Jussie Smollett will soon be facing a civil lawsuit from the City of Chicago, which is demanding the actor pay for the cost of investigating his allegedly made-up story about a racist attack, CBS Chicago reports. The lawsuit is being drafted by the city’s Law Department and will be filed …

Actor George Clooney is urging consumers to boycott nine hotels linked to the country of Brunei over its plans to impose harsh new criminal sentences.The penalties being implemented, based on Islamic law, include death by stoning for gays and amputation for theft.Clooney admitted he’s stayed in some of the luxury …

Talk show host Andy Cohen announced on Thursday night that he is having a baby via surrogate. Cohen made the announcement at the end of a Christmas special for his late night Bravo show, “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” “I have always tried to be as transparent as possible …

About one year after the Me Too movement swept the nation, veteran journalist Ann Curry says “we have a long way to go.” “I think if we look at history, what we notice is that it’s actually legislation, changes in systems and company policies – these are the things that …

Over the past 40 years, Oscar-winning director Ron Howard has helmed massive blockbusters, including “Splash,” “Cocoon,” “Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind” and most recently “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” But when Howard wanted to do a series about the first human mission to Mars, he couldn’t figure out whether it …

Nicole Kidman might be known as one of the most glamorous women in Hollywood, but the actress looks nearly unrecognizable in her new turn as LAPD detective Erin Bell in upcoming crime thriller “Destroyer.” It’s not the first time Kidman has altered her appearance for a film; in 2002, she …

Since 1981, Cindy Adams’ gossip column has been a fixture of the New York Post, for which she’s written about the private lives and public foibles of celebrities, movie stars, mobsters and politicians. Pages ripped from the tabloid double as wallpaper in her home office. “I don’t even know what this …

It happened this past week … the loss of two very different artistic giants. Arthur Mitchell was a trailblazing dancer. Born the son of a building superintendent, he rose to become a star performer with the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. To watch Allegra Kent and Arthur Mitchell …

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle company, Goop, agreed to a $145,000 settlement after being accused of making unfounded claims about products designed to aid women’s sexual and emotional health. A lawsuit filed by prosecutors from 10 California counties said the company did not have scientific backing for health claims it made …

Fourteen people were injured Saturday at an Oklahoma casino when a storm knocked over trusses at the entrance at a Backstreet Boys concert, casino officials said. Officials from WinStar World Casino in Thackersville, Oklahoma, said they were evacuating the outdoor concert venue due to storms, and had asked patrons to …