Month: May 2021

David Ellefson is no longer a member of Megadeth. The news was posted by the thrash metal giants on social media, and comes two weeks after the bassist denied allegations of "grooming" after “personal conversations and interactions” were leaked online. In the statement, Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine says, "We are informing our fans that David Ellefson is no longer playing with Megadeth. We do not take this decision lightly. “While we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward. “We look forward to seeing our fans on the road this summer, and we cannot wait to share our brand-new music with the world. It is almost complete." Ellefson denied the allegatio...

Eurovision Song Contest Italy won the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on Saturday, a competition two years in the making, since it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. The highest-scoring entries from the two semifinals, along with previous winner the Netherlands and the big five -- Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain (which bankroll the competition) -- competed to take home the ultimate sing...

After addressing capacity, Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke about theme park technology today at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media, and Communications Conference. Chapek cited the new Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system and virtual queues, such as the boarding groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, as examples of how technology helped guests stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual queues are a hot topic in the theme park community, with many guests either loving or hating the system. However, the virtual queue process has already undergone many changes to make it easier for guests, and Disney will likely continue to hone the process. Chapek specifically stated that the Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system would remain in place beyond the scop...

Kim Kardashian's maintenance and cleaning crew have come together to go after her in court for allegedly failing to pay wages, provide meal breaks and cover expenses ... but Kim claims she's the wrong target, and the vendor is the one who short-changed the workers. According to the legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- 7 staffers who say they worked for Kim at her Hidden Hills property are suing her, claiming they were told upon hire they were full-time employees ... but they say they were treated as independent contractors instead and got screwed out of full-time employee benefits. However, a rep for Kim tells TMZ ... she hired a third-party ve...

Transgender actor Elliot Page has shared his 'joy' at wearing swimming trunks for the first time, five months after publicly coming out and just two months after revealing he had undergone top surgery to remove his breasts.  The 34-year-old Juno star marked the milestone moment on his Instagram account on Monday, when he posted a smiling photo of himself sporting red swim shorts and showing off incredibly defined abs, with his top surgery scars also faintly visible in the image.  'Trans bb’s first swim trunks,' he captioned the candid snap, before adding the hashtags #transjoy and #transisbeautiful.   The post was flooded with supportive comments from Page's fellow Hollywood stars, including Miley Cyrus, Nina Dobrev, and his Umbrella Academy co-star Justin Cornwell, who was quick to prais...

Kevin Spacey has been cast in a film in what is believed to be the first time since accusations of sexual assault against the actor started surfacing more than three years ago, prompting several court cases and unraveling his onscreen career. The film, “L’uomo Che Disegno Dio” (or “The Man Who Drew God”), is an Italian feature. Vanessa Redgrave has a role, and it will be directed by her husband, Franco Nero, who rose to fame via the 1966 spaghetti western “Django,” said Louis Nero, one of the producers. Mr. Spacey, who plays a detective, is not a lead in the film, he said. TV and film producers started dropping Mr. Spacey from projects after the actor Anthony Rapp accused Mr. Spacey in 2017 of making unwanted sexual advances toward him in the 1980s, when he was 14 years old. More accusa...