7 Famous Actors Turned Down Roles in 'Brokeback Mountain' Before Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal Landed the Leads

Heather Dubrow, 53, is sharing more intimate details about her family’s story, and this time, it involves her other daughter: 15-year-old Kat. One year after her eldest daughter, Max, 18, came out as bisexual, her younger daughter Kat is also sharing some news: she’s a lesbian.

Julia Fox is feeling pretty secure about her relationship with Kanye «Ye» West.In the latest episode of the  podcast, Fox spoke with host Alex Cooper about her highly publicized romance with the 44-year-old rapper and the many misconceptions about their relationship.«I call him my boyfriend and he calls me his girlfriend,» the 32-year-old  actress said before adding that they never had an official conversation about their relationship status.While she called their relationship «organic» and «natural» many have questioned their pairing after West purchased a house on the same street as his ex, Kim Kardashian, and made comments about wanting to get her back.«I'm sure there's still some residual feelings, and that's normal, it's human,» Fox said about any lingering feelings West has about his estranged wife. «I also know that he's with me now.

Rumours have been rife that Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are about to release a new collab, and Sheeran has made it official.

Julia Fox opened up about her life from her first drug experience to being a dominatrix and of course, Kanye West.

Khloe Kardashian, 37, is looking incredible in her latest Instagram pic! The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star showed off her weight loss in a brown sleeveless bodysuit and matching heels on Feb. 8. She had her hair up in a high bun and flaunted flattering makeup as well as chunky gold dangling earrings and long red nails.

Joe Alwyn, 30, and Taylor Swift, 32, usually keep their relationship on the DL but the actor while discussing open relationships and his upcoming Hulu series Conversations With Friends. While his character in the series explores an open relationship, he confirmed he and Taylor are 100% exclusive. “I think people can do what they want and makes them happy. I’m obviously happy in a monogamous relationship,” he said during the show’s CTAM presentation (via Deadline.)

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Kennedy, who competed on the show in 2021, was arrested and charged with a felony DUI on Feb. 8 after allegedly crashing his truck into a building in South Carolina, killing one man who was inside. “A vehicle driven by Caleb Andrew Kennedy ran into a workshop behind a home at 12:33 p.m. in the 200 block of W. Murph Road just 3 miles south of Pacolet,” Fire Chief for the Pacolet, South Carolina Fire Station told HollywoodLife in a statement. “The victim inside of the workshop, 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris, was taken to the hospital and later died from the injuries he sustained.”

Chris Cuomo is reportedly seeking more money from CNN than what’s left on his contract.

Sydney Sweeney and longtime boyfriend Jonathan Davino are doing some shopping together!

Prime Video is headed into February with tons of exciting content, including a brand new romantic comedy just in time for Valentine’s Day, a thrilling action series, and the fourth season of Amazon’s Emmy-winning show,. The platform also has plenty of movies and TV shows, both new and old alike, arriving on the platform this month.  stars actress Jenny Slate and Charlie Day.

Florida Georgia Line is going to be taking a bit of a hiatus.ET can confirm that the country music duo — which includes Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley — are taking a break from recording music together, but they are not breaking up.The pair will continue to perform together for the remaining 12 shows in Florida Georgia Line's ongoing I Love My Country Tour.A source tells ET that they are «excited to perform together and celebrate with fans» at their shows, and they are «looking forward to supporting each other as they embark on their next chapters of their musical and creative journeys.»Kelley is set to kick off his Made By the Water Tour in April and Hubbard is currently working on new music.Earlier this month, ET's Rachel Smith was at the opening of the band's exhibition, “Florida Georgia Line: Mix It Up Strong,” at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, and she spoke with the pair about their future and what they hope to accomplish in the coming years.«I think we're just gonna keep doing our thing… and I think our perspectives changed over the last decade you know, and we've become really passionate now, even more so, about the craft of songwriting and kind of serving and giving back to the community that's given so much to us, the songwriting community here in Nashville,» Hubbard shared.He added that both he and Kelley are interested in «really diving down that craft and just sort of taking it all in and investing in our family, and our friends and continuing to use all this to motivate and inspire the next chapter of our journey, musically.»ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with both Hubbard in January 2021, and the artist reflected on the solo projects he'd been working on for some time, and rumors of a

The soap star took to social media to say cancel culture, the phenomenon of ostracising people or companies that are offensive, is "the lamest of the lame".

