US coronavirus death toll tops 500,000 as grim half a million milestone reached

Louis Gossett Jr. is looking back on his iconic work. The actor sat down with ET to reflect on his most influential work, including the iconic ABC miniseries  It's been 45 years since the eight-episode series hit the network and, as Gossett says, «woke people up.»The 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, , follows the journey of an African man who is enslaved and shipped to North America, and his descendants.

Hayden Panettiere confirmed her 7-year-old daughter is safe and "not in Ukraine" as Russia invades the country. Panettiere shared the news in the comments section of an Instagram post where the actress condemned the Ukraine-Russia war on Friday.

Does Kourtney Kardashian have to be concerned about Travis Barker’s former party-boy ways? Some fans certainly seem to think so!

Katie Price goes make-up free in her latest social media video as she displays her latest cosmetic enhancement.The former glamour model made a recently glamourous appearance on ITV's Lorraine Kelly on Thursday, where Katie touched on her love of cosmetic enhancements.Things got awkward after Lorraine, 62 pleaded Katie to stop going under the knife as she is "fine" as she is.Katie, 43, snapped straight back and accused the ITV host of "sounding like her mum" in the interview.Since her appearance, Katie's posted a candid Instagram video a she displays the results of her recent eyebrow lift in a make-up free clip.In Katie's fresh-faced Instagram video, the mum-of-five enjoyed a more chilled look at a local coffee shop.Make-up free Katie can be seen taking a sip of her coffee and captioned the video, "Friday coffee time".She wore her long blonde locks away from her face in a messy ponytail and donned an oversized blue sweatshirt for her casual coffee shop date.In the video, Katie said, "Gorgeous, gorgeous girls love coffee."Taking to the post's comment section, swooning fans praised Katie.One gushing fan penned: "You literally look amazing."Another commented: "Girl you ARE gorgeous, you're flawless,"Another added: "She's glowing and she's gorgeous."Over the past twelve months, Katie has undergone an array of cosmetic procedures including breast enhancements, liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift. The candid post comes after Katie recently promised her OnlyFans subscribers that she'll get naked on her channel and bring "the old Pricey back".

EXCLUSIVE: Even as he juggles an awards-season campaign for West Side Story and post-production on his semi-autobiographical pic The Fablemans, Steven Spielberg looks to be getting that future dance card in order. Sources tell Deadline that he is attached to direct a new original story centered on Frank Bullitt, the iconic character played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller Bullitt. Spielberg will also produce the pic along with Kristie Macosko Krieger, with Josh Singer on board to pen the script. The film is set up at Warner Bros.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has given fans a glimpse inside the stunning en-suite bathroom that she has been busy designing for her step-daughter Scarlett. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, who is pregnant with her second child with partner Ryan Thomas, recently purchased a second home in Manchester where Scarlett lives with her mum Tina O’Brien. So since February 2021, the pair have been busy renovating the Edwardian property to turn it into their perfect family home.

“The Dunk,” have taken to Twitter to lure the “Shake It Off” singer to the Big East matchup.pic.twitter.com/n2J6WKpYM6It’s unclear if Swift, 32, who has a house in Watch Hill, RI can even hit a lay up or knows the first thing about hoops, but she is something of a totem for the 11th ranked Friars.As the team — led by veteran players and Coach Ed Cooley, who is so awesome that when he split his pants during the 2018 Big East tournament final, he tucked a Gatorade towel in his trousers and kept coaching — have battled their way to a 23-3 record, Swift’s music has put some extra wind in their sails.Her 2009 hit, “You Belong with Me” has become the anthem for the squad and the raucous student section, as they’ve gone viral for belting it out in unison. The floor shaking interlude has helped create an electric atmosphere at the arena this season.

