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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Warner Bros.’s “The Flash” and Disney/Pixar’s “Elemental” made theatrical debuts in China that were in line with their soft starts in North America and other international territories. “The Flash” captured the top spot in China with a $13.4 million (RMB94.8 million) opening weekend ($13.8 million including previews), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It deposed “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” which opened a week earlier and which slipped to second place in its sophomore frame. “Transformers” took a 69% fall and recorded $12.4 million between Friday and Sunday in China. That produces a $61.7 million cumulative after ten days in Chinese theaters.

Katcy Stephan SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the second episode of HBO’s “The Idol,” titled “Daybreak,” now streaming on Max. The third episode of “The Idol” is here, and it further pushes the show’s already-salacious story, with a disturbing scene at the end that illustrates how thoroughly Jocelyn is under Tedros’ control. “Daybreak” opens with the rat-tailed Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye) taking Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) out for a shopping spree and performing oral sex on her in the backseat of a convertible driven by her assistant Leia (Rachel Sennott). As he picks out skimpy clothing for Jocelyn to try on, Tedros threatens a sales associate: “Let me catch you looking at her again, I’ll fucking drag you down Rodeo. I’ll fucking curb-stomp you.”

Hilary Duff is the star of How I Met Your Father on Hulu and her breakout role was on Disney Channel’s Lizzie McGuire.

NewJeans are set to make their return next month with their sophomore mini-album ‘Get Up’.Today (June 19), NewJeans’ label ADOR announced that NewJeans will be making their return with new music in July. The girl group are set to release two pre-release songs on July 7, before the mini-album ‘Get Up’ comes out in its entirety on July 21.‘Get Up’ will feature six new songs from the girl group, including three “lead tracks” – ‘Super Shy’, ‘ETA’ and ‘Cool With You’ – and B-sides ‘New Jeans’, ‘Get Up’ and ‘ASAP’.

Jennifer Lopez just heated up Father’s Day with a hot photo of husband Ben Affleck!

Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen have reportedly revolved their differences with K-pop agency SM Entertainment over their contracts.Today (June 19), South Korean news outlets Star News and Kpop Herald reported that SM Entertainment and EXO’s Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen have worked out issues over the K-pop idols’ contracts.Earlier this month, the trio had filed to terminate their contracts with the agency over alleged “mistreatment and unfair contract terms”. At the time, SM Entertainment had refuted claims made by the three EXO members, while alleging that “outside forces” have been cajoling its artists to violate the terms of their contracts.According to a statement by SM Entertainment, per Star News, the two sides have managed to reach a mutually amicable agreement over the “misunderstanding” following careful discussions.“The company and the three artists [have] promised to solidify their relationship in the future by going through a process of mutually equal discussions and corrections,” SM Entertainment said, as translated by Koreaboo.The K-pop agency also said that there was no “outside forces” involved in the contract dispute between the company and its artists, and apologised for “causing concern with our [previous ] announcement”.Meanwhile, EXO are set to make their long-awaited return in July with their new album ‘Exist’.

Bebe Rexha seemingly got injured at the bitter end of her concert tonight (June 18) in New York.

Amanda and Razvan are not on the same page when it comes to their future together. On Sunday's episode of, Amanda continued to miss her two young kids during her three-week trip to Romania to meet Razvan after their whirlwind online romance. She was also hit with a surprise when Razvan said he wanted to go to America soon.Amanda is a widow with a young daughter and son after her husband, Jason, died suddenly of cancer.

The US Open golf championship at the Los Angeles Country Club concluded with Wyndham Clark taking the trophy.

Jennifer Lopez turned up the heat on Father’s Day 2023.

Lizzo heads back to her car after a dinner out at Craig’s restaurant in Los Angeles over the weekend.

Jennifer Lopez shared the love on Father's Day. Lopez, 53, made a "Daddy Appreciation post" in honor of her husband, Ben Affleck. The 50-year-old Oscar winner took off his shirt and showed off his impressive abs in the mirror selfie shared with J.Lo's 247 million Instagram followers.

Zeeko Zaki‘s fiancée Renee Monaco is showing off her engagement ring!

"30 seconds?!?" Sarah says to the camera in disbelief as she is told of the countdown to going live and realises how long (or little) she has to clean up, as her co-workers laugh around her. 

Note: This story contains spoilers from the “The Idol” episode 3.If there’s one thing “The Idol” is known for by its third episode, it’s shocking viewers with its racy sex scenes filled with an almost nude Lily-Rose Depp, who plays rebounding pop star Jocelyn, alongside arguably cringey lines from Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, who plays nightclub owner Tedros.While Cannes audiences knew what to expect from the first two episodes of the music drama following its premiere at the festival — which debuted to scandalized reactions — the escalating events of episode 3 took many viewers by surprise.“The Idol,” which was co-created by Tesfaye, “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim, centers on Jocelyn’s best stab at a comeback journey to become the No. 1 pop star after a nervous breakdown derailed her last tour.

his connection with «Carmella.» On Sunday's episode of, Tyray sat down with his sister, Lashanti, and said he still wanted answers after producers told him that Carmella was actually a man named Christian who had been catfishing him for four years.Tyray was given the choice if he wanted to continue on the show after producers told him the disturbing news and Tyray said he did. Still, it's obvious that Tyray is emotionally fragile.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Barbarian Invasion” director Tan Chi Mui from Malaysia scored a top result from the SIFF Project Market. The market is a component event of the Shanghai International Film Festival, which wrapped up over the weekend. Tan’s “All About Yuyu” was named as the “recommended project for creativity” at the project market’s closing event. The project, which is already being structured as a Malaysia-China coproduction, is a story that combines contemporary wuxia (heroic martial arts) with youth elements. “I want to make a modern wuxia film to recapture the magical feeling I had when watching films during my childhood,” she told local media.

