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Barry Humphries has sadly passed away.

Sydney Morning Herald, Humphries passed away earlier today (April 22) at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital where he was being treated for various health issues.Humphries was admitted to hospital back February after falling in his Sydney apartment and injuring his hip.  He received a hip replacement shortly afterwards.“I have to get back on my feet,” he said in an interview shortly after the operation. “I’m going back on tour later this year.

Barry Humphries, known for his onstage and TV drag persona Edna Everage and for his character Sir Les Patterson, has died. He was 89. The BBC reported that Humphries had been in hospital in Sydney, Australia and had been suffering from complications following surgery in March. “A great wit, satirist, writer and an absolute one-of-kind, he was both gifted and a gift,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said following the news of Humphries’ death. For his one-person show “Dame Edna: The Royal Tour,” which had a run on Broadway, Humphries received a Special Tony Award for a live theatrical presentation in 2000, and in 2014 “Barry Humphries’ Farewell Tour — Eat, Pray, Laugh!” was nominated for an Olivier Award.

The Weeknd has been stepping out of his stage persona to introduce fans to the man behind the alter ego, Abel Tesfaye.

Brent Lang Executive Editor To paraphrase dear Hannah Horvath from “Girls,” Rachel Sennott may not be the voice of her generation, but she certainly is a voice of a generation. And oh, what a voice. Smart, vulnerable, slightly neurotic, frequently ironic, always compelling. It’s a delicious style of comedy honed on Twitter, Instagram and other platforms, where the 27-year-old Sennott first developed a following with her wry observations on dating and personal finance. Then crystalized in starring roles in “Shiva Baby” (a masterclass in awkward humor) and the horror film “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (surprisingly amusing despite the gore). But with the one-two punch of “Bottoms” and “I Used to Be Funny,” both of which premiered at this year’s SXSW, Sennott has further demonstrated how rich and malleable her comic persona can be.

Gone but not forgotten. Offset honored his Migos bandmate and late cousin, Takeoff, with a new tattoo.   

Melissa McCarthy said drag queens were "100 percent" an influence behind her portrayal of the tentacled sea witch Ursula in the upcoming live-action "The Little Mermaid" flick set to hit theaters on Memorial Day weekend. McCarthy recently joined costar Halle Bailey and director Rob Marshall to discuss the upcoming film with Entertainment Weekly where she gave a brief spiel about her history with drag performances and how her drag queen persona spilled over into her portrayal of the infamous villainess.

If you could steal the style of any celebrity, past or present, who would it be? I think it would be David Bowie, for me.

Yes, Scott Disick will be back for Season 3 of Hulu‘s The Kardashians. But according to a new report, it wasn’t easy to get His Lordship back on board!

Dove Cameron has teamed up with Diplo for a new song!

What really happened between Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn? We’ve been trying to piece it all together, but a lot of the foundation of what we “know” might just be wrong. And the couple themselves are keeping quiet of course… or are they?

Rachel Brosnahan is keeping Midge Maisel close.

She’ll always have Midge! After Rachel Brosnahan and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel cast wrapped the fifth and final season, the leading lady intended to fondly remember her time playing Miriam “Midge” Maisel.

ITV paid a 'silent' tribute to Paul O'Grady as the last ever series of For The Love Of Dogs with the late entertainer began. Series 11 of the hit TV show was filmed last year before O'Grady's 'unexpected' death, aged 67, last month.

Paul O’Grady, one of the nation’s favourite presenters and TV personalities sadly passed away last month at the age of 67.The showbiz star first broke onto the scene with his drag act persona, Lily Savage, before going on to host his own talk show, plus plenty of other TV series, including a UK favourite, For The Love of Dogs. Paul’s husband, Andre Portasio announced his death in a statement, and revealed that he passed “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday 28th March.

Pete Davidson's upcoming Peacock comedy, , is here!On Thursday, the streaming network shared the chaotic, star-filled trailer featuring new footage from Davidson's semi-autobiographical series, which launches Thursday, May 4.The comedy follows Davidson as he attempts to work through unique family dynamics and the complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships. The half-hour series, which straddles reality and absurdity to best represent what it is to be Pete Davidson, stars Davidson, Edie Falco and Joe Pesci.The trailer, which Peacock touts as Davidson's cut, features a slew of famous guest stars, including Davidson's real-life girlfriend, Chase Sui Wonders; Bobby Cannavale; Al Gore; Jon Stewart; Charlie Day; Steve Buscemi; Sebastian Stan; Machine Gun Kelly; Ray Romano; John Mulaney; Kenan Thompson; and more. As expected, Davidson pokes fun at the tabloids' obsession over his personal life and even his «big d**k energy,» as Romano tells him in one memorable moment in the trailer, «You're like p***y Thanos.»Watch Davidson's custom cut of the trailer below.A post shared by Peacock (@peacock)Davidson also is a writer and executive producer on alongside showrunner/writer/executive producer Judah Miller and writer/executive producer Dave Sirus.

Taylor Swift knows what she wants — and she knows what she doesn’t.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s screen persona is, firstly, that of an action hero. Recently, life imitated art as the seven-time Mr. Olympia put his muscles to work on the streets of Los Angeles filling potholes.

More details are emerging about Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn‘s split.

