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The second shoe has fallen on jailed con man Troy Stratos — who dropped it on himself with a surprise guilty plea to fleecing the ex-wife of Eddie Murphy out of $10 million. Nicole Murphy, who divorced the comedy icon in 2005, entrusted much of her settlement money to childhood friend Stratos. Murphy’s friend of 34 years promised he would ...

Jon Polito, a veteran character actor who had memorable roles in “The Big Lebowski” and other Coen brothers films and was an original cast member in the acclaimed NBC crime drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died today. Director  John McNaughton shared the news in a Facebook post. Polito had more than 200 film and TV credits dating to 1981 miniseries “The ...

Melania Trump is suing a British newspaper and a US blogger for $150m (£114m) over allegations she was a sex worker in the 1990s, her lawyer says. The Daily Mail suggested Mrs Trump may have worked as a part-time escort in New York, and met husband Donald Trump, who is now running for the White House, earlier than previously reported. ...

Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent will play a major part in the seventh season of epic TV fantasy Game of Thrones. Details of Broadbent’s character have not been revealed – but Entertainment Weekly quoted a spokesperson as saying he would have a “significant” role. The versatile 67-year-old British actor won an Oscar in 2002 for Iris. He has appeared in TV ...

The husband of Heart singer Ann Wilson has been charged with assault in an alleged attack on two relatives during the group’s show in suburban Seattle. The Seattle Times reports 65-year-old Dean Stuart Wetter was charged Wednesday with two counts of assault and is free on $10,000 bail. Court records say the teens were watching the show from backstage Friday ...

US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun. Beauty queen Baylee Curran told the LA Times Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend’s jewellery. Mr Brown came out of his home after ...

One of Gene Wilder’s best-loved performances was as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The child stars who played Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt and Violet Beauregarde have been paying their tributes to the actor, who has died aged 83. Michael Bollner, Augustus Gloop Michael Bollner now works as a tax lawyer in Munich I ...

A 3D version of the latest Bourne movie made exclusively for Chinese cinemas has caused local audiences to complain about headaches and nausea. The format remains hugely popular in the country, particularly when it comes to action movies. But the conversion process required to give the 2D-shot film an extra dimension seems to have been ill-judged in this case. Why ...

Aug. 28, 2016: Beyonce accepts the award for Video of the Year for “Lemonade” at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) NEW YORK –  Beyonce proved once again she is the contemporary rock star, and she used the MTV Video Music Awards stage to showcase her skills and outshine her peers, from Rihanna to Britney ...

The little girl high-fived her older brother[Matrix] He may be the coolest dad in history but David luckily has his eldest son to keep the rest of the Beckham clan under wraps. As the oldest of the Beckham children, Brooklyn has the responsibility of keeping his brothers and sister entertained. The 17 year old was spotted high-fiving his little sister ...