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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden

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Mel Brooks at 100: ‘Blazing Saddles’ named funniest film of all time

Mel Brooks, who turned 100 on Sunday 28 June, has been honoured by the American Film Institute, which named his 1974 Western satire the "funniest film of all time" - knocking 'Some Like It Hot' off the top spot.

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License to screen test: Casting for new James Bond enters final stage

Production on Bond 26 is set to begin next year. The expectation is that the official announcement for the next 007 actor will happen by the end of 2026.

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SZA hits out at 'disgusting' AI music

"If you’re a musician and you support this degenerate shit? You’re disgusting.” The award-winning R&B singer has hit out at AI and Suno, which has maintained that its models don’t store or reproduce specific songs.

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Obama Presidential Centre opens with star power and Trump jabs

On stage, Barack Obama voiced his support for character, honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion and sense of duty, praising both Democrats and Republicans.

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'The Ring' and 'Lilo & Stitch' actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35

Horror movie fans will recognize Chase from her performance as Samara Morgan, the main antagonist in American remake of 'The Ring'.

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Police officer drama: Sean Penn to direct film on Capitol riots

Sean Penn has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct a film he's scripted about the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6 in 2021.

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Bonnie Tyler out of induced coma but still in critical condition

The 75-year-old Welsh singer has been in intensive care at Faro Hospital since early May following emergency surgery for a perforated bowel.

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Taylor Swift breaks another record with Songwriters Hall of Fame entry

What a week it's been for Taylor Swift who's celebrating, at 36, becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, just days after watching the New York Knicks complete the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.

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Celebrities post tributes to artist Talay Riley, 35, stabbed to death

Talay Riley, 35, was stabbed to death on 5 June in Silvertown, London. Artists have paid tribute to a unique talent.

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NBA fans worry as Trump crashes the Knicks’ biggest party in 27 years

Donald Trump won't be the only famous figure in attendance when the NBA Finals return to New York for the first time since 1999.

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Trump’s Freedom 250 / birthday cage fight event snubbed by celebrities

Donald Trump’s extravagant 80th birthday cage fight on the White House lawn is proving to be celebrity repellent... Adam Sandler, Jared Leto and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson are among the celebrities who have declined invites to the UFC Freedom 250 event set to take place on 14 June.

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‘He was the best of us’: Tributes paid to Buffy star Anthony Head

Best known for his role as Giles on the cult TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Anthony Head died at the age of 72. Over the weekend, his co-stars and friends paid heartfelt tributes to a performer who will be sorely missed.

Art

Jack White’s panned exhibition: Can musicians make it fine art?

Jack White’s debut exhibition has divided opinion. Here’s how other music icons fared in the court of public opinion and the eyes of critics.

Cinema

Clint Eastwood, 96, has retired from acting and directing, son says

After a career spanning seven decades, it would seem that Clint Eastwood has retired from movies – both in front and behind the camera.

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Owain Rhys Davies, 'Twin Peaks' and 'The OA' actor, dies aged 44

Welsh actor Owain Rhys Davies had an impressive theatre career and was best known for his roles on cult shows The OA and Twin Peaks: The Return.

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Marilyn Monroe: Femme fatale or feminist icon?

A new exhibition at the Cinemateque in Paris examines Marilyn Monroe's acting talents and her profound impact on Hollywood and beyond on the centenary of her birth.