‘Touch’ Director Baltasar Kormákur on Working With Novelists, the Influence of His ‘Traumatic’ Divorce, Casting His Son: ‘I Don’t Want to Hurt My Child’

Jessica Simpson is enjoying a night out with her friends!

Coronation Street star Cait Fitton has been complimenting her co-star after they recently returned to sharing scenes together. The actress was back filming on the cobbles earlier this year but only made her on-screen return as Lauren Bolton last month.

The first time Seth Meyers’ Late Night was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Talk Series category he decided to go for a run in New York without his phone. Last year, the writers strike had shut down production of his NBC late-night show.

Hulu‘s Only Murders in the Building took a big leap into Season 3, centering the crime-solving podcasting trio Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) and the season’s crime around a massive theater production led by newcomer Loretta, played by Meryl Streep.

We all tune into soap operas for their dramatic romances. But it turns out that those love stories don’tt just take place in the fictional worlds. There are also some real-life relationships that develop on set.

Coming on the heels of their victory for Outstanding Talk Series at the Emmys held in January, The Daily Show is looking for more success even after the departure of host Trevor Noah for this crucial season, which is heavily focused on a presidential election that is turning out to be like no other. It also is a season like no other for the show itself, which saw the return of Jon Stewart to the anchor chair on Mondays, rotating with several other hosts on other nights.

Lemmy has been unveiled at Bloodstock Festival in Derbyshire.The iconic frontman of Motörhead, who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in metal history, died in December 2015 at the age of 70, shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer.Now, his remains have been enshrined in a bust that is on display at the Catton Park festival, alongside personal items including his hat, coat, boots and photographs, as well as Lemmy’s last jar of Marmite and Milky Way bars, from the band’s final tour in 2015 (via BBC).The shrine to the singer is available for festival-goers to explore, and it will return to the site in future editions of the event. See footage of the bust being presented to the crowd below.A post shared by Metal Hammer (@metalhammeruk)The first news of the creative use of the rock legend’s ashes came in March when it was announced that they would be housed in multiple locations, including the Rock City venue in Nottingham, where the bust will be transported on Monday by a group of Harley Davidson bikers.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today previewed the city’s plans for hosting the 2028 Olympics.

Travis Scott has been released from jail.

Rangers made themselves right at home at Hampden as they kicked-off their temporary tenancy at the national stadium with a narrow win over Motherwell.

After months of casting for the film adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s rom-com Red, White & Royal Blue, it only took a few minutes in a chemistry read for producer Sarah Schechter and co-writer/director Matthew López to know they’d found the perfect leads in Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine.

Prime Video‘s freshman spy series Mr. & Mrs. Smith is coming out of the gate with 16 Emmy nominations including Best Drama Actor and Actress for leads Donald Glover and Maya Erskine and the main event, Best Drama Series.

faces charges of larceny of over $20,000, using a computer to commit a crime, possession of a firearm by a felon, and three second-offense felony firearm violations — the latter three of which are connected to the premeditated murder, felony murder, and firearm possession charges.Prosecutors had been reticent to charge Burks in the 15 months since Hoover’s murder, primarily because it took a while for police to gather sufficient evidence, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. But circumstances have changed.“We feel very comfortable, extremely comfortable, at this point in time that we can prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Worthy told The Daily Beast.

“I’ve always felt throughout my career that you can always get the audience to a slightly darker place if you tell them a couple of jokes along the way,” says Fallout executive producer/director Jonathan Nolan about the approach and tone the multi-Emmy-nominated Prime Video drama has taken in its debut season.

We’re taking a look back at John Mayer‘s love life!

If you were underwhelmed by San Diego Comic-Con this year, then Disney’s D3 Expo provided your fix. In a massive three-hour presentation last night in Anaheim, California, Disney brought down the house with an enormous presentation of Marvel Studios projects, Lucasfilm series and movie updates, plenty of Pixar announcements, and many Disney and 20th Century Studios films.

Former Hollyoaks and Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis has revealed she's expecting a baby boy.

Ruth Langsford is seemingly embracing single life as she was seen singing about love while just in her robe following her split from Eamonn Holmes. The end of the couple's relationship was confirmed back in May.

