Dear Abby: My best friend rejected my advances — should I keep shooting my shot?

Dear Abby: My best friend rejected my advances — should I keep shooting my shot?

DEAR ABBY: I fell in love with my best friend. When I told her 10 years ago, she distanced herself. We were still friends, but she went on making bad choices in her relationships, and I never found anyone who could compare to her. We reconnected recently and have once again become very close. I … Read more

Alec Baldwin’s trailer for controversial ‘Rust’ drops years after deadly on-set shooting

Alec Baldwin’s trailer for controversial ‘Rust’ drops years after deadly on-set shooting

After a long road to release, the trailer for Alec Baldwin’s controversial movie “Rust” finally dropped on Wednesday. The independent Western, which will hit theaters and digital on May 2, was mostly filmed in 2021, but the production was marred by tragedy.  Filming was stopped in October of that year when Baldwin fired a prop … Read more

Exclusive | Gene Simmons reveals Kiss was ignored shooting an iconic album cover on the NYC streets: ‘Not even looking at us twice’

Exclusive | Gene Simmons reveals Kiss was ignored shooting an iconic album cover on the NYC streets: ‘Not even looking at us twice’

When Kiss suited up to shoot the iconic cover of the band’s 1975 album “Dressed to Kill” on the southwest corner of 23rd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan, there were no stylists or tailors involved. “I did not own a suit or a tie, so I had to borrow our manager at the time … Read more

 ‘Our security guards were terrified’: ‘SNL’ photographer reveals behind-the-scenes secrets of shooting Bieber, Tina Fey & more

 ‘Our security guards were terrified’: ‘SNL’ photographer reveals behind-the-scenes secrets of shooting Bieber, Tina Fey & more

Mary Ellen Matthew’s job is as fun as it looks. For the past 25 years, the 59-year-old photographer has been shooting always iconic, often whimsical portraits of stars to serve as “bumpers” — images that appear on screen before a commercial break — for “Saturday Night Live.” “The bumpers are probably the least appreciated part … Read more

Alec Baldwin says he will ‘expose what really happened’ in ‘Rust’ shooting: ‘There’s more to come’

Alec Baldwin says he will ‘expose what really happened’ in ‘Rust’ shooting: ‘There’s more to come’

The truth will set him free. Alec Baldwin appeared on David Duchovny’s “Fail Better” podcast on Monday and said he’s going to “expose what really happened” in the fatal “Rust” shooting. “I think there’s more to come,” Baldwin said. “There’s more to come, but the more to come is now my effort, and it’s going … Read more

Megan Thee Stallion seeks restraining order against rapper who’s in prison for shooting her: ‘No signs of stopping’

Megan Thee Stallion seeks restraining order against rapper who’s in prison for shooting her: ‘No signs of stopping’

Megan Thee Stallion asked a court on Tuesday to issue a restraining order against Tory Lanez, who she says is harassing her from prison through surrogates as he serves a 10-year sentence for shooting her in the feet. The petition filed by the hip-hop star in Los Angeles Superior Court asks the judge to prevent … Read more

World’s most poisonous plant has driven people to suicide — like the man who accidentally used the leaves as toilet paper and wound up shooting himself

World’s most poisonous plant has driven people to suicide — like the man who accidentally used the leaves as toilet paper and wound up shooting himself

Don’t put your thumb on this green. Many gardeners might not be aware of the lethal plant thought to be the most toxic in the world called the Gympie-Gympie. The ghoulish greenery sports tiny hair-like needles full of poison and has a sting so painful it has driven some people to contemplate suicide, The Mirror reported. … Read more

‘Rust’ premiere crowd startled by shooting scene eerily similar to real-life tragedy: report

‘Rust’ premiere crowd startled by shooting scene eerily similar to real-life tragedy: report

Art horrifically imitates life in “Rust,” the film that Alec Baldwin was working on when he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a live round loaded into a prop gun. The movie, which premiered last night at the Camerimage Festival in Poland, has a scene that eerily parallels the young mother’s death on … Read more

‘Boy Meets World’ star Rider Strong was ‘miserable’ shooting controversial episode banned by Disney

‘Boy Meets World’ star Rider Strong was ‘miserable’ shooting controversial episode banned by Disney

“Boy Meets World” alum Rider Strong hated filming the infamous alcohol-themed episode. On their podcast “Pod Meets World,” Strong, 44, Danielle Fishel, 43, and Will Friedle, 48, looked back on the Season 5 episode “If You Can’t Be With the One You Love,” which explores Cory (Ben Savage) getting his best friend Shawn (Strong) to … Read more

Judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting

Judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting

A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. In a ruling Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. … Read more

Quentin Tarantino partially blames Alec Baldwin for ‘Rust’ shooting: He’s ‘10% responsible’

Quentin Tarantino partially blames Alec Baldwin for ‘Rust’ shooting: He’s ‘10% responsible’

He’s not letting him off the hook.  In July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. But Quentin Tarantino isn’t so fast to move on.  During an appearance on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast in an episode released Sunday, the “Kill Bill” … Read more

Model signs up for shooting lessons to ‘protect herself’ for being ‘too beautiful’

Model signs up for shooting lessons to ‘protect herself’ for being ‘too beautiful’

Shoot your shot and she just might shoot you on the spot. An influencer has taken up shooting lessons to “protect herself” against lecherous men who are unable to resist her undeniable beauty. Tyffany Santos, 27, made the claim in an interview with Jam Press, saying: “Being too beautiful brings a lot of risks.” “Being … Read more

‘Rust’ director says he wanted to ‘bleed out’ after Alec Baldwin set shooting: ‘It ruined me’

‘Rust’ director says he wanted to ‘bleed out’ after Alec Baldwin set shooting: ‘It ruined me’

The director of “Rust” has spoken out for the first time in depth about the on-set shooting that nearly killed him and took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.  Joel Souza and Hutchins were both shot when Alec Baldwin’s prop gun went off during a rehearsal on the set of the Western film in October … Read more

4 arrested in ‘General Hospital’ star Johnny Wactor’s shooting death over his car’s catalytic converter

4 arrested in ‘General Hospital’ star Johnny Wactor’s shooting death over his car’s catalytic converter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested four suspects in the fatal shooting of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. The four suspects who have been arrested range in age from 18 to 22 and hail from Huntington Park, Inglewood and cities in LA county. Three of the suspects were booked on arrest warrants … Read more

Why Henry Cavill was ‘sick to his stomach’ after shooting ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ cameo

Why Henry Cavill was ‘sick to his stomach’ after shooting ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ cameo

Henry Cavill was a superhero in his own right on the set of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The actor, 41, made a cameo in the new Marvel movie as a variant of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine named “Cavillrine.” Director Shawn Levy told the New York Times that Cavill committed to his role — so much so that … Read more

Jack Black reveals the future of Tenacious D after Kyle Gass’ Donald Trump shooting joke

Jack Black reveals the future of Tenacious D after Kyle Gass’ Donald Trump shooting joke

Jack Black is confident in Tenacious D’s comeback. The actor, 54, addressed his band’s future after canceling their tour because of the backlash over band member Kyle Gass’ controversial comment about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. “We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime,” Black told Variety at the premiere of his … Read more

Exclusive | Julie Chen reveals if the ‘Big Brother’ cast will be told about Trump shooting, Biden dropping out

Exclusive | Julie Chen reveals if the ‘Big Brother’ cast will be told about Trump shooting, Biden dropping out

Big Brother is always watching. The cast of “Big Brother” Season 26 has been sequestered on the show since before the assassination attempt of Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Joe Biden as the hopeful Democratic nominee for the November election. The hit CBS reality show rarely informs its contestants about developments … Read more

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass deletes Instagram apology for Donald Trump shooting comment

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass deletes Instagram apology for Donald Trump shooting comment

Kyle Gass deleted his Instagram post where he apologized for making a joke about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. At Tenacious D’s concert in Sydney, Australia on July 14, Jack Black presented Gass, 64, with a birthday cake and told him to make a wish. “Don’t miss Trump next time,” Gass said. The comment, … Read more

‘The Boys’ adds ‘political violence’ warning about ‘coincidental’ assassination storyline after Trump shooting

‘The Boys’ adds ‘political violence’ warning about ‘coincidental’ assassination storyline after Trump shooting

When life imitates art. The Season 4 finale of “The Boys” features a shape-shifting supervillain trying to kill president-elect Robert Singer (Jim Beaver). The episode came out Thursday — five days after the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump, 78, at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Antony Starr in “The Boys.” ©Amazon/Courtesy Everett Collection … Read more

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass axed by talent agency after ‘inappropriate’ Trump shooting remarks

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass axed by talent agency after ‘inappropriate’ Trump shooting remarks

Kyle Gass is facing immediate consequences for making a controversial comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The Tenacious D musician, 64, has been dropped by his talent agency, Greene Talent. Michael Greene, who was Gass’ rep, confirmed to The Post Tuesday that he’s no longer working with the singer. Kyle Gass at the NAMM … Read more