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Police said they received new information that ‘‘shifted’’ their investigation of a reported attack on the ‘‘Empire’’ actor.

The actor took the stage with Meghna Chakrabarti of WBUR, the host of the popular podcast about romance.

Attorneys for Smollett say there is no truth to reports that the ‘‘Empire’’ actor played a role in an assault on him last month by what he described as two men shouting homophobic and racial slurs.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had planned to present four awards during commercial breaks.

A police spokesman said the suspects were arrested for ‘‘probable cause’’ of committing assault and battery on the “Empire” actor.

Ellen DeGeneres has put the beard trimmings up for auction.

Dushku revealed the news at a New York City screening of “Mapplethorpe,” the film Dushku produced about the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

“Sometimes I actually find myself saying, ‘Where has she been all my life?’” Cook told Jimmy Kimmel. “And then I realize she wasn’t alive for the first 26 years of it.”

Affleck told Jimmy Kimmel about how he is proudly trying to force Boston fandom on the 6-year-old — and is being rebuffed: “Dad, you’re from Boston. I’m from LA.”

For the Jamaica Plain-raised actress, playing werewolf Leah Clearwater in that blockbuster franchise was a whirlwind education in all things Hollywood. She hasn’t stopped learning.

An array of Hollywood heavyweights have a message for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get well soon.

After news came out that four Oscars would be presented during commercials, the academy said all winners will still be included in the Feb. 24 broadcast.

Get ready for even more John Krasinski.

An unflattering photo of the “Captain America” actor triggered a (good-natured) social media exchange.

It’s not just Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen expressing their love this Valentine’s Day.

The couple kept their social media declarations of affection short and sweet this year.

A New York Times report says seven women claim singer-songwriter Ryan Adams offered to help them with their music careers but then turned things sexual, and he sometimes became emotional and verbally abusive.

Gronk joined a group of young patients and their parents for dancing and a lip synch battle.

Here are ways to get out of your home and not be bored in the city this weekend.

Arlington native Dane Cook is setting out on tour with new material for the first time in years.

Cosby’s stance could leave him to serve the high end of a three- to 10-year prison term, since sex offenders often must show remorse to win parole.

They are the A-listers who wow on the red carpet.

Nothing, it seems, could have prepared Barkley for the moment he came face to face with quarterback Tom Brady.

Hundreds of people attended Saturday’s benefit for the Corey C. Griffin Foundation.

About 500 people attended the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Jimmy Fund’s 28th annual Discovery Celebration at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla., over the weekend.

“Imagine Thor and Jason Bourne in the octagon,” the official UFC Europe account tweeted.

This summer’s shows will include Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts” and Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.”

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School received a standing ovation during a performance Sunday by the Boston Pops in Fort Lauderdale.

Bundchen’s encouragement goes far beyond positive thinking and other stuff you might read on the flap copy for “The Secret.”

Director Matt Reeves is seeking a new star for “The Batman,” set to hit theaters in 2021. So we came up with a short list.

After saving the universe in 1980 sci-fi classic “Flash Gordon,” the film’s charismatic star faded into obscurity. But why?

Leon Bridges’s outfit stood out.

“This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia was fêted and roasted at Harvard on Friday night as the Hasty Pudding Theatricals presented him with their 2019 Man of the Year award.

YA-star author Angie Thomas danced onto the stage at the Wilbur Theatre Thursday night for a conversation with Christina Tucker of the podcast “Unfriendly Black Hotties.”

The former “Tonight Show” host stopped by for a few slices.

“I had to get myself help because I wasn’t really showing up for my life,” said Anthony Rossomando, founder of former Boston band the Damn Personals and co-writer of the Oscar-nominated song.

This is the second film adaptation of the horror story, published in 1983.

When Cooke was 2, James and Suki Maroney moved their family from Manhattan to Leicester to open an organic dairy farm.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor the Boston-bred band with a star on Valentine’s Day.

Here are ways to get out of your home and not be bored in the city this weekend.

No $500 bottle of wine this time, though.

The gala celebrated Boston Ballet’s partnership with choreographer William Forsythe.

The house, located in Tennessee, is named for Aerosmith’s 1989 hit “Janie’s Got a Gun,” which tells the story of a woman abused by her father. 

The Sudbury native visited with several senators and offered the Patriots his congratulations in a photo with Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey.

Big Papi will give the big speech this spring.

Hours before the Patriots Super Bowl victory parade, a number of players stopped by the Grand on Monday night to celebrate.

“Super Bowl halftime nipple rules feel inconsistent,” Katie Nolan tweeted.

Big Night 2019, “A Big Night of Superheroes,” hosted over 1,100 guests for cocktails, musical performances, and fund-raising fun on Saturday night.

“Congratulations Patriots! Congratulations my love!” she wrote on the social media platform.

Lovato faced criticism that she was laughing at memes about 21 Savage, who was taken into custody by immigration authorities at the Super Bowl.