Aubrey Plaza gave a keynote ‘screen talk’ at the London Film Festival Monday where she revealed she received a call from her agent during the shoot of Dirty Grandpa telling her that her co-star, Robert De Niro, was “freaked out” by her behavior on set. Plaza said she received the call early during the shoot … Read more
A 28-year-old Australian man died in his wife’s arms after a freak rock-climbing accident in the Canadian Rockies. Adelaide residents Daniel Heritage and his wife, Emma, were two months into their two-year overseas adventure when tragedy struck on Wednesday in Calgary, news.com.au reported. Emma, who witnessed Daniel take the fatal fall, penned a heartbreaking letter … Read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly was due to start debate Monday on whether to demand that Russia reverse course on annexing four regions of Ukraine, but the discussion came as Moscow’s most extensive missile strikes in months alarmed much of the international community anew. The assembly meeting, planned before Monday’s barrage, was … Read more
Colm Bairéad’s The Quiet Girl, which is Ireland’s entry in the Best International Film Oscar race this year, has punched through the €1m ($971,000) box office ceiling in a record-breaking performance for an Irish-language feature. “We are truly humbled by the manner in which audiences in Ireland and the UK have embraced our film. To … Read more
WASHINGTON – Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan could be released from their Russian prison cells by the end of this year, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson said Sunday following a visit to Moscow last month. “I am cautiously optimistic on the Greiner- Wheeler negotiations,” Richardson told CNN’s “State of the … Read more
Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Monday called Russia a “one-trick pony” and knocked Moscow’s recent strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine. “Russia really is a one-trick pony. It cannot do anything on the battlefield. It’s getting defeated at every turn,” Vindman said in an interview on CNN’s “New Day.” Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vindman … Read more
Jury selection for Harvey Weinstein’s long delayed West Coast sex crimes trial begins today, and California’s First Partner is expected to be among the alleged victims to testify. Identified as Jane Doe #4 in court filings, Jennifer Siebel Newsom will take the stand in Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench’s courtroom sometime over the … Read more
The Los Angeles City Council president resigned Monday after being exposed for making racist comments about her colleague’s black son. Nury Martinez came under fire after the Los Angeles Times reported that she called Councilmember Mike Bonin’s son “ese changito,” which means “that little monkey” in Spanish. A recording that captured the comments was leaked and … Read more
William Joseph Hale, 35, and Frank Gilliard Allison, 43, were both arrested in a “cat and mouse” road rage incident, according to Nassau County Sheriff arrest reports. Both suspects called 911 for the same scenarios. Both of their daughters had been shot after both suspects started to brake check each other and yell at each … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Walter Perez (Queen Sugar, Quantum Leap) has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction in a recurring role. He will portray Jorge Perez, an easy-going DDA who is described as sweet and genuine. He succeeds in his own work ethic without locker room talk. Written by Alexandra Cunningham from a story she co-wrote … Read more