A month after Johnny Depp won his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star now officially faces the first attempt to smack down his legal victory, with a harsh one-two-punch.
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Spiegel & Grau has acquired North American rights to A Heart That Works, a memoir by actor Rob Delaney, from Meredith Miller at United Talent Agency, working in partnership with Avalon.
A Heart That Works will be published in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook, read by the author, on November 29. The acquisition was announced by Julie Grau, Spiegel & Grau Co-CEO.
In 2016, Delaney’s one-year-old son Henry was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family had moved from Los Angeles to London when Delaney’s wife was pregnant with Henry, their third child. “Henry’s illness was a cataclysm that changed everything about their lives,” the publisher writes. “Amidst the hospital routine, surgeries, and brutal treatment, they found a newfound community of nurses, aides, caregivers, and fellow parents contending with the unthinkable. Two years later, Henry died, and his family watched their world fall away to reveal the things that matter most.”
Delaney, the co-creator and co-star of the Amazon Prime comedy Catastrophe, said in a statement, “My son Henry’s illness and death put our family through the shredder. We’re still here somehow, but we are different now. Loving and then grieving Henry has changed us and how we look at the world. I hope our story can shine a little light into some very dark corners.”
“I’m honored to be the publisher of Henry’s story and work with Rob once again,” says Julie Grau, who published Delaney’s previous memoir Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. in 2013. “As a writer, Rob has a unique ability to conjure absurdity and profundity in a single breath, and it has never been used to greater effect than in writing about his family’s tragedy. The raw truths in these
A month after Johnny Depp won his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star now officially faces the first attempt to smack down his legal victory, with a harsh one-two-punch.
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NBC has unveiled plans for its 46th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular special. NBC News’ Today anchors Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer will return for the second time to co-host the two-hour event which airs Monday, July 4 from 8-10 PM on NBC and will stream on Peacock. An encore presentation will follow from 10-11 PM ET/PT on NBC.
Kevin Hart as an A-list celebrity actor and comedian, but what a lot of people don’t know is that he is also very much involved in the fitness world and into healthy living. After his near-death experience in 2019, Kevin Hart said it has encouraged him to want to live a healthier lifestyle.
Levon Helm. They played in the US southern states and in Toronto bars, and in 1959 had two hit singles, Forty Days reaching the Top 50 and Mary Lou the Top 30. There was an appearance on American Bandstand, the TV show that launched hits and careers, and there was talk of Hawkins as the new Elvis.
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has locked down worldwide rights to the comedy The Donor Party, toplined by Malin Åkerman (Chick Fight), Rob Corddry (The Unicorn), Erinn Hayes (Gaslit) and Jerry O’Connell (Billions). The company’s plans for the recently-wrapped pic’s release have not yet been disclosed.
Netflix has renewed The Lincoln Lawyer for Season 2 with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, and Angus Simpson set to return. The 10-episode second season will be based on the fourth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly, The Fifth Witness.
Bob Dylan closed his ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ North American tour last night (June 11) and included a cover of The Grateful Dead in his set.The star has been on the road in support of his latest album since November 2021, taking a break between December 2021 and March 2022.The dates concluded last night at Oakland, California’s Fox Theater – his third of three nights at the venue. For the final song in his set, Dylan swapped the tour standard of ‘Every Grain Of Sand’ for a cover of The Grateful Dead’s ‘Friend Of The Devil’.It was the first time since 2007 that Dylan had performed the Dead song live, although it used to be a staple of his sets in the late ‘90s.
defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, French luxury house Christian Dior retained its contractual ties to the actor with fans rushing to empty shelves of the perfume as a show of support. The ad features Depp playing a guitar in a desert as a howloing wolf walks alongside him appeared on Fox in a move which could see more of Depp’s endorsements return to the public sphere.
Jack Wagner was spotted for the first time since his son's death. Wagner was wearing a gray Nike athletic shirt and jeans in photos obtained by Fox News Digital. Harrison was found dead in a Los Angeles parking lot Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Harrison was 27.
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star Bryce Dallas Howard opened the doors of her Los Angeles home, revealing a delightful mix of color, comfort, and… dinosaurs! In the newest installment of «Open Door» series, the actor and director took viewers through each room of her carefully crafted home that she shares with her husband, Seth Gabel. For her bedroom's en suite, Howard opted for floor-to-ceiling dinosaur wallpaper to surround her vanity.
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s former penthouse is on the market. The lavish Los Angeles apartment where the contentious exes spent much of their brief, 15-month marriage is for sale.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's former penthouse is on the market. The lavish Los Angeles apartment where the contentious exes spent much of their brief, 15-month marriage is for sale.The unit is one of the five that the star owned at the top of downtown LA’s famous Eastern Columbia Building.