‘Utterly outrageous’: Oscars accused by awards rivals over ‘intimidation’...
When the curtain finally goes up on the Academy Awards on February 24, it will bring the curtain down on one of the most clunky, controversy-riddled and entertaining lead ups to the Oscars in its...
View ArticleHello Dolly star Carol Channing dies aged 97
Broadway legend Carol Channing, who won over audiences with her giddy, guileless charm in signature stage roles in Hello, Dolly! and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, has died at her California home at the age...
View Article‘A miracle’: Prince Philip ‘very shocked’ after car crash near Sandringham...
An eyewitness who took a photograph of the scene of Prince Philip’s car accident moments after it happened has called it “a miracle” that the ageing royal survived. The Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 98...
View ArticlePrince Philip flipped his car driving at 97. How old is too old to get behind...
Prince Philip has been declared “unhurt” after overturning his Land Rover while driving to the royal Sandringham estate on Friday. But while the Duke of Edinburgh’s – just five months shy of his 98th...
View ArticleHow Chris Pratt’s new diet flushed out the haters
Star-Lord Chris Pratt, in his latest bid to lose a few pounds, is turning to the ultimate guardian of the galaxy – God. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Pratt announced that he was undertaking the...
View ArticleSchapelle Corby trumps celebrities taking on social media’s viral Ten Year...
Most stars who have gotten creative with social media’s latest obsession, the Ten Year Challenge – posting a photo from 2009 next to one from 2019 – have lent heavily on hilarity or glowing apparent...
View ArticleBoo hoo for Boo: Fans around the globe mourn ‘world’s cutest dog’
The death of a 12-year-old Pomeranian dog named Boo has shown once again that a dogged desire to popularise a cute canine can pay dividends for savvy owners. Boo — an American pet who has had stints on...
View ArticleBig-name Australian hopefuls miss out in Oscar nominations
Australian Oscar nominees are few and far between, with The Favourite’s production designer Fiona Crombie and screenwriter Tony McNamara the only homegrown talent to have scored any nods in this year’s...
View ArticleGrammy Award-winner Chris Brown released after rape claim
US singer Chris Brown, who was arrested in Paris with two other people on suspicion of rape, has been released from police custody, the French prosecutor’s office says. The police are still...
View Article‘Fantastic’ Meghan Markle gets Anna Wintour’s seal of approval
Fashion royalty has weighed in on British royalty, with Anna Wintour giving besieged Meghan Markle her coveted seal of chic approval and telling her to keep being “difficult”. The iconic Vogue...
View ArticleBohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer responds to new sexual abuse allegations
Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has denied new allegations of sexual misconduct with underage boys. In a report in The Atlantic on Wednesday (US time), four men alleged Singer, 53, had sexual...
View ArticlePrince Philip ‘deeply sorry’ after car crash
Prince Philip has personally apologised to the mother-of-two left injured after his car collided with hers near Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham estate earlier this month. The Duke of Edinburgh wrote a...
View ArticleBest and worst dressed at the SAG Awards 2019
With just the Oscars left to tick off in Hollywood’s awards season, stars threw everything at their looks for the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. That approach...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow sued over ski resort crash
A Utah man has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit accusing Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow of seriously injuring him during a crash at a Utah ski resort in 2016. Terry Sanderson says in a lawsuit...
View ArticleManson follower Leslie Van Houten could walk free from prison
Leslie Van Houten could be the first member of Charles Manson’s murderous “family” to walk free from jail after the California Board of Parole Hearings recommended her release. Van Houten, 69, was the...
View ArticleBarbra Streisand makes Oscar nominee Richard E Grant’s day – 47 years late
Fans of Richard E Grant have long argued he should have won an Academy Award in 1987 for his star turn in the cult classic Withnail and I – so his joyous response to an Oscars nomination 32 years later...
View ArticleAustralian actor John Jarratt denies rape charge
Actor John Jarratt has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman more than 40 years ago in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The Wolf Creek Star, now 66, is accused of sexually assaulting a then 18-year-old woman...
View ArticleLiam Neeson makes shocking racist admission
Liam Neeson has revealed he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped by a black man. The Irish actor said was ashamed to say he walked...
View Article‘I think I lied’: Hannah Gadsby ends ‘retirement’
When Hannah Gadsby premiered her stand-up show Nanette, she shocked the comedy world. The show included a declaration that she was retiring from stand-up, frustrated by its limitations and tired of...
View ArticleLiam Neeson denies he is racist after admitting he wanted to kill a black man
Irish actor Liam Neeson has insisted he is not racist after facing a global backlash for shockingly revealing violent thoughts about killing a black person. Neeson, 66, declared “I’m not racist”, a day...
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