John Amos, the actor whose characters in Good Times, Roots and The Mary Tyler Moore Show lent the 1970s a solid share of its too-few portrayals of strong Black male role models, died August 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 84. His death, announced by son Kelly Christopher Amos, had not been …

Selena Gomez made a shimmering appearance at Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tour where she enticed her boyfriend Benny Blanco with a flirty dance during “Juno.” Before hitting the show at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night (Sept.