Being funny is no laughing matter, because it could land you millions of dollars!

More than 100 noise complaints from last weekend’s HARD Summer festival outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood has resulted in a ban on future music events at the venue’s elevated American Airlines Plaza.

At D23, Disney unveiled the mischievous alien in its live-action remake of animated hit Lilo & Stitch. The CGI-generated Sitch literally burst through the screen to reveal that the movie will premiere in summer 2025. (You can see it below.)

released a slick Instagram video unveiling her high-end brand on Mar. 14, which will purportedly produce gourmet jam and dog biscuits. But while fans have been left in the dark ever since, brand experts believe there’s a “strategic” reason the royal is waiting for the items to go on sale.

. Sources say he's “doing well” amid rumors of an impending divorce from Jennifer Lopez.Rumors of a rift in May after spotted house-hunting without her husband back in May. In the days that followed, it was reported that had already of their shared home and was renting a spot in Brentwood.

Banksy has offered an explanation for this week’s string of surprise new artworks, as a sixth piece popped up in London.Over the course of the week, six different animal-based images have popped up across the capital, each one claimed by the enigmatic Bristol-based artist via his Instagram.It began on Monday (August 5) with a stencilled goat mural perching precariously on a ledge in Richmond, followed on Tuesday by two elephants almost touching trunks outside windows in Chelsea.A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)Wednesday saw the arrival of three monkeys swinging from a bridge in Shoreditch, while on Thursday a wolf howling at the moon from a satellite dish in Peckham was almost immediately stolen.On Friday, a fish and chip show in Walthamstow found itself with two pelicans eating fish outside it, and now today, a stretching cat has appeared on a wooden advertising hoarding on Edgware Road.A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)The black silhouettes have been inspiring discussions all week about their potential political resonance at a time when the country has been subjected to far-right riots, but now the artist has reportedly provided his own explanation for his work.The Observer report via Banksy’s support organisation Pest Control Office that his intention with the project is to bring cheer to the public mood with uplifting and surprising moments of joy or amusement, with an emphasis on humans’ capacity for creativity rather than destruction.The report adds that the public can expect more new works in the series “for a few days more”.A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)It follows on from a more definitely politically-motivated

Michael Appler Blake Lively says producing and starring in “It Ends With Us,” Sony Pictures’ film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling romance novel, took just about everything she had to give. “It was so important to me to work off camera,” Lively, who plays Lily Bloom, told Variety at the film’s New York premiere on Tuesday. “The work I did as a producer was far more all-consuming than anything I did playing Lily.

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article includes details about the season finale of “Mr. Throwback,” now streaming on Peacock. Stephen Curry couldn’t have done better PR for his first TV show than his performance Thursday at the Paris Olympics.

J. Kim Murphy The August box office is looking Lively with Sony’s drama “It Ends With Us” scoring a spectacular opening day of $24 million from 3,611 locations across Friday and preview screenings.

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Oti Mabuse has given herself a task after she revealed her daughter's birthday 'gift' wasn't what she expected. The former Strictly Come Dancing star was celebrating her first birthday as a mum this week.

A couple have spoken of how they transformed a dilapidated building into a stunning eight-bedroom home.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has said that a new album from the band’s original line-up is “more than likely going to happen”.The legendary Los Angeles alt-rock band’s original quartet of Perry Farrell, Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery returned last month with their first new music together in 34 years, in the form of the single ‘Imminent Redemption’.At that time, the band said in a statement: “It is different this time. To have everyone back together, releasing new music. It’s time.

Paul O'Grady sadly died in March last year, sending the world of TV into mourning.

Police have launched an investigation after a girl was injured in a dog attack in Tameside.

Tony Martin has opened up on visiting his victim's grave 25 years after shooting him to death.

Holidaymakers have been spotted queueing outside Edinburgh Airport amid a technical failure at check-in desks.

There was romance in the air again at the Paris Olympics on Friday 9 August as Brazilian athlete Almir dos Santos got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend shortly after he competed in his event. Almir had just taken part in the triple jump final when he proposed, and the romantic moment was captured on camera.