Bruce Haring

The state of the art Intuit Dome opened its doors for the first time last night in Inglewood, California. But the hi-tech equipment proved balky in its first live test. Grammy winner Bruno Mars was the attraction on opening night at the venue, set for the first of two concerts. While Mars was to take…

Jerry Fuller, a hit-making songwriter whose works were recorded by Ricky Nelson, Gary Puckett, Reba McEntire, Sam Cooke, Lawrence Welk, the Kingston Trio, Billy Eckstine, Engelbert Humperdinck and more, died July 18 at his home in Los Angeles at 85. The cause was complications of lung cancer, his wife…

Jack Russell, lead vocalist for 1980s hair metal group Great White, died Thursday from multiple system atrophy and Lewy body dementia, Rolling Stone reported. He was 63. Russell announced his retirement from touring last month after his diagnosis. "I am unable to perform at the level I desire…

Samantha Harris has been diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time. On Wednesday, the 50-year-old former Dancing With the Stars co-host posted a video to Instagram that revealed the news. Harris had stage 2 breast cancer a decade ago and underwent a double mastectomy, and later had breast…

The Katy Perry promotion machine rolls on. The singer will receive MTV's Video Vanguard Award and perform a medley of her biggest hits at the 2024 VMAs on Wednesday, September 11 at 8PM ET/PT from New York's UBS Arena.  Previous Michael Jackson Vanguard Award recipients include Shakira, Beyoncé…

That long line outside Canter’s Deli on Fairfax today wasn’t for the matzah ball soup. Olivia Rodrigo is taking Los Angeles by storm this week, as her GUTS world tour has a six-night stand at The Forum. But more important to the Temecula, California native’s fans is the merch pop-up store that’s…

Jordan Chiles, stripped of her bronze medal in gymnastics by the International Olympic Committee,  spoke out for the first time today in a social media post. Chiles initially finished fifth in the floor routine final at the Paris Olympics. But her coach, Cecile Landi, filed an appeal, and…

Charles Barkley once claimed he wasn’t a role model. But his most recent action seems to belie that. Barkley said on the Dan Le Batard Show podcast today that he left a minimum of $100 million “on the table” to stay with Turner Sports. His decision to remain with Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports…

Grace Bentkowski, a creative producer for the NewsNation cable network, was killed last month while crossing ground-level tracks with a group of other commuters at Chicago’s Hegewisch South Shore station. Her death just came to public attention. "Grace Bentkowski was a rising star at NewsNation," the…

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be featured in the next NBA 2K edition, out Sept. 6, and manufacturer Take-Two Interactive is priming the pump by releasing images of two of the WNBA's newest stars. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were depicted in a pair of posts on X today, with both posts getting…

Gena Rowlands, a multiple Emmy winner whose captivating work in A Woman Under the Influence and as the elder and dementia-ridden Allie in The Notebook also moved moviegoers, died Wednesday surrounded by family at her home in Indian Wells, CA. She was 94. No cause of death was given, but the retired…

The U.S. Men's Basketball Team's 98-87 victory over France averaged 19.5 million viewers on NBC and Peacock. That ranks as the most-watched gold medal game since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, based on fast national data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The game peaked at 22.7 million viewers from…