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The Batman.Keoghan revealed in October last year that he had first auditioned for Riddler, sending director Matt Reeves an “unsolicited” recording of himself to campaign for the role. The audition clip – which he shared online and can be seen below – instead landed him the role of the Joker once Paul Dano was named the Riddler.Now watch @BarryKeoghan's audition for Matt Reeves' The Batman. This one got him the role of Joker.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Barry Keoghan‘s latest profile in Esquire magazine reveals that he spent $10 to make his viral self-tape audition for Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” which introduced Robert Pattinson as the latest iteration of the Caped Crusader. Keoghan sent in a tape to play the Riddler, though Paul Dano ended up getting the role. However, Keoghan impressed Reeves enough to land a surprise role that wasn’t on his radar: Joker.

Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin are loving Gradey Dick’s fashion game.

Kim Kardashian and her family got turned down when they tried to gift a SKIMS swag bag. The recipient who turned down the gift? Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.Since being sworn in as the first Black woman mayor of Los Angeles in December, Bass has been the recipient of more than 130 gifts, according to, who filed a public records request and subsequently received a log of the gifts sent the mayor's way since being sworn in.On April 30, Kardashian and her family sent a SKIMS swag bag that included «SKIMS items, messenger, liquor, hot sauce, makeup items, face light shields, hats.» The swag bag was valued at $600, and the log notes Bass declined to accept it.As for why, the city's ethics commission notes that «gifts from reportable sources are limited to $590 per source per year.» The SKIMS swag bag would put the gift $10 over the limit.Among other gifts the mayor also declined included a $97 necklace, $100 mobile tablet, $260 custom jersey from MLS club LAFC, wardrobe worth $400 and $220 worth of ski shirts and jackets.

Kim Kardashian and her family got turned down when they tried to gift a SKIMS swag bag. The recipient who turned down the gift? Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.Since being sworn in as the first Black woman mayor of Los Angeles in December, Bass has been the recipient of more than 130 gifts, according to, who filed a public records request and subsequently received a log of the gifts sent the mayor's way since being sworn in.On April 30, Kardashian and her family sent a SKIMS swag bag that included «SKIMS items, messenger, liquor, hot sauce, makeup items, face light shields, hats.» The swag bag was valued at $600, and the log notes Bass declined to accept it.As for why, the city's ethics commission notes that «gifts from reportable sources are limited to $590 per source per year.» The SKIMS swag bag would put the gift $10 over the limit.Among other gifts the mayor also declined included a $97 necklace, $100 mobile tablet, $260 custom jersey from MLS club LAFC, wardrobe worth $400 and $220 worth of ski shirts and jackets.

Everyone’s a winner! The 80th Golden Globes are back at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, January 10, and Hollywood’s hottest stars of film and television will gather to celebrate the top honors. But even those who don’t take home a statuette won’t leave empty handed. Every attendee at the glamorous event will be gifted an epic beauty swag bag — and Us got a sneak peek at exactly what’s inside!

This feels like the ultimate prank!

Justin Timberlake's moves anymore.Over the weekend, a video showed the singer boogying to the Beat Ya Feet dance at a music festival in Washington, D.C. Fans, needless to say, were not impressed. "JT did not just say 'beat your feet' and proceed to river dance & skip.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. No one will be leaving this year’s Grammy Awards empty-handed.Before the biggest names in the music industry take their seats at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this Sunday, they’ll make their way through the Grammy gift lounge to browse through dozens of luxury products curated by Distinctive Assets.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterFocus Features has lined up an emotional tribute reel and some primo swag to celebrate its 20 years of prestige indie filmmaking.The Comcast-owned unit run by Peter Kujawski released a heart-tugging compilation featuring its most celebrated movies –including the Oscar-nominated “Brokeback Mountain,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Lost in Translation,” “Milk,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Phantom Thread” and this year’s contender “Belfast.” In its lifetime, Focus has stacked 143 Academy Award nominations and netted 26 wins. Fourteen of those noms have been for best picture.In addition to unveiling a new logo marking the milestone, the studio is gifting talent, filmmakers and industry insiders with Away luggage packed with a selection of 20 Focus titles, Lingua Franca sweaters embroidered with iconic lines from their biggest hits, and, naturally, champagne.

