Former Disney child star Bella Thorne talks 'inappropriate' sexualization of herself as a minor

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large We’re living in a true crime boom in both scripted and unscripted television — but “Love & Death” director and exec producer Lesli Linka Glatter said she hopes her new HBO Max series will be seen as much more than that. Sure, the series involves the true story of accused (but acquitted) axe murderer Candy Montgomery, played by Elizabeth Olsen. “There is a horrible true crime at the core of this, but we didn’t want it to be just a true crime story,” Glatter said Saturday in a panel discussion after the premiere of “Love & Death” at the South by Southwest festival. And the show doesn’t shy away from Montgomery’s actions. But “it’s really, things are not what they appear to be. You have to go deeper to see what’s really going on. We really tried to look at the ‘how’ and ‘why’ rather than the ‘what.’ How could this happen?”

So many stars showed up for Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood and TikTok Celebrate Vanities: A Night For Young Hollywood on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Los Angeles.

Cole Sprouse revealed this week that he lost his virginity to an older girl on a family vacation, describing the experience as "so cringey."  The former Disney Channel star, 30, told Alex Cooper on the "Call her Daddy" podcast Wednesday, "I was 14 when I lost my virginity, so this is still bowl cut guy, right," he said, referring to his hairstyle from Disney's "The Suite Life with Zack and Cody."  "I was on a family trip in Florida, and I met this girl who was older, all right, so that’s already dubious, and the first night we kinda made out."  He said that even at such a young age all of his friends had already lost their virginity. The "Riverdale" star said the next evening he knocked on her hotel room door, and they walked down to the beach.  "We were on some chaise lounges, and I looked at her and my heart was beating, and I finally mustered up enough courage to deliver a line that my brother has never let live down for me," he said.

Former 'Love Island' star Amy Hart has given birth. The 30-year-old star and her boyfriend Sam Rason have welcomed a baby boy into the world, and the couple are "so in love" with their little one. In a joint statement, the pair wrote on Instagram: "Well….

Michael Owen was surprised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag opted to play Marcus Rashford as a central striker in their heavy defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

Former Corrie star Brooke Vincent has wowed fans after unveiling her new look. The soap star is known for her signature long locks - but it seems she decided the time was right for a change.

Love Island star Georgia Harrison has said she stands in "solidarity" with revenge porn victims and has "absolutely no regrets of waiving anonymity" following the news of Stephen Bear being jailed. Her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 21 months in prison at Chelmsford Crown Court after sharing on the website OnlyFans a CCTV video of them having sex in his garden in Loughton, Essex, on August 2, 2020. Georgia said she was unaware that she was filmed until Bear showed her the footage and said she told him to "never to send” it to anyone.

Stephen Bear is headed to prison for almost two years.

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has described Australian club Macarthur FC, who he recently stepped down as manager of, as being like a "Mickey Mouse slash pub team".

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen's oldest daughter Sami is sharing a glimpse of her tropical vacation. The 18-year-old OnlyFans model took to Instagram Wednesday to post stunning photos of her black one-piece swimsuit.

EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has taken all North American rights to crime pic Bad Hombres, directed by John Stalberg Jr. ahead of its world premiere at the Mammoth Film Festival.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prior to becoming an actor, Giancarlo Giannini, who on March 6 will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, studied electronic engineering, a skill he’s been known to put to good use even on movie sets. “I was meant to start working on the first artificial satellites, or on the first computers at IBM,” the Italian film and theater thesp recalls. But then Giannini enrolled in acting school and soon was given major roles, first by Franco Zeffirelli and then by Lina Wertmüller, with whom he went on to make nine movies that brought them both international fame. “I owe it to Lina that I will be getting the star. The only other Italian actor who has one is Rudolph Valentino,” he notes.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Utopia and Sumerian have acquired worldwide rights to Eddie Alcazar’s Sundance-premiering “Divinity.” The film had a memorable premiere in Park City, where there was a medical incident (unrelated to the movie) during its world premiere at the Egyptian Theater. Guests in attendance — who received zines and VHS boxes upon arrival — were also treated to writer-director Alcazar showing up to the event in a terrifying mask. Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and starring Stephen Dorff, the experimental film is set in an otherworldly human existence, where the creation of a groundbreaking immortality serum named “Divinity” is wreaking havoc.

Dua Lipa went very sheer when she attended the GCDS fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2023/2024 on Thursday (February 23).

Bella Thorne does not approve of her underage photos.

OnlyFans creator, 25, has revealed that she recently refused to sign a “sexy” underage snap of herself that was presented to her by a male fan. Thorne recalled her encounter with the man in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, bluntly declaring: “I normally don’t tell them [fans] off but they offended me.”The “Shake It Up” starlet said the male admirer initially asked her to autograph a sultry photo from a 2017 GQ Mexico shoot she did at age 19. “It was super sexy and my butt is out and I’m wearing lingerie and I’m topless,” Thorne said of the snap.

Bella Thorne has revealed that there are certain pictures of her that she won’t sign for autographs.

She was fired halfway through the process of last year's series of The Apprentice, and Amy Anzel has slammed the BBC One business competition as "car crash TV" while calling for business magnate Lord Alan Sugar to be "fired." Beauty boss Amy, who was shown the door by Lord Sugar in week six, told us that series 17 is a difficult watch for her.

Bella Thorne is celebrating Valentine’s Day with her man!

Rumours have been swirling that Sam Smith is dating fashion designer Christian Cowan and those rumours have been heating up during New York Fashion Week.