Alice Spivak, Actress and Longtime Acting Teacher, Dies at 85

Hold the phone! Kanye West, 44, was spotted publicly for the first time since his ex-wife Kim Kardashian was granted her request to be legally single. He appeared to be engaged in an intense phone call as he left the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami Beach on Wednesday, March 2. He kept it casual in a black sweatshirt, black t-shirt and sweatpants. He held the phone at a distance as he spoke on speakerphone and seemed to be in a rush while taking large strides.

Kanye West has shared a music video for his recent collab with The Game, ‘Eazy’, in which he kidnaps and buries Pete Davidson alive, before seemingly decapitating him.The video was shared to West’s Instagram page overnight (March 2). In it, a claymated caricature of the rapper stands on a bed of roses while holding a severed head.

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Glee actress Naya Rivera’s former husband, Ryan Dorsey, on behalf of their son and her estate has been settled.

Matthew McConaughey nearly went bald.

Katie Holmes wowed in a plunging white jumpsuit while attending thegrand opening ofRiseNY, which features a flying theater that gives visitors a bird's-eye view of the city, located in Midtown Manhattan, on Tuesday.While visiting theattraction, which also features museum exhibits honoring some of the most legendary spots in the Big Apple, the43-year-old Dawson's Creek alum oozed sophistication as she strutted around in a pair ofhot pink slingback heels.Instead of flat ironing her typically straightened locks, the actress wore herbeautiful brown tresses in textured waves for her fun night in the city. Looking good! Katie Holmes wowed in a plunging white jumpsuit while attending the grand opening of RiseNY, which features a flying theater that gives visitors a bird's-eye view of the city, located in Midtown Manhattan, on Tuesday She also sported a bright red lipstick for a bold pop of color and cool, gold necklace with a crystal pendant.

Dancing With The Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy has arrived home in Los Angeles after a 'traumatic' escape from war-torn Ukraine.The 42-year-old touched down at LAX on Wednesday afternoon where he was greeted by his relieved wife Peta Murgatroyd and members of the media.The couple shared an emotional hug as Maks ended a harrowing journey that took him from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, to Warsaw in Poland and then on to America. Home:Dancing With The Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy arrived home in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon after a 'traumatic' escape from war-torn Ukraine Safe at last: The 42-year-old Ukrainian born star was greeted by his relieved wife Peta Murgatroyd, and the couple shared an emotional hug upon his arrival at LAXThe dancer and choreographer, who was born in Ukraine, had been in the city filming a TV show when Russia launched its invasion.He reached Warsaw, the capital of Poland,on Tuesday after he was arrested in Kyiv and then took a 'traumatizing' train ride full of women and children heading to the Polish border.He had shared via social media early Wednesday morning that he had managed to get a seat on a plane to Los Angeles.

Alan Ladd Jr., who won an Academy Award as. producer on Braveheart, died Wednesday at the age of 84.His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones,who directed the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies,'announced his passing at his Los Angeles home on the film's Facebook page.'With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

Bob Odenkirk is promoting his new memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, as fans wait for the sixth and final season of his hit AMC series Better Call Saul in April, though the beloved actor reveals he was actually bankrupt before Breaking Bad.The 59-year-old actor-writer-comedian has a career that spans back to the late 80s when he was a writer on Saturday Night Live, but in the mid-2000s, he had fallen into some financial trouble.Odenkirk was promoting his memoir Wednesday on The Howard Stern Show, where he revealed how bad of shape he was in financially before taking the role of Saul Goodman on the now-classic series Breaking Bad. Bankrupt Bob:Bob Odenkirk is promoting his new memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, as fans wait for the sixth and final season of his hit AMC series Better Call Saul in April, though the beloved actor reveals he was actually bankrupt before Breaking Bad Saul:Odenkirk was promoting his memoir Wednesday on The Howard Stern Show, where he revealed how bad of shape he was in financially before taking the role of Saul Goodman on the now-classic series Breaking Bad'What happened was I spent some time making some feature films.

Taylor Swift might just be one of Avril Lavigne’s biggest fans.

