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Jonathan Bailey has shared that he originally thought being gay would be a “hindrance” to his career, but he was “willing to take that risk” to be his authentic self. via: Out When the Wicked star was first starting out as an actor, he feared being openly gay "would be a hindrance" to his career, but he was willing to "take that risk." "I was well aware [of] the possibilities and the limits of queer actors and what that means to an audience and whether that bleeds into commer

For Shakira, the end of her 11-year relationship with Gerard Piqué in June 2022 didn't arrive gradually. It hit all at once. via: Page Six “I always thought that I was more fragile or weaker than what life proved me to be,” the artist told People in an interview published Wednesday. The end of Shakira’s 11-year relationship in 2022 inspired the track “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53″ one year later. The song — which detailed the retired soccer player’s alleged infidelit

A$AP Rocky is opening up about the scary sh**ting incident he and his partner Rihanna faced at their Beverly Hills home. via: People Months after a woman was accused of shooting an AR-style rifle at Rihanna's Beverly Hills mansion, her partner A$AP Rocky is opening up about how the incident affected their family. In a cover story interview with VIBE on Tuesday, June 2, the "Praise the Lord" rapper, 37, said the ordeal was "f---ed up" and shook his sense of normalcy. "Somebody

Michael Jackson’s big-screen story is heading home while still proving its power at the global box office. via: Forbes Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Michael opened in theaters on April 24. Jaafar Jackson — who is the son of Jermaine Jackson and nephew of the late pop icon — plays Michael Jackson in his teen and adult years. The film chronicles the life of the singer as a 10-year-old (Juliano Valde) with his brothers in The Jackson 5 through his tour for his Bad album in 1988. Ra

Rupert Everett says his former exercise regime has left him “almost crippled.” via: Page Six The actor, 67, had popular box-office hits in the ’90s, most notably starring as Julia Roberts’ gay bestie in 1997’s “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” but he said the buff build he worked hard to get has cost him. “I ruined myself,” he told the Guardian in an interview published Monday. “Now I’m almost crippled as a result.” “I could never be bothered to do all those things, like stretching

Gay adult film star Drake Von is currently sitting in a Sin City jail cell after he was arrested for putting paws on his partner. via: JJ The 23-year-old gay adult film star, born Dawson Bacon, was arrested in Las Vegas following an alleged altercation with his partner. Drake was arrested Tuesday (June 2) and charged with two felonies: “domestic battery by strangulation and coercion constituting domestic violence with threat or use of physical force,” TMZ reports, as well as

Rumer Willis' ex Derek Richard Thomas is clapping back at Rumer Willis, who has accused him of emotional abuse after filing court documents for custody of their 3-year-old daughter Louetta. via: Page Six In new legal documents, the singer claimed he never acted “aggressively or inappropriately” toward Willis despite the latter’s bombshell allegations from their ongoing child custody battle, TMZ reported Wednesday. Thomas also alleged Willis has used their 3-year-old daughter,

Actor-comedian Matt Rogers (Fire Island, Las Culturistas) is the latest to join the Amazon MGM action spy series Mr & Mrs Smith for it's second season. via: Deadline He joins recently cast Francesca Scorsese as Mrs. Smith. The two are not believed to be part of a pair the way fellow Season 2 cast additions Mark Eydelshteyn (Mr. Smith) and Talia Ryder (Mrs. Smith) are. Details about the plot of Season 2, which started production in Los Angeles in April, are being kept under wr

Grammy winner Pink, known for her mind-blowing aerial stunts, is set to host the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall June 7 (8 ET/5 PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+). via: People The 46-year-old pop star shared that when she was first asked to host the annual awards show, airing on CBS, it wasn't an “immediate yes.” “It was an almost immediate yes,” the Grammy winner told Gayle King on CBS Mornings on Tuesday, June 2. “It was a yes, but, or yes, and, let me get permissi

Cassie Ventura has revealed that she is now living outside the United States and does not plan to move back, according to a court declaration filed on May 1, 2026. The declaration, reviewed by Complex, states plainly: "I reside outside of the United States" and later adds, "I do not intend to move back to the United States." via: Us Weekly According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, June 2, Cassie, 39, declared in a May 1 filing in her lawsuit against male

