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Kevin Spacey was honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the National Museum of Cinema in Italy on Monday. The ceremony in Turin, Italy was the actor’s first public speaking appearance in five years, as Spacey has been mostly silent since numerous sexual assault allegations were made against him in 2017. Vittorio Sgarbi, the undersecretary

As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion nears, Ukraine’s national security is becoming even more entwined with Biden’s political situation at home. “It’s a unique opportunity to show strength and vitality, to show that he’s up to the task,” one former Obama strategist says. By Chris Smith January 16, 2023

View gallery Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Rihanna, 34, is ready for Valentine’s Day! The “Lift Me Up” singer’s Savage x Fenty line dropped its V-Day lingerie collection that RiRi modeled in new Instagram photos shared January 16. Rihanna wore the Lovestruck Lace Crotchless Catsuit that’s available online for $94 regular price, or $37 with an

Now that we’re into a new year, the recorded music industry is evaluating the last 12 months. Luminate (formerly Nielsen) is the company that monitors all the music Canadians buy and listen to, from streams to CDs to LPs to cassettes. Here are some highlights from 2022. Total consumption of music was up. Read more:

Monday was an important day for Neil Druckmann. The cocreator of the beloved postapocalyptic video game The Last of Us had spent about a decade trying to adapt his story of an unlikely duo who band together to survive a harrowing trek across America. Now, finally, he was preparing to attend the glitzy premiere for the nine-episode

View gallery Image Credit: Lauren Menowitiz/Shutterstock Pete Davidson, 29, and Chase Sui Wonders, 26, fueled more romance rumors with another outing together on Friday night. The comedian and actress, who co-starred in the horror-comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies, last year, were photographed hanging out on a side street near a black SUV in New York City,

Lisa Marie Presley, singer and only child of Elvis, died Thursday at 54 after being hospitalized for cardiac arrest. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement Thursday evening.  “She was the most passionate, strong

Two opposing but not mutually exclusive stories about our current political scene appear in this issue, an apt way to begin a year that will be the gathering before the storm. Let’s start with one perspective: optimism. As Eric Lutz reports in his column “From the Brink,” in the places where election denial was on

View gallery Image Credit: Stephen Lovekin/BEI/Shutterstock Forty years after Albert Hammond sang how “It Never Rains In Southern California,” the Golden State was pummeled by a “persistent atmospheric river” that has brought record rainfall, resulting in flooding, mudslides, and devastation. Feeling the effects of the storms firsthand were Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, whose $14.5

Lisa Marie Presley, singer and only child of Elvis, has died at 54 after being hospitalized for cardiac arrest, her mother Priscilla Presley said. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement Thursday evening.  “She

For Akela Cooper, the screenwriter behind Universal’s hit horror-comedy M3GAN, horror has always been a family affair. “I was steeped in science fiction because my parents were really into sci-fi, especially my dad,” she tells Vanity Fair over Zoom. “Horror was my older siblings’ thing. I would end up, probably inappropriately, watching a lot of horror because

View gallery Image Credit: (Photo: Shutterstock) Kyle Richards admitted that she’s not happy to see her former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star Lisa Rinna leave the show after eight drama-filled seasons. “We did have a lot of amazing times on the show over these years. Lisa brought a lot to the show on

In Prince Harry’s latest stop on his fast and furious press tour to promote his memoir, Spare, the royal sat down for a chat with late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert. The interview for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, taped Monday night in New York City and aired Tuesday, saw Colbert poke fun at

[embedded content] Pamela Anderson, 55, has nothing to hide in her upcoming Netflix documentary, Pamela, a love story. The trailer released January 10 features personal videos from Pamela’s life as a Hollywood sex icon and a mom of two. The Baywatch star doesn’t hold back about anything and even jokes about nudity. “Maybe I just do all the

Prince Harry’s favourability has fallen to an all-time low amongst Britons just one day ahead of the official release of his autobiography, Spare, new polling has found. Close to two-thirds (64 per cent) of Brits now have a negative view of Harry, and only a quarter (26 per cent) view him in a favourable light,

