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The Fight Over Charlize Theron’s Appearance in Monster
Charlize Theron recalled a financier calling her at 3 a.m. to criticize her appearance as Aileen Wuornos in Monster. In an interview published December 7, 2022, she said he’d just seen the…
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Emily Ratajkowski Wanted to Be Reminded She Was More Than a Mom. What She’s Said About Her Body and Desire Since Her Son Was Born
Emily Ratajkowski wanted to feel desired as she raised a toddler, and to recognize the sexual part of herself alongside her identity as a mother. In her June 12, 2026 essay for…
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Sharon Osbourne Says Six Doctors Warned Ozzy His Farewell Show Would Kill Him, and What He Told Them
Sharon Osbourne says 6 doctors warned that Ozzy’s farewell concert, Back to the Beginning, would kill him. He insisted on performing, she recalled in an interview published October 13, 2026. “They advised…
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John Travolta Marked Kelly Preston’s 64th Birthday with a Video of Ella’s Runway Debut: “Look at Your Baby Girl Now Kelly!!”
John Travolta celebrated what would’ve been Kelly Preston’s 64th birthday by sharing their daughter Ella Bleu’s runway debut at Miu Miu’s spring/summer 2027 show in Paris. His October 13 tribute paired footage…
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Inde Navarrette’s Boyfriend Nick Aiello Towers Over Her on a Dinner Date at Chateau Marmont
Inde Navarrette held hands with her boyfriend, musician Nick Aiello, as they left Chateau Marmont after a dinner date in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 16. At five feet tall, Navarrette is…
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Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Quietly Married in Arkansas in September, a Marriage License Shows
Amy Robach, 53, and T.J. Holmes, 49, wed on Sept. 19 in Washington County, Arkansas, a marriage license shows. They applied for the license the day before the ceremony, and it was…
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A Man Fell for the AI Assistant He Built After His Eight-Year Relationship Ended. Esther Perel Calls It “The Oldest Plot in Town”
Esther Perel built her career on couples in crisis. A young man came to her for a one-time session about the AI assistant he’d fallen for. Perel, the Belgian psychotherapist behind Mating…
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Danny Trejo’s Son Says His Dad Didn’t Know Who Ben Shapiro Was When He Took the Pawn Shop Role, and Quitting Could Get Him Sued
Gilbert Trejo says his 82-year-old father, Danny Trejo, accepted the film Pawn Shop expecting to play a peace-seeking Mexican shop owner, then learned about Ben Shapiro’s involvement roughly 2 weeks into filming.…
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James Mcavoy Used His Atonement Character to Get Out of Living with the Cast. Here’s What He Was Really Avoiding
James McAvoy secured a cottage to himself while making Atonement by telling director Joe Wright that living apart from the cast would suit his character’s outsider status. His real concern was spending…
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Alan Rickman Asked J.K. Rowling How to Play Snape. She Gave Him One Small Secret, and He Kept It for Years
Alan Rickman had already accepted the role of Severus Snape when he asked J.K. Rowling for help understanding how to play him. He said the role felt like it was traveling down…
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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Were All Smiles on a Mummy Set Together for the First Time in 25 Years
Brendan Fraser, 57, and Rachel Weisz, 56, were all smiles filming a scene together in West London, back on the same Mummy set as Rick and Evelyn O’Connell 25 years after The…
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Asked Which State She Passed the Bar in, Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Answered “When I Moved to China”
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called his new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, “an attorney.” On the South Lawn Tuesday, before he left for a rally in Wasilla, Alaska, a reporter pressed her…
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Ruby Rose Says All Hayden Panettiere Ever Wanted Was to Tell Her Story Her Way, on Her Own Terms
Ruby Rose broke down on camera when she was asked how Hayden Panettiere should be remembered, calling the late actress “my best friend” and saying they “spoke every day for five years.”…
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Horoscope For Today: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Today is a tense one for the zodiac signs! Today, celestial influences create a passionate lens through which to express our…
Tarotscope For Today: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Aries Your card: The Hermit Rather than consulting with friends and family to get an idea of what you should do,…
