Lorraine Kelly's heartbreak over £1.2million legal battle: 'I just wanted to forget about it'

David Benedict At the start of the second half of Ivo Van Hove’s production of his own musical version of John Cassavetes‘ ultra-Seventies backstager “Opening Night” — with music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright — the words “the aftermath” (in fashionable lower case) appear on the large screen that dominates the stage. The trouble is, the preceding storytelling has been so muddy, and the emotional temperature of the staging so leadenly unchanging, that audiences may well be asking, “The aftermath of what?” Following the movie on which it’s based, the show follows the onstage/offstage life of Myrtle (Sheridan Smith), a leading actress who is as terrified of ageing as she is of the demands placed upon her as a star.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European Film Promotion has unveiled the seventh edition of the Changing Face of Europe, a section that runs as part of Toronto documentary festival Hot Docs, which runs April 25 – May 5. The section features nine European documentaries, selected by the Hot Docs programming team, that “illustrate and examine a new and contemporary Europe from a cultural, social, geo-political and economic perspective.” In addition to attending the screenings and the festival’s industry program, the directors and producers of the films will be part of on-site and online events organized by EFP, including networking sessions and one-on-one meetings with distributors, buyers and festival programmers from North America. “Kelly – Someone Else’s Dream” follows Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jake Gyllenhaal recently opened up on “The Howard Stern Show” about what it was like losing two major roles during the final rounds of casting: Batman in Christopher Nolan‘s “Batman Begins” and Christian in Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” On the latter film, the audition process came down to Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger and Ewan McGregor. It’s here where Gyllenhaal first heard of Ledger, who would later become his co-star in “Brokeback Mountain.” “What I felt was disappointment when I didn’t get it. Both Heath and I were disappointed,” Gyllenhaal said.

Rebel Wilson is doubling down on her feud with Sacha Baron Cohen!

Diddy‘s sons are getting the hell outta Dodge!

Will and Jada Smith are about to become a lot less charitable — through their foundation, at least.

So THIS is why Diddy was at the airport while his homes were being raided by the feds?!

The audio from chilling phone calls Ruby Franke made from prison has been released. After being sentenced to between 4 and 60 years

Hmm, where have we heard this before??

Taylor Swift has a great friend and secret-keeper in Jack Antonoff!

A mother in the NYC borough of Queens is being hailed as a hero after rescuing her daughter from an absolutely horrifying kidnapping attempt. Lex Alvarez, who is just 18 ye

Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing more legal trouble. According to People, the 56-year-old a

The Stray Cats are getting back in the swing of things.Brian Setzer’s long-running rockabilly group just announced they’re hitting the road for the first time since 2019.They’ll be joined by special guest The Midnight Cowgirls at all shows.Near the end of their brief 15-concert jaunt, the “Rock This Town” trio will play back-to-back-to-back gigs at Lewiston, NY’s Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater on Tuesday, Aug. 13, New York City’s The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Thursday, Aug.

Willie Nelson may be.The nonagenarian country icon — who’s been on the road since the mid 1950s (!) — just announced that he’ll drop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion to celebrate July 4 with his Outlaw Tour co-headliners Bob Dylan and Robert Plant.Now if that’s not American, we don’t know what is.They’ll be joined by Plant’s partner in crime Alison Krauss as well as Mavis Staples, Maren Morris and Celisse at Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic.It should be noted that while the concert is taking place in Camden, NJ, it’s being labeled as a Philadelphia event.In step with that sentiment, Nelson shared a statement.“I am thrilled to bring the 4th of July Picnic to Philadelphia for the first time in our storied history,” the 90-year-old said in a press release. “It’s an honor to host such an extraordinary lineup of talent in the birthplace of our country.

taken into custody Monday at Opa Locka Airport after federal agents intercepted Diddy’s plane, which he was about to board. He was booked on once count of possession of suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy according to an arrest report obtained by The Post. Both charges are felonies in Florida.The six-foot Ohioan has been bailed out of jail, the report stated.

