Rolf Harris school visit investigated by police
Convicted sex offender Rolf Harris is being investigated after reportedly entering the grounds of a primary school near his home in the UK and waving at students. The disgraced Australian entertainer...
View ArticleMeghan Markle’s tell-all has echoes of Princess Diana’s sensational expose
In a surprising move, five of Meghan Markle’s closest friends have revealed intimate details of the new royal’s life to defend her against reports she’s “difficult”. The posse – a former co-star, a...
View ArticleIn the chair tonight … the ageing acts touring their crock and roll
Phil Collins was once one of the most celebrated drummers in the world, but his not being able to wield the sticks still hasn’t stopped thousands of Australians flocking to his seemingly endless world...
View ArticleGoop is coming to TV. We must be reaching peak Paltrow
Goop, the equally lauded and lampooned lifestyle and wellness enterprise founded a decade ago by actor Gwyneth Paltrow, is expanding its empire with a new Netflix docu-series. The as-yet-untitled...
View ArticleHere’s a theory why a tawdry tabloid set out to smear Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
The escalating “dick pic” extortion scandal involving Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and sleazy tabloid The National Enquirer has, perhaps inevitably, been linked back to President Donald Trump. The...
View ArticleKate Miller-Heidke is Eurovision-bound to sing her heart out for Australia
Favourite Kate Miller-Heidke and her outstanding song Zero Gravity have claimed the honour of representing Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Israel in May. She sang the stunningly...
View ArticleExtra host AJ Calloway suspended in sexual assault probe
Extra host AJ Calloway has been suspended after multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a report in showbiz bible Variety. “Upon becoming aware of allegations of...
View ArticleKate’s a pistil-packin’ mama with her eye on the prize at the Chelsea Flower...
The Duchess of Cambridge has helped design a “back to nature garden” for the Chelsea Flower Show. Kate designed the woodland wilderness garden alongside landscape architects Andree Davies and Adam...
View ArticleGeorge Orwell given food essay apology by British Council after 70 years
The British Council has posthumously apologised to writer George Orwell for rejecting his essay “In defence of English cooking” more than 70 years ago, amid concerns about its suitability for...
View ArticleBAFTA Awards: Big winners and few surprises
The Favourite and Roma have been the big winners at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards in a night of few surprises. Entering the night with 12 nominations The Favourite took home seven awards,...
View ArticleMargot Robbie’s ‘car wash’ dress turns royal heads at the 2019 BAFTAs
Making a spotlit entrance on the red carpet at the 2019 BAFTA awards, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Kate in Alexander McQueen with Princess Diana’s diamond earrings) had acting royalty craning...
View ArticleChildish Gambino and Cardi B make Grammys history as Lady Gaga dominates
Childish Gambino’s searing This is America has become the first hip-hop track to win a song of the year Grammy, before Cardi B became the first solo female rapper to win best rap album for Invasion of...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney compares Meghan Markle’s plight to Diana
George Clooney has compared the media’s treatment of Meghan Markle to the ultimately tragic pursuit of her late mother-in-law Princess Diana, warning that “history is repeating itself”. Speaking to...
View ArticleMichelle Obama’s mum cool on former first lady’s Grammys appearance
Michelle Obama has proven there is no pleasing some mums despite wowing some of the music industry’s biggest names at this week’s Grammy Awards. The former first lady is a role model to millions around...
View ArticleBorn this way: Why Lady Gaga’s transformation makes her the world’s biggest star
Snuggled under a blanket and wearing David Bowie-inspired leisure wear, Lady Gaga was starting her day in her Los Angeles hotel on February 10 when she heard she and Bradley Cooper had won the 2019...
View ArticlePrince Philip escapes charges over Sandringham car crash
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, has escaped charges over a serious collision with another vehicle last month after an investigation by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Prince...
View ArticleAbove the law: The privileges and loopholes that keep the royal family out of...
The British royals receive many perks, from calling Buckingham Palace their home to personal assistants who break in their new shoes. But Prince Philip avoiding prosecution for a mid-January car crash...
View ArticleBruno Ganz, the actor who brought Hitler’s depravity to life in Downfall,...
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who entralled moviegoers with his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in Downfall and the angel Damiel in cult clasic Wings of Desire, has died at the age of 77 in Zurich. Ganz, hailed...
View ArticleLee Radziwill, sister of Jackie Onassis, dies age 85
Caroline Lee Radziwill, the younger sister of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, has died at her home in Manhattan on Friday. She was 85. Her daughter told the New York Times she died peacefully of natural...
View ArticleUS sailor in iconic WWII photo dies aged 95
The US sailor immortalised kissing a nurse amid jubilant celebrations at the end of the Second World War in New York’s Times Square has died just two days short of his 96th birthday. George Mendonsa,...
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