Entertainment

Britain’s culture minister may challenge Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — presenting a potential speed bump to David Ellison’s plan to wrap up his $111-billion deal by September. …

It’s been about a month into the all-important summer box office season, and already, there is a noticeable boost in optimism. I wrote last week about how the massive debut …

Former child star Daveigh Chase, who terrified viewers climbing out of a television screen in “The Ring” and voiced the lovable outcast Lilo in “Lilo & Stitch,” died of AIDS, …

Another former bombshell has apologized for past use of a racist slur that got her ousted from the villa. Fired “Love Island USA” contestant Alannah Keyser posted a video to …

The American Film Institute is giving Mel Brooks one more reason to celebrate his 100th birthday. In honor of the comedy legend’s centennial, AFI announced Sunday that it was reorganizing …

Comcast is spinning off its NBCUniversal entertainment and media assets into a separate publicly traded company, the media giant announced Monday. The plan will put broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo, …

It’s no joke: John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” is checking into “General Hospital,” the ABC soap opera. The host of the weekly series that takes sharply comedic aim …

The best weapon in the “Jackass’” arsenal isn’t the taser, the beehive or the booby-trapped latrine. It’s the explosion of relief when a prank ends, often in humiliation, always with …

Veteran MS NOW anchor Alex Witt is leaving the news network, which is moving away from live evening programming on weekends. The new weekend programming strategy announced Friday is a …

When David Jacks published a biography of Peter Asher in 2022, the veteran record producer and manager expressed surprise that anyone would have deemed his life worthy of the treatment. …