Entertainment & Society

June 30 (THEWILL) — British actor Michael Byrne, best known for playing Nazi Colonel Ernst Vogel in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and Gellert Grindelwald in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1,” has died. He...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Adeshina, popularly known as Elegbeje Ado, has died at the age of 66 after a brief illness. He died on Monday, June 29, 2026. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by actor...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Afrobeats star, Davido, has announced that his sixth studio album “ORIADÉ” will be released on July 31, 2026. The release marks 15 years since he began his music career. He officially announced the release date in...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Hollywood director, Carl Erik Rinsch, was sentenced on June 29, 2026, to two and a half years in federal prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million meant for a science fiction series. He was also ordered...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Music stars, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow, Jennifer Hudson and Kenny G, gathered on Monday, June 29, to honour legendary music executive, Clive Davis, at his funeral in New York. The private service...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Daveigh Chase, the former child actress best known for voicing Lilo in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and playing Samara Morgan in “The Ring”, died from Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), according to the Los Angeles County...

June 29 (THEWILL) — Canadian rapper, Drake, has won more than $1 million after Canada beat South Africa 1-0 in their FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match held on Sunday, June 28. Drake bet $770,000 on Canada to win....

June 29 (THEWILL) — The Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” has become the highest-grossing biopic in cinema history, earning about $977 million worldwide. The film has now surpassed Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”, which previously held the record with about $975 million globally. Directed...

June 29 (THEWILL) — Media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, and his wife, Cynthia, have announced they are expecting their third child. They shared the news on Instagram on Sunday, June 28, alongside maternity photos. Cynthia said it has been seven years since...

June 29 (THEWILL) — Dame Penelope Keith, the British actress best known for her roles in “The Good Life” and “To the Manor Born”, has died at the age of 86. Her family announced her passing on Monday, June 29,...