CELEBRITIES
Gaga’s Vegas residency: Lady Gaga is heading to Las Vegas for a residency in December and offering fans two kinds of shows. The singer announced Tuesday that she will kick off the first of 27 performances at the Park Theater on Dec. 28. “Lady Gaga Enigma” will highlight the pop star’s biggest and upbeat hits, while “Lady Gaga Jazz & Piano” will feature more stripped-down songs. Tickets go on sale Monday.
Carrey responds to
Trump via cartoons: Jim Carrey says his cartoons pillorying the Trump administration are a civilized response to what he called an unfolding “nightmare.” Carrey told a TV critics’ meeting Monday that his sketches may veer into crassness but are a creative way to express his political opposition. He stars in the new Showtime series “Kidding,” about a children’s TV host hit by a family tragedy, which debuts Sept. 9.
Cardi B, Legend to
headline fest: John Legend, Cardi B, Janet Jackson and The Weeknd are among the artists slated to appear at the Global Citizen Festival. The event will take place Sept. 29 on the Great Lawn in New York City’s Central Park. Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness will host the festival, which calls on world leaders to achieve the United Nations’ sustainable development goals and end extreme poverty by 2030.
Aug. 8 birthdays: Actor Dustin Hoffman is 81. Actress Connie Stevens is 80. Actor Keith Carradine is 69. Guitarist The Edge is 57. Singer Shawn Mendes is 20.