American magician David Copperfield has been forced to reveal a famous trick after a participant claimed he'd been injured during a Las Vegas performance.
British tourist Gavin Cox, 58, filed a negligence lawsuit after falling while participating in the famed magician's "Lucky #13" trick.
Mr Cox suffered a dislocated shoulder and claims he has since suffered chronic pain and brain injury.
Mr Copperfield has performed the trick thousands of times without incident.
The 61-year-old's "Luck...
Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a. Avicii, died Friday afternoon in Oman, according to a statement from his rep. He was 28.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement reads. “He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.”
He had ...
After a few months of speculation, Kanye West has confirmed that not one, but two new new albums are on the way. A seven-track solo release is out on June 1, he tweeted, followed one week later (June 8) by a collaboration with Kid Cudi. “It’s called Kids See Ghost. That’s the name of our group,” he tweeted. Kanye West filed a trademark application for “Kids See Ghost” back in November, for coverage of everything from merch to streaming services to films and TV shows.
West ...
David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer, married a quarter of a century and, hence, one of Hollywood’s more unusually enduring pairs, are asking $29.5 million for their sprawling estate in the rustic and wildly prosperous unincorporated Northern California community of Woodside, about 35 miles south of San Francisco.
The main house, an ivy-covered semi-Tuscan villa that dates to the early 1940s, has four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in 6,379 square feet. A handful of ancillary structures that together span 3,158-square-feet, per marketing materials, include three studio apartments for guests or staff, each with kitchen and bathroom, a detached office/guest house with full bathroom and a gym and office with another half bathroom.
David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer, married a quarter of a century and, hence, one of Hollywood’s more unusually enduring pairs, are asking $29.5 million for their sprawling estate in the rustic and wildly prosperous unincorporated Northern California community of Woodside, about 35 miles south of San Francisco.
The main house, an ivy-covered semi-Tuscan villa that dates to the early 1940s, has four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in 6,379 square feet. A handful of ancillary structures that...
Ariana Grande‘s record label hosted a listening party for her new song and it left the room in tears.
Ariana Grande‘s record label hosted a listening party for her new song and it left the room in tears.
We’re told the star’s team had an exclusive listening party a few days ago in London for her new song, “No Tears Left to Cry.”
According to The Blast that the event consisted of around 20 hand-selected people, which included members of BBC and Radio One. The single is debuting on Friday on Radio One.
The song was so powerful, our source says people were “hysterically crying” b...
Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Idris Elba called “Turn Up Charlie,” Varietyhas learned.
Co-created by Elba and TV producer Gary Reich, the series follows Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Netflix has ordered an eight-episode first season of the half-hour series. Production will begin this May in the U.K.
Elba and Reich...
Rapper Kodak Black, who was arrested earlier this year after a video showed people handling marijuana and a gun around an infant, will remain in a Florida jail until September.
The 20-year-old rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that Black, whose real name is Dieuson Octave, reached a deal with Broward County prosecutors Tuesday.
Octave had been on house arrest in January when he was jailed on several felony charges, including child neglect and d...
The Just For Laughs comedy festival announced its first slate of performers for its 36th edition of the Montreal-based fest. Tiffany Haddish and Trevor Noah are set to join event along with Jo Koy, Jimmy Carr and previously announced guest Kevin Hart.
This year marks a return to the festival for the Emmy and Peabody-Award-winning host of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah. He will host two of the five Just For Laughs Galas that will take place over five evenings. The multi-comic gal...
Starbucks said today it will close more than 8,000 company-own stores across the nation to train its staff on how to avoid "racial bias" after the arrest of two black men at one of its Philadelphia shops, an incident the coffee giant's CEO called "reprehensible."
The training is scheduled for the afternoon of May 29 and will be geared toward "preventing discrimination in our stores,” Starbucks said.
Nearly 170,000 Starbucks employees are expected to go through the training, which will be...
Ms. Lauryn Hill has announced a full tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her seminal album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She’ll performing the album in full on the road. The tour kicks off July 5 with a show at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and includes performances in Miami, Toronto, Portland, New Orleans, Atlanta, and more. Check out her full itinerary below.
Ms. Lauryn Hill:
07-05 Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amp...
Danielle “Cash Me Outside” Bregoli will grace the airwaves once more in her own reality series.
Bregoli, 15, signed a deal with Invent TV for a docuseries based on her inexplicable music career as Bhad Babie, TMZ reported.
Bregoli, who rose to fame as a problem child-turned-meme on “Dr. Phil,” previously ended a separate deal for a reality show in 2017 to pursue her recording career with Atlantic Records.