swarming Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami Monday in a TV thriller-style surprise raid. The cross-country invasion was reportedly related to sex-trafficking allegations, law enforcement sources told The Post.Meanwhile, a dazed-looking Combs, 54, was seen at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Monday afternoon after his private jet was stopped by feds on the tarmac — apparently bound for a Caribbean spring break with some of his seven kids.Around the same time, the entrepreneur’s alleged “drug mule,” Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested on suspicion of cocaine and marijuana possession in Miami.It all happened almost one day to the month since Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones — a former producer and videographer for Diddy — filed an explosive lawsuit claiming the music mogul repeatedly sexually assaulted him from September 2022 to November 2023.Jones accused Combs of groping his genitals and grooming him into having sex.Diddy’s attorney Shawn Holley previously told Page Six that “Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar” who filed the $30 million lawsuit “shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday.”After news of the raid broke, old videos and interviews resurfaced online — some showing Usher, who was only 13 when he was sent to Diddy’s “Puffy Flavor Camp” at the impresario’s luxe Scarsdale mansion.Usher, now 45, told Howard Stern in 2016that he had seen “very curious things taking place” at the “camp” and that he would never send a child of his somewhere like that.“It was pretty wild.

Diana Ross.I will never forget mini me waiting with my dad where she was expected to make her grand entrance through the audience and to the rotating stage at Valley Forge Music Fair in the Philadelphia suburbs.Seeing the Supreme One come out in a flurry of feathers and sequins to “I’m Coming Out” — the 1980 Chic-produced classic and enduring LGBTQ anthem that she recorded without realizing that “coming out” was a declaration of queer liberation — it was like witnessing a real-life goddess on earth. Right there in Devon, Pennsylvania.For me, the love for the artist, the legend born Diane Ross 80 years ago on March 26, 1944 — her birth certificate was mistakenly filled out with the name Diana — has been an endless one.She had me from the moment I got my little hands on my dad’s 8-track tape of her eponymous 1976 album, as her meticulously beat face stared out at me before enchanting me with her No.

This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” when she takes her hair down and says, “It reminds me like, when I was 16 in The Bronx running up and down the block.” The Castle Hill native turned Tinseltown superstar was mocked for using the borough for relatability points — working-class stolen valor.Then a clip surfaced from Lopez’s 2022 interview for Vogue’s “73 Questions” video series in which she reveals her go-to bodega order: ham and cheese on a roll, a small bag of chips and an orange drink.She added of the mysterious drink, “If you know, you know.” TikTok users said they did not.I admit, I don’t either. Bodegas and convenience stores used to hawk some dodgy food and drinks, so it could have been any number of suspicious carrot-colored concoctions.In the ’80s and early ’90s — likely the last time Lopez crossed the threshold of a dingy ol’ neighborhood bodega — offerings were less varied and way more simple. This was before sandwiches were made for social media, with a pile of ingredients higher than the sky, and there was no arsenal of fancy snacks and beverage brands.Instead, we had littleplastic containers of liquid in every color in the rainbow.

“Dead to Me” star revealed on the “Armchair Expert” podcast with co-hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman that she is in constant pain thanks to the autoimmune disorder. “I have 30 lesions on my brain,” Applegate claimed on Monday’s episode. “My biggest one is behind my right eye, so my right eye hurts a lot.”The “Married … With Children” alum also shared that sometimes “my hand starts to go weird and then I’ll get a seizure-y feeling sometimes in my brain.”“It sucks,” the mother of one added.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina Rihanoff has paid a heartfelt tribute to Robin Windsor, who passed away last month and was found in a London hotel after enjoying a once in a lifetime cruise sailing around Africa with professional dancer Gordana Grandosek. Robin and Kristina were long-term dance partners, with the latter sharing a number of pictures to Instagram of them together as she wrote: "I wish I can hold you in my arms and dance with you one more dance … love you and miss you, always and forever Robin, thank you for all the beautiful memories …". One of the pictures was a sign from Robin's funeral, which took place on March 24 and was said to be a 'colourful' occasion.

Kate Garraway’s third documentary aired on Tuesday 26 March and viewers praise the Good Morning Britain presenter for an extraordinary and emotional watch. The documentary entitled Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, revealed the final year of Derek Draper’s life as well as Kate’s caring responsibilities. Kate also opened up about her mounting debts as a result of Derek’s care needs which cost “£4000 a week”, as well as her fight to receive help from the care system..

