celebrity

From conspiracy theories to the latest celebrity gossip, read the latest news about celebrities on Newser.com

Stories 181 - 200 | << Prev   Next >>

Winslet Takes 'Responsibility': 'What the F--- Was I Doing?'

Actress expresses regret for working with Woody Allen, Roman Polanski in frank 'Vanity Fair' chat

(Newser) - Kate Winslet is dealing with quarantine just like most of us are, but she's fully aware that she's not like most of us. "I'm trundling along with life," she tells Vanity Fair in what the magazine calls a "wonderfully frank, free-roaming conversation" this week....

She Went From Bond Girl to Game of Thrones
She Was the Only Bond
Girl to Get Him to the Altar
OBITUARY
Sep 10, 2020 11:10 AM CDT

She Was the Only Bond Girl to Get Him to the Altar

Award-winning actress Diana Rigg, also known for 'Avengers,' 'Game of Thrones' roles, dead at 82

(Newser) - Dame Diana Rigg, a Tony and Emmy award winner, has died at age 82. She's perhaps best known of late for her turn as Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones. But the British actress enjoyed a decades-spanning career in theater, film, and television, following her breakout role as...

Boseman to Be Honored With Statue Fit for a King

More than 50K sign petition in the hope that it'll replace a Confederate monument

(Newser) - Less than a week after Chadwick Boseman's death , work is underway to get the Black Panther star his own statue. Boseman's hometown of Anderson, SC, is finalizing a plan for a permanent public statue. TMZ cites a rep for Mayor Terence Roberts as saying it will likely take...

John Boyega to Disney: 'Nah, Nah, Nah'

Actor critiques approach to minority characters in 'Star Wars'

(Newser) - Racial inequality still bouncing around his brain , John Boyega is pointing fingers at Disney, the company that gave him his blockbuster role in Star Wars. Boyega's Finn, a recovered Stormtrooper, was a key player in 2015's The Force Awakens. But the series finale, The Rise of Skywalker, "...

Hollywood Actor Is Working in Construction

Armie Hammer is living with a pal after marital split

(Newser) - Call Me by Your Name actor Armie Hammer says he's living with a pal and working in construction these days, People reports. The 34-year-old posted an Instagram message some two months after splitting with wife Elizabeth Chambers: "This [is] one of my best friends, Ashton," he wrote...

Court Documents Reveal Who Controls Britney's Fortune

Sister Jamie Lynn Spears named as estate trustee

(Newser) - New court filings show Britney Spears' millions of dollars have a new caretaker. Jamie Lynn Spears, 29, was chosen as trustee of her 38-year-old sister's estate two years ago, according to documents filed last week. A 2018 amendment to the SJB Revocable Trust—set up in 2004, four years...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Took 3-Year Paternity Leave

Actor focused on his kids, is back with new projects this year

(Newser) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt is back, baby. And back from the babies, to be precise. The actor has been out of sight since his last movie release in 2016 as he took three years off to be a father to his two young sons, born in 2015 and 2017. "I just...

In Rare Move, Britney Spears Makes Her Wishes Known

In filing, says she is 'strongly opposed' to her father returning as conservator

(Newser) - "The world don't have a clue," Jamie Spears said earlier this month of the #FreeBritney movement. But maybe the 38-year-old pop star does? The New York Times on Tuesday cited a court filing in which Britney Spears expresses that she is "strongly opposed" to her dad...

Amy Schumer: No More Pregnancies
Amy Schumer:
No More Pregnancies
Aug 14, 2020 6:21 AM CDT

Amy Schumer: No More Pregnancies

Comedian considering a surrogate following IVF struggles

(Newser) - Amy Schumer has revealed that she "can't be pregnant ever again" following the birth of her first child last year. Schumer became pregnant with son Gene David, now 15 months old, through in vitro fertilization, per People . "He's the best thing in my life" but "...

Beyonce Delivers a Loving Ode to Blackness

'Black Is King' is out on Disney+

(Newser) - Beyonce's single, "Black Parade," which dropped on Juneteenth, was just a peek at what was to come—a "celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience," according to Disney+. With Black Is King, her new visual album released exclusively on the platform, comes "...