Tom Brady is not letting go of football. The retired NFL player announced he’d be a part of the ownership group of the Las Vegas Raiders, calling the opportunity a “dream come true.”Tom Brady stars in fictional talk show in new Hertz commercialTom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s kids’ summer plans post divorceGisele Bündchen fought back the tears while discussing her life and dreams during a lectureA post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady)In an interview with the Associated Press, Brady revealed that his role in the team would be very passive.

Sasha Calle is celebrating the release of her new film The Flash, which is now in theaters. Calle is the first Latina to play Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl. Born on Krypton, the superpowered alien is Superman’s cousin.The movie came out Friday and the young actress shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.

Jessica Biel is celebrating husband Justin Timberlake on Father’s Day 2023.

William Earl After the third episode of “The Idol,” series co-creator Sam Levinson described how he developed the creepy, awkward and ambitious cult leader Tedros played by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye. “We’re in Abel’s house, we’re talking it through, imagining the character Tedros,” Levinson said, in the series’ “Crafting the Family” featurette on Max. “And I would say, ‘Imagine you have all of the dreams that you have of what you want to do in life, in terms of music, and your career, all of the aspirations — but imagine you have none of the talent. That’s who this character is.'” Tesfaye described the character similarly in a recent interview.

Gina Rodriguez, used the moment to shoutout her husband, Joe LoCicero, while also sharing the first full photos of her son, Charlie, who she welcomed in March.«I knew it when I met you that I found a man like no other. When I walked down the aisle and you cried tears of joy, I knew I found someone extra special.

Brianne Howey is a mom!

Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have welcomed their second baby!

Instead of Ben Affleck starring with Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl, it was almost Jon Hamm.

Rod Stewart has said that he’s planning to “leave all the rock ‘n’ roll stuff behind” after his extensive 2023 tour this year.In a new interview with BBC Breakfast, which you can watch below, the musician said he isn’t “retiring” and that he’s looking to instead change musical genres from rock to swing.“I’m not retiring,” Stewart told BBC host Charlie Stayt. “I’ve just done a swing album with Jools Holland, which is going to come out next year, so I want to go in that direction.

Whilst we admire Antonio for his bravery and choosing to go with the mystery ingredient (oranges), it didn't pay off and he was criticised by judges for his use of white chocolate in his hazelnut cream, white chocolate ganache, and orange caramel, which they dubbed "too sweet."

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have broken up for a second time.

Brianne Howey has welcomed her first child with husband Matt Ziering.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd have news worth dancing about. The  pros have officially welcomed their second child. Chmerkovskiy shared the happy news on Sunday with a fitting Father's Day post on Instagram.

Brody Jenner is not only going to be a dad, but he's also going to be a husband!On Sunday, Jenner revealed that he proposed to his girlfriend, Tiarah «Tia» Blanco, while celebrating her baby shower over the weekend.In a video shared to Instagram, Jenner is seen addressing partygoers as cradles Blanco's growing bump. After thanking friends and family for attending the special affair, Jenner says he has one more thing to do before the shower officially comes to a close.

Dancing With the Stars’ Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy welcomed their rainbow baby when baby No. 2 was born on Sunday, June 18.

Jessica Biel celebrated Father’s Day with a sweet tribute to husband Justin Timberlake that featured photos of their two sons.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief After a golden age in the 1980s, Chinese filmmakers were quietly discouraged from dabbling in the sci-fi genre – it isn’t real science and authorities did not want youngsters to get confused. That stance changed during the last decade and the Shanghai International Film Festival has just hosted its first sci-fi week, comprising nearly a dozen film screenings and a trio of panel discussions featuring the new luminaries in the sector. Reasons for the revised position of China’s authorities are not hard to understand. Not only was Hollywood getting away with dominating a genre that was popular with Chinese audiences, China in the 21st century has become a global technology powerhouse. Its space program, in particular, is now among the most advanced, capable of a normalized rocket launch schedule, international co-operation and lunar and interplanetary missions.

Some of country music's biggest crooners also hold the title of devoting dad. To mark the holiday, some posted to their social media about being proud papas, while others got some love from their partners with sweet family photos.  Many stars were recently gathered in Nashville for CMA Fest, where Jason Aldean and Keith Urban told Fox News Digital about their unique Father's Day plans, emphasizing how much they just wanted to be with their family. "My Father's Day plans are always the same man - I want to wake up, hangout with my kids, maybe grill out, watch them swim in the pool, and watch some baseball.

Tribeca Festival screening and talkback celebrating the movie’s 25th anniversary. Going long in a lively discussion moderated by Torell Shavone Taylor at the SVA theater in New York City, the two got candid about choreographing Stella’s sex scenes, casting at 20-something Taye Diggs to “fulfill the fantasy” and trusting an Oscar-winning scene partner like Whoopi Goldberg to hold the film together. The beloved romantic comedy from 1998 stars Bassett as Stella Payne, a 40-year-old businesswoman who takes a well-needed vacation in Jamaica, only to fall for a handsome man half her age, Winston Shakespeare (Diggs). Bassett explained that casting Diggs as Stella’s lover for the movie was key to its success — and that it was a tight race between he and two other actors.