In a 2008 New York Times interview, "Tropic Thunder" writer/director Ben Stiller (who also stars as Tugg Speedman) said he first offered Cruise a different part: Rick Peck, Speedman's agent.

STORRS, Conn. — Rick Pitino is again calling on the Big East to make changes and expand to a super basketball conference. In an interview on SiriusXM with legendary former Duke coach Mike ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Former Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, who assisted the New York Jets in their searches for a GM and head coach, has accepted a full-time position with the ...

TV Chef Rick Stein has revealed he feels "a bit sorry" for Gregg Wallace, saying it would "affect me terribly" if he found himself in a similar situation. His comments come after the 60-year-old ...

Tropic Thunder actor, co-writer and director Ben Stiller says Tom Cruise made two very specific demands about the character he’d play before the Hollywood icon agreed to join the cast for the ...

Tropic Thunder star and director Ben Stiller has revealed the bizarre requests Tom Cruise had for his character. Cruise played Les Grossman in the movie, a studio executive with a bad temper who ...

Rick Astley is as surprised as anyone that his career is still rolling. The humble British singer-songwriter linked together forever with his No. 1 decade-defying pop-culture-ingrained hit from ...

Rick Astley Gets 'Rick-Rolled' on Reddit in Ultimate Meme Prank by Fan “Whatever I went through with them, I don't blame them,” the singer and author tells PEOPLE. “I don't think it was ...

Grammy-nominated rapper Rick Ross has five children: daughters Toie and Berkeley and sons William, Billion and Bliss Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since ...

Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Soulja Boy performed at Donald Trump’s “Crypto Ball” despite their past criticism of the President-elect. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip ...

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