Cristiano Ronaldo and his path to becoming one of the greatest ever footballers is not without personal tragedy.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Oscar nominations for “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s three-hour drama about a man dealing with the death of his wife, have thrilled the director’s native Japan.News of the four Academy Awards nominations was reported by all major Japanese media, from the most serious Nikkei business daily to the sports tabloids whose usual coverage of local art films is zero.The news also lit up Twitter.“An Academy Award nomination for Best Picture is a great accomplishment. I think the melding between Haruki Murakami and Chekhov has created a universality that can be felt around the world,” said Twitter user YasioE.“I really want it to win the Best Picture award, don’t you? Judging from the state of the awards race, I think it can win it.

What was to be one of the highlights for Team U.S.A. in this Olympics ended in heartbreak as skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate on her Slalom run tonight and was out of her best event after six seconds.

Byron Allen is planning to bid for the Denver Broncos, a move that could make the Allen Media Group CEO the first minority owner of an NFL team. The news comes as the League is in the midst of controversy and lawsuit over coaching diversity.

Chris Pine is stepping behind the camera for his next project.

Joe Rogan is firing back after a video resurfaced in which he’s seen using the N-word nearly two dozen times.

"American Idol" alum Caleb Kennedy has been arrested in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The musician, 17, was arrested for a felony DUI that resulted in a death, according to online records. Per records, the singer was arrested on Tuesday evening at 7:21 p.m.

Amy Schumer takes a whirl on an amusement ride in the first trailer for her new Hulu series, Life & Beth.

American Idol is a superstar-making machine, and it’s proven profitable for many of its participants, too.

Man, Liam Neeson just can’t help but get TMI in interviews! But at least this is so much nicer than the big guy’s last surprise revelation during a press junket!

Anna Nicole Smith‘s tragic death on February 8, 2007, left a huge hole in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. In an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife, the late model and actress’s best friends — dress designers Patrik Simpson and his husband, Pol’ Atteu — revealed for the first time their plans to honor their fallen friend in a way that will keep her memory alive forever! “I am super excited to announce this to you on the 15th anniversary of Anna’s death that our book, Anna Nicole Smith – Portrait of An Icon, which was published in 2008 by Kings Road Publishing and contains intimate stories and memories of our friendship, as well as never before seen photos, is being turned into a new biopic film,” Patrik told us.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin, 44, is not living by the phrase “no regrets,” at least when it comes to her plastic surgeries. During the Season 12 premiere, the reality TV star debuted a new nose job and chin implant that she got done while visiting family in Turkey. While she seemed to have a good attitude about the surgeries during the episode, underneath it all, she wasn’t thrilled with how she looked afterward.

Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Kennedy has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence resulting in death.

A very different movie! Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal both earned Oscar nominations for their roles in Brokeback Mountain — but they weren’t the only actors considered for the complex characters.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s powerful performance in The Guilty, a film he nurtured and brought to director Antoine Fuqua after seeing the Danish-language original at Sundance in 2018, has won tremendous plaudits ever since it debuted on Netflix earlier in the year. For the actor and producer, it marks the latest chapter in a new approach to making movies, not least because of the creativity required in its shoot to figure out safe ways to work during the pandemic. It’s also a big year for the Gyllenhaal clan generally, as Jake’s sister Maggie releases her feature directorial debut, The Lost Daughter.

Josh Hartnett recently opened up about being offered one of the lead roles in the Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain and why he dropped out of the project.

cowboy-lovers Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist. The parts ultimately went to Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger, who died in 2008.Hartnett admitted in an interview with News.com.au that he wanted the part so he could smooch on the Oscar winner.

Joaquin Phoenix. Josh, though, was committed to something else, and the title roles ended up going to Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal instead."Unfortunately, I was going to do 'Brokeback Mountain' and I had a contract with the [2006 film] Black Dahlia that I had to film, so I had to drop out of it," he said, via Daily Mail.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentIt’s that time of year when film awards ballots are going out. Here’s some advice for voters: make sure you see Netflix’s “The Guilty” before voting.