Just hours after Deadline reported that Netflix is pausing all of its production and acquisitions work in Russia, the company’s co-founder, chairman and co-CEO Reed Hastings announced a $1 million donation to an organization providing emergency relief to Ukraine.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy had an emotional reunion with wife Peta Murgatroyd as he returned home Wednesday from Ukraine. Chmerkovskiy boarded a Finnair flight to the United States after making it to Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday as Russia continues to attack Ukraine. Chmerkovsky and Murgatroyd were photographed embracing after he landed at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Ciara and Russell Wilson are officially authors now with the debut of their first children’s book, Why Not You?. Released by Random House, the picture book for readers ages 4-8 builds on the mindset the celebrity couple was raised with and that led them to be superstars on the field and on the stage.“For me it was in the words. My parents spoke life into me,” Ciara tells ESSENCE of the upbringing that inspired the book.

A collection of Russian film distributors and industry executives have braved potentially dangerous consequences by calling for an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Sox Entertainment, the production and distribution company of former top CBS distribution executive Scott Koondel, has acquired the 2001 Imax concert movie All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!. The film, produced two decades ago for theatrical distribution exclusively on IMAX, will be taken to the marketplace shortly, targeting global streamers. All Access has never been exposed to digital platforms; the film is available for broadcast and streaming for the first time after a 10-year distribution moratorium.

FX’s Snowfall started off its fifth season strong, hitting series highs with its two-episode debut.

mansion located on its very own island has been mocked online after people pointed out one off-putting flaw.The 2.3 acre property on Bald Eagle Lake in Saint Paul, Minnesota has been put on the market for $6.6million (£4,926,000) and has been shared across social media in recent days.Despite having five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, its own hovercraft and six garages, many have said the placing of two obstructive poles in the middle of the kitchen table means they wouldn't want to own it. The two poles are positioned asymmetrically on the white table and take up the space of an entire chair, potentially blocking people sitting together from seeing each other fully.One unimpressed Instagram user pointed out the "posts going through the kitchen table", accompanied by an emoji of a man facepalming.Another joked "the columns in that table aren’t getting enough hate", with someone similarly quipping "it's the two posts through the dining room table for $6.6 mil that does it for me".Responding to a post that asked who would want to live in the 'dream home', one person wrote: "I can't w[ith] the table and columns in the kitchen."An online listing from estate agent Landucci Homes however would make out that this a far more desired property than the comments suggest, with one part reading: "One of the most sought after Trophy properties in the Twin Cities, this home offers an experience like none other.

Courteney Cox is spilling the tea on the elaborate way she first started to date Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid.

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Marilyn Manson has filed a lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood over allegations of abuse she leveled against the shock rocker in February 2021.According to lawsuit filed on behalf of Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — by his attorney, Howard King, the singer alleges that Wood and her romantic partner, Illma Gore, engaged in a «conspiracy» meant to «publicly cast Plaintiff Brian Warner, p/k/a Marilyn Manson, as a rapist and abuser.»The lawsuit claims the allegations leveled against Manson by Wood are «a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career.»The suit also makes specific claims regarding the supposed conspiracy, and alleges that Wood and Gore «impersonated an actual agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged “victims” and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing.»The lawsuit further claims that this was done as part of an effort to convince other women of coming forward with false allegations against the musician.«For at least the last two years, Gore and Wood have secretly recruited, coordinated, and pressured prospective accusers to emerge simultaneously with allegations of rape and abuse against Warner, and brazenly claim that it took ten or more years to 'realize' their consensual relationships with Warner were supposedly abusive,» the lawsuit claims.The suit further alleges that the pair «provided checklists and scripts to prospective accusers» and claims that Gore «hacked Warner’s computers, phones, email accounts, and/or social media accounts; created a fictitious email account to

Mortimer’s: Moments in Time” by documentary filmmaker Robin Baker Leacock, restaurateur Robert Caravaggi and photographer Mary Hilliard (available March 22 on Amazon) looks back at an era when socialites, celebs and the city’s most powerful people mixed over cigarette smoke, bull shots and vodka on the rocks.One of New York’s best-remembered bygone boîtes, Mortimer’s opened in March 1976 at 75th and Lex in a utilitarian space that fast became the de rigueur dining dive of the nascent Studio 54 set — including C.Z. Guest, Farrah Fawcett and Iman.