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Daisy Ridley can't remember helping after car crash

Daisy Ridley has no recollection of coming to the aid of a van driver when their vehicle "flipped" in front of her.

The 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' actress admitted she "panics" in times of crisis but can also be quite "logistical" and helpful, even if she's just operating on autopilot.

Asked what she does in a crisis, she told The Guardian...Read more

Cher feared hangover would kill her

Cher feared she would die from a hangover.

The 78-year-old singer has never "drank much" but one evening in her 20s, she overindulged and felt so ill the next day, she went to see her doctor to find out if the aftermath of too much alcohol could kill her.

She told The Times newspaper: "Oh yeah, I was really frightened.

"Occasionally I'll have...Read more

Austin Butler and Edward Berger team up for time travel adventure The Barrier

Austin Butler is due to star in the upcoming sci-fi movie 'The Barrier'.

The 33-year-old actor has signed on to lead 'All Quiet on the Western Front' director Edward Berger's film, which is reportedly due to focus on time travel.

Sources told Deadline the upcoming flick - which is based on a short story by writer MacMillan Hedges - will is ...Read more

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble gets major update

'Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble' is due to begin shooting within months.

The upcoming horror crossover - which is a sequel to 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey II' - will feature twisted versions of childhood characters, including Winnie-the-Pooh, Bambi, Pinocchio and Peter Pan, is scheduled to enter production in March 2025 as it marches ...Read more

Cher announces huge career change

Cher has announced she is going to switch from music to movies again.

The 78-year-old singer made the move into films in the 1980s with performances in films such as 'Silkwood', 'Mask' and 'Moonstruck' - the last of which won her a best actress Oscar - and has now revealed she could back to the big screen thanks to an invite from 85-year-old '...Read more

Michael Kiwanuka admits new album was influenced by his crippling anxieties

Michael Kiwanuka's new album was influenced by his anxiety over the world's biggest problems.

The 37-year-old singer has just released his fourth studio album 'Small Changes', he admitted he has been gripped by fears over everything from Covid to climate change, the cost-of-living crisis and global wars.

He told NME when asked what makes him ...Read more

Sam Fender announces three huge stadium headline shows to promote new album 'People Watching'

Sam Fender has announced three huge stadium headline shows for next summer in support of his forthcoming new album 'People Watching'.

The 30-year-old is set to play the London Stadium on Friday 6 June, which will become his biggest headline show to date, before returning north for two hometown shows at Newcastle's St James' Park on Thursday 12 ...Read more

Thom Yorke's art to go on show for first time

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and the band's album cover artist's creative work will be featured together for the first time in a public exhibition.

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is hosting the event showcasing the creative partnership of Radiohead's frontman Thom, 56, and artist Stanley Donwood, also 56, whose evocative artwork has defined the ...Read more

Samuel L. Jackson in talks to star in J. J. Abrams' top secret new movie

Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star in J.J. Abram's top secret new movie.

The 75-year-old actor is currently in negotiations to appear in the upcoming Warner Bros. film, which is set to star Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey while the 'Star Trek' director helms the project both behind the camera and as a producer through his Bad Robot...Read more

Nicole Kidman pushed out of her 'comfort zone' on erotic thriller Babygirl

Nicole Kidman was pushed outside of her "comfort zone" while making erotic thriller 'Babygirl'.

The 57-year-old actress stars in the movie as chief executive Romy, who is married to Jacob (Antonio Banderas) but becomes tangled up in an intense affair with her intern Samuel (Harris Dickinson).

Nicole has now admitted that the steamy subject ...Read more

Ariana Grande: Glinda might be 'in the closet'

Ariana Grande thinks her 'Wicked' character might be "a little in the closet".

The 31-year-old singer-and-actress and her co-star Cynthia Erivo admitted their alter egos, Glinda and Elphaba, have an "unbreakable bond" and think some fans have pushed for them to be seen as a romantic pairing because they recognise the "true love" between them.

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Sean Ono Lennon 'filled the void' with music

Sean Ono Lennon learned to play guitar as a way to "connect" with his late father, John Lennon.

The 49-year-old musician was just five years old when his dad was shot dead in December 1980 and he struggled to "fill that void" without the Beatles legend until he turned to music to help process his grief.

He told People magazine: "I never played...Read more

Lily-Rose Depp out to prove critics wrong

Lily-Rose Depp feels like people have always been "ready to see [her] fail".

The 'Nosferatu' actress - who is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis - is determined to work as hard as she can to prove people wrong and show that she deserves to be successful in her own right.

She told Vanity Fair magazine: "I feel like people have been...Read more

Nicole Kidman wasn't reluctant to take on a sexual role in 'Babygirl'

Nicole Kidman had no hesitation in taking on a sexual role in 'Babygirl'.

The 57-year-old actress stars alongside Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde, and Antonio Banderas in the Halina Reijn-directed erotic thriller, and she was delighted to take the chance to be taken out of her comfort zone.

Nicole stars as the protagonist character Romy - who ...Read more

John Stamos shocked by bald cap backlash

John Stamos was "shocked" by the backlash he received for wearing a bald cap to visit Dave Coulier.

The 61-year-old star "flew across the country" to see his 'Full House' co-star after his pal revealed he had been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a "very aggressive" cancer, and while he made his friend "laugh so freaking hard" at ...Read more

Bob Dylan urges dancer to look at him

Bob Dylan has branded a claim a dancer was told not to look at him "ridiculous".

The 'Like a Rolling Stone' hitmaker responded after a woman named Cheryl Henry told of her experience sharing the stage with the folk legend during his Grammy Awards.

She wrote on X: "My Joy was taken away after rehearsing as one of the Backup dancers for your set...Read more

Queen Camilla praises 'legend' Dame Maggie Smith

Queen Camilla has hailed Dame Maggie Smith "a legend".

The 77-year-old royal met actor Toby Stephens - the son of the late 'Harry Potter' actress and her late ex-husband Sir Robert Stephens - at a Buckingham Palace reception for the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition and told him she was "so sorry" to hear about his mother's passing in ...Read more

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Rick Kogan: New show 'Poochie & Pang Eat Chicago' stars a lively duo and local food

CHICAGO — As the Billy Goat Tavern hits its 90th anniversary and we also celebrate the 90th birthday of Sam Sianis, the patriarch of the family that operates the Billy Goat empire, its subterranean outpost on Hubbard Street was typically crowded one recent afternoon with a line of burger-loving, hungry customers.

And so did it echo with that ...Read more

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Comic book writer Benjamin Percy picks his favorite superheroes

MINNEAPOLIS — Benjamin Percy’s superpower might be his proficiency. From his home in Northfield, the 45-year-old writer churns out novels, screenplays, TV scripts and comic books with Flash-like speed.

Percy is working on a TV adaptation of “Urban Cowboy,” as well as more adventures for Deadpool, Wolverine, Red Hulk and Predator. He ...Read more

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'The Later Daters' shows that dating after 55 'is a lot sexier than people think'

Dating in the swipe-left era is hard for anyone who isn't a bot, but for singles who grew up in the pre-internet era, when "going steady" was still a thing and an app was what you ate before the entree, the challenges are compounded. While the new technology can be intimidating, there are also a host of emotional and practical considerations ...Read more