“Michael,” the Michael Jackson biopic from Lionsgate, had a massive opening weekend with a box office haul of $97 million in the U.S. and Canada. The film, which stars Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson as the late singer, beat studio expectations of a $65-million to $70-million debut. Globally, the movie brought in just over $217 million….
Bailey Zimmerman performed Friday night at Stagecoach, where his set mixed post-grunge country hits like “Religiously” and “Where It Ends” with a cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” and an appearance by BigXthaPlug on their duet “All the Way.” Before Zimmerman’s set, I met with the 26-year-old singer inside a denim-bedecked pop-up presented by American…
The oldest son of Rob and Michele Reiner has published a heart-rending account of learning from his sister that their parents were dead and his troubled brother had been arrested for the slayings inside their Los Angeles home. In a personal essay published Friday on Substack, 34-year-old Jake Reiner described the “nightmare” of unexpectedly losing…
For Migos rapper Offset, the shooting that landed him in the hospital earlier this month is no match for his desire to get back to work. The “Bodies” and “Run It Up” musician, born Kiari Cephus, seemingly shrugged off the incident and his injury, noting in a recent appearance on “Creators Inc. Podcast” that he’s…
Inside the ornate Bovard Auditorium, Larry David kept a full audience in stitches as he discussed the creation and legacy of his improv hit, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which concluded in 2024 after 12 seasons. In conversation with Lorraine Ali — who wrote “No Lessons Learned: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which retraces the show’s…
There’s nothing Bryan Cranston won’t do in the name of art. This week, Cranston stopped by “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” to chat about the Hulu revival “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” which dropped Friday — nearly 20 years after the original series bid audiences adieu. Colbert took Cranston on a trip…
The life of a showgirl wouldn’t be complete without a few lawsuits, and who knows that better than Taylor Swift and Elizabeth Taylor? On Monday, the “Bad Blood” singer was hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit regarding her most recent album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Real-life Las Vegas showgirl and writer Maren Wade, born…
This story contains spoilers for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” Everybody’s favorite fearless and super capable princess is back for another adventure — along with the denizens of her kingdom and a pair of New York plumber brothers — in “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” Now in theaters, the follow-up to the 2023 blockbuster “The…
Paul McCartney sauntered onto the stage of the Fonda Theatre, took in the 1,200 faces before him — “I can see the whites of your eyes,” he said — then offered up a brief history lesson about where we’d gathered Friday night. The Fonda, he told us, opened 100 years ago; back then, he added,…
I was born underground and spent my early years on the run. By 1980, though, my parents had finally decided to turn themselves in. A plea deal awaited us in Chicago, but, for the deal to work, we had to make it to the courthouse in person. If we were caught along the way, my…
