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George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy Cheers and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in Art, Hairspray and Elf, has died. He was 76. Wendt’s family said he died early Tuesday morning, peacefully in his sleep while at home, according to the publicity firm The Agency Group.“George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,” the family said in a statement. “He will be missed forever.” The family has requested privacy during this time.Despite a long career of roles onstage and on TV, it was as gentle and henpecked Norm Peterson on Cheers that he was most associated, earning six straight Emmy Award nominations for best supporting a...

Seasoned actor Vihaan Samat, who is in the spotlight for his role as Yuvaraj Digvijay "Diggy" Singh in Netflix’s The Royals, had to undergo an intense prep to play the young king in the series alongside Ishaan Khatter. While his Clark Kent trope in the series added a comic flair, Vihaan isn’t that bad of a cook in real life! IYKYK. In an exclusive chat with Mid-day, Vihaan gets candid about the challenges he endured to play Diggy, his journey in showbiz, and more.  Vihaan Samat on playing ‘Diggy’ in The Royals  In the series, Vihaan plays an heir who is trapped in royalty and wishes to expand his horizons. To do so, he secretly participates in a knock-off MasterChef competition to display his culinary skills. His disguise? The classic Clark Kent trope - a pair of glasses to make him look...

Billionaire entrepreneur and reality television star Kim Kardashian testified in a packed Paris courthouse on Tuesday in the trial of the suspects accused of robbing her at gunpoint, taping her mouth, binding her hands and stealing millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry 9 years ago. Kardashian, 44, told the jury she thought she was going to be sexually assaulted during the 2016 heist and that she was sure she would not survive the ordeal.“I was certain that was the moment that he was going to rape me,” she told a Paris court Tuesday. “I absolutely did think I was going to die.” Kim Kardashian arrives at the Palais de Justice on May 13, 2025, in Paris, France. Edward Berthelot / Getty Images Kim Kardashian recalls the incidentKardash...

She is someone who cannot justify her existence by doing only one thing; that is why she dabbles in several forms of art, confesses actor-comedian-writer Sumukhi Suresh, when we get on a call with her as she preps for her stand-up in Dubai. The actor, who was recently seen in Netflix’s The Royals, plays assistant to Bhumi Pednekar’s character. The role, originally written for a male actor, was transformed by Suresh, who made it her own by adding her unique flavour. In conversation with mid-day, Suresh talks about the reaction to the show, how it helped pull more audiences for her stand-up special Hoemonal, and why she didn’t have the heart to ogle at Ishaan Khatter’s shirtless avatar. Excerpts from the interview. What was your reaction when you got the script for The Royals? And did you ...

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. As the sex trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs enters its third day, Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, took the stand Wednesday to resume her testimony after a day spent recounting grotesque and humiliating details of her life with him.Ventura is considered a star witness for the prosecution and her testimony is particularly valuable. Combs was captured on security video violently assaulting Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016.Ventura sued Combs in 2023, alleging years of rape and abuse. The suit was settled within hours, but was followed by dozens of similar legal claims and touched off a criminal investigation. ...

Bruce Springsteen told concertgoers what he thought of U.S. President Donald Trump during a show in the U.K. earlier this week, revealing to the crowd during a tirade of scathing remarks that he believed the man in the Oval Office was “unfit” for his role. The legendary artist, revered for his socially conscious lyricism and ability to reflect a quintessentially American experience through music, said Trump’s America no longer represents the place he sings about, he told the audience. Bruce Springsteen (R) and Max Weinberg perform during the first night of his the Land of Hopes and Dreams tour at Co-op Live on May 14, 2025 in Manchester, England. Shirlaine Forrest / Getty Images While introducing his and the E Street Band’s song La...

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. Cassie Ventura is back on the witness stand Friday to testify for a fourth day in Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex trafficking trial. 3:49 Diddy trial: Ex-wife Cassie Ventura fought what ‘only the demon himself could have done’ Defence lawyers began cross-examining the star witness on Thursday, pressing her to read aloud text messages that appeared to show her expressing desire for the drug-fuelled group sex — called freak-offs — she previously testified left her traumatized. Story continues below advertisement ...

Film: American Manhunt: Osama bin LadenDirectors: Mor Loushy and Daniel SivanRating: 3.5/5Runtime: 60 min Netflix’s latest edition of the true crime anthology series American Manhunt focuses on Osama bin Laden. The new three-part series follows Osama bin Laden, one of the world’s most dreaded criminals who evaded capture for nearly a decade after planning the horrific attacks on New York City on September 11, 2001. September 11, 2001- when two 747s crashed into the World Trade Center, two other planes crashed into the Pentagon in Washington and a field near Pennsylvania, and 2,977 innocent people lost their lives. A global manhunt was launched thereafter to identify the organization behind the horrific attacks, and once it was established that Al-Qaeda terrorists led by Osama, based in A...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2025 12:01 pm Updated May 16, 2025 12:15 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rumours that Céline Dion might swoop into Switzerland for the Eurovision Song Contest reached new heights on Friday. BBC News reports that the Quebec superstar’s private jet was spotted on the tarmac in Basel, the Swiss city hosting this year’s televised pop song competition.It’s unclear whether she was aboard, but several recent media reports have ...

Whirlwind is how Akansha Ranjan Kapoor describes the past week since Gram Chikitsalay dropped online. While the actor was nervous about how the audience would receive her village girl act, she has been left pleasantly surprised. “The reaction has been good, and it’s getting better every day. Seeing people make memes and talking about my character means it stayed with them,” she smiles.  Kapoor plays a doctor in the Amazon Prime Video dramedy, which also stars Amol Parashar and Anandeshwar Dwivedi. The role is a departure from the upper-class, urban characters that she mostly played before, from Ray (2021) to Monica O My Darling (2022). “People are being able to [picture] me in this role. I bumped into a casting director who said, ‘Who cast you for this? I wouldn’t have even thought of you...