Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy? It turns out that Queen’s famous 1975 hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” was almost named “Mongolian Rhapsody” when frontman Freddie Mercury first wrote it. The inside intel comes from a new auction exhibition at Sotheby’s Auction House in London, “Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own,” which … Read more
Freddie Prinze Jr.’s experience on the set of the 1997 thriller “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was indeed horrifying — and not because of the film’s murderous subject matter. The now 47-year-old actor detailed the hair-raising antics of the film’s director, Jim Gillespie, who reportedly left him “psychotic notes.” Prinze shared his miserable … Read more
Since he became the de facto lead singer of Queen in 2011, Adam Lambert has often thought about what Freddie Mercury might think. “I often wonder, ‘Is Freddie’s spirit aware that we’re still celebrating him and singing his music? Would Freddie like the way I sing?’ And I hope, with all my heart, that he … Read more
Beloved Borscht Belt comic and actor Freddie Roman, best known for his roasts as part of New York City’s Friars Club and later Comedy Central, died at the age of 85 on Saturday, his family said. Roman suffered a heart attack in Boynton Beach, Florida, his daughter confirmed to Deadline. The comic had spent most … Read more
Freddie Mercury is back from the grave with a haunting new single. Queen’s “Face It Alone” — a lost track from the sessions for 1989’s “The Miracle” — has been unearthed 33 years later and was released Thursday. The track finds the unmistakable Mercury — who died, at 45, from AIDS-related complications in 1991 — reflecting … Read more