Arts & Entertainment

A woman has been charged with murder and arson after her four-year-old daughter, Lesma-Rose Wibier, died following a house fire on 2 March 2025; she appeared by videolink at Manchester Magistrates' Court and was remanded to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday.

A low-key funeral for Brigitte Bardot will be held in Saint-Tropez with public viewing; Marine Le Pen will attend while President Emmanuel Macron will not.

Mickey Rourke says a GoFundMe launched to help pay overdue rent was created without his consent, and he says he will consult his lawyer and return donated funds.

New South Wales extended a temporary ban on protests for 14 days, citing public safety concerns after last month’s fatal attack at Bondi.

Netflix data shows the 2018 Tomb Raider film was No. 9 globally for the week of Dec. 22–28, recording about 4.2 million views and 8.2 million streaming hours; the title is not available on Netflix in the U.S., so its streaming figures reflect other regions.

Miley Cyrus confirmed she is involved in plans for the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary and offered a visual hint by returning to a blonde hairstyle; specific details remain under wraps.

Jeff Probst said Survivor 50 will keep its focus on players and gameplay after a Dec. 19 teaser showed celebrity involvement, and he told Variety that some stars like Jimmy Fallon and MrBeast joined because they are fans.

Netflix announced the celebrity judges for its Star Search reboot — Jelly Roll, Chrissy Teigen and Sarah Michelle Gellar — and the series will premiere on Netflix Jan. 20 with live episodes airing Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.

A Channel 4 documentary describes the 47-day search that led to the recovery of Cumali Turhan's body from a landfill; Essex Police say their main suspect is still at large and they want to speak to Ceyhan Dinler.

The couple submitted a divorce settlement in Nashville that names Kidman the primary parent of their two minor daughters and sets child support at $0.

Ricky Gervais told the BBC he stands by jokes about transgender people and said he will not apologize; he also said he might allow trigger warnings on past work but would not censor it.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation and weapons counts; they pleaded not guilty and are due back in court on March 17.

A former 'Shark Tank Colombia' contestant wanted in connection with the alleged poisoning deaths of two teenage girls in Bogotá was arrested in London after being pulled from the Thames and is being held pending extradition to Colombia.

Minot police say Heather Hoffman was convicted in the 2022 killing of her ex, Alex Eckert, after a witness contradicted her alibi and ballistics tied a firearm to the scene; she was sentenced to life without parole.

Prosecutors said a New Year’s Day fire that killed 40 people was likely started by champagne sparklers igniting soundproofing foam, and Crans-Montana’s mayor said the Le Constellation bar had not had a fire safety inspection since 2019.

A Financial Times report says immigration lawyers are increasingly using social-media metrics to support O-1B visa petitions for influencers and OnlyFans creators, who now comprise a large share of some firms' clients; traditional visual and experimental artists report more difficulty meeting the visa's evidentiary rules.

Former shot-put athlete Khayla Dawson is accused of killing her Uber driver in an October incident and pleaded not guilty; a judge ruled there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.

Comedian Michael Rapaport announced plans to run for New York City mayor and has publicly criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani on his podcast and social media.

Paris Jackson marked six years sober and wrote that quitting heroin and alcohol did not end her struggles, saying she faced difficult years and continues to live with complex mental health conditions.

Guillermo del Toro told attendees at a Palm Springs festival brunch that calling art unimportant is "always the prelude to fascism." He has also spoken out against generative-AI and praised the human teamwork behind his film.

Marvel has officially released the X‑Men teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, showing Patrick Stewart's Professor X, Ian McKellen's Magneto, and James Marsden's Cyclops in scenes set at the X‑Mansion.

Netflix and WWE have expanded their partnership into a non-exclusive deal that makes Netflix the U.S. home for WWE's library, including premium live events from before September 2025; Season 2 of the documentary series WWE: Unreal is set to premiere on January 20.

Dexter Keaton posted photos showing tattoos she and her brother had inked in honor of their late mother on what would have been Diane Keaton’s 80th birthday; Sarah Paulson also shared a tattoo with Diane’s initials and posted a tribute.

A private funeral for journalist Tatiana Schlossberg was held in Manhattan; she died Dec. 30 at age 35 and members of the Kennedy family attended.

Buckley won the Critics Choice best actress award for Hamnet, and the film opens in UK and Irish cinemas on 9 January 2026.

Sophie Turner told The Direct she was pleased with how Sansa Stark's story ended and said many of her former co-stars were not; she added she would need to see a script before considering a return.

A man filed a civil lawsuit accusing Donnie McClurkin of years of sexual abuse; McClurkin's lawyer says the allegations are categorically false.

Officials said Le Constellation in Crans‑Montana had no fire alarm and had not been inspected for five years; owners are under criminal investigation and the municipality will commission external inspections.

Ben Cohen revealed on Celebrity SAS that his 17-year-old daughter is being fitted with a pacemaker and described the last 18 months as "horrendous".

At the Jan. 4 Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, One Battle After Another won best picture while Sinners and Frankenstein each earned four trophies; Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley won best actor and best actress.