Spain has arrested Jonathan Andic, vice-chair of global fast-fashion retailer Mango, in connection with the death of his father, company founder and billionaire Isak Andic. Catalan police detained the 45-year-old executive and brought him before a judge in Martorell, near Barcelona, where he was questioned and then released on bail...
Washington — Billy Joel said this week that the upcoming biopic titled Billy & Me is moving forward without his authorization or support, his representative told Variety on May 20. The representative stated the production does not possess Joel's life rights or the required music rights; John Ottman is reported...
FRANCE — Australian actor Jacob Elordi has withdrawn from his position as an official juror at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, with representatives informing organizers that a sudden foot injury prevented him from traveling to the Côte d’Azur. The Euphoria star had been officially confirmed earlier in the year to...
Spain’s National High Court has ordered the Spanish Tax Agency to refund Colombian singer Shakira about $64 million (€60 million) after ruling that authorities failed to prove she was a Spanish tax resident in 2011. The court found that Shakira spent 163 days in Spain that year, below the 183-day...
Los Angeles – A Los Angeles court has ordered Jermaine Jackson to pay $6.5 million in compensatory damages and legal costs after he failed to respond to a sexual assault lawsuit filed by Rita Barrett. The complaint, submitted in December 2023, alleged that Jackson violently sexually assaulted Barrett in the...
United States country music performer Luke Bryan has publicly rejected an online claim that his new single, “Fish Hunt Golf Drink,” was created using artificial intelligence. The dispute began after an Instagram content creator posted a video analyzing the track, which quickly drew more than one million views and described...
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida, saw social media influencer Braden Eric Peters, known online as Clavicular, and co-defendant Andrew Morales, known as Cuban Tarzan, avoid prison time after entering no contest pleas in connection with a March 2026 alligator shooting incident in the Florida Everglades. Prosecutors brought the case after a video...
In Los Angeles, television personality Spencer Pratt has escalated a long‑running feud with comedian Chelsea Handler amid his outsider campaign for mayor. The dispute intensified after Handler posted a video on her verified Instagram account opposing Pratt’s candidacy ahead of the June 2 primary election, arguing that a straight, white...
In Vacaville, California, Survivor Season 48 and 50 finalist Joe Hunter and his mother, Patricia Hunter, have relaunched a public campaign disputing the official finding that Joe’s sister, Joanna Hunter, died by suicide in 2011. The case received new national attention when it was featured on CBS News on May...
At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera, Indian author and columnist Shobhaa De posted an Instagram video critiquing the presence and fashion choices of Indian celebrities on the red carpet, with particular focus on actress Alia Bhatt. De described the Indian turnout as a “No Cannes Do”...
