Madeleine McCann investigator breaks silence on woman's claims she is 'Missing Maddie'

The Whale in something of a mixed bag for representation and storytelling.Here’s a look at the six straight men who have won Best Actor for playing gay men.William HurtHollywood heartthrob William Hurt made history when he won the Best Actor Oscar in 1986 for portraying “effeminate” gay man Luis Molina, who forges a relationship with his cellmate in a Brazilian prison.The film focuses on much more than just Molina’s sexuality, but it is certainly a big part of his character, and Hurt’s performance was groundbreaking at the time.Hurt would claim the prize on his first attempt, and though he was nominated three more times throughout his career, he didn’t snag a second trophy.​​Tom HanksJust a few years later, Tom Hanks became the second person to win the Best Actor Oscar for playing a gay male character.In 1994, the star – who was still just beginning what would go on to become one of the most celebrated careers in Hollywood – took home his first Academy Award for his role in Philadelphia, which tells the story of a lawyer dying of AIDS who sues his employer for wrongful termination and wins.In his speech, Hanks thanked people from his past who clearly helped make him the actor–and the person–he was when he won.“I would not be standing here if it weren’t for two very important men in my life, so… two that I haven’t spoken with in awhile, but I had the pleasure of just the other evening,” the star began. “Mr.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor in the “Rust” case, resigned on Tuesday, saying she did not want questions about her dual roles as a legislator and prosecutor to “cloud” the issues. The move is another setback for the prosecution of Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who are accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. The prosecution previously dropped a five-year sentencing enhancement against both defendants, after discovering that the law did not apply at the time of Hutchins’ death. Reeb was hired last August by Mary Carmack-Altwies, the Santa Fe district attorney, to lead the prosecution. A longtime prosecutor from Clovis, N.M., Reeb was elected in November as a Republican member of the state House of Representatives.

Jordan Moreau “The Last of Us” actor Gabriel Luna is ready to return as Tommy for Season 2 of HBO’s hit adaptation, and he teased a bit of what to expect at HBO Max’s “The Last of Us” SXSW Conversation over the weekend ahead of the Season 1 finale. Luna plays Tommy, the younger brother of Joel (Pedro Pascal), who joins the Firefly rebels and lives in a safe, civilized settlement in Jackson, Wyo. He’s first introduced in the Episode 1 opening flashback, where Tommy, Joel and Joel’s daughter Sarah (Nico Parker) escape the cordyceps fungus outbreak in Austin, Tex. — which is coincidentally Luna’s hometown and the location of the SXSW festival. Twenty years later, Tommy reunites with Joel in Jackson after Joel transports Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the country. Tommy is now settled own, married to his wife Maria (Rutina Wesley) and has a child on the way.

David Benedict Since Nicholas Hytner, former artistic director of the National Theatre, is one of the finest, most detailed Shakespeare directors in the land, you could be forgiven for forgetting that he really knows how to put on a show — and then some. Given that his career spans everything from “One Man, Two Guvnors” to the original “Miss Saigon,” expectations in London were high that, armed with arguably the greatest musical comedy ever written, he might be onto a winner. Revise your expectations: His immersive, explosively joyous “Guys and Dolls” is a solid-gold knockout. Hytner has always been strong on physical staging. Because he started out in opera, he has always known about crowd control and can shift the emotional temperature of a scene simply by how he commands groups of people on stage. After his runaway-hit, immersive productions of “Julius Caesar” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at his own Bridge Theatre, he now takes that skill up umpteen notches moving not just the actors in “Guys and Dolls” but a third of the audience.

Naman Ramachandran “White Snow,” the latest project from celebrated Indian filmmaker Praveen Morchhale, is his “artistic revolt” against political systems that repress artists. The project has been selected for the 21st Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that operates concurrently with FilMart (March 13-16). Set in and around Kargil, a Muslim-dominated town in the Himalayas, where a war was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999, the film tells the story of Amir, whose short film gets banned due to a complaint from a religious leader, and his social media accounts gets blocked. His elderly mother Fatima sets out on an arduous journey in the Himalayan mountains to show the film in villages, which breaks her mentally and physically and brings her close to madness before she becomes a free soul.

Netflix over budget concerns. News that the project is being shelved comes following reports that A-listers Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Owen Wilson and Michael Fassbender were circling the lead roles in the film. Netflix was backing the movie, which was announced in April 2022 and greenlit with a price tag well over $100 million, a source confirms to Variety. (Industry newsletter Puck reported that the film would cost $130 million to produce). It’s not clear how much of the budget would’ve been devoted to designing an immaculate kitchen, a staple in the Nancy Meyers Cinematic Universe.

Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor in the fatal "Rust" on set shooting case, has made the decision to step down.  "After much reflection, I have made the difficult decision to step down as special prosecutor in the 'Rust' case," Andrea Reeb said in a statement shared by the office of New Mexico's First Judicial District Attorney on Tuesday. The statement continued: "My priority in this case—and in every case I’ve prosecuted in my 25-year career—has been justice for the victim.

In the latest episode of the podcast The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, which was released today, the Harry Potter author spoke about the reactions to her 2019 tweet in which she expressed support for Maya Forstater, a British researcher fired for comments interpreted as anti-trans, drew condemnation from GLAAD.

Joshua Bassett quietly shut down a heckler during his concert over the weekend.

Nancy Meyers‘ romantic comedy movie will not be moving forward at Netflix.

Celebs are speaking out in response to celebrity stylist Law Roach‘s shocking announcement that he is retiring from the industry.

you live in a state that is most likely to survive it?With the recent success of HBO‘s “The Last of Us,” insurance marketplace Insuranks surveyed more than 1,000 US citizens about zombies and what they might do in case of a terrifying undead apocalypse. They also analyzed more than 1,000 Google searches to determine where each state lands on zombie apocalypse preparedness.According to the survey, Wyoming is the readiest to take on the walking dead.

Chris Pine kicked off his day with his regular dance workout!

We’ve heard how hard this divorce has been for Kelly Clarkson behind the curtain. And now she’s opening up about how her kids have been affected.

Metallica have purchased a majority stake in a vinyl pressing plant in Virginia.Furnace Record Pressing in Alexandria, Virginia is one of the largest pressing plants in the United States, with 12 Pheenix Alpha presses and two Finebilt presses.In the past, it has pressed a host of reissues for Metallica, including box set vinyl of their albums ‘Kill ‘Em All’, ‘Ride The Lightning’ and ‘Master Of Puppets’.The band are now majority partners in the plant, which was founded in 1996 by Eric Astor. In a statement, Astor said: “Building Furnace into the dedicated and experienced family of experts that it is today has been a huge effort, but immensely gratifying.“Knowing our long-term future is secured while also being better able to take advantage of growth opportunities is really exciting for every member of the Furnace staff.”Metallica’s Lars Ulrich said: “We couldn’t be more happy to take our partnership with Furnace — and Eric, Ali and Mark specifically — to the next level.

BREAKING – Alec Baldwin has just won another scuffle with the Santa Fe District Attorney in the criminal case over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.

Following news last week that Netflix and director Nancy Meyers were at crossroads over the budget on her next film, sources close to the situation say the streamer has decided to part ways with the project. Deadline reported last week that Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz and Michael Fassbender were in talks to star but that the budget, which sources say was coming in around $130 million, was causing issues. Sources now say, that while the studio was fine with $130 million, Meyers was still fighting for $150 million, with $80 million of that going to above the line costs. With both sides refusing to budge on the budget, sources say Netflix was leaning toward fully moving off the film over the weekend with the plug ultimately getting pulled this morning.

After 10 days of deliberation, a Los Angeles jury found disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of one count of rape on December 19, 2022.Weinstein, 70, was charged in Los Angeles with seven sexual assault counts involving four women: three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual battery by restraint, one count of forcible oral copulation, and one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.In addition to the one count of rape, Weinstein was found guilty of forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count relating to one of the four victims. The jury did not reach a verdict on charges relating to two other alleged victims, one of whom was Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, the wife of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Paris Hilton presented her mother Kathy with a gift to soften the blow before revealing that she had been keeping a major secret. The 42-year-old heiress and her husband Carter Reum kept their son Phoenix Barron's existence hidden from almost everyone — including their families — until after he was born via surrogate in January.  In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Hilton recalled inviting Kathy over "as if it was any regular day" before giving her a blue Chanel bag and introducing her to her grandson for the first time.

Prince Albert II of Monaco said he’s been told to be "available" to be kidnapped by his precocious 8-year-old twins for his 65th birthday celebration this week.  "It's going to be very subdued," the only son of late Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace told People magazine of the hoopla earlier this week. "We'll have a little family lunch on Tuesday.

Selena Gomez is known for uplifting and supporting her friends! The Hollywood star is sharing her excitement for Miley Cyrus’ new album, revealing that she loved one of the songs, and she decided to give a shout out to the singer on her recent selfie, which gained a million likes in just a few minutes.The actress posted a fresh-faced make-up free selfie on her Instagram account, with the caption ‘Violet Chemistry,’ which is the title of one of the songs in Miley’s new album, with the lyrics, “Stay awhile, stay awhile with me / Stay awhile, don’t deny the violet chemistry / Stay awhile, stay awhile with me / Stay awhile, put your arms around me / Put them around me.”Fans of the pair were quick to ask for a collaboration, as the long-time friends have been supporting each other since their Disney days. “MILEY COLLAB WHEN????” one person wrote, while someone else commented “Remix? I need.”Miley noticed that Selena included the title of the song on her post, as she also took the time to tag her, showing her appreciation with a subtle response.