She currently has two Billboard Hot 100 singles, including “Hi Bich,” which was cert...
American magician David Copperfield has been forced to reveal a famous trick after a participant claimed he'd been injured during a Las Vegas performance.
British tourist Gavin Cox, 58, filed a negligence lawsuit after falling while participating in the famed magician's "Lucky #13" trick.
Mr Cox suffered a dislocated shoulder and claims he has since suffered chronic pain and brain injury.
Mr Copperfield has performed the trick thousands of times without incident.
The 61-year-old's "Luck...
Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a. Avicii, died Friday afternoon in Oman, according to a statement from his rep. He was 28.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement reads. “He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.”
He had ...
After a few months of speculation, Kanye West has confirmed that not one, but two new new albums are on the way. A seven-track solo release is out on June 1, he tweeted, followed one week later (June 8) by a collaboration with Kid Cudi. “It’s called Kids See Ghost. That’s the name of our group,” he tweeted. Kanye West filed a trademark application for “Kids See Ghost” back in November, for coverage of everything from merch to streaming services to films and TV shows.
West ...
David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer, married a quarter of a century and, hence, one of Hollywood’s more unusually enduring pairs, are asking $29.5 million for their sprawling estate in the rustic and wildly prosperous unincorporated Northern California community of Woodside, about 35 miles south of San Francisco.
The main house, an ivy-covered semi-Tuscan villa that dates to the early 1940s, has four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in 6,379 square feet. A handful of ancillary structures that...
Ariana Grande‘s record label hosted a listening party for her new song and it left the room in tears.
We’re told the star’s team had an exclusive listening party a few days ago in London for her new song, “No Tears Left to Cry.”
According to The Blast that the event consisted of around 20 hand-selected people, which included members of BBC and Radio One. The single is debuting on Friday on Radio One.
The song was so powerful, our source says people were “hysterically crying” b...
Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Idris Elba called “Turn Up Charlie,” Varietyhas learned.
Co-created by Elba and TV producer Gary Reich, the series follows Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Netflix has ordered an eight-episode first season of the half-hour series. Production will begin this May in the U.K.
Elba and Reich...
Rapper Kodak Black, who was arrested earlier this year after a video showed people handling marijuana and a gun around an infant, will remain in a Florida jail until September.
The 20-year-old rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that Black, whose real name is Dieuson Octave, reached a deal with Broward County prosecutors Tuesday.
Octave had been on house arrest in January when he was jailed on several felony charges, including child neglect and d...
Mariah Carey‘s strange and “manic” Facebook Live video will be used in the upcoming legal battle between the singer and her former manager, Stella Bulochnikov.
Back in 2017, we reported on the bizarre video that showed Mariah in her New York City apartment talking very quickly and rambling to the camera while running around in a silk robe. (see it below)
Sources close to the situation tell The Blast that the video will be a major component of the upcoming lawsuit against the star to...
The Just For Laughs comedy festival announced its first slate of performers for its 36th edition of the Montreal-based fest. Tiffany Haddish and Trevor Noah are set to join event along with Jo Koy, Jimmy Carr and previously announced guest Kevin Hart.
This year marks a return to the festival for the Emmy and Peabody-Award-winning host of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah. He will host two of the five Just For Laughs Galas that will take place over five evenings. The multi-comic gal...
Starbucks said today it will close more than 8,000 company-own stores across the nation to train its staff on how to avoid "racial bias" after the arrest of two black men at one of its Philadelphia shops, an incident the coffee giant's CEO called "reprehensible."
The training is scheduled for the afternoon of May 29 and will be geared toward "preventing discrimination in our stores,” Starbucks said.
Nearly 170,000 Starbucks employees are expected to go through the training, which will be...
Ms. Lauryn Hill has announced a full tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her seminal album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She’ll performing the album in full on the road. The tour kicks off July 5 with a show at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and includes performances in Miami, Toronto, Portland, New Orleans, Atlanta, and more. Check out her full itinerary below.
Ms. Lauryn Hill:
07-05 Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amp...
Danielle “Cash Me Outside” Bregoli will grace the airwaves once more in her own reality series.
Bregoli, 15, signed a deal with Invent TV for a docuseries based on her inexplicable music career as Bhad Babie, TMZ reported.
Bregoli, who rose to fame as a problem child-turned-meme on “Dr. Phil,” previously ended a separate deal for a reality show in 2017 to pursue her recording career with Atlantic Records.
She currently has two Billboard Hot 100 singles, including “Hi Bich,” which was cert...