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On this day in history, April 12, 1954, Bill Haley records 'Rock Around the Clock,' rock's first No. 1 hit

Bill Haley and His Comets lit up the skies of global pop culture with a meteoric new sound when they recorded “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” in New York City on this day in history, April 12, 1954. It became rock ‘n’ roll’s first hit song — on both sides of the Atlantic. “Rock Around the Clock” topped the …

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What would really happen if a civil war broke out? New dystopian movie depicts conflict in near-future USA

Online conversations around potential conflict in the United States have gone mainstream amid the release of Alex Garland’s “Civil War” film, with Americans questioning the probability of political upheaval and how they can survive the dire, though unlikely, event. Ajit Shipekar, a data analyst with Straits Research, noted to Fox News Digital that director Garland has depicted a virus-caused pandemic, …

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OJ Simpson death: Inside disgraced icon's Hollywood career, celebrity inner circle

O.J. Simpson was known as a football legend and natural talent in front of the camera before the murder trial of the century became synonymous with his name. Orenthal James Simpson died on Wednesday, April 10, after battling cancer, his family announced online. He was 76. While he earned fame and fortune as a legendary athlete with Hollywood knocking on …

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Eleanor Coppola, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, dead at 87

Eleanor Coppola, an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and artist, has died at 87. Coppola’s death was confirmed to Fox News Digital by a representative for her husband of 61 years, Francis Ford Coppola. She died at her home in Rutherford, California, on Friday, her family said in a statement to the Associated Press. No cause of death was given. Coppola was …

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Keanu Reeves fractured kneecap after he 'tripped over a rug' on set but kept filming movie: 'Such a trouper'

Keanu Reeves’ co-star Aziz Ansari revealed that the “Matrix” actor fractured his kneecap during the filming of their new movie “Good Fortune.” On Wednesday, Ansari, 41, who also wrote and directed “Good Fortune,” recalled that Reeves, 59, had suffered the injury after an accident in his trailer. “About, I don’t know, 15 days into shooting with me, I was like, …

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Michael J. Fox says Hollywood was 'tougher' in the '80s: 'You had to be talented'

Michael J. Fox says being a Hollywood star in his prime required some grit. Fox spoke candidly when asked if fame in the 1980s was “harder” to achieve than modern fame, admitting to People magazine, “You had to be talented. That helped.” “We used to bust our a–, our acting muscles, and watch other actors and sit around with other …

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Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan list each other as witnesses to testify in upcoming divorce trial

After six years of deliberations, actors Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are headed to trial to finalize their divorce settlement – and they’ve listed each other to testify as witnesses in the upcoming hearing. In court documents filed on April 9 and obtained by Fox News Digital, Dewan – who married Tatum in July 2009 before filing for divorce in …

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Oliver Hudson doesn't regret cheating on wife Erinn Bartlett before their wedding

Though it has been nearly 18 years since he tied the knot with Erinn Bartlett, Oliver Hudson is reflecting on the “horrible choices” he made leading up to the big day. In a recent episode of the”Sibling Revelry”podcast – which he co-hosts with sisterKate Hudson, Oliver got candid about his past infidelities and explained why he does not regret a …

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Blockbusters alone won't keep Hollywood afloat, industry leaders say

Movie theater owners are still feeling the high from “Barbenheimer.” The counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” brought audiences to cinemas around with the world, ultimately earning nearly $2.5 billion in combined ticket sales. But, gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual CinemaCon convention and trade show, they’re also acutely aware that they need more than two movies to …

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'Armed man' on Scottish train turned out to be 'Star Wars' stormtrooper cosplayer

A Scottish man dressed as a “Star Wars” character caused a brief stir on a train after it was falsely reported that he was armed. “Was on the train to Dundee for DeeCon in my stormtrooper [costume],” wrote a man known as “Grampian Stormtrooper” on Facebook on April 6. On the page, Grampian Stormtrooper described himself as a “stormtrooper with …

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