Scott Disick, 38, stepped out on Thursday night at Nobu in Malibu with 23-year-old Too Hot to Handle star Holly Scarfone in photos you can see here, and she looked a lot like Kylie Jenner! The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star seemed to be taking after Kanye West‘s recent dating habits with model Chaney Jones, who has fashioned herself to be an almost spitting image of Kim Kardashian.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSteven Spielberg is developing an original feature film based on the character of Frank Bullitt, the San Francisco cop first played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller, “Bullitt.”Josh Singer (“The Post,” “Spotlight”) is set to write the screenplay, with regular Spielberg collaborator Kristie Macosko Krieger on board to produce with the director.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticHow old is Tyler Perry’s spitfire matron Madea? Her age isn’t specified (I’d say she’s in her mid-70s), but whatever it is she’s that many years young. She has a sneaky-dog irascibility that won’t quit. And Tyler Perry can’t quit her.

Ashton Kutcher is showing support for wife Mila Kunis’ home country of Ukraine.

Kanye West , 44, has been joined at the hip with new muse Chaney Jones, 24, in recent weeks! The two were out and about once again for a late night out in Miami, FL on Feb. 24 where the model once again channeled Ye’s ex  Kim Kardashian, 41. Chaney opted for a pair of ultra futuristic sunglasses over her face (yes, at night) with a neon colored sheen just like ones the SKIMS founder has been wearing in recent weeks in the images published by the Daily Mail.

according to TMZ.It comes shortly after Britney Spears’ conservatorship was terminated in November in a landmark decision. Amanda’s conservatorship was first put in place following a series of mental health and substance abuse issues.In September last year, a judge ruled to extend it for two years, until 2023.The ruling was made after Lynn Bynes, the actress’s mother, submitted a report about her daughter in July, Us Weekly reported.Speaking to People magazine, Amanda’s lawyer David Esquibias clarified that the conservatorship could terminate whenever Amanda felt it was time to end.He explained: ‘Her conservatorship is not extended through, March 2023.

Joe Biden. The Bidens have been together for nearly 44 years and Dr Biden was happy to share some relationship wisdom.

Whenever we talk about the way that movie theaters and the film industry will begin to bounce back after the pandemic shut everything down nearly a year ago, one of the first steps is to reopen theaters around the US. Well, in most states, that has already begun, but studios are still hesitant to release blockbusters because of two major regions that have remained closed for most of the last year — New York City and Los Angeles, which make up a huge piece of the US box office pie.

US President Joe Biden gave a sombre address to the nation as the country marked the 'grim milestone' of more than 500,000 Covid deaths.

Bitter political divisions within the US contributed to the staggering Covid death toll of more than 500,000, according to a top disease expert.

Donald Trump will make his first public speech since leaving the White House as rumours continue to swirl about his marriage to Melania.The former president of the United States will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, February 28.He is expected to deliver a keynote speech on the final day of the conference, marking the first time Donald has addressed his supporters since his defeat to Joe Biden. A spokesman for CPAC reportedly told the New York Post Trump will be present despite his attendance previously being in doubt.

Melania and Donald Trump may have led separate lives "for many years now", a relationship expert believes.The Trumps have moved back to Donald's Mar-a-Lago resort in southern Florida after leaving the White House on January 20, the same day as current US President Joe Biden was inaugurated.Rumours of the Trumps divorcing have been circulating for some time, with reports suggesting Melania wants to set up an office separate from Donald's now they have left the White House.Melania is also reported to have not attended a recent Super Bowl party that her husband went to – which may be a sign the couple could split up.And now, relationship experts have said they believe Melania and Donald could be living separate lives – with Mrs Trump seeing

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff is continuing to make a name for herself in the fashion industry.

Donald and Melania Trump have been seen together in public for the first time since leaving the White House on January 20.After leaving Washington on the day of Joe Biden's inauguration, the Trumps have moved back to Donald's Mar-a-Lago resort in southern Florida.The couple have been laying low, with Melania even removing all past posts from her Instagram account, last sharing something on the site on January 19 before posting two Valentine's Day posts - neither of which mentioned her husband Donald.Their post led to inevitable speculation about the couple, who had been dogged by divorce rumours for some time.Such was the intensity of the speculation last year, one of Melania's pals spoke out and blasted the suggestion as "pathetic".But