Ivan Král, Patti Smith and Iggy Pop collaborator, has died at 71

Tracee Ellis Ross recapped her excitement over meeting Brad Pitt in a hilarious, throwback Thursday Instagram post.Ross filmed herself retelling the interaction and bursting into song over meeting the Oscar-winning actor. Tracee Ellis Ross is never one to hide her excitement over celebratory life achievements—and meeting Brad Pitt at an Oscars after-party was no exception.

Breakout Brooklyn drill rapper Pop Smoke has died, according to a TMZ report. He was reportedly pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood.

Patti Smith has had a way with words ever since her first songs, poems and novels made a mark in the '70s, and this year, she'll receive the PEN America Literary Service Award.She will be honored at the PEN America Literary Gala, an annual event that celebrates freedom of expression through writing and its power to shape humane values.

Patti Smith is being awarded the 2020 PEN Literary Service Award, Rolling Stone reports. The award annually recognizes an author who write about “the human condition.” Previous recipients include Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, and Bob Woodward. Smith will receive the award at PEN’s annual gala on May 19 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Ivan Král—the composer, guitarist, and Patti Smith Group member—has died, as Reuters reports. He was 71 years old.

"Excuse me, that’s my friend. And you have to stop talking."

There's a small list of people in this universe who don't need a name tag for strangers to identify them: , Santa Claus, , . On that list, as well, is Brad Pitt—which is why it's hilarious he wore a literal name tag to the luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday, January 27.To be fair, all the Oscar nominees who attend are given name tags, but something about Brad Pitt—Brad! Pitt!—wearing a name tag is too good.

Among the artist’s who will be achieving Grammy gold the night of Jan. 26, Iggy Pop will receive the high honor of lifetime achievement from the Recording Academy! The 71-year-old rocker, known as the “Godfather of Punk,” curated a storied career since he first started out in the 1970s. Before the “Real Wild Child” walks the Grammy Awards stage to accept his achievement, here are five things you need to know about him.

He also turned down a role in 'The Matrix'.

Brad Pitt had his big, affectionate reunion with his ex-wife turned friend Jennifer Aniston at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last weekend, and the photos just about broke the internet. But good ol' Brad Pitt doesn't know a thing about that.

Pitt reflected on the parts he passed over while accepting the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California on January 22, 2020, and said he was up for the character of Neo in the 1999 blockbuster, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Brad Pitt was only joking when he referenced a Tinder profile during his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) acceptance speech.

Back in December, Cage the Elephant told Billboard to look out for an upcoming collaboration their song, "Broken Boys," with the hint that the artist on the track is "pop without being poppy and it's not Iggy Azalea."

Brad Pitt has joined the stars who turned down Keanu Reeves’ role in The Matrix.

“If we were doing a show on the great movies I’ve passed on, we would need two nights"

Brad Pitt joked about getting older as he was honoured with the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday.

A missed opportunity? Brad Pitt’s impressive acting résumé could have included The Matrix franchise — a project he recently admitted to passing on several years back.