Burt Bacharach dies aged 94

Actress Mira Sorvino has spoken out against the Film Academy for omitting her father Paul Sorvino from their In Memoriam segment at the 95th Academy Awards.

Actress Mira Sorvino criticized the Academy for leaving out her father, Paul Sorvino, following the In Memoriam segment during the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Paul died of natural causes in July. He was 83.

2023 Oscars «In Memoriam» segment.While this year's tribute to those stars we've lost was moving and emotional — featuring a tearful introduction from John Travolta and a powerful performance of «Calling All Angels» by Lenny Kravitz — glaring omission of some big-name stars shook up some viewers at home.Anne Heche — who died following a fiery car crash in August at the age of 53 — was not a part of the segment, despite her many film roles.Also absent from the televised tribute was longtime film veteran Tom Sizemore — who died on March 3 at age 61, two weeks after suffering a brain aneurysm that left him hospitalized.One of the most surprising omissions was that of Charlbi Dean, who died on Aug. 22 at age 32, given that dean has a prominent role in, which was nominated for three Oscars at this year's ceremony.Other stars who were notably missing from the broadcast's tribute segment included screen veteran Paul Sorvino, star Fred Ward, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, beloved comic actor Leslie Jordan, actress Cindy Williams, longtime journalist Barbara Walters and Lisa Marie Presley, who collaborated with director Baz Luhrmann on his Oscar-nominated biopic Elvis.In an effort to defend their choices, and honor all the stars who have died this past year, the show directed viewers to the longer In Memoriam tribute on their website, but many fans were confused and upset about the decisions that went into choosing who to honor during the show itself.Following the blaring omission of Sorvino, his widow, Dee Dee Sorvino, released a statement to ET, expressing her disappointment with the Academy.«Paul Sorvino was one of the greatest actors in cinematic history in Hollywood.

“Masked Singer” host did not attend the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night but gave TMZ his feedback on Kimmel’s opening monologue, which included a joke about him and his12 offspring. “Disney spent $2 billion on this movie, and just to break even, all of Nick Cannon’s kids had to see ‘Avatar’ four times,” Kimmel, 55, joked about theOscar-winning“Avatar: The Way of Water.”“It’s hilarious,” Cannon told the outlet while leaving the Avra Beverly Hills restaurant.“I created ‘Wild ‘n Out,'” he added about his longtime improv, comedy TV series.

Tampa’s annual Innings Festival.Held March 18-19 at the Raymond James Stadium, the two-day extravaganza boasts an impressive roster of rockers and former MLBers to entertain fans of all ages.Just a few of the musical acts on hand this year include Dave Matthews Band, Weezer, Imagine Dragons, Pitbull and The Avett Brothers.For those interested in meeting MLB legends, John Kruk, Goose Gossage, Wade Boggs, Cecil Fielder, Rafael Furcal and many more will be on hand to chop it up.Sounds like the perfect weekend.And better yet, you don’t need a Yankees-like budget to attend.At the time of publication, we found some two-day general admission passes going for as low as $167 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes for both Saturday and Sunday start at $107 before fees.All prices are subject to fluctuation.Want to see everyone who made the cut this year?You can take a peek at the entire lineup for this year’s Innings Festival below.A post shared by Innings Festival Florida (@inningsflorida)Although no other concert will have quite as much baseball as this year’s Innings Festival, here are five that we think might be right up your alley these next few months.• Guns N’ Roses• Blink-182• Chris Stapleton• Goo Goo Dolls• Matchbox TwentyLooking for other options? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here.

Morgan Wallen’s hit single “Last Night” has landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.The 29-year-old’s song topped the charts despite his recent controversies surrounding COVID and his use of the n-word.“Last Night” was previously at No.

at the 2023 Academy Awards. Quan — who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — made his film debut in the “Indiana Jones” movie in 1984, when he was 12. Sunday’s viral moment came after Ford presented the Oscar for Best Picture to “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” prompting Quan to return to the stage.

