The Wire Star Michael K. Williams' Fatal Overdose Leads To 4 Arrests On Federal Drug Charges

Will Smith has received his third Oscar nomination this morning, earning his place on the Best Actor list for his role in King Richard. Smith played Richard Williams, the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, in a story charting the early days of their careers, and his role in the movie has been a favorite with critics and guilds all season long. In addition to pending nominations from SAG, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice, Smith has already claimed prizes from several critics groups. It is a long-overdue return to the Oscars spotlight for Smith, whose turn in Warner Bros.’ King Richard, written by Zach Baylin and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, has been recognized 15 years on from his last citation by the Motion Picture Academy.

Fox 5 News quoted his dad Perry Williams as saying he thought his son would make it."My fire (sic) reaction was, 'He's a strong boy, he's going to make it through, he's going to be all right'," he said."That was at 2 o'clock.

Seven-time Grammy winner Madonna spent Monday cheering on her toyboy Ahlamalik Williams and her 16-year-old son David Banda Mwale as they played on the full basketball court at her $19.3M seven-bedroom Hidden Hills mansion.The 63-year-old Queen of Pop wore large shades and was bundled up in a black hooded puffer vest over a black sweater, tweed pants, and black studded boots.Madonna - who boasts 46.1M social media followers - Instastoried several videos of the pair shooting hoops with four other young men as she exclaimed: 'Good one, wooo!' 'BallerZ!' Seven-time Grammy winner Madonna spent Monday cheering on her toyboy Ahlamalik Williams (R) and her 16-year-old son David Banda Mwale (M) as they played on the full basketball court at her $19.3M seven-bedroom Hidden Hills mansionAt one point, the twice-divorced mother-of-six cringingly asked if one of the young men was 21 before saying: 'Y'all are in shape, yo!'Michigan-born Madge (last name Ciccone) began dating the 27-year-old Sacramento native in 2018 - three years after she hired him (then 20) to dance in her 82-date, $169.8M-grossing Rebel Heart Tour. The self-made superstar's videos were set to her late ex-boyfriend Tupac Shakur's 1996 hit All Eyez On Me as well as Jay-Z's 2000 track I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me).Madonna was joined by her 16-year-old daughter Chifundo Mercy James, whom she adopted from Malawi in 2009.

The mystery surrounding the state of Wendy Williams‘ health isn’t just speculation among fans. According to a shocking new report, the daytime diva has been locked out of her bank account, due to possible “dementia or undue influence.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPandora, the digital music platform owned by SiriusXM, is ripping off comedians by streaming their recordings without properly licensing the works — and has been doing so for years, according to a series of new lawsuits.On Monday, L.A. law firm King & Ballow filed copyright-infringement lawsuits against Pandora on behalf of five comedians or their estates: Robin Williams, George Carlin, Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Engvall and Ron White.

Jon Burlingame editorJohn Williams turns 90 years old on Feb. 8.

Vogue Williams has revealed an angry taxi driver took a poo on her doorstep after they had a row over what time the booking was for.The 36 year old, who recently showed off her "expensive blonde" hair trend with post-holiday colour, spoke out about the ordeal on her podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me with co-host Joanne McNally.The DJ and model shared how her sister told her about the grim incident after the driver was captured on the building's CCTV taking the poo. Following Vogue's row with the driver, she stepped into the car and headed to her destination, but later in the day she received a call from her sister as she said: "Amber rang me and Amber was like, 'Did you know what that driver did this morning?' Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Sam Williams is speaking out against his dad, country singer Hank Williams Jr.

TMZ). It shows the singer holding up handwritten signs to explain his situation, telling viewers that he was placed in the conservatorship by his father, half-sister Holly Williams and an unnamed lawyer, in August of 2020 – 55 days after his sister, Katie Williams, died at 27 in a car accident.The video ends with Williams holding up a sign that plainly reads: “I want out.”Williams further expounded on the case in the video’s caption, writing: “I’ve been quiet a long time now. I want out of this, and I don’t mind people knowing.

Chris Eubank Jr has admitted he took a bite of Liam Williams' glove during their grudge match on Saturday night.Brit Eubank was dominant against Welshman Williams, who was knocked down four times, and won on a unanimous points decision with 116-109, 116-108 and 117-109 on the judges' scorecards.But the contest wasn't without its tests for the 32-year-old, as he was roughed up in the clinch on multiple occasions which led to repeated interventions from the referee.Not content with the response to the tactics from Williams, Eubank took action himself and responded with some "dirty fighting" of his own.He said post-fight: "We knew he was going to come dirty and try everything he could to take the fight to me, whether it was in or out of the rules of boxing."I'm upset the referee didn't take a point for the amount of headlocks, headbutts and everything was going on."I actually had to bite him at one point. I've never bitten anybody in the ring before. Should the ref have got more involved? Let us know in the comments section."He squeezed his arm around my neck, his glove was kind of close to my mouth so I gave it a bite as hard as I could."If he's going to fight dirty, I'm going to fight dirty.

A boxing fan who allegedly gambled his entire life savings on Chris Eubank Jr knocking out Liam Williams has been seemingly left penniless after the fight went the distance.

