San Diego: Johnny Depp unveils 'Ebenezer' Comic-Con teaser

 

SAN DIEGO – Hollywood star Johnny Depp made a dramatic return to the mainstream spotlight at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, stepping onto the Hall H stage in full Ebenezer Scrooge costume to launch the first official teaser trailer for his upcoming dark gothic film, “Ebenezer.” The event marked his first...

Russia: Madonna denies presence in Trump VIP box

 

Madonna has formally denied viral social media rumors that she was seated in U.S. President Donald Trump’s VIP suite during the recent FIFA World Cup final in Russia. Online users had circulated clips and screenshots claiming the pop star was positioned near First Lady Melania Trump, but a representative said...

Los Angeles rapper Travis Scott debuts in Nolan epic

 

Hip-hop artist Travis Scott has made his major motion picture acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s new epic film, “The Odyssey.” Speaking on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday, Scott described receiving an unexpected phone call from Nolan, whom he initially assumed wanted concert tickets. Instead, the director offered...

Los Angeles teen Vivienne Jolie files to drop Pitt surname

 

LOS ANGELES — Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, the youngest daughter of actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court to remove “Pitt” from her last name, according to court documents reported this week. The filing came one week after Vivienne turned 18, the...

Los Angeles actor Jason Alexander apologizes for underage sketch

 

Los Angeles, United States – Actor Jason Alexander has issued a public apology to reality television personality and activist Courtney Stodden over a 2012 Funny or Die parody sketch filmed when Stodden was 17. The comedy segment, a spoof of daytime talk shows, depicted the Seinfeld actor rubbing a mobile...

Los Angeles saxophonist Plas Johnson dies at 94

 

LOS ANGELES — Plas Johnson, the American tenor saxophonist whose distinctive, loping sound defined the theme for the 1963 film “The Pink Panther,” died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94, his children Eric Johnson and Stephanie Oliver confirmed. A leading Hollywood studio musician...

Los Angeles influencer alleges ex-boyfriend’s infidelity online

 

LOS ANGELES – Internet personality Chris Olsen has publicly accused his ex-boyfriend, British real estate analyst Harrison Dockerty, of repeatedly cheating during their relationship. In a TikTok video posted on July 20, 2026, the 28-year-old Los Angeles-based content creator laid out a timeline stating that the pair agreed to a...

New York: Brad Paisley defends Swift-Kelce wedding

 

Country artist Brad Paisley has defended Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s July 3, 2026 wedding at Madison Square Garden, amid ongoing online criticism over its reported scale and cost. In an Associated Press interview published Monday, July 20, 2026, Paisley called the New York City...

New York host Stephen Colbert ends social media silence

 

Stephen Colbert resurfaced on social media on July 19, 2026, posting for the first time since CBS permanently cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Instagram post marked the seventh birthday of his dog, Benny, a frequent presence on the program since 2019, and was captioned, “Happy 7th Birthday,...

Cumbria, England singer Melanie Chisholm weds partner

 

In Cumbria, England, Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm, known as Mel C, married Australian model and screenwriter Chris Dingwall on Sunday, July 19, at the 19th-century Country House Cumbria in the Lake District. The small countryside ceremony was attended by bandmates Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Geri Halliwell-Horner, who arrived...