It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t had the best time doing “The Color Purple” on Broadway. The protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells her story of sexual, physical and psychological abuses in the early twentieth century South in a series … Read more
In good news for die-hard ABBA fans, the beloved group’s world-famous 3D virtual reality concert may be on its way to Australia, with the show’s executives reportedly in talks with the Victorian government. Executives from ABBA Voyage recently scouted locations in Melbourne, according to The Age, and had meetings with the state government, Visit Victoria … Read more
PARIS — Women’s rights activists criticized French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for appearing to take sides with actor Gérard Depardieu by saying the film star who is facing sexual misconduct allegations “makes France proud.” Speaking on Wednesday night on TV channel France 5, Macron described himself as a “big admirer” of a “great actor.” … Read more
Kylie Minogue has broken down during a US television interview as she recalled the “trauma” of her cancer diagnosis and treatment. The 55-year-old spoke openly about the 2005 breast cancer diagnosis with CBS News’ Seth Doane, saying it was an incredibly “difficult” time. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Kylie Minogue breaks down talking about cancer. Stream … Read more
Exuberant performances from a cast led by Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks breathe life into Blitz Bazawule’s stirring “The Color Purple,” adapted from the Tony-winning Broadway production. Alice Walker ’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel, which Steven Spielberg turned into the 1985 film, may be an unlikely book for such bright adaptations. Walker’s … Read more
A friend of Matthew Perry has claimed the actor was “angry and mean” in the final weeks before his death because he had been taking testosterone shots. The details from an unnamed female friend were included in an autopsy report which revealed before his death Perry had taken ketamine mixed with the opioid-like drug buprenorphine, … Read more
MADRID — Spain’s Royal Tapestry Factory has been decorating the walls and floors of palaces and institutions for more than 300 years. Located on a quiet, leafy street in central Madrid, its artisans work with painstaking focus on tapestries, carpets and heraldic banners, combining the long wisdom of the craft with new techniques. The factory … Read more
The husband of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell, who died from a rare form of cancer, has said she “never wanted to know” how much time she had left. Cardwell died on December 9 at the age of 29, after “one hell of a fight” against stage 4 adrenal carcinoma, her … Read more
LONDON — A man suspected of stealing an artwork by Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones, was arrested Saturday, London police said. A man in his 20s was in custody on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, the Metropolitan police said. The sign was taken less than an hour after the … Read more
Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, was killed in a head-on crash Saturday in El Paso, Texas, according to TMZ. The band, which changed its name in 2020 to The Chicks, said it was “shocked and saddened” by her death. “We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we … Read more
