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Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, says next Comic-Con his last

GeekNation.com reported Thursday that Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man and the X-Men, will make his appearance at October's New York Comic-Con his last.

May 20, 2016

Sir Mix-A-Lot’s got Blake Lively’s back, defends actress’s use of lyric in Instagram post

Two days after actress Blake Lively touched off a wave of criticism on social media with a photo touting her posterior with a quote from '90s hit song "Baby Got Back," the man who made the lyric famous came to her defense.

May 20, 2016

Benedict Cumberbatch, ‘Sherlock’ actor, urges Britons to vote ‘no’ on Brexit

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, perhaps best known for his role playing the title character in the BBC's "Sherlock" series, joined more than 200 other British entertainment figures in an open letter published Friday urging British voters to vote for remaining in the European Union in the June 23 referendum.

May 20, 2016

Facebook treatment of Patricia Heaton highlights bias problem: conservative blog

Coming on the heels of a meeting of leading conservatives and Facebook executive Mark Zuckerberg regarding concerns over political bias at the social media site, the conservative blog Hot Air alerted readers Thursday to a fresh incident it said illustrates that the problem is deeper-seated than anyone at the San Francisco-based company admits.

May 20, 2016

Chumlee of ‘Pawn Stars’ likely to avoid jail in drugs, weapons raid

Austin Russell, better known by his nickname Chumlee to fans of the History Channel series "Pawn Stars," will most likely avoid serving jail time for weapons and drug charges stemming from a March search of his Las Vegas home, The Wrap reported Thursday.

May 19, 2016

Latino group urges feds to investigate Wisconsin custard stand’s English-only policy

A Latino civil-rights group is calling on the federal government to investigate a Milwaukee frozen custard stand for discouraging patrons from ordering in Spanish.

May 19, 2016

Flying Dog microbrewery in Maryland establishes anti-censorship watchdog group

Inspired by a court battle with a state regulator, Frederick, Maryland's Flying Dog Brewery is set to launch The 1st Amendment Society on May 31.

May 19, 2016

Curt Schilling declines to debate ‘racist’ ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith

Former ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling told a Boston talk-radio show he was "not going to waste my time with people I don't respect" by accepting a debate challenge from the network's Stephen A. Smith, blasting his ex-colleague as a "racist" and "bigot."

May 19, 2016

Phil Mickelson caught up in SEC insider-trading probe

Phil Mickelson finds himself ensnared in a federal insider-trading investigation, Business Insider's Bob Bryan reported Thursday morning, although it appears federal officials believe the professional golfer had no knowledge of the alleged wrongdoing in question.

May 19, 2016

Native Americans say ‘Redskins’ team name doesn’t bother them: poll

Despite a concerted "national movement to change the football team's moniker," a new poll finds that 90 percent of Native American respondents said it "does not bother" them that the NFL's Washington football franchise is nicknamed the Redskins.

May 19, 2016

Daniel Craig turns down James Bond 007 contract: Report

Daniel Craig has turned down a contract offer to star in two more James Bond spy movies, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.

May 19, 2016

Blake Lively offends by quoting Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’

Actress Blake Lively has caused a stir on social media for quoting lyrics to rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot's most famous hit, "Baby Got Back."

May 18, 2016

Miley Cyrus promotes ‘pro choice’ T-shirt benefiting Planned Parenthood

Appearing on the May 17 "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to promote the new season of NBC's "The Voice," singer and actress Miley Cyrus plugged her latest T-shirt design benefiting Planned Parenthood.

May 18, 2016

CBS brings back MacGyver this fall

The CBS network today announced it's bring back America's favorite 80s-era DIY action hero.

May 18, 2016

Queen Elizabeth calls for right to high-speed Internet

In her latest address to the nation's Parliament, Queen Elizabeth II called for a new law essentially guaranteeing Britons the right to high-speed Internet.

May 18, 2016

George Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin’s dad ‘treated him like a dog without a leash’

George Zimmerman is making waves once again with a new interview in which he placed some blame for the events of Feb. 26, 2012, on poor parenting by Trayvon Martin's mother and father.

May 18, 2016

Hugh Hefner named as co-defendant in new Bill Cosby sex-assault lawsuit

Hugh Hefner has been named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging the publisher's negligence enabled a 2008 drugging and sexual assault of a Las Vegas dancer by beleaguered comedian Bill Cosby at the Playboy Mansion.

May 17, 2016

Mary Anne Nolan obituary: I choose death over Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton

A "feisty" Richmond woman chronicled her lost battle with cancer with a humorous political note in a death notice in Tuesday's Richmond Times-Dispatch.

May 17, 2016

Ashley Graham, swimsuit model, polishes up acting with ‘Toothbrush’ music video

On her Twitter account on Monday, Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Ashley Graham announced her role in a forthcoming music video for the pop group DNCE's new single, "Toothbrush," in which she portrays frontman Joe Jonas' love interest.

May 17, 2016

Vanessa Hudgens, actress, pays U.S. government $1,000 for defacing national forest property

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in Vanessa Hudgens's case, it's also worth a cool grand.

May 14, 2016