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Pop star Selena Gomez is asking a federal judge to dismiss fraud claims against her after she was accused in a lawsuit by investors who say she failed to fulfil her duties to build and promote her mental health startup. Earlier this month, Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey, were accused of allegedly deceiving investors of their mental health startup Wondermind to continue funding the company, according to legal documents obtained and viewed by Global News.In a motion filed Wednesday in Delaware, viewed by NBC News, People and Rolling Stone, Gomez’s lawyers asked a judge to dismiss the 34-year-old singer from the lawsuit and said she should have never been dragged into the case in the first place. 4:35 ...

Krystle D’Souza reacted to Shahneel Gill’s elimination from The Traitors 2, accusing her former ally of plotting against her. Calling the betrayal heartbreaking, Krystle said Shahneel’s exit was karma, while her social-media post sparked reactions from fans and fellow contestants Source link

A petition calling for Nashville International Airport to be renamed in honour of Dolly Parton has gained traction online following the country superstar’s death. The Change.org petition calling for the airport to be named “Dolly Parton International Airport” has more than 133,000 signatures as of Thursday afternoon.The petition was created by Nashville-based comedian Lydia Popovich in January 2025, but only gained around 50,000 signatures at that time, ABC affiliate WKRN-TV reports. 2:14 Dolly Parton’s legacy beyond music Popovich’s petition was updated following the news of Parton’s death in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday at the age of 80 after a “...

Krystle D’Souza slammed trolls commenting on her appearance during The Traitors 2. Questioning their focus, the actor said, “You have nothing else to talk about,” urging people to look beyond her looks and discuss her reality-show journey instead Source link

Freaks and Geeks actor Busy Philipps is opening up about her recent brain tumour diagnosis and sharing details about undergoing two surgeries. In a cover story interview with People, the 47-year-old actor said she’s “grateful that I’m alive” and called herself “the luckiest girl in the world.”Philipps revealed that she had a malignant brain tumour removed weeks before she was set to start filming her new show, Cupertino. 2:05 10 years after final Tragically Hip show, Kingston researchers push for brain cancer breakthroughs The Dawson’s Creek alum referred to this period as “the weirdest six months of my life” and said she nearly didn’t go to the Pr...

Prime Video has dropped the trailer of The Revolutionaries, and Nikkhil Advani is taking viewers back to the fight for India’s freedom but with a younger, faster and more action-packed lens. Led by Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada, the upcoming period drama follows four revolutionaries who risk everything in their armed resistance against the British Raj. Four against an empire Inspired by true events and based on Sanjeev Sanyal’s bestseller Revolutionaries: The Other Story Of How India Won Its Freedom, the series premieres on Prime Video on September 11, 2026. Source link

Tim Curry, the British actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise in It, died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 80. His death was confirmed to Global News by his longtime agent and manager, Marcia Hurwitz, who said the actor “passed away peacefully at his home in Toluca Lake” on Tuesday.The cause of death was not immediately available. 4:05 Health Matters: Canadian stroke guidelines In 2012, Curry suffered a life-altering stroke that put him in a wheelchair and told The New York Times last year that he had “been recovering for quite a long time.” Story continues below advertisement ...

Country music icon Dolly Parton died in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday at the age of 80. Her death was announced in a video by her nephew, Bryan Seaver.“I am representing the Parton and Owens family today, announcing the passing of my Aunt Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean. Sister, sis, Aunt Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next. This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” Seaver began. 5:23 Dolly Parton shares ‘health challenges’ after missing Dollywood event “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness o...

Tanuj Virwani is beaming with pride for being a hands-on dad. The actor, who was among the early Bollywood names to make the leap to OTT with Inside Edge (2017), has been juggling work and family life with ease. After wrapping up the shoot of the JioHotstar film Jumper in 2024, released in August, and Rana Naidu 2 (2025), Virwani moved away from the screen for longer than expected. In conversation with mid-day, the actor opens up about fatherhood, learning parkour, and his experience of working with Vijay Raaz in Jumper. Excerpts from the interview. Source link

Perez Hilton’s brother-in-law is sharing an update on the celebrity gossip blogger’s health, three weeks after a concerning TikTok livestream, in which he appeared to harm himself. A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office previously told Global News that Hilton was hospitalized on Aug. 4 and was receiving “medical attention.”In an interview recorded on Sunday for the Perez Hilton Podcast co-hosted by Chris Booker, Hilton’s brother-in-law Tom said, “up until 48 hours or so ago from this recording, he was being treated for physical issues.” 6:49 Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton on his new memoir ‘TMI: My life In Scandal’ Tom, who is married t...