Peter Jackson will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

In recognition of a filmmaking career that spans blockbuster fantasy epics, early cult horror films and award-winning documentaries, the director, 64, will be presented with the honour during the opening ceremony of this year's festival on 12 May.

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Ben Affleck has sold his artificial intelligence start-up InterPositive to Netflix.

In a rare acquisition by the streaming company, the deal was completed after the actor, 53, founded the Los Angeles-based company in 2022 to develop AI-powered tools designed to assist filmmakers in the production and post-production process.

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LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Westlake Village on suspicion of DUI, with the singer’s representative calling the incident “inexcusable.”

Spears, 44, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and booked around 3 a.m. Thursday, according to online records from the Ventura ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In 2022, Ben Affleck became so fixated on AI in film production that he quietly launched his own film tech company, InterPositive.

Netflix brought the startup into the spotlight Thursday morning as it announced the full acquisition of the company. InterPositive's mission, which focuses on developing "AI-powered tools built by ...Read more

New pictures appear to confirm reports of Emma Watson’s budding romance with billionaire Gonzalo Hevia Baillères.

The “Harry Potter” star, 35, and 28-year-old tech entrepreneur — who El País identifies as “heir to one of Mexico’s largest fortunes” — were spotted making out at the airport in photos published earlier this week ...Read more

CHICAGO — “The Bear” is ending after the upcoming Season 5, according to a report from Deadline.

The FX show, led by Jeremy Allen White as a Chicago chef, debuted on the streaming service Hulu in 2022 and has since collected a whole plateful of awards — and put Chicago Italian beef on the map. But on Wednesday, Hollywood news service ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Westlake Village on suspicion of DUI, with the singer’s representative calling the incident “inexcusable.”

Spears, 44, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and booked around 3 a.m. Thursday, according to online records from the Ventura ...Read more

Britney Spears' representative has said the singer needs "help and support" after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The troubled Toxic singer, 44, was taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol at about 9.30pm on Wednesday (05.03.26) in Ventura County, with reports saying she was handcuffed on suspicion of ...Read more

Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after an hour-long police pursuit on a California highway, according to a 911 dispatch call.

The pop star, 44, was taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol at about 9.30pm on Wednesday (05.03.26) in Ventura County after officers tracked a car weaving between ...Read more

Daisy Edgar-Jones has spoken for the first time about living with endometriosis.

Revealing she endured years of unexplained pain before receiving a diagnosis for the chronic condition, the Normal People actress, 27, discussed the health issue publicly for the first time in a YouTube video for Vogue, explaining how the condition affected her ...Read more

Savannah Guthrie made her way back to NBC's studios in New York on Thursday after more than a month off-air, but not in her usual capacity.

Instead of helping "Today" viewers begin their day, the longtime morning news anchor paid an off-camera visit to her NBC family amid her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie's abduction in Arizona. A ...Read more

NEW YORK — Tony winner Billy Porter is opening up about the horrific health struggles he faced amid his near fatal battle with sepsis late last year.

“I was dead for three days,” Porter said during a recent appearance on “Outlaws with TS Madison.” He added that he was “on the EMCO machine,” also known as an extracorporeal membrane...Read more

LOS ANGELES — New animated sequences of songs from "Encanto," "Frozen 2" and "Moana 2" are headed to Disney+.

Disney Animation announced Wednesday that "Songs in Sign Language," comprised of three musical numbers from recent Disney movies newly reimagined in American Sign Language, will debut April 27 in honor of National Deaf History Month. ...Read more

The mother of “Deadliest Catch” fisherman Todd Meadows does not want his death to be featured on the Discovery channel show.

“We don’t want to see any footage from the accident and do not want Discovery to air any of that footage or make money off of our son’s death,” Angela Meadows told TMZ. “We hope they only air good things of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura on suspicion of DUI, according to online records from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

Spears, 44, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol around 9:30 Wednesday night and booked around 3 a.m. Thursday. Her car was impounded, and she was released just after 6 a.m....Read more

"The Bride!" is a maniacal assemblage of '30s musicals, '40s noirs, 19th century literature and 21st century ideology. Every wacky second, you're well aware how perilously close it is to falling apart at the seams. This spiritual sequel to "Frankenstein" is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Savannah Guthrie was spotted in the “Today” show studio for the first time since her mother, Nancy, disappeared.

While she did not appear on air, Jenna Bush Hager confirmed that Guthrie had come “home” to pay them all visit. She added that Guthrie “talked to all of us” and “hugged every single person” she could.

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Patrick J. Adams has confirmed his and Troian Bellisario's third child is a girl.

The 44-year-old actor - who is best known for starring alongside Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in Suits - and his spouse revealed in January they had welcomed a new baby into the world, and now Patrick has confirmed he has a "lot of women" in his life, including all ...Read more

Savannah Guthrie has returned to the set of the Today show while the search for her missing mother continues.

The 54-year-old presenter has been absent from the show since 30 Januaru, two days before her family reported 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie missing from her home in Arizona, but on Thursday (05.03.26), she stopped by Studio 1A at the ...Read more

Paramount's $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery will put two of the most storied journalism brands — CNN and CBS News — under one roof.

The combination has been proposed before with the aim of consolidating news-gathering costs. Those plans fell apart largely over who would be in control.

But if the Paramount-WBD ...Read more