Category: Showbiz

Gofrixty [1 September 2025] – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is making headlines with his powerful new role in The Smashing Machine. The project, which has just showed at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, is already generating awards season buzz and was lauded for providing a side of Johnson that we’ve never really seen before. The movie, directed by Benny Safdie, follows Mark Kerr, a former U.F.C. winner, as he struggles not only inside the ring but in his everyday life. Johnson is unrecognisable, sporting a new look for his character and…

Gofrixty [31 August 2025] – Ashlee Simpson is back in the public eye in a big way thanks to her Las Vegas residency I Am Me, which debuted over Labor Day weekend in 2025. The shows, offering a half-new, half-old set, sold out fast, prompting additional dates into September. Fans eagerly welcomed her back and the residency represents her first extended headlining performances in 13 years. Onstage, Ashlee revisits her past while embodying the punk-influenced persona that originally made her stand out. She storms though it with the kind of…

Gofrixty [30 August 2025] – Lady Gaga is back with her latest, 2025 release, Mayhem. The album returns to her pop roots, fusing electronic beats with industrial dance, disco and funk. Critics and fans seem to be of one mind that Gaga has delivered one of her boldest projects yet, and the level of enthusiasm she’s putting into promoting her new chapter is proof she’s just as into it as anyone else. Lady Gaga organized The Mayhem Ball Tour to support the album, which is currently visiting North America, Europe and…

Gofrixty [29 August 2025] – Spanish actress Verónica Echegui has passed away aged 42 after a “private battle with cancer”. She died on August 24, 2025, at Madrid’s 12 de Octubre University Hospital, with her family, by her side. Her illness had been kept a secret from her fans and many of her colleagues. Echegui had earned a reputation as one of the most versatile and talented actresses in Spain. She appeared in well-known projects, among them Netflix’s Intimacy, Apple TV+’s Love You to Death and Sky’s thriller Fortitude. She has…

Gofrixty [28 August 2025] – Sheikha Mahra of Dubai and US Rapper French Montana are Engaged. And the reactions around the world are unsurprising. Paris Fashion Week in June 2025 saw French Montana make a very public and touching proposal to his longterm girlfriend. The engagement quickly proliferated on social media, and garnered worldwide headlines — attracting fans of either music or royalty. Rapper French Montana is a Moroccan-American who is famous in the music business for his chart topping songs and association with some of the greatest hip-hop artists. The…

Gofrixty [27 August 2025] – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce became a trending topic around the globe when they got engaged on August 26, 2025. The pop superstar and the NFL champion announced the news in a joint Instagram post that soon went viral. Fans wasted no time in filling social media with their congratulations, sending the post soaring and becoming one of the most liked of the year. Kelce popped the question in a gorgeous, floral-adorned garden, and presented Swift with an elegant-yet-romantic vintage ring to match. We’ve been following their…

Gofrixty [26 August 2025] – Tristan Rogers, the soap opera star best known for playing Robert Scorpio on General Hospital, has died at 79. He died on August 15, 2025, with a career that lasted over 40 years and a fan base that appreciated his charm, humor and dedication to the art of acting. Rogers had begun working for General Hospital in 1980 and shortly became one of the most well-known faces of daytime television. His identification on screen as Robert Scorpio helped make him a household name. The combination of boldness,…

Gofrixty [25 August 2025] – Reggie Carroll, a comedian referred to as the “Knockout King of Comedy,” has passed away at the age of 52 in Southaven, Mississippi, following a shooting. Police said they responded to a shooting on Burton Lane on Aug. 20, 2025. Carroll was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of the people who rushed to administer medical aid. Fans, friends and the comedy world were stunned by his death. Reggie Carroll had a career that was crafted out of energy, humor, and passion. He gained…

Gofrixty [23 August 2025] – Hollywood is mourning the death of Loni Anderson, the adored actress who played Jennifer Marlowe in the popular television show WKRP in Cincinnati. Death Anderson died on August 3, 2025, less than a month from her 80th birthday. Her family said the cause was metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma, an unusual form of cancer. Anderson became a major star in the late 1970s when WKRP in Cincinnati first hit the air, but she seemed to be a familiar face even before that. Playing the smart and funny receptionist shattered…

Gofrixty [22 August 2025] – David Byrne, the iconic musican and former Talking Heads frontman, has announced his engagement to Mala Gaonkar, a prominent businesswoman and philanthropist. The two have attended public events together multiple times, but the announcement of their engagement has thrust them into the limelight in a fresh way. Byrne rose to fame in the late 1970s and 1980s as the frontman of the band Talking Heads, which was among the most significant in helping to define the music of the modern era, with hits that combined new…