CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Today, a new episode of Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy dropped on Apple Podcasts. The series takes a deep dive into the titular tiger handlers, and what happened before and after a 2003 performance in which a 400-pound white tiger mauled and nearly killed Roy Horn. The attack ended the pair’s reign as the kings of Las …
20 years behind bars for Sioux Falls teen who killed father
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls teen has been sentenced to spend 20 years in prison for fatally shooting his father and injuring his father’s girlfriend. Minnehaha County Judge Susan Sabers on Monday [Read More…]
Students evacuated following explosion, fire at high school
MILLER, S.D. (AP) — Officials say students have been evacuated from a high school in Miller following an explosion and fire in the shop area. School board chairwoman Natalie Bertsch says no injuries have been [Read More…]
Rita Moreno reveals “tempestuous” relationship with Marlon Brando led to suicide attempt
ABC/Eric McCandless (NOTE CONTENT) EGOT-winner Rita Moreno looked back at her “tempestuous sexual” relationship with another acting legend, the late Marlon Brando, during a new installment of Variety‘s Actors on Actors series. Their coupling was so intense, in fact, the West Side Story actress revealed to Jessica Chastain that Moreno revealed she tried to kill herself. “I tried to end my life with pills in his house,” Moreno …
This year’s Budweiser Super Bowl ad was directed by ‘Nomadland’ Oscar winner Chloe Zhao
Budweiser Last year, Budweiser sat out its traditional Super Bowl commercial buy and donated instead to COVID-19 vaccine awareness efforts. But this year, the brewer’s back in a big way for the Big Game — by tapping an Oscar winner. Academy Award-winning Nomadland director Chloe Zhao called the shots on the spot, titled A Clydesdale’s Journey, which follows one of the beer brand’s trademark …
Seth Meyers hails the original ‘Late Night’, from the opening credits to a sit-down with Letterman himself
NBC/Lloyd Bishop On Tuesday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, Seth commemorated the 40th anniversary of David Letterman‘s first episode of Late Night. The tribute began from the drop, with a recreation of the opening to Letterman’s vintage series, and continued with a sit down with the man himself, who was on hand to share memories …
Democratic state Rep. Jamie Smith running for SD governor
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota state lawmaker Rep. Jamie Smith, who leads the House Democratic caucus, said Tuesday he is running for governor. Smith’s announcement comes after a monthslong search by Democrats for a [Read More…]
In Brief: Billy Crystal to be honored; Taraji P. Henson to star in ‘The Color Purple’, and more
Multifaceted entertainer Billy Crystal will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards on March 13 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, The Critics Association announced on Tuesday. He joins Lauren Bacall, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Eddie Murphy and Robert Wise as the only past Lifetime Achievement honorees in the organization’s 27-year history. As previously announced, Halle Berry will receive the sixth annual SeeHer …
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks
ABC/Robert Ascroft ABC has temporarily suspended Whoopi Goldberg as co-host of The View for comments she made about the Holocaust. ABC News President Kim Godwin said in a statement issued Tuesday, “I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact …
Nick Cannon opens up about his celibacy journey after conceiving 8th child
Kris Connor/Getty Images for McDonald’s Nick Cannon is giving an update on his celibacy journey. The talk show host, who recently announced he’s expecting his eighth child with Bre Tiesi, shared that he started the journey in October 2021. “My therapist was one of the [people] who said I should probably be celibate and the reason why …