One of the oldest and saddest stories in the recorded music business has always been the naivete of artists who, eager for fame, jump to sign contracts without thinking of future ramifications. True horror stories of songs sold for a bottle of wine or a used Cadillac aren’t the rule anymore. But other stories abound…

A massive global television audience watched in horror today as Christian Ericksen, Denmark’s best player, collapsed on the field just before halftime of his game against Finland. Ericksen collapsed as he went to take a throw-in, according to reports. He was walking towards the sideline and when the ball was thrown in…

Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown and ABC’s newsmag 20/20 tied for the demo wars crown on Friday night, both coming in with an 0.4 in the early results. ABC’s 20/20 aired a special on Houston-born Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old who was murdered by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood in 2020. It was a strong showing after a…

Austin, Texas’s popular 6th Street entertainment district was the scene of a mass shooting early Saturday morning. Police reported that 13 people were injured and said the suspected shooter was not in custody. Two of the injured were in critical condition, interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said. The shooting…

Michele Gillen, an investigative reporter whose broadcast career took her from Maine to Miami to Los Angeles, has died from natural causes. She was 66 and her longtime friend and producer Marcia Izaguirre confirmed the death in a Facebook post Friday. “For all those who knew her, she was a relentless warrior who…

UPDATE: Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best known as his alter ego, MC Humpty Hump, died from an accidental overdose, medical examiners said today. The initial case summary released by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office in Florida said Shock G (real name: Gregory Jacobs) died from an…

Arch villain Peter August, played by actor Wes Ramsey, is officially gone from his long-running role on General Hospital. Soap Opera Digest reports that Ramsey’s last appearance was on June 3, 2021 when his character was killed. Ramsey first appeared on General Hospital in 2017, and has since been in more than 330…

As of Tuesday, fully vaccinated Disney World visitors will not be required to wear face coverings in most areas of the park. according to its website. However, masks will still be required for Disney transportation, including buses, monorails and the Disney Skyliner aerial gondolas. The move follows last month’s…

HGTV’s biggest renovation project to date is apparently a big hit, delivering strong ratings across several key demos, the network said Friday. Home Town Takeover spotlighted the efforts of Ben and Erin Napier to renovate the downtrodden city of Wetumpka, Alabama. The season wrapped on Sunday, June 6, and averaged an…

A3 Artists Agency has promoted its human resources and communications heads, elevating Alexis Elisha Cooper to VP of human resources and Ulisses Rivera to director of communications. "Alexis and Ulisses have been key to helping us take the agency to the next level," said A3 CEO Robert Attermann. "Alexis has empowered…

Liam Neeson has ruled out an appearance in the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. “They don’t have enough money,” Neeson joked during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was appearing to tout his new film, The Ice Road, when Kimmel asked about the Star Wars series and the possibility of seeing him in it. “I…

An old Russian pundit by the name of Leo Tolstoy once confessed, “I do not look, yet not looking is worse.” No, he wasn’t talking about the Kardashian clan. But he might as well have been, as all of the pain and turmoil of entertainment’s first family ended tonight with a last look at many of the key moments of drama…