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Hundreds of Broadway Artists Call Out Patti LuPone

Open letter urges Tonys ban after remarks about Audra McDonald, Kecia Lewis

(Newser) - A group of more than 500 Broadway artists have signed an open letter criticizing theater veteran Patti LuPone for remarks she made about fellow performers Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis. The letter , circulated by Playbill on Friday and addressed to the American Theatre Wing, the Broadway League, and "...

Actor Who Played Child's Play Doll 'Chucky' Dead at 61

Ed Gale was also known for playing Howard the Duck

(Newser) - Ed Gale, the actor and stuntman known for such roles as possessed doll Chucky in Child's Play and Howard the Duck, has died at age 61. Gale, born with dwarfism, "hitched a ride to California when he was twenty years old, with $41 and a dream, and he...

Michael J. Fox Is Returning to Acting

Spin City star to have guest role on Apple TV+'s Shrinking with Harrison Ford, 5 years after retiring

(Newser) - Five years ago, Michael J. Fox stepped away from acting , noting that his memory was "shot" and announcing he'd be sticking to writing from there on in. The Family Ties and Back to the Future star seems to have since reassessed that plan: Entertainment Weekly reports that Fox...

Cannes Bars Actor Over Sex Assault Allegations

Theo Navarro-Mussy denied entrance to Case 137 amid legal wrangling with 3 ex-partners

(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival barred French actor Theo Navarro-Mussy from attending the premiere of the competition entry Case 137, in what's believed to be a first for the festival in the #MeToo era. Festival chief Thierry Fremaux confirmed to the French magazine Telerama that Navarro-Mussy wouldn't be allowed...

Jamie Lee Curtis: I Had Plastic Surgery at 25

Actor says she regretted it 'immediately,' and that it led to a quiet painkiller addiction

(Newser) - Jamie Lee Curtis has had work done, and she doesn't recommend the experience. Speaking to 60 Minutes , the actor says that a cinematographer's offhand comment that "I'm not shooting her today [because] her eyes are baggy" on the set of 1985's Perfect led her to...

Robert De Niro on Trans Daughter: It's No Biggie

'I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter'

(Newser) - One of Robert De Niro's seven kids recently came out as trans, and the Goodfellas actor has made clear that he's 100% on board. "I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter," the 81-year-old said in...

Former Child Actor Was Pregnant When She Died at 24

Bella star Sophie Nyweide was found dead on riverbank in Vermont earlier this month; police are investigating

(Newser) - Authorities are still investigating the death of a former child actor whose body was found along a Vermont riverbank earlier this month, with a new detail emerging to add to the tragedy: According to the death certificate for Sophie Nyweide, who starred in such films as Bella and Mammoth, the...

Dick Van Dyke Talks Oscar Plans, Having Much Younger Wife

Mary Poppins actor, 99, says he'd still like to achieve EGOT status

(Newser) - Most people retire in their 60s, but 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke has other plans. The last few years have seen Van Dyke involved in a Malibu car crash and make Emmy history , and the Mary Poppins actor is now talking about his next possible move: vying for an Oscar. "...

Cate Blanchett Is 'Giving Up' (on Acting)
Cate Blanchett
Is 'Giving Up'
(on Acting)
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Apr 15, 2025 10:15 AM CDT

Cate Blanchett Is 'Giving Up' (on Acting)

So she says, though 55-year-old thespian says her family members 'roll their eyes' when she says that

(Newser) - Cate Blanchett has been making the rounds promoting her first major radio play, an adaptation of Wallace Shawn's The Fever airing on BBC Radio 4, though she surprised the UK's Radio Times during a recent interview in which she announced her future plans, reports the Guardian . "Cate...

Anjelica Huston Talks About Her Fight With Cancer

Actor reveals the 2019 diagnosis for the first time, says she's been in remission for 4 years

(Newser) - Anjelica Huston is healthy these days, she tells People , but that's nothing to be taken for granted after a bout of cancer that's now four years in the rearview mirror. "I'm at the four-year mark, and that means so much to me," the 73-year-old actor...

