Celebrities Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains celebrities storiesThu, 23 Apr 2026 19:08:19 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Nelly kicks off NFL Draft weekend with quickie concert By Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/22/nelly-concert-nfl-draft-2026/stories/202604220111Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:52:55 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/22/nelly-concert-nfl-draft-2026/stories/202604220111<![CDATA[]]>Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York, the 3rd time this case has gone to trialBy Jennifer Peltz / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/04/21/harvey-weinstein-rape-retrial-new-york-hollywood/stories/202604210079Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:09 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/04/21/harvey-weinstein-rape-retrial-new-york-hollywood/stories/202604210079<![CDATA[]]>Alan Osmond, singer, songwriter and eldest member of the Osmonds, dies at 76By Maria Sherman / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/21/alan-osmond-osmonds-donny-marie-mormon-ms/stories/202604210071Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:06:56 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/21/alan-osmond-osmonds-donny-marie-mormon-ms/stories/202604210071<![CDATA[]]>Patrick Muldoon, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Melrose Place’ actor, dies at 57By Tracy Brown / Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/21/patrick-muldoon-days-of-our-lives-melrose-place-actor-starship-troopers/stories/202604210038Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:10:07 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/21/patrick-muldoon-days-of-our-lives-melrose-place-actor-starship-troopers/stories/202604210038<![CDATA[]]>Don Schlitz, storied country songwriter behind such hits as 'The Gambler,' dies at 73By Maria Sherman / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/17/don-schlitz-country-songwriter-kenny-rogers-dolly-parton/stories/202604170077Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:19:11 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/17/don-schlitz-country-songwriter-kenny-rogers-dolly-parton/stories/202604170077<![CDATA[]]>Sid Krofft, 'H.R. Pufnstuf' creator and children's TV visionary, dies at 96By The Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/14/sid-krofft-h-r-pufnstuf-children-sigmund-donny-marie/stories/202604140043Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:22:26 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/14/sid-krofft-h-r-pufnstuf-children-sigmund-donny-marie/stories/202604140043<![CDATA[]]>Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop pioneer who left a troubled legacy, dies at 68By Safiyah Riddle / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/09/hip-hop-pioneer-afrika-bambaataa-bronx/stories/202604090112Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:36:33 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/09/hip-hop-pioneer-afrika-bambaataa-bronx/stories/202604090112<![CDATA[]]>Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ 4-year prison sentenceBy Larry Neumeister and Michael R. Sisak / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/09/sean-combs-conviction-appeal/stories/202604090070Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:10:08 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/09/sean-combs-conviction-appeal/stories/202604090070<![CDATA[]]>'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed himBy Andrew Dalton / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/04/08/ketamine-queen-matthew-perry-drugs-friends-sangha/stories/202604080066Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:06:44 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/04/08/ketamine-queen-matthew-perry-drugs-friends-sangha/stories/202604080066<![CDATA[]]>James Gadson, drummer who played with Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye, dies at 86By Mikael Wood / Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/07/drummer-james-gadson-bill-withers-marvin-gaye/stories/202604070062Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:43:38 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/04/07/drummer-james-gadson-bill-withers-marvin-gaye/stories/202604070062<![CDATA[]]>Wireless Festival canceled after U.K. bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarksBy Jill Lawless / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/04/07/wireless-festival-uk-rapper-ye-kanye-west-antisemitic-remarks/stories/202604070070Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:36:04 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/04/07/wireless-festival-uk-rapper-ye-kanye-west-antisemitic-remarks/stories/202604070070<![CDATA[]]>Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir 'The Perilous Fight' in SeptemberBy Hillel Italie / AP National Writerhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/07/colin-kaepernick-memoir-the-perilous-fight/stories/202604070054Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:19:34 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/07/colin-kaepernick-memoir-the-perilous-fight/stories/202604070054<![CDATA[]]>Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock’s homeBy Travis Loller / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/04/01/kid-rock-apache-helicopter-flyby/stories/202604010055Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:47:46 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/04/01/kid-rock-apache-helicopter-flyby/stories/202604010055<![CDATA[]]>Mary Beth Hurt, Tony-nominated Broadway and film actor, dies at 79By Mark Kennedy / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/31/mary-beth-hurt-tony-broadway-actor-garp/stories/202603310040Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:28:54 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/31/mary-beth-hurt-tony-broadway-actor-garp/stories/202603310040<![CDATA[]]>James Tolkan, actor of 'Top Gun' and 'Back to the Future' fame, dies at 94By The Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/28/actor-james-tolkan-top-gun-back-to-the-future/stories/202603280057Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:13:50 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/28/actor-james-tolkan-top-gun-back-to-the-future/stories/202603280057<![CDATA[]]>Doors were propped open at missing mother's Arizona home, Savannah Guthrie recounts in interviewBy The Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/03/26/missing-mother-nancy-arizona-savannah-guthrie-interview-today/stories/202603260095Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:22:24 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/03/26/missing-mother-nancy-arizona-savannah-guthrie-interview-today/stories/202603260095<![CDATA[]]>Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' dies at 87By Hillel Italie and Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/26/dash-crofts-singer-songwriter-seals-crofts-summer-breeze-diamond-girl/stories/202603260094Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:08:55 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/26/dash-crofts-singer-songwriter-seals-crofts-summer-breeze-diamond-girl/stories/202603260094<![CDATA[]]>Chip Taylor, singer-songwriter who penned ‘Wild Thing,' dies at 86By August Brown / Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/26/chip-taylor-wild-thing-songwriter-singer-voight-jolie/stories/202603260055Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:34:30 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/26/chip-taylor-wild-thing-songwriter-singer-voight-jolie/stories/202603260055<![CDATA[]]>Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80By R.J. Rico / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/25/tracy-kidder-pulitzer-author-bestsellers/stories/202603250081Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:47:18 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/03/25/tracy-kidder-pulitzer-author-bestsellers/stories/202603250081<![CDATA[]]>Savannah Guthrie, in NBC News interview, appeals for help finding her missing motherBy David Bauder / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/03/25/savannah-guthrie-nbc-news-interview-missing-mother-nancy/stories/202603250072Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:51:22 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/03/25/savannah-guthrie-nbc-news-interview-missing-mother-nancy/stories/202603250072<![CDATA[]]>