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Halle Bailey gracefully demonstrated her ability to channel the gentle spirit of Ariel when she finally spoke out about the criticism of her casting in the live-action “Little Mermaid” film. “I feel like I’m dreaming, and I’m just grateful,” she told a reporter at Tuesday night’s Variety Power of Young Hollywood event. “I don’t pay […]

Growing up in the glare of public opinion, when blogs were coming of age, has had a lasting effect on Rumer Willis. As the eldest daughter of the then-power couple of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Willis was a frequent target of tabloid vitriol. In fact, a quick Google search reveals how common and awful

Welcome to paradise. “Here to Make Friends” hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray bring you all the highs and lows from the premiere episodes of “Bachelor in Paradise,” including the worst liar we’ve ever seen and the revenge plot that failed to deliver. Plus, they predict which couple will most likely end up engaged —

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Frank Turner: “I thought the album should be about something more interesting than my feelings” Frank Turner’s eighth album is dedicated to female spies, nuns and musicians that time has forgotten. It’s seen him accused of mansplaining history, “but I don’t see anyone else telling these stories,” he tells

Universal Pictures is reevaluating its advertising for the upcoming political thriller “The Hunt” in the wake of three mass shootings in the U.S. in just over a week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A spokesman for the studio told HuffPost that the mass shootings did factor into a shift in the movie’s marketing campaign, but

Kiefer Sutherland has surprised children and young adults living at two hospices with a private performance. Staff and residents at Naomi House and Jacksplace in Winchester said they were “shocked” to receive a visit from the actor and singer following a plea on social media. The charity that runs the hospices appealed for the star,

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honoring TV’s best next month. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that going hostless allows more time to salute departing shows, including “Game of Thrones.” The HBO fantasy saga, which ended

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The papers have now been reunited after 11 years of searching A “Kafkaesque” 11-year fight to bring together acclaimed Czech author Franz Kafka’s papers has come to an end after the last batch arrived in Israel. The National Library unveiled the documents after years of international searches and legal disputes.

Melissa McCarthy may be an award-winning celebrity in her own right, but even she was apparently awestruck by the U.S. women’s national soccer team. The actress confessed that she “weirdly geeked out” and “got really nervous” while meeting the Women’s World Cup champions at a screening of her latest movie in Los Angeles. “I kind

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lewinsky, pictured left last year, will be played by Beanie Feldstein President Clinton’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the 1999 impeachment proceedings it led to are to be dramatised on US television. The latest series of American Crime Story will air in the run-up to next