Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage

Tori Spelling filed for divorce Friday from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott. The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actor petitioned to end the marriage of nearly 18 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. She cited irreconcilable differences. Recommended Videos Spelling’s petition says the two have been separated since June 17. She is … Read more

Music Review: Beyoncé’s epic ‘Act ll: Cowboy Carter’ defies categorization, redefines American style

LOS ANGELES – “Nothin’ really ends / For things to stay the same they have to change again,” Beyoncé sings on “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” the opening lines of the opening track, “Ameriican Requiem.” “Them big ideas, yeah, are buried here / Amen.” Recommended Videos In some ways, it is a mission statement for the … Read more

New trial denied for ‘Rust’ armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected an effort by a movie set armorer to challenge her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” After hearing brief arguments during a virtual hearing, Santa Fe-based Judge Mary … Read more

Doris Kearn Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters

NEW YORK – Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The academy announced Friday that Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian, is receiving a Gold Medal for biography. Anderson, the celebrated avant-garde performer, … Read more

‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

TOKYO – “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was 3, … Read more