Michael J. Fox Bravely Talks About Facing Early Death From Parkinson's: 'No, I Don't Fear That'

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic You won’t even have to already love Wilco to find joy in the experience of reading Jeff Tweedy’s new book, “World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music” — although nothing about coming in as a fan will exactly hurt. His tales about how dozens of pieces of (mostly) pop and rock music have hit him in a personal way over the decades is full of anecdotal pleasures that get at more universal truths about how we’re shaped by art… or, alternately, just illustrate a funny story Tweedy neglected to include in his previous books, the music memoir “Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back)” and the instructional “How to Write One Song.” The book includes his thoughts on youthful favorites he remains unabashed about into his adulthood, like “Smoke on the Water,” “Takin’ Care of Business” and “My Sharona,” adult fare that rewarded more mature readings, like Randy Newman’s “In Germany Before the War,” and songs as disparate as the Replacements’ “God Damn Job,” Wings’ “Mull of Kintyre,” Rosalia’s “Bizcochito” and “You Are My Sunshine.” Variety caught up with Tweedy on the road between stops on Wilco’s fall tour supporting the band’s recent “Cousin” album, following a solo tour in the summer of 2023.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Was there anyone who didn’t have an opinion — and the strong need to express it — when the Beatles‘ “last single,” “Now and Then,” came out earlier this month? The surviving members’ long-aborning completion of a 1970s John Lennon demo profoundly moved millions of fans, and put off some others, but no one in practically any demographic — not boomers or even Gen-Z-ers and millennials — wanted to hold their tongue about it. And that’s the kind of marketing that money and promotion can’t buy.

Michael J. Fox is one of the latest stars to react to the tragic death of Matthew Perry.

Sofia Vegara is opening up about her troubling and “weird” 2023.

Sofia Vergara is embracing change. The Hollywood star, who recently surprised fans after documenting her ‘Modern Family’ reunion, has been going through some “interesting” moments this year, as she recently revealed during an interview with People.SOFIA VERGARA SHARES A GLIMPSE OF THE ‘FIRST MODERN FAMILY REUNION’SOFIA VERGARA SHARES A SEXY PIC FROM THE PLACE SHE USED TO VISIT WITH JOE MANGANIELLOSOFIA VERGARA’S FRIENDS APPROVE OF HER NEW BOYFRIENDThe actress talked about her divorce from her estranged husband Joe Manganiello, and shared some details about her personal and professional life.

Tyler Perry is one proud godfather. The filmmaker gushed over his two-year-old goddaughter Princess Lilibet, whom he called “little Lili,” during an appearance on Kelly Ripa’s SiriusXM podcast, Let’s Talk Off Camera.Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet record sweet video for grandfather King Charles: report“She’s so adorable. Aww she’s so beautiful,” the actor said.

A series of huge revelations have been made about the day the late Queen Elizabeth passed away in September 2022.

Friends actor donated a generous amount of money to his Parkinson’s charity.The actor, who is best known for starring in the Back To The Future franchise films, revealed in a new interview that Perry once gave a hefty sum at a benefit event for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.Fox, who founded the charity in 2000, two years after announcing that he’d already been dealing with the disease for several years, told Entertainment Tonight about the star’s kindness – and how the actor made the donation quietly.“I hope this isn’t indiscreet, but when the [Friends cast] first made their big sale and were made millionaires for the rest of their lives, he wrote a big fat check to the foundation,” Fox said.“We were really early on and trying to find our feet, and it was such a vote of confidence.”“And it wasn’t accompanied by any self-aggrandising or anything,” Fox added.

Entertainment Tonight during the annual “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson’s” gala, a benefit hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.“He was a hockey player, a good hockey player, and we played hockey together,” the “Back to the Future” star added. According to Fox, Perry once gave his foundation, which began in 2000 and specializes in research into Parkinson’s disease, a gracious donation.

Four days after the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, Netflix rolled out the blue carpet for the first post-strike Hollywood premiere of a major studio production attended by talent, Season 6 of the streamer’s British royal drama The Crown.

