Gurinder Chadha's Christmas Karma was inspired by It's A Wonderful Life.

The 65-year-old filmmaker has always loved Frank Capra's 1946 festive classic so when it came to making her own holiday film, she knew she wanted to make a movie that offered viewers the same heart-warming experience.

She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I love It's a ...Read more

Kate Hudson thinks it would have been "nice" to have starred in Spider-Man.

The Song Sung Blue actress confirmed she turned down the role of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's 2002 movie - a part which ultimately went to Kirsten Dunst - and she occasionally regrets the decision.

Asked if it was true she had passed on the role, she said on Watch ...Read more

Sir Elton John is celebrating an early Christmas present after his festive tune Step Into Christmas went platinum in the US.

The 78-year-old music icon looked delighted as he posed for a snap with a plaque to show the Christmas classic, which was first released in 1973, is now a platinum single in America, and 4x platinum in the UK.

He shared ...Read more

Serena Williams has gushed over her sister Venus Williams after watching her sibling get married.

The 44-year-old former professional tennis player has hailed Venus as her "protector" and "teacher" after the fellow ex-tennis pro, 45, wed actor Andrea Preti, 37.

Serena wrote on Instagram: "My sister's keeper. Venus, where do I even begin? From ...Read more

Taylor Swift has donated $1 million to the American Heart Association.

The Fate of Ophelia has made a generous personal contribution in honour of her dad Scott Swift, who underwent a quintuple bypass surgery earlier this year, and the money will help to "advance ongoing scientific research, stronger prevention and treatment efforts, and ...Read more

James Ransone saved his neighbour from being sexually assaulted.

The Wire actor passed away on 19 December after taking his own life at the age of 46, and a woman named Molly Watts has paid tribute to the star for helping prevent her life from taking a dark turn when he scared off her would-be attacker in New York in 2006.

Molly wrote on ...Read more

Kelly Osbourne is hoping to make it through Christmas "without crying" as she and her family mark the first festive period since her dad Ozzy Osbourne passed away.

The 41-year-old star and her partner, Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson, and their three-year-old son Sidney will celebrate Christmas at her mum Sharon Osbourne's Buckinghamshire home, where ...Read more

King Charles will deliver his Christmas message from Westminster Abbey.

The 77-year-old monarch will once again give his festive address outside of traditional palace walls as the speech was filmed in the lady chapel of the medieval church in London.

The King is expected to talk about the "pilgrimage" of life in his message that will be ...Read more

Martha Stewart has become a co-owner of Swansea City.

The 84-year-old businesswoman and TV personality is the latest celebrity to become a minority owner of the Welsh football club - following in the footsteps of her friend Snoop Dogg and Croatian football legend Luka Modric.

Martha attended Swansea's 2-1 home victory against Wrexham in their ...Read more

Chevy Chase was "hurt" by his exclusion from Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary celebrations.

The 82-year-old star was an original cast member on the long-running sketch comedy series and has expressed disappointment at his lack of involvement in the special anniversary episode that aired in February and saw a host of SNL alumni return.

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Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner died "minutes" after sustaining "multiple" knife wound injuries, their death certificates have revealed.

The documents - obtained by People magazine - confirm that The Princess Bride filmmaker and his wife died of "multiple sharp force injuries" inside their Los Angeles home on December 14 caused "with (a) ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The First Avenger is back — and appears to be a dad.

Marvel Studios finally (officially) released its first teaser for "Avengers: Doomsday" on Tuesday, confirming the much-anticipated return of Chris Evans as the super good super soldier Steve Rogers.

The short clip shows Rogers riding up to a house on his motorcycle, looking...Read more

Mads Mikkelsen has revealed that the script for Rogue One was "surprisingly unfinished" during filming.

The 60-year-old actor played the role of research scientist Galen Erso in the 2016 Star Wars prequel movie and has recalled how frequent changes were made to the screenplay during the course of production.

Mads told Variety: "It kept ...Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow was "petrified" about returning to a movie set in Marty Supreme.

The 53-year-old actress is back on the big-screen after a seven-year hiatus in Josh Safdie's movie and admits that she had doubts about whether she would be able to perform at her best.

Gwyneth told Entertainment Weekly's The Awardist podcast: "Acting is so weird....Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the midst of attempting to complete filming on his Western anthology "Horizon: An American Saga," Kevin Costner is facing another legal dispute over the production.

On Monday, Western Costume Co. sued Costner and the production companies behind the epic Western, claiming unpaid costume fees and damages to some of the clothing...Read more

LOS ANGELES — John Campbell is a senior vice president at Walt Disney Co. who oversees streaming ad sales. He also coaches his second-grade daughter's basketball team and recently asked her teammates to name their favorite TV show.

"Eleven out of 13 girls said 'Hannah Montana,' " Campbell said in a recent interview, citing the popular Disney ...Read more

Russell Brand has been charged with further sexual offences.

The 50-year-old comedian has been charged with one count of rape and one of sexual assault relating to two further alleged victims, police have said.

These charges are in addition to the original charges of two counts of rape, one of indecent assault and two of sexual assault that he...Read more

Venus Williams has married Andrea Preti.

The 45-year-old tennis player has officially tied the knot with the Italian actor-producer following two separate ceremonies in Italy and Florida.

The pair's first wedding took place in Italy in September but "paperwork" issues led to them having a second ceremony in the US earlier this month that ...Read more

Taylor Swift has donated $1 million to Feeding America.

The 36-year-old music superstar has generously donated the seven-figure sum to the charity - a non-profit network of 200 food banks that is fighting hunger across the United States.

The charity revealed that Taylor had made the gesture with an Instagram post on Tuesday (23.12.25) that was...Read more