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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Entertainment articles  Entertainment
    Ozzy Osbourne was told he might not survive Black Sabbath's reunion gig
     19 December 2025
    The rock legend reunited with his bandmates to play one final show in his hometown of Birmingham, England on July 5 despite suffering two bouts of pneumonia and a battle with sepsis before the show and he died two weeks later after suffering a heart attack at home - now his wife Sharon has revealed Ozzy went against his doctors' advice after they warned him not to go ahead with the concert.
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    Dick Van Dyke was "locked up with the psychos" in rehab
    19 Dec: The Mary Poppins actor - who celebrates his 100th birthday on Saturday (13.12.25) - checked into a hospital to get sober in 1972 and admitted the facilities back then were nothing like the modern clinics of today.... more
    The Friends cast have teamed up for a fundraiser in honour of the late Matthew Perry
    19 Dec: The actor passed away two years ago following a ketamine overdose and his co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow have come together to sign artwork commissioned by the Matthew Perry Foundation, which was established after their friend's death to help and support those struggling with addiction.... more
    Stellan Skarsgard thought his son Alexander Skarsgard's decision to join the military was done to "provoke" him
    19 Dec: The Sentimental Value star - who has Alexander, 49, Gustaf, 44, Sam, 43, Bill, 35, Eija, 33, and Valter, 29 - with his first wife My Skarsgard as well as Ossian, 16, and Kolbjorn, 13, with his second wife Megan Everett - has seen most of his kids follow in his footsteps and while the Pillion actor began his screen career when he was 13, he then let it take a back seat so he could pursue a naval career.... more
    Peter Greene has died
    19 Dec: The character actor - who was best known for playing the villain Dorian in The Mask and sadistic security guard Zed in Pulp Fiction - passed away at his New York City home on Friday (12.12.25) at the age of 60, his manager, Gregg Edward, has confirmed.... more
    Andy Dick has checked into rehab
    19 Dec: The 59-year-old actor has agreed to seek help after he was photographed outside a building in Hollywood following an apparent overdose earlier this week and praised his old friend Jennifer Ginenez - who he appeared on Celebrity Rehab with - and her husband for their help and support.... more
    Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer have split after seven years of marriage
    19 Dec: The 44-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday (12.12.25) and admitted the pair - who have a six-year-old son called Gene - have made the "difficult decision" to go their separate ways.... more
    Hailee Steinfeld is pregnant
    19 Dec: The actress announced that she and her Buffalo Bills quarterback husband, Josh Allen, both 29, are set to welcome their first baby together in her Substack newsletter on Friday (12.12.25), which listed her 29 favourite moments from the past year as part of her 29th birthday.... more
    Brooke Warne is throwing a Christmas bash that her late dad Shane Warne would be proud of
    19 Dec: The cricket legend - affectionately nicknamed the King of Spin - died from a heart attack whilst on holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand, at the age of 52 in March 2022, and he always loved getting all of his family together for the festive season.... more
    Aubrey O'Day was hospitalised for an illness that forced her to miss Danity Kane's reunion show in Los Angeles
    19 Dec: In a now-expired post on her Instagram Stories, the 41-year-old singer revealed on Wednesday (10.12.25) that she was rushed into the Emergency Room (ER) because she "become extremely sick".... more

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     18 Dec: Sharon Osbourne considered sending Roger Waters a box of her poop after he mocked her dead husband Ozzy +++++++++++++++++++++
     29 Nov: Beyoncé hit the track with Sir Lewis Hamilton for a 200mph hot lap at the 2025 Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix +++++++++++++
     06 Dec: Critics choice nominations 2026: Sinners scores 17 nods, One Battle After Another earns 14 +++++++++++++
     03 Dec: Benedict Cumberbatch needed surgery following a surfing injury +++++++++++
     22 Nov: Billy Bob Thornton was wounded from all the plates that were chucked at him whilst filming a fiery family dinner scene in the Landman season two episode Death and a Sunset ++++++++++
     11 Dec: Jason Kelce credits sport for helping navigate the "absolutely devastating" period when his wife suffered a miscarriage +++++++++
     29 Nov: Clive Owen thinks actors should not chase top roles to get their big break +++++++++

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