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Miles Teller is paying tribute to Chuck Coleman, the Top Gun: Maverick aerobatics flight instructor.

Keri Russell is down to revisit Felicity Porter’s life if a Felicity reboot were ever to materialize.

Cruel World Festival will take you to the “Where’s The Beef” decade — regardless of what speed you travel — when the ’80s-tastic extravaganza goes down at Pasadena, CA’s Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday, May 17.Throwback headliners on the bill next year include new wave synth icons New Order, brooding rocker Nick Cave with his backing band The Bad Seeds, genre-bending Devo, pop heroes The Go-Go’s and Aimee Mann’s ‘Til Tuesday, playing together with their original members for the first time in 35 years.Orchestral Manouevers In The Dark, Garbage, Madness, Death Cult (aka The Cult before The Cult) and The Buzzcocks are also slated to perform at the one-day hootenanny.Plus, ’90s hitmakers Stereo MC’s and ’00s alt-indie group She Wants Revenge will be there as well.In total, 29 (!) acts will take the stage at Cruel World in spring 2025.Fans that want to attend can purchase tickets for Cruel World on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Oct.

, directorial debut in which she also stars, just hit Netflix, renewing interest in the “Dating Game Killer.”The chilling thriller, about a woman named Sheryl Bradshaw who crosses paths with a serial killer on a dating show, is based on a true and gruesome story. Read on to find out everything that happened.

J. Kim Murphy Colman Domingo is set to make his feature directorial debut with “Scandalous,” a period drama about the 1950s romance between movie star Kim Novak and singer Sammy Davis Jr., and the bigoted scrutiny that the pair faced once their relationship came to light. Sydney Sweeney and David Jonsson are in talks to play the two leads.

Despite continued optimism among top management about the potential of video games, Netflix is shuttering its AAA game studio in Southern California.

Sunset Blvd. and Romeo + Juliet added some major heft to Broadway’s autumn box office last week, with the ecstatically reviewed Blvd. grossing $1,211,699 even with press comps during its opening week, and R+J, selling out its eight previews at Circle in the Square, taking $1,056,775.

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone marrow cancer, according to reports.According to ABC News, the disgraced director is being treated for chronic myeloid leukemia in a New York prison, where he is currently serving a 16 year sentence following a 2022 California rape conviction.Weinstein’s authorised legal healthcare representative in New York, Craig Rothfeld, declined to comment “out of respect for Mr Weinstein’s privacy”.Weinstein’s diagnosis comes after a year of extensive health issues. Last month, he was taken to intensive care recovering from emergency heart surgery and was recently said to be a “train-wreck health-wise” having been admitted to the same hospital for 10 days earlier this year.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Netflix has shut down its Southern California-based video game studio, referred to internally as “Team Blue,” which had a specific focus on producing AAA games. The studio, one of several opened by the streamer during its still-young push into gaming, tapped execs including “Overwatch” producer Chacko Sonny, “Halo” alum Joseph Staten and “God of War” art director Rafael Grassetti.

Ariana Grande is speaking out after Elvira named her as her “least favorite” celebrity interaction.

Cooper Koch, the actor who plays Erik Menendez in the hit Netflix series Monsters, has revealed he cares a lot about the killer and believes his version of events.

Several alarming allegations have surfaced regarding the last hours of Liam Payne before his tragic passing. The beloved One Direction star left his army. of fans heartbroken last week when he plummeted from the third-floor suite of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina, aged just 31.

appeared alongside her son in the series.“This tragic event has resulted in significant complications that will require him to undergo multiple facial reconstruction surgeries, the 53-year-old mom of six wrote.“We are lucky he’s still alive and it’s a total miracle that he didn’t break his neck or back.”The mom did not elaborate on exactly how her son hurt himself, but in a separate post blamed it on him falling down some “blind stairs” in Long Beach, California.He already had a successful three-hour surgery on Saturday to fix some of the shattered bones in his face, with a breathing tube removed Monday.“Although he has faced some challenges, including the need for extensive dental work and additional facial surgeries, we are relieved to report that the bleeding on his brain has stopped and has not worsened,” Mortensen wrote. “Today, Joey will remain in the ICU to undergo a swallow test.

