Celebrities
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Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
Oct 29, 2024 2:08 pm - Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously.
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Teri Garr, offbeat comic actress of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79
Oct 29, 2024 12:38 pm - Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79.
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Jon Stewart will remain ‘Daily Show’ host on Mondays through 2025
Oct 28, 2024 12:23 pm - Jon Stewart isn’t done skewering the news — he’s signed on to continue hosting “The Daily Show” on Mondays through the end of next year.
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Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
Oct 25, 2024 3:55 pm - Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.
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Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died
Oct 24, 2024 2:54 pm - Argentina's police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony, a government official said Thursday.
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ABBA, Radiohead, The Cure, Kevin Bacon sign AI protest letter against ‘unlicensed use’ of works
Oct 23, 2024 7:11 am - Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools.
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A$AP Rocky to go to trial next year on charges he fired a gun at a former friendOct 22, 2024 3:11 pm - A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in Los Angeles early next year on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021.
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Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, Argentine official saysOct 21, 2024 7:07 pm - An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said.
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Facing 7 more lawsuits, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs protests a ‘fresh wave of publicity’Oct 21, 2024 2:59 pm - Seven new lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including one alleging the rape of a 13-year-old girl. They come as his lawyers tried again Monday to get him freed on bail, and complained that a “fresh wave of publicity” is endangering his right to a fair criminal trial.
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For his biggest role yet, former Glen Ellyn resident Lamorne Morris is once again ‘the Black dude’Oct 18, 2024 10:29 am - It hit him at odd times. Former Glen Ellyn resident Lamorne Morris would be walking the set of “Saturday Night,” the frantic new comedy of errors about the inaugural episode of SNL, and shake his head. He often wondered: What am I doing here?