Intimate Scene in Tom Holland's 'The Crowded Room' Goes Viral on Social Media

A.D. Amorosi Today’s news of Sinéad O’Connor’s death at age 56 and the desperate tangle of her life immediately reminded us of the emotional, imagistic depths of her songwriting, her tactile interpretive skills and the piercingly distinctive range of her vocals. For all of the genuine pain she felt throughout her life, O’Connor displayed empowerment, spirituality, savagery, anti-establishment sentiment and, yes, quietude, like no other vocalist could.

Brent Lang Executive Editor There’s nothing like some superhero flicks and family friendly blockbusters to turn things around at the box office. Revenues and profits at Imax jumped during the second quarter thanks to the commercial success of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “The Super Mario Bros.

The ‘Barbenheimer’ reign has no end in sight!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta turned in a healthy 11% uptick in revenue for the second quarter of 2023, topping Wall Street expectations and signaling the social giant’s ad business is recovering after last year’s doldrums. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram posted revenue of $32.0 billion and net profit of $7.79 billion ($2.98 per share), up 16%. On average, analysts expected revenue of $31.12 billion and earnings per share of $2.91, according to Refinitiv data.

Remembrances are pouring in for Sinéad O’Connor.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In the firestorm over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” video, some attention has been trained on the different sources for the supposed U.S. news footage of protests that was incorporated into the video, some of which has been reported to have come from foreign countries. In the meantime, though, one clip that definitely did come from the U.S.

LaKeith Stanfield and Kasmere Trice Stanfield have revealed quite a surprise!

Two San Diego residents checked out nearly every single book in their library’s Pride Month display, claiming that such materials shouldn’t be available to children.Across the nation, conservative groups have pushed to ban books that discuss LGBTQ issues from libraries and schools, often arguing that they are pornographic or obscene merely because they depict LGBTQ identity.This attempt to stoke culture-war flames in San Diego backfired, according to The New York Times, ending with an outpouring of community support for the library in the form of increased monetary and book donations. As soon as The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on the protest, new copies of the checked-out books began to arrive at the library.

High Low, Sivan took the opportunity to clear up a misconception about one of his most memorable hits, “Bloom.” “I wrote this one song called ‘Bloom,’ right? And it’s about bottoming. And the lyric is ‘I bloom just for you.’ And people took that and ran,” he started.

Imax blew past Wall Street forecasts with sales up 32% at $98 million for the second quarter ended in June. Adjusted EPS was 26 cents a share – up 271%.

Two people have been arrested for allegedly vandalising a painting of King Charles at the Portrait Gallery of Scotland during an environmental protest.

Cocaine Sharks, a highlight of Discovery’s Shark Week which is due to air tonight (July 26) at 10pm ET, marine scientists examine if sharks are consuming floating pharmaceuticals cast overboard by passing traffickers.“It’s a catchy headline to shed light on a real problem, that everything we use, everything we manufacture, everything we put into our bodies, ends up in our wastewater streams and natural water bodies, and these aquatic life we depend on to survive are then exposed to that,” Dr Tracy Fanara, a Florida-based environmental engineer and lead member of the research team told CBS News.She added: “We’ve seen studies with pharmaceuticals, cocaine, methamphetamines, ketamine, all of these, where fish are being [affected] by drugs. If these cocaine bales are a point source of pollution, it’s very plausible [sharks] can be affected by this chemical.“Cocaine is so soluble that any of those packages open just a little, the structural integrity is destroyed and the drug is in the water.”In their research, conducted across six days at sea in the Florida Keys, Fanara and the British marine biologist Tom Hird observed sharks exhibiting peculiar behaviours.Footage from the show, which you can view above, showed that sharks did swim towards bales of fake cocaine, and Hird observed at least one hammerhead swimming differently than normal.

Meta’s revenue beat estimates in the second quarter, rising by 11% to $32 billion, as the company also touted investments in its Twitter rival, Threads, as well as in new AI products.

Saying that the studios are shackled together in a “mutual suicide pact,” WGA negotiating committee co-chair Chris Keyser said today in a video message to members that the only way for the companies to end the ongoing strike is to come back to the bargaining table and addressing all of the guild’s demands.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews looked more loved-up than ever as they splashed around in the surf on a beach holiday in Spain. Despite being hands-on parents to three children, Theodore, four, Gigi, three, and Otto, 15 months, Spencer, 34, and Vogue, 37, have clearly been putting the time in in the gym, as they showed off their chiseled figures.

Blake Lively made some hands-on adjustments to her Met Gala display! The actress was viewing the dress she wore to fashion's biggest night in 2022 — currently featured at London's Kensington Palace for the exhibit — when she noticed the gown needed some altering. Lively took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to share a video of her fixing the way the dress lays on the mannequin. «When you're the clown who hops over the rope at the museum to fix the exhibit,» Lively wrote in the video's text.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Michael Barrymore was one of the best-known TV presenters in the UK when the body of Stuart Lubbock was found in his swimming pool on 31 March, 2001. Six years later, he was arrested in connection with the death of Stuart at his then-home in Roydon, Essex following a party, and later released without charge. But by then, ITV had terminated Michael's lucrative contract, and the presenter, now 71, had lost the TV career he loved.

