NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant

NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard has had a heart transplant, his wife said on social media on Friday night. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a perfect fit! Now on to … Read more

Authorities investigate asbestos contamination at Sydney’s Olympic Park where Taylor Swift is set to perform next week

Authorities investigate asbestos contamination at Sydney’s Olympic Park where Taylor Swift is set to perform next week

Sydney’s Olympic Park, where Taylor Swift is set to perform multiple shows next week, is being tested for asbestos contamination. A sample of mulch from the site was tested yesterday with nothing found, however precautionary testing will continue as Sydney’s asbestos crisis deepens. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sydney asbestos crisis continues as new parks undergo … Read more

NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant

NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard has had a heart transplant, his wife said on social media on Friday night. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a perfect fit! Now on to … Read more

Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has dementia, family seeks conservatorship – National

Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has dementia, family seeks conservatorship – National

The family of legendary Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has petitioned to place the musician in a conservatorship in connection with his dementia diagnosis. After media reports emerged about the conservatorship this week, the Wilson family confirmed the legal move on Thursday. The family said the decision came after the death of “Brian’s beloved wife” … Read more

Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour – and there’s an announcement

Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour – and there’s an announcement

“Melbourne, I am never going to forget tonight, you are unbelievable,” said Taylor Swift, after more than three hours onstage. The US superstar played to the biggest crowd of her career on Friday night, keeping 96,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a near-constant state of pop music ecstasy. And she made a big … Read more

Paul McCartney’s stolen bass is found after more than 50 years

Paul McCartney’s stolen bass is found after more than 50 years

LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half century ago and is … Read more

Taylor Swift donates $134K to family of woman killed at Super Bowl parade – National

Taylor Swift donates 4K to family of woman killed at Super Bowl parade – National

Taylor Swift made a US$100,000 (about C$134,900) donation to a fundraiser for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade. The singer left a message to accompany her donation on Friday morning, writing, “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in … Read more

Taylor Swift fans heartbroken by last-minute scam tickets

Taylor Swift fans heartbroken by last-minute scam tickets

For some Taylor Swift fans The Eras Tour has brought last-minute heartbreak as they discovered at the last minute they had bought scam tickets. Melbourne mother Sarah had been looking forward to taking her daughters, aged 10 and 13, to the Friday concert, but discovered she had inadvertently acquired stolen tickets, she told AAP. The … Read more

Brian Wilson needs to be put in conservatorship after death of wife, court petition says

Brian Wilson needs to be put in conservatorship after death of wife, court petition says

LOS ANGELES — The management team of Brian Wilson has petitioned to place him in a conservatorship because of his mental decline and the recent death of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, who managed his daily life. The 81-year-old Beach Boys co-founder and mastermind has a “major neurocognitive disorder” and is taking medication for dementia, … Read more