

More than 20 other models, including ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A longtime and beloved studio grip died early Saturday in a car accident after pulling a 14-hour overnight shift on the TV series "9-1-1."

Rico Priem, 66, who worked on productions including "Six Feet Under," "Deadwood" and "American History X," was driving home from the Pomona set of "9-1-1" when he was involved in a single-...Read more

NEW YORK — Game show staple “Jeopardy!” is teaming up with Amazon Prime Video for a new spinoff centered around pop culture.

“Pop Culture Jeopardy!” was announced in New York Tuesday at the streamer’s first upfront presentation. It’s the first installment in the franchise to land on a major streaming service, Variety reports.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — As the 20th anniversary of landmark albums by Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service approached last year, Ben Gibbard, the singer-songwriter for both projects, came to his bandmates in Death Cab with a question.

“Ben had this idea,” says Nick Harmer, Death Cab for Cutie‘s bassist since 1997 when Gibbard decided to...Read more

DETROIT — Sometimes it pays to read the print edition of the newspaper.

On page 3B of Monday's Detroit News, tucked inside the Sports section underneath a college football notebook item, a three-paragraph "obituary" ran for Slim Shady, the alter ego of rap superstar Eminem.

"Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions," reads the headline of the ...Read more

Alice Munro, the Canadian short story writer who lent mythic proportions to the lives of ordinary people from small, rural towns like those in the Ontario countryside where she spent most of her life, has died. She was 92.

A spokesperson for the author’s publisher confirmed the death of Munro but did not immediately provide further details, ...Read more

The legendary film producer, director and distributor Roger Corman passed away over the weekend at the age of 98, and it’s safe to say that Hollywood and the film industry as we know it would not be what it is today without his renegade presence and independent spirit.

Under the American Independent Pictures label, and later his own New World...Read more

It would be a challenging undertaking for any filmmaker to attempt to represent the outsize talent, unique style and utterly devastating downfall of soul singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse in biopic form. It’s a thankless task for any actor too. To quote one of Winehouse’s most poignant ballads, the endeavor is “a losing game” before it ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Was the third time the charm for the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, which concluded its 2024 run Sunday at downtown San Diego's Embarcadero Marina Park North with show-stopping performances by the Roots and Beck?

This was the third edition of the homegrown music marathon, which debuted in November 2019, then went dark in 2020 ...Read more

DETROIT — Barbie won't be heading to Pine Knob this summer after all.

The touring "Barbie The Movie: In Concert" event, which was set to play Pine Knob on Aug. 10, has been canceled, according to an announcement on the event's Ticketmaster page. No reason was given for the cancellation.

The local concert was part of a planned 37-city tour ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Since the sudden death of KTLA's Sam Rubin on May 10, the station has been commemorating its longtime entertainment reporter. On Monday morning that included an appearance by Rubin's son Colby.

The 16-year-old visited the "Morning News" set and spoke of his father while sitting in his dad's usual chair.

Colby said he would ...Read more

SEATTLE — A year ago, at the Cannes Film Festival, Lily Gladstone’s career shot into the stratosphere. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese’s based-on-fact drama about a mysterious series of murders in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, made its world premiere at Cannes on May 20, 2023, to a nine-minute standing ovation. “...Read more

"Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker and her husband, John Hughes, are expecting their second child together.

"John and I are thrilled to announce we are welcoming a second baby to our family with the help of another amazing surrogate!" Welker said Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show. "We hope that our news offers hope to others who are trying ...Read more

Rolling Stones fans know the story. In their infancy as rock stars in 1964, the Stones followed James Brown and the Famous Flames at the T.A.M.I. Show at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Legend has it that Brown blew the young band off the stage. Video of the show backs up that claim, as the show marked Brown’s firs televised performance. This ...Read more

At NBCUniversal's annual upfront presentation to advertisers, "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon asked the most pertinent question: “Why are we here?”

To woo advertisers, mostly, especially as spending shifts from traditional television shows to streaming platforms. But NBC also previewed its upcoming shows and events, which includes the 2024...Read more

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

MAY

14: Dune: Part Two

14: Imaginary

14: One Life

14: Land of Bad

14: The American Society of Magical Negroes

14: A Home for the Holidays

14: Destroy All Neighbors

14: My Adventures With Superman: Season 1

14: T.I.M.

14: Noryang: Deadly Sea

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