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Famous birthdays for Feb. 8: Nick Nolte, Vince Neil

Famous birthdays for Feb. 8: Nick Nolte, Vince Neil

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Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: Advertisement -- Civil War-era U.S. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in 1820 -- Pioneer science fiction writer Jules Verne in 1828 -- Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, who devised the periodic table, in 1834 -- Author Kate Chopin in 1850 -- Actor Edith Evans in 1888 -- Chester Carlson, inventor of the Xerox copying process, in 1906 -- Actor Lana Turner in 1921 -- Actor Audrey Meadows in 1922 -- Actor Jack Lemmon in 1925 -- Actor James Dean in 1931 -- Oscar-winning composer/conductor John Williams in 1932 (age 89) File Photo by Matthew Healey/ UPI -- Television journalist Ted Koppel in 1940 (age 81) -- Acto...
Nick Kyrgios admits sleeping with fans is a ‘weekly thing’ and he got distracted during a match with Roger Federer by an attractive woman

Nick Kyrgios admits sleeping with fans is a ‘weekly thing’ and he got distracted during a match with Roger Federer by an attractive woman

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Nick Kyrgios admits sleeping with fans is a ‘weekly thing’ after he broke up with fellow tennis player Anna Kalinskaya. The 25-year-old from Australia was dating the 21-year-old, but the pair broke up in March. AFP - Getty Nick Kyrgios has boasted about sleeping with fans on a ‘weekly’ basis Kyrgios took part in a Q&A with fans during a lengthy gaming session with Twitch user babztv1. The Australian bad boy admitted he once struggled to finish a match with tennis icon Roger Federer after he was so distracted by an ‘attractive’ woman in the crowd. While playing Fortnite, Kyrgios explained to fans: “Yes. In all seriousness, if I’m not seeing someone, it’s a weekly thing. “I was slicing up ‘Fedz’ and was like, ‘Damn.’ I wanted to take her ...
Nick Cannon to keep Masked Singer job after apologising for anti-Semitic comments

Nick Cannon to keep Masked Singer job after apologising for anti-Semitic comments

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Nick Cannon will continue to host the US version of the hit TV show The Masked Singer, despite anti-Semitic comments he made on a podcast.TV Network Fox confirmed he would keep his job after the presenter apologised, saying he was "ashamed" of his remarks.Earlier in the week, he was fired from his MTV show Wild 'N Out, and ViacomCBS said it would no longer work with him.The controversy arose after Cannon discussed anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on his podcast.He was interviewing a former member of the rap group Public Enemy, Richard Griffin aka Professor Griff, who who left the group in 1989 after saying Jews were "wicked".'Wrong side of history'During their discussion, Griffin claimed that he was talking about Jews controlling...
Famous birthdays for June 26: Nick Offerman, Jason Schwartzman

Famous birthdays for June 26: Nick Offerman, Jason Schwartzman

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June 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: Advertisement -- Reputed baseball pioneer Abner Doubleday in 1819 -- British physicist/inventor William Thomson Kelvin in 1824 -- Nobel literature laureate Pearl Buck in 1892 -- German aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt in 1898 -- William Lear, developer of the Lear jet, in 1902 -- Actor Peter Lorre in 1904 -- Champion athlete Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias in 1911 -- Musician Mick Jones in 1955 (age 65) -- Musician Chris Isaak in 1956 (age 64) File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI -- Cyclist Greg LeMond in 1961 (age 59) -- Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in 1970 (age 50) -- Actor Chris O'Donnell in 1970 (ag...
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30

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Nick Gordon, ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died at the age of 30, his lawyer says.Joe S Habachy did not reveal the cause of his client's death. He said: "Despite all of the incredible challenges Nick faced over the last few years I can honestly say that he worked hard to hold his head up and stay sober and that he genuinely wanted a happy healthy life with his family more than anything else."Gordon had been an orphan but singer Whitney Houston took him under her wing, after divorcing her husband Bobby Brown in 2007.Gordon called her "mom" but she never formalised his adoption or included him in her will. Advertisement In February 2012, Houston died aged 48 from accidental drowning in a ba...