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Bang Showbiz / Dame Emma Thompson stars in the franchise

Dame Emma Thompson feels 'strange' discussing Harry Potter

Dame Emma Thompson feels "strange" talking about her role in the Harry Potter movies.

The 67-year-old actress played Professor Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter film franchise, but Emma finds talking about the movies to be a bit odd, because she feels like a peripheral part of the series.

Emma - whose first appearance as Trelawney was in ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jesse Eisenberg stars in the new animated movie

Minions and Monsters star Jesse Eisenberg discusses 'dream' role

Jesse Eisenberg fulfilled a "dream" by starring in Minions and Monsters.

The 42-year-old actor stars alongside the likes of Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, and Phil LaMarr in Minions and Monsters, the third instalment in the Minions prequel series, and Jesse admits that he relished ...Read more

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T-Pain's unreleased song with Oliver Tree gets playtime, with a little help from Shaq

LOS ANGELES — Oliver Tree’s music and memory lived on at the Electric Forest festival over the weekend, where T-Pain and Shaquille O’Neal teased what is likely the late singer’s final project.

Grammy winner T-Pain and the former NBA player (performing as DJ Diesel) paid tribute to Tree during their set on the second night of the three-...Read more

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Harry Styles collapse at London concert caused by choking, not heat

Harry Styles’ brief but jarring collapse during his London performance this weekend was not a result of the heatwave affecting Europe, but choking.

Insiders close to the sold-out Wembley Stadium concert told TMZ that the moment was due to “a brief onstage mishap involving water” during the 32-year-old star’s “whale move.” It was ...Read more

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Veda Pierce, LA's most odious monster, dead at 98

LOS ANGELES — From the beginning, Mildred vowed that her daughter Veda would have all the things this newly blossoming post-war suburban paradise could offer.

They lived in a charming Spanish Colonial house in Glendale, the kind of place where there were more kids than cars on the street. Veda’s days were filled with stickball, piano ...Read more

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John Oliver scores 'juicy' role in 3-episode 'General Hospital' arc

John Oliver’s bid to score a “juicy” role on long-running soap “General Hospital” has finally coming to fruition, in the form of a three-episode gig for the “Last Week Tonight” host and writer.

The 23-time Emmy winner, 49, announced Sunday he’ll be joining the longstanding ABC daytime drama, which first aired in 1963, for its ...Read more

Former NFL star Chris Johnson reveals devastating ALS diagnosis

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson has been diagnosed with ALS and has lost the ability to speak.

The 40-year-old sportsman was diagnosed with the progressive neurogenerative disorder last year, after showing certain symptoms such as weakness in his right hand which he and wife Brittany initially put down to wear and tear from his football ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Prince Harry is preparing to visit the UK

Prince Harry 'exploring every option' to bring kids to the UK

Prince Harry is "exploring every option" to bring his children to the UK next week.

The Duke of Sussex - who lives in California - was said to have been reconsidering plans for wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and their kids Prince Archie, seven, and five-year-old Princess Lilibet to join him in his homeland, where he has five days of events and...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Prince William has shared his memories of Queen Elizabeth

Prince William credits Queen Elizabeth for 'love of teatime'

Prince William has praised the late Queen Elizabeth for giving him a "love of teatime" which he "never knew [he] needed".

The 44-year-old royal has recorded a short video for a digital memorial to his late grandmother, which is also open to the public to share some of their memories of the monarch - who died in September 2022 - and recalled how...Read more

Scott Eastwood blasts 'shocking' on-set behaviour

Scott Eastwood has slammed the "shocking behaviour" he has seen from fellow Hollywood stars.

The 40-year-old actor thinks some people have been famous for "too long" and it has resulted in a lack of accountability and a refusal to take responsibility for their actions.

Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, he said: "Some of the accountability ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dame Joanna Lumley is about to celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary

Dame Joanna Lumley reveals how she will celebrate 40th wedding anniversary

Dame Joanna Lumley is planning a "dream" holiday for her 40th wedding anniversary later this year.

