Tag: Stars

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, is “fighting for her life” after being found unconscious, her family says.

The daughter of late American singer Whitney Houston has been found unresponsive in a bathtub in a home in Georgia, US police say.

Marion “Suge” Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a “fatal traffic incident”, the Los Angeles County Sheriff says.

Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose best-selling novel The Thorn Birds became a hit TV series, has died at the age of 77.

David Oyelowo has defended fellow British actor and friend, Benedict Cumberbatch, for using the term “coloured” during an interview.

Joan Rivers’ daughter has filed a malpractice claim against the New York medical clinic that treated her mother days before she died.

Michael Keaton’s film Birdman has been given a boost in the run-up to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America’s top award.

Edgar Froese, the founding member of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream, has died in Vienna, aged 70.

Three-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper is to play the Elephant Man in London following the critical acclaim he has received for the role on Broadway.

Singer Rihanna has won a legal battle against high street store Topshop over a T-shirt bearing her image.

An Israeli man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the computers of pop stars including Madonna and selling unreleased songs online.

The cast of Coronation Street have led tributes to actress Anne Kirkbride, who played one of the soap’s best-loved characters Deirdre Barlow for 42 years.

A local Chinese newspaper has apologised after secretly photographing late singer Yao Beina during surgery to donate her corneas following her death.

Soul singer Alexander O’Neal has quit Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother – the third contestant to leave outside its usual elimination process.

Faten Hamama, one of Egypt’s best-known actresses, has died, aged 83.

The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts says she would like to see more diversity in Oscar nominations, after a row about this year’s nominees.

Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead the race for this year’s Oscars with nine nominations each.

Director Woody Allen is to create his first ever television series.

Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of death of renowned journalist Sayed Eqbal Rezvi, Associate Editor, The Good Morning. Eqbal Rezvi died at the Central Hospital, Dhaka on this day in 2011.

Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony was watched by 19.3 million people in the US, down 8% on last year’s audience of 20.9 million.

A former Miss Sweden, she was branded a “sex goddess” for her performance in Federico Fellini’s 1960 movie.

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted interim bail to national cricketer Rubel Hossain in a rape case filed by his fiancé. Responding to a fresh bail plea filed by the detained accused, acting Metropolitan Session’s Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted…

Australian actor Rod Taylor, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds, has died aged 84, according to reports in the US. Taylor, who lived in the United States, is said to have died at his home in Los Angeles…

Stephen Fry to marry partner Elliott SpencerStephen Fry has confirmed he is to marry his partner, Elliott Spencer. Comedian and writer Fry, 57, has given formal notice to wed Mr Spencer, 27, at a register office in Dereham, Norfolk, near…

US actress Donna Douglas, best known for playing the tomboyish Elly May Clampett in 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, has died at the age of 82. The Louisiana native appeared in more than 270 episodes of the popular show, which…

Renowned American country music singer-songwriter Little Jimmy Dickens has died at the age of 94. His spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said Dickens died on Friday of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day. His novelty songs, including May the…