Robert De Niro compares his evil new character to Trump
Robert De Niro couldn't help but take a jab at Donald Trump in Cannes on Sunday, saying his character in the new film embodied the same kind of "evil" as the ex-president. The legendary actor,…
Guitar smashed by Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain sells for nearly $600,000
A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain sold for nearly $600,000, several times its original estimate, an auction house said Saturday. The busted black Fender Stratocaster has been put back together, but…
Women don’t always have to be the good guys: Natalie Portman
A darker side of female sexuality was on display in Cannes on Saturday in a film portraying a woman who seduced a schoolboy and built a picture-perfect life with him after a tabloid scandal. Starring…
British writer Martin Amis dies aged 73 — New York Times
Acclaimed British writer Martin Amis has died aged 73 at his home in Lake Worth, Florida, the New York Times and British media reported on Saturday. Amis' wife Isabel Fonseca told media that the author…
Excitement mounts for DiCaprio-Scorsese epic at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival is set for another major Hollywood premiere on Saturday, as Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese bring their Native American crime epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon", to the French Riviera. The…
Legendary Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown dies at 87
Jim Brown, the legendary Cleveland Browns running back who was one of the NFL's most prolific players and a civil rights icon has died at the age of 87, his family and the team confirmed…
Mick Jagger’s daughter fined after Ibiza police incident
Jade Jagger, daughter of Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger, was ordered Friday to pay a 1,400-euro ($1,500) fine after her arrest for allegedly assaulting a Spanish policewoman, court documents and police said. The incident occurred…
Johnny Depp: stories on me ‘horrifically written fiction’
Johnny Depp hit back on Wednesday against years of negative press, telling the Cannes Film Festival that most of the stories about him were "fantastically, horrifically written fiction". Speaking to reporters a day after the premiere of…
Jamie Foxx out of hospital after medical scare
Oscar-winning US actor Jamie Foxx is out of hospital and recuperating from an unspecified medical emergency, his daughter and publicist said Friday. Last month, the 55-year-old Foxx was rushed to a medical facility in the state of Georgia, where he…
Levens Hall to host ‘World Topiary Day’
Levens Hall, an Elizabethan stately home near Kendal in northwest England, will host the "World Topiary Day" as a celebration of the art of topiary on 14 May 2023. Head gardener Chris Crowder led the…