Ashanti Reflects on Early Passion for Singing and 20 Years Since Breakthrough Single ‘Foolish’

Rhea Perlman is opening up about her marriage to Danny Devito.

It’s been nearly 20 years since we were first introduced to the punters of The Grapes pub, but popular BBC sitcom Early Doors still holds an important place in many of our hearts.

Not everyone approved of Dolly Parton’s iconic style early on.

Jason Momoa (Dune) is in early talks to star in a live-action Minecraft film in the works at Warner Bros., sources tell Deadline.

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky had broken up because of infidelity. The social media influencer, who uses they/them pronouns alleged that the couple “split” after ASAP was “caught cheating” on Rihanna with shoe designer Amina Muaddi. “Last night I made a dumb decision to tweet some information I had received,” Pisano tweeted on 15 April.

While the future of other Bat-Family members like Robin and Nightwing on the big screen is up in the air, the DCEU will see Leslie Grace play Barbara Gordon in “Batgirl,” starring alongside J.K. Simmons‘ Commissioner Jim Gordon from “Justice League” and Michael Keaton‘s incarnation of Bruce Wayne.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Levine (Nine Perfect Strangers) has been tapped to direct the pilot and executive produce Hulu limited series Tell Me Lies, based on Carola Lovering’s novel. Additionally, Gabriella Pession (Station 19), Edmund Donovan (Gossip Girl) and Natalee Linez (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) have been cast in recurring roles opposite Grace Van Patten in the series executive produced by Emma Roberts.

It’s been 20 years since Bend It Like Beckham graced movie screens, making stars out of its cast in an instant.The 2002 smash hit which followed a group of football-crazed teenage girls began impressive careers for the actors featured — from reaching Hollywood heights à la Keira Knightley, to top tier TV stardom like onscreen best friend in the film, Parminder Negra. And Bend It Like Beckham paved the way for great successes for the names starring in it — along with personal failures in the years that followed as love interest in the film, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, publicly went through drinking and relationship problems.

Al Pacino: Oscar winner, acting legend, “Shrek” fan.

Refresh for latest…: Lots of moving parts at the international box office again this weekend as early rollout of another major studio title is kickstarting into business prior to its domestic debut. To wit: Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore made its first apparition in 22 offshore markets this frame, grossing $58M to lead overseas turnstiles before it heads to North America in the coming week. Meanwhile, Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which already had a strong launch in key offshore hubs last frame, is on a tear. The Jeff Fowler-directed sequel added $37M internationally this weekend, and with the $71M North America debut, landed as the global No. 1 movie this session. Factoring in last weekend, Sonic’s international cume is $70M for a $141M running global total.

Netflix is in early-stage conversations with The Crown producer Left Bank over a prequel to the smash hit royal drama.

“Always on Time” and Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” to becoming a solo star with her self-titled debut album, which came out 20 years ago on April 2, 2002. Instantly crowning the Glen Cove, Long Island, native as the princess of hip-hop soul with its trendsetting sound, the LP — featuring the hits “Foolish,” “Happy” and “Baby” — went triple-platinum and won her a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. And it firmly established a career that, bopping from music to acting, has led Ashanti to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.“I can’t believe I’m getting a star,” said Ashanti, 41.

Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore is releasing ahead of domestic in 22 international box office markets this weekend, beginning in Holland and Belgium today and including the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain and China through Friday. The latter, unfortunately, is not expected to serve up any magic given significant cinema closures.