LOS ANGELES — Unlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors. In most series, which might employ several over a season, they are interchangeable — which isn't to say they aren't valuable, transforming words on a page into a four-dimensional living thing. But a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Two of the biggest box-office standouts of 2026 so far were not made by established studio directors or built on franchise IP.

"Obsession" and "Backrooms" — horror films from internet-native directors in their 20s — have outperformed far more expensive studio releases.

The breakout success of these films has ignited debate ...Read more

Hailee Steinfeld has revealed the name of her baby daughter.

The Sinners actress took to her Substack, Beau Society, on Friday (19.06.26) and penned a touching letter to her and 30-year-old husband, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen's newborn, Harper Haize Allen, over two months after her birth.

Hailee, 29, expressed how lucky she and Josh ...Read more

Este Haim wishes she had taken more time to absorb her wedding in the moment.

The 40-year-old singer - who married Chainalysis co-founder-and-CEO Jonathan Levin at a boutique hotel in Ojai, California, on New Year's Eve 2025 - has urged her pals to do that, including singer Taylor Swift, when she reportedly marries NFL star Travis Kelce, both ...Read more

Kelsey Parker has shared her emotional struggle days before the first anniversary of her stillborn baby's death.

The TV personality and her partner, Will Lindsay, lost their son, Phoenix, at 39 weeks last Father's Day (21.06.25) - also poignant for Kelsey, her daughter Aurelia, six, and son, Bodi, five, as her husband, The Wanted singer Tom ...Read more

Jelly Roll "will always love" Bunnie XO.

The 41-year-old country music star - whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord - shocked fans when he filed for divorce from wife Bunnie XO, 46, last week and although he still has a lot of love for his wife, he is confident their marriage is over.

A source told PEOPLE: "The reality is that he will always...Read more

Daryl Sabara's father has died.

The Spy Kids actor - who is married to All About That Bass singer Meghan Trainor - took to Instagram to share that his dad, Roland Sabara, who he only met "a couple of times", had passed away.

He posted: "My Dad, Roland Sabara, passed away last night.

"We only saw each other a couple of times, and I will ...Read more

Blake Lively has reportedly secured an invite to Taylor Swift's wedding.

While the Gossip Girl actress' friendship with the Opalite singer came under strain during Lively's legal battle with her This Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni, she and Swift are said to have moved on and Blake is expected to attend Taylor's upcoming ...Read more

Kathy Bates threw the script for The Waterboy in the bin because she didn't know who Adam Sandler was.

Although the 78-year-old Oscar winner eventually went on to star in the 1998 movie as Mama Boucher, the overprotective mother of Sandler's Bobby Boucher, a socially awkward waterboy, she initially threw the script away after reading just 12 ...Read more

Randy Newman had only 90 minutes to rehearse his duet with Taylor Swift.

Toy Story composer Newman and pop superstar Swift surprised attendees at the world premiere of Toy Story 5 earlier this month when they performed a duet of You've Got A Friend In Me and Randy revealed how it all came together at the last minute.

He told Variety: "They ...Read more

Albert Hammond Jr has explained why The Strokes' new album release was delayed.

Back in April, the New York indie legends dropped their new single Going Shopping and announced their seventh studio album Reality Awaits would be released on June 26.

However, with one week to go until the release date, they told fans it was being pushed back to ...Read more

George MacKay wants to play a Bond villain.

While the 1917 and Pride actor has been questioned about his interest in taking on the role of suave super-spy James Bond, he admitted playing the titular character is not his dream job.

However, he would jump at the chance to take on the part of a Bond villain, following in the footsteps of • ...Read more

Ryan Lochte is engaged.

The 41-year-old six-time Olympic gold medal swimmer - whose podcaster ex Kayla Reid filed for divorce in March 2025 after seven years of marriage - proposed to Molly Gillihan recently after one year of dating.

Ryan told PEOPLE: "It's true. [I am] moving on with my life to bigger and better things, especially marrying ...Read more

Friends stars Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow have paid tribute to James Burrows, following his death.

The acclaimed television director - whose credits included Friends, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Will and Grace, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly and The Big Bang Theory - passed away...Read more

Engelbert Humperdinck has recalled the moment comedy legend Jerry Lewis paid him one of the greatest compliments of his career - telling the singer he performed the finest impression of him he had ever seen.

The British crooner, 90, shared the memory during an appearance on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, reflecting on his lifelong ...Read more

Bunnie XO has shut down speculation linking her to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger.

Insisting she is not dating the Canadian rock star following her separation from Jelly Roll, the media personality, 46, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, addressed the rumours during the latest episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast.

The comments come weeks after ...Read more

James Burrows, the acclaimed television director and co-creator of Cheers whose work helped define generations of American sitcoms, has died aged 85, his family has confirmed.

Known throughout the television industry as "Jimmy", the TV mogul passed away peacefully this week surrounded by family, according to a statement released to PEOPLE.

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Rosie O'Donnell would be willing to return to The View as a guest host.

Nearly two decades after her turbulent first stint on the daytime talk show and years after her highly publicised clashes with former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the comic, 64, declared she is thinking about a TV comeback during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live ...Read more

Katy Perry appeared to make a pointed reference to former fiancé Orlando Bloom during a concert in Spain.

The singer, 41, is thought to have mad the dig as she incorporated a playful on-stage segment featuring several of her high-profile ex-partners.

Katy was headlining the O Son do Camiño festival in Santiago de Compostela on Thursday (18....Read more