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‘Agitated’ Phil Spector once pulled a gun on Cher when she confronted him about violating her record contract: book

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‘Agitated’ Phil Spector once pulled a gun on Cher when she confronted him about violating her record contract: book

Phil Spector allegedly threatened Cher with a revolver decades before being convicted of second-degree murder in 2009. The “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer, 78, made the startling revelation in her newly released self-titled book, “Cher: The Memoir.”  According to the Grammy winner, after she completed her 1974 album “Dark Lady,” Spector approached her about … Read more

Resy reveals NYC restaurants with the most regulars — and the best time to book reservations

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Resy reveals NYC restaurants with the most regulars — and the best time to book reservations

A new report from Resy digs into the food and dining trends of the past year — as well as which restaurants in the Big Apple take the cake as the most beloved. The reservation platform, which analyzed booking data and diner surveys to compile the report, dished the New York City hotspots that are rebooked … Read more

‘Family Matters’ star Jaleel White was told to wear looser jeans to hide Steve Urkel’s ‘bulge’: book

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‘Family Matters’ star Jaleel White was told to wear looser jeans to hide Steve Urkel’s ‘bulge’: book

“Did I do that?” Jaleel White is opening up about his time on “Family Matters,” revealing what it was like to grow up on the set. The actor played Steve Urkel on the beloved sitcom from 1989 to 1998. In his forthcoming memoir, “Growing Up Urkel,” White, now 47, claims executives told him to wear looser jeans … Read more

James Dean paid off disgruntled male lover to keep him from revealing gay affair on eve of actor’s big break: book

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James Dean paid off disgruntled male lover to keep him from revealing gay affair on eve of actor’s big break: book

James Dean was blackmailed by a former male lover who threatened to out him on the eve of his big-screen break, according to a new book. In “Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean,” which drops Tuesday, author Jason Colavito claims the ill-fated Hollywood icon shelled out $800 to advertising executive Rogers Brackett only days … Read more

Cher recalls swimming with Warren Beatty until 4 AM while she wore Natalie Wood’s bathing suit — and she was only 15: book

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Cher recalls swimming with Warren Beatty until 4 AM while she wore Natalie Wood’s bathing suit — and she was only 15: book

Cher is sharing some candid memories about growing up in Hollywood. In an excerpt adapted from her new memoir, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One,” the legendary singer, 78, writes that she met Hollywood icon Warren Beatty, 87, when she was 15 and spent a night swimming in the actor’s pool until 4 AM, all while … Read more

Giraffe intercourse, toxic whales and more: A new book digs deep into animal kingdom ephemera

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Giraffe intercourse, toxic whales and more: A new book digs deep into animal kingdom ephemera

The Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate on the planet, capable of living hundreds of years in cold waters thousands of feet deep. It is also uniquely smelly. Its body is designed to have the same salt concentration as the ocean — such that it neither loses nor gains water through osmosis — so it has to … Read more

Johnny Carson had a dark side when he drank alcohol, went on ‘rampage’ against first wife: book

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Johnny Carson had a dark side when he drank alcohol, went on ‘rampage’ against first wife: book

Johnny Carson had a troubling relationship with alcohol during all three of his marriages that ended in divorce. The new biography “Carson the Magnificent” written by Bill Zehme (who finished the book before he died in 2023) with Mike Thomas examines how the famous late-night host behaved around his spouses, including his first wife, Jody … Read more

Pizza Hut’s Book It! reading program going strong at 40 — just no more cool badges (but they’re $5 on Ebay)

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Pizza Hut’s Book It! reading program going strong at 40 — just no more cool badges (but they’re on Ebay)

They took a pizza our hearts. Pizza Hut’s beloved pro-reading program, Book It! turns 40 this month — with over 70 million kids eagerly participating since 1984, the New York Times reported. Well-known to Gen Xers and older Millennials — basically, anybody old enough to remember when books didn’t have to compete with social media — Book … Read more

Shirley MacLaine: Marilyn Monroe had both Kennedy brothers in bed hours after she sang ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’

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Shirley MacLaine: Marilyn Monroe had both Kennedy brothers in bed hours after she sang ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’

Shirley MacLaine says Marilyn Monroe went to bed with both John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert on the same night.  The Oscar-winner, 90, makes the scandalous claim in her new coffee book, “The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from this Marvellous Lifetime,” which features a photograph from May 19, 1962 — the night … Read more

King Charles cuts off disgraced brother Prince Andrew’s $1.3 million allowance: book

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King Charles cuts off disgraced brother Prince Andrew’s .3 million allowance: book

