Rita Moreno Defends Actors’ Right To Get Political: ‘Freedom Of Speech Belongs To All Of Us’

Zack Sharf “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski told Empire magazine that he shot approximately 800 hours of footage for the long-in-the-works Tom Cruise action sequel. The filmmaker put that number into perspective by saying the sequel “shot as much footage as the three ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies combined.” Kosinski reunited with his “Oblivion” star Cruise for “Top Gun: Maverick,” which takes place over 30 years after Tony Scott’s 1986 classic.“Out of a 12 or 14-hour day, you might get 30 seconds of good footage,” Kosinski said about why so much footage was shot. “But it was so hard-earned.

went up for auction for the first time in nearly a decade. Two weeks later, it landed a buyer from the other side of the pond — superfan Ken Lambert, who is now turning the iconic home into an Airbnb rental and house museum. Lambert, 48, who hails from New Hampshire, never dreamed he would one day own a piece of Beatles history, until he put in an offer for £171,000 (which equates to $250,000) and no one else bid any higher. Now Lambert, who is in commercial construction, is only the third owner to have ever owned the home since the Harrisons. “Once I realized I was the winner, it was pretty shocking,” Lambert told The Post. “I really started to think about what I was going to do with the property.

More plans to come! Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s wedding ceremony for their official nuptials will be even “bigger” than their Las Vegas service on April 4, 2022. Kourtney and Travis, who have not been legally married yet, are excited to include their family into their guestlist after a private and intimate wedding. 

Katcy Stephan SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for the finale and reunion of “The Ultimatum,” streaming now on Netflix. Despite a tumultuous journey on the first season of Netflix’s experimental dating show “The Ultimatum,” Madelyn Ballatori and Colby Kissinger overcame the odds to end up together — and they have a baby on the way. In the finale, a cowboy hat-clad Colby proposed to Madelyn, who enthusiastically accepted. More shocking, though, was the couple’s choice to get married on the spot. “I think he’s a very confident person,” Madelyn tells Variety.

Carson Burton “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Gatt was arrested last week after LAPD detectives said he was engaging in “online sexually explicit communication” with a minor. Investigators are currently seeking to identify other victims.According to the LAPD, Gatt was arrested in his home on April 6 after police served a residential home search warrant.

Manuel Betancourt There is something nakedly revealing about singing karaoke. The activity invites singers of all stripes to tap into their inner divas even, or especially, if you really can’t hit those notes or truly master that tricky wording. Given this, karaoke often lends itself to being a liberating and rather joyful pastime, the kind of drunken escapade from one’s life that allows you to let loose.

Keeping Up With the Kardashians, she also gave fans a look at her preparation process for the baby bar exam and admitted to buying the diapers because she had to take the test at home due to the pandemic and one of the rules was that she couldn't leave her seat or else she would fail the exam.This is hardly the first time Kardashian has put herself in extreme discomfort in the name of fashion. At the 2021 Met Gala she wore partially obscuring her vision.

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X Factor judge had a near-death experience for the second time in February 2022. He was immediately rushed to a London hospital after once again being thrown over the handlebars of his e-bike while going 20 mph and not wearing a helmet. That accident came 18 months after his last e-bike crash in Los Angeles which led to him breaking his back.In a recent interview with the , Cowell revealed that in a weird way he's glad both those terrible injuries happened.

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Justin Timberlake wasn’t trying to throw shade at Britney Spears, when he told a paparazzi to “go away” when he asked about the “Toxic” singer’s recent pregnancy announcement. The video featured the “Rock Your Body” popstar walking down the street, when someone filming asks about his ex’s recent pregnancy, viaPage Six. A source close to Justin, 41, revealed to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that he’s “happy” for Britney, 40,  but he’s “tired” of being asked questions about her whenever she has a major life event.

Jeshi has teamed up with Nigerian artist Obongjayar for a new song. "Protein" is the latest song from the East London rapper's forthcoming debut LP, Universal Credit, to be revealed.

It's unusual for a musician to sell out their first-ever paid gig, and even fewer have done it at a 450-capacity venue. But most musicians don't play their first gigs at age 66, or 41 years after attempting to assassinate a sitting U.S.

Lorde is opening up about the stage fright she once experienced, and how she used to deal with the “adrenaline spike” of performing onstage in front of thousands of people.

Danny DeVito tips his top hat to Colin Farrell.

Daft Punk are, of course, broken up. While that remains a sad fact of life, the iconic French electronic duo still have a vault of goodies from across their near three-decade career to comb through.

Kelly Ripa is opening up about her reaction to the recent shooting in a Brooklyn subway station in New York City, and the terrifying anticipation she felt before she could confirm that her kids were alright.MORE: Kelly Ripa inspires fans as she reveals unexpected date with husband Mark ConsuelosDuring Live! With Kelly and Ryan, Ryan Seacrest and his co-host discussed the scary uncertainty that followed once they learned that a shooting had occurred in Brooklyn. While neither of them were in New York City at the time, Kelly was in Ann Arbour where her youngest son Joaquin goes to college, and Ryan was in Los Angeles, the mom-of-three revealed that her two other children, Lola and Michael, work and study in Brooklyn.WATCH: David Muir and Kelly's friendshipMORE: Kelly Ripa makes tongue-in-cheek remark about her age in new photo that gets fans talkingThe star grew emotional as she detailed the nerve wracking feeling of not knowing whether your loved ones are okay, and how she and her husband Mark Consuelos were frantically texting their son and daughter.She explained that when she first heard there was a gunman wreaking havoc, the local coverage in Michigan didn't specify in which area or station in Brooklyn it was happening. She immediately texted her eldest two: "Are you guys okay? Let me know asap, just let me know."Things grew even scarier for the television host when neither of the two answered for what felt like ages.

