When the Elton John biopic Rocketman opened at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019, expectations were sky-high. Just months earlier, Bohemian Rhapsody, another rock-music biopic, this one centered on Queen’s Freddie Mercury, had pulled off a surprise box-office coup, raking in $911 million worldwide. Paramount Pictures had taken a big gamble with Rocketman, spending
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Paul Haggis — famous for writing/directing 2006’s Best Picture, “Crash” — has been arrested in Italy for sexual assault … this according to multiple reports. Local media say the Oscar-winning filmmaker — who also wrote “Million Dollar Baby,” among other hit films over the years — was busted Sunday in the city of Ostuni, where
Netflix’s Spiderhead, directed by Joseph Kosinski, is a movie about its own budget. It can afford a couple of big stars, so it has them — never mind whether the actors in question are an actual match for the material. The story plays out on a steely, vacuum-sealed set that lacks texture or warmth, which
Logan Paul says his relationship with The Rock was completely ruined amid the fallout from his suicide forest vlog in 2017 … revealing his idol asked him to remove any traces of them together from social media following the controversy. The 27-year-old YouTuber/boxer had celebs and politicians calling for him to be canceled after posting
‘Bold and the Beautiful’ star Ashley Jones is no longer married to her allegedly abusive husband … but she’s walking away with some court-ordered protection. A judgment’s been entered in her divorce from Joel Henricks, and according to the docs, they hammered out child custody issues earlier this month … and also figured out how
Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis was arrested Sunday in Italy on charges of sexual assault. The Crash director was detained in southern Italy after a “young foreign woman” told investigators that she was “forced to seek medical care” following “non-consensual sexual relations” with a man Italian authorities identified as Haggis. According to a statement
Bam Margera has another crisis on his plate besides recently fleeing rehab — although they’re related — we’ve learned a split from his wife played a big part in his decision to leave the facility. A rep for Bam tells TMZ … he and his wife Nikki Boyd broke up a couple of weeks ago.
Harry Styles gets caught in a fraught love triangle in the new trailer for the upcoming romantic drama, My Policeman. The film will arrive in theaters on Oct. 21 before hitting Prime Video on Nov. 4. Directed by Michael Grandage, My Policeman is based on Bethan Roberts’ novel of the same name. Set primarily in
Play video content TMZ.com Amber Heard is facing a stark and expensive reality after the Johnny Depp trial — namely, that she could be on the hook for millions … so it’s no surprise she’s out bargain hunting. Check out this video, obtained by TMZ, which shows AH shopping at a TJ Maxx in Bridgehampton,
Kevin Spacey appeared in a London court Thursday for his first hearing related to five charges of sexual assault, with the disgraced actor receiving unconditional bail prior to his next court appearance next month. While Spacey did not enter a plea to the charges during the 45-minute hearing — that will happen at the next
Bill Cosby was minutes away from hearing his fate in a civil trial that’s been ongoing for a couple weeks now — but he got a reprieve … apparently because of budget cuts. During Friday’s court date in Santa Monica, Judge Craig Karlan — who’s presided over the case — told jurors they’d have to
Netflix has released the first teaser for Blonde, the already-controversial Marilyn Monroe film starring Ana de Armas in the role of the film icon. The movie — directed by Andrew Dominik and based on Joyce Carol Oates’ book of the same name — has already gained notoriety for its rare NC-17 rating, though the minute-long
Amber Heard says years of notes from her therapist lay out the ways in which she was allegedly being abused by Johnny Depp. The actress says she has a binder chock full of notes from therapy sessions with a doctor, dating back to 2011, who she was reporting the alleged abuse to … and she
A juror from the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial spoke for the first time about the jury’s decision to side with Depp in an interview Thursday with Good Morning America. The male juror — GMA did not reveal his name or juror number, per request — said that verdict ultimately swayed in Depp’s
Play video content SplashNews.com Actor and TV host Terrence J wants businesses across the country to get with the times and finally count Juneteenth as a day out of the office. Terrence was at a Juneteenth Foundation ceremony in D.C. Thursday, and says he thinks the companies that are lacking need to step up to
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “To infinity, and beyond!” the toy astronaut Buzz Lightyear famously said nearly 27 years ago in the original Toy Story movie. And now, with several films in the Disney and Pixar franchise, Toy
Play video content SplashNews.com Tom Hanks was seeing red when his wife Rita Wilson was almost knocked to the ground by a pack of his fans … and the guy who’s normally Mr. Cool let ’em know he was pissed off! Tom and Rita were heading to their car Wednesday night in NYC when the
Should someone ever construct a Film Hair Hall of Fame, or a museum dedicated to the greatest cinematic coifs to ever grace screens, we’d like to submit for inclusion Penélope Cruz’s ‘do from Official Competition. An untamable mane of red curls cascading out from her head and spilling over her shoulders, it is almost its
Kim Kardashian caused quite the stir when she donned Marilyn Monroe‘s iconic dress to the 2022 Met Gala … but she did NOT cause any damage to the gown. A recent photo floating around on social media allegedly showed the dress before and after Kim K took it out for a spin. However, a rep
One of the first songs we hear in Neptune Frost, Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman’s perceptive and unusual take on a musical, is a work song. It’s during an early scene set among a group of miners who are busy harvesting the raw materials that will make the technologies of other people from other countries