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Image copyright Focus Features Image caption Anya Taylor-Joy plays the film’s heroine There are plenty of screen adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma – faithful ones like the earliest BBC version of 1948 to Clueless, which moved the action to 1990s California. Director Autumn de Wilde’s film returns Emma to Regency England – but with a […]

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert unleashed several of his political impersonations on Thursday night, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) trying his hand at the nickel slots in Las Vegas. And he broke out his sunglasses for former Vice President Joe Biden.  Biden’s campaign is reeling after finishing a distant fourth in the Iowa caucuses, then

Image copyright Island Records Image caption Changes is the star’s first album in five years “Every time I get up here, I don’t know what I’m going to say next,” announces Justin Bieber to a room full of journalists, who’ve gathered in London to hear his latest album, Changes. “That’s the fun.” Fun? Maybe. It’s

Wendy Williams sparked the ire of many LGBTQ fans after going on a tear Thursday about men who wear skirts, heels and other gender-fluid styles.   Williams came under heavy criticism stemming from a “Hot Topics” discussion on her talk show about “Galentine’s Day,” an unofficial Valentine’s Day alternative introduced by the TV series “Parks and Recreation” and aimed at

Image copyright Getty Images When Natalie Portman wore a dress championing female film directors to the Oscars, she was praised by many – but also faced a backlash. “You are the problem,” actress Rose McGowan said. “Yes, you, Natalie. Lip service is the problem. Fake support of other women is the problem.” McGowan argued that

“The Bachelor” star Peter Weber has been taking a lot of heat this season for his bizarre dating decisions, and he admits he’s cringed a bit when he’s watching the episodes. Weber ― aka “Pilot Pete” ― recently appeared on former “Bachelor” lead Nick Viall’s podcast to explain the unexpected challenges he’s faced while trying to

Image copyright AFP Image caption Polanski topped the nominations for this year’s César awards The entire board of the César Academy, which distributes France’s equivalent of the Oscars, has resigned following backlash over nominations for a film by Roman Polanski and demands for reform. Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy swept the nomination list for

Natalie Portman contends that her support of female directors goes beyond feminist fashion statements. “I have tried, and I will keep trying [to get women work as directors],” the Academy Award-winning actor said in a statement, sent to HuffPost late Wednesday, responding to recent strong criticism from Rose McGowan. Amy Sussman via Getty Images Natalie Portman

Actor George Robinson reveals what it’s like to play Isaac, the first disabled character in Netflix’s Sex Education. George became tetraplegic just a few years ago when he broke his neck in a school rugby tackle gone-wrong. The question is, did he watch the show – full of teenage sex, angst and mishaps – with

A representative for Jim Carrey on Thursday dismissed backlash the actor has received following an awkward exchange with a female journalist, saying the actor’s comments were “a ridiculous non-story.”   During an interview about “Sonic the Hedgehog,” reporter Charlotte Long of Bauer Media’s Heat asked Carrey if there was anything left on his bucket list. (The