Sarah Jessica Parker Recalls Giving Ex Robert Downey Jr. ‘Stability’ During His Addiction Struggle

treated to an impromptu singalong after their Southwest flight was delayed for several hours. The now-viral TikTok, which has racked up 1.7 million views, captured the performance of the singer’s 2008 hit “Love Story.” According to the video, the flight was full of “Swifties” heading back to Salt Lake City after the “You Belong With Me” singer’s first night in the Centennial state. In the video, several fans can be heard belting the love ballad as crew members played the track over the plane’s speakers while other fans attempted to capture the moment on their cell phones.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Downey Jr. and Jimmy Fallon crashed a recent episode of “The Howard Stern Show” and revealed they auditioned together for Nancy Meyers’ 2006 romantic-comedy “The Holiday.” Downey Jr. read for the part later played by Jude Law, while Fallon auditioned for Jack Black’s role. Both actors knew they weren’t Meyers’ frontrunner picks at the time, and Downey Jr. was well aware Jude Law was stiff competition. “We both got called in just as seat fillers…[director Nancy Meyers] needed someone to read with the gals and we’re sitting there going, ‘It’s about to happen for us,’” Downey said, adding that he felt he was a “shoe-in” to steal the part away from Law. “And I was like, ‘I’ve got to have a better English accent than Jude Law at this point.’ And Winslet said, ‘That was the worst British accent I’ve ever heard.’ And I was like, ‘I’ll check out now, but I’m taking the gummy bears from the minibar.'”

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Who has released boxed sets commemorating many of the albums from the band’s storied discography, but never the coveted one that would celebrate the release that some fans consider the crown jewel of the catalog, “Who’s Next.” That changes Sept. 15 with “Who’s Next/Life House Super Deluxe Edition,” a 10-CD/1-Blu-Ray set that will include 155 tracks, 89 of them previously unreleased, plus spatial audio and surround mixes. The expansive set will hark back to the legendary origins of “Who’s Next,” the band’s follow-up to “Tommy,” as what was originally designed by Pete Townshend as a concept album in its own right, “Life House,” before it shifted gears to become a more traditional, non-narrative rock album.

Ellise Shafer Warner Music Group and TikTok have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to expand the licensing agreement of Warner Recorded Music and Warner Chappell Music to TikTok, TikTok Music, CapCut and TikTok’s Commercial Music Library. The multi-year, multi-product deal will “expand the level of partnership, collaboration and innovation between the two companies,” according to a press release. “It will create new revenue, marketing and insights opportunities for WMG’s artists and songwriters, while deepening the engagement with TikTok’s huge audience of passionate music fans.” It also includes a licensing deal for TikTok Music — the app’s newly launched streaming service that is now only available in Brazil and Indonesia, but has plans for growth in other markets — and CapCut, TikTok’s video-editing sister app.

Naman Ramachandran After the success of the Indian version of “The Night Manager,” The Ink Factory is planning further Indian adaptations of John le Carré novels. Produced by The Ink Factory and Banijay Asia, the Hindi-language series created and directed by Sandeep Modi and headlined by Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur, emerged as the most watched series ever across all Hotstar specials on Indian streamer Disney+ Hotstar. One of the most renowned writers in the espionage genre, le Carré, who died in 2020, left behind a legacy of 25 novels, managed by The Ink Factory. They have spawned numerous adaptations, including an English-language “The Night Manager” from BBC/AMC in 2016.