The Absolutely Fabulous star - who turned 80 in May - will mark another major milestone in October when she celebrates four decades of marriage with her second husband Stephen Barlow, who she wed in 1986.

Joanna is heading out to Argentina to ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / James Norton will star in Hamlet

James Norton to star in Hamlet

James Norton is "pretty terrified" about playing Hamlet.

The House of the Dragon star is set to take on the titular role in Thomas Ostermeier's upcoming production of the William Shakespeare classic, which will open in London's West End in autumn 2027.

He said in a statement: "It's a privilege for anyone to take on the role of Hamlet. It's ...Read more

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Commentary: 'The Bear' moved us to tears over its five seasons, ending on a happy, loving note

“The Bear,” Christopher Storer’s critically lauded, much argued over, award-winning series about a Chicago sandwich joint transformed into a fine-dining experience — to radically oversimplify — wrapped up its five-course meal Thursday with eight episodes (released at once), transpiring mostly across a single day. As a torrential ...Read more

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5 memorable moments from the 2026 BET Awards: From Cardi B to Lauryn Hill

The 2026 BET Awards brought music, comedy and community to the Peacock Theater on Sunday night.

"Culture's Biggest Night," as the ceremony bills itself, included performances from a long lineup of talent, including Cardi B, Kehlani and Don Toliver, plus rousing tributes to the late trailblazer D'Angelo and Living Legend Icon Award recipient ...Read more

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10 must-watch movies that capture America in times of profound change

Can you tell the story of America in 10 movies? Maybe so — at least a version of it — if you stick to moments of serious national friction and those rare instances when a filmmaker meets the mood with a true vision. If you want tearjerkers about red, white and blue triumph, this is not your list (although the Space Race drama “The Right ...Read more

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John Oliver scores dream job: Soap opera gigs on 'General Hospital' and 'Days of Our Lives'

It’s no joke: John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” is checking into “General Hospital,” the ABC soap opera.

The host of the weekly series that takes sharply comedic aim at government and institutions announced during his June 28 episode that he will appear on the daytime soap “General Hospital” on July 2, 3 and 6. No details...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Metallica boldly paid tribute to local hero Sir Tom Jones by reviving a hit previously banned at the same venue

Metallica perform Tom Jones' Delilah at same venue it was banned from three years ago

Metallica surprised fans by performing Sir Tom Jones' controversial hit Delilah at the same venue where choirs were barred from singing the song three years earlier.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced in 2023 that due to the lyrics depicting a woman named Delilah being stabbed to death after her husband discovers she's been cheating, the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / T-Pain and the late Oliver Tree's unreleased song got received its debut weeks after the musician's tragic death

T-Pain plays unreleased Oliver Tree collaboration weeks after the musician's tragic death

T‑Pain paid tribute to the late Oliver Tree during a late‑night set at Michigan's Electric Forest festival, unveiling a new track they worked on together before his tragic death.

While performing alongside Shaquille O'Neal, who appeared under his DJ Diesel moniker, at the event over the weekend, T-Pain took a moment to honour Oliver with a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Alanis Morissette is an empath

Alanis Morissette finds being an empath 'lonely and painful'

Alanis Morrissette found life as a highly sensitive person (HSP) "lonely and painful".

The Ironic hitmaker has finally found she makes "more sense to people" after years of struggling to find ways to "regulate" the flood of emotions she feels as an empath.

She told Sunday Times Style magazine: "I tried myriad ways to regulate, whether that was...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jaime King's divorce is ongoing

Jaime King's ex Austin Sosa asks judge to end their marriage

Jaime King's estranged husband has filed paperwork asking a judge to end the former couple's marriage by default.

Austin Sosa filed paperwork to end the marriage on January 22 after the couple tied the knot in secret, but TMZ.com now reports he's asked for the court to bring the union to an end even though an agreement has yet to be worked out ...Read more