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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Bill Cosby has dropped his countersuit against seven women who accused him of sexually assaulting them. Court papers filed Friday show the four-year defamation case in Massachusetts is now over. Cosby’s insurer had settled with the women last month for an undisclosed sum. The 81-year-old comedian objected...

NASHVILLE — Entertainer Kenny Rogers has been admitted to a Georgia hospital for dehydration, according to his official Twitter account. A statement posted Friday said he would remain there for physical therapy to “get his strength back” before being discharged. The statement said the 80-year-old singer and actor appreciated the...

TV personality Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has welcomed her third child into the world. The 31-year-old “Jersey Shore” cast member tells People magazine she gave birth early Thursday morning to a boy named Angelo James LaValle. He weighs 7½ pounds. View this post on Instagram Angelo James LaValle 7.5 lbs ?...

Britney Spears’ restraining order against her former manager will stay in place for roughly two weeks after a judge on Tuesday suspended a court hearing where he fought the restrictions as overly broad and unconstitutional. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled that the order against Sam Lutfi will...

Mandy Moore and her crew completed their trek to Mount Everest base camp in Nepal. The 35-year-old ”This Is Us” actress successfully completed her trek into base camp, which sits 17,600 feet above sea level, on Monday morning. She posted a photo and message to her Instagram page to mark...

LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says his doctors say he’s in “near remission” of advanced pancreatic cancer and his response to the treatment is “kind of mind-boggling.” The 78-year-old TV personality tells People magazine he’s responding very well to chemotherapy and the doctors have told him “they hadn’t...

Adam Levine is leaving NBC’s “The Voice” after 16 seasons. Carson Daly made the announcement Friday morning on the “Today” show. Daly said Gwen Stefani will return for season 17 in Levine’s chair. The Maroon 5 frontman wrote a length Instagram post Friday, saying the Emmy-winning show “went on to...

CHICAGO — A judge in Chicago ordered the file in Jussie Smollett’s criminal case unsealed Thursday, saying the actor’s actions did not appear to be those of someone seeking to maintain his privacy. The order by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Steven Watkins follows requests by The Associated Press and...

Kim Kardashian West isn’t the only celebrity speaking out for prison reform. It’s a topic that was also very important to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, and to Common, Kevin Hart and a host of others who consider the criminal justice system often unfair and dehumanizing. Hussle served time before he...

A federal court has ruled that the husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Teresa Giudice can stay in the U.S. as he appeals deportation to his native Italy. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia delayed Joe Giudice’s deportation in an order published Wednesday. The...

BOSTON — Celebrity chef Mario Batali is facing a criminal charge on allegations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Batali, who recently gave up financial stakes in all his restaurants, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a charge of indecent assault...

How can you keep a Hollywood marriage strong? Ask Mt. Lebanon native Joe Manganiello and he’ll likely credit humor. Of course, enjoying your partner is also a plus. “My life is great because I really like my wife,” Manganiello recently told Men’s Health, referring to his wife of nearly four...

Adam Driver, who earned an Oscar nomination for “BlacKkKlansman” and stars in the “Star Wars” saga, credits something a bit different for his career — his military service. Driver joined the Marines shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks and credits his time in the service for providing him the courage...

Cardi B needs more time to recover from recent cosmetic surgeries. The rapper canceled her Memorial Day weekend concert in Baltimore and TMZ reports that it’s because of complications from recent plastic surgeries. Cardi was scheduled to headline the 92Q Spring Bling Festival on Friday night but she’s backing out...

The Whitney Houston revival is well underway. The pop titan’s estate is planning a resurgence for the late stinger that includes a new album of unreleased tracks, a touring hologram, a potential Broadway musical and other branding deals. The Grammy-winning megastar, who died in 2012 from a com­bin­a­tion of heart...

Wedding bells are in the future for actress Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost of “Saturday Night Live.” Johansson’s publicist Marcel Pariseau tells The Associated Press Sunday that the private couple is officially engaged after two years of dating. Pariseau says no date has been set for the nuptials. Johansson, 34,...

Herman Wouk, the versatile, Pulitzer Prize winning author of such million-selling novels as “The Caine Mutiny” and “The Winds of War” whose steady Jewish faith inspired his stories of religious values and secular success, died on Friday at 103. Wouk was just 10 days shy of his 104th birthday and...

The birth certificate for the son of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, reveals that Archie was born in a private hospital in London. The certificate filed Friday makes clear that Meghan did not give birth to the child in the couple’s Frogmore Cottage home, as had been...

Grumpy Cat, the feline that became an internet celebrity for her permanent scowl, died Tuesday. She was 7. Her family announced the sad news on Twitter. “Besides being our baby and a cherished member of the family,” the family wrote, “Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around...

Former WWE superstar Ashley Massaro died Thursday. She was 39. According to TMZ Sports, Massaro was transported from her home in Suffolk County, N.Y. to a nearby hospital where she died Thursday morning. The death has been classified as “non-criminal,” but officials did not reveal the cause of death, TMZ...

I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Pei’s death was confirmed Thursday by Marc Diamond, a spokesman for Pei’s New York architectural...

Wrestling legend Ric Flair was rushed to an Atlanta-area hospital after suffering what TMZ Sports reported was a “very serious” medical emergency. TMZ said the 70-year-old WWE Hall of Famer was in the Atlanta area when “something went wrong,” and he was taken to the emergency room to be treated....

NEW YORK — Records show conductor James Levine’s company received more than $936,755 from the Metropolitan Opera in his 47th and final season, a tenure cut short when he was fired as music director emeritus after an investigation found evidence of sexual abuse and harassment. The payments to Phramus were...