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John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, died August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 84.

Lauryn Hill has been sued for fraud by her Fugees co-member Pras Michél over their cancelled 2024 world tour.Hill and The Fugees were scheduled to kick off their world tour back in August in Tampa, Florida, and would continue their trek of the United States until September 21, before touring the UK and Europe in October.However, just three days before the first scheduled show, the band quietly cancelled the US leg of the tour without any official explanation. Hill would later go on to blame the media’s “sensationalism” around previous shows being cancelled for the low ticket sales (via Stereogum).Now, Michél, who co-founded the Fugees in 1990, has claimed that their comeback tour was sabotaged by Hill’s “arrogance” and “narcissistic tendencies”.

P Diddy promised he will stay away from women and drugs if a judge granted him bail it has been revealed.

Loose Women's Jane McDonald has revealed she lost everything despite numerous sell-out tours.

This poor mother lived a horror story after catching an acquaintance abusing her children via security camera. Back on September 7, an unnamed mom was driving

Dave Bautista is showing his support for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Associated Press), caused the likes of Alabama’s South Star Festival and some sets of Kentucky’s Louder than Life Festival to be cut to due the inclement weather.Concerts such as Billy Joel and Sting‘s scheduled gigs in Missouri as well as Hootie and the Blowfish and Quarters of Change’s Florida shows were also cancelled and postponed.Speaking about the cancellation of the second day of the South Star Festival in a statement (as per IQ Mag), festival promoters C3 have said: “Following an inspection by festival organisers along with city officials, it has been determined that the grounds are no longer safe to welcome you back today.”For South Star fans who joined us yesterday, we thank you for welcoming us and enjoying some amazing music. pic.twitter.com/odKX8DjHyH— South Star Music Festival (@southstarfest) September 29, 2024It continued: “In coordination with the City of Huntsville, we have made the difficult decision to cancel today’s festival… safety is paramount, and we do not take this decision lightly.”The second day of the fest was set to take place yesterday (September 29) at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama and was supposed to see the likes of Blink-182, Beck, Sublime, Goo Goo Dolls, Jimmy Eat World, Big Boi and more perform.Promoter Danny Wimmer Presents shared a similar statement regarding the cancellation of the second day of Louder Than Life in Kentucky.

Black Bear has unveiled a raft of cast additions to David Michôd’s untitled Sydney Sweeney-led biopic about boxing champion Christy Martin, as filming starts.

Joe Biden pledged U.S. aid to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated parts of the southeast, including areas in and around Asheville, NC.

set a record for women in the Open Era. But for the 2024 Glamour Global Woman of the Year, whom I meet at home in Jupiter, Florida, on the kind of blazing hot morning that bathes the ground in almost eerie white light, the new motto in fact represents personal growth.To her it’s a concession. She can’t be perfect all the time.

Billy Joel has announced new UK live shows – marking his only European tour dates for 2025. Find ticket details below.Announced today (September 30), the concerts will see the iconic singer-songwriter return to the UK for two exclusive performances.The first of which will be taking place at Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield on June 7, marking his first time playing in the city for 46 years.

Arriving at a swanky London hotel, we are greeted by the fun and fabulous Jane McDonald. Glamorous, bold and vivacious, it’s easy to see why the award-winning singer and TV presenter is often hailed a national treasure. But Jane possesses so many other wonderful qualities you might not expect from someone of her prominence and stature.

Sophie Turner has opened up about the challenges of being a single mum, crediting her latest role for giving her strength.The 28-year old-British actress plays notorious jewel thief Joan Hannington in ITV's new drama Joan, which explores her complex life in the 80s as a criminal and mother fighting to regain custody of her daughter from social services. During the filming of the series, Sophie and pop star Joe Jonas announced their split after four years of marriage. Earlier this month, it was reported that their divorce had been finalised, marking the end of a briefly contentious separation.

The Kansas City Chiefs are playing against the Los Angeles Chargers today (Sunday, September 29), so of course, fans are curious if Taylor Swift will be in attendance at the big game in support of boyfriend Travis Kelce.

Sitting in Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center after being arrested last week for sex trafficking and more, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is now facing yet another sexual assault lawsuit, with dozens more potentially looming.

Anna Tingley “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross‘s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel, opened New York Film Festival’s 62nd edition on Friday night. The historical drama, which received rave reviews out of Telluride in September, marks the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker’s narrative debut. On a muggy, overcast evening in the Upper West Side, Ross and the film’s stars — including Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Daveed Diggs — walked the carpet at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall before introducing the film to the nearly-packed theater.

RaMell Ross, who directed Nickel Boys based on the Colson Whitehead novel, believes the prolific writer gave his blessing to the film adaptation.

UPDATED, 2.00 AM PT: One person has died in Florida and there have been two confirmed deaths in Georgia, after Category 4 Hurricane Helene slammed into the U.S. southeastern coast overnight, with winds gusting at 140 mph at its height.

As Hurricane Helene barrels through Florida, the state’s theme parks are responding.

Police have apologised to a woman who was strip-searched 'based on almost nothing' - but have refused to discipline any officers.

Four men have been charged in relation to an alleged three-month crime spree across Cheshire.