Tag: Celebrity
‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
LOS ANGELES — Jessica Walter, who played a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development,” has died. She was 80.
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Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier is dead aged 79
PARIS — French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such “A Sunday in the Country,” “Captain Conan” and “The Judge and the Assassin,”...
Spielberg donates Genesis Prize money to justice nonprofits
NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg said Thursday that he will donate his $1 million Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits that are working for racial...
Hamilton: F1 can’t ignore race hosts’ human rights issues
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged the global racing series to not ignore human rights violations in the countries where it stages...
‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87
LOS ANGELES — George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and...
Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara has third child at home
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband, the former rugby player, Mike Tindall, are celebrating the birth of their third...
Flying the flag: UK govt tells ministries to wave Union Jack
LONDON — The British government said Wednesday that the national flag should fly on all government buildings, the latest move in a highly visible...
Tatis Jr. feeling better, could return soon to Padres lineup
Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was feeling better a day after coming out of a game due to left shoulder discomfort, leaving the San...
German soccer chief slams discrimination facing female stars
BERLIN — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller has slammed the structural discrimination facing female players in his country.
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‘Borat,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards
NEW YORK — Sacha Baron Cohen's “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” was partly improvised and scripted by nine writers, but it still walked away Sunday night...