Nicole Williams English uploaded new images in a white bikini to Instagram on Thursday.The TV personality, 34, showed off her curvy figure in the two-piece swimwear to promote her line Nia Lynn Collection.The friend of Kim and Khloe Kardashian simply captioned the post, 'New @nialynncollection,' and added a water droplet emoji. New share:Nicole Williams English uploaded new images in a white bikini to Instagram on ThursdayThe Toronto-born beauty snapped the images while in a hot tub in Lake Tahoe, which she geotagged in the post.

THE Masked Singer guest judge Joan Collins appeared to have no idea who Rockhopper star Michelle Williams was last night. Viewers were in hysterics as the screen legend, 88, looked bewildered following the unveiling of the Destiny's Child singer, 42.

Joan Collins left fans in stitches after they spotted her reaction towards Destiny Child's Michelle Williams being unveiled on ITV's The Masked Singer.Several viewers were convinced that Joan, 88, was unaware of who Michelle was when she revealed that she was the star behind the Rockhopper costume.While the other judges went ballistic at the revelation, guest judge Joan looked rather confused.Taking to Twitter, fans shared their thoughts on the Dynasty actress and her reaction.One person wrote: "Joan Collins has absolutely no idea who Michelle Williams is."Another said: "Joan Collins’ bewildered reaction to Michelle Williams is instant meme material #TheMaskedSingerUK."A third penned: "Joan Collins does not know who Michelle is and never heard of Destiny's Child before tonight." While a fourth added: "Joan Collins hasn’t got a clue who Michelle Williams is." The mother-of-three appeared on the popular ITV show to offer her take on who she believed was behind the mask and fans at home were happy to see her join in.Taking to Twitter, one spectator penned: "The fact Dame Joan is a guest judge on The Masked Singer this week," followed by a fire emoji.Meanwhile, another said: "Dame Joan @Joancollinsdbe on #TheMaskedSinger tonight was everything.

Rita Ora divulged that she once labelled Jaime as a 'firecracker' - and was left dumbfounded that she didn't guess it was her behind the mask.   The ITV singing competition is back for a third series with Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross returning to the judging chairs while Joel Dommett is back as host.  Saturday night's show saw Dame Joan Collins join the judging panel as a special guest judge.

The Masked Singer’s Rockhopper has been revealed as Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams in a shocking double elimination ahead of the grand final.Rockhopper left the competition after battling it out against their fellow contestants in the show for a place in the grand final, but unfortunately the studio audience didn’t vote in their favour.While fans were divided to see them leave the show on Saturday night, viewers up and down the country were anxious to find out who was under the mask the whole time.Michelle shared some of the clues that fans might have used to guess her true identity, telling fans: "Bills is short for Williams, so Bills, Bills, Bills."She questioned the judges: "I was under my mask cracking up - you really didn't know it was me?" The star then admitted: "I've had a blast to just come out here and be silly, it's been awesome."After watching the great reveal on air, fans swarmed to Twitter to share their thoughts online.One posted: "Michelle Williams! I was convinced it was Zendaya! Have been for weeks! How fit is Michelle looking!"Someone else added: "Rockhopper as Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child, also got that - surprised the judges didn’t (Williams being the big clue a few weeks back, and her voice)."So far, this series has seen eight people unmasked on the popular ITV show including some huge names in the showbiz industry.The first to fall victim to the mystery reality TV show was Heather Small, who appeared as Chandelier on the show.Gloria Hunniford, who was dressed as Snow Leopard was the next person the be eliminated from the show after Jonathan Ross correctly guessed her identity.Will Young was next to be knocked out of the show as the familiar face behind Lionfish and said after

The Masked Singer's Rockhopper has been unmasked as Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams. Michelle, 42, was part of the hit R&B group alongside Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland.The trio were behind hit songs such as Survivor, Solider and Bootylicious. While they formed in 1990, Michelle didn't join the group until 2000, just five years before they decided to go their separate ways.

Hank Williams Jr.'s youngest son, Sam Williams, posted a video this week claiming that his dad and his half-sister placed him in a conservatorship and he wants to get out of it. Sam posted a silent video to YouTube earlier this week showing him holding up a white piece of paper with the words, "I WANT OUT." The video has since been made private and cannot be viewed. According to reports, Williams claimed it was his father Hank, a singer and songwriter, and his half-sister Holly Williams who placed him in the conservatorship in August 2020, 55 days after his sister Katie Williams Dunning died in a car accident.

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Sam Williams, son of country singer Hank Williams Jr., wants out.

Nicole Williams English uploaded new images in a white bikini to Instagram on Thursday.The TV personality, 34, showed off her curvy figure in the two-piece swimwear to promote her line Nia Lynn Collection.The friend of Kim and Khloe Kardashian simply captioned the post, 'New @nialynncollection,' and added a water droplet emoji. New share:Nicole Williams English uploaded new images in a white bikini to Instagram on ThursdayThe Toronto-born beauty snapped the images while in a hot tub in Lake Tahoe, which she geotagged in the post.