Long Island Entertainment &amp; Celebrity News

Report: New details on Hayden Panettiere death

Remembering when Bob Mackie brought his style to the Hamptons

4 takeaways from '60 Minutes'

Billy Joel Band to play in Atlantic City minus the Piano Man

Rosalind Eleazar finds the role of a lifetime in Chris Rock's TIFF standout 'Misty Green'

'Mr. Irrelevant' tells story of ex-Giant who inspired 1986 Super Bowl champs

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An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award

'Widow's Bay' breaks Emmys record with 14 wins including best comedy series, 'Pitt' wins best drama

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An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard

Emmy Awards highlights: Mariska Hargitay sings, Taylor Swift jokes in a skit and 'Buffy' alum unite

Macaulay Culkin and 'Schitt's Creek' stars honor Catherine O'Hara in moving Emmys tribute

Emmys 2026: Noah Wyle repeats, Jean Smart wins again, Rhea Seehorn finally wins her first

Remember 'Shenanigans' and these other game shows?

TV

Odds are you've forgotten about these oddities, including "Russian Roulette."

Could this be the Emmys' last year on network TV?

Remembering Glen Pettit, NYPD videographer from LI who died on 9/11

Live from New York, it's Jalen Brunson on SNL

Will Jean Smart take home another Emmy for 'Hacks'?

What surgery did Billy Joel have to ease the fluid buildup on his brain?

Billy Joel

Doctors say the procedure, in many cases, helps patients with the disorder, which can affect balance and walking.

AI-generated Billy Joel from 1971 to be featured in new documentary to screen on LI

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Billy Joel appears on Rick Beato's music podcast

Alicia Keys sings (a bit of) Billy Joel classic at Knicks' celebration

Billy Joel predicts Knicks sweep at MSG

Celebrities

Manhattan DA seizes domain names of websites making 'deepfake' pornography

The district attorney is investigating how artificial intelligence was used to turn preexisting photos and videos into nonconsensual, fake pornography.

Alec Baldwin says fans will see him 'at my worst' in 'Rust' shooting aftermath doc

Celebs at the U.S. Open

Billy Joel tells fans he had brain surgery

Actor Gary Sinise partners with LI district on 9/11 education

Tony Danza still packs a punch as a singer and actor

Remember Howard Stern's talk show from 1990?

Verne Gay

Ahead of his HBO Max show, we recall the Roosevelt native's first talk show.

Maria Bartiromo and Fox News part ways after more than 12 years

Norah O'Donnell returning to 'CBS Mornings'

Fall theater preview: 12 Broadway must-sees shows

Theater

Plus, a dozen shows on Long Island stages including "Dear Evan Hansen" and "Frankenstein."

Rob Bartlett is on the case in 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Its number is up: 'Six' to close in January

Movies

Darlene Love, at 85, finally gets the spotlight to herself in a new documentary at TIFF

It's cosmic justice that Darlene Love, whose career in music so often went uncredited in her youth, still sings so well at age 85.

Brazil Supreme Court justice unseals probe into Bolsonaro biopic, citing suspected criminal funding

'Practical Magic 2' conjures a No. 1 box office debut with $30 million

Brazil is in fashion, as Brazilians like to say. Here's why

'Woman Unknown' wins Golden Lion, Malkovich 'humbled' by best actor award at Venice Film Festival

Billy Joel bandmate, Jon Small of The Hassles, dies at 79

Music

The drummer later became a filmmaker who helmed two of Joel's music videos.

'Don't Stop Believin': LI singer performs with Journey in Japan — twice!

Port Jeff free blues festival returns Sept. 27

Jazz fest returns to LI this month with day of free concerts

Delicioso! Ed Sheeran dines in Smithtown

36 fall concerts you won't want to miss

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Radio

Report: Howard Stern to cut back SiriusXM work to 1 day a week

Stern, who currently does three weekly shoes, has reportedly laid off a dozen staffers.

Robin Quivers cancer-free after 14 years

Billy Joel Channel returns to SiriusXM, marking 50th anniversary of 'Turnstiles'

WWRL 'Urban Preacher' Bob Law dies at 86

'Ebenezer,' 'Digger' and 35 more movies you won't want to miss

More Entertainment

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A true Holocaust drama: LI woman shares dad's diary

LI-raised Natalie Portman welcomes third child

Presenters pull back after firing of Cinema Arts Centre co-director

First in NewsdayCinema board fires co-director over what it believes was 'serious misconduct'

'Organizational restructuring'

Stars come out to East Hampton for 'Big Chill' event

Fall for 12 new books by Jodi Picoult, Ed Burns, others

From radio to TV: Howard Stern's show hitting HBO Max

Wile E. Coyote's antics back in theaters. Do you remember these other Looney Tuners?

Flo Rida, more doing free shows at Eisenhower Park

The Suffolk salutes Tim Curry with 'Rocky Horror' Oct. 31

RAFER GUZMÁN

Big dogs can now fly in the cabin from MacArthur

RetrievAir, a pet-first airline, now offers flights from MacArthur Airport.

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New mah-jongg clubs opening on LI this month

Musicians honor Dolly Parton in Jones Beach, East End shows