Top 12 Celebrity News Stories Of 2020: Kobe Bryant, Tom Hanks, Danny Masterson, More

Rising UK drill rapper Central Cee has shared "Khabib," the opening track of his upcoming mixtape 23. On "Khabib," the West London rapper makes his case for being one of the best out right now.

Charli XCX has been under fire from her generally worshipful fanbase for the past 24 hours, since Afterparty — a March music and art festival in Las Vegas that requires all its attendees own one of 1,500 "Utopian" NFTs — announced her as a scheduled performer alongside The Chainsmokers, The Kid LAROI, and others. This morning, Charli responded to the criticisms by tweeting a statement in two screenshots.

Leonardo DiCaprio was at the 2022 Super Bowl!

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFour years after the death of his brother Vittorio, with whom he shared a celebrated career, Paolo Taviani is back in the Berlin competition solo, with “Leonora Addio.” The brothers won the Golden Bear in 2012 with “Caesar Must Die,” about high-security inmates performing Shakespeare.The free-form film he made –– screening on Feb. 15 –– takes its cue from a story titled “Il Chiodo” (“The Nail”) by Italian playwright and author Luigi Pirandello, written shortly before he died in 1936.

Frankie Essex has excitedly announced she's pregnant – and she's having twins! In this week's new! magazine – and here on OK! online – the former TOWIE star is exclusively sharing her joyous news with a stunning shoot.The 34 year old also reveals what happened when she told her family, whether they'll find out the babies' genders and the advice Chloe Sims has been offering. Sign up below, for free, to read Frankie's interview and see all the beautiful snaps from her photoshoot. Are you an OK! VIP ? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.

Ben Croll Thrown into uncertainty by the tragic death of star Gaspard Ulliel, production on Betrand Bonello’s “The Beast” will still go forward, the director confirmed to Variety. Bonello and Ulliel recently collaborated on the hybrid, essay film “Coma,” which premiered in Berlin’s Encounters sidebar.A sci-fi melodrama set in 1910, 2014 and 2044 and dealing with questions of reincarnation and technology, “The Beast” was set to reunite Léa Seydoux and Gaspar Ulliel, who both starred in Bonello’s 2014 biopic “Saint Laurent.” Bonello wrote the sweeping project with both actors in mind and planned to start shooting in April.While Ulliel’s sudden passing has upended that specific timeline, the filmmaker still intends to begin production later this year, telling Variety that he will likely recast the role with a non-French star.

Former Emmerdale actor Danny Miller and his fiancée Steph Jones, who share adorable baby Albert together, opened up on how wedding plans are going - and exactly who is on their very exclusive guest list. After forming a strong bromance with former professional footballer David Ginola on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, it’s no surprise that he has been invited to the couple’s special day.

After sharing the special news that she is expecting twins with her boyfriend, personal trainer Luke Love, Frankie Essex sat down with OK! VIP’s to tell us all about the moment she shared the news with her family in an exclusive video interview. The TOWIE star recalled the moment that she told, cousin Chloe Sims, and brother Joey Essex about the news and exactly what Joey is going to be like as an uncle.

Rebekah Vardy has taken to social media amid her ongoing court case with Coleen Rooney – dubbed the 'Wagatha Christie' case.MORE: Rebekah Vardy's home with husband Jamie could be a spa retreat – see insideLawyers have alleged that Rebekah authorised her agent Caroline Watt to access her personal Instagram account, which was then used to monitor Coleen's post and to pass information on to the Sun.WATCH: Rebekah Vardy breaks down as she discusses Coleen Rooney rowReturning to Instagram on Sunday evening, 39-year-old Rebekah chose to ignore the continuing legal drama, and instead shared a snapshot showing her and her daughter at Dancing on Ice.READ: Inside Rebekah Vardy's love lifeMORE: Rebekah Vardy's stunning wedding dress had a royal touch – see photosThe sweet selfie sees Rebekah and five-year-old Sofia beaming for the camera after watching the show. Mum-of-five Rebekah was famously a contestant on Dancing on Ice just last year, when she teamed up with pro skater Andy Buchanan.

David and Victoria Beckham welcomed a new addition to the family on Saturday – an adorable bunny for their ten-year-old daughter Harper.PHOTOS: David and Victoria Beckham's 10 sweetest moments with mini-me Harper SevenThe family have now revealed the rabbit's adorable name, and it pays tribute to one of the family's first dogs, a bulldog named Coco.WATCH: David Beckham bonds with Harper's new petThe Beckham family used to own two bulldogs, Coco and Scarlet, plus shar-pei Barnaby. Now, they have three spaniels, Olive, Sage and Fig.SEE: Victoria Beckham's £6million country house is a family party pad – with a lakeINSIDE: David and Victoria Beckham's cosy bedroom at £150k home is so unexpectedTaking to Instagram on Sunday, David shared a video of himself playing with the bunny and wrote: "Someone's getting a lot of attention.

Christopher Vourlias Training their lens on the largely untold story of the atrocities committed against Thessaloniki’s Jewish population during World War II, Syllas Tzoumerkas and Christos Passalis will bow “The City and the City” Feb. 15 in the Berlin Film Festival’s competitive Encounters strand.Unspooling in six fragmented chapters, the film tells the story of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community from the first half of the 20th century until the present day, where contemporary life reflects a city that violently and irrevocably lost its multicultural character, almost overnight.Natives who both left Thessaloniki in their twenties, the directors said they wanted to focus on what Tzoumerkas described as a “blind spot” in their respective upbringings, in which the suffering and near annihilation of the city’s Jewish community went virtually unmentioned.

