Since the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), there have been concerns over whether the technology will take over human-performed jobs in society. However, actor Ben Affleck says he is not concerned about it taking over Hollywood, saying “movies will be one of the last things, if everything gets replaced, to be replaced by AI.” Last […]
NEW YORK—Pamela Hayden, the longtime voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten—Bart Simpson’s very uncool friend—is stepping away after 35 years of whining. Hayden, 70, who voiced Milhouse, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey, and Malibu Stacy, will sign off from “The Simpsons” on Nov. 24 in a “Treehouse of Horror” episode. “It’s been an honor and […]
Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards (CMA) and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent Morgan Wallen was shut out all evening until taking the night’s biggest prize, entertainer of the year. Stapleton’s wins included song of the year and single of the year for “White Horse,” and he […]
LONDON—The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. A horse-drawn carriage carried the coffin to St. […]
The 14th annual World Choreography Awards was held in Hollywood, California, on Nov. 17 to celebrate artists’ achievements in the world of dance. NTD’s Ruby Lovell was there to speak to some of the nominees and winners.
NEW YORK—A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday not to use papers taken from the jail cell of Sean “Diddy” Combs until he rules on defense claims that they are trial preparation materials protected by attorney-client privilege. Judge Arun Subramanian made his ruling at a Manhattan federal court hearing after lawyers fiercely disputed the circumstances and […]
ATLANTA—After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering indictment against Young Thug and an initial 27 defendants, prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the longest trial in Georgia’s history. Both Deamonte Kendrick, also known as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell told the judge Tuesday they would not testify in their own […]
Paul Teal, an actor best known for starring in CW’s teen drama “One Tree Hill,” has died aged 35. Teal died on Friday in North Carolina “after a 7-month battle with Stage IV neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer,” according to an emailed statement to NTD from his agent at STW Talent, Susan Tolar Walters. “He has been […]
The documentary film “Resynator” had its world premiere at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, last week. It tells the true story of Don Tavel, a musician and inventor, and the early synthesizer he developed. Tavel’s story is told through the eyes of his daughter, Alison Tavel. NTD’s Ruby Lovell was at the […]
NEW YORK—Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused prosecutors on Monday of engaging in “outrageous government conduct” by using materials seized from his jail cell to try to keep him incarcerated before a May trial. They said information gathered in a raid on Combs’ cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn were cited in papers […]
LOGAN, Utah—A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his multimillion-dollar home in Utah. Rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, walked into a courtroom in Logan, Utah, with his head hung low as he entered the plea for his […]
There are few names more recognizable than Donald Trump. Everyone has an opinion about the man who’s one the most talked about figures of the 21st century. But who is Donald Trump behind the scenes of the political movement he helms? NTD spoke with Joshua Macciello, the producer of a film titled “The Man You […]
Vladimir Shklyarov, one of the world’s top male ballet dancers, died on Saturday after falling from the fifth floor of an apartment building balcony. An investigation is underway. The Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg announced the death of 39-year-old Shklyarov, their highest-ranking dancer, on Saturday. Russian media have reported that federal authorities are investigating the […]
The hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program said they traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump to “restart communications,” noting that American voters made their choice clear in the presidential election. Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, who have been highly critical of Trump since he took office in 2016 and repeatedly criticized him […]
MEXICO CITY—Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe. Kjaer, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss Nigeria at the end of 73rd edition of the competition in Mexico City. Miss Mexico placed third. It is the first time a Danish contestant has won Miss Universe. […]
Betty White, the beloved actress known for roles in “The Golden Girls,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Boston Legal,” and others will be on a 2025 Forever stamp, USPS announced Friday. White died in late December 2021, less than three weeks before her 100th birthday. The Postal Service hasn’t announced a release date for the […]
Right on LA! with Ruby Lovell features the prestigious American Film Institute Festival’s world premiere of “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”—a four-time Academy Award-winning animation, created by masterful British writer and director Nick Park. This installment about the character Wallace’s latest wacky invention is co-directed by Merlin Crossingham and produced by Richard Beek, who […]
NBC has tapped news anchor Craig Melvin as the replacement for Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the “Today” show. Melvin, who currently co-hosts the third hour of “Today” and is the show’s news anchor, is set to join Savannah Guthrie as the show’s co-anchor for the 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. slot. He will continue […]
NEW YORK—A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman—Conan O’Brien. “America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars,” O’Brien said in a statement Friday. It will be his […]
Roy Haynes, one of the most influential drummers in jazz history, died on Tuesday at the age of 99 in Long Island, New York. Haynes’s son, Craig Holiday Haynes, confirmed his father’s passing in a message on Facebook on Tuesday, with a post that said “Thanks for all your hipness dad R.I.P.” Haynes had an […]
