PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — After entertaining audiences for more than two decades, Dancing with the Stars is giving fans a new way to celebrate the hit ABC competition series. The first-ever Dancing with the Stars Con is coming to Palm Springs later this summer, bringing together professional dancers, celebrity contestants and fans for a three-day event filled with live
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The California Supreme Court today rejected a defense petition seeking its review of the case of rapper Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a 2020 dispute in the Hollywood Hills. Lanez, now 33, was found guilty in December 2022 of assault
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Young viewers of movies and television shows want to see male characters moving away from “isolation and other masculine stereotypes and towards vulnerability and connection,” according to a UCLA study released today. The university’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers inserted “targeted questions” into its annual 2025 Teens & Screens survey, which
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Actress Diane Keaton, the prolific and idiosyncratic screen star whose portrayal of Woody Allen’s love interest in 1977’s “Annie Hall” brought her an Oscar for best actress, has died at the age of 79, People reported today. The publication reported that Keaton died in California, but no details were immediately available
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – Sir Gary Oldman, a Palm Springs resident, placed his handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre today, honoring him for a career that has brought him three Best Actor Oscar nominations. “I am all too aware of the hundreds of talented artists that have
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– LGBTQ+ trailblazer Mariah Hanson released the 2025 lineup for her epic Dinah Grand Finale full of rising stars, queer icons and aspiring LGBTQ+ talent. The festival will take place September 24-28 at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs, celebrating the long-lasting legacy Hanson has created with the iconic queer women’s festival.
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ)– Grammy Award winning band Maroon 5 announced they will bring their U.S. arena tour to Acrisure Arena this upcoming October. This show is set to take place on October 8th with tickets for this anticipated event going on sale June 27th, following the release of their new single and music video
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The under-renovation Plaza Theatre has received a $1 million donation from local real estate entrepreneur Brad Prescott, the theater announced today. In addition to the initial seven-figure sum, Prescott, through his Brad Prescott Foundation, promised to match up to $1 million in additional donations, according to a statement from the
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Desert modernism defines Palm Springs’ unique style. Whether you’re visiting or a local, the next 10 days offers a chance to explore the city’s design, architecture, and lifestyle. News Channel 3’s Allie Anthony has what you can look forward to during Modernism Week.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s colorful, iconic Palm Springs home has been sold, according to a report by TopTenRealEstateDeals. The pink home was built for Zsa Zsa’s sister, Magda Gabor, in 1964 by her fourth husband, Arthur “Tony” Gallucci. It became Zsa Zsa’s home after Magda died in 1997. Photos courtesy of Michael Roth The home is
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BY MARK KENNEDYUpdated 11:43 AM PST, February 2, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his
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The real-time “I dos” for ABC’s “Golden Bachelor” Gerry Turner and his fiancée Theresa Nist will be heard live across the nation as the network broadcasts the reality show’s climactic wedding. It also sounds like they’ll be heard here in the Coachella Valley. Current social media posts of cast members and neighborhood reports from residents
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The SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reached a tentative labor agreement today with Hollywood studios, bringing an end to a strike that spanned 118 days and brought the entertainment industry to a nearly complete stop. No details of the tentative agreement were immediately released. The strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. There was no
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