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A thrash metal drummer says he visited hell during a coronavirus-induced coma — and Satan wasn’t as cool as he thought. Will Carroll, of the band Death Angel, was comatose at the California Pacific Medical Center for two weeks in March after catching the virus on a European tour earlier that month, according to the …

Brad Pitt surprised graduating seniors at Missouri State University with a special video message from quarantine. The video was posted on MSU’s Twitter feed and starts with the university’s president, Clif Smart, alongside mascot, Boomer the Bear, saying he had special guest to deliver a message to students of the class of 2020, who were …

Princess Eugenie and her family were told to “prepare for the worst” after her father-in-law contracted COVID-19. George Brooksbank, father of Eugenie’s husband Jack, was put on a ventilator for five weeks following a trip to France, but the 71-year-old has now recovered from the life-threatening illness. His wife Nicola, who also contracted the disease …

Subway slashed 150 jobs this week — the latest in a series of cutbacks at the struggling sandwich chain that kicked off before the coronavirus crushed restaurant sales nationwide. The latest cutbacks add to the 300 people Subway laid off in February amid record store closures that have plagued the company for years. In total, …

We might have to wait a little longer to find out who’s in the envelopes next year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering pushing back the 2021 Oscars, according to Variety. “It’s likely they’ll be postponed,” a source told the industry pub. However, the insider added that there has been no …

Farm animals have had a rough go of it during the coronavirus, but this flock has been lucky enough to fly the coop. Rescuers from the nonprofit Animal Place saved 1,000 hens last week from an Iowa egg farm that’s culling its flock as the pandemic roils the nation’s food supply chain. Instead of being …

Roll up the red carpet, because there will be no Met Gala in 2020. Following the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s mid-March decision to close its doors and postpone the glitzy ball “indefinitely” in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Met announced on Tuesday that this year’s event has been called off entirely. The Costume …

Five McDonald’s workers in Chicago filed a class-action lawsuit against the chain on Tuesday, accusing it of failing to adopt government safety guidance on COVID-19 and endangering employees and their families. McDonald’s failed to provide adequate hand sanitizer, gloves and masks and has not notified its staff when an employee has become infected with the …

Harvey Weinstein won’t be headed to Los Angeles anytime soon to face a fresh slew of sex crimes charges — due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. “The virus has delayed the processing of the extradition paperwork,” said Greg Risling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “There is no time estimate …

Zoey Deutch has revealed that she contracted coronavirus before the shutdown began, and even admitted she felt guilty for recovering. In a new Vulture essay, the 25-year-old actress said, “People keep asking me, ‘Where did you get it?’ and I wish I knew.” “I’m okay now,” Deutch, who continued to test positive for a month, …