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To Bridget, who cannot cook! Bridget Jones’s Diary was a huge hit when it debuted in April 2001 — and its stars have only kept rising.

Kylie Jenner isn’t the only friend that Jordyn Woods has lost. Stassie Karanikolaou, who is BFFs with the makeup mogul, revealed on the Call Her Daddy podcast that she’s also cut Jordyn, 24, out of her life. “Oh no,” Stassie, 24, replied when host Alex Cooper asked if she was still friends with the model. “For my own reasons. This is the first time… I’m ever saying this but it’s for my own reasons,” Stassie added.

Catelynn Baltierra, 30, is embracing the precious moments her husband Tyler Baltierra, 30, and their youngest daughter Rya are having. The reality star took to Instagram to share a black and white video of the doting dad feeding the seven-month-old baby girl while shirtless on April 13.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCatalina Sandino Moreno and Harold Torres have been cast in “Silent Night,” an action-thriller starring Joel Kinnaman.Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo (“A Better Tomorrow”) is directing the film, which is currently in production in Mexico City. The story centers on Godlock (Kinnaman), a father on a mission to avenge his young son, who was tragically caught in the crossfire of gang violence on Christmas Eve.

not invited to the 2022 Oscars despite the Steven Spielberg-helmed musical scoring seven nods at the award show.But Russ Tamblyn — who played Riff in the 1961 adaption of the Broadway play — is not happy about the invite snub.“@TheAcademy As a voting member and the original Riff, let me say: it’s your duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars,” Tamblyn, 87, tweeted on March 21.“She STARS in #Westsidestory which is nominated across the board. When they say representation matters, this is what that means. Please do right by her,” he continued.Tamblyn tweeted his thoughts in response to a Los Angeles Times report regarding Zegler’s snub.@TheAcademy as a voting member and the original Riff, let me say: it’s your duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars.

Rita Moreno recently received the Stanley Kramer Award during the 33rd Producers Guild of America Awards. According to the trade association representing television producers, film producers, and New Media producers in the United States, the Stanley Kramer Award “honors a production, producer, or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.” During Moreno’s acceptance speech, the 90-year-old EGOT winner recalled the time she witnessed live when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In accepting the Stanley Kramer Award at the PGAs tonight, EGOT winner and West Side Story actress Rita Moreno, reflected on the time she first heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech near the Lincoln monument in Washington D.C. She was invited to the event by Harry Belafonte.

Paul Plunkett When this year’s Producers Guild of America Awards are handed out, along with those being recognized for their achievements in projects over the last year will be a handful of the industry’s top names, receiving the guild’s Honorary Awards.These Honorary Awards were not handed out during last year’s virtual ceremony, adding more excitement to this year’s in-person event.The 2022 Visionary Award, which recognizes a television, film or new media producer for unique or uplifting contributions to our culture through inspiring storytelling or performance, will be awarded to Issa Rae. The producer-actor-writer, whose HBO series “Insecure” wrapped up this year after five seasons, also served as executive producer on “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and “Sweet Life: Los Angeles,” to name a few of her credits.

Has Oscar Isaac found his signature look?

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“The Prank” is no big whoop, but for a good stretch it’s a tartly written, engagingly nasty little comedy of high-school vengeance. It’s set during the senior year of Ben (Connor Kalopsis), the kind of eager, obsessive-compulsive overachiever who prints out several backup copies of his homework assignments, and Tanner (Ramona Young), a hacker, high on energy drinks, who’s his equally brainy but less responsible best friend. These two exist in their own unpopular cloistered geek space.

Graham Stanier, who was a regular face on The Jeremy Kyle Show throughout its years on-screen, has spoken out to defend the show.

Rita Moreno is back on the awards season circuit with Steven Spielberg's celebrated new adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical and ready to cheer on Ariana DeBose, who is poised to make Oscars history once again with a win for the same role.«I'll tell you what, this is an Oscar part,» Moreno told ET's Will Marfuggi at the 74th Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday night. «And I can tell you the scene that seals it, and it's the scene in the candy store.

Ariana DeBose is unstoppable! The Afro-Latina won in the best supporting actress category at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards for her stunning performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.“Wow, this is wild. I wrote some things down, and yet my phone is over there.

Ariana DeBose has won Best Supporting Actress at the 202 Critics Choice Awards for her role in .The actress was blown away as she accepted the award from The Savoy Hotel in London, just hours after earning a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same role.DeBose stunned in a goldenrod yellow strapless column gown from Carolina Herrera as she thanked fans and critics for their support.«Critics, you matter, and I am so, so, so grateful for your support of ,» DeBose shared. «There were so many people who questions whether or not this film should be reimagined, and you rallied around us, you loved on us, every single one of us, and I am very, very grateful for that.»«To my fellow nominees, you are also esteemed and glorious and I love you so much! You inspire me, and especially one fellow nominee, the great Rita Moreno,» she shared, addressing the Oscar winner who was nominated in the same category as DeBose. «Seriously, you made space for me to thrive beside you.

Ariana DeBose has won Best Supporting Actress at the 202 Critics’ Choice Awards for her role in “West Side Story”.

If you go to see this, The Prank’s on you.