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Bang Showbiz / Gwyneth Paltrow makes her movie return in Marty Supreme

Gwyneth Paltrow was 'petrified' about movie return in Marty Supreme

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

YouTube personality Adam the Woo, known for his travel and theme park content, dies at 51

LOS ANGELES — YouTube personality Adam the Woo, known for his videos about his travels and exploring theme parks and other pop culture destinations, has died.

The content creator, whose full name was David Adam Williams, was found dead Monday in his home in Celebration, Florida, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Times. He ...Read more

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Kevin Costner's Western 'Horizon' faces more claims of unpaid fees

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

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Why Gen Z and Gen Alpha are feasting on TV comfort food

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

Bang Showbiz / Russell Brand has been charged with two new sexual offences

Russell Brand charged with further sexual offences

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 and Andrea Preti are married

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

Bang Showbiz / Taylor Swift has made a generous donation to the charity Feeding America

Taylor Swift makes $1 million donation to Feeding America

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

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'Anaconda' review: Snake-filled homage to 1997 original is silly fun

There are movies that you watch because they add to humanity’s great history of finding life’s meaning through art, and then there are movies that you watch because it’s fun to hear someone say, in panicked tones, “There’s a giant snake out there!” “Anaconda,” you will not be surprised to hear, is the latter; really, it’s the ...Read more

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Q&A: In 'The Choral,' Ralph Fiennes and a war-weary English town seek peace in music

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In “The Choral,” Ralph Fiennes plays Dr. Henry Guthrie, a talented and demanding musician hired by a small Yorkshire town’s amateur choral society when they lose their chorusmaster to World War I.

Director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett team up for the fourth time on the film, which is set in 1916. Most of the...Read more

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The best reality TV of 2025

LOS ANGELES — Like it or not, reality shows were must-see TV this year, offering a much-needed distraction from the real world. Scandals involving breakups, fighting among friends and erratic behavior were among the highlights, but so were touching moments on shows known for having a lot less drama. If anything, series like such as “Love ...Read more

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'Mighty Ducks' star offers aid to homeless Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase

NEW YORK — A viral video that shows “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” alum Tylor Chase experiencing homelessness has caught the attention of “Mighty Ducks” star Shaun Weiss, offering “a place for him to go and get long-term treatment” just before the holidays.

A 15-second TikTok posted over the weekend shows 36-year-old...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Paul Rudd and Jack Black star in Anaconda

Paul Rudd declares Anaconda co-star Jack Black as 'a hero of mine'

Jack Black is one of Paul Rudd's "heroes".

Paul, 56, jumped at the chance to star in the upcoming film Anaconda because it meant he could work with the 56-year-old actor again.

In a joint interview with the actors, Paul told People: "Every once in a while, something will happen where I'm afforded the opportunity to get to work with a hero of ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Gwyneth Paltrow had family reasons for taking on her Marty Supreme role

Gwyneth Paltrow wanted Marty Supreme role to be close to kids

Gwyneth Paltrow accepted her role in Marty Supreme to be "close to" her children.

The 53-year-old actress hadn't appeared in a movie for six years but she was tempted by the idea of playinng a glamorous starlet in Josh Safdie's new movie because filming fell during a time she had an "empty nest" with her kids Apple, 21, and 19-year-old Moses - ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Tom Arnold went through a bitter divorce

Tom Arnold's children want to be cops

Tom Arnold's children want to be police officers because they have "seen so many" cops as a result of his bitter divorce.

The 66-year-old actor and Ashley Groussman- who have Jax, 12, and 10-year-old Quinn together - split acrimoniously in 2019 with subsequent drama as a result of a high-profile custody dispute and restraining order filings, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Erin Doherty starred in Adolescence

Erin Doherty fears phones could bring 'death of art'

Erin Doherty fears phones can lead to "the death of art".

The 33-year-old actress is not a fan of Netflix's "casual viewing" genre - shows where the makers are aware those watching are not likely to be giving things their full attention - so hopes her own intense mini series Adolescence "flies the flag" for showing audiences still want to be ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / King Charles is an avid gardener.

King Charles jokes about 'cutting bits of fingers off' while gardening

King Charles "cuts bits of [his] fingers off" while gardening.

The 77-year-old monarch enjoys pottering with his plants but admitted he has occasionally been injured while pruning with his secateurs.

Speaking to presenter Martha Kearney on BBC Radio 4's This Natural Life programme for a Christmas special, he said: "[I spent] my life going ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Travis Kelce wrote a romantic letter for Taylor Swift.

Travis Kelce 'mesmerised' when he first saw Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce was "mesmerised" the first time he saw Taylor Swift in concert.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end wrote his now-fiance a romantic letter before the final three shows of her Eras tour in Vancouver in December 2024, and in the note he recalled how seeing the Fate of Ophelia hitmaker in action in July 2023 at his side's Arrowhead ...Read more

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Ho-ho-rror for the holidays: 15 scary watches for the dead of winter

When the sun vanishes early and the chill of darkness comes on deep and fast, there has always been an instinct to gather around a source of warmth and illumination for tales of fearsome happenings. Especially during the holidays. In Victorian times, the telling, or reading, of ghost stories was a Christmas tradition; the most enduring Yule-time...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Damien Leone with Terrifier character Art the Clown.

Terrifier creator Damien Leone reveals his favorite holidays horror film

Terrifier director Damien Leone's favorite holiday movie is Black Christmas.

The filmmaker prefers to settle down in front of a horror over the festive season and his go-to movie in December is Bob Clark's 1974 slasher film which stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder and John Saxon and follows a group of sorority sisters who receive ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Laura Dern as Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park

'I remember saying, this is going to be horrible...' Laura Dern reveals Jurassic Park cast feared film would be a flop

Laura Dern feared Jurassic Park would be "horrible" because no one knew what the CGI dinosaurs would look like on screen.

The 58-year-old actress played palaeobotanist Ellie Sattler alongside Sam Neill as palaeontologist Alan Grant, in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed blockbuster, which was based on Michael Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name.

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