Lance Bass: Fatherhood goes by too quickly

Jules Bass, whose work as a producer and director of stop-motion and animated television specials such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town and The Year Without A Santa Claus has become an integral part of the holiday season for generations, died today in Rye, New York, of age-related illnesses. He was 87.

Jenna Bush Hager's childhood would have been marred with strict rules, but she insists her childhood was not what it seems.MORE: See the Today cast as Real Housewives - and you won't believe their taglinesThe star for the most part grew up in the spotlight, as not only was her father President of the United States, which happened when she was nearing twenty, but her grandfather as well, when she was eight-years-old.Though surely being a First Granddaughter and First Daughter came with its challenges – and plenty of Secret Service – Jenna revealed her parents were actually surprisingly not strict with her.WATCH: Jenna Bush Hager explains why the Queen's death was a surprise to King Charles IIIMORE: Jenna Bush Hager's famous stand-in revealed on Today - and he's a hit with Hoda Kotb!Speaking on the latest episode of 4th Hour with Hoda & Jenna on 19 October, the host revealed the "long leash" her parents actually had her on.Her and co-host Hoda Kotb were discussing whether the two grew up with lots of guy friends, which led to the mom-of-three confessing that she would blame her guy friends for any "rebellious" activity she got caught doing.However, then she admitted: "I realized last night just how not strict my parents were… I mean they were not strict." Jenna has previously opened up about how her father handled her occasional misbehaviorShe explained: "I mean they didn't want to let me go on a 'car date' but then they caught me on a 'car date' and they were like, 'Fine,' you know." The best-selling author added: "They just gave us a very long leash."MORE: Inside Today show anchors' epic homes: Dylan Dreyer, Al Roker, Hoda Kotb and moreMORE: Jenna Bush Hager talks personal experience with dieting alongside a

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When is it time to revisit our past? Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black explores his own story in “Mama’s Boy.” The HBO documentary looks at Black’s experience of being a young gay man in the American south and the close connection that shaped his entire life. ‘Boy’ is based on the writer’s memoir “Mama’s Boy: A Story from our Americas.” Black speaks directly about a mother whose life was far from easy – their bonds would only strengthen when he came out at 21.

Ozzy Osbourne has shared a behind-the-scenes look at his recent official video for ‘One Of Those Days’ – check it out below.The track appears on the Black Sabbath legend’s new album ‘Patient Number 9’, which was released last month, and ‘One Of Those Days’ comes complete with a guitar solo from Eric Clapton.The new BTS video sees Ozzy getting ready in hair and make-up, behind the wheel of a car in front of a green screen and messing about in a black cloak.Watch both the behind-the-scenes video and the finished product below.Along with Clapton, ‘Patient Number 9’ also features the likes of Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jeff Beck, and Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi.Another musician to have contributed is the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who is credited on three songs on Osbourne’s 13th solo record: ‘Parasite’, ‘Mr Darkness’, and ‘God Only Knows’. According to producer Andrew Watt, Hawkins contributed to more cuts that were held back for a future release.“There’s a bunch of other stuff with Ozzy and Taylor, as well, that’s going to be used for another thing,” Watt told Rolling Stone.Elsewhere, Osbourne recently opened up about his determination to keep touring, despite being held back by a litany of health complications in recent years.This summer, Osbourne gave his first live performance in over three years during a surprise appearance at the closing ceremony for this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Lance Bass is "so happy" for Britney Spears. The 40-year-old pop star - who regained control of her multimillion-dollar fortune and various aspects of her life when a conservatorship governed by her family was terminated back in 2021 - returned to music with fellow legend Sir Elton John back in August with 'Hold Me Closer', and NSYNC star Lance, 43, admitted that he is so "glad" to see Britney back in the charts. He told ExtraTV: "As soon as I heard the new duet, I loved it and I was so happy to hear to back on the radio.

described in the lead of a New York Post article the next day:“Whoopi Goldberg delivered an X-rated rant full of sexual innuendoes against President Bush last night at a Radio City gala that raised $7.5 million for the newly minted Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards,” wrote Deborah Orin. “Waving a bottle of wine, she fired off a stream of vulgar sexual wordplays on Bush’s name in a riff about female genitalia, and boasted that she’d refused to let Team Kerry clear her material.”That was more than enough for the morality police of the Early Aughts.According to The New York Times Magazine, “Goldberg’s career went dark. SlimFast, the diet-in-a-can brand for whom Goldberg had been the spokeswoman, dropped her.

Björk has spoken to NME about the sexism often levelled against her and Kate Bush, as well as how the recent success of the latter’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ shows a clear change in attitudes.The Icelandic icon was speaking to NME for the week’s Big Read cover story when she described her enthusiasm for Gen-Z’s “radical” and evolving attitudes towards matters including the environment and gender equality.Discussing how she “can’t even start to describe” her happiness at Bush’s 1985 hit ‘Running Up That Hill’ dominating the charts again after being featured in the most recent season of Stranger Things, Björk recalled how dismissive male critics once were of the ‘Hounds Of Love’ star.Explaining how critics throughout the ’80s and ’90s were often pre-occupied with “rock guys” singing about “tits, beer and heroin abuse”, she felt that “writing from a woman’s point of view was considered a lesser artform”.“I was always quite offended by how often Kate Bush was written about like she was insane or a crazy witch – or me being a crazy elf,” Björk told NME. “We are producers.

Jenna Bush Hager has become one of the most beloved members of the Today Show family for her candid nature and bubbly personality.MORE: Jenna Bush Hager wears figure-hugging dress and strappy heels for late night television appearanceHowever, she found fame long before that when she became the country's first daughter after her father, George W.

Actors’ Equity has endorsed Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles, marking the first time the union’s National Council has ever voted to endorse an L.A. mayoral candidate. The 51,000-member union has more than 7,000 living in Los Angeles. If elected, Bass would be the city’s first female mayor. Polls show her leading real estate developer Rick Caruso.

An upcoming unauthorized biography takes a look inside the final painful days leading up to Anthony Bourdain’s death.

The husband of Olympic diver Tom Daley, Dustin Lance Black, has shared that he recently suffered a "serious head injury" and was advised to "shut off [his] brain" in order to recover. Dustin, 48, said it had been a “challenging, frightening time” but he has been on the "long road back" to recovery. Posting to Instagram, the American screenwriter said that he and husband, Gold-medallist Tom Daley, 28, had taken a trip to Greece to rehabilitate.