The announcement that Bruce Willis was stepping back from acting because of cognitive difficulties came as no surprise to people who have worked with the action hero, reports said.

The music world's A-listers will hit Las Vegas on Sunday for the Grammy Awards, where pop's chart-toppers along with jazzman Jon Batiste will compete for the industry's most coveted trophies.

Jazzman and bandleader Jon Batiste leads the pack with 11 nominations, followed by Justin Bieber, H.E.R. and Doja Cat with eight. Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo each nabbed seven.

Music's legends and hitmakers turned out Friday to honor Joni Mitchell - the Canadian-born folk icon behind classics including "A Case Of You" - at a charity gala ahead of the Grammys that featured moving tributes and glassy eyes.

The Razzies on Thursday rescinded the satirical award they had created that poked fun at Bruce Willis for his body of work in 2021, after his family announced he was retiring from acting due to the cognitive disorder aphasia.

This year's Grammys shortlists feature a number of bona fide pop megastars including Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and overnight sensation Olivia Rodrigo. And then there is ... Jon Batiste.

The top names in music will gather Sunday to honor their own at the Grammys, now in its 64th edition, with pop juggernauts joining jazzman Jon Batiste as the leading nominees.

The authorities did take not any action because Rock declined to press charges, producer Will Packer said, echoing what a police spokesperson said on Sunday.

Action hero Bruce Willis, star of the Die Hard franchise, is retiring from acting after developing a cognitive illness, his family announced on Wednesday.

Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars ceremony after attacking comedian Chris Rock, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed Wednesday, as it began disciplinary action against the mega star.

Hair loss among women is painful, depressing and embarrassing, according to Jada Pinkett Smith and other celebrities who have gone public with their feelings.

"How was YOUR weekend?" Rock asked on Wednesday night of a sold-out crowd at Boston's Wilbur Theatre. He made it clear from the onset he did not plan to address the Oscars incident at length.

"This is a season for healing and I'm here for it," she wrote in a post that had been liked more than 65,000 times within the first couple of hours.

Hawkins, the 50-year-old drummer for the Grammy award-winning rock group, died over the weekend in a hotel in Bogota shortly before the band was set to perform at the Festival Estereo Picnic on the city's outskirts.

Excitement for the three-day event shows how much live music has been missed.

Smith -- who was named best actor on the night -- marched onto stage during the glitzy Hollywood ceremony and hit Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.

Below are some of the reactions from celebrities on social media.

"The Academy does not condone violence of any form," the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tweeted following the ceremony.

The New Zealand native joins Kathryn Bigelow and Chloe Zhao as the only women to have received the honor for directing.

"CODA" was released by Apple TV+, which beat Netflix's contender "The Power of the Dog" and other entries from traditional Hollywood studios.

Rock, presenting the best documentary prize with a short comedy routine, had cracked a joke comparing Jada Pinkett Smith's tightly cropped hair to Demi Moore's appearance in the film "G.I. Jane" and suggesting she appear in a sequel.

"Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family," Smith said through tears.

When LeBron James stepped into Michael Jordan's giant shoes for Space Jam 2: A New Legacy, a Razzie probably wasn’t the movie award he had in mind.

Preliminary toxicology tests found that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and other drugs in his system before he died, Colombian investigators said Saturday.

Taylor Hawkins, drummer of United States rock band Foo Fighters, has died aged 50, according to an official statement released by the band on Saturday.

The Star Wars universe has gone to New York City in an exhibition "by the fans, for the fans" of the hugely successful sci-fi saga.

British pop superstar Elton John turned 75 on Friday, but vowed to keep making music, even as he tours the world for the final time.

Justin Bieber will hold a concert in Indonesia as part of his Justice World Tour on Nov. 3, at Stadion Madya, Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta.

United States actor and director Sean Penn signed on Wednesday an agreement on behalf of his CORE Foundation to provide help to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Former England soccer captain David Beckham handed over his Instagram account on Sunday to a doctor helping women give birth in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.