Ashley Judd Makes Heartbreaking Call for Privacy Law Reform After Mom Naomi Judd's Death Investigation

An unseen clip from Squid Game has debuted at Netflix’s Tudum event in Korea, along with teasers from Money Heist: Korea and Hellbound season two.

Danny Dyer was seen grabbing a coffee from fast food chain McDonalds in his lavish £180k Bentley this week, after filming some of his final scenes ahead of his EastEnders exit.The actor was seen receiving his hot beverage from the staff at the takeaway restaurant before stopping to fuel up his supercar. For the outing, the star sported casual attire which featured a dark long sleeve polo shirt paired with denim jeans and white trainers.

Following the groundbreaking release of “Avatar” in 2009, James Cameron’s epic sci-fi franchise about a humanoid species called the Na’vi is finally back with the first of several sequels. After a 13-year gap, the saga will pick up with “Avatar: The Way of Water” in December before continuing on with what are currently being dubbed “Avatar 3”, “Avatar 4” and “Avatar 5” in 2024, 2026 and 2028, respectively.

Former "James Bond" star Pierce Brosnan gave some insight as to who he thinks could fill the iconic shoes and be the next James Bond.  Daniel Craig has been playing the legendary role since his 2006 bond debut in "Casino Royale," and has said for the past few years, he doesn't see himself playing the role for much longer.The news was finally announced that Craig would be leaving the character behind after 2021’s "No Time to Die." There has been much debate among fans of the franchise over who should take over the role and many of them have very strong opinions on who it should be. One person who doesn’t seem to have a strong opinion on who the next bond should be is Brosnan.

Taylor Swift was reportedly asked to host the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, but turned down the offer because the timing is not right. According to TMZ, Swift was approached by the NFL to host the next Super Bowl, but she declined, stating she does not want to perform the big event until she finishes rerecording her first six albums. A representative for Swift did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Carmel Dagan Staff Writer Louise Fletcher, who won the best actress Oscar for her indelible performance as Nurse Ratched in Milos Forman’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died Friday at her home in France, according to a rep. She was 88. The classic film, based on Ken Kesey’s novel and exploring the repressive tendency of authority through the story of the patients and staff of a psych ward, won five Oscars in 1976, including best picture and best actor for Jack Nicholson. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was the first film in more than four decades to sweep the major categories of best picture, director, actor, actress and screenplay. It was nominated for an additional four Oscars and was also a substantial box office hit.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Sir Elton John was moved to tears as President Joe Biden surprised the enduring music icon with a National Humanities Medal. John, at the White House on Friday to perform at A+E and History’s “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” looked visibly shocked and humbled as the president addressed the thousands in the audience. “Tonight is my great honor, and I mean this sincerely, to present the National Humanities Medal to Sir Elton John,” Biden said. A White House officer elaborated on John’s contributions, saying, “The President of the United States awards this National Humanities Medal to Sir Elton John for moving our souls with his powerful voice, one of the defining songbooks of all time. An enduring icon and advocate with absolute courage, who found purpose to challenge convention, shatter stigma and advance a simple truth: that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.”

Gwyneth Paltrow is taking the time to reflect in anticipation of her 50th birthday.

Adam Devine and Adam Levine may share similar names but the actor is clarifying that he is not the Maroon 5 singer.

UPDATE, 6:27 PM: “There is nothing on Earth quite so envied as a diamond,” says Lady Whistledown in the first season of Netflix and Shonda Rhimes’ blockbuster Bridgerton. The Julie Andrews voiced character is rarely wrong, but she might want to recognize the value of an avoided legal action also.

Louise Fletcher, whose Oscar-winning performance as the sadistic Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest gave Hollywood one of its greatest all-time villains and provided the culture with a portrait of bureaucratic evil so indelible that the character’s last name could carry a TV series 45 years later, died Friday at her home in Montdurausse, France. She was 88.

$15 million settlement.A spokesperson for Fox News issued the following statement on the issue at the time. “We parted ways with Melissa Francis over a year and a half ago and her allegations were entirely without merit.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired North American rights to distribute thriller Where Are You directed by Riccardo Spinotti and Valentina De Amicis from RED SEA MEDIA. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Camille Rowe, Irakli Kvirikadze, Ray Nicholson, Angela Sarafyan, Mickey Sumner, Melora Walters Christopher Ashman, Brad Greenquist and Madeline Brewer, ‘Where Are You’ is slated for a theatrical and on demand day and date release on October 21, 2022.

More to come…Deadline first reported the news.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Netflix dismissed a copyright lawsuit on Friday that it had filed against the creators of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” The court filing did not indicate whether the streaming service had reached a settlement with Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow, the creators of the musical. However, the pair had earlier canceled a performance of the musical at Royal Albert Hall in London, which was to take place this week. Netflix sued in July, alleging that Barlow and Bear had infringed on its copyrights by putting on a for-profit stage show at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The service argued that their conduct “stretches ‘fan fiction’ well past its breaking point.”

Cameron Diaz is opening up about husband Benji Madden in an upcoming interview on The Rachel Ray Show.

