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Cirque du Soleil founder's remote private island in the South Pacific lists for over $950K a week
July 2, 2024 | 5:10pmThe nearest continent is 3,700 miles away.
Dancer, 26, having baby with Yankees bust after shutting down rumors she's pregnant with 69-year-old NFL owner's kid
May 29, 2024 | 12:38amAfter Hayden Hopkins shut down rumors and an erroneous report that she was having a baby with Davis, TMZ reported that the dancer and choreographer is actually having a child...
Family-friendly Christmas shows to enthrall and enchant
December 5, 2023 | 6:47amWeekends and winter vacations are basically just code words for “keep your kids busy,” right?
Heidi Klum felt 'very naked' in her wild peacock Halloween costume
November 1, 2023 | 8:51amShe was strutting her stuff.
Battle for control over Cirque du Soleil leads to deal with lenders
July 16, 2020 | 12:18pmCirque du Soleil has accepted an offer to sell itself to its lenders in a deal that would kick its current private equity owner, TPG Capital, out of the tent,...
Lenders angry over bankruptcy plans want CEO Lamarre out of Cirque du Soleil
July 1, 2020 | 9:10pmCirque du Soleil’s longtime Chief Executive Daniel Lamarre may soon prefer to be on the high wire than in the C-suite. A group of lenders angry over Cirque du Soleil’s...
Executives, creditors feuding over Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy reorganization
June 29, 2020 | 9:22pmThere’s a battle brewing for control of entertainment giant Cirque du Soleil, The Post has learned. On Monday, the circus entertainer filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada, citing the coronavirus,...
Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy in Canada
June 29, 2020 | 2:48pmCirque du Soleil has filed for bankruptcy in Canada as the coronavirus pandemic shutters its shows around the world, including at the Mandalay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Cirque’s...
Cirque du Soleil gets $1.2 billion buyout offer from creditors
June 8, 2020 | 6:06pmA group of financial lenders is angling to acquire Cirque du Soleil in a possible bankruptcy reorganization -- and they may partner with its charismatic co-founder, The Post has learned....
Buyout giant hoping to profit off Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy
May 17, 2020 | 5:43pmThe private equity giant that rode Cirque du Soleil to the brink of bankruptcy now wants to share in the spoils, The Post has learned. Texas-based TPG Capital has positioned...
Court overturns Quincy Jones’ win in Michael Jackson lawsuit
May 5, 2020 | 8:08pmThe trial centered on the definitions of terms in the two contracts Jackson and Jones signed in 1978 and 1985.
Cirque du Soleil cuts 95% of staff after coronavirus show cancellations
March 20, 2020 | 10:09amCirque du Soleil has temporarily laid off almost its entire workforce.
Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot could be headed to Cirque du Soleil
September 26, 2019 | 8:44pmBOSTON — Animal-like robots that started out as a military-funded research project might be shipped off to the circus instead of the battlefield. Cirque du Soleil says it’s in talks...
Mechanical issue leaves Cirque du Soleil audience covered in vegetable oil
September 10, 2018 | 4:25pmREDMOND, Wash. — A mechanical problem during a Cirque du Soleil show caused a portion of the audience, as well as performers on stage, to be sprayed with vegetable oil....
Cirque du Soleil aerialist dies after fall during show
March 18, 2018 | 1:37pmA longtime aerialist for the famed Cirque Du Soleil plummeted to his death in front of a horrified crowd in Florida on Saturday night — while trying out a new...
Beatles reunite in Las Vegas
July 15, 2016 | 9:55pmPaul McCartney took time off on Thursday from his tour to reunite with Ringo Starr and John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono.
A terrific time with Cirque du Soleil's 'Paramour'
May 31, 2016 | 7:11pm“Paramour” has a cast speaking lines while flying through the air while furthering a little plot.
Cirque du Soleil is cursed in New York
May 26, 2016 | 5:37pmPoor Cirque du Soleil: It can’t even get flop buzz in New York.The Canadian circus behemoth’s tried to establish a New York beachhead for years. But “Banana Shpeel” slipped up...
How Cirque du Soleil daredevils keep their bodies so perfect
May 18, 2016 | 5:45amSupported only by straps and each other, the Atherton twins fly above the stage, twisting and turning in a gripping display of grace, strength and washboard abs — fueled, one...
Cirque du Soleil cancels North Carolina shows over anti-gay law
April 18, 2016 | 2:37amCirque du Soleil has canceled all of its upcoming shows in North Carolina to protest the state’s newly passed anti-LBGT legislation — but it’s still going strong in Dubai, despite...