Media identity Sam Chisholm dies aged 78
Australian media heavyweight Sam Chisholm has died after a short battle with illness. He was 78. Chisholm passed away on Monday evening at the Sydney Adventist Hospital with his wife and daughter by...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney injured in high-speed motorbike crash
Hollywood star George Clooney has been taken to hospital after he was involved in a high-speed motorcycle collision with a car in Sardinia, Italy. According to a representative for the actor,...
View ArticleThree times the success: Meghan Markle’s day of fashion hits
Meghan Markle appears to have forgiven Emilia Wickstead for criticising the fit of her wedding gown, choosing a sleeveless black dress by the New Zealand designer to dial up the Hollywood glamour at a...
View ArticleBack on the world stage, Melania makes a pointed fashion statement
Back on the world stage for the first time since her kidney surgery in May, Melania Trump has kicked off her European tour with another literal fashion message – and a nod to Australia. Leaving the...
View ArticleKylie Jenner’s billionaire cover story has Forbes magazine fighting its corner
Heavyweight finance publication Forbes has been forced to explain why it chose Kylie Jenner as cover girl for its new America’s Women Billionaires issue. No sooner had makeup mogul Jenner, 20, hit...
View Article‘Thank you for thinking of my womb’: Amy Schumer’s verdict on pregnancy rumours
Amy Schumer is expecting a special delivery– but it’s not a baby. Schumer sparked pregnancy buzz on Thursday (US time) in an Instagram post that showed her wearing a flowing midi-dress and apparently...
View Article‘Don’t get affectionate’: First etiquette rule for Trump when he meets the Queen
US President Donald Trump is expected to adopt a softer tone than the one he set earlier this week at a NATO summit when he takes tea with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Mr Trump and his wife Melania...
View ArticleAustralian Handmaid’s Tale star Yvonne Strahovksi scores first Emmy nod
Australian Yvonne Strahovski has scored her first Emmy nomination ahead of better-known compatriots Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts for her first Emmy nomination. “I can’t stop smiling. My face hurts,”...
View ArticleRebel slams publisher amid High Court bid
Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has slammed what she calls the “shockingly unethical behaviour and malicious takedowns” by publisher Bauer Media, as she applies to take her defamation saga to Australia’s...
View ArticleGeorge Calombaris faces new claims of staff underpayment
Former waiters at one of George Calombaris’ Hellenic Republic restaurants in Melbourne claim they’ve been underpaid and the restaurant is refusing to reimburse them. The news comes after the celebrity...
View ArticleHollywood actress Scarlett Johansson pulls out of transgender film amid backlash
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has pulled out of a movie in which she was cast to play a transgender character following a backlash from some members of the LGBT community who believed the part...
View ArticleNancy Sinatra Sr, clan matriarch and Frank’s first wife, dies at 101
Nancy Sinatra Sr, the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr, tweeted...
View Article‘Bleed on the flag’: Sacha Baron Cohen goes too far
Minutes into the first episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new series Who Is America? the comedian, disguised as a gender studies lecturer, tries to provoke dinner table conversation by saying his partner...
View ArticleThomas Markle says Meghan is ‘terrified’ by royal life
Meghan Markle’s father has again weighed into his daughter’s new life as a duchess, telling UK media she is masking the stresses of royal life with a smile of pain. Markle, who famously missed Meghan’s...
View ArticleElon Musk labels UK Thai cave rescuer a ‘pedo’
Billionaire Elon Musk has used social media to label a British diver who assisted with the Thai cave rescue a “pedo guy”. The apparent slur, an abbreviation of the term paedophile, was part of a series...
View ArticleCliff Richard wins damages in BBC privacy case
Cliff Richard has been awarded £210,000 ($A374,000) damages after winning his privacy case against the BBC. The judge said the BBC had infringed Sir Cliff’s privacy rights in a “serious” and...
View ArticleBrad Pitt, Leo DiCaprio turned down Brokeback Mountain
Turns out Brokeback Mountain could have been a very different movie – Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio were among a slew of leading men who refused roles in the acclaimed 2006 gay love story. The...
View ArticleDisney fires Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn for “indefensible”...
James Gunn, the director of the Guardians of the Galaxy superhero film franchise, has been fired by Disney over a series of recently-emerged old tweets in which he made jokes about rape and...
View ArticleTrevor Noah makes offer but no apology after ‘revolting’ racist routine revealed
Emmy award-winning comedian Trevor Noah has offered to visit an Indigenous community after he came under fire for making crude, derogatory jokes about Aboriginal women. “Always open to learning more,”...
View ArticleStormy Daniels’ husband seeks divorce
The husband of adult film performer Stormy Daniels has filed for divorce in Texas. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said that she had sex with Donald Trump before he became...
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