After Tumultuous Weekend, NYPD Blue Star Dodges a Felony

Kim Delaney, husband both arrested in domestic incident; charges dropped for lack of evidence

(Newser) - Kim Delaney had a chaotic weekend, complete with accusations of domestic violence against and by her own husband. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the NYPD Blue and Army Wives actor, in her mid-60s, first called the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Friday night to file a domestic...

Jennifer Lawrence Is a Mom Once Again

No word yet on the sex, name of second baby for Oscar winner and husband Cooke Maroney

(Newser) - Jennifer Lawrence is a mom for the second time. TMZ reports that the Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook actor, 34, and her husband, 40-year-old art dealer Cooke Maroney, recently welcomed their new addition, though there aren't details yet on the new baby's name, sex, or actual date of birth....

Meet the Stars of the Upcoming Beatles Biopics

They are Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan

(Newser) - Sam Mendes has his John, Paul, George, and Ringo. The actors who will portray the Fab Four in four separate biopics to be released in April 2028 were announced Monday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where director Mendes made a surprise appearance alongside his Beatles: British actor Harris Dickinson (Babygirl,...

Brands Flee South Korean Star Accused of Dating Minor

Kim Soo-hyun's one-time girlfriend, Kim Sae-ron, died last month in a suspected suicide

(Newser) - Italian luxury brand Prada is among companies ditching popular South Korea actor Kim Soo-hyun after allegations that he was romantically involved with another actor when she was 15. Kim Sae-ron, 24, was found dead of a suspected suicide in February, three years after a "fall from grace," per...

Actor Pays Down $1.3M of His Hometown's Debt
Actor Pays Down $1.3M
of His Hometown's Debt
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Mar 15, 2025 11:02 AM CDT

Actor Pays Down $1.3M of His Hometown's Debt

Welsh thespian Michael Sheen ponied up $130K of his own money, as detailed in a new Channel 4 doc

(Newser) - A Welsh actor has forked over six figures of his own cash to pay down the debt for hundreds of people from his hometown. Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway, a documentary designed to educate the masses on credit debt, debuted on Monday on the UK's Channel 4,...

Halle Berry Is Throwing a Menopause Party

Actor says women should be celebrating the next stage of life

(Newser) - Halle Berry will turn 59 in August, but she's celebrating another milestone on March 21—menopause. As Page Six reports, the Oscar winner is throwing herself a party she terms a "shiesta" to celebrate 12 months without a period and the next stage in life. "When a...

Steve Carell Is Taking 800 LA Kids to the Prom

Actor combines with a charity to pony up tickets for students affected by California wildfires

(Newser) - A 62-year-old man taking any sort of interest in a high school prom might seem a little sketchy, but here we have Steve Carell offering to pony up for prom tickets for some 800 kids affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. As NBC News reports, the actor, working with a...

Karla Sofia Gascon Speaks Out After Oscars

No best actress award for Emilia Perez , but she offers congrats to co-star, praises host O'Brien

(Newser) - Karla Sofia Gascon's Oscars "nightmare" wasn't as bad as it could've been—Emilia Perez, the film she starred in alongside Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez, took home two Academy Awards on Sunday, including best supporting actress for Saldana and best song for "El Mal."...

Bill Murray Calls Bob Woodward's Belushi Book 'Criminal'

Actor tells Joe Rogan that 1984 biography on the late SNL star was 'completely inaccurate'

(Newser) - Bob Woodward's biography of the late Saturday Night Live star John Belushi dropped more than 40 years ago, but one old Belushi friend is just now spilling how he feels about the job that the Watergate journalist did. It's not a complimentary take, reports Variety . "If he...

Hackman, Wife Found in Separate Rooms
Hackman's Daughter
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Feb 27, 2025 11:16 AM CST

Hackman's Daughter Has a Theory

Family reportedly suspects carbon monoxide in death of actor, wife, dog

(Newser) - A daughter of actor Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his Santa Fe home on Wednesday alongside his pianist wife, suspects they were exposed to toxic fumes such as carbon monoxide, reports TMZ . The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said there were no signs of foul play or...

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