Ariana Grande has “sincerely” apologised to Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark after the horror hostess recalled her experience of meeting the pop star.Elvira, aka actor Cassandra Peterson, recently participated in a Q&A session at the annual Halloween event Knott’s Scary Farm in Buena Park, California.As reported by Parade, Elvira was asked about some of her experiences meeting celebrities before someone in the audience shouted out Grande’s name. The spooky season icon then remembered the ‘Yes, And?’ singer attending one of her events.“And she brought 20 guests.

A close friend of One Direction's Liam Payne claims he was preyed on by drug dealers at the Buenos Aires hotel where he fell 45ft to his death last week.The friend of the 31 year old claims the singer, who spoke openly about his troubles with substance abuse during his life, was targeted by drug dealers during his stay in the Argentinian capital. According to reports from Argentine media, forensic experts found traces of cocaine in Liam's body during tests performed post-mortem.The respected news portal Infobae reported that materials extracted from the singer's body "determined the presence of the class-A drug." Speaking to the Mail, Liam's friend shared that the star had been clean for weeks before alleged drug dealers delivered substances to his hotel room.They also revealed that Liam had previously sought help for his addiction in rehab centres in both the UK and California. Recently, he had started seeing a new psychiatrist in Florida, sparking hope among his loved ones that he was on the path to recovery.

Shakira has announced her new 2025 North American tour dates after upgrading show venues from arenas to stadiums – check out the full list of dates below.Last Friday (October 18), the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer took to social media to announce just two weeks before the commencement of her North American tour that the run of shows was being postponed due to overwhelming demand.After extraordinary demand from fans for more tickets and more shows, Shakira and Live Nation decided to change all venues of the tour from arenas to larger stadiums. However, these changes would mean that the shows take place at a later date – which have now been confirmed to kick off in May next year.Shakira wrote on social media last night (October 21): “I’m so excited to share my best show yet with you.

There is no love lost between California Governor Gavin Newsom and former President Donald Trump.

Tesla’s new autonomous cybercab.Alcon’s California federal lawsuit alleged violations of US copyright law and accused Tesla of “false endorsement” for suggesting a relationship between Alcon and the Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle maker.“Any prudent brand considering any Tesla partnership has to take Musk’s massively amplified, highly politicized, capricious and arbitrary behavior, which sometimes veers into hate speech, into account,” the lawsuit said.Tesla and Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Warner Bros was Alcon’s distributor for “Blade Runner 2049”, which won two 2018 Academy Awards and starred Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in the highly anticipated sequel to the 1982 cult classic “Blade Runner.”Alcon said it had refused a request from Warner Bros.

Hugh Hefner‘s son Cooper Hefner is trying to buy back Playboy!

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Ariana Grande has apologized to Elvira after the horror hostess shared an encounter where the pop singer was allegedly disrespectful towards her. During a Q&A at Knott’s Scary Farm in Buena Park, CA, Elvira was asked about her shadiest celebrity encounter.

New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Garbage are among the names leading the Cruel World Festival 2025 line-up.Next year’s edition is set to kick off on May 17 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Also on the line-up are The Go-Gos, Devo, Madness, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, ‘Til Tuesday, Alison Moyet, Death Cult, Mareux, She Wants Revenge, and Chelsea Wolfe.Tickets for Cruel World Festival will go on sale on Friday, October 25, at 11am PT, but fans can register now for early access.A post shared by Cruel World Festival (@cruelworldfest)Since its debut in 2022, previous editions of the rock, new wave and post-punk festival have included performances by Morrissey, Blondie, Iggy Pop and Billy Idol.The 2025 festival will be the final stop of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ North American Wild God Tour, celebrating their critically acclaimed 18th studio album of the same name.Meanwhile, earlier this year, Garbage were forced to cancel their remaining shows for 2024 due to an injury sustained by frontwoman Shirley Manson.Although details at the time were sparse, the statement shared at the time did say that the NME Icon Award-winner would “require surgery and rehabilitation to correct” her injury, and that the decision to cancel shows was not “taken lightly”.Manson recently took to social media and told fans that she has undergone a successful surgical procedure, and is on the road to recovery.In other New Order news, the band have marked World Mental Health Day by joining forces with CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) for a new suicide prevention video.