JoJo Siwa to join same-sex couple on 'Dancing With Stars'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop star JoJo Siwa will compete as part of the first same-sex pairing on “Dancing With the Stars” for the show’s upcoming 30th season. Olympic gymnastics champion Suni Lee also is...
View ArticleDean’s Reviews: Candyman, Vacation Friends, He’s All That
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards shares his weekend reviews and recommendations.
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Kanye West's Chicago 'Donda' event included setting himself on fire, Marilyn...
CHICAGO — Kanye West’s "Donda" experience in Chicago was a night of performance art, spectacle and controversy. The rapper's third listening event for his much anticipated upcoming album "Donda" was...
View ArticleActor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and...
View ArticleDean chats with Awkwafina on role in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards chats with Awkwafina about her role in the upcoming film 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.'
View ArticleSir Ben Kingsley brings back Trevor Slattery role in 'Shang-Chi'
CHICAGO — Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley, who's part of the cast of the amazing, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” talked to WGN’s Dean Richards. “Shang-Chi” is the newest addition to...
View Article'Candyman' star Colman Domingo talks filming movie in Chicago
CHICAGO — WGN’s Dean Richards spoke with more of the stars of the No. 1 movie in America right now — "Candyman." “Candyman” is the remake of the spooky 1992 movie about the legend born in Chicago’s...
View ArticleMike Richards out as EP of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' days after...
LOS ANGELES — Mike Richards is out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' days after giving up host gig. Full memo from Sony on the Mike Richards exit from Jeopardy!:...
View ArticleBritney Spears 'will not be extorted' by father, lawyer says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in payments before stepping down from the conservatorship that controls her life and money, a...
View ArticleBritney Spears' ex-husband arrested at Nashville airport after security...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The 39-year-old ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears has been arrested at Nashville International Airport after investigators said he breached security over the weekend....
View ArticleDean’s Reviews: Nothing held back during ‘Kinky Boots’
CHICAGO — After over a year of COVID-19 dormancy, the performances, staging and colorful costumes came back strong in the Tony Award winning musical “Kinky Boots” on the Paramount Aurora stage....
View ArticleDean shares recipes for tomatoes made 3-different ways
WGN’s Dean Richards shares three different tomato recipes. TOMATO & FETA PUFFED PASTRY Ingredients: 1 pound heirloom tomatoes (3 medium tomatoes), thinly sliced5 ounces crumbled Greek feta cheese...
View ArticleJoe Rogan announces he has COVID-19
(KTLA) – Joe Rogan, who has been wary of COVID-19 vaccines on his popular podcast, announced Wednesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus. In an Instagram video, the podcast host and stand-up...
View ArticleNo charges for Britney Spears in dispute with housekeeper
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears will face no charges after an allegation from her housekeeper that Spears slapped a phone out of her hand, prosecutors said Wednesday. A possible...
View ArticleHusband of 'Real Housewives' star NeNe Leakes dies at 66
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gregg Leakes, the husband of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes, has died. He was 66. Family friend and publicist, Ernest Dukes, said Wednesday in a statement that...
View ArticleABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show
LONDON (AP) — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the “Dancing Queen” quartet going entirely digital. The forthcoming album “Voyage,"...
View ArticleDean's Reviews: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Cinderella, Worth
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards shares his weekend reviews and recommendations.
View ArticleJoe Rogan says he tested negative for COVID-19, days after announcing...
(NEXSTAR) – Comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan said he tested negative for COVID-19 after announcing only days before that he had contracted the virus. “Tested negative today!” he wrote on Instagram,...
View ArticleDean shares delicious Labor Day grilling recipes
WGN’s Dean Richards is sharing a few delicious grilling recipes to try this Labor Day. SHRIMP AND TROPICAL FRUIT KABOBS Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut milk1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro2 tablespoons lime...
View ArticleThe Wire' actor Michael K. Williams dies at 54
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on “The Wire” created one of the most popular characters in television in recent decades, died Monday....
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