According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase. via: CBM Last November, it was revealed that Amazon MGM Studios was bringing another popular MGM franchise back to our screens with a new Stargate TV series in the works for Prime Video. Martin Gero, who created NBC's Blindspot, was announced as showrunner on a revival that looked s

Young M.A left Shannon Sharpe confused after she said she preferred dating straight women but insisted she was "not flipping them" into becoming lesbians. via: People In a new interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast, the "Ooouuu" rapper, 34, opened up about how "most women" she's dated identify as straight and continue to do so after getting romantically involved with her. The topic arose as host Shannon Sharpe asked Young M.A. about her favorite part of a woman. "Eyes, becau

The John Wick franchise is getting a new spin-off: following in the footsteps of Ballerina is a movie about Caine, the blind assassin introduced in John Wick: Chapter 4. Donnie Yen returns to the role while also stepping behind the camera to direct, and Caine: From the World of John Wick has been in production for just over two months. Now, Deadline reports that Mason Thames of the Black Phone films has signed on to join Yen in the cast. Details on the role he’ll be playing h

Shania Twain is the latest musical artist to get the biopic treatment. via: Deadline Ahead of the release of her Netflix rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle, produced by Sony Pictures, Leah McKendrick has landed a major new project with the studio: a biopic on global country-pop star Shania Twain, which she’ll direct from her own original script. Plot details for the film, titled Shania, are being kept under wraps. We hear that McKendrick’s past work as a pop singer-songwriter wa

We have a very competitive weekend ahead of us, with the Top 10 expected to combine for $180M+, the second-best three-day frame of the year to date (behind the 3-day Easter weekend, led by the $130M Super Mario Galaxy debut). Leading the pack will be Paramount’s Scary Movie, the sixth installment in the spoof series, following closely on the heels of the studio’s $121.9M domestic gross for Scream 7. The return of creators The Wayans’ and original stars Marlon Wayans and Anna

The official trailer for Eli Roth‘s “Ice Cream Man,” has been released. The slasher film will be released on Aug. 7 in 2,000 North American venues. via: Bloody Disgusting Written by Eli Roth and longtime friend Noah Belson, Ice Cream Man is set in the idyllic summer town of Bayleen Bay. As you might expect from an Eli Roth movie, the town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results. Watch the official Red Band Trailer for Eli

“Tulsa King” will be on the move for a potential fifth season. via: TV Insider Though Tulsa King Season 4 and the upcoming spinoff Frisco King (f.k.a. NOLA King) have not yet arrived on Paramount+, news of what might be next in the fifth season is already starting to come down. Variety now reports that the Paramount+ crime drama from the world of Taylor Sheridan might move locations to New York City. New York is the original home of Sylvester Stallone‘s Dwight Manfredi, and h

Backrooms, the new horror film backed by A24, has reached the $100 million mark at the domestic box office just five days after it was released. via: Variety A24‘s “Backrooms” has cleared a major box office milestone in record time. The buzzy horror movie, from YouTuber Kane Parsons, will hit $100 million on Wednesday after just six days of release. Most arthouse releases are lucky to surpass that benchmark by the end of their box office runs — especially in this current, fra

Robert Pattinson has blamed the lukewarm reception to his superhero body in The Batman on comments he made in interviews while promoting the film. via: Variety Robert Pattinson recently spoke to GQ magazine as part of the publication’s summer cover story on “The Odyssey” and revealed he had a home gym installed in order to pack on muscle ahead of filming “The Batman: Part II.” The actor was doubling down on his fitness schedule after some viewers of 2022’s “The Batman” found

Adam Shankman is speaking out amid rampant rumors circulating on social media that the upcoming RuPaul movie Stop! That! Train! used AI in the making of the movie. via: Variety “Stop That Train” director Adam Shankman defended the RuPaul Charles-starring film after social-media chatter over the weekend accusing the filmmakers of relying on generative AI — calling such claims “patently not true.” “Every shot in ‘Stop! That! Train!’ was made by human hands!” Shankman wrote in a