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Malcolm-Jamal Warner‘s widow and his mother are on opposing sides of a legal battle over $1.2 million, a year after “The Cosby Show” star died suddenly at age 54.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
A Sydney court dismissed on Wednesday a defamation case against Australian film star Rebel Wilson by another actor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Being part of the Big Bang Universe, no pun intended, means a star shower of guest shots throughout the series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sure to be well-backed in Glasgow, it'd be well on brand for the vivacious Cox to star in the Glasgow velodrome.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s small, but it burns brightly and strongly, like a distant star.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Few ballet stars make it past 40 before hanging up their pumps and switching to teaching, overcome by the immense physical, mental and artistic demands of the art form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Turns out, the city of stars is shining just for him; it just took a decade for his hand to find the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The network’s legal department now clearly wields a veto over its newsroom and primetime opinion stars.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Michelin Guide awards up to three stars to eateries based on ingredient quality, flavour mastery, cooking technique, chef's personality and consistency.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“You should have seen the stars at night! I’ll never forget how they looked from there.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the Emmy-nominated actor who starred as Theo Huxtable for eight seasons on “The Cosby Show,” died on July 20, 2025, in an accidental drowning while on vacation at Playa Grande, Cahuita, Limón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Both were 16 and soon starred in attack for City's FA Youth Cup-winning under-18 side in 2020.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Max even has his own stalker played by Juliette Lewis, who also starred in the 1991 movie.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
She starred in films alongside Alec Guinness, Fred Astaire and Peter O'Toole and appeared in musicals in New York and London.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
McCandless starred and bracketed the paragraph and circled “refuge in nature” in black ink.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
But instead of helming “Troy,” starring a glistening Brad Pitt as Achilles, Nolan embarked on a genre-shifting Batman trilogy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The largest maternity scandal in NHS history is set to become the focus of a new television drama starring Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In contrast to the grand, imperial scale of his latest release, a $250 million blockbuster starring Matt Damon, Nolan said that the release weekend leaves him in an incredibly vulnerable place.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Her successful bet against Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the poster child for drug-price gouging during the 2016 election, landed her a starring role on Netflix’s “Dirty Money” docuseries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
I remember happier times—movie nights in our old basement, sharing popcorn, and my mother’s un-ironic love for eighties movies starring Molly Ringwald.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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