King Charles has officially cut off his brother Prince Andrew’s estimated $1.3 million a year allowance, according to a biography of the new king. In an updated version of his book, “Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story,” author Robert Hardman claims the King’s relationship with his younger brother are at an all … Read more

‘Dracula’ star exaggerated drug addiction to win back his much younger wife: author

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‘Dracula’ star exaggerated drug addiction to win back his much younger wife: author

Bela Lugosi, who made his mark as Dracula in Hollywood, insisted to reporters he battled a crippling addiction to drugs for over two decades — but one author claimed he “deliberately exaggerated” his story for a heartbreaking reason. “What he said was that he had been dependent on drugs for 20 years, in some cases … Read more

Inside look: Here’s Usha Vance’s lengthy book list for your next read

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Inside look: Here’s Usha Vance’s lengthy book list for your next read

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. As the end of the 2024 presidential campaign is exactly two weeks away, Republican nominee and Ohio Senator JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance have found their second home on the … Read more

Al Pacino will forever be ‘haunted’ by injury to his penis: ‘Such pain that I could hardly walk home’

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Al Pacino will forever be ‘haunted’ by injury to his penis: ‘Such pain that I could hardly walk home’

Say hello to his little friend.  Al Pacino is reflecting on an unpleasant childhood memory. The Oscar winner, 84, detailed an injury at age 10 in his new memoir “Sonny Boy.” Pacino called the incident involving his penis “one of the most embarrassing experiences of my life.” “I seemed to cheat death on a regular basis,” … Read more

Escort reveals ‘controlled cheating’ trend — when wives book sex workers for their husbands

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Escort reveals ‘controlled cheating’ trend — when wives book sex workers for their husbands

Australian escort Katija Cortez has revealed the surprising reason that wives book escorts for their husbands. The 28-year-old escort said she’d seen a significant rise in the number of wives and female partners booking her services for their husbands. Cortez explained to news.com.au that there seems to be three main reasons the women are booking … Read more

Taylor Swift announces 256-page ‘Eras Tour’ book: ‘Filled with my own personal reflections’

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Taylor Swift announces 256-page ‘Eras Tour’ book: ‘Filled with my own personal reflections’

She’s an author, too. Taylor Swift announced Tuesday that she’s releasing a 256-page hardcover book inspired by her record-breaking Eras Tour, which is ending in December. The 33-year-old music artist shared the big news about her first-ever book on Instagram and on “Good Morning America.” “We’ll be kicking off the final leg of The Eras … Read more

Here’s when to book flights for Thanksgiving and Christmas travel –– according to Google Flights

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Here’s when to book flights for Thanksgiving and Christmas travel –– according to Google Flights

Know before you go. As people continue to endure packed flights and soaring prices brought on by post-pandemic “revenge travel,” a new report highlights the best times to snag holiday deals. Google Flights has compiled a computer-driven analysis that shows which days are the best for booking flights at certain holidays, differentiating between Christmas, Thanksgiving … Read more

Calling all fans: Book an all-inclusive Yankees spring training trip now

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Calling all fans: Book an all-inclusive Yankees spring training trip now

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Forget taking me out to the ball game — take me to Florida to hang out with the Yankees during spring training. For the first time, TrueFan Travel has announced a New … Read more

Queen Elizabeth II battled ‘a form of bone cancer’ before her death: book

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Queen Elizabeth II battled ‘a form of bone cancer’ before her death: book

Queen Elizabeth II was battling bone cancer before her death, according to a new book.  Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson detailed in his memoir, “Unleashed,” his final meeting with the late monarch, who passed away on September 8, 2022, at 96. In an excerpt obtained by Daily Mail and published on Sept. 28, Johnson wrote, “I had … Read more

Finally: The First Book from Pedro Almodovar

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Finally: The First Book from Pedro Almodovar

Over the course of his 50 years in cinema, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has been offered countless deals from publishers to write his memoir – but he has always rejected them, as the two-time Oscar-winner explains in his new book “The Last Dream” (HarperVia). “I’ve been asked to write my autobiography more than once, and I’ve … Read more

Tourists are paying to visit a ‘misunderstood’ highway interchange — so unusual it’s in the Guinness Book of World Records

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Tourists are paying to visit a ‘misunderstood’ highway interchange — so unusual it’s in the Guinness Book of World Records

Is no place safe? As cities large and small across Europe battle the adverse effects of outsider-induced overcrowding, the seemingly limitless tentacles of modern tourism have slithered to a surprising new destination — underneath the U.K.’s “most complex” highway interchange. Visitors to Birmingham, the country’s second largest city and the hometown of Ozzy Osbourne, are … Read more