Thania Garcia Michele Santucci has joined Verve Label Group (VLG) as the company’s new vice president of streaming to oversee DSP strategies for releases across Verve Records, Decca Records US, Impulse!, and Verve Forecast. Santucci joins with the experience of her previous post at Spotify, where she spent a decade working as a recorded music lead and supervising producer for Spotify Studios. Verve Label Group, a division of Universal Music Group, is home to Grammy award winners Samara Joy, Jon Batiste and Madison Cunningham, among many others. “I am extremely excited to join the team at Verve Label Group. Their history and roster are inspirational and I look forward to working with the label and its streaming partners to help build the careers of these great artists,” said Santucci in a statement shared with Variety.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Placebo singer-guitarist Brian Molko is ruffling political feathers in Italy after lashing out against the country’s right-wing Prime Minster Giorgia Meloni, calling her a “fascist” and a “racist” during a packed concert near Turin. Prosecutors in Turin have now opened an investigation against the U.S.-born frontman of the British alt-rock band following his performance last week in front of 10,000 fans at the Sonic Park festival in Stupinigi outside Turin, according to multiple press reports. Molko’s insults at Italy’s prime minister from the stage also included calling Meloni a “piece of shit.” Meloni leads the Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots and heads Italy’s most right-wing coalition government since World War II. She scored victory last September while running on anti-immigration policies, as well as plans to limit LGBTQ rights. 

Naman Ramachandran German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s continuing realignment after it acquired streamer Joyn in 2022 will result in the loss of 400 jobs. “A realignment of the organization is now taking place, particularly in the entertainment segment. The aim is to achieve a more efficient structure, a competitive cost base, and processes clearly geared to digital transformation. This is a priority in order to continue investing consistently in the future of the group, especially in content and digital offerings,” the group said in a statement on Tuesday. “Against this background, also a reduction in the number of jobs in the group has become necessary: This will affect around 400 full-time positions. The job cuts will be made in a socially responsible manner through a voluntary redundancy program in order to avoid compulsory redundancies as far as possible. The company had agreed on this in talks with employee representatives,” the statement added.

Thania Garcia Though it started as a video-sharing app, TikTok has become an effective (and totally unpredictable) tool for musicians and record labels looking to shed some light on a new single. Now the app is putting its music industry skills to the test with the launch of “Elevate,” a new rising artist platform that will make the most of the app’s built-in music discovery tools to support fresh talent. The initiative launches today with musicians: Chinchilla, Sam Barber, Omar Courtz, Isabel La Rosa, Kaliii, and Lu Kala. TikTok will provide the selected creators resources including early access to new features, and will additionally receive support from TikTok’s official social handles. “Elevate’s” inaugural program will run through October.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has already received a handful of strong first reactions, but now comes a huge claim from “Taxi Driver” writer and “The Card Counter” director Paul Schrader. The Oscar nominee attended the New York premiere of Nolan’s atom bomb epic and took to social media afterwards to hail it as “the best, most important film of this century.” “If you see one film in cinemas this year it should be ‘Oppenheimer,'” Schrader added in a Facebook post shared widely across social media. “I’m not a Nolan groupie but this one blows the door off the hinges.” “Oppenheimer,” based on the 2005 book “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, tracks the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II through the eyes of theoretical physicist and Manhattan Project leader J. Robert Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy stars in the lead role. The film also features Matt Damon as Manhattan Project director Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. and Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and Benny Safdie also star.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently shared details of a new ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claimants. The service is currently only being offered to 60 people each week who start a new claim for the State Pension age disability benefit through certain channels.

Marks and Spencer shoppers reckon they have found the pair of linen trousers that are perfect for this time of year.

A special event is being held to honour a West Lothian war hero and talented Rangers footballer.

Doctor Michael Mosley has shared a fruit you should eat every day if you suffer from high blood pressure.

Fans might be worried about their favorite TV shows like The Voice, Dancing With the Stars, The Masked Singer and Bachelor Nation shows like The Bachelorette and new offshoot The Golden Bachelor amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Fresh off falling agonisingly short of qualifying for the 2023 ICC World Cup, Livingston cricketer Jack Jarvis has been called into the Scotland squad for their T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, which takes place in Edinburgh.

