The hip-hop legend was initially set to receive the posthumous Hollywood honor in 2014, though a ceremony date was never set in stone, Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said.
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Veteran character actor John Beasley, featured in ‘Everwood,’ dies at 79
He played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama, and he also appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s.
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‘The Flash’ isn’t out yet and its director already wants Ezra Miller for a sequel
Miller first starred as the DC Comics speedster in 2016 for ‘Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.’ They also appeared as the Flash in ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Justice League.’
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Rebuilding Notre Dame’s fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages
Carpenters building a new timber frame for the fire-ravaged roof of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral are using the same tools and techniques as their medieval predecessors.
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George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94
The handsome actor became an icon to American youth on the hit 1960s TV series.
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Chas Newby, fill-in bassist who rejected a full-time gig with the Beatles, dies at 81
Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died May 22 at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death, with many remembering him as “the first left-handed bass guitarist in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney became the second when he eventually moved over […]
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that handed the festival’s prestigious top prize to a twisty French Alps courtroom drama
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Jewish groups and city officials plan protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
They accuse the Pink Floyd co-founder of antisemitism – an allegation he denies.
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Roger Waters triggers incitement investigation in Berlin after wearing Nazi-inspired outfit on stage
Displaying Nazi symbols, flags, and uniforms is prohibited in Germany, the BBC said, but there are exceptions to the law allowed for artistic or educational reasons.
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Can’t get Taylor Swift tickets? See all of Swift’s eras on display at this costume exhibit
A new exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City features dozens of costumes and props from throughout Taylor Swift’s career.