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Film, music and the people in them — what was actually said and confirmed, kept clearly apart from what is only rumoured.

King Charles Confirms No Change to Harry and Meghan’s Non-Working Royal Status After UK Return

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 8, 2026
Portrait of King Charles III

Buckingham Palace made a letter public on Monday, September 7, 2026, stating that Prince Harry and Meghan’s standing in the Royal Family has not changed: they

Categories Entertainment Tags King Charles, Prince Harry

Stevie Nicks’ Brother, Christopher Nicks, Dies at 72 After Private Cancer Battle

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 7, 2026
Stevie Nicks performing on stage in a black outfit, singing into a microphone

Christopher Aaron Nicks, the younger brother and only sibling of Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, died Friday, September 4, 2026, at age 72.

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Nathan Fielder’s Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Premieres at Telluride, Heads to Theaters in October

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 7, 2026
Photo of Elizabeth Holmes

On September 6, 2026, A24 revealed that Nathan Fielder had spent roughly three years filming a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes — with Holmes’s own participation

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Cole Hauser and Taylor Sheridan ‘Nearly Came to Blows,’ One Anonymous Report Claims — Neither Man Has Confirmed It

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 6, 2026
AI-generated illustration: Cole Hauser and Taylor Sheridan 'Nearly Came to Blows,' One Anonymous Report Claims — Neither Man Has Confirmed It

A report published by the Daily Mail on Aug. 31, 2026, citing unnamed sources, says Cole Hauser and Taylor Sheridan nearly got into a physical fight during

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Cassandra Wilson, Two-Time Grammy-Winning Jazz Vocalist, Dies at 70

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 4, 2026 · Updated September 5, 2026
Cassandra Wilson singing into a microphone on stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest in 2008

Cassandra Wilson, the jazz vocalist with a deep, unhurried contralto, has died at her home in Jackson, Mississippi. She was 70.

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Carla Jeffery, Star of Disney’s ‘Zombies’ Films, Dies at 33

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 3, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026
Carla Jeffery, actress known for playing Bree in Disney's Zombies films, smiling during a 2022 interview

Carla Jeffery, the actress best known for playing cheerleader Bree in Disney Channel’s “Zombies” movies, has died at 33.

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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Suspends Announcer Jim Thornton and Begins Recasting Amid Allegations Sony Has Not Described

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 2, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026
Jim Thornton, announcer on Wheel of Fortune, smiling at the microphone in the announcer's booth shortly before a taping

Sony Pictures Television suspended “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, and said it is recasting his role while it investigates.

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Dolly Parton’s Original Hollywood Star Was Found Scratched Days After Her Death. It Has Since Been Replaced.

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 2, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration: pink terrazzo stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame sidewalk

Dolly Parton’s original Hollywood Walk of Fame star, dedicated in 1984 at 6712 Hollywood Blvd., was found scratched across her name the night of Monday, Aug.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Return to the UK After Six Years, Following a Private Reunion With King Charles

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 1, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026
Photo of Prince Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived back in the UK on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, flying privately from California with their children, Prince Archie, 7

Categories Entertainment Tags King Charles, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry

Olivia Rodrigo’s New Charity Festival Raised Millions for Women’s Nonprofits, and She Says She’ll Bring It Back

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 31, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026
Colorful stage lights over an outdoor festival stage at dusk, with festival wristbands in the foreground

Olivia Rodrigo headlined the first Daisy Chain Fields, a charity music festival she created, on Aug. 29, 2026, at Great Park in Irvine, California.

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Kaitlin Olson’s ‘High Potential’ Begins Filming Season 3, but ABC Delays Its Return to 2027

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 28, 2026
Editorial photo-illustration: a TV crime-drama production set, referencing the return of ABC's 'High Potential'

“High Potential,” the ABC crime drama starring Kaitlin Olson, is back in production for a third season — but the show that finished last season as one of broadcast

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Kehlani Postpones Two Tour Stops After Hospitalization, Says She Wasn’t Cleared to Sing

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 28, 2026 · Updated August 29, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a quiet, empty hospital room at dusk

Kehlani spent Aug. 26, 2026, telling fans she wouldn’t be performing that night — she had just left the hospital.

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Peter Cullen, Voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, Dies at 85

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 28, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026
Photo of Peter Cullen

Peter Cullen, the actor whose voice gave Optimus Prime its steady, commanding sound across four decades of Transformers cartoons, films and games, died Wednesday

Categories Entertainment Tags Los Angeles

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered Announced as a Free Upgrade, Arriving September 29, 2026

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 26, 2026
A PlayStation 5 console and DualSense controller

CD Projekt Red used Gamescom’s Opening Night Live on August 25, 2026, to announce “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered,” a new version of its 2015 role-playing

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Tim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror’ and ‘It’ Star, Dies at 80

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 26, 2026
Tim Curry seated in a wheelchair on stage at the Academy Museum's 50th-anniversary celebration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, September 26, 2025.

Tim Curry, the actor whose performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter became his signature role in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a decades-long midnight-movie staple

Categories Entertainment Tags Los Angeles

Dolly Parton Has Died at Age 80, Family Confirms

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 25, 2026
Dolly Parton in 2022

Dolly Parton, the country music icon and philanthropist, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Aug. 25, 2026. She was 80.

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Simon Cowell Is Having Back Surgery and Will Miss Weeks of America’s Got Talent’s Live Shows

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 25, 2026
Four empty judges' chairs face a lit stage at America's Got Talent

Simon Cowell is having back surgery and will be out for several weeks, missing a stretch of America’s Got Talent’s live shows during Season 21.

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Janie Bradford, Motown Songwriter Behind ‘Money (That’s What I Want),’ Dies at 87

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 24, 2026
A vintage film reel and microphone on a dimly lit theater stage

Janie Bradford, the songwriter who co-wrote Motown’s breakthrough hit “Money (That’s What I Want)” with Berry Gordy and worked at Motown for more than 25 years

Categories Entertainment Tags Los Angeles

Sarah Paulson Reveals Her Serial-Killer Transformation as Aileen Wuornos in New ‘Monster’ Trailer

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 24, 2026
Sarah Paulson at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

The first trailer footage shows Sarah Paulson playing Aileen Wuornos. Netflix released the trailer for “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” on August 20, 2026, and it

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Dakota Johnson and Role Model Have Reportedly Split After Less Than a Year Together

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026
Dakota Johnson at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival Opening Night

Dakota Johnson and musician Role Model have split, according to a People report citing an anonymous source close to the couple; TMZ reported the news on August 19

Categories Entertainment Tags Los Angeles
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