Paloma Mami has got the drip – literally!

CHLOE Ferry has hired a convicted fraudster who conned her former employer out of £14k - splashing the stolen cash on luxury holidays and designer swag. Stephani Asbury took the money over a six month period, and told a court that she had done it “accidentally”.

Keith Sweat showed up and showed out in a satin blazer for his ESSENCE Festival Verzuz battle with Bobby Brown, we’ve been looking at the “Make It Last” singer through a totally different lens (the young’ns might call it a ‘Zaddy’ lens). Perhaps it’s the way many ladies have been looking at the Harlem crooner since he released “I Want Her” in 1987.

Anna Tingley All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Broadway is back, baby!Well, maybe not quite yet.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOne of the great perks of working as an entertainment writer is the weird promotional stuff you get in the mail — cool things intended to amplify buzz around a project that can’t really be elaborate or useful enough to qualify as payola.

two men they want to speak to. Officers were called around 11.55am on January 20, 2021, to a report that two men were 'behaving suspiciously' on Fairmount Road, Salford.

Heiress Harris already knows how to bust a move! The daughter of Tameka “Tiny” Harris and rapper T.I. appeared in a new TikTok video with her cousins, as they danced to “Beat Box” by SpotemGottem and did the ‘June Bug’ challenge. The trend has seen TikTok users show off their awkward arm dance moves in a variety of locations — and Heiress totally nailed it. “Why baby @heiressdharris #junebugchallenge so cool tho,” Tiny captioned the video when she re-shared it to her Instagram page.

Storm Reid is just as excited about her upcoming role in the sequel as you are, even if she can't reveal much about it.ET's Katie Krause spoke with the 17-year-old actress, where she teased her «sassy» character and opened up about what it was like working with the one and only Idris Elba.«I don't know who I play, her name is Tyla, that's what I can give you, but I actually saw a little bit of it in ADR and it looks incredible, so that is all I can say,» Reid reveals.

They fill the mailbox daily – the tightly packaged screeners that arrive like welcome anachronisms, some bearing familiar titles (Mank, Soul) but most as strangers (Wolfwalkers, Athlete A). Their sheer abundance reminds us of the creative energy out there; the “out there,” however, seems lost in the mist. “We need festivals and parties and hype,” observes Nick Jarecki, whose fast-paced thriller Crisis opens in March, searching for hype (he won the Kodak Auteur Award).

Nelly, but his debut performance on wasn't totally out of his element. The rapper performed a Salsa to one of his most famous hits, «Ride Wit Me,» with partner Daniella Karagach on Monday night's premiere. Nelly promised to bring a «whole new swag» to the show, and he certainly delivered when it was time to hit the dance floor.

BTS is currently gearing up for their next comeback post the massive success of Map of the Soul: 7. Before they release their next untitled album, ARMY is being treated with a new single titled Dynamite which comes out on August 21.

Ciara is one of the best dancers in the game, so it only makes sense that her kids inherited her flawless rhythm as well! The singer and her son, baby Future, showed off some fun moves for a new TikTok challenge.Called "Hit Yo Groove," the pair (who adorably sport matching plaid shirts and sunglasses) danced to RunitupTahj's 2019 rap single of the same name. Ciara takes the lead on this one, helping her son through classic party moves like "The Woah" and "Hit Dem Folks."Ciara seems to be a big fan of TikTok, as just last week she rallied her entire family to participate in dancing to Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign's "Something New."Like many other artists, the coronavirus pandemic has also affected Ciara's workflow.

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No matter how down one might be, BTS really have some sort of a magic spell to make us feel better and even laugh out loud. The biggest example would be Run BTS, which over the years, has become funnier and more entertaining.

Chrissy Teigen put together a Cravings swag box to send to a select few people featuring her cookbooks, cookware and more.