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LOS ANGELES - Barbara Harris, who starred in films including "Nashville" and "Freaky Friday," has died. She was 83. Longtime friend Charna Halpern says Harris died early Tuesday of lung cancer in Scottsdale, Arizona. Source

A private jet that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport has landed safely at an airport in New York. Fans of rapper Post Malone gathered after hearing he was on board, but there was no confirmation that he was. Source

A private jet that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport has landed safely at an airport in New York. Fans of rapper Post Malone gathered after hearing he was on board, but there was no confirmation that he was. Source

NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- A private jet that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport on Tuesday made a safe emergency landing hours later at an airport in New York. Fans of rapper Post Malone had gathered at New York Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, about 112 kilometres north of New York City, after hearing he was on board, and they cheered when the plane landed just before 4 p.m. Source

MISHAWAKA, Ind. - "Star Wars" actor Adam Driver has raised some eyebrows in his northern Indiana hometown after saying Ku Klux Klan rallies were frequent during his childhood and that some of his neighbours were Klan members. Source

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- "Star Wars" actor Adam Driver is bringing his northern Indiana hometown's hate group history to light after saying Ku Klux Klan rallies were frequent during his childhood and that some of his neighbours were Klan members. Source

The next James Bond movie has lost its director. Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, along with star Daniel Craig, announced Tuesday that Danny Boyle has exited the project over "creative differences." Michael G. Source

TORONTO -- Steven Tyler is discovering the talents of budding Toronto singer Jessie Reyez. The Aerosmith frontman showered praise on the newcomer as he closed out the MTV Video Music Awards broadcast. Reyez, who earlier in the show sang her new track "Apple Juice," posted a brief clip on social media Tuesday showing Tyler as he exited the stage, but paused to hug her and kiss her hand. Source

NEW YORK -- Madonna says she wasn't asked and didn't intend to do a tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards. The pop star was scorched online for telling a lengthy story about Franklin on Monday's show that had more to do with herself than the Queen of Soul, who died last week. Source

This is what Drake was up to on Monday — if you were wondering. The Toronto rapper made 11-year-old Sofia Sanchez's birthday wish come true by visiting her at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. Yes, around the same time he was scheduled to perform at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Source