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CLOSE Duane “Dog” Chapman confirmed his wife, Beth Chapman “hiked the stairway to heaven” in a post on Twitter. USA TODAY “Dog the Bounty Hunter” star Beth Chapman has died after battling Stage 4 lung cancer, her husband and TV show co-star Duane announced Wednesday. She was 51. “It’s 5:32 …

Gooding Jr. has petitioned to dismiss his misdemeanor charge of forcible touching and sex abuse in the third degree. The judge did not rule on the motion, citing a request from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for more time to review it. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. …

Over the course of Jada Pinkett Smith’s 21-year marriage to Will Smith, they faced a number of ups and downs, and now the actress is admitting at one point she reached almost walked away. She revealed that a change happened after their 10th anniversary. “There was too much concentration on …

Prosecutors say the man suspected of stealing a statue of Marilyn Monroe from atop a Hollywood public art installation is the same person who smashed President Trump’s Walk of Fame star with a pickax last year. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says 25-year-old Austin Mikel Clay pleaded not …

Suppose you were to mash up three of the greatest of all children’s fantasies: J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and T.H. White’s “The Sword in the Stone.” This may be hard to imagine, especially for an adult, but something like E.A. Wyke-Smith’s “The Marvellous Land of Snergs” …

Image caption The Python team – Jones, Chapman, Cleese, Idle, Gilliam and Palin – in 1970 Sir Michael Palin is to serve as the executive producer on five new Radio 4 specials to mark the 50th anniversary of the Monty Python comedy troupe. The shows, to air in September, will …

R. Kelly and his lawyers were back in court in Chicago on Wednesday where prosecutors turned over a DVD allegedly showing Kelly having sex with an underage victim. Judge Lawrence Flood presided over the hearing and warned there could be criminal charges for anyone who shares the video. However, Kelly’s legal …

The comedian — who sells out arenas across the US — is set to host the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. Also an actor and best-selling author, this year he sold out a four-show run at Madison Square Garden. He will host the event from Prudential Center in Newark, NJ …

MONTGOMERY, AL – MARCH 25: Inductee Jerry Carrigan speaks at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame’s 13th Induction Banquet and Awards Show at the Renaissance Hotel on March 25, 2010 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) Alabama-born drummer Jerry Carrigan, who was in the first rhythm section for …

The Dixie Chicks took the long way around, but they’re returning with new music soon after a 13-year hiatus. The award-winning group’s lead singer, Natalie Maines, took to Instagram recently to tease a new album. Using a baby filter, Maines exclaims “Dixie Chicks!” Bandmates Emily Robison and Martie Maguire then …