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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

Kandi Burruss, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and The Chi actress, has joined the producing team for the upcoming Broadway debut of Keenan Scott II’s Thoughts of a Colored Man starring Pose‘s Dyllón Burnside. Burruss, who appeared in the 2009 season of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, is now part of the Broadway producing team led

Travis Scott took a moment during a speech to pay tribute to his leading ladies, Kylie Jenner and their daughter, Stormi. The 29-year-old rapper was honored at the 72nd annual Parsons Benefit at Pier 17 in New York City on Tuesday, which he attended alongside his on-and-off girlfriend, Jenner, and their 3-year-old baby girl. The

There was a euphoric atmosphere at Download Festival’s first day in Leicestershire – despite the wet weather. About 10,000 people attended the pilot heavy metal music event in Donington Park, with people not required to wear masks or practice social distancing. Event promoter Andy Copping said there was a “real sense of euphoria” on Friday

A new study analyzing racial equity in arts funding in New York City finds that public and private contributions to the 18 largest and predominantly white non-profit theater companies garner 92% of total funding, a disparity the study suggests calls into question the industry’s oft-stated commitment to racial equity. The study, called The Visibility Report

A representative for Ernie Lively confirmed his death to ET on Wednesday. The late ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor was 74 years old. Ernie is survived by his wife, Elaine Lively, and their five children, including actress Blake Lively. Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

Andrew Lloyd Webber has pulled his latest musical out of a government pilot scheme for live events because theatre had been treated as “an afterthought and undervalued”. The composer’s decision to withdraw his production of Cinderella was “baffling” and left ministers “bemused,” a Whitehall source said on Friday. The pandemic has had a catastrophic financial

Kyle Dean Massey has announced that he will not return to the Broadway revival of Company when it resumes performances post-shutdown this December. In a since-expired Instagram story, Massey, who, with husband Taylor Frey is expecting the couple’s first child this fall, wrote that he feels “very sad about withdrawing” from the Sondheim musical, but

Are Carly and Freddy going to date? Will Sam come back? And where the heck is Gibby?! Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor chat exclusively to ET about your biggest iCarly reboot questions! Don’t miss the premiere of ‘iCarly’ on Thursday, June 17, on Paramount+. Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

Kim Kardashian West has said she almost became a “runaway bride” before her 72-day marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries.  The reality star told a Keeping Up With The Kardashians reunion special she had cold feet before tying the knot, but denied claims the wedding was a ploy to boost ratings. Kardashian West married Humphries