A torturous process. Taylor Swift explained how she had different experiences making her latest two albums, “The Life of a Showgirl” and “The Tortured Poets Department,” in a new interview. “With the last record, I was in such a different place in my life when I wrote it,” Swift, 35, said Monday on “Scott Mills … Read more
Louis Sachar really intended to be a lawyer. But, in between starting law school at the Hastings College of Law in 1977 and graduating in 1980, he published his first book, “Sideways Stories from Wayside School.” The zany, often surreal compendium of classroom antics went on to become a young adult classic, spawning a four-book … Read more
That’s not all she wrote. Jamie Lee Curtis has confirmed that she will star in a “Murder, She Wrote” reboot. “Oh, it’s… happening,” Curtis told Entertainment Tonight. “We’re a minute away, but yeah, [I’m] very excited. Very excited,” the “Halloween” actress, 66, added. “But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting. I have … Read more
One Long Island kid’s hoop dream became a timeless hoop theme. In 1993, recent college grad and die-hard Knicks fan Jesse Itzler had a dream of writing his favorite team’s theme song. “I was born a Knicks fan and always loved their grit,” the New Yorker, 56, reminisced of the team’s golden age, with legends … Read more
In the final stretch of making their iconic 1975 album “Toys in the Attic,” Aerosmith stumbled upon inspiration for “Walk This Way” while strolling through the seedy streets of Hell’s Kitchen and Times Square. “‘Walk This Way’ was the last song that we had to finish,” “Toys in the Attic” producer Jack Douglas exclusively told … Read more
Courtney Stodden is reflecting on the online bullying she has endured in the past. The 30-year-old appeared in the ABC News documentary “IMPACT x Nightline: Confessions of a Child Bride,” which premieres on Hulu on Thursday, to discuss the treatment she received after marrying Doug Hutchison in 2011 when she was 16 and he was 51. … Read more
It wasn’t ready for primetime. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star JB Smoove, who also used to write on “Saturday Night Live,” has revealed some of his failed sketch ideas, which included a bizarre pitch for Johnny Knoxville. During a recent appearance on the podcast “Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa,” Smoove said that if he … Read more
Taylor Swift drew inspiration from Ethel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s romance for one of her dreamiest songs. Ethel died on Thursday at the age of 96. The Kennedy family matriarch, who was widowed in 1969 when her husband “Bobby” was assassinated, passed away just days after suffering a stroke. In the wake of Ethel’s … Read more
A savvy man was sent over $300 worth of freebies from his favorite brands — after he wrote them poems. Andrew Cunningham, 29, spotted a tip online which suggested supermarkets send free gifts if customers send them a poem. He decided to test it out and wrote brand-specific short poems for 50 of his favorite … Read more
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years. The anchor revealed on Thursday that she will remain on the NBC program through Jan. 1, 2025. Kotb was joined by her co-hosts when she announced the tearful news, including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones. Hoda … Read more
Couple goals. Blake Lively revealed that her husband Ryan Reynolds played a part in making her new movie “It Ends With Us,” based on Colleen Hoover’s beloved romance novel. “The iconic rooftop scene, my husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows that, but you now,” the 36-year-old actress told E! News at the film’s premiere in … Read more
Hold your horses. Fans are taking to social media to express shock, disbelief, delight and confusion about the period piece drama “My Lady Jane,” now streaming on Prime Video. Spoilers below for “My Lady Jane.” One fan said on X, formerly Twitter, “Y’all are so good about hiding plot details bc what do you mean … Read more
Drew Bledsoe had some help preparing for Sunday’s roast of his former teammate, Tom Brady. When recapping his appearance on Netflix’s “Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady,” the ex-Patriots quarterback — who torched Brady over his divorce from Gisele Bündchen — said Monday on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” that his wife … Read more
His apparent aversion to other people started out when he was pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty young. Larry David — whose character on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” declared that he finds “human contact repulsive” — revealed Tuesday that his mother once wrote to a longtime New York Post columnist and psychologist over concerns about her then-12-year-old son’s … Read more
It was a love triangle for the ages. Sixties supermodel Pattie Boyd was famously at the center of a rift between guitar-riffing gods George Harrison and Eric Clapton. In fact, Clapton tried to woo Boyd with secret love letters while she was married to late Harrison — when the two Rock & Roll Hall of … Read more
Matthew Perry always had been open about his battle with drugs and alcohol through the years, but he went even deeper in his 2002 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.” Nov. 1 marks the first anniversary since his book hit shelves, which is just days after the beloved actor died at age 54 … Read more
Oh baby, baby. Britney Spears’ explosive new memoir, “The Woman in Me,” is only a mere week from hitting bookshelves, but several snippets about Justin Timberlake from the bombshell-laced book have already whetted several potential readers’ appetites. This week alone, Spears made several accusations that her former flame and “Mickey Mouse Club” star cheated on … Read more
Suzanne Somers’ family is paying tribute to the late star following her death at age 76 on Sunday. The “Three’s Company” actress battled breast cancer for more than 23 years. Somers died just one day shy of her 77th birthday on Monday. Her granddaughter, the daughter of Somers’ son, Bruce Somers Jr., posted the “final … Read more
Angela Lansbury would have turned 98 on Oct. 16 — and her “Murder, She Wrote” co-star, Louis Herthum, shared some memories of working with the legendary stage, screen and TV star, who passed away Oct. 11, 2022. Lansbury garnered 12 consecutive Emmy nominations for her starring role in “Murder, She Wrote” as sleuthing mystery writer … Read more
Going the extra mile to save money on groceries is just part of being American in 2023 — even for the Amish. Costco superfans David and Susan Schwartz spent the last seven years visiting more than 200 stores all over the world — countless $1.50 hot dogs and sample cart stops later, one of the most … Read more