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Now she has made up for the lost time by going on a girls' trip to Italy.

Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey is facing a $1.5 million lawsuit from her former U.K. agency Troika, who claim that she owes them money for unpaid commission fees on several projects.

Zawe Ashton revealed her pregnancy while walking the red carpet at the Mr. Malcolm’s List premiere and then changed up her look for the after party!

Thursday night's episode of Love Island was left on a cliffhanger after it was revealed on last night's episode that the public had to vote for the couple that they thought were the least compatible to leave the Island. The group were left shocked as they were told to gather around the fire pit and Paige Thorne announced the news as she read out a text, which revealed "those with the fewest votes risk being dumped from the Island tonight". The first couple saved by the public was Dami and Indiyah, whilst the second was Jacques and Paige.

Ezra Miller is already facing a string of potentially career-ending accusations, but a new report by Variety is unveiling even more disturbing claims.

Chelsea Handler is calling out her old high school over political disagreements.

Variety reports that the 48-year-old actress's former U. K. agency Troika has filed a lawsuit over unpaid commission fees relating to a number of projects including the upcoming blockbuster film - despite her scenes being cut from the final edit.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Toshiba’s M Series changed the game when it came onto the scene last year, becoming the first premium TV to support Amazon’s Fire TV system.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe owners of the Cinerama Dome have obtained a liquor license, moving one step closer to reopening the theater and the adjoining 14-screen multiplex in Hollywood.The Decurion Corp., the family business that has owned the Dome since it was built in 1963, has kept quiet about its plans ever since shuttering the 17 locations in its Pacific Theatres and ArcLight chains and filing for bankruptcy last year. In the bankruptcy, Decurion held onto to its most prized location — the ArcLight Hollywood and the Dome — and there have been widespread rumors and reporting that the company planned to reopen the theater at some point.On June 3, the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control granted a liquor license, allowing Decurion to operate a restaurant and two bars on the premises.

EXCLUSIVE: Freya Mavor (Skins) and Pilou Asbæk (Borgen, Game of Thrones) are set to star in Invitation to a Bonfire, AMC’s series adaptation of the novel by Adrienne Celt. Ngozi Anyanwu (Deuce) also has been cast as a series regular in the project, which received a six-episode straight-to-series order under AMC’s “scripts-to-series” model to launch on the network and AMC+ in 2023.

On the final day of Tiny Desk‘s Black Music Month series, Usher played a celebratory show at the NPR office studio. Just as Denzel Curry did yesterday, Usher brought a nine-piece backing band to the cramped concert space for his six-song, 25-minute set.

Kanye West has been sued for copyright infringement again, Billboard reports and court documents reviewed by The FADER confirm. A complaint filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by attorneys for Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP) claims Ye did not clear the sample of Marshall Jefferson’s 1986 house anthem “Move Your Body” that can allegedly be heard at least 22 times on the Donda 2 track “Flowers.” Like the rest of Donda 2, “Flowers” was released in late February exclusively on Stem Player, an MP3 device created specifically for the album in collaboration with Alex Klein and his company, Kano Computing Limited.

Dune: Part Two has a new release date!

Best PictureWhen “CODA” won the Best Picture Oscar in March, it became the first Sundance film ever to accomplish that feat, though far from the first to be nominated: Over the past decade, 11 Sundance premieres have received nominations, far more than any other first-half-of-the-year festival. But this year’s crop of films from Park City didn’t have any clear best-pic contenders; it’s more likely to supply some Spirit Award contenders, or to stir up some dark-horse acting candidates like Emma Thompson (“Here’s to You, Leo Grande”) and Dale Dickey (“A Love Song”).Chances are better for a couple of major-studio releases, Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” and Warner Bros.’ “Elvis.” It’s not easy to ride a January-through-June release to a Best Picture nomination, though “Black Panther” and “Get Out” have done it, and “Top Gun” in particular is the kind of action-heavy crowd-pleaser that rarely gets nominated outside of the craft categories.

released a campaign ad in the style of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” Thursday morning mocking Dr. Mehmet Oz’s Republican primary win in the U.S.

has signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment. On Thursday, he shared photos and videos of himself (watch above) at the WWE headquarters in Connecticut, signing his contract ahead of the SummerSlam event.

Renaissance—or, at least, “act one”—on July 29, Beyoncé has shared the first look at her album art. The artwork features a mostly-naked Beyoncé embodying the image of Lady Godiva on a celestial CGI horse.“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” Beyoncé wrote in the caption on June 30. “It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving.

Ciara is giving upcycled fashion a sporty twist! The singer repurposed a pair of Air Jordan 4s in the coolest way.