Diplo is spilling the tea on his sex life.During a new interview on Emily Ratajkowski's podcast, the famed DJ opens up about his sexual encounters with men.«I'm sure I've gotten a blow*** from a guy before,» Diplo shares. «You're sure that's happened?» Ratajkowski asks.

Robin Roberts has some important updates for her fans! The veteran TV journalist spoke to ET's Rachel Smith ahead of the highly anticipated second season of her Emmy-winning talk series, , where she opened up about her partner's breast cancer battle, their wedding plans and the new installment.Roberts, who has been with Laign since 2005, first shared that her partner had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and struggled with chemotherapy complications last April. Laign ended her radiation treatment in July, which Roberts took to Instagram to celebrate with fans. «It was a rough year; her journey with breast cancer took some unexpected twists and turns but she is doing really really well,» Roberts tells ET now.

2023 CMT Music Awards!The first round of performers for the upcoming awards show was announced on Tuesday and includes stars like Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, co-host Kelsea Ballerini and more.The names join previously announced performers Carrie Underwood and co-host Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn Brown. A Video of the Year nominee, Shelton recently spoke with ET about why he thinks the CMT Music Awards «means more» than your typical awards show — and it boils down to the fans.«Our industry, there’s so many under-the-table political things going on, it’s always nice to win any award, but when you know for sure [that] fans took the time and they voted for you, then that means the world.»«I love being able to be a part of a show like that because I just feel like they have more credibility to me,» he added.

The Prime Minister's family were spoken to by police in London's Hyde Park after letting his dog off its lead. Rishi Sunak had been walking his labrador Nova with his family in the Royal Park on Saturday (March 11).

The mythos of the Keanu Reeves-starring series expands with each John Wick film, creating more opportunities, but director Chad Stahelski says we shouldn’t anticipate a new movie following “John Wick: Chapter 4” any time soon.

A Polish woman named Julia Faustyna shocked the world after she emerged on Instagram two weeks ago claiming she was missing Madeleine McCann. However, it's now looking increasingly unlikely that Gerry and Kate McCann will go ahead with a DNA test, the Irish Mirror reports.

Daily Star reports. READ MORE: Shocked bride finds groom being breastfed by his mum before wedding ceremonyA source close to the McCanns reportedly said: "The family are taking no chances, they are willing to look at all leads. It is important they look at all of the factors, the girl does look similar.

The Mirror. READ MORE: Family of woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann 'refuse to take DNA test'However Julia has shared "evidence" on social media including a speck in her eye and a freckle on her leg in the same location as Madeline. Now a Polish charity called Missing Years Ago has released a statement on behalf of Julia's family.

The family of the young woman who believes she is Madeleine McCann have released a bombshell statement saying they are 'devastated at this current situation'. Julia Wendell went viral after she created the Instagram account @iammadeleinemccann and presented 'evidence' she is the youngster who mysteriously disappeared in Praia da Luz on the night of May 3, 2007.

The Sun, her Polish family have "flatly refused" to cooperate by giving a DNA test after they apparently started shunning her. Dr Fia Johansson, a psychologist, medium and private detective who is working with Julia at the moment, told the Sun that she wants to be "respectful" to the McCann family whilst dealing with the issue quickly, reports The Star. READ MORE: Madeleine McCann timeline: Woman claiming to be missing girl asks parents for DNA testShe said: "My feeling is that we need to force the mother or a member of Julia's family to take the DNA test rather than disrupt the peace of Kate and Gerry, which is not necessary.

Madeleine McCann, has shared a picture of her "smile" and compared it to Kate McCann's mouth. The 21-year-old believes she is the missing Brit, who disappeared in May 2007 in Praia da Luz in Portugal. She has now shared side by side images of herself and Maddie's mother Kate, suggesting they are similar.

the Daily Star. Faustyna has freckles in the same place and a speck in her eye, just like Madeleine McCann who disappeared in 2007 during a family holiday in Portugal aged just four years old. The 21-year-old also alleges that she has been unable to access her birth certificate.

A woman who claims she is missing toddler Madeleine McCann says she has been contacted by the girl's family to take her up on the offer of a DNA test.

Madeleine McCann says she has "evidence" to back up her claims. The TikTok user, @iammadeleinemcann, has gained 17,000 followers on the app and has also made an Instagram account. Despite the woman's age being 21, she says that there could be a mistake, as Madeleine would now be 19-years-old.

Prosecutors admit they still cannot prove paedophile Christian Brueckner snatched Madeleine McCann, a friend has claimed.