The stars are stepping out for Michael J. Fox‘s big event.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Things got political on Wednesday at DOC NYC‘s 10th annual Visionaries Tribute Honorees, when honoree Michael Moore asked the crowd to take a pledge “to let our Jewish brothers and sisters know that we will never, ever allow what happened in the 20th century” to happen again. The Gotham Hall gala marks the opening day of the 14th annual DOC NYC and attracts the who’s who of the doc community from both coasts. Hundreds of documentary filmmakers, cinematographers, producers, editors, publicists, and distributors hobnob with Academy doc branch members in hopes of winning their votes.

Awards, accepting the honor from her “good friend” Chelsea and Chelsea's mom, a woman you may have heard about, named Hillary Clinton.Ferrera was an outspoken supporter of Clinton during the 2008 election, an experience that led her, , to become “very passionate about democracy and elections.“And that’s how I got proximate to the issues of environmental racism and access to education, reproductive freedom, and bodily autonomy,” she continued. "All these issues mattered to me and connected to me as a woman, and as a person who wants to see the true empowerment of families and communities who are often left to fend for themselves.”Clinton shared similarly effusive praise for Ferrera when introducing her during the show.“Well I have to just say that for me, getting to know America and the joyful group of gutsy women that traveled with her those days in 2008 means that I could not be happier to be here today to see her receive this award," she said.

Kyle Richards ain’t playing coy about her separation from Mauricio Umansky anymore!

degenerative central nervous system disorder.When asked if anything scares him, the beloved actor told Town & Country that anything that puts his “family in jeopardy,” terrifies him, referring to his wife Tracy Pollan and their four kids.“One day I’ll run out of gas. One day I’ll just say, ‘It’s not going to happen.

Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline!

In the 26th episode of Deadline Strike Talk — which for below the liners signifies half a year without a paycheck that hasn’t come from Uber fares or waiting tables — host Billy Ray hits on a zeitgeist theme that gets voiced a lot by people who just feel that the business isn’t as remotely as exciting or near as much fun as it was before the folly that signatories put themselves into by chasing Netflix as it became the preeminent streamer. The result has put just about every other streamer pursuit in a position of being money losers that have strained the economics, and accelerated the demise of those conglomerates’ traditional networks, and so many other things.

“Now That We Don’t Talk” is going to be a much-talked about song from Taylor Swift‘s new album 1989 (Taylor’s Version)… and if fans are right about the song’s subject, they actually do talk now.

Julia Fox is sharing her thoughts on Kim Kardashianfollowing her brief romance with Kanye West, revealing that she actually has nothing but appreciation for her success. During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the actress was asked about their “similar” fashion style, and if she might have inspired some of Kim’s outfits recently.JENNIFER LOPEZ DOES HER BEST KARDASHIAN IMPERSONATION IN NEW VIRAL VIDEOJULIA FOX SHOWS LOVE FOR PRINCESS DIANA DURING HER RECENT OUTING IN LONDONJULIA FOX ON DATING KANYE WEST AS A NEW MOM: ‘I DIDN’T SIGN UP TO HAVE TWO BABIES’“I actually really love her,” the 33-year-old actress said, explaining that she “grew up watching ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” She continued, “I actually liked it before they were even cool,” adding that, “When people would bash her I would always go to bat for her.”And while she said she is unsure if the Kardashians have replicated some of her ensembles, she did say some of the outfits had been similar to what she has worn in the past.

Hak Baker has spoken to NME about his single ‘Windrush Baby’, sound system culture and why he thinks pirate radio won’t be returning.The East Londoner has been championed for his introspective take on music, culminating in the release of his debut album ‘Worlds Ends FM’ back in June. The album followed Baker’s highly acclaimed 2017 debut EP ‘Misfits’, the 2021 EP ‘Misled’ and his recent ‘Babylon’ mixtape.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Windrush Generation, a group of Afro-Caribbeans who migrated to Britain in the ‘40s in the hope of better opportunities.