Singer Bonnie Tyler Out of Coma

(FILES) Britain's Bonnie Tyler performs during the finals of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on May 18, 2013. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
(FILES) Britain's Bonnie Tyler performs during the finals of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on May 18, 2013. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
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Singer Bonnie Tyler Out of Coma

(FILES) Britain's Bonnie Tyler performs during the finals of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on May 18, 2013. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
(FILES) Britain's Bonnie Tyler performs during the finals of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on May 18, 2013. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Singer Bonnie Tyler, known for mega-hits "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," has come out of a coma following emergency surgery last month, her family said.

The 75-year-old Welsh star, who shot to fame with her hits in the 1980s, was put into a coma at a hospital in Faro, Portugal, in May to aid her recovery.

A message from her team and family posted on her website late Monday said she is "no longer in a coma but remains very unwell and in intensive care" in Portugal.

"Her doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time," they added.

All her planned concerts until the end of August are set to be cancelled or postponed as a result, AFP quoted them as saying.

Tyler had been due to perform this year in Germany and Austria and at a festival in Britain.

The family thanked fans for their "huge outpouring of love,” saying Tyler was aware of this.

Tyler shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including "Lost in France" and "It's a Heartache.”

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" later topped the charts in both Britain and the United States.

"Holding Out For A Hero" came out in 1984 and featured on the soundtrack to the huge US box office hit "Footloose.”



Luke’s ‘Empire’ Light Saber, ‘Wizard of Oz’ Witch Hat and Lebowski Rugs Going up for Auction

This combination of images released by Heritage Auctions show the light saber used on screen by Mark Hamill's character Luke Skywalker in the 1980 "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back." (Heritage Auctions via AP)
This combination of images released by Heritage Auctions show the light saber used on screen by Mark Hamill's character Luke Skywalker in the 1980 "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back." (Heritage Auctions via AP)
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Luke’s ‘Empire’ Light Saber, ‘Wizard of Oz’ Witch Hat and Lebowski Rugs Going up for Auction

This combination of images released by Heritage Auctions show the light saber used on screen by Mark Hamill's character Luke Skywalker in the 1980 "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back." (Heritage Auctions via AP)
This combination of images released by Heritage Auctions show the light saber used on screen by Mark Hamill's character Luke Skywalker in the 1980 "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back." (Heritage Auctions via AP)

A light saber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of valuables from movies, music and other corners of pop culture.

The Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions announced Tuesday and held July 13-17 also includes hats from “The Wizard of Oz” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” hoverboards from “Back to the Future II,” rugs from “The Big Lebowski” and a pair of Rocky 's boxing boots.

A major Beatles artifact will also be up for sale: John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for “If I fell,” written on the back of a Valentine card while he was in New York for the Fab Four's first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. The bidding for it will open at $500,000.

The light saber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the climactic Cloud City fight in the 1980 “Star Wars” sequel, where Darth Vader declares “I am your father,” includes a severed hand effects rig. It’s never been up for auction before and bidding opens at $1 million.

Bidding starts at $100,000 for a Wicked Witch of the West hat worn by actor Margaret Hamilton in 1939's “The Wizard of Oz” and at $50,000 for the brown top hat worn by Gene Wilder as the title character in 1971's “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

The auction will also include a pair of boxing boots worn by Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky III.” Stallone wears the showy boots featuring tassels and a Nike swoosh in the opening montage of the 1982 film. Bids will begin at $100,000.

Also up for sale are the two rugs that are essential to the plot of “The Big Lebowski,” including the rug belonging to Jeff Bridges' the Dude that is soiled at the beginning of the 1998 film that “really tied the room together,” and the other that he takes from his wealthy namesake. Bidding on them opens at $15,000 apiece.

“This auction represents the full spectrum of entertainment history, from Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern blockbuster cinema and the most influential moments in popular music,” Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions, said in a statement.

Many other items including a Paul Newman hockey jersey from “Slap Shot,” a necklace worn by the title character in “The Bride of Frankenstein” and the inflatable “Otto the Autopilot” from “Airplane” will be up for auction.


