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Janet Jackson has a message for Americans who aren’t taking social distancing seriously while coronavirus cases soar across the country. “Can y’all just stay inside?,” Jackson tweeted with a smiley face emoji on Thursday, “I got sh-t to do in June.” The singer’s cheeky plea may have to do with her upcoming “Black Diamond” world …

Stocks rallied Thursday as rising oil prices overcame Wall Street’s worries about the coronavirus gutting the US labor market. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 534.26 points, or 2.5 percent, on hopes of a detente in the oil-price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The blue-chip index reversed the early losses it …

Anyone who didn’t think the current Houston Astros were contrite enough about getting busted for sign-stealing in 2017, recently retired catcher Evan Gattis is offering a full-on expletive-laced apology and explanation over the cheating scandal that has rocked baseball. Gattis, a catcher and designated hitter on that World Series championship squad, says that players “got …

Gwyneth Paltrow and husband Brad Falchuk have taken it upon themselves to help couples find intimacy in these trying times. In an hour-long video posted on Goop this week, the couple spoke to psychologist Michaela Boehm about how to “find intimacy in uncertain times,” asking the expert how to find private time when you’re stuck …

Few debut singles in the history of pop have introduced a group as perfectly as “Hold On,” the 1990 smash that launched En Vogue into the R&B stratosphere. But as much as the funky divas sang their faces off, the song wasn’t an instant hit with their label. “The head of our record label didn’t …

Paramount just made some release date changes given the unpredictable coronavirus climate. The long-awaited Tom Cruise Skydance sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” is now going to Dec. 23, instead of June 24. This will push the Chris Pratt sci-fi Skydance movie “The Tomorrow War” to an unset date. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” will …

Masahiro Tanaka recently returned to Japan with his family, in fear of contracting the coronavirus. Having been in Florida following the suspension of the baseball season, the Yankees starting pitcher revealed on Twitter that he traveled back to his homeland in late March because he believed he, his wife and two children were in “danger” …

Demi Lovato launched her new Fabletics collection on Thursday, with $5 from every item sold — up to $125,000 total — going to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The 27-year-old pop star, who announced the line’s charitable component on Tuesday, admitted that she “thought hard about holding off on the launch,” but …

Put the scissors down. Celebrity hairstylist Scotty Cunha — known for working with the entire Kardashian family along with Sofia Richie, Nicole Richie, Miley Cyrus, Lucy Hale and more — warns against chopping your own locks at home during the coronavirus pandemic. “Don’t cut your hair! You’re going to have more anxiety,” he told Page …

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing “significant privacy and security concerns,” according to a memo seen by Reuters, days after US law enforcement warned users about the security of the popular app. Use of Zoom and other digital communications has soared as many Americans have …