Irish pop star and outspoken activist Sinéad O’Connor has passed away, The Irish Times reports. Her official cause of death has yet to be revealed.

James Blake has delivered his second single from his forthcoming album, Playing Robots Into Heaven. Following the release of "Big Hammer" comes a lovesick anthem, "Loading." Unlike the project's lead single, Blake features his own vocals, blending his new poppier sound with the eccentricities of his post-dubstep roots.

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist.

Holly Willoughby is currently enjoying some time off from the This Morning sofa as she holidays in the Algarve.

People have been warned against wearing a hair tie on their wrists for a long period of time, especially at night.

Richard Osman is best known for presenting quiz shows Pointless and House of Games on the BBC, but the TV personality isn't the only famous face in his family.

A road in Hamilton will be closed next week while essential works are carried out.

Sinead O'Connor's final social media post references the tragic loss of her 17-year-old son who she called the 'love of her life'.

Some star-packed projects are heading to the 19th annual Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. The just-announced lineup includes films featuring, produced or directed by the likes of Tom Hanks, Eva Longoria, Alden Ehrenreich, Queen Latifah, Tom Holland, Keke Palmer, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Travolta and more.

Actor Tom Holland, famous for lip syncing to the Rihanna song “Umbrella,” has done it again.Well, sort of. The actor who portrays Peter Parker wasn’t wearing a wig, corset, and fishnets and grinding on fellow actor and singer Zendaya, his Spider-Man co-star and now girlfriend, in the pouring rain, as he was on the TV show Lip Sync Battle six years ago.This time, in the latest installment of the new miniseries The Crowded Room, Holland is wearing thick black eyeliner and hooks up with another man in the bathroom stall of a nightclub.Naturally, the steamy scene, in which Holland bottoms, has gone viral on Twitter — and elicited homophobic backlash.

Tom Holland have defended the star from homophobic comments over a scene in his recent Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room.The psychological thriller focuses on the real-life story of Billy Milligan who was arrested for his involvement in a New York shooting in 1979, and through a series of interviews with Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried) audiences learn about his mysterious past.During one scene, which has circulated online in recent days, Holland’s character is seen having sex with a man in a club, before doing drugs and performing oral sex.However, many fans have been forced to defend the actor from homophobic reactions to the moment, with one tweeting: “PEOPLE ARE ONLY WEIRDED OUT BY TOM HOLLAND DOING THAT SCENE BECAUSE OF RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA !”.Another added: “Why are people so mad about tom holland playing a queer character? the homophobia today is bonkers,” while a third wrote: “The fact that a single scene on an Apple Plus show featuring Tom Holland has brought out so much homophobia from the stupidest people is… actually it’s not even a little surprising, it’s just annoying.”Many more have shared their reactions:PEOPLE ARE ONLY WEIRDED OUT BY TOM HOLLAND DOING THAT SCENE BECAUSE OF RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA !— jabba (@jabbagfx) July 16, 2023why are people so mad about tom holland playing a queer character? the homophobia today is bonkers— luma

Zendaya may be one of Hollywood’s brightest stars, but according to Tom Holland, she’s one of the worst cooks.

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" star Tom Holland doesn’t want to be part of the Hollywood machine.  In an interview on the "Jay Shetty Podcast," the actor explained his struggle to be a part of the business while maintaining his sense of self. "I really am a massive fan of making movies, but I really do not like Hollywood.

Tom Holland and Zendaya know exactly what they’re doing when it comes to keeping their relationship private.

Tom Holland is opening up about what pushed him to lead a sober life and how he felt “enslaved” to alcohol at one point.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tom Holland is opening up in more detail about his alcohol addiction after revealing for the first time in May that he has been sober for over a year. During an appearance on the “On Purpose With Jay Shetty” podcast (via BBC), Holland said he realized he might have an alcohol problem after having “a very, very boozy” Christmas time. The holiday prompted him to try dry January. “All I could think about was having a drink. It really scared me,” Holland said about going sober for one month. “I just was like, ‘Wow, maybe I have a little bit of an alcohol thing.'” Holland’s realization made him want to try staying sober for another month. He felt that he could prove to himself that he didn’t have a problem with alcohol if he stayed sober for two months. However, he struggled with England’s drinking culture.

Tom Holland‘s journey to sobriety didn’t come easy for the actor after he realized his dependency on alcohol.

who recently announced a year-long break after filming “difficult” TV series The Crowded Room, said in a new interview that questioned why he was “enslaved” to drinking.He told the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast that his journey to sobriety began with “a very, very boozy” Christmas last year.The star decided to do Dry January earlier this year but was “scared” to learn that “all I could think about was having a drink”. “I just was like, ‘Wow, maybe I have a little bit of an alcohol thing,” he said.What followed was an extension of Dry January for another month until the end of February, which in turn led to him challenging himself to go without booze for six months in total.He opened up about the pros and cons of the move, though ultimately feels the pros outweigh them.“I felt like I couldn’t be social,” Holland said of his relationships without alcohol. “I felt like I couldn’t go to the pub and have a lime soda. I couldn’t go out for dinner.

Tom Holland is opening up in more detail about his path to getting sober, during a new interview on Jay Shetty‘s podcast.