Greta Gerwig’s in-progress film, “Barbie,” being bleach blond and rocking hot pink ensembles is no longer limited to the iconic Mattel doll.Plenty of Barbie girls, inspired by the movie’s star, Margot Robbie, and her parade of pretty pink outfits, have taken over TikTok, bringing the Barbiecore trend to life.The hashtag #Barbiecore has more than 7 million views on TikTok and, according to Google Trends data, interest in Barbie has spiked to new heights as fans wait for the live-action movie, set to be released next year.But it’s Robbie’s uncanny resemblance to the original blond Barbie that has hordes of people — and celebrities — thinking pink.Photos of the 31-year-old Australian babe riding in a pink corvette and rollerblading at Venice Beach — with Robbie fashioned in all pink, of course — had fans reeling on TikTok, where the hashtag #MargotRobbieBarbie racked up 4.2 million views in a matter of days.“I just wanna say that seeing these paparazzi photos of the filming of ‘Barbie’ makesme wanna see this movie so freakin’ bad,” TikToker Kirbie Johnson gushed in a clip with over 325,000 views.And it’s not just women clamoring for Barbie, everyone’s favorite childhood toy who celebrated her 60th anniversary in 2019. Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” star, Simu Liu, signed onto the film after his agent called the “Barbie” script one of the best he’d ever read and convinced him to audition for a role.“He literally said this verbatim,” Liu told GQ UK.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones to take themselves out on another date night!MORE: Catherine Zeta-Jones looks red hot as she poses in low-cut bralet – fans reactThe actress took to Instagram to share a stunning throwback of the longtime, much-loved couple, and she reminisced over their glamorous date nights.The two, having gotten married in 2000, have graced tons and tons of red carpets and have looked glamorous at every single one, but Catherine's latest throwback might be the fan favorite.WATCH: Catherine larks about as she plays golfMORE: Catherine Zeta-Jones marks the start of summer with sensational throwback photoThe incredible throwback sees the two in the early stages of their relationship, back in the late 1990's. Attending a glamorous event in New York City, they knew to go all out.

Jon Hamm will be featured as the celebrity guest in the premiere of game show revival “Password,” NBC has announced. Based on the original show, which ran from 1961 to 1975 (and has been revived in several forms since then), “Password” pits two teams compete against each other as they solve word puzzles using one-word clues. The team that solves for the password ultimately takes home $25,000.

Back in 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they were quitting the Royal Family and moving to LA.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Fourth of July is around the corner. And if you don’t feel like celebrating the U.S right now, you can at least celebrate the dozens of unbeatable deals currently live on retailers across the country this weekend.Independence Day marks one of the best deals day of the year, right behind Black Friday and Prime Day.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Fourth of July” is a movie directed by Louis C.K., and in its light-spirited and unimportant way it comes at the audience as a kind of moral curveball. Starting less than a year after Nov. 2017, when five women came forward to describe inappropriate conduct by Louis C.K., including instances in which he masturbated in front of them (accusations he did not deny), the comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director has been working to revive his career, kicking off his attempted rehabilitation with an appearance at the Comedy Cellar in New York on Aug.

Thania Garcia Mark L. Perthel, vice president of Ambassador Theatre Group’s North American music division, died on June 24 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the company has confirmed to Variety.

Prince William and Kate Middleton still have some trust issues when it comes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, over a year after their tell-all TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.Nicholl points out that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did not meet with Meghan and Harry when they were in the United Kingdom, though the couple did reconnect with other members of the royal family during their visit.«I think that does signal not just a busy timetable on the part of the Cambridges but perhaps also a bit of a lack of trust,» she tells ET. «I do know that William and Kate are worried that anything they might say or do with the fact that it could end up being leaked to the media.

EXCLUSIVE: Wolfe Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to Charles Busch and Carl Andress’ comedy The Sixth Reel, and to the late director Mark Rucker’s cult comedy Die, Mommie, Die!, slating the former film for release in theaters and on digital this fall. The latter will hit theaters in 2023, subsequently making its streaming debut.

The Producers Guild of America has announced that applications are now open for a new scripted cycle of PGA Create, a multi-day lab for emerging and mid-career creative producers from underrepresented backgrounds, which launched in 2021.

"Friends" co-creator Marta Kauffman has apologized for not including any Black actors in the highly-popular '90s sitcom. Kauffman, 65, claimed she had a hard time understanding the "difficult and frustrating" criticism and chalked it up to "Friends" being singled out. Now, she's apologizing and pledging $4 million to her alma mater, Brandeis University.

South Lanarkshire residents are now able to apply for the Scottish Government’s Adult Disability Payment.

What’s worse than being cut from a movie? Maybe it’s being sued by your former agency over unpaid commission fees for that cut part? That’s what “Game Of Thrones” star Lena Headey is dealing with now with the agency YMU, formerly known as Troika, for her cut role in the upcoming “Thor: Love And Thunder” and other projects. READ MORE: ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’: Natalie Portmans Says Taika Waititi Would Often Throw The Script Away & “Just Spitball” While Filming Variety reports that TMU claims Headey owes the agency at least $500,000, roughly 7% of her commission fee, for her role in the new Marvel movie, along with unpaid fees from other projects, bringing the total amount owed to $1.5 million.

Two years ahead of his Olympic debut at the FINA World Cup in New York, Michael Phelps‘ competitors shouldn’t have underestimated the power behind his skinny bod.

Janet Jackson is getting ready to headline 's annual music festival in New Orleans on Saturday, and she took fans behind the scenes of a dance rehearsal that's reminding us all of how limber the pop legend truly is.