• Coronavirus burns Madame Tussauds owner, spurs $540 million bond sale

    Coronavirus burns Madame Tussauds owner, spurs $540 million bond sale

    The firm behind Madame Tussauds and Legoland parks is looking to raise $540 million in a bond sale, offering a high interest rate to try to secure funds to tide it over while most of its venues are closed in the coronavirus pandemic. Merlin Entertainments, the world’s second-largest operator of visitor attractions after Disney, is …
  • Lizzo says she ‘got addicted’ to seeing herself with makeup

    Lizzo says she ‘got addicted’ to seeing herself with makeup

    Lizzo is glad to take a break from her glam. The “Truth Hurts” singer, 31, opened up to People about how she’s reconnecting with herself and building up her self-esteem while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think it’s cool that we get the opportunity to turn off,” Lizzo said. “My dream is to …
  • Mike Francesa backs off cease-and-desist too late for Twitter foe

    Mike Francesa backs off cease-and-desist too late for Twitter foe

    Mike Francesa folded, but the man behind the popular Twitter handle that for years posted video clips of Francesa still says: No tweets for you. After Francesa said he and WFAN’s parent company, Entercom, would not allow clips of his show to be posted without their consent, Francesa reversed course in a tweet Thursday saying …
  • Jets NFL Draft preview: Joe Douglas is all about ‘exciting’ picks

    Jets NFL Draft preview: Joe Douglas is all about ‘exciting’ picks

    Ready, Set, Joe! Joe Douglas, the Jets general manager, finally gets his crack at the NFL Draft on Thursday, 10 months after he was hired. Douglas, the career scout, has been waiting for this chance. “I don’t take this opportunity lightly,” Douglas said. “We’ve got eight picks and four in the top 79. We have …
  • Kylie Jenner looks unrecognizable in no makeup and $1,500 sweats

    Kylie Jenner looks unrecognizable in no makeup and $1,500 sweats

    Just call her the Barefoot Ky-tessa. A makeup-free Kylie Jenner broke quarantine on Sunday to pay a visit to her pal Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou in Beverly Hills, dressed in a set of exorbitantly expensive tie-dye sweats and no shoes. The 22-year-old beauty billionaire, who was almost unrecognizable without her usual full face of glam, suited …
  • European tourism could drop 70 percent due to coronavirus

    European tourism could drop 70 percent due to coronavirus

    The European Union says its vaunted tourist industry is facing “staggering” figures of decline because of the coronavirus crisis and the bloc’s internal market commissioner wants the sector to be first in line when it comes to recovery funds. Thierry Breton mentioned figures that the tourism economy could slump up to 70 percent and will …
  • Prince Harry texted Meghan Markle’s dad before royal wedding, court docs show

    Prince Harry texted Meghan Markle’s dad before royal wedding, court docs show

    Prince Harry reached out to Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle‘s father, ahead of his 2018 wedding. In advance of Meghan’s case against Associated Newspapers on Friday, the 35-year-old Duke of Sussex submitted text messages to London’s High Court which revealed his exchange with Thomas Markle, Reuters reported. Meghan, 38, is suing Associated Newspapers, publisher of the …
  • Kelly Ripa is getting creative with her beauty routine in quarantine

    Kelly Ripa is getting creative with her beauty routine in quarantine

    Kelly Ripa may be stranded without her usual designer wardrobe and glam squad while filming “Live With Kelly and Ryan” from home these days, but she’s found some rather clever workarounds. All of my clothes, all of my hair products, and all of my makeup is locked in the studio, which is closed because of …
  • Louis Tomlinson told off Liam Payne for spilling One Direction reunion details

    Louis Tomlinson told off Liam Payne for spilling One Direction reunion details

    Louis Tomlinson was not happy when Liam Payne prematurely revealed One Direction‘s plans to come together for a reunion. “I can’t say too much. It was actually, Louis told me off for revealing a bit of our plans the other day. So you’re going to have the group telling me off on the group chat,” …
  • ‘Outlander’ star Sam Heughan says he’s hurt by bullying and death threats

    ‘Outlander’ star Sam Heughan says he’s hurt by bullying and death threats

    “Outlander” star Sam Heughan has had it with the haters. In a long post on Twitter early Friday morning, the 39-year-old actor vented that he has faced six years of “constant bullying, harassment, stalking and false narrative” that has left him emotionally battered. “I am at a loss, upset, hurt and have to speak out,” …