Elle Fanning: I was deemed ‘unf – – kable’ at 16 and lost family film role

Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is in wide release this weekend (read our review), and as we’ve noted over the last few weeks, the filmmaker is moving at a quick pace never seen before in his career. 2022 and 2023 saw back-to-back Cannes premieres, “The French Dispatch” and “Asteroid City,” and later this year, he will release yet another film for Netflix, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” which is actually only 37 minutes long.

“Gone Girl” almost had a different star.

Sami Sheen, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards' daughter, slams fans who criticized her job as 'sex worker.' Meg Ryan's ex John Mellencamp admits he was 'a s---ty boyfriend.' King Charles vs Meghan Markle: Former actress' 'Suits' show drops on monarch's Trooping the Colour day. ‘Jeopardy!’ cheers on Pat Sajak after ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement announcement.

Elle Fanning and Kaia Gerber supported friend Bel Powley for her screening party of A Small Light at San Vincente Bungalows in West Hollywood on Thursday. Actresses Elle, 25, and Kaia, 21, oozed sophistication as they posed for a picture next to the glamorous Bel, 31, who opted for sparkles for the evening. The National Geographic series on Disney+ tells the real-life story about a couple who had a pivotal role in helping Anne Frank hide from the Nazis, starring Bel Powley and Joe Cole.

John Mellencamp is sharing what he has learned.

John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan’s tumultuous love affair must have hurt so good to last for 10 years, since it featured several separations, one engagement and a final breakup in 2019. Reflecting on his relationship with the "You've Got Mail" actress, Mellencamp said he's still got love in his heart. "I love Meg Ryan.

Tori Spelling is seeking medical testing for herself, husband Dean McDermott and the couple's five children. Spelling took to her Instagram story on Wednesday to ask her followers in the Los Angeles area if they know of locations that specialize in a specific brain scan.  "Anyone know a MRI place in the San Fernando Valley/or Los Angeles area that does 3TMRI brain scans (not 1.5) as well as neuroquant?" Spelling wrote. "We need to get this for our family bc of the mold poisoning," she concluded, adding a praying hands emoji.

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has said she believes the show would fall victim to cancel culture if it was made today.The actor starred as Gabrielle Solis in all eight seasons of the comedy-drama series, which follows a group of middle-America suburbanites and the secrets that lie behind their supposed idyllic lifestyle. It ran from 2004 to 2012.Looking back at her time on the show in a new interview, Longoria expressed doubt when asked whether the programme could be rebooted for current audiences.“I don’t know if we could do the show today.

Almost there! Stassi Schroeder gave fans an inside look at Katie Maloney and Ariana Madix’s new sandwich shop, Something About Her, opening in L.A. this summer.

Elle King loves love!ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the country singer at CMA Fest Thursday, where she shared why she loves officiating weddings at the yearly festival and performing first dance songs.«I was already ordained. I did a full ministry tour.

.Throughout May, made headlines with a on the Croisette—from a bespoke Alexander McQueen gown to a silver Paco Rabanne party look with sculptural nipple covers. Her looks off the red carpet also , particularly the dreamy yet casual black corset dress by Bottega Veneta (which would later be worn in Paris ).While out in LA on June 7, Fanning gave the corset trend another wearable, flirty spin by pairing a structured black corset with visible boning and fastenings with a pair of semibaggy trousers and pointed-toe pumps.

Sophia Scorziello editor What does it mean to be a funny girl? Actors Elle Fanning (“The Great”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”), Gina Rodriguez (“Not Dead Yet”) and Kerry Washington (“UnPrisoned”) discuss being a woman in comedy at Variety TV FYC Fest’s Disney Women of Comedy panel, moderated by Variety’s Angelique Jackson. Each TV character they play — whether she’s an empress of Russia, a public school principal, a family therapist or a journalist who talks to the dead — is layered and complicated. Through comedy, these actors have found the freedom to be contradictory, to not have it all together and to be a little messy.

The Hollywood Reporter, where she explained the “disgusting” reason why she didn’t get a part in a “father-daughter road trip” comedy film.“I’ve never told this story, but I was trying out for a movie,” Fanning said. “I didn’t get it.

Jenna Ortega is offering an early glimpse into season 2.The 20-year-old star shared during 's latest «Actors on Actors» conversation with 's Elle Fanning that the upcoming season of the hit Netflix series would move away from romance and prioritize horror.«It’s still coming together, but we’ve decided we want to lean into the horror more. Because it is so lighthearted, and a show like this with vampires and werewolves and superpowers, you don't want to take yourself too seriously,» Ortega said.

