Anne Burrell, TV chef and coach on Worst Cooks in America, dead at 55 | 4 years after vanishing, painting at heart of $11M lawsuit re-emerges — but mystery far from over | Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault, harassment by actor who worked on his TV series The Oval
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Anne Burrell, TV chef and coach on Worst Cooks in America, dead at 55; Chef Anne Burrell, shown here in April 2025, has died at her home at the age of 55\.

Anne Burrell, TV chef and coach on Worst Cooks in America, dead at 55

June 18 , 2025 at 09:36:27 a.m. EDT • :

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of Worst Cooks in America, died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55.
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4 years after vanishing, painting at heart of $11M lawsuit re-emerges — but mystery far from over; A painting believed to be an unsigned original by Tom Thomson that is at the centre of an \$11-million lawsuit has been found\.

4 years after vanishing, painting at heart of $11M lawsuit re-emerges — but mystery far from over

June 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A painting believed to be an unsigned original by Tom Thomson that is at the centre of an $11-million lawsuit against a Toronto auction house has been found.
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Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault, harassment by actor who worked on his TV series The Oval; Hollywood producer Tyler Perry, seen arriving at the BET Awards on June 9 in Los Angeles, is facing sexual assault and harassment accusations in a lawsuit filed by an actor who worked on Perry's TV series The Oval\.

Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault, harassment by actor who worked on his TV series The Oval

June 18 , 2025 at 10:10:19 a.m. EDT • :

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama The Oval has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet.
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Brad Pitt's F1 movie is formulaic. But after all, this is Formula 1; Damson Idris, left, appears as Joshua Pearce and Brad Pitt is Sonny Hayes in F1 The Movie\.

Brad Pitt's F1 movie is formulaic. But after all, this is Formula 1

June 17 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

While a little clunky, there is little to nothing F1 actually does outrageously wrong. And given the heart-pounding race scenes, that's enough to make this dad movie stand out.
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Netflix's Trainwreck doc revisits Rob Ford's chaotic mayoral run and public struggles; Toronto mayor Rob Ford is seen leaving his office on Nov\. 8, 2013\. The controversial mayor, whose time in office was spotted by scandals, is the subject of a new episode of Netflix's Trainwreck documentary anthology series\.

Netflix's Trainwreck doc revisits Rob Ford's chaotic mayoral run and public struggles

June 16 , 2025 at 01:29:28 p.m. EDT • :

Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem, a new Netflix documentary chronicling Rob Ford's rise to power and his chaotic time in office, comes to the streamer on Tuesday. The director behind the doc said she wanted to tap into the 'human being,' not the headlines.
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Canadian producer Bob Ezrin on elevating Pink Floyd, taming KISS and leaving the U.S. behind; Legendary Canadian music producer Bob Ezrin reflects on his five-decade-and-counting career, in a wide-ranging interview with Ian Hanomansing\.  

June 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canadian producer Bob Ezrin on elevating Pink Floyd, taming KISS and leaving the U.S. behind

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As disinformation and hate thrive online, YouTube quietly changed how it moderates content; YouTube quietly changed its moderation policies late last year, according to a recent report from The New York Times, allowing more content that violates its own guidelines to remain on the world's most popular video platform\.  

June 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

As disinformation and hate thrive online, YouTube quietly changed how it moderates content

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May the Schwartz be with you! Spaceballs sequel set for 2027 — with Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis; Fans are celebrating the long-awaited sequel of the the 1987 Mel Brooks comedy Spaceballs, which starred \(from left to right\) Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Joan Rivers as the voice of Dot Matrix and John Candy as Barf\.  

June 13 , 2025 at 12:46:33 p.m. EDT • :

May the Schwartz be with you! Spaceballs sequel set for 2027 — with Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis

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Doctor charged with giving Friends star Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty; A doctor who allegedly provided Matthew Perry, seen here in 2022, with ketamine in the months prior to his overdose death in October 2023, has agreed to plead guilty, according to authorities\.  

June 16 , 2025 at 06:13:33 p.m. EDT • :

Doctor charged with giving Friends star Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty

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The Life of Chuck — for better or worse — dances to the end of the world; This image released by Neon shows Annalise Basso, left, and Tom Hiddleston in a scene from The Life of Chuck\. The Stephen King adaptation examines the meaning of life with acuity and more than a touch of sentimentality\.  

June 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The Life of Chuck — for better or worse — dances to the end of the world

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