Ryan O’Neal, the Oscar-nominated actor who become a box office darling in the 1970s for his performances in “Love Story” and “What’s Up, Doc?,” died in early December of heart failure. His death certificate, obtained by the Blast, shows that he had suffered from cardiomyopathy for years and then died suddenly of a congestive heart…
Just nine days ago, Los Angeles comic Neel Nanda was headlining a Toronto comedy club for the first time, cracking up the crowd and inviting fans to help celebrate his birthday weekend with him downtown after the show. “He made our audiences smile and so happy,” Jokers Theatre & Comedy Club owner Dave Curran said…
A tumultuous time for the upcoming “Scream VII” continued Saturday as the film’s director, Christopher Landon, announced he has left the project. “I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago,” Landon posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. “This will disappoint some and delight…
Laura Lynch, a founding member of the music group who would find fame as the Dixie Chicks, has died in a car crash in West Texas. She was 65. Lynch was involved in a head-on collision in El Paso on Friday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Now know as the Chicks, the…
A new docuseries cataloging Willie Nelson’s life and career drops one bombshell after another about the 90-year-old country singer — among them his refusal to file bankruptcy to the point of a home raid and his shootout with a daughter’s ex-husband. Then there was the hospital bill that exposed his years-long affair with film producer…
A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual-exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who was pictured naked at 4 months old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.” The lawsuit by Spencer Elden, now a 32-year-old artist, against the grunge rock hitmakers alleges that he has suffered “permanent harm” as the band…
It has been a big year for actor-director-producer Benny Safdie, who starred in “Oppenheimer” and “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” and co-created and stars in Showtime series “The Curse.” (Evelyn Freja / For The Times) When Benny Safdie began doing stand-up while in high school in New York City’s Upper West Side, he…
Adam Driver confirmed the birth of his second child with his wife, fellow actor Joanne Tucker. While Driver was a guest on “Live With Kelly and Mark” on Wednesday, co-host Kelly Ripa asked the “Ferrari” and “Star Wars” actor about having a “baby girl.” “I do, yeah, she’s 8 months,” Driver said before quipping, “You…
The crown has passed from one half-blood to another. Logan Lerman, who portrayed the titular character Percy Jackson in the 2010 and 2012 big-screen adaptations of the popular fantasy book series, sent a surprise message to the cast of the newly premiered Percy Jackson television show, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” on Disney+. Several of…
As if there wasn’t already Kenough of the Barbie-themed ads and merch over the summer, get ready for “Now That’s What I Call Ken-mas!” That’s right, Ryan Gosling and “Barbie” composer-pop whisperer Mark Ronson have teamed up once again to release a Christmas-themed version of one of the movie’s hit songs, “I’m Just Ken.” The…