Jennifer Lopez is ! The actress sheds her lighthearted romantic comedy persona for darkness and grit in her new Netflix thriller.The film features Lopez as a deadly assassin living as a recluse in the wilderness when an unexpected threat to the estranged daughter (Lucy Paez) that she gave up years before, pushes her to come out of hiding to protect her.«I'm a killer. But I'm also a mother,» Lopez says as the trailer shows her racing through various locations in a series of high-speed chases through a seaside city, a motorcycle pursuit in the mountains, and plenty of gunfire as she runs away from dangerous men in pursuit. «And I will die protecting her.»Directed by Niki Caro,  is the first installment of the actress' three-movie deal with Netflix.  creator Misha Green wrote the original screenplay with revisions by 's Andrea Berloff.

a very big twist, one that we won’t give away here (yet) that impacted Brian Cox’s Logan Roy, the bellowing titan of industry and patriarch of the very dysfunctional Roy family. Cox spoke about the episode and his role on the show, which is entering into its final episodes before the series finale next month. Find excerpts from his chat with The New York Times below.Major spoilers for last night’s episode of “Succession” follow.

Doja Cat wants to take her music in a different direction.

There is nothing better than a big pop girl, and this list of the British female solo artists with the most Number 1s in UK chart history is more than proof of that. 

Britney Spears' real-life personality is very different from her onstage persona. That's according to Fenton Bailey, who directed the singer's 2013 documentary , and discussed the experience during an appearance on SiriusXM's .«Because of 'Oops, I Did It Again' or 'Slave 4 U' we think she's just, like, [a] charged up sex strumpet,» Bailey told host Andy Cohen of Spears' 2000 and 2001 hit songs.«That's not who she is,» he said.

Christina Aguilera has revealed she was a late bloomer when it came to her sexuality, despite her overtly sexy appearance. The 42-year-old singer shed her squeaky clean image with the release of smash hit pop song Dirrty in 2002, but in a new chat on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast, the star admits all was not as it seemed. "It's so funny that I gave this persona because I probably was the last person to lose my virginity," she smiled.

Christina Aguilera gave fans some insight into her love life in a new podcast interview. Aguilera revealed that she was the "last person" to lose her virginity despite portraying a sexy persona as a rising pop star in the late '90s. "It's so funny that I gave this persona because I probably was the last person to lose my virginity," the now 42-year-old said during an appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast.

“Dirrty” details! Christina Aguilera dropped some NSFW confessions about sex and relationships during her first podcast appearance.

Katie Maloney is going in!!

Christina Aguilera is opening up about the later start to her sex life amid her sexualized persona in her early '20s.The 42-year-old pop star appeared on Wednesday's podcast where she revealed that despite her «Dirrty» and Stripped years, she didn't actually lose her virginity until later in life.«It's so funny that I gave this persona because I probably was the last person to lose my virginity,» the mother of two shared. «It was something that was for me. I guess that's why my messages went the way they did too because I owned it first, maybe.»When podcast host Alex Cooper specifically asked Aguilera when she lost her virginity, the chart topper kept her answer vague, noting, «It was later than you would think, given the girl that was doing 'Dirrty' and all this stuff.

Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff The Ballerina will be hitting theaters on June 7, 2024.

died at the age of 67, “unexpectedly but peacefully.”After hearing the news, artist Chris Moore – who is known by the name Manchester Murals – – created a black and white tribute to O’Grady on the Fallowfield Loop in Manchester. You can see the creation here:New mural of Paul O’Grady in Manchester.

J. Kim Murphy Stefan Grygelko, a pillar of the San Francisco drag community who performed under the persona Heklina, was found dead Monday in London. Heklina was 54. Heklina was discovered by Peaches Christ (fellow drag performer Joshua Grannell) on Monday morning. The pair had been touring with their stage production “Mommie Queerest,” a parody of the 1981 cult feature “Mommie Dearest,” which was slated for a two-week run at the Soho Theatre. No official cause of death has been released. “I am shocked and horrified to bring this news to you. I am living in a real-life nightmare so forgive me if I don’t have all the answers just now. This morning, in London, England I went to collect my dear friend Heklina, who is costarring with me in a Mommie Queerest show here, and found her dead,” Peaches Christ wrote in a statement on social media. “Heklina is not just my best friend, but a beloved icon of our community. I am a mess.”

David Bowie‘s former manager Tony Defries has said that the late icon planned to bring back Ziggy Stardust for a comeback tour.Bowie famously retired his alter ego at a concert at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1973.Speaking about his reasons for killing off Ziggy at the time, the late icon told NME: “That’s it. Period.

Naman Ramachandran The next magnum opus from Amazon Prime Video India is “Jubilee,” a period piece that charts the growing pangs of India and the rise of the country’s Hindi-language film industry that would come to be known by the term Bollywood in later years. Beginning around the months in 1947 when the subcontinent was partitioned into India and Pakistan, the dramatis personae in the series include studio boss Srikant Roy (Prasenjit Chatterjee), his movie star wife Sumitra Kumari (Aditi Rao Hydari), trusted aide with acting ambitions Binod Das (Aparshakti Khurana), talented refugee Jay Khanna (Sidhant Gupta) and courtesan Nilofer (Wamiqa Gabbi), whose worlds collide.

Warning: Spoilers for “Yellowjackets’ season 2, episode 2, “Edible Complex,” written by Jonathan Lisco and directed by Ben Semanoff. The young stars — Jasmin Savoy Brown, Kevin Alves and others — break down what happened in the past timeline while speaking to ET’s Deidre Behar about the Showtime series. 

Raised on the streets of a 'tough Manchester council estate' Shay Doyle could easily have turned to a life of crime. Instead, he ended up playing the part of a gangster and helped bring down some of Manchester's most feared underworld figures.