Ethan Slater is trying to get used to the attention he’s receiving for both his professional and private lives. He’s making his big-screen acting debut as the lovesick Boq in Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” opposite Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Baily, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Marissa Bode. Last year, Slater and Grande faced scrutiny […]

Javier Bardem has just left a movie theater in Madrid, where he screened his new animated musical movie “Spellbound” for his kids — Leo, 13, and Luna, 11 – and 15 of their friends. “They loved it,” Bardem tells me during a phone conversation. “But they were fed up with me rehearsing at home because […]

César Award winners Ella Rumpf and Louis Garrel will co-star alongside Angelina Jolie in director Alice Winocour’s first English-language film “Stitches.” I can also exclusively report that Anyier Anei, Garance Marillier and Finnegan Oldfield have been cast as well. “Stiches” follows American filmmaker Maxine (Jolie) on a “life and death journey as she arrives in […]

Cameron Diaz made a rare public appearance Tuesday in Los Angeles to help honor “Emilia Pérez” stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón at Elle magazine’s Women in Hollywood event. “It’s really quite incredible to be in this room right now because it reminds me so much of what I love about making […]

Benito Skinner recalled Charli XCX playing her guest role on his upcoming comedy series “Overcompensating,” saying it was “so insane.” “I was so proud of her,” Skinner told me at GQ’s Men of the Year party on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. “She came on set and she was absolutely incredible and she blew everyone […]

Paul Mescal is hoping “Glicked” is the new “Barbenheimer” by urging moviegoers to take in a double feature of “Gladiator II” and “Wicked.” “I think they complement each other really well because they’re so different,” the Oscar-nominated actor told me at the “Gladiator II” premiere on Monday night in Los Angeles. “And if you love […]

Selena Gomez, George Lucas, Gayle King and the cast of “One Tree Hill” are among the winners of the fourth annual Anthem Awards. The honors are presented by the Webby Awards to recognize social impact work. Gold Anthem Award winners include Google; Everytown for Gun Safety; George Lucas Educational Foundation; Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez; […]

Denzel Washington may have said that his same-sex kiss in “Gladiator II” was cut from the movie because the powers that be got “chicken,” but, according to director Ridley Scott, the kiss may not have happened at all. “No, that’s bullshit,” Scott told me Monday night at the “Gladiator II” premiere in Hollywood. He later […]

The red carpet for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Governors Awards was overflowing with A-listers. Sunday’s starry evening, considered the first major campaign stop for the year’s Oscar contenders, will include the presentation of honorary Oscars to the late Quincy Jones, the first Black producer to be nominated for best picture, […]

Rosie Perez has been a lifelong boxing fan. However she kept her love for the sport a secret because so many people find it “too barbaric.” But a few years ago, she began tweeting commentary while watching fights. Fast forward to today. Nicknamed “The First Lady of Boxing,” Perez is one of the official commentators […]

Adam Brody and Kristen Bell weren’t expecting “Nobody Wants This,” their Netflix comedy series about the unlikely romance between a recently single rabbi (Brody) and a non-Jewish sex podcast host (Bell), to become a cultural juggernaut. “We are in a tense moment of massive upheaval, and there doesn’t seem to be many romantic comedies, period,” […]

GQ Men of the Year honoree John Mulaney jokes that he knew even as a child that one day he’d be recognized as such by the magazine. “Little boy John was one of most grandiose delusional people you’ve ever met,” he told Variety at the Men of the Year party Thursday at Chateau Marmont in […]

The ACLU of Southern California’s annual Bill of Rights Awards on Sunday night honored Mark Ruffalo, “Will & Harper” stars Harper Steele and Will Ferrell, “The Sympathizer” author Viet Thanh Nguyen and sports legend Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle Griner. Taking place just days after the election, the evening took on a somber tone […]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced Tuesday that “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski has been named as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. “Experiencing different cultures has always been a deep passion of mine – both as a source of inspiration, and a vital part of my work. The more places I have had the […]

The Lede Company’s Brendan Ordonez and Emma Parker have been promoted to co-head the publicity giant’s new events division. In their expanded roles, Ordonez and Parker will continue to oversee publicity and communications for a wide range of clients in the brand and strategic communications divisions, respectively, while also focusing on further building out the […]

As political pundits spent the hours and days after the election dissecting why they thought Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris so badly at the ballot box, some blamed the Democratic Party’s so-called “wokeness,” particularly its support of transgender rights, for the loss. “The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left,” New York Democratic […]

Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after facing backlash on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on an Instagram an post by Russell Brand in which he flashes a red hat reading “Make Jesus First Again.” Posted in the hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Brand captioned the post “God Bless America.” “Where do […]

Laverne Cox was home alone on Tuesday night watching news coverage of the election. But she decided to turn it off when it seemed certain Donald Trump would be re-elected, after it didn’t look like Kamala Harris could win Pennsylvania. “He had something like 246 electors. I was just like I’m out,” Cox tells me […]

Anna Kendrick realizes she has a lot to live up to following the success of her directorial debut “Woman of the Hour.” She is still looking for her next directorial effort. “I haven’t found anything that I’m as passionate about because I think I really hit the jackpot with ‘Woman of the Hour’ — the […]