The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an event that influenced both Cantopop and the rebellion in Tiananmen Square

In 2008, Patrick Bringley took up a post as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after the untimely death of his older brother. Now, 17 years later, he’s preparing to talk about his experience in an off-Broadway play inspired by his bestselling memoir. Tom Murray joins Bringley where it all began: the Met

‘You know, the depression is going to be so great. We'll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs. That's going to be fun’

Actor’s alleged behavior brought the 2022 production of Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut ‘Being Mortal’ to an indefinite pause

Culkin won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’

Olsen has starred as Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlett Witch in numerous MCU titles

‘Y’all need to get out now,’ singer’s teenager told her

Wyle recalled growing up good friends with Winkler’s stepson and watching ‘Happy Days’ at their house

British actor said he found the interaction ‘insulting’

‘Mines much better,’ former Top Gear presenter claimed

Singer made a foray into acting with numerous roles in West End plays and TV dramas

Star will be off screens for a ‘few weeks’ to pursue new opportunity

It was considered one of the biggest upsets in awards history

‘It forced me to make an extremely hard decision,’ actor revealed

Sheeran treated commuters to an impromptu performance in King’s Cross

It’s one of the most talked about British shows of the last 20 years

‘You don’t need a visa to perform here,’ a ticket holder in Mexico pointed out

‘I’ve admired her work for years,’ Thor actor said

Armchair sleuths will have you convinced that Justin Bieber is really a lizard and Stevie Wonder isn’t actually blind. Ellie Muir and Roisin O’Connor unpack some of the weirdest rumours around our biggest pop stars

The Grammy-nominated artist is one of the world’s hottest new stars – and he also knows how to walk a red carpet. He talks to Roisin O’Connor about learning to cope with fame, why he prefers the Brit Awards and how he reckons God is definitely a woman