Duped,” and a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio in full pilot regalia accompanied the piece. It was the famous still from “Catch Me if You Can,” Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film inspired by Abagnale’s best-selling memoir from 1980.Via email, the “reformed” con artist and author — who now advises businesses, banks, department stores and the FBI on fraud prevention and cybercrime — wanted me to know that it bothered him that “everyday someone writes an article about a bank robbery, forgery, con artist, or even cybercrime and they refer to me.“The crime I committed was writing bad checks,” he wrote.

left her “head and heart on the dance floor” … as well as, apparently, her chapstick.During Lady Gaga’s surprise performance at the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday, fans took to Twitter not to praise the singer, but to express concern about her chapped lips.Gaga’s 2022 single “Hold My Hand,” featured on the “Top Gun: Maverick” soundtrack, had been nominated for Best Original Song — but as she sang it on stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater, some audiences were more focused on her dry, cracked lips.The singer had stepped out of her glamourous gown for the performance, favoring a dressed-down look in a casual T-shirt and a bare face. Earlier in the evening, she walked the red carpet wearing a bold, red lip — so it’s possible that what some perceived as blood could have been residue from her makeup.

The Last Of Us went out on a high note. The season finale drew 8.2M viewers across HBO’s linear channel and digital platforms on Sunday, which is the series’ largest same-day audience to date.

Nia Vardalos dished on the third film in her successful franchise and why she thinks her co-star, John Corbett, may be stripping down for season 2. When asked if she knows anything about Corbett's return as Aidan Shaw to the franchise, Vardalos played coy, revealing to ET that she knows «a little about that.» «He told me something right before he went to film,» she told Cassie DiLaura, before suggesting that he may be getting naked in the upcoming episodes. «He got in really good shape.

Lady Gaga to the rescue! On the 95th Academy Awards ceremony's champagne carpet, Gaga rushed to help a photographer who fell while walking past her. The moment, which was caught on video and quickly went viral online, shows Gaga spotting the photographer as he trips and stumbles while walking past her. After hearing the gasps of the crowd around them, Gaga turns and runs to check on him. Gaga stops to help photographer who falls over taking pics of her #oscarspic.twitter.com/L1lyOfuCA4Gaga looked stunning at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for Hollywood's biggest night.

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Are those wedding bells we hear ringing?!

Married At First Sight UK couple Matt Murray and Marilyse Corrigan have announced that they have broken up just weeks after talking wedding plans and kids. Marilyse, 38, appeared on the matchmaking reality show in 2021 and Matt, 32, was on a mission to find his future wife on the show last year.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Larry Jackson marked the launch of his new media company Gamma with a starry kick-off party on Thursday night (March 9). Held at the brand-new Bird Streets Club in West Hollywood, the exclusive dinner was attended by Naomi Campbell, Travis Scott, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Russell Wilson and Ciara, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Jam, Saweetie, Mr. Brainwash, L.A. Reid, XO Records’ Amir “Cash” Esmailian, Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and actress Stephanie Shepherd, among others. Also represented were Gamma executives Ike Youssef, cofounder and president, and Breyon Prescott, EVP of content and music. Announced on March 8, Gamma is a multi-platform, multi-faceted business that will see Jackson acquiring or joining forces with major artists and brands, with endeavors in music, films, merchandise, fashion, web3 and other areas. The company was cofounded with former Interscope CFO Youssef; backers include Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries, Apple and studio A24.

Police have issued an urgent warning after 'high-strength' medication was stolen when a pharmacy delivery driver was attacked earlier today. The man was 'elbowed' in the face by a thug who walked past him, causing him to drop the keys to his van.

The Last of Us” closed its first season with yet another triumph. With an audience of 8.2 million people for Episode 9, the series broke its own viewership record — a significant feat, considering that the finale was released during ABC’s telecast of the Oscars. Provided by Warner Bros. Discovery, this number accounts for those who tuned into the Sunday night airing on HBO’s cable channel as well as streams on HBO Max through the night. This isn’t the first time that “The Last of Us” has outdone itself while competing with a major awards show. Episode 4, titled “Please Hold to My Hand,” brought in 7.5 million viewers when it aired at the same time as the Grammys, which was then a series high: When “The Last of Us” debuted in January, it trailed “House of the Dragon” to become the second-most watched HBO premiere in over a decade with 4.7 million viewers. Episode 2 marked HBO’s biggest ever increase between a series’ first and second episode with 5.7 million viewers. The series then brought in 6.4 million viewers with Episode 3.

Three boys aged 11 and 12 have been arrested after a 14 year-old was threatened at knifepoint for a gold chain he was wearing, police have revealed.

Love Island 2022 was dubbed one of the most dramatic in the history of the ITV2 dating show, thanks to many huge arguments and shocking scenes in Casa Amor.The series saw iconic lines such as "you're a liar" and "I licked her t**, or whatever" become part of the Love Island dictionary, and fans were left gripped as they watched the Islanders attempt to salvage their romances after Casa Amor. Fan favourites Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned the winners, despite their romance getting off to a rocky start, with Luca Bish and Gemma Owen coming in second place.

