Ben Winston Talks Directing the ‘Friends’ Reunion and Lady Gaga’s Guest Appearance

Kylie Minogue has unveiled a cover of Lady Gaga‘s 2011 hit ‘Marry The Night’, as part of the latter’s ‘Born This Way’ re-release.Minogue’s disco-infused version of ‘Marry The Night’ is the third song we’ve heard from the forthcoming 10th anniversary re-release of Gaga’s 2011 album.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorBefore publicly revealing she was trans, actress Leyna Bloom was terrified of people finding out about her true identity.“To be trans and being a person of color and to be Asian, you have to constantly protect yourself, you have to constantly protect your voice because people hear you and they want to attack you,” Bloom says on the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDaphne Rubin-Vega’s face may be on an “In the Heights” billboard on 41st Street in Times Square, but her son isn’t so impressed. “He is 16, so I am not the coolest person at all on the planet,” Rubin-Vega tells me.

Orville Peck has shared his ‘Country Road’ cover of Lady Gaga‘s ‘Born This Way’ – you can listen to it below.Peck’s cover is the second record to be taken from a special 10th anniversary edition of Gaga’s second album ‘Born This Way’, following Big Freedia’s reimagining of ‘Judas’.The album, which features six new takes on the album’s tracks by artists who are representative of the LGBTQIA+ community, will be released on June 18.“My official country road cover of ‘Born This Way’ for the 10th

Lady Gaga has teamed up with Versace to launch a three-piece capsule collection in celebration of Pride Month, as well as the ten-year anniversary of her album ‘Born This Way’.Spearheaded by chief creative officer Donatella Versace, the collection features two limited-edition T-shirts and a beret, all emblazoned with the fashion giant’s ‘Medusa’ logo in a rainbow gradient, and the title of Gaga’s renowned second album in the typeface first seen on its eponymous single’s cover art.30 percent of

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJoel Kinnaman admits he hasn’t seen Uzo Aduba’s award-winning work on “Orange Is the New Black.” Even so, it didn’t take long for the actor to become well acquainted with Aduba after he signed on to play her on-again-off-again boyfriend in the new season of HBO’s “In Treatment.”“The first day we had a big kissing scene,” Kinnaman tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Lady Gaga has postponed her ‘Chromatica Ball’ world tour until 2022.A message from Gaga to fans read: “While some parts of the world are moving quickly to open up, others are not yet ready.“So until we can confirm all global dates, we have to postpone The Chromatica Ball shows to the summer of 2022.”As noted on Variety, the message was sent to fans via an email from TicketMaster which explained details of the latest cancellation to fans.Whilst the ticketing site clarified that tickets would

Amongst the most epic moments from Friends: The Reunion has to be Lisa Kudrow aka Phoebe Buffay and Lady Gaga's surprise Smelly Cat duet performance; strumming the guitar together while sitting on the trademark orange couch with Central Perk's inimitable set-up. It instilled instant nostalgia and happiness amongst loyal Friends fans as Gaga went a step further and dressed like how Phoebe would in a multicoloured attire.

Not here for the hate. Director Ben Winston only had positive things to say about Matthew Perry following the Friends reunion special, which dropped on HBO Max on Thursday, May 27.

BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber were cut from the version of Friends: The Reunion broadcast in China.The popular musicians are thought to have been removed from the one-off special on account of insulting the country in the past, as the BBC reports.Bieber was banned from the country in 2017 by the Chinese government.

ballyhooed reunion special on HBO Max. Gaga joined Lisa Kudrow, 57, on the famous yellow couch of Central Perk to honor the wacky and wonderful world of Phoebe.

 features tons of thrilling moments and behind-the-scenes tidbits for die-hard fans of the show — including appearances from some very special celebrity guest stars. A-listers like David Beckham, Reese Witherspoon and Kit Harington take a moment during the special to share their favorite episodes and lasting memories from the iconic sitcom, but perhaps no guest star moment is more amazing than seeing Lady Gaga sing a duet of «Smelly Cat» with Lisa Kudrow herself!Starting solo, Kudrow gets

Lady Gaga has performed the memorable Friends song ‘Smelly Cat’ with Lisa Kudrow.The song, first played by Kudrow’s character Phoebe Buffay in the beloved sitcom, was reworked alongside Gaga in Friends: The Reunion Special, which airs today (May 27).The director and producer of the reunion special Ben Winston told Variety that he first pitched the idea to Kudrow, and that Gaga took little convincing.“I said to Lisa, ‘Would you be prepared to sing it?’ And she was like, ‘Yeah, that would be

Friends: The Reunion is finally here! The six besties Phoebe, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Ross and Joey reunited for an epic night and millions of fans across the globe will now witness this as it begins streaming in India.

Ryan Fischer is speaking out for the first time since leaving the hospital following the shocking dognapping that nearly cost him his life. Ryan was left critically injured in February after an assailant shot him and stole boss Lady Gaga‘s two dogs. Now, Ryan is on the mend and back at home. He opened up about the ordeal in an emotional Instagram post, and why he’s not returning to work just yet.

Lady Gaga's dog walker, Ryan Fischer, recovering after getting shot has presented some unique challenges. Fischer opened up about his experiences since the incident, and how unexpected fame has played a strange role."'You’re Ryan! You got shot.

Bree Runway is the latest artist confirmed to feature on BloodPop’s remix album of Lady Gaga‘s 2020 album ‘Chromatica‘.The producer’s remix record, which is yet to be officially announced, was teased last month with hints that both Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX could feature.Now, in an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Runway confirmed her involvement in the project, though appeared to indicate she wasn’t meant to spill the beans.“That’s a clanger!” the show’s Twitter account wrote alongside

Actress Salma Hayek recently got candid about working in the highly-anticipated film House of Gucci and opened up on her experience working with pop icon and actress Lady Gaga. In a chat with Variety, Hayek, 54, who essayed the role of a clairvoyant in House of Gucci alongside co-star Gaga‘s Patrizia Reggiani, recalled: “We were talking on the phone and she was already Patrizia…her accent was perfect,” she said.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSalma Hayek and Lady Gaga began working on “House of Gucci” before director Ridley Scott even called, “Action!”In the upcoming film, Gaga plays Patrizia Reggiani, who orchestrated the 1995 killing of her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), an heir to the Gucci fashion empire. Hayek portrays a clairvoyant who was convicted of helping plan the murder.“We were talking on the phone and she was already Patrizia.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorOn this week’s Just for Variety, I invited Variety senior entertainment writer Adam B. Vary as my first guest co-host for my interview with Sebastian Stan.