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Bobby Brown's video for "My Prerogative," left, and Britney Spears' version. (Bobby Brown/YouTube; Britney Spears/YouTube)

Bobby Brown says Britney Spears ‘butchered’ his hit ‘My Prerogative’

April 17, 2025 at 3:46 p.m.

Brown admitted he was initially on board with Spears covering the song because he thought she would "wow" him. She apparently did not.

Whitney White performs in "Macbeth in Stride" at BAM. (Marc J. Franklin)

7 things to do in NYC this weekend: April 18-20

April 17, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

Highlights include Tony nominee Whitney White flipping the script on Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Cirque du Soleil's water-soaked "Luzia" and Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep" on the big screen.

Glenn Fleshler and George Clooney in "Good Night, And Good Luck." (Photo by Emilio Madrid)

‘Good Night and Good Luck’ shatters Broadway box office record

April 15, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

George Clooney's big Broadway debut in "Good Night and Good Luck," which opened April 3, has broken the weekly record for the highest-grossing play in history.

Macaulay Culkin and Donald Trump in the Plaza Hotel in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (main), and director Chris Columbus (inset). (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett; Getty Images)

‘Home Alone 2’ director Chris Columbus wants Trump cameo removed

April 15, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

The award-winning filmmaker said the MAGA leader's appearance in the 1992 movie has “become this curse. It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.”

Lil Nas X posted a video to social media revealing that he was hospitalized after apparently losing control of one side of his face. (Instagram)

Lil Nas X says he was hospitalized for partial face paralysis

April 15, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

The Grammy Award-winning "Old Town Road" star assured worried fans that everything was OK: "Imma look funny for a lil bit but that's it."

Brynn Whitfield has shared that her 'Real Housewives of New York' salary is "DoorDash money".

RHONY star Brynn Whitfield compares salary to ‘DoorDash money’

April 14, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

'Real Housewives of New York' star Brynna Whitfield compares salary to 'DoorDash' money

Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of 'Hamilton,' will reprise his Tony-winning role as Aaron Burr on Broadway this fall.

Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise role as Aaron Burr in ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway

April 14, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

The Tony and Grammy Award winner's return to the hit production will mark the 10th anniversary of the Thomas Kail-helmed musical created by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Bella Thorne accuses Mickey Rourke of bruising her genitals on set

April 11, 2025 at 9:25 p.m.

Bella Thorne has accused Mickey Rourke of bruising her genitals with a metal grinder while the filming of a 2020 indie thriller "Girl."

Grammy winning singer Jazmine Sullivan has revealed she had a miscarriage. (Getty)

R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan reveals she suffered miscarriage

April 11, 2025 at 7:11 p.m.

R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan revealed on her 38th birthday that she suffered a miscarriage roughly a year after losing her mother in 2023.

'Australia's Next Top Model' star Lucy Markovic has died at 27.

‘Australia’s Next Top Model’ star Lucy Markovic dead at 27

April 11, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

Lucy Markovic, a rising fashion figure who competed on "Australia's Next Top Model," has died at the age of 27 following a rare brain condition.

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