Doctors said she would be ‘dead by 30’: Malorie Blackman’s memoir reveals how much she’s overcome

Yet Paul Newman was an alcoholic, tormented by self-doubt and haunted by insecurities, who questioned his acting ability, hated the fame that manacled him like golden handcuffs to an adoring but intrusive public, and blamed himself for his son Scott's drug and booze overdose death. In a shockingly honest and self-deprecating new memoir, compiled from hundreds of hours of long-lost tape recordings Newman made in preparation for writing his own biography, he opens up like few other stars have dared. "I am faced with the appalling fact that I don't know anything," the actor confesses in The Extraordinary Life Of An Ordinary Man, published today.

Kanye West is continuing to dig that hole for himself in yet another interview.

Zack Sharf Matthew Perry confirmed to People magazine that he nearly died in 2018 at the age 49 after his colon burst due to an overuse of opioids. News circulated at the time that the “Friends” actor was hospitalized because of gastrointestinal perforation. In reality, Perry’s hospitalization was far graver. As reported by People: Perry “spent two weeks in a coma and five months in the hospital and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months.” “The doctors told my family that I had a 2% chance to live,” Perry said about when he was first admitted to the hospital. “I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Sony Music Entertainment Middle East and Kuwait-based music studio and video production company Ghmza have forged a partnership to produce music and promote emerging pop artists from the Gulf Cooperation Council and across the Middle East. Under the deal, popular actor and Arabic pop singer Bader Al Shuaibi, and Kuwaiti singer, songwriter and television personality Bashar al-Shatti will be the first two artists to work with Sony Music in the Gulf region. A pioneer in the genre known as Khaleeji pop reinvention – the term Khaleeji refers to nationals of six states: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the U.A.E. and Oman – Bader Al Shuaibi has over one billion audio and video streams and three million social media followers, according to a Sony Music statement.

Former NFL player Antonio Dennard has been taken before his time.

There are two new additions to the Country Music Hall of Fame, both of whom started their music careers in different genres, Jerry Lee Lewis, who began as a rock performer, and the late Keith Whitley, who initially got his start as a bluegrass performer. Lewis, also known as "The Killer," was not present at the ceremony on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, as he was following his doctor's suggestions.

A new documentary series about Elon Musk recently debuted on British television, and unveiled some pretty wild revelations.

Former Vice President Mike Pence hailed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey for "seizing" an educational moment in the Grand Canyon State.

By now we’ve all heard of the “inappropriate behavior” Bill Murray has been accused of on his new movie — leading to complaints which shut down the entire production in April. As more time passes, more stories are coming out about the darker side of his unpredictable comic genius.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Deadheads, listen up. Tickets are finally available for Dead and Co.’s final tour, which kicks off next summer. The supergroup — consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, along with John Mayer — announced earlier this year that this summer’s tour would be the group’s farewell outing.   “As we put the finishing touches on booking venues, and understanding that word travels fast, we wanted to be the first to let you know that Dead & Company will be hitting the road next summer for what will be our final tour,” the band members wrote in statement in September. “Stay tuned for a full list of dates for what will surely be an exciting, celebratory, and heartfelt last run of shows.”

From the Golden State to the Silver State. Mark Wahlberg recently revealed that he and his family no longer call Hollywood home and have settled for “a better life” in Nevada.

The two suspects charged in the brutal slaying of a Georgia high school football star Elijah DeWitt gunned down in a Dave & Buster’s parking lot last week are expected to make their first court appearance Wednesday morning following their extradition back from South Carolina.  The hearing for Kemare Bryan, 18, and Chandler Richardson, 19, both from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was scheduled to begin around 8 a.m. in Gwinnett County Magistrate Court – hours before mourners are expected to gather for the funeral of 18-year-old DeWitt at Jefferson High School at 6 p.m.  Bryan and Richardson are facing charges of felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies in connection with the murder of DeWitt – a standout wide receiver nicknamed "Eazy E" by NFL legend Cam Newton himself.  In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, DeWitt’s longtime girlfriend, Bailey Reidling detailed the aftermath of the harrowing shooting that unfolded during the couple’s date night with friends on Oct.

A South Carolina man was arrested on Monday, accused of murdering three family members, including a local councilman, authorities said.  Matthew Allen Dewitt, 25, remained in custody at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Tuesday following the deaths of Natasha Stevens, 52, in Conway, South Carolina and James DeWitt II, 52 and Gloria DeWitt, 52, outside of Columbia, South Carolina, the Horry County Police Department said on social media.

UPDATED with sentencing: Eric Kay, the Los Angeles Angels communication director who earlier this year was convicted of distributing a controlled substance that caused the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday.

Google has announced a new range of Chromebooks that are “built for cloud gaming,” just two weeks after killing its cloud gaming service Stadia.The laptops in question, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE, Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook and Asus Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip, are “built for cloud gaming” – a brag that Google Stadia can no longer make.Each of the laptops have refresh rates of at least 120Hz, up to 1600p resolution displays, immersive audio and WiFi 6 or 6E connectivity. They will also come with GeForce Now preinstalled and will support Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna and Google Play.

Elon Musk is convinced his teenage daughter Vivian is estranged from him because she's been taught to despise the wealthy. The billionaire tech mogul's eldest daughter is now 18 and he has opened up about their rocky relationship in a new interview with the Financial Times insisting she thinks he's "evil" because of her schooling. He told the publication: "It's full-on communism and a general sentiment that if you're rich, you're evil.

Funeral arrangements have been set for a Georgia star high school football player gunned down in a mall parking lot last week, as investigators still work to determine the motive for the shooting allegedly carried out by two teenagers later apprehended in South Carolina after fleeing the scene.  Elijah DeWitt, an 18-year-old wider receiver at Jefferson High School, was fatally shot on Oct. 5 at approximately 8:15 p.m.

Kelly Rizzo remembered her late husband Bob Saget nine months after his death on Sunday with a sweet Instagram post.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kelly Rizzo (@eattravelrock) "9 months without him," she wrote alongside a clip of the happy couple participating in a "couple's challenge" video. "It feels like forever and also one day all at the same time.