Kim Kardashian Called Out For SKKN Promo Photos -- Bad Photoshop Or 'Collapsed Nose'?!

Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in the question of whether states can remove his name from the ballot.

Herman Raucher, whose Oscar-nominated Summer of ’42 screenplay became one of Hollywood’s best-loved coming-of-age tales, has died of natural causes at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT. He was 95.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Claire Foy recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast while on the press tour for “All of Us Strangers” and was asked to reveal the worst acting note she ever got on set from a director. She didn’t hesitate to answer: “Start acting, darling!” “First job I ever did on TV, which was ‘Being Human.’ The pilot, with Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When Jo Koy was announced as Golden Globes host on Dec. 21, it was just a little over two weeks to air. “When they asked me, it was an immediate yes, I couldn’t believe this was happening,” Koy tells Variety.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor After a wild year that brought us an atomic bomb creator, a toy doll coming to life and an Indigenous woman’s fight for survival against her white husband, 2024 promises to be another exhilarating one with a slew of highly anticipated films and performances set to grace the silver screen. (See Variety’s most anticipated movies of 2024 for further proof) We’re going to have performers from long-awaited sequels (Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker: Folie à Deux”) and prequels (Anya Taylor-Joy in “Furiosa”), to anticipated biopics (Angelina Jolie in “Maria”) and original stories and characters (André Holland in “The Actor”). There are also performers from long-awaited adaptations (Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in “Wicked: Part One”) and ones from movies that have been finished shooting for quite some time (Mark Rylance in “The Way of the Wind”).

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Amber Heard posted to Instagram some behind-the-scenes photos from the making of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and thanked fans for supporting her return to the comic book franchise as Mera. The post is notable considering that Heard claimed in court during her 2022 defamation trial involving Johnny Depp that Warner Bros. “didn’t want to include me” in the “Aquaman” sequel due to the fallout from her divorce from Depp.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Greta Gerwig‘s blockbuster comedy “Barbie” has been deemed an adapted screenplay by the Writers Branch executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, despite campaigning for original screenplay, Variety has exclusively learned. When official Oscar nomination voting opens Thursday, Jan. 11, eligible voting members of the branch will only be able to cast votes for the script written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach in adapted screenplay.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in Feb. 2022, Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov grabbed his camera and filmed as the city of Mariupol came under heavy artillery bombarding. The reporter intended not to make a film but to capture everything he witnessed.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jeffrey Wright‘s latest stop on his “American Fiction” press tour was a cast interview with Entertainment Weekly in which he shocked his co-stars with a story about how he once refused a studio’s request to censor his dialogue. The Emmy winner starred in Ang Lee’s 1999 Civil War drama “Ride With the Devil” as a former slave fighting for his freedom. “In this scene in which he has this kind of the apex of his awakening and his need to emancipate himself, he says, ‘Being that man’s friend was no more than being his n—–.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It’s 2024, and if you haven’t cut the cable cord yet, it might be time to consider making the switch to streaming. With a ton of affordable options in the marketplace, streaming services get you much of the same content as conventional cable, with the added convenience of taking your programming on the go.

William Earl Variety’s third annual FYC Fest: The Shortlist will return Jan. 9 and feature 12 virtual panels with the top contending filmmakers and artisans that were shortlisted by the Academy in the sound, documentary short, documentary film, international film, original song, score, visual effects and makeup / hairstyling categories.

Thania Garcia Tencent Music Entertainment Group, an online music and audio entertainment platform based in China, and Universal Music Group, have announced the renewal of a multi-year licensing agreement. With the agreement being re-upped, Tencent will continue to have reach over UMG’s music catalogs for the music apps QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, and WeSing.

Greg Taylor believes Celtic are all set for a big push towards the title in the New Year now that the penny has finally dropped for the club’s newest raft of signings.

Luke Humphries has been crowned winner of the PDC World Darts Championship after defeating Luke Littler 7-4 in a memorable final.

A former Scots Tory MP has posted a photo of himself meeting with former US president Donald Trump at his Florida resort.

Michelle Keegan explained why her husband Mark Wright has banned guests from using their toilet in their lavish Essex home worth an eye-watering £3.5million.

The ultimate game of deception, backstabbing and trust has returned as the second series of The Traitors has kicked off on the BBC.

John Lundstram insists there’s no limits to Rangers’ ambitions as he vowed the Ibrox side will be going all out on all fronts in the second half of the season.

Rangers and SFA chiefs were last night at war amid claim and counterclaim over their VAR audio play-back session.

Glamour's commerce editor, I've seen a surge in interest in alcohol-free drinks (especially on TikTok with trends like the )—and companies stepping up to meet that demand with delicious, elevated liquor, wine, beer, and cocktail alternatives that are decidedly more adult-feeling than Martinelli's, Shirley Temples, and plain ol' ginger ale.Below, you'll find some of the best non-alcoholic spirts—with recommendations from Glamour and Condé Nast editors. We've tested and love these botanical apéritifs from brands like Ghia and Seedlip; spiritless alternatives for rosés and liquors like tequila, gin, and rum (which are excellent mixers in ); and zesty non-alcoholic cocktails.

