Jerry Stiller, the character actor who comprised half of a beloved husband-and-wife comedy team with Anne Meara and went on to have an unlikely late-career run playing barking TV curmudgeons on Seinfeld and The King of Queens, has died of natural causes, his son, actor Ben Stiller, announced Monday. He was 92. "He was a…
America Ferrera welcomed a daughter just in time for Mother's Day! The actress and producer announced the birth of Lucia Marisol Williams, who was born on May 4, with a special photo via Instagram on Sunday. "LUCIA MARISOL WILLIAMS 🌟arrived on May 4th to give me my Mother’s Day hugs and kisses herself. Mama, Dada…
Legendary soul and R&B singer Betty Wright died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. She was 66. Wright's niece confirmed the news to multiple media outlets. The news comes a week after Chaka Khan posted a tweet asking for prayer warriors to lift up her "beloved sister," without mentioning what ailed her. "Calling all my…
Ben Rose/WireImage for NARAS Rock and roll icon Little Richard, who was widely credited with helping pioneer not just the musical style itself but the larger-than-life personas for which it became synonymous, has died at 87, Rolling Stone reports. No cause of death was given, though Richard's bass player told TMZ the musician had apparently…
Little Richard, one of the foremost originators of rock and roll whose ecstatic, flamboyant performance style single-handedly paved the way for generations of popular music entertainers, died on Saturday. He was 87. The legendary musician died after a years-long battle with bone cancer, his longtime agent Dick Alen confirmed to PEOPLE. "Little Richard passed away…
Doctors have published a correspondence article warning that untested COVID-19 treatments may do more harm than good.Share on PinterestDoctors warn about the dangers of using untested therapies for COVID-19.A team of doctors has published a correspondence article in the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology warning that novel approaches to treating COVID-19 may…
Illusionist Roy Horn, of Siegfried & Roy fame, died Friday from complications of COVID-19, according to a statement released by his publicist. He was 75. Horn was best known for the popular Las Vegas show he created alongside Siegfried Fischbacher, which ran from 1990 until 2003. The show came to an abrupt end when Horn…
Comic-Con 2020 is coming to a living room near you. The San Diego confab announced Friday that it will be presenting an at-home version of its annual event this summer, and also took the opportunity to poke fun at itself in the process. “Coming soon… Free parking, comfy chairs, personalized snacks, no lines, pets welcome,…
Betawave/Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Destination Crenshaw By Jaelani Turner-Williams In April, despite being quarantined in the middle of touring with electronic duo Drama, Chicago funk/disco-infused hip-hop artist Ric Wilson still held a sweet social distancing birthday party from home — complete with a caramel cake from sweet city staple Angelica’s Bakery. The occasion also served…
Boba Fett will return. The Mandalorian has cast Temuera Morrison in the iconic Star Wars role for season 2 of the Disney+ series. As reported by THR, Morrison will return to the franchise to play the bounty hunter. Morrison played Boba's father Jango Fett, who was the basis for clone troopers, including his son, in…
Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images By Carson Mlnarik Two hands touching through a windowpane. A late-night “wish u were here” text. Less than desirable sleeping arrangements — at first. What is it about quarantine that has us so hot and bothered? Social distancing measures meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus might be keeping…
Sarah Michelle Gellar is reminding teens everywhere that sometimes you have to sacrifice a school dance to save the world. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star posted an Instagram photo Thursday of herself wearing the iconic ivory dress her character donned in the season 1 finale, adding a quote from the episode in her caption: "All…
Getty Images The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre…
Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Last month, Taylor Swift officially canceled her only planned live appearances for 2020, including her scheduled Lover Fest dates in the United States, due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. (She's postponed the stadium gigs in São Paulo, Brazil; Inglewood, California; and Foxborough, Massachusetts until 2021.) But even though…
Plus, showrunner Rachel Shukert and executive producer Lucia Aniello tell EW how they're updating all the iconic characters. Grab your see-through landline phone, order some pizza, and gather all your BFFs because The Baby-Sitters Club is officially back in business! Just in time for National Baby-Sitter's Day, EW can exclusively reveal that Netflix's reboot of…
Standing in her patient’s living room, Mari Seim was perplexed. The man, in his 60s, had fallen ill with flu-like symptoms more than a week before. His breathing rate had climbed, so his daughter called the Taarnaasen Medical Center, the clinic where Seim works as a general practitioner, just outside Oslo, Norway. With COVID-19 at…