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Wednesday, 2 October 2024 - 3 minutes

US actor John Amos has passed away at the age of 84.

Amos was well known for his role as James Evans on the 1970s sitcom Good Times. He also portrayed Kunta Kente in the TV miniseries Roots, earning him an Emmy Award nomination.

This one hits different. My condolences go out to the family of a true legend, John Amos 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/7MKqE7szVk
— Martin Lawrence (@realmartymar) October 1, 2024

The actor also had roles in Die Hard 2, Beastmaster, and the Mary Tyler Moore Show... but we all loved him as Mr McDowell aka Lisa’s Dad in the 1980 film Coming to America.

Vale, John Amos.

The Foo Fighters are taking an indefinite hiatus after Dave Grohl revealed he had welcomed a baby girl outside of his marriage. The rocker is reportedly working hard to keep his family together and was spotted out yesterday, for the first time since the scandal broke… with his 10-year-old daughter, Ophelia, shopping for Halloween decorations.

Soundside Music Festival Update pic.twitter.com/f0ChkCCgig
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) September 26, 2024

Coldplay doesn’t plan to keep making albums forever.

In a new interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, frontman Chris Martin says the band will make ’12 proper albums’ and focus on touring after that – with their 10th album Moon Music set to drop this Friday.

Clint Eastwood’s latest movie Juror #2 stars Nicholas Hoult, as a conflicted juror – whose conscience could sway the verdict and potentially convict or free the wrong killer.

Also starring J.K. Simmons, Juror #2 is in cinemas on November 1.

And get ready for Elton John’s biopic Never Too Late which showcases never-before-seen concert footage of him over the past 50 years, as well as hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his family.

He risked everything to find himself.

Elton John: Never Too Late premieres on Disney+ on December 13.