Chloe Madeley and James Haskell fans are convinced that they have secretly got back together, after they were seen enjoying a cosy lunch together with their almost-two-year-old daughter, Bodhi. Chloe, 36, who is the daughter of TV stars Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, split from ex-rugby player James, 38, in October 2023. However, the pair have remained friends, and said when they split that they remained committed to co-parenting their young daughter.

With just one more episode to go until Stacey Solomon’ s latest series of Sort Your Life Out comes to a close, the nation’s favourite organisational queen once again leant her help to a struggling couple, Keith and Charlie, as they tried to restore order in their bungalow after welcoming three children all under the age of four. During the course of the episode, it was revealed that Keith’s paternity leave was coming to an end in just one week’s time - but Charlie had already returned to work several months ago, when her young son was just 12 weeks old.

Ralf Little has said goodbye to his role as DI Neville Parker in BBC's Death In Paradise after the series 13 finale, bringing to an end his four year stint on the popular Caribbean detective series. Following the episode's jaw-dropping conclusion, Ralf shared his feelings about leaving on social media, as he said: "So, there you have it! The secret's out! My time on Saint Marie has come to an end. But, what an end! ".

Fool Me Once star Michelle Keegan has admitted that she gets upset about people asking about when she might start a family with her husband, Mark Wright - just because she's a woman. Michelle and former TOWIE star Mark, both 36, have been husband and wife for nearly eight years, and they're both 36 years old. But Michelle, she maintains, is the one who always gets asked about when they will have kids.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Sierra Ferrell is bringing some goddess energy to the cover of her excellent new album, “Trail of Flowers,” and that fits. Just two albums into her career, Ferrell is already on the fast track to queenliness, if not godhood, among roots enthusiasts. In a world where a neo-bluegrass guy like Billy Strings can suddenly become a star among the kids, Ferrell may be the closest thing we have to that among female stars.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “Strange Darling,” the acclaimed horror film from director JT Mollner, has landed a major U.S. distribution deal at veteran producer Bob Yari’s new company Magenta Light Studios. Premiering at the genre event Fantastic Fest in 2023, the Miramax-produced thriller has been universally praised (it currently sits at 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 14 reviews) for its inventive narrative structure and lead performances.

Ethan Shanfeld Jeremy Allen White is looking to go from “The Bear” to the Boss, as the actor is in talks to play Bruce Springsteen in an upcoming narrative feature about the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska,” Variety has confirmed. No deals have been finalized, but Scott Cooper is circling to write and direct the movie, titled “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” which hails from Eric Robinson and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of the Gotham Group.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sean “Diddy” Combs — rapper, producer and entrepreneur — has fired back against the government’s raids on two of his properties in Miami and Los Angeles on Monday. In a statement, his attorney Aaron Dyer characterized the searches by investigators with the Department of Homeland Security as an “unprecedented ambush” and a “witch hunt.” “Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” Dyer wrote.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tom Cruise is a busy man, which makes it all but impossible to put a timeline on when “Top Gun” fans might finally get to see a third installment in the beloved action-drama franchise. Variety confirmed in January that Paramount was developing “Top Gun 3” and had tapped its “Top Gun: Maverick” co-writer Ehren Kruger to work on the screenplay. Franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer now tells ScreenRant he has no idea when Cruise might even have free time in his schedule to shoot the third “Top Gun” film.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s Screen Gems has landed that Platinum Dunes’ package we told you about at the start of the month, Wolf Night, which has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles helmer Jonathan Liebesman directing.

Scott Derrickson has been set to direct an adaptation of Davis Grubb’s classic 1953 novel The Night of the Hunter for Universal Pictures, working from his script written with C. Robert Cargill, his longtime collaborator on The Black Phone, Doctor Strange and other projects.

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a lot of movement from agents that used to work at A3 Artists Agency.

EXCLUSIVE: Production is officially underway on Zombies 4 (w/t) in New Zealand with stars Swayam Bhatia (Disney’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) playing Vera; Julian Lerner (ABC’s The Wonder Years) as Ray; and Mekonnen Knife (Joe vs. Carole) as Vargas—all characters are new mysterious supernatural monsters.

Amid Drake Bell revealing in the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV that he was sexually abused by former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck, more former child actors are opening up about their experiences on their show’s sets.