Penny Marshall, actress and trailblazing director, dies aged 75
Hollywood trailblazer Penny Marshall, who starred in the 1970s hit sitcom Laverne & Shirley before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors, has died aged 75. Marshall’s publicist Michelle...
View ArticleAriana Grande may lose Christmas number one to dad blogger LadBaby singing...
Superstars Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey may be pushed out from Britain’s coveted Christmas number one by an unlikely contender: a dad blogger’s debut single. Mark Hoyle – aka YouTube regular LadBaby...
View ArticleFarewells for axed Stefanovic, but silence from Today co-star
TV and media colleagues rushed on Thursday to pay tribute to axed Today show star Karl Stefanovic – but there has been nothing but silence from one of his closest colleagues. Co-host Georgie Gardner,...
View ArticleThe highest-paid American celebrities of 2018
Star Wars creator George Lucas has topped Forbes magazine’s list of richest celebrities for 2018, raking in a whopping $US5.4 billion (A$7.5 billion). Lucas, 74, continues to profit from the sale of...
View ArticleThe right-royal rites and ratbaggery of the Queen’s family Christmas
By now the Queen is likely snuggled up beside a fire at Sandringham House in Norfolk for the holidays, ready to welcome the royal family for Christmas. Like many folk, the 92-year-old monarch made the...
View ArticleSister begs Meghan Markle to end rift with dad
Samantha Markle has sent her half-sister the Duchess of Sussex a Christmas card urging her to “end the rift with Dad”, it has been reported. The Sunday Mirror reported Samantha, a paternal half-sister...
View ArticleSpacey posts bizarre video as new charges emerge
Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexual assault in the US. The 59-year-old Academy Award winner is alleged to have assaulted a teenager at a bar in Boston, Massachusetts, in July 2016. According to...
View ArticleSpirit of Christmas: Kate and Meghan’s PR show of togetherness
Walking from Sandringham House to the Church of St Mary Magdalene on Christmas Day, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton basically ignored their husbands, princes William and Harry, to chat and laugh. The...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth marry in a secret ceremony
Nearly a decade after they met, singer Miley Cyrus and Australian actor Liam Hemsworth are married. The pair wed on Sunday night in a private ceremony at their new home in Franklin, Tennessee, with...
View ArticleWhy Hollywood stars love secret, low-key weddings
With the groom in sneakers and the bride in a non-custom Vivienne Westwood dress, Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus cut their wedding cake on Sunday watched by a handful of family and friends. The mother...
View ArticleIndustry pays tribute to much-loved actor Penny Cook
Tributes have started to flow for much-loved Australian actor Penny Cook, who has died, aged 61. Best known for her role as veterinarian Vicky Dean in the TV drama series A Country Practice, Cook died...
View ArticleKyrgios isn’t letting spider bite cool his Brisbane International hopes
Nick Kyrgios is set to fly into Queensland to prepare for his Brisbane International title defence after spending Christmas in hospital nursing a spider bite. Organisers said Kyrgios, 23, was on track...
View ArticleRemarkable people we farewelled in 2018
In this tribute to those remarkable people the world lost in 2018, The New Daily remembers the poignant words they left behind. The post Remarkable people we farewelled in 2018 appeared first on The...
View ArticleNova radio network admits huge data breach
Media company Nova Entertainment says information it collected from listeners over a two-year period has been “publicly disclosed”. The company says it recently became aware listener information from...
View ArticleAngry Anderson thanks fans for their support from the bottom of a broken heart
Grieving rock icon Gary “Angry” Anderson has released a video in which he chokes back tears while thanking supporters for the love and sympathy that helped his family get through the months after his...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie hints her next career might be in politics
Angelina Jolie has hinted she could one day enter politics, as she urged global leaders to do more to help refugees and women in conflict zones. Asked if she was moving towards a political career, the...
View Article‘Bye-bye Gran’: British comic actor June Whitfield dead at 93
Veteran comic actor Dame June Whitfield has died aged 93, her agent has confirmed. The star enjoyed a career stretching back to the 1940s, including roles in the Carry On films and the long-running...
View ArticleFive Australian stars who surprised the entertainment world in 2018
In a year in which Australia had plenty of entertainment stars who made headlines or names for themselves, five were standouts, from writing lines for Oscar winners to putting Oscar nominees in the...
View ArticleSpacey’s request to avoid court appearance denied
Former House of Cards star Kevin Spacey must appear in a US court on accusations that he groped a young man in 2016, a judge has ruled. The 59-year-old Oscar-winning actor had argued he should be...
View ArticleOlivia Newton-John’s camp denies reports the star has ‘weeks to live’
Olivia Newton John’s camp has denied widespread reports the 70-year-old singer is losing her fight with breast cancer and is close to death. “No, she has not”, the Grease star’s publicist Michael...
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