Image Credit: FOX Jason Grant and Nikki Batista got the surprise of their lives when their son, Keith, returned 6 years after being abducted. The fractured family was reunited by Keith coming back into their lives, but the final moments of the Alert: Missing Persons Unit series premiere hinted that all is not what it

Allies of Britain’s royal family pushed back Saturday against claims made by Prince Harry in his new memoir, which paints the monarchy as a cold and callous institution that failed to nurture or support him. Buckingham Palace hasn’t officially commented on the book. But British newspapers and websites brimmed with quotes from unnamed “royal insiders,”

Each of Melling’s characters share an intensity that few performers can muster, let alone replicate. “I think that comes from a place of exposing your inside, your inner life to people. And I don’t know if that’s where the haunted quality comes from,” he tells Vanity Fair. “I mean, my head goes to The Devil

View gallery Image Credit: EliotPress/MEGA Rita Ora, 32, sizzled in a cream colored bikini as she vacationed in St. Barts! The British-born singer showed off the white triangle top and low rise bottom by designer Stella McCartney as she posed with slicked back hair in the snaps posted to her Instagram page on Friday, Jan.

Hollywood actor and filmmaker Edward Norton always thought his connection to Pocahontas was nothing more than “family lore.” In a new episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, an investigation into Norton’s genealogy discovered that Pocahontas, one of the most widely portrayed (and oft misrepresented) Indigenous women in history, is his 12th great-grandmother. Although Americans

It was this time last year that New York Times media columnist Ben Smith announced he’d be giving up one of the most coveted jobs in journalism. The former BuzzFeed editor’s abrupt departure quickly sparked a guessing game among media-watchers and members of the newsroom as to who would take his place. While Smith went on

View gallery Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Suns out, buns out for Lenny Kravitz! The 58-year-old singer took to social media on January 5 and left his fans drooling over a sizzling Instagram snapshot once again. “New birth,” the Grammy Award-winning star captioned a photo of himself standing in the ocean while showing off his nude

Olympic figure skater Tessa Virtue has revealed that she is engaged to Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenceman Morgan Rielly. She made the announcement on the Without Losing Your Cool podcast posted online Tuesday. The now-retired three-time Olympic gold medalist told podcast host Shantelle Bisson that she met Rielly through mutual friends. The official announcement came a few days

View gallery Image Credit: Invision/AP/Shutterstock After Jeremy Renner, 51, spoke out about his snow plow accident with a banged-up hospital selfie, his famous friends shared their love to the beloved actor. Chris Evans, who co-starred in four Avengers movies with Jeremy, left a supportive comment on his pal’s post. “Tough as nails. Love you buddy ❤️,” Chris, 41, wrote in

Avengers star star Jeremy Renner shared a photo of himself on Instagram Tuesday after he underwent surgery on Monday following a snowplow accident. The accident left Renner, 51, with “blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries.” In the Instagram post, Renner said thank you to everyone for their kind words. “I’m too messed up now to type. But I send

View gallery Image Credit: MiamiPIXX / VEM / BACKGRID It looks like it’s all smiles for this duo! Good Morning America anchors T.J. Holmes, 45, and blonde beauty Amy Robach, 49, were spotted on a quick grocery trip while in Miami on Jan. 2. The 45-year-old newsman rocked a cozy look complete with black sweatpants, a white long-sleeve t-shirt,

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been accused of sexual assault, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a minor in a new lawsuit filed by Julia Holcomb — who says she was 16 years old when Tyler first targeted her in 1973. The lawsuit, which was filed under a 2019 California law that

View gallery Image Credit: Paramount+ The Dutton family suffered a devastating tragedy in episode 3 of 1923. Jacob, Cara, John Sr., Jack, Emma, and Liz are on their way back to the ranch when they are ambushed. They all hear a shot ring out in the distance and another one soon follows, striking Liz in

Barbara Walters, a journalist, TV legend and pioneering broadcaster, has died at the age of 93. In a statement posted to social media, Robert Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, said Walters passed away at her home in New York on Friday. “She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed many of the most

Pelé, agreed upon by all who would decide such things to be among the finest athletes who ever lived, died at 82 in São Paulo according to his manager, Joe Fraga. Born into poverty in 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, Pelé followed in his father’s footsteps to become a professional soccer player, but it was