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LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) – Extreme stunt and prankster collective Jackass put their body parts on the line one more time in Jackass: Best and Last, billed as their fifth and final feature film. “Oh, it’s it. Stuntmen and milk both have an expiration date, so I feel like it’s time to stop,” said the group’s […]

June 15 (Reuters) – Netflix is adding several new podcast shows to its content library, including ones by Hollywood star Kate Hudson and celebrity lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, deepening its video podcast partnership with iHeartMedia. The move comes amid Netflix’s push to expand its entertainment offerings with formats such as podcasts and live sports events, […]

June 2 (Reuters) – Country music singer Garth Brooks is exploring the sale of his music catalog, seeking up to about $2 billion in a deal that could rank among the largest for an individual artist, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, June 2, citing people familiar with the matter. • Reuters could not immediately […]

ISTANBUL, May 31 (Reuters) – U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, drew more than 100,000 fans to a concert in Istanbul on Saturday night. West, also known as Ye, has faced a wave of cancellations across Europe this summer following years of antisemitic […]

AMSTERDAM, May 29 (Reuters) – U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, is set to hold concerts in the Netherlands next month, after its migration minister said there were no legal grounds to deny him entry. Dutch lawmakers had urged the government to bar […]

May 28 (Reuters) – CBS News named on Thursday journalist and author Nick Bilton as executive producer of news magazine show 60 Minutes, marking the first time the show has tapped a leader from outside traditional television news. Bilton, 49, is the fifth executive producer in the show’s history. His appointment is part of a […]

LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Reuters) – Nicolas Cage says his new live-action series Spider-Noir will offer viewers a distinctive experience, with the option to watch it in black and white — “like an old movie” — or in highly saturated color designed to heighten visual intensity. He hopes the noir presentation will engage younger audiences […]

May 25 (Reuters) – Sonny Rollins had recorded the confidently titled “Jazz Colossus” album in 1956. But the saxophonist remained wracked with self-doubt. So, in the summer of 1959, he began to play on the windswept pedestrian walkway of New York’s Williamsburg Bridge. Initially a place where he could avoid disturbing his pregnant neighbor, the […]

(Reuters) – Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernández has taken his role as a footballer from the small screen to the soccer pitch after signing a professional contract with U.S. second-tier side El Paso Locomotive FC. Fernandez, who played youth football in Mexico before stepping away from the sport at the age of 15 due to a […]