HOOPLA: Did Phoenix Sun Charles Barkley try to go one-on-one with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis over Madonna? ”Barkley’s been leaving (nasty) messages on my machine,” complained Kiedis, a Madonna pal who appeared with her on the special, 1,000th episode of The Arsenio Hall Show in May. ”(Barkley) showed up at my house at like five in the morning and he was screaming. Ask him.” Sir Charles and Madonna have been vehemently denying stories that link them romantically; they’ve only been seen together once (in a restaurant). Read More...
Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus reveals a lot more backstory for fan-favorite character Eddie Munson. The prequel novel, written by Caitlin Schneiderhan, who also works on the show, is set two years before the events of Stranger Things season 4, which introduced actor Joseph Quinn as the beloved high school metalhead and Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast. And now you can learn more details about Eddie's relationship with music and his mother in EW's exclusive excerpt from the book. Read More...
Florence + the Machine's Florence Welch was recently forced to cancel a pair of festival appearances in order to undergo what she describes as a life-saving surgery. "I'm so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows," the singer wrote on Instagram, referring to an Aug. 25 appearance in Zurich and an Aug. 26 concert outside of Paris. "My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don't really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life. Read More...
