In a highly anticipated court hearing, Britney Spears has made several claims about the controversial conservatorship that for years has largely seen information kept out of the public domain. Spears‘ finances and personal affairs have been controlled by the legal agreement since 2008, when she suffered a series of mental breakdowns. Her father Jamie has
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Britney Spears has spoken in open court for the first time to address her controversial conservatorship, telling the hearing: “I want my life back.” Spears said other people have exploited her throughout her life and that it is “her wish and dream for all of this to end”. She called the conservatorship “abusive” and condemned
Special Tony Awards will be presented in September to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, David Byrne’s American Utopia and Freestyle Love Supreme, the awards administration committee announced today. Special Tony Awards are presented to outstanding productions, artists and organizations who do not fall into any of the competitive categories. In a joint statement, Heather Hitchens, CEO
The Kardashians share an update on Rob’s health and love life during part 2 of the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ reunion special, which aired Sunday on E!
The line-up for the new series of Love Island has been revealed ahead of its launch next week. This year’s 11 contestants include a PE teacher who has played for England’s disabled cricket team, a civil servant and a former glamour model. ITV has not revealed where the new season of the dating show is
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time in 75 years, New York’s Theatre World Awards honoring debut performances will bypass its annual awards ceremony this year – a reflection of the city’s absence of live shows during the 15-month Covid shutdown – and instead present a one-night-only virtual event honoring Broadway’s best, including special honorees Patti LuPone,
The Chemical Brothers, Blur, Primal Scream and Radiohead are among the artists urging the government to make it easier for British musicians to tour in the European Union post-Brexit. The musicians warn that UK acts face “insurmountable financial and logistical barriers” following the UK’s departure from the EU and call on ministers to “save” EU
Steppenwolf’s production of The Minutes, the new Tracy Letts play that had begun previews on Broadway when the industry shut down in March 2020, will resume performances in March 2022, with an official opening night on Thursday, April 7. The play, with cast to be announced, will take up residence at Broadway’s Studio 54 theater,
Actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther in Friends, has revealed he has terminal prostate cancer. Tyler, 59, played Jennifer Aniston‘s Central Perk colleague in the show, and recently appeared via video on Friends: The Reunion. But in an interview with the Today Show in the US, he revealed he was unable to attend in
Billie Eilish has apologised and said she is “appalled and embarrassed” over a video that emerged appearing to show the singer mouthing a racist slur. In an edited compilation video posted to TikTok earlier in June, Eilish seems to mouth an anti-Asian slur featured in Tyler The Creator’s song Fish, released in 2011. She was
Kate Horton, who previously ran the Royal Court Theatre in London and has held executive roles also at the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, will take over for Scott Rudin as executive producer of The Music Man, the upcoming Broadway revival starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. With the hire, The Music Man confirms what
In a new episode of ‘Red Table Talk,’ Paris Jackson joins Willow Smith to discuss their struggles with mental health. The daughter of the late Michael Jackson, shares how fame triggered her PTSD, contemplating suicide, and how music has pulled her through dark times. ‘Red Table Talk’ airs Wednesdays on Facebook Watch. Exclusives from #ETonline
Good news for international fans of Bruce Springsteen: The Boss’ upcoming Springsteen on Broadway is opening its doors to people who have received the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. Last week, the production announced that all ticket-buyers would need to be vaccinated with an FDA-approved vaccine, thus limiting the accepted vaccines to those manufactured by Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech
We look back at the life and career of late The Brady Bunch favorite Ann B. Davis, aka Alice, who passed away this weekend at 88.
A piece of music by Mozart can have an anti-epileptic effect on the brain and may be a possible treatment to prevent seizures, according to a new study. Researchers at the Hospital St Anne and CEITEC Masaryk University in the Czech Republic found that listening to Mozart’s Sonata For Two Pianos K448 reduced epileptiform discharges
Ann Willis Ratray, who appeared on Broadway and TV before becoming a drama coach for young people including her son, Home Alone‘s Devin Ratray, died June 9 at her home in New York following a lengthy illness. She was 81. Her death was announced by her husband of nearly 55 years, the actor Peter Ratray,
The brutal murder of a French film producer more than two decades ago has scarred the tiny town of Schull on the southwest coast of Ireland. Locals there are still reluctant to talk publicly about the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, according to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan, who was spent several years investigating the
A new nonprofit fund called Places Please Project will provide $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based theater workers who have been out of work and struggling to pay rent as Covid shut down the industry for more than a year. “Even as theater begins to reopen, its workers still grapple with uncertainty,” said
Kendall Jenner and NBA Star Devin Booker took to Instagram over the weekend to share rare romantic photos from their time together over the past year. The couple, who are celebrating their first anniversary, shared an array of images from their travels and intimate time with one another. Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv
The director of My Left Foot has said he would cast a disabled actor in the role that won Daniel Day-Lewis an Oscar if the film was being made today. Jim Sheridan, a six-time Academy Award nominee, told Sky News he does “not think it’s right anymore” for “able-bodied” actors to play disabled characters. Day-Lewis