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Celine Dion Had to Adjust Her Songs as She First Experienced Stiff-Person Syndrome Symptoms
Celine Dion is opening up about when she first started experiencing symptoms of what would later be diagnosed as the rare neurological condition stiff-person syndrome and how it affected her performances. “I could say, ‘it’s a little cold starting’ or ‘it’s the third show in a row, you’re working too hard.’ But the thing is, […]
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Celine Dion Says Singing With Stiff-Person Syndrome Feels “Like Somebody Is Strangling You”
Celine Dion has opened up about the chronic impact of her health battle with stiff-person syndrome on her all-important singing voice. “It’s like somebody is strangling you” when she tries to sing, Dion told Today co-host Hoda Kotb on Friday in a preview clip from their upcoming primetime interview set to air on NBC on […]
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Kevin Bacon Says He’s Going to Prom at School Where ‘Footloose’ Was Filmed
Kevin Bacon is going to prom. The actor made the surprise announcement on Friday’s Today show that he will attend this year’s prom at the school where Footloose was filmed. This year’s celebration will be the last at the building, as the school will be relocating at the end of the academic year. Footloose, which […]
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Wil Wheaton Rages at Larry David for Elmo Attack: “Appalling, Unforgivable, Despicable”
Wil Wheaton has unloaded on Larry David for the Curb Your Enthusiasm star’s on-air Elmo attack. The Star Trek: The Next Generation actor posted an intense 900-word essay on Facebook about the purportedly unscripted viral stunt, where David throttled the ever-cheerful and child-like Sesame Street icon live on NBC’s Today during a segment on mental […]
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Larry David Attacks Elmo on Live TV During ‘Today’ Appearance
Elmo’s having a rough week. First the internet trauma dumped on the Sesame Street icon after his viral post on X (formerly known as Twitter), and on Thursday morning, Larry David attacked the cheerful red puppet on live TV. The famously curmudgeonly Curb Your Enthusiasm star was waiting for his upcoming segment to promote his […]
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Have a Special Tradition When Touring Together
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been friends for decades, dating back to the start of their comedy careers in Chicago in the 1990s. Fey began writing for Saturday Night Live in 1997, eventually becoming the show’s first female head writer. Poehler joined as a castmember in 2001, and together, they eventually became the first […]
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‘Friends’ Director James Burrows Recalls Matthew Perry’s Magic, Shares Cast Devastation: “It’s a Brother Dying”
Matthew Perry’s comedic genius was apparent from the very first episode of Friends. That’s according to storied television director James Burrows, who helmed the pilot “The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate,” and would go on to direct 15 total episodes throughout the iconic NBC comedy’s 10-season run. Burrows spoke to the Today show on […]
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Talk Show Halloween Costumes: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, More Musicians Inspire Looks on Multiple Shows
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and other music stars served as major sources of inspiration behind the Halloween costumes displayed on morning and daytime talk shows this year. Three shows featured hosts dressing up as Swift, with Today‘s Savannah Guthrie, Live‘s Kelly Ripa and The Talk‘s Amanda Kloots all dressing as the superstar singer-songwriter, with the latter […]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Didn’t Realize Will Smith Hit Chris Rock Until She Was Told “He’s Not Going to Press Charges”
NBC wasted no time getting into the “why” of its exclusive sit-down interview with the polarizing Jada Pinkett Smith for Jada’s Story: An NBC News Special With Hoda Kotb. The broadcast began with an image of Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will Smith, hitting Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars and Pinkett Smith voicing her disbelief in […]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She and Will Smith Have Lived Separate Lives Since 2016
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that she and husband Will Smith have been living separate lives since 2016. The actress makes the revelation in her new memoir, Worthy, and discussed the status of her relationship, noting that the pair aren’t technically divorced and aren’t planning to take that legal step, in a clip from an […]
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Bruce Willis’ Wife Says “Hard to Know” if Actor Understands Health Issues
Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, is speaking out about the actor battling frontotemporal dementia, and whether he fully understands his diagnosis and deteriorating condition. “Hard to know. It’s hard to know,” an emotional Heming Willis told NBC’s Today show Monday as she added it was both a “blessing and a curse” for the mother […]
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NBC News Taps Laura Jarrett as Co-Anchor of ‘Saturday Today’
NBC News is shaking up its Saturday edition of the Today show. The network says that Laura Jarrett will join the program as co-anchor, beginning Sept. 9. In addition, the program will relocate from Washington D.C. (where it has originated since 2020) and move back to the Today studio in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza. The […]
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