Bethenny Frankel and Jill Zarin sent shockwaves through the Bravo universe on Monday when they posted a photo together. The former  stars had a falling out in 2010 and haven’t been friends since, but reunited for an episode of the SkinnyGirl founder’s  podcast — and they left no stone unturned.The women quickly discuss their time on RHONY and how Zarin was a big reason that 52-year-old Frankel got cast for the show. Zarin admitted that she was upset and felt left out after Frankel made over $100 million on her SkinnyGirl cocktail line after appearing on the series. «I wanted to have a real make-up.

Brigitte Nielsen celebrated a milestone birthday over the weekend with her 5-year-old daughter, Frida, by her side. «My B-day… thank you ALL,» Nielsen captioned a series of photos of herself in a blue off-the-shoulder sundress. In one pic, Nielsen and Frida are matching in the cute mother-daughter looks as they head out for some birthday celebrations complete with Disney princess gift bags and some chocolate cake. A post shared by Brigitte Nielsen (@realbrigittenielsen)Nielsen shares Frida with her husband, Mattia Dessì. In addition to little Frida, Nielsen is also mom to four adult children from previous relationships. Nielsen had son Julian Winding with her first husband, Kasper Winding. She shares her second son, Killian Gastineau, with ex Mark Gastineau.

was announced in 2021, Sarah Jessica Parker about women and aging—and the that comes with that reality: “I know what I look like. I have no choice.

Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall has given an update on the future of her character Samantha.After Cattrall said in 2016 that she would never play her character Samantha again, it was teased last year and confirmed last month that Cattrall would return as the character for a cameo in season two of spin-off show And Just Like That.Speaking to Today about the cameo and Samantha’s future, Cattrall said: “This is as far as I’m going to go, [but] I don’t think I’ll ever say goodbye to Samantha.“She’s like a lot of other characters that I’ve done over the years. I get very emotionally attached and protective of my characters.

Kim Cattrall is making her return to the  universe. After previously disavowing , the actress revealed that she has a cameo on the second season of the spinoff series, shocking fans and prompting her co-stars to speak out.Cattrall will reprise her beloved character, Samantha Jones, for the first time since the 2010 film,  The main question on everyone's mind is how showrunner Michael Patrick King convinced her to return, and if she's still embroiled in drama with her former co-star and lead, Sarah Jessica Parker.While the alleged feud came to light just a few years ago, it has fascinated fans ever since and led to her character being written out of the show — although not killed off — when  was picked up in 2021.In light of the unexpected casting news, ET is looking back at the years-long public drama between Cattrall and Parker to examine when things went south, and what both actresses have said about the headline-grabbing drama ever since.When was shooting its final season, Cattrall sat down for a chat on the British talk show,, and vented a bit about the financial elements that led to the show ending after six seasons. Cattrall claimed at the time, «I felt after six years it was time for all of us to participate in the financial windfall of . When they didn’t seem keen on that I thought it was time to move on.»King also claimed, in an interview in August 2018, that tensions ran high between the stars of the show — Cattrall, Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis — from early on in the series.

Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about plastic surgery, revealing that it has crossed her mind in the past, but thinks it might be too late to undergo a cosmetic procedure. During a recent interview with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show, the actress shared her thoughts on how society sees women as they age, the double standard with men in the entertainment industry, and the pressure to keep a youthful appearance.“I honestly think I missed out on the facelift,” Parker said. “That’d be to me, like the thing.

Sarah Jessica Parker opened up in a new interview.

Sarah Jessica Parker is looking back on her love story with Matthew Broderick!

Sarah Jessica Parker has been doing lots of promo work for And Just Like That season 2, which just debuted its first episode on Max this week.

Sarah Jessica Parker is looking back on her relationship with Robert Downey Jr. — and sadly it isn’t all rosy.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Avid car collector Robert Downey Jr. isn’t sure how many cars he actually owns. “About 20,” the Marvel actor said at the Los Angeles premiere of his new Max series, “Downey’s Dream Cars. “The fact that I don’t know the exact number speaks to the fact that I need to convert more of my cars.” “Downey’s Dream Cars” chronicles a team of auto experts who convert traditional gas-powered cars into electric vehicles. The program was inspired by RDJ’s Footprint Coalition, his 4-year-old environmental organization that works to mitigate climate change.

Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about her relationship with Robert Downey Jr.In a new interview with  the  star reflected on her seven-year relationship with the  actor and his struggles with substance abuse.Parker said that at 22, she often felt like Downey Jr.'s parent, telling the outlet that she tried to create stability around him in what was becoming a chaotic environment.«People around him would be dismissive of me, but I had given him stability and tried to create a steady heartbeat that allowed him to show up on time,» Parker said. «That made me angry and embarrassed me.»Downey, through a rep, told the magazine that he had «great respect» for Parker.The pair met in 1984 after filming the thriller,, and dated until 1991 as they both worked to establish themselves in Hollywood.

Robert Downey Jr. left Sarah Jessica Parker "angry and embarrassed" during their seven-year relationship. Downey and Parker dated after starring together in "Firstborn" in 1984.

“Armchair Expert” podcast with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman.“And I thought he was casting a spell on me,” he continued. In 1999, the “Iron Man” star was sentenced to three years in California’s Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison after he failed to undergo court-ordered drug tests stemming from a 1996 cocaine possession charge.However, he only served one year, getting an early release in 2000 after posting bail.The Oscar-nominated actor explained that he was transferred to a “receiving center” while awaiting prison.

Sarah Jessica Parker shared some rare insight into her relationship with former flame Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.'s son, Exton, is featured in the trailer for his new docuseries and really leaves an impression.The celebrated actor walked the red carpet — alongside his wife and co-executive producer, Susan Downey — at the premiere of at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles over the weekend, and the pair spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about their 11-year-old son's adorable cameo in the show's trailer.«He tried to remove that button from the trailer, just for the record,» Susan shared, «and I'm like, 'Trust me, it works.'»«He's a scene stealer,» Robert admitted. «But, you know, that's cause we gave him the button [at the end of the trailer] in the cut, you know? We edited it for him to win.»As for the show itself, follows the Marvel star as he spearheads the overhaul of some of the most prized cars in his collection into more eco-friendly vehicles.Robert spoke with ET about how the show came to be, and he explained, «Honestly, I looked around and I had this car collection, and I [realized] it just didn’t really jive with this new direction I think a lot of us took during the pandemic… [there was] just more time to think about really how we impact everything.

Robert Downey Jr. described his experience behind bars in a new interview. The "Oppenheimer" actor spent time in prison in the '90s and after his release was later sentenced to federal prison for skipping out on probation after being arrested while driving under the influence.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey, Jr. have spoken often about their past romance over the years.

Sex And The City stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon have recalled a “near-death experience” they had with co-star Kim Cattrall while filming the show.The cast, who reprise their respective roles as Carrie Bradshaw and Miranda Hobbes in the upcoming second season of And Just Like That…, reflected on the “terrible” moment that they lost control of a car while filming season three of the hit series.Speaking on a recent episode of The Writers Room podcast along with Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte York Goldenblat, and writer and director Michael Patrick King, the latter recalled the incident which took place in Los Angeles.During filming of two episodes during season three, Parker was trying to drive a blue Mustang convertible up a hill while co-stars Nixon and Catrall were in the car.The crew had rigged a standard car to park it on the hill, but it began rolling backwards when a brake line broke.“Carrie rented a blue [Mustang] … and they were on a hill, the three of them, Charlotte wasn’t there, and a terrible thing happened,” King said. “Cynthia’s in the back seat, Kim’s in the right, and Sarah Jessica’s behind the wheel.“And the brake line broke and the car took off down the hill backwards, and Sarah Jessica steered it somehow.

Robert Downey Jr. is stepping out for the premiere of his new Max series!