Mary Weiss, lead singer of the 1960s pop group The Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75, her record label said. “Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, to both young men and women of my generation and of all generations,” Miriam Linna, of Norton Records, said in a statement. The Shangri-Las were […]

A grand jury in New Mexico has charged Alec Baldwin with a fresh count of involuntary manslaughter over a fatal movie set shooting in October 2021. Previous charges against the Emmy award-winning actor were dropped last April, just two weeks before a criminal trial against him was due to begin. Local prosecutors have since shared […]

The stars of a new musical film version of the novel The Color Purple have said they want to make Oprah Winfrey, who acted in the previous film adaptation, proud. Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks, who act as Celie and Sofia respectively, are taking on roles previously played by Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah in the […]

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has ruled out spin-off shows for his award-winning drama TV series, which recently won six Emmys and four Golden Globes. Spin-offs had previously been hinted at, but Armstrong told BBC Radio 4’s Today it “doesn’t feel like the most interesting thing to do to me”. Armstrong said he and his w