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Alec Baldwin has pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment for a fight over a New York City parking spot. The 60-year-old US actor appeared in court charged with punching the man on 2 November during the dispute in front of his Manhattan apartment. He agreed to take an anger management class and pay a $120 (£91) fine. Mr Baldwin, who portrays ...

Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has reportedly been accused of sexually assaulting and sleeping with a string of under-age boys. The allegations come from an article in The Atlantic, which quotes four men who it says haven’t spoken publicly before. Two reportedly claim they had sex with him when he knew they were under 18, the Californian age of consent. ...

US comedian Kevin Barnett has died at the age of 32. He was known for co-creating the Fox series Rel and as a writer on TV comedies including Broad City, as well as for his routines as a stand-up. Barnett was reportedly on holiday in Mexico when he died, but the cause of death is not yet known. “We are ...

The son of James Gandolfini is to take on his father’s most famous role in a prequel to hit HBO show The Sopranos. Michael Gandolfini, 19, said he was “thrilled” to be cast as the young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark, a film currently in development. “It’s a profound honour to continue my dad’s legacy,” he said ...

Lady Gaga has apologised for working with embattled R&B star R Kelly, and vowed to remove their duet, Do What U Want, from streaming services. It comes after the broadcast of a new documentary about Kelly, which detailed allegations of sexual and physical abuse against women and underage girls, spanning several decades. Gaga called the stories “horrifying” and “indefensible”, adding: ...

Susan Boyle may have risen to fame on Britain’s Got Talent, but her recent appearance on the American version of the show has got everyone talking. She performed her cover of Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones on America’s Got Talent: The Champions on Monday night. Boyle received the show’s highest accolade when judge Mel B pressed her golden buzzer ...

British stars Olivia Colman, Christian Bale, Richard Madden and Ben Whishaw were among the winners at this year’s prestigious Golden Globe Awards. Colman was honoured for the film The Favourite, and Bale won for playing ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney in Vice. Madden and Whishaw won TV awards for their roles in BBC dramas Bodyguard and A Very English Scandal respectively. ...

Dame June Whitfield – celebrated for her comic roles in BBC sitcom Terry and June and cult favourite Absolutely Fabulous – has died aged 93. The London-born actress was a regular fixture on TV and radio for six decades, starring in Carry On films, Hancock’s Half Hour, and even Friends. At 89, she appeared in EastEnders as Sister Ruth, a ...

Demi Lovato has said she feels “lucky to be alive” and has hit out at tabloids in a series of tweets about her health and recovery on Friday. The US singer was taken to hospital in July for an apparent drug overdose and has undergone rehab treatment since. In a series of posts, Lovato confirmed she was now sober and ...

In the eight years since Robyn last released an album, pop grew around the void she left. No self-respecting pop album is now complete without a “sadbanger” – a song you can cry and dance to at the same time – in the vein of Robyn’s Call Your Girlfriend or With Every Heartbeat. Artists like Dua Lipa, Troye Sivan and ...