• Celebrities are starting to take sides in the Ellen DeGeneres scandal

    Celebrities are starting to take sides in the Ellen DeGeneres scandal

    Ellen DeGeneres’ apology had poor timing. Fans and media waited to see if and when DeGeneres, 62, would address the alleged “toxic” work environment that is her eponymous daytime talk show, and they finally received it on Thursday. Unfortunately, it arrived only hours before 36 former employees accused “Ellen Show” executives of sexual misconduct. In …
  • ‘Riverdale’ star KJ Apa splits head open filming stunts for new movie

    ‘Riverdale’ star KJ Apa splits head open filming stunts for new movie

    KJ Apa is having a rough month. After having to remove a shard of metal from his eye, the “Riverdale” star, 23, now had to get stitches for a head injury sustained while filming his new movie, “Songbird.” “I split my head open yesterday…I don’t know if you guys can see that but I have …
  • A day after Congressional grilling, big tech stocks add $250 billion

    A day after Congressional grilling, big tech stocks add $250 billion

    A day after their leaders faced five hours of interrogation in Congress over allegations their power and influence is out of control, four of the biggest American tech companies saw their combined market value swell by $250 billion thanks to earnings that shocked even Wall Street. Shares of Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc., Apple Inc. and …
  • MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    This has been a confusing summer. Even my flip-flops keep changing their mind. Clearly, what’s left of this baseball season is being played exclusively for TV revenue. When we last left, 10 months ago, The Game was in a badly diminished state, record-breaking home runs and record-breaking strikeouts, little baseball played in between. That condition …
  • Apple smashes earnings expectations, announces 4-for-1 stock split

    Apple smashes earnings expectations, announces 4-for-1 stock split

    The work-from-home trend helped Apple boost sales by 11 percent last quarter — and now it’s reducing its stock price by 75 percent to attract new investors. The iPhone maker on Thursday reported earnings per share of $2.58 on revenue of $59.7 billion, beating the Street’s expectations of $2.04 on sales of $52.2 billion. Apple …
  • Malik B, founding member of The Roots, dead at 47

    Malik B, founding member of The Roots, dead at 47

    Malik B, a founding member of The Roots and solo artist, has passed away. He was 47. The Philadelphia rapper’s death was first confirmed by his cousin, former CBS News correspondent Don Champion, as well as founding members Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter. Born Malik Abdul Baset, the rapper and singer first …
  • Fashion Week photog says they will ‘get creative’ for upcoming season

    Fashion Week photog says they will ‘get creative’ for upcoming season

    The usual scrum of fotogs at the end of the runway likely won’t happen this season during New York Fashion Week shows in September. Shutterstock photographer Stephen Lovekin, who has shot the stylish event since 1996, told us what he thinks may happen this year as IMG considers doing in-person shows. “There could be a …
  • Naomi Campbell reacts to Anna Wintour’s note on Vogue’s lack of diversity

    Naomi Campbell reacts to Anna Wintour’s note on Vogue’s lack of diversity

    Naomi Campbell is calling for big changes in the fashion industry. The legendary supermodel, 50, appeared remotely on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” Tuesday, and was asked for her thoughts on Anna Wintour’s recent comments on Vogue’s lack of diversity. In a June memo sent to her magazine’s staff, the 70-year-old editor-in-chief admitted …
  • Big Tech CEOs Bezos, Zuckerberg, others to appear before Congress

    Big Tech CEOs Bezos, Zuckerberg, others to appear before Congress

    Big Tech will be under the spotlight once again on Wednesday, as the CEOs of the largest companies in the industry will face a grilling before Congress. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google parent company Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple chief Tim Cook are scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust …
  • John Callahan’s ex-wife says his identity was stolen after his death

    John Callahan’s ex-wife says his identity was stolen after his death

    Actress Eva LaRue says her late ex-husband John Callahan’s identity has been stolen by fraudsters. The “CSI: Miami” star revealed to Fox News that within days of Callahan’s unexpected passing in March, his home was ransacked, personal property was taken and, most distressingly, his identity was stolen. LaRue was married to Callahan — who died …