Final Jeopardy! on Tuesday night in a moment fans are calling “absolutely tragic.”Contestant Sophia was in second place with $14,600 behind contestant Michael with $28,800, and Sharon in third with $5,800.The Final Jeopardy! clue was from the “Landmarks” category, and read, “During Pope John Paul II’s 1987 visit to Los Angeles, pranksters covered up this letter in a local landmark.”Sophia seemed confident with her answer as she was the first player to put her pen down and wait for the iconic “Jeopardy!” music to fade out. Unfortunately, she seemingly misread the clue, answering, “The Hollywood Sign,” which knocked her down to only $399 with her massive wager. Had she answered it correctly, she would have won the game.

As he prepares to take the throne as King of Denmark, scandalous details of Crown Prince Frederik’s wild youth have re-emerged.Before the handsome prince met Tasmanian-born former real estate agent Mary Donaldson in a Sydney bar during the Olympic Games in 2000, he was widely known as the ‘Casanova Crown Prince.’His playboy lifestyle involved fast sports cars, lavish travel around the globe, frequent nightclub visits, and a long list of girlfriends including lingerie models and pop stars.Most weeks, his antics were splashed across newspapers and tabloid magazines in Denmark, where he was labeled a “spoiled brat” who was unlikely to make a stable and settled future king.Concerns were also raised about his lavish spending, with hundreds of thousands of dollars blown each year on his lifestyle.Back then, few in the royal establishment believed Prince Frederik was capable of inheriting the throne – including his concerned parents.Long list of unsuitable partnersFor three years in his early 20s, Prince Frederik dated model Malou Aamund but the Royal Household was said to have forced him to break off the relationship after scandal erupted.On New Year’s Eve in 1992, the couple was traveling in one of the prince’s sports cars when pulled over by police for driving erratically.Aamund, who was behind the wheel, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.

The CW made a ton of renewal and cancellation decisions in 2023, and we’re recapping all the biggest announcements from this past year.

Matt Bomer rarely shares personal photos on his social media accounts, but he shared a rare new photo with husband Simon Halls to ring in the new year.

Letoya Luckett is sharing her favorite moment from 2023 – and it was at the Renaissance World Tour!

Tom Girardi will be taking the stand in his fraud trial after all!

We’re finally learning about what happened to Keisha Nash Whitaker.

Britney Spears is ready to take her rightful place on the throne and become a pop princess again!

Are we about to witness the end of Selena Gomez’s popstar era?!

Sienna Miller is officially a momma of two!

No wonder Kelly Clarkson dropped this man like a bad habit! According to unearthed court documents, the American Idol winner’s ex Brandon Blackstock was meaner than Simon Cowell ever was, that’s for sure!

Waited until we moved out of our rental to share this. You live, you learn.

Sprints have dropped an eerie new song, ‘Heavy’.The track arrives just ahead of the Dublin rockers’ debut album ‘Letter To Self’, which drops on Friday (January 5) via City Slang. It follows the previously released singles ‘Adore Adore Adore’, ‘Shadow Of A Doubt’, ‘Literary Mind’ and ‘Up And Comer’.Speaking about the new track, the band’s frontwoman Karla Chubb says: “If [album opener] ‘Ticking’ is the sonic iteration of anxiety, then ‘Heavy’ is its literal counterpart.

Amazon Prime Video will introduce a price hike if they want to watch content on the platform ad-free.Subscribers to Prime Video today (January 3) received an email titled ‘An update on Prime Video’ in which they were told about changes to their “Prime Video experience” which will take effect just over one month from now. The changes were first announced by the company last September.From February 5, Prime Video will include what the company describe as “limited advertisements”.

Lil Nas X has responded to Dave Chapelle‘s joke about the singer’s 2021 track ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’.Chapelle’s latest Netflix comedy special The Dreamer was released on December 31 and has already had a slew of problematic moments from the comedian himself. In one segment of the special, Chapelle jokes about Lil Nas X’s 2021 hit.The joke depicts Chapelle asking a child what they want to be when they grow up to which they refuse to answer in fear of the “other kids” who may laugh at them.

Christina Aguilera kicked off her new Las Vegas residency last week (December 30), playing a career-spanning set with elaborate production.The residency, titled ‘A Truly Modern Twist’, is taking place at Volatire at The Venetian and marks Aguilera’s third stretch of shows in Vegas. The Grammy Award-winning singer previously took over the Zappos Theater in a residency that spanned from May 2019 to March 2020.Aguilera had previously said when the shows were announced that she wanted to bring “a new show that fuses music, sophistication and art in ways I have never performed before,” add that “what I love about the intimacy at Voltaire at The Venetian Resort is how up-close-and-personal I can be with the audience … a truly modern twist on the performance experience.”Meanwhile, Aguilera notably incorporated a portion of the Bree Runway song ‘That Girl’ into her performance of ‘Glam’, which Runway was particularly delighted by.Sharing a video of the moment to social media, Runway wrote: ““THAT GIRLLLL!!!!! IN YOUR SET?!?! get me on a flight to vegas NOWWWWW!!!!!!” Runway captioned.