Michael Pitt hit with protective order after arrest for sexual abuse

Michael Pitt hit with protective order after arrest for sexual abuse

A protective order has been issued against “Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Pitt, after he was arrested Friday for allegedly sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend at the Brooklyn home they previously shared. A Kings County Supreme Court judge ordered a full no-contact order of protection for a year against the 44-year-old “Funny Games” actor, the Daily News … Read more

Jill Sobule death under investigation, friends thought she escaped fire

Jill Sobule death under investigation, friends thought she escaped fire

Jill Sobule’s friends believed the singer-songwriter escaped their house amid a blaze that killed the “Supermodel” singer in Minnesota early Thursday, as authorities try to establish whether Sobule died before or amid the fire. The couple, whose names have not been released, rushed out of the suburban St. Paul home upon realizing it was ablaze, at … Read more

Mariah Carey won’t like ex-assistant’s new book

Mariah Carey won’t like ex-assistant’s new book

Mariah Carey won’t like the way the protagonist is portrayed in “The Last Living Diva.” Matthew Stevens, who worked for Carey for a year, spent seven years recuperating from the nightmare and writing a work of fiction loosely based on his experience. Stevens was one of three assistants who were part of a staff of … Read more

Comedian Amber Ruffin nixed from White House press dinner

Comedian Amber Ruffin nixed from White House press dinner

The White House correspondents’ dinner axed its traditional comedy act this year, canceling comedian Amber Ruffin as host a day after a Trump administration official called her “hate-filled” because of her jokes about the president. The annual dinner, which the White House Correspondents’ Association has hosted since 1921, is known for bringing together presidents, journalists … Read more