Burt Bacharach dies

Brett Radin, a talent manager with Knitting Factory Management, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles at 53. No cause of death was given by his family.

Brad Pitt made an unannounced appearance at the Cesar Awards in Paris, France on February Friday 24, but it was rumored girlfriend Ines de Ramon joining him that really had eyebrows raising.Brad's attendance was kept secret and he walked out on stage to surprise director David Fincher who was receiving an honorary Cesar award, and although Ines - the former wife of Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley - was not at the ceremony, the two were pictured with friends enjoying dinner at Fouquet's on the Champs-Élysées.WATCH: Brad Pitt reveals depth of his friendship with Sandra Bullock at the Bullet Train premiereIn a video shared by French publication Paris Match, the 56-year-old award-winning actor was sitting next to Ines, 32, talking animatedly with their seat neighbors.Ines, who was married to Paul for three years, is the vice president of luxury jewellery brand Anita Ko, a brand adored by the likes of Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Kourtney Kardashian to name a few. Taylor Swift wore some Anita Ko earrings at the American Music Awards 2022, whilst Brooklyn Peltz Beckham wore an AK chain at his wedding to Nicola earlier this year, according to Vogue.Brad and Ines were first rumoured to be dating in 2022 after being introduced by mutual friends.

Brad Pitt made a surprise appearance at the 2023 Cesar Awards to pay tribute to his frequent collaborator, David Fincher!

Academy Award-winning songwriter Tom Whitlock has died at the age of 68. According to the Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, Whitlock died on Feb. 18 in Gallatin, Tennessee. No details about his cause of death were shared. Born on Feb.

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is back on the Great White Way for the first time since 2005.This time around, the story of a murderous barber will call the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre home when previews begin on Sunday, Feb. 26.The cast also features a murderer’s row of theater heavyweights including Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, Jordan Fisher, Ruthie Ann Miles and “Stranger Things'” star Gaten Matarazzo.Not sold?For the first time since 1980, Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning score will be performed as it was in the original production.Plus, “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail is helming this iteration of the classic.And while ticket prices are rather high for the first few weeks after the crowd-pleasing musical opens, we’re happy to report that they’re a bit cheaper if you buy seats to see victims turned into meat pies far in advance.In fact, we found some tickets going for as low as $66 before fees on Vivid Seats for a matinee in May.All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.Once ‘Sweeney Todd’ leaves Fleet Street and lands on 46th Street in Midtown Manhattan, the show will adopt a fairly typical schedule.Audiences can catch “Sweeney Todd” five nights a week from Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.

Chuck Jackson, an R&B singer who took “Any Day Now” to the Top 25 in 1962 and had some two dozen singles hit the Hot 100 during the decade, has died. He was 85.

Thania Garcia Chuck Jackson, a vocalist of the doo-wop group Del-Vikings and the singer in Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard’s “Any Day Now,” died on Feb. 16 in Atlanta. He was 85. News of his passing was confirmed in a Facebook post by Ady Croasdell of Ace Records’ Kent Records division, a UK label that had been reissuing his recordings. No cause of death was given. “There are confirmed reports that one of the very greatest soul singers of all time, Chuck Jackson, died on February 16th,” Croasdell wrote. “His 60s and 70s recordings are hugely important works, revered as much now as on release…His passing will be deeply felt around the world.”

Brad Pitt has regrets, but he’s not letting them ruin his happiness.A source tells ET, «Brad has a lot of regrets about his past, but he is doing his best to move forward and live in the moment. He is happy right now.»Pitt certainly has a lot of reasons to be happy — one of them being Ines de Ramon. “Brad and Ines are enjoying their relationship and taking things day by day. Brad is a romantic and a true gentleman.

Ines de Ramon has filed for divorce from Paul Wesley after more than three years of marriage. According to court documents obtained by E! News on Monday, the jewellery designer recently filed for divorce from The Vampire Diaries actor, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause of their separation. The couple had been married for more than three years when their representative revealed that they had split in April 2022.

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Elvis Costello has shared what the late Burt Bacharach was like to work with in the studio.The pair met in 1989 while working at the same recording studio, and continued working together for almost three decades.Costello was discussing working on their 1998 joint album ‘Painted From Memory’ in an interview with The Times and said that Bacharach was “very considerate, but he won’t let anything get in the way of the music, and all the geniality and elegance on the surface of the songs hides the power at the heart of them”.He continued: “Once he gets the shape of a melody he won’t negotiate. ‘Could I get a triplet, so I can use it against this three-syllable word?’ – ‘No, you can’t.’ After a while, the sheer rigour of his approach makes you fall into line.”Such “chance encounters” like he and Bacharach had, Costello said, don’t happen today because most artists work and collaborate remotely.

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Carmel Dagan Raquel Welch, the actor who became an icon and sex symbol thanks to films like “One Million Years B.C.” and “Three Musketeers,” has died, her manager confirmed to Variety. She was 82.She came onto the movie scene in 1966 with the sci-fi film “Fantastic Voyage” and the prehistoric adventure “One Million Years B.C.,” the latter of which established Welch as a sex symbol. The actor went on to appear in the controversial adaptation of Gore Vidal’s “Myra Beckrinridge,” “Kansas City Bomber” and Richard Lester’s delightful romps “The Three Musketeers” (1973) and “The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge” (1974). She was one of the first women to play the lead role — not the romantic interest — in a Western, 1971 revenge tale “Hannie Caulder” — an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” (2003), according to the director.

Fuzzy fit! Brad Pitt looked extra stylish while out and about in New York City.

Pippa Middleton looked incredible on Saturday as she soaked up the sun on a beach in St Barts alongside her husband James Matthews and their young children. The socialite and author, 39, showcased her toned figure in a bright red bikini by Heidi Klein as she enjoyed a day out at the beach with former professional racing driver James, 47.

Brad Pitt is having a bit of fun on the set of Wolves!

Reunited pop band S Club 7 caused excitement as they were back on TV together to announce a major tour together, and fans flocked to air their amazement as they rolled back the years on The One Show. After months of speculation, to celebrate their 25th anniversary, the band revealed they'll be touring arenas across the UK this October including Manchester.

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late songwriter Burt Bacharach.Bacharach, the man behind huge hits such as ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ and ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’, died on Wednesday (February 8) at the age of 94. He passed away at his home in Los Angeles from natural causes, a spokesperson told the Washington Post.Now, the former Beatle has become the latest figure from the entertainment world to pay tribute to Bacharach in an emotional thread on Twitter.“Dear Burt Bacharach has passed away,” McCartney began. “His songs were an inspiration to people like me.

Burt Bacharach has died aged 94.

Jeffrey Ballard, the veteran Hollywood publicist who founded Jeff Ballard Public Relations and represented many of the industry’s top talents, has died after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 64.