As the current season of Love Island draws to a close, the second ever winter series has definitely delivered plenty of drama. Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, Tayna Menhenga and Shaq Muhammad, Tom Clare and Samie Elishi have all made it through to the final of the 2023 winter series of the ITV show.

Despite the fact Love Island contestants spend a vast amount of time in the villa in swimwear, that hasn’t stopped the girls from turning out some seriously enviable looks this season. From bombshell episodes to dramatic recouplings, the drama has been high this season, and if one thing is for sure, it’s that the Islanders aren’t missing an opportunity to pull out some show stopping outfits as they try to find love in the villa.

A major Arizona city was just renamed for Taylor Swift! – Just Jared Jr Fans are questioning if Hugh Grant really wanted to be at the Oscars after his rude, viral interview – Celebitchy Megan Fox looks so different with her new hair color! – Popsugar Lana Condor and Noah Centineo had an epic reunion this weekend! – Just Jared Jr

Roman Kemp discovered his bicycle had been stolen in the middle of the night when he got up early this morning (Monday 13 March), and the star was left gutted. Sharing the traumatic news with his followers on Twitter, 30 year old Roman sadly announced he'd started his Monday morning to discover someone had taken his personal belongings. "Happy Monday to the person that has stolen my bike," the star tweeted.

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Riverdale star made his screen debut in adverts as a baby, before starring in the sitcom Grace Under Fire alongside his twin brother Dylan, when they were both toddlers.Speaking on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Sprouse said that he “loved being on stage” growing up, but added that he “didn’t like the shit that came with it”.He added: “This industry, in very many ways, it encourages the worst qualities of you as a person. Narcissism, selfishness, greed – a lot of these things that we have come to know as practically cardinal sins.”Sprouse also explained that many young actors got into the industry to “put food on the table”.He said: “I think the pressure of my upbringing really compelled me to keep doing what I am today.

Gary Glitter is back behind bars for breaching his bail agreement, a month after he was released from prison early.Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in February 2015 after being found guilty of sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980.He was sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one for having sex with a girl under 13. During sentencing, Judge Alistair McCreath said he could find “no real evidence” that Glitter had atoned for his crimes.Last month, Glitter was freed from prison after serving half his 16-year sentence.

Eric Braeden, who’s starred as Victor Newman on “The Young and the Restless” for over 40 years, is spilling the tea on the history behind his iconic moustache.

Elvis Costello has shared what the late Burt Bacharach was like to work with in the studio.The pair met in 1989 while working at the same recording studio, and continued working together for almost three decades.Costello was discussing working on their 1998 joint album ‘Painted From Memory’ in an interview with The Times and said that Bacharach was “very considerate, but he won’t let anything get in the way of the music, and all the geniality and elegance on the surface of the songs hides the power at the heart of them”.He continued: “Once he gets the shape of a melody he won’t negotiate. ‘Could I get a triplet, so I can use it against this three-syllable word?’ – ‘No, you can’t.’ After a while, the sheer rigour of his approach makes you fall into line.”Such “chance encounters” like he and Bacharach had, Costello said, don’t happen today because most artists work and collaborate remotely.

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Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late songwriter Burt Bacharach.Bacharach, the man behind huge hits such as ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ and ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’, died on Wednesday (February 8) at the age of 94. He passed away at his home in Los Angeles from natural causes, a spokesperson told the Washington Post.Now, the former Beatle has become the latest figure from the entertainment world to pay tribute to Bacharach in an emotional thread on Twitter.“Dear Burt Bacharach has passed away,” McCartney began. “His songs were an inspiration to people like me.

The music community has been paying tribute to Burt Bacharach, who has died aged 94. A representative confirmed to media that the legendary music-maker died on Wednesday at home in LA of natural causes.Born in Kansas City, Bacharach studied music at universities and schools in Montreal, New York and California.

Dionne Warwick, whose career is forever linked to the man who wrote so many of her hit songs, remembered Burt Bacharach today, releasing a statement on the late composer and calling him her dear friend and musical partner while conceding the two “had their run ins.”

Burt Bacharach has died at the age of 94.

Burt Bacharach, the massively influential composer of dozens of hits like “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.

LEGENDARY composer and Oscar winner Burt Bacharach has died at 94. The talented musician, known for hits including Walk on By, and Do You Know the Way to San Jose passed away on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He died of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam said Thursday.