Disney to Announce New $60 Billion Theme Park in Shanghai 

Fireworks explode in the sky during Mickey and Minnie's Birthday Celebration Castle Projection “Best Wishes” at Shanghai Disneyland Resort on November 16, 2025, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)
Fireworks explode in the sky during Mickey and Minnie's Birthday Celebration Castle Projection “Best Wishes” at Shanghai Disneyland Resort on November 16, 2025, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)
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Disney to Announce New $60 Billion Theme Park in Shanghai 

Fireworks explode in the sky during Mickey and Minnie's Birthday Celebration Castle Projection “Best Wishes” at Shanghai Disneyland Resort on November 16, 2025, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)
Fireworks explode in the sky during Mickey and Minnie's Birthday Celebration Castle Projection “Best Wishes” at Shanghai Disneyland Resort on November 16, 2025, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)

Disney is tipped to imminently announce that it is developing a new theme park as part of a $60 billion investment in its Experiences division which generates the majority of its operating income, according to the American business magazine, Forbes.

It is widely expected that the park will be built in Shanghai alongside its existing fairytale-themed outpost there and the announcement could come as early as next week.

The resort will begin two days of celebrations to mark its tenth anniversary with Disney's chief executive Josh D'Amaro flying in for the festivities.

The invitation received by this author doesn't refer to an announcement and simply invites media to “join us to celebrate ten years of making magic together.” However, there will be plenty of opportunity for an announcement to be made.

The festivities will begin on Monday afternoon with a media session which will showcase highlights from the past decade at the resort and provide the updates about the latest developments, according to the organizers.

The media event will be followed on Tuesday by a red-carpet celebration with the highlight taking place in the evening in front of the park's soaring Enchanted Storybook Castle. It will be the backdrop for live performances by Disney characters and an anniversary fireworks celebration.

Unlike all of Disney's other so-called castle parks, Shanghai has no turn-of-the-century themed Main Street running from the entrance to its centerpiece castle.

In place of this slice of Americana is the cartoony Mickey Avenue which is themed to classic capers featuring Disney's mascot.

Likewise, there is no steam train or Haunted Mansion as you usually find in Disney's castle parks. The railroad got cut to maximize walking spaces while the Haunted Mansion was removed out of respect for Chinese cultural sensitivities regarding death and spirits.

Instead, Shanghai Disney is home to the grassy Garden of the Twelve Friends with 12 massive mosaic murals of classic Disney characters in the form of Chinese Zodiac animals. It took more than the wave of a magic wand to pull it off according to Jim Shull, a former Imagineer who worked on Shanghai Disney.


In Partial Victory, Blake Lively Wins Legal Fees from Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively has been in a lengthy legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP/File
Blake Lively has been in a lengthy legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP/File
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In Partial Victory, Blake Lively Wins Legal Fees from Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively has been in a lengthy legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP/File
Blake Lively has been in a lengthy legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP/File

US actor Justin Baldoni must pay legal fees but not damages to "It Ends with Us" co-star Blake Lively, a New York judge ruled Friday, settling a years-long legal battle.

The decision marks a partial victory for Lively, who was fighting a defamation suit brought by Baldoni and his production company, which Lively claimed was retaliation for sexual harassment allegations she made, said AFP.

The pair settled their dispute in May, avoiding a costly civil trial, though no settlement figure was disclosed.

Lively's initial complaint said Baldoni -- who also directed "It Ends With Us" -- had spoken inappropriately about his sex life and sought to alter the film to include sex scenes that were not in the script.

It further said that Baldoni waged a PR campaign to wreck Lively's reputation.

Baldoni and the studio Wayfarer in turn countersued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds with claims of extortion and defamation.

Federal judge Lewis Liman, who issued Friday's judgment, dismissed Baldoni's claims in June 2025 and struck down parts of Lively's complaints this April.

Based on a best-selling novel by US writer Colleen Hoover, "It Ends with Us" made more than $350 million at the box office in 2024, making it one of the biggest hits of the year.