Demi Lovato to Wed Her Quarantine Beau

Singer announces engagement to actor Max Ehrich

(Newser) - Six months after ending a relationship with a male model, Demi Lovato says she'll tie the knot with a new beau. The 27-year-old singer-actress announced her engagement to actor Max Ehrich on Instagram late Wednesday, sharing photos of the couple embracing on a beach in Malibu, Calif., a huge...

Kanye Says He Wants Divorce, Kim Pleads for 'Empathy'

Kardashian refers to husband's bipolar disorder after odd tweets

(Newser) - Kanye West told the crowd at his Sunday rally that his wife almost had an abortion, then suggested the comment would cause her to divorce him . But on Wednesday, it was West who said he was trying to divorce Kim Kardashian. In deleted tweets (see screenshots here ), West wrote...

125K Want to #FreeBritney
125K Want to
#FreeBritney
Jul 22, 2020 9:50 AM CDT

125K Want to #FreeBritney

Fans seek end to 12-year conservatorship despite singer's claim she's 'happy'

(Newser) - A #FreeBritney protest is planned Wednesday outside a Los Angeles court, where Britney Spears is to appear remotely to discuss her conservatorship case . So why exactly do fans think the singer—shown recently lounging in a pool and doing yoga on a beach —needs saving? Well, it's complicated....

Witness: Amber Heard Threw Punches, Bottles

Former assistant claims actress falsified abuse details

(Newser) - Johnny Depp's security chief is backing the actor's claims that ex-wife Amber Heard abused him, as opposed to the other way around. In a witness statement released Thursday as he appeared at UK High Court, Sean Bett, a former Los Angeles sheriff's deputy who's worked for...

This Is the Last Known Footage of Naya Rivera
This Is the Last Known
Footage of Naya Rivera
video
Jul 10, 2020 10:11 AM CDT

This Is the Last Known Footage of Naya Rivera

Video shows actress, son heading out on Lake Piru hours before she was reported missing

(Newser) - Authorities have released footage of what are thought to be some of Naya Rivera's final moments. A security video shared Thursday shows two people—presumed to be the 33-year-old actress and her 4-year-old son—exiting a vehicle at Lake Piru in California's Los Padres National Forest around 1pm...

Johnny Depp&#39;s Libel Trial Begins
Johnny Depp's
Drama Goes on Trial
Jul 7, 2020 8:07 AM CDT

Johnny Depp's Drama Goes on Trial

Actor suing British tabloid for libel over domestic violence claims

(Newser) - The Sun newspaper will rely on 14 separate allegations of domestic violence against Johnny Depp in defense of libel claims , beginning Tuesday. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers and Sun executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 2018 article that painted the actor as a "wife beater." The...

Mel Gibson&#39;s Father Set Up His Own Church
Mel Gibson's Dad Denied
'Most' of the Holocaust
obituary
Jun 6, 2020 2:00 PM CDT

Mel Gibson's Dad Denied 'Most' of the Holocaust

Hutton Gibson has died at 101

(Newser) - Mel Gibson's father—once known for his anti-Semitism and rather eccentric Catholic views—died May 11 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., the New York Times reports. His death went unreported at the time, even by family; only California records revealed his passing. But Hutton Gibson, who lived to 101, did...

Star Wars Actor Spoke Up About George Floyd. Racists Flocked

John Boyega tweets against racism showed how right he was

(Newser) - Star Wars actor John Boyega honored George Floyd , the black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white officer knelt on his neck, on Twitter on Wednesday, adding , "I really f---ing hate racists." As Vulture reports, "that should be a really acceptable opinion for...

DJs Get Interview of a Lifetime: a Locked-Down Matt Damon

'I feel like I'm about to throw up,' Dublin's Nathan O'Reilly told Damon, quarantined in small Irish town

(Newser) - Talk about an at-work win. Per the BBC , Dublin DJs Nathan O'Reilly and Graham O'Toole nabbed none other than Matt Damon for a Zoom interview after finding out the 49-year-old star was quarantining with his family in the coastal town of Dalkey. For six weeks, O'Reilly had...

Name of Elon Musk's Baby: A Joke or a Code?

Twitter users doing their best to decipher 'X Æ A-12'

(Newser) - And you thought North West was a weird name. Elon Musk and Grimes, who welcomed a baby boy on Monday, may have topped all other celebrities in the unique name game. In response to a tweet asking for the boy's name, Musk responded , "X Æ A-12 Musk."...

Stories 181 - 200 | << Prev   Next >>