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| Vanessa Hudgens gives birth to second child | High School Musical, Grease: Live and Bad Boys For Life actress Vanessa Hudgens has announced on Instagram that she gave birth to her second child. "Well.... I did it. Had another baby!!! What a wild ride labor is. Big shout out to all the moms. It's truly incredible what our bodies can do," Hudgens 36, posted on Saturday, alongside a photo of herself in a hospital bed. The newborn does not appear in the image, and his/her name and sex have not been publicly disclosed. The actress and singer announced in July that she and her husband, professional baseball player Cole Tucker, 29, were expecting another baby. The couple married in 2023 and welcomed their first child, a boy whose name they have not revealed, in 2024. |
| Famous birthdays for Nov. 30: Ben Stiller, Billy Idol | Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include: -- Writer Jonathan Swift in 1667 -- Writer Mark Twain in 1835 -- Writer Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1874 -- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1874 -- Photographer/writer Gordon Parks in 1912 -- U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm in 1924 -- Actor Robert Guillaume in 1927 -- Radio/TV personality host Dick Clark in 1929 -- Watergate figure G. |
| Tony-winning playwright Tom Stoppard dead at 88 | Tony-winning playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died at the age of 88. The scribe was best known for his stage dramas, The Real Thing, Travesties and Ronsencrantz and Guidlenstern Are Dead, as well as the film, Shakespeare in Love. His representatives told the BBC Saturday that Stoppard died peacefully at home in Dorset, England, surrounded by his family. No specific cause was disclosed. Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla said in a statement to The Standard: "A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring audiences, borne from his own personal history. |
| Robert Wagner remembers Natalie Wood on 44th anniversary of death | Actor Robert Wagner remembered his late wife, actress Natalie Wood, on Saturday, the 44th anniversary of her death. "Thinking of Nat today. Her warmth, beauty, and love remain with us through our children and grandchildren. Forever missed, forever cherished. More than love," Wagner, 95, wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple in happier times. The West Side Story, Rebel Without a Cause and Miracle on 34th Street actress drowned Nov. 29, 1981, while boating off the coast of Santa Catalina, Calif., with Wagner and actor Christopher Walken. Investigators at the time believed her death at age 43 was suspicious -- Wood's body had bruises -- but ultimately ruled it as accidental. The exact circumstances remain a mystery to this day. |
| Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' tops album chart for 7th week | Pop music star Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a seventh week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Summer Walker's Finally Over It, followed by Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, NF's Fear at No. 4 and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are 5 Seconds of Summer's Everyone's a Star at No. 6, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 7, Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend at No. 8, SZA's SOS at No. 9 and Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 10. |