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A huge crowd stood in the New York morning chill, cell phones and camcorders held before misty eyes to record a simple woman dressed in simple clothes singing familiar songs in a voice that penetrated deep into the spirit.
A chalky complexion and a predilection for blood are no obstacles to movie idolhood. Proof came when Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira escorted Robert Pattinson onto Rockefeller Plaza Thursday morning, on the eve of the nationwide premiere of the second “Twilight” vampire romance saga, “New Moon.”
Have you ever had a burning desire to own a pair of Michael Jackson’s beaded socks? How about a suit tailor-made for John Lennon when he was a Beatle? Or you might like a size 42 jacket Elvis Presley wore in the film “Speedway.” If you’re in the market for a used car, how about a black 1985 Mercedes that once provided a royal ride for the King of Pop?
The stress of a very public divorce played out in the tabloid press is starting to take a toll not only on Kate Gosselin, but also on her eight children.
Jon Bon Jovi has shown he’s a real team player while fronting the chart-topping rock band that shares his name for the past 25 years. And for the month of November, he and the band are part of the TODAY team.
The lawyer for a man accused of extorting $2 million from David Letterman under the threat of revealing the talk show king’s office affairs told TODAY Monday he is going to make sure Letterman’s now-famous mea culpa on Thursday won’t be the final word on the matter.
Mark Momjian, legal adviser to Kate Gosselin of “Jon & Kate Plus 8," said of Jon Gosselin’s move to halt production of the reality show: “This is less about a change of heart and more about a change of strategy.” He said Kate wants to engage Jon, “but he’s not engaging her back.”
Miley Cyrus, who stirred controversy with her 2008 Vanity Fair photos and a performance that some critics say simulated pole dancing, said: “It does suck to have to go through that. But also it makes you try harder when I know that little girls say I’m their hero.”
The handsome, 27-year-old schoolteacher some have called “the next Susan Boyle” had pretty much given up his dreams of stardom — but his students urged him to audition. “ I’m so glad they got me to do it now, I have to say,” he said Thursday.
Hard-to-please Simon Cowell gave it a standing ovation: a rafter-shaking performance by a handsome, 27-year-old schoolteacher named Danyl Johnson on the British talent show "The X Factor." Cowell told Johnson it was "the best first audition I've ever heard."
The former star of reality TV series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” revealed the identity of the father of her unborn child Thursday: her ex-fiance, Scott Disick. The two had split up earlier this year when Kardashian suspected him of infidelity.
Brad Pitt laughed off the prospect of running for mayor of New Orleans, as a grassroots movement there has suggested, saying, “I don’t have a chance.” He added jokingly: “I’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform.”
“Jon & Kate Plus 8” star Kate Gosselin said she still wears her wedding ring for her eight children despite breaking up with their father. She also denied she was having an affair, lashed out at her brother for talking to tabloids, and said the breakup would have occurred “cameras on, cameras off.”
Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle’s wild ride continues with a glam photo spread in this month’s Harper’s Bazaar. “It was great to see Susan so excited,” said editor Laura Brown. “When she settled on her look, she said, ‘I feel like a knockout in this.’ ”
For 23 years, Susan Boyle waited for fame to find her — and when it did, the impact was “like a giant demolition ball.”
A white fox stole may not be politically correct these days. But the one that appeared on the TODAY show Thursday belonged to Marilyn Monroe, and that makes it a piece of pop history — not to mention a potentially potent investment in these troubled economic times.
She insists she’s not a celebrity, but the wife of former Illinois governor Rod Blogojevich says she’s willing to be on the reality show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” anyway. The reason, she says, is simple: Her family needs the money.
Farrah Fawcett was overcome with emotion several times when she watched “Farrah’s Story,” the documentary about her battle with cancer, Friday night. But she also enjoyed it and was revived by it, her longtime companion Ryan O’Neal and best friend and collaborator Alana Stewart agreed Monday.
Farrah Fawcett was overcome with emotion several times when she watched “Farrah’s Story,” the documentary about her battle with cancer, Friday night. But she also enjoyed it and was revived by it, her longtime companion Ryan O’Neal and best friend and collaborator Alana Stewart agreed Monday.
A life-or-death battle with cancer that has gone on more than two years has left Farrah Fawcett weak, exhausted and largely bedridden — but as her “Charlie’s Angels” pal Kate Jackson can attest, Farrah’s bawdy, wicked sense of humor remains intact.
With Farrah Fawcett drained physically and mentally from a long battle with cancer that may be nearing its tragic end, the love of her life, actor Ryan O’Neal, said that his feelings for her have only deepened. “In the last two years, I loved her more than I’ve ever loved her — ever,” he said in an exclusive interview with Meredith Vieira airing on TODAY Wednesday and Thursday.
They’ve been among Hollywood’s most passionate, yet star-crossed lovers for some 27 years, but Ryan O’Neal says he’s looking at Farrah Fawcett with renewed admiration as he holds her hand through the final days of her brave, two-and-a-half year battle with cancer.
TODAY is calling fans of all ages and all talents to come down to the Plaza on Thursday, May 14, for a last-chance audition for NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
In less than a week, it seems every detail of overnight singing sensation Susan Boyle’s life has been trumpeted by the media with just as much volume as her powerful voice. But there’s one detail she’s not quite willing to part with: her formerly nonexistent love life.
Simon Cowell sneered and the huge audience at the “Britain’s Got Talent” show made the sort of faces associated with a bad smell. The object of their disaffection was contestant No. 43212, a plain, middle-aged woman from Scotland with bushy eyebrows and a dress and hairdo that might have been stylish when Dwight Eisenhower was president.
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