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Now people can watch this professor's HIV documentary on streaming platforms -- for free

SAN DIEGO — For years, people have been asking Megan Ebor how they can watch her film documenting the experiences of older Black women and men, and women of color, living with HIV/AIDS. There were years of film festivals and other forms of outreach to screen her documentaries, but what if someone couldn’t physically get to one of those? Or, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Henry Cavill has shared the Highlander reboot is taking 'all of [his] focus'

Henry Cavill says Highlander reboot is 'taking all of his focus'

Henry Cavill has said the Highlander reboot is taking "all of [his] focus".

The 42-year-old actor is due to portray Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod in director Chad Stahelski's reimagining of the 1986 action flick of the same name, and Cavill has now said he will be deep in production for Highlander soon.

When The Hollywood Reporter asked ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ocean's Eleven is due to receive a prequel directed by Lee Isaac Chung

Ocean's prequel to be helmed by Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung

Lee Isaac Chung is to direct an Ocean's prequel.

The 46-year-old filmmaker - who recently helmed Twisters - is attached to direct a prequel to the 2001 crime flick Ocean's Eleven for Warner Bros., Deadline has said.

While the project is said to be in early development and plot details are being kept under wraps, the screenplay is being written...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Reneé Rapp gets honest about fame, burnout and haters on BITE ME

Reneé Rapp releases raw second album BITE ME

Reneé Rapp has returned with her highly anticipated second studio album BITE ME.

The 12-track collection sees the 25-year-old singer-and-actress get candid about burnout, mental health, fame and dealing with haters.

The album includes previously released singles Mad, Why Is She Still Here?, and fan-favourite Leave Me Alone, which served as ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Chappell Roan has released live-favourite The Subway

Chappell Roan finally releases The Subway after umming and ahhing

Chappell Roan has finally released her heartbreaking ballad The Subway.

The Pink Pony Club hitmaker debuted the track at the 2024 Governors Ball, and it has since become a fan-favourite at her concerts, with her fans patiently waiting for the track to land on streaming platforms.

Chappell previously suggested she wasn't sure whether to release...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Paris Jackson has split from her fiance

Paris Jackson splits from fiance

Paris Jackson has split from her fiance.

The 27-year-old singer - who is the daughter of the late Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe - revealed in December she had got engaged to Justin Long in December after two years of dating but she's now announced she and the producer have gone their separate ways.

Paris commented on a post on X from the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jenna Ortega has opened up about life online.

Jenna Ortega finds life online 'very isolating'

Jenna Ortega finds life online "very isolating" and worries it's "harder to find a sense of self" in the age of social media.

The Wednesday star, 22, is convinced many people "don't talk to each other in person" anymore and she thinks it has eroded their sense of community - insisting she likes the idea of life in the 1970s when there was no ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Blake Lively has been accused of intimidation.

Blake Lively accused of harassment and intimidation

Blake Lively has been accused of trying to "harass and intimidate" a YouTuber.

Content creator Lauren Neidigh, who posts under the username LethalLauren904 has sought a protective order against the former Gossip Girl star after the 37-year-old actress attempted to subpoena her as part of her legal battle with It Ends With Us co-star and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Elton John has celebrated 35 years sober

Sir Elton John celebrates 35th 'sobriety birthday'

Sir Elton John has marked 35 years since he conquered his addiction issues by celebrating his "sobriety birthday".

The 78-year-old singer got clean back in 1990s after a long battle with substance abuse and he's now marked three and a half decades since he turned his life around with Elton sharing a picture of the cards and flowers he received ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Steven Knight will write the next James Bond movie

Steven Knight to write James Bond film

Steven Knight will write the next James Bond movie.

Amazon MGM Studios have hired the Peaky Blinders creator to pen a script for the next installment of the franchise, following the news that Denis Villneuve will direct the movie, Deadline reports.

Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing via Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films respectively and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Taron Egerton has insisted he's not being lined up to play Wolverine

Taron Egerton laughs off 'strange' Wolverine rumours

Taron Egerton says rumours linking him to the role of Wolverine are "strange" and feel "like a joke".

The Kingsman: The Secret Service star is regularly hit by gossip suggesting he could be in line to take over the X-Men character from Hugh Jackman - who has played Wolverine onscreen in various movies since 2000 - but Taron is adamant the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Josh Homme was bedridden for seven months

Josh Homme was bedridden for seven months amid medical issues

Josh Homme spent "seven months in bed" as he battled a health issue last year.

The 52-year-old singer's group Queens of the Stone Age cancelled the remainder of their 2024 performances last August because of the frontman's undisclosed medical problems and he's now reflected on the period, but thinks it was "better" he was "unwell" while the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Demi Lovato has released her first new song in three years

Demi Lovato releases first single in three years

Demi Lovato has released her first new single in three years.

The singer dropped electro-pop track Fast on Friday (01.08.25) after she previously declared she was ready to return to her pop roots after dabbling with a rock sound on her last album Holy Fvck.

As she teased the new single in posts on social media, Demi told fans: "My pop music ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / John Stamos will star in Jesus Christ Superstar

John Stamos replaces Josh Gad in Jesus Christ Superstar

John Stamos will replace Josh Gad in Jesus Christ Superstar.

The Full House actor has stepped in to play King Herod in the live production at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles over the weekend after the Frozen star pulled out with COVID-19, and he has hailed the role a "dream" but also "a little insane" because he has had so little time to ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Guy Pearce has no regrets about his failed pop career.

Guy Pearce glad his pop career flopped

Guy Pearce is 'grateful" his 1980s pop career flopped.

The Memento star shot to fame on Australian soap opera Neighbours in the mid-1980s and after leaving the show he followed in the footsteps of his former co-stars Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan by attempting to carve out a career in the music industry, but Guy failed to set the charts on ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Isla Fisher is embracing her new identity.

Isla Fisher embracing her "new identity' after divorce

Isla Fisher went thought a "tough couple of years" but she's now embracing her "new identity as somebody outside of a partnership".

The 49-year-old actress is single again following the breakdown of her marriage to Sacha Baron Cohen and she's admitted her life has totally changed and she's trying to adapt by staying as "as buoyant as possible"....Read more

Bang Showbiz / Drake loves Amsterdam

Drake reveals where his son was conceived

Drake loves Amsterdam because his son was conceived there.

The God's Plan hitmaker - who has seven-year-old Adonis with artist Sophie Brussaux - performed in the Dutch city on Wednesday (30.07.25) and told the audience the city will always hold a "very special place" in his heart for very personal reasons.

In a video shared to X by a fan, ...Read more

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Hulk Hogan to be cremated, memorial service plans revealed

Memorial plans have been set for Hulk Hogan a week after the legendary wrestler died at age 71.

Hogan will be laid to rest in a memorial service on Aug. 5, set to take place at a church in Tampa, Florida, a source told Us Weekly.

Documents obtained by the outlet on Thursday also revealed that Hogan’s body will be cremated. The Pinellas ...Read more

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Lynette Howell Taylor elected new president of the motion picture academy

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's most exclusive club has a new leader.

Producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group's board of governors announced Thursday, becoming the 37th person to hold the post in the academy's 97-year history.

Howell Taylor, a member of the ...Read more