It looks to be over for Julia Michaels and JP Saxe.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features The rooftop terrace of Hollywood’s Neuehouse was abuzz Thursday night at a fete celebrating Scripted Israel, a social summit promoting Israeli television on the global stage. The inaugural four-day event, which ran Sept. 19-21, paired 28 Israeli delegates – selected by partners at Jerusalem’s esteemed Sam Spiegal Series Lab and the Israeli Producers Association – with development and content executives in Hollywood, served as a de facto workshop experience for TV writers and producers angling to make their splash Stateside.  Tchelet Semel, Director of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles, and Daniel Susz, Director of Film & TV in North America, Israel Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel, were chief on-the-ground organizers of the summit. 

OK, OK, OK… We’re all thinking it, right? We’re at the end of a work week of this Adam Levine scandal — these five days of hell must have wrecked his marriage, right?

How Coco Austin saves time while getting herself and her daughter ready to go is 100% her call — but still, it has fans divided!

Marta Balaga Casting director Bonnie Timmermann, behind such films as “Heat” and “Dirty Dancing,” finds herself on the opposite side of the camera in Venice doc “Bonnie,” directed by Simon Wallon. Brian Cox, Mark Ruffalo, Benicio del Toro and Melissa Leo are featured, while Kinology is handling sales. “It’s almost as if she was the one being auditioned. I wanted to treat her almost like a character in a movie. She is looking straight into the eyes of the audience,” says Wallon. Adapting to the new role was hard, Timmermann tells Variety in Venice, but luckily it came with some perks.

Ashley Judd is speaking out on privacy following her mother’s untimely passing.

Ashley Judd is pushing for more privacy protection for the family members and close loved ones impacted by suicide.

Ashley Judd, is opening up about her mother's passing like never before.MORE: Naomi Judd 'leaves daughters Ashley and Wynonna out of $25 million will'In an essay for The New York Times' opinion section, the star spoke candidly of the moments right after her mother's death, the aftermath, and discussed what it was like to mourn something so heartbreaking, so publicly.The late singer died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 30 April. She was 76-years-old, and had long been struggling with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks.WATCH: The Judds perform live at the 2022 CMT AwardsMORE: Ashley Judd details mom Naomi's powerful words after devastating sexual harassmentIn the essay, which is titled The Right to Keep Private Pain Private, Ashley reveals the shocking details of "the most shattering day of my life," detailing the moment she discovered her mother's body.

Ashley Judd is grieving the loss of mother Naomi Judd, and is opening up about the experience of discovering the late singer’s body in an op-ed for the New York Times.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In a commentary published in the New York Times, Ashley Judd explains why she has filed a petition attempting to block the release of a report on the death of her mother, Naomi Judd — saying that “the horror” of the experience “will only worsen if the details surrounding her death are disclosed by the Tennessee law that generally allows police reports, including family interviews, from closed investigations to be made public.” In the essay, Judd reveals that her mother — who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home on April 30 — was still alive at the time police arrived, and contends that the barrage of questioning kept her from attending to her mother in some of her final moments. Most relevant to her objection to the report, though, is that she says family members revealed many personal things in the heat of interrogation without any thought as to how those details would forever become part of the public record.

Reflecting on her grief. Ashley Judd shared the harrowing details of discovering her mother, Naomi Judd, in her final moments. The country star died by suicide in April at the age of 76.

In a heartfelt new column for The New York Times, actor and activist Ashley Judd is calling for revisions to law enforcement and court practices that “wreak havoc on mourning families” coping with the deaths by suicide of loved ones.

discovering her mother Naomi after her suicide in April.Judd, 54, described “the most shattering day of [her] life” in a personal essay in the New York Times, recalling finding her mother still alive and holding her.“The trauma of discovering and then holding her laboring body haunts my nights,” Judd wrote.While all Judd wanted to do was comfort her mom, law enforcement officers began interviewing her and kept her away from Naomi during the last moments of her life, leaving her feeling “cornered and powerless.”“I wanted to be comforting her, telling her how she was about to see her daddy and younger brother as she ‘went away home,’ as we say in Appalachia,” Judd said. “Instead, without it being indicated I had any choices about when, where and how to participate, I began a series of interviews that felt mandatory and imposed on me that drew me away from the precious end of my mother’s life.”Judd felt as though the officers were making her out to be a “possible suspect” just moments after she found her mother’s body.“The men who were present left us feeling stripped of any sensitive boundary, interrogated and, in my case, as if I was a possible suspect in my mother’s suicide,” she recalled.Naomi died by suicide at 76 years old from a self-inflicted gun wound on April 30 after years of struggling with mental illness.In the months since Naomi’s passing, many details of her death have been released to the public, including videos, images and family interviews, and Judd is now fighting to get her family privacy. “I don’t know that we’ll be able to get the privacy we deserve…I do know that we’re not alone,” Judd said in her essay.

Ashley Judd claimed she felt "cornered" and "powerless" as police arrived and began investigating Naomi Judd's suicide on April 30. Ashley, 54, called out law enforcement for the way her mother's death was handled in the immediate aftermath in an op-ed for The New York Times published Wednesday.