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Johnny Wactor in October 2023. PHOTO: GILBERT CARRASQUILLO/GC IMAGES

Former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting

Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he…

 

FILE - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock participate in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film, “Go North”, at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered…

 

FILE - Scarlett Johansson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film “Asteroid City” at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2023. OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Johansson, who famously portrayed a fictional AI assistant in the (perhaps no longer so futuristic) film “Her.” (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Scarlett Johansson says a ChatGPT voice is ‘eerily similar’ to hers and OpenAI is halting its use

OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one…

 

FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Actor Tom Selleck arrives at the 15th Annual Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk For Women in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)

In new memoir, Tom Selleck looks back at the hard years that made him a star in ‘Magnum, P.I.’

Tom Selleck starts his memoir in the middle of a car crash.…

FILE - Actor Tom Selleck arrives at the 15th Annual Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk For Women in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) waves after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The tight end has been cast on FX’s “American Horror Story: Grotesquerie” season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Travis Kelce lines up another TV job and joins FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Grotesquerie’ season

While his superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift resumes her world Eras tour, Travis…

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) waves after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The tight end has been cast on FX’s “American Horror Story: Grotesquerie” season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
FILE - Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The Met Gala was in full bloom with Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Mindy Kaling among the standout stars

The Met Gala and its fashionista A-listers on Monday included Jennifer Lopez,…

FILE - Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
People dressed in "Star Wars" costumes outside H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)

Vancouver Space Centre goes intergalactic on ‘Star Wars Day’ in May

Fans of the “Star Wars” movies are invited to dress for the…

People dressed in "Star Wars" costumes outside H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)
M. Emmet Walsh arrives at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, March 1, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif. Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from ‘Blood Simple,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ dies at 88

M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and…

M. Emmet Walsh arrives at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, March 1, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif. Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
Nelson actor Hiromoto Ida plays Lord Kiyama in the Disney+ series Shogun. “One hundred people on the set and suddenly totally quiet, on this beautiful Japanese set, just sitting the Japanese way with beautiful kimonos … that makes me very calm and I enjoy it, like I was here and lived this time before.” Photo: Katie Yu/FX

Nelson actor becomes ruthless warlord in new Disney+ Shōgun series

Hiromoto Ida plays a feudal lord of 17th century Japanese samurai culture

Nelson actor Hiromoto Ida plays Lord Kiyama in the Disney+ series Shogun. “One hundred people on the set and suddenly totally quiet, on this beautiful Japanese set, just sitting the Japanese way with beautiful kimonos … that makes me very calm and I enjoy it, like I was here and lived this time before.” Photo: Katie Yu/FX
Cameron Diaz arrives for her 92Y In Conversation with Rachael Ray on April 5, 2016, in New York. Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy — Cardinal Madden — to their family. The couple announced the arrival of their son in an Instagram post they each shared Friday, March 22, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden announce birth of ‘awesome’ baby boy, Cardinal, in Instagram post

Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are…

Cameron Diaz arrives for her 92Y In Conversation with Rachael Ray on April 5, 2016, in New York. Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy — Cardinal Madden — to their family. The couple announced the arrival of their son in an Instagram post they each shared Friday, March 22, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” are displayed at a news conference on Sept. 4, 2018, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Terry Jon Martin, the aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing the slippers, gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value according to a new memo filed ahead of his Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, sentencing in Duluth, Minn. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen, File)

A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft…

FILE - Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” are displayed at a news conference on Sept. 4, 2018, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Terry Jon Martin, the aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing the slippers, gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value according to a new memo filed ahead of his Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, sentencing in Duluth, Minn. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen, File)
Finneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish pose in the press room with the award for best original song for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Barbie’ ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ makes Billie Eilish the youngest person to win 2 Oscars

What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards, apparently.…

Finneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish pose in the press room with the award for best original song for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Emily Blunt, from left, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh pose for photographers at the premiere for the film “Oppenheimer” on July 13, 2023 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture at Academy Awards, Emma Stone takes best actress

Blockbuster biopic earns total of seven Oscars

Emily Blunt, from left, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh pose for photographers at the premiere for the film “Oppenheimer” on July 13, 2023 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
Host Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five…

Host Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Taylor Swift arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Golden Globes fashion: Taylor Swift stuns in shimmery green and Margot Robbie goes full Barbie

Taylor Swift stunned in shimmery acid green custom Gucci at the newfangled…

Taylor Swift arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
A still image from the film “Mickey’s Mouse Trap” is shown in this handout photo. A Canadian horror director is riding a wave of viral buzz for turning Disney’s most famous character into a gruesome slasher flick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jamie Bailey **MANDATORY CREDIT **

Canadian director of Mickey Mouse horror film: ‘We kind of shook the world’

The film was shot in eight days at Funhaven, an amusement centre in Ottawa

A still image from the film “Mickey’s Mouse Trap” is shown in this handout photo. A Canadian horror director is riding a wave of viral buzz for turning Disney’s most famous character into a gruesome slasher flick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jamie Bailey **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Patrick Stewart in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." (Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures/TNS)

Ashes of B.C. Star Trek fan set to go to space alongside famous stars

Son says Vancouver mother of 8 would be ‘just tickled’ to know where her remains are going

Patrick Stewart in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." (Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures/TNS)
Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)

Russell Brand questioned by London police over 6 more sexual offense claims, UK media say

Comedian Russell Brand has been questioned for a second time by police…

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)
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Another round of eggnog: 10 more terrible Xmas movies to ruin the holidays

Pour yourself a large glass of eggnog and get ready to ‘enjoy’ some holiday movie cheese

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