Over £6000 has been raised for charity in memory of a much-loved Hamilton girl who died suddenly last year.

Emiliano De Pablos Spanish media giant Atresmedia is joining forces with Portocabo, the production outfit behind Movistar Plus hit series “Hierro,” for a remake of Showtime drama “Your Honor,” starring Bryan Cranston.The Spanish redo is currently at the script stage and initiating casting.With an undisclosed number of episodes, the project production is scheduled to kick off this year.The TV series release date is still unknown. But it would be logical for it to launch on platform Atresplayer Premium before airing on Atresmedia’s free-to-air channel Antena 3 primetime, a windowing strategy usually followed by the group with its new fiction releases since Atresplayer Premium bowed in 2019.

Kris Commons reckons Dave Cormack must choose Aberdeen's next manager wisely - or risk losing the fans.

Plans to erect a 5G mobile phone mast in an Ayrshire conservation area have been rejected by council chiefs.

 Vanessa Bryant  joined TIME during the magazine’s Person of the Year presentation that aired Thursday night on NBC. The mama gave a touching speech about the ‘profound loss’ felt ‘across the world’ in 2020 and paid tribute to her husband  Kobe Bryant  and their daughter  Gianna.

Find it on: Amazon Prime VideoCharlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and the gang deck the halls and discover the meaning of the season in the 1965 animated special.Find it on: Apple TV+It’s not Christmas without a magical train journey to the North Pole; based on the 1985 children’s book, with help from an animated Tom Hanks. Find it on: Amazon Prime Video The classic 1947 film follows the intrigue around a department store Santa who claims to be the real deal.Find it on: Disney+Join Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) as he meets his human family, explores New York and finds love and the world’s best cup of coffee in this modern classic. Find it on: Starz and AMC+In this star-studded 2005 family drama, the Stone family has a dysfunctional gathering,

global pandemic to a racial reckoning, 2020 has been filled with challenges and obstacles. Thankfully, there were a select group of stars who helped inspire us throughout one of the most difficult years in recent memory. From taking a stand to putting us at ease, these folks dominated the celebrity news world for the best possible reasons.

The balm of the storyteller is central to the work of Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an ex-infantryman who travels from town to town in Texas five years after the Civil War, for a modest fee reading lively accounts of events from both nearby and far afield to people in need of healing.

Vanessa Bryant is remembering all the loved ones we've lost in 2020, including her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant.During the  Person of the Year presentation that aired Thursday night on NBC, a heartwarming pre-recorded message from Vanessa played as an introduction to the In Memoriam segment.«Words cannot do justice to the grief we felt this year. At every level of human connection from across the world to across the table, we experienced profound loss,» Vanessa, 38, expressed.

Clayton Davis Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks and Oscar-nominated director Paul Greengrass have teamed up again for Universal’s Western “News of the World,” one of the biggest studio films in the awards race. The duo last worked together in 2013’s “Captain Phillips,” which ended up with a best picture nomination.Like an all-American game of baseball, “News of the World” is a straight-down-the-middle film that checks many of the boxes of classic Hollywood pictures that used to be very popular within the industry.

Vanessa Bryant introduced TIME magazine’s In Memoriam segment on Thursday night, which included her late husband Kobe Bryant and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. The Lakers legend and the couple’s teenage daughter were two of nine people who perished in a helicopter crash in southern California in late January. She delivered a heartfelt speech in a pre-recorded video during an NBC primetime special, which introduced TIME‘s Person of the Year.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney is sending ‘Pinocchio’ to Disney Plus. “Pinocchio” with Tom Hanks and “Peter Pan and Wendy” are skipping their planned theatrical releases and will instead debut on the streaming service.Disney also announced “Raya and the Last Dragon” will premiere on Disney Plus at the same time as it opens in theaters this spring.

Billy Bob Thorton had the unique task of playing a naughty version in the 2003 film Bad Santa.The Arkansas native admitted in October 2019 that he turned to method acting for the infamous scene where his character, Willie, gets drunk before reporting to duty as a mall Santa.“I was drunk. It’s so obvious,” he told Entertainment Weekly at the time.

Chris Rock called on President-elect Joe Biden to institute a fourth branch of government dedicated to science in order to combat another crisis like the coronavirus pandemic in a bipartisan way.  The comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” star spoke with Deadline about his role on the fourth season of the FX drama “Fargo,” where he played a 1950s mobster in Missouri.The conversation turned to the difficult year that was 2020 as well as his thoughts on the outcome of the election.  “I don’t know. When Biden won, I wasn’t jumping for joy.

Amid a turbulent election and a global pandemic, 2020’s search history well reflects the events and interests of a year unlike any other. On Wednesday, Google released its 2020 Year in Search, outlining the top trending topics of the year by category.

Google Canada has released its annual list of the top trending searches of the year across news, entertainment, sports and more.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn a tumultuous year, Google’s top-trending searches for 2020 were led in the U.S. by queries for election results and the coronavirus.Also ranking in Google’s top 10 overall trending U.S.

If there’s one Bryant family tradition we love, it’s the Disney-inspired birthday parties! Bianka Bryant was given the royal treatment for her 4th birthday, and it was a soirée fit for a princess. Big sister Natalia, 17, and mom Vanessa, 38, took to Instagram to share photos and videos from the Cinderella-themed afternoon, held at their Newport Beach estate in Orange County.

Kobe Bryant's daughter turned 4 years old on Saturday and was smothered with love from her family. Natalia, 17, posted a throwback photo of herself with Bianka and their late sister Gianna on a football field.