Elle Fanning says she was called ‘unf---able’ at 16 years old, a label that ultimately cost her a movie role. "I was very protected," the actress, now 25, shared during a roundtable discussion hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, noting she has had the same team since she was 8 or 9 years old. "This is an interesting story that I was like, ‘I’ve never said this' but I'm like, ‘I’ll say it at the table, maybe!'… I was trying out for a movie.

Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl are saying «all the things we weren’t going to say» in their new one-on-one interview for 's «Actors on Actors» series.The former co-stars sat down with one another to discuss everything from their least-favorite iconic scenes from the hit medical drama, to the ABC executive who almost didn't put it on the air.And, of course, they get into Heigl's controversial exit from the show in 2010, with the actress admitting, «I would not trade anything for my 20s, but I absolutely had no idea who I was and what I wanted and who I was supposed to be and who to make happy.»Controversy around Heigl's role on the show started during the 2008-09 season, when the actress publicly announced that she wouldn't be submitting herself for consideration at that year's Emmy Awards, saying that she «did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination.»Tensions between Heigl and creator Shonda Rhimes continued to rise until March 2010, when they reached an agreement to immediately release her from her contract, making the Jan. 21 episode her final appearance on the show — until an unexpected cameo in season 16, in an episode marking Justin Chambers' departure from the show.In their sit-down, Heigl and Pompeo discuss how the show's overnight success thrust them into the spotlight, paving the way for intense emotions on set.«I think that gave me this confidence that was a false sense of confidence,» Heigl recalls.

Colton Ryan is still getting used to spotting his image on street lamp banners throughout the Theater District.“Every time I take a new block home, I’m like, ‘Oh hey, me,'” said Ryan of the nearly 100 flags bearing his likeness. “It’s pretty wild, honestly.”The 27-year-old — who this year was nominated for his first Tony Award for his portrayal of Jimmy Doyle, the leading man in “New York, New York” — was at first unaware of his high-flying honor.“I was asked to approve a photo and I did, but I didn’t know that’s where it was going,” he said of the banners, which feature a shot of him and his costar, Anna Uzele.In the musical, nominated for nine Tonys, he plays the role of Robert De Niro originated in the 1977 film of the same name.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have seen their profile continue to rise ever since they were officially included in the late Queen's line-up of senior royals.The couple are both advocates for many charities, with Sophie in particular being a key voice in the fields of gender equality, violence against women and avoidable blindness. While they have always been hard working members of The Firm, this promotion came after Prince Andrew stepped back from his role and after Prince Harry and Meghan relocated to the US.This adjustment, royal expert Jennie Bond feels, is one that they have taken in their stride.

the documentary explores the Duggar family — headed by Jim Bob Duggar, 57, and his wife, Michelle Duggar, 56 — who became reality TV stars thanks to their TLC series, “19 Kids and Counting.” They became mired in scandal when the couple’s oldest offspring, Josh, 35, was accused of molesting five girls (including some of his sisters), which led to the show’s cancellation in 2015. He was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last May, in a separate case, for possessing and receiving child pornography. His sister Jill Duggar Dillard, 32, who was one of his victims, speaks out in the doc. “I don’t even like to talk about it because it’s not something that I’m proud of,” she said on-screen, referring to the infamous 2015 Megyn Kelly interview in which she and her sister Jessa confirmed that their brother had molested them but defended him from being labeled a “child molester, pedophile or rapist.” She revealed that she felt “obligated to do it” and pressured by her father, for the sake of trying to save their family’s reality show. “There was an urgency in trying to figure out how the show was going to be handled in the wake of the 2015 events,” she said. “As far as recovery and damage control, you just feel like a burden and the weight falls on you to help.”Her husband, Derick Dillard (whom she married in 2014) described her Megyn Kelly interview as a “suicide mission.” He said, “I would not call it voluntary.“Like, ‘You’re gonna destroy yourself, but we need you to take the fall so we can carry the show forward because the show cannot fail.’ [The Duggars] were gonna do whatever they could to get the return on their investment.

Manchester United legend Edwin van der Sar has resigned from his role as Ajax chief executive, prompting Reds fans to urge him to return to Old Trafford.