ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron De Groft, who came to central Florida to raise the profile of Orlando Museum of Art — but then embroiled the institution in an FBI fraud investigation over purported Basquiat paintings — has died.

An obituary for De Groft, still involved in three lawsuits arising from the Basquiat scandal, was submitted to the ...Read more

Movies about inspirational teachers are a well-worn subgenre. Whether it’s “School of Rock” or “Dangerous Minds,” the relationship between a caring teacher and a group of (usually) troubled students offers easy access for heartstring-pulling and triumphant feelings of hard-earned success. The new film “Brave the Dark” treads this ...Read more

Sarah Michelle Gellar has quipped that she would require "a lot of plastic surgery" to play Buffy again.

The 47-year-old actress gained global attention after starring as Buffy Summers on the iconic supernatural series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' between 1997 and 2003.

And with whispers of a revival, the 'Cruel Intentions' star has shed light ...Read more

Felicity Jones was "embarrassed" by her family's accent growing up.

Although the 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' actress grew up in Birmingham, she never adopted a strong Brummie accent and has confessed she didn't like not sounding like everyone else.

Asked if she ever had a Brummie accent, she told Radio Times magazine: "I actually didn't!

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Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva are "happier than ever" since moving to her native Spain.

The 75-year-old Hollywood star tied the knot with the publicist, 41, in 2018, and they have two children together - sons Alexander, five, and James, four - and the family haven't looked back since relocating to the European country last year.

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Justin Bieber has claimed his Instagram was "hacked" after his account unfollowed his wife Hailey Bieber.

The 'Love Yourself' hitmaker took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday (21.01.25) to confirm that it was not him who hit the unfollow button on the Rhode Beauty founder's page - amid speculation the pair were heading for a divorce.

He wrote: ...Read more

Trevor Noah will host next month's Grammy Awards for the fifth consecutive year.

The 40-year-old comedian will once again lead proceedings at the ceremony on February 2 at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, which will still go ahead despite the wildfires in Southern California, but with a "renewed sense of purpose" considering the disaster.

There ...Read more

To be an artist, or not to be? That is the question of "Grand Theft Hamlet," a guns-blazingly funny documentary about two out-of-work British actors who spent a chunk of their COVID-19 lockdown staging Shakespeare's masterpiece on the mean streets of "Grand Theft Auto V." That version of the car-jacking video game is set in fictional Los Santos,...Read more

ATLANTA — The Peacock horror thriller “Teacup” about a mysterious force overtaking a rural Georgia farm, failed to capture a sizable audience and was canceled after just one season.

Starring Yvonne Strahvoski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Scott Speedman (“Felicity”), the oddly titled show, which sounds like it could have been a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations will (probably) arrive Thursday morning, six days after they were originally scheduled to be announced, though with all that has happened to our city, doesn't each day feel like it spans a month? Or at least a week? My New Year's resolution should have been to stay in bed and flip the page to February.

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As the devastating wildfires began to sweep across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, frightened residents were not turning to Netflix.

Local TV news broadcasts were the video go-to for residents seeking immediate information on the crisis that engulfed the region. Anchors and correspondents have spent hours in the field and on the air providing life-...Read more

A Hulu series from showrunner David E. Kelley, based on author Liane Moriarty's bestseller, tops the DVD releases for the week of Jan. 28.

"Nine Perfect Strangers: Season 1": Nine stressed-out city dwellers attend a secluded health-and-wellness resort seeking to reinvigorate their lives, but soon realize that the retreat — and the mysterious ...Read more

Zoe Saldaña spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day (20.01.25) assisting volunteers in handing out supplies to victims of the Eaton Fire.

The 'Emilia Perez' star, 46, has been doing her bit to support the residents of Pasadena and Altadena, who were left displaced by the blaze, by helping the National Day Laborer Organizing Network with their relief ...Read more

John Stamos is "so proud" of his wife's attempts to "save the world".

The 'Full House' actor has barely seen Caitlin McHugh Stamos - with whom he has six-year-old son Billy - since the wildfires broke out in Los Angeles earlier this month as she has been assisting with relief efforts via her non-profit the Civic Soul Organization, which targets...Read more

Taylor Kitch wants to "have a little bit more of a life" this year.

The 43-year-old actor is keen to find balance after spending so much time focusing on his career, which has taken him around the world and meant relationships have often fallen "to the wayside".

He told People magazine of his 2025 goal: "Got to have a little bit more of a life...Read more

Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that an audience member "almost had a heart attack" during a screening of 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'.

The 56-year-old filmmaker is once again behind the camera on the latest movie in the Tom Cruise-led franchise and revealed how one of the picture's intense action sequences nearly led to a ...Read more

Lucy Liu says there is a huge contrast between the directing styles of Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino.

The 56-year-old actress features in Soderbergh's supernatural horror movie 'Presence' and revealed that his approach behind the camera is the polar opposite to Tarantino - who she worked with on 'Kill Bill'.

Speaking to MovieWeb, Liu...Read more

The Black Eyed Peas have canceled their Las Vegas residency.

The chart-topping hip-hop group were due to begin their residency at Planet Hollywood in February - but they've announced via social media that their canceling their plans due to "current circumstances".

The Black Eyed Peas - which consists of Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo - said on...Read more

Mac Miller "was a creation machine".

The rap star died in September 2018, aged 26, after taking an accidental drug overdose, and producer Eric Dan has now claimed that Mac was "just starting to come into his own" as an artist.

Eric - who worked with Mac since he was a teenager - told 'Newsbeat': "That period [around 2014] was like a creative ...Read more

Lamar Odom believes drugs were "slipped into [his] drink" on the night of his near-fatal overdose.

The former NBA player was hospitalised in 2015 after collapsing in a brothel but looking back, he is adamant he didn't knowingly consume anything other than alcohol but when he woke from his coma, he was told he had drugs in his system.

Speaking ...Read more