Friday, December 19, 2025

Celebrity

RIP Sidney Poitier, 94, Award Winning Actor and Activist, First Black Hollywood Superstar

Sad news: the death of Sidney Poitier, the first Black superstar in Hollywood. Oscar winner, activist, trailblazer, Poitier's importance to the history of Hollywood...

2022 Golden Globes Decision: The Resolution Will Not Be Televised

The 2022 Golden Globes will not be televised. Or even live streamed on Sunday night. The Hollywood Foreign Press persisted in giving awards despite losing...

Saying Goodbye to Peter Bogdanovich, 82, A Great One of a Kind Director and Film Historian

I'm very saddened by the news of the passing of Peter Bogdanovich. Rarely has a key director and film historian had so many friends...

John Mayer, Sob Rocker, Crying Now After Testing Positive for COVID, Missing Grateful Dead Fest in Mexico

He's not Dead and Company, just Ill and not allowed company: John Mayer tested positive for COVID at the last minute and is missing...

No Joke-a-vich: Australia Refuses Entry to Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Who Waved Religious Vax Exemption

THURS MORNING UPDATE: Djokovic now cools his catgut in a Melbourne hotel, awaiting a judge's decision that could take until Monday.  WEDS NIGHT: What a...

Betty White New Year’s Redux “SNL” Ratings About a Quarter of Original Showing in 2010

When Betty White first hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2010 there was still a TV audience and a culture. She has also had 1...

RIP Famed Actress Joan Copeland, 99, Sister of Playwright Arthur Miller, Won Drama Desk Award, Star of Stage and Soaps

Joan Copeland was one of my favorite people I ran into over the years. The famed actress sister of legendary playwright Arthur Miller died...

Exclusive: People Magazine’s Betty White Cover Story “Final Interview” Conducted by Email, No One Spoke to Her

Was Betty White well enough to be interviewed for People magazine this fall? The answer is: we don't know. But People magazine has made a business...