From J-Lo to Taylor Swift, ‘pop docs’ are glamorous fun – and smart propaganda

Reese Witherspoon read Delia Owen's 2018 bestseller,, she knew she had to bring the story to the big screen.«I read this novel probably in one day, maybe two days, I just couldn't put it down,» the actress and producer says in ET's exclusive look at the set of the upcoming drama, which stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, the central figure in the story.  was first featured in Witherspoon's namesake book club before being adapted into a feature film by an all-female creative team, including director Olivia Newman and screenwriter Lucy Alibar.The book and film tell the tale of Kya's life as a girl who grew up alone in the swamplands of North Carolina before being thrust into the spotlight in a nearby town after a local football star turns up dead near her home.«You really don't know if she did it,» Witherspoon explains of the tumultuous story.

Taylor Swift appears in the official trailer for the upcoming David O. Russell film Amsterdam.Swift was revealed as part of the star-studded cast for the crime drama last year.

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Taylor Swift and many, many more looks to fall in line with his previous films, like 2013’s and 2015’s . Merging fact with fiction, this mostly true story follows a doctor, a nurse and an attorney, who first met in Belgium before becoming prime suspects in a 1930s murder. “You don’t get here without things starting a long time ago. So, two soldiers and a nurse found ourselves in…” Bale is heard saying, before Robbie’s character chimes in by adding, “Amsterdam.”  In addition to Bale, Robbie, Washington and Swift, who was last seen in, the cast also includes Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Timothy Olyphant, Zoe Saldana, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro.Speaking of De Niro, marks his third collaboration with Russell after and.

Taylor Swift’s New York residences.According to police the suspect, who was arrested on Friday (July 1), entered one of the residential buildings on March 26. He allegedly walked “through an unlocked door and remained unlawfully”, later fleeing on foot when security asked him to leave, investigators said.Then on June 12, the same man then allegedly entered another residential building inked to Swift and “made threats through the intercom toward a 32 year-old female,” according to a spokesperson for the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (via Billboard).NME has reached out to representatives of Swift for comment.In the past, Swift has faced previous issues with alleged stalked.In 2017, Eric Swarbrick, from Austin, Texas, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to stalking the pop star and sending threatening letters and emails to her former record label, Big Machine.

Taylor Swift is known for being open and honest about her love life, but the singer has kept her longterm romance with actor Joe Alwyn out of the spotlight over recent years. The global superstar, 32, has been dating Conversations With Friends star Joe, 31, since 2016, and the loved-up pair are now believed to be engaged, with reports claiming only their "inner-inner circle" know about the happy news.

Singing sensation Taylor Swift is reportedly engaged to boyfriend of six years Joe Alwyn, with the pair set to marry in 18 months time. Taylor, 32, and Conversations With Friends actor Joe, 31, have been dating since 2016 and, following Taylor’s string of public relationships, the pair have kept their romance very private – including their engagement.Taylor has previously dated the likes of Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal and, most recently, Calvin Harris. Rumours circulated that Joe and Taylor had already said their ‘I dos’ in 2020, but apparently they’ve only just got engaged in the last few months.

Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift show fans that they can always count on each other, after years of friendship, the two singers are constantly supporting their achievements, even on social media.The ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star took to TikTok to share a makeup tutorial for her makeup collection Rare Beauty, with one of Taylor’s song ‘The Man’ included in the video, making fans go crazy about the gesture, and quickly getting Taylor to notice.“It’s giving CEO it’s giving gorgeousness it’s giving friends forever,” Taylor wrote in the comment section, praisng her best friend for her successful brand and complimenting Selena on her gorgeous makeup.Fans showed their excitement after seeing the interaction between the two stars, with one person writing “Selena using her besties song,” adding “queen supporting queen,” and another one commenting “The most iconic friendship in the industry!!”“There’s so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don’t know about because we don’t necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do,” Selena revealed during an interview in 2o20.“She has showed up for me in ways that I would have never expected. Flown in because I was hurt and was going through something.

argued that the 1973 landmark ruling was “egregiously wrong from the start”, adding that “it is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”Though the draft was verified as authentic, it was noted at the time that draft opinions can be subject to multiple drafts and vote-trading so the court’s decision was not final.But now, it has been confirmed that the landmark case has been overturned, meaning abortion will no longer be protected as a federal right in the US for the first time since 1973, and each state will be able to decide individually whether to restrict or ban abortion.Notable figures in the music industry have expressed their outrage on social media, including Taylor Swift, who shared a letter that Michelle Obama had written about the decision.“I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are,” she wrote, “that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that.”I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are – that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that. https://t.co/mwK561oxxl— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2022Pearl Jam, meanwhile, shared a video on Instagram, alongside the caption: “No one, not the government, not politicians, not the Supreme Court should prevent access to abortion, birth control, and contraceptives.

Taylor Swift has reportedly bought a modest family car in a bid to drive around London under the radar.The American superstar, who lives with her actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn in their swanky £7 million home in Primrose Hill, north London, has sought to find a way to keep her identity secret during her day to day life travelling around the city.The vehicle is said to be a Nissan, and cost the country pop princess £25,000.Taylor, 32, is worth an eye-watering £310 million, but is said to love how "practical" her new car is, and is excited to have more freedom to travel around London undetected. "Taylor loves her new practical car which means she can drive around London without getting spotted," a source told The Sun.

Taylor Swift fans will be hitting repeat on her new single, «Carolina,» to kick off the weekend. The 32-year-old singer released the track at midnight on Friday and the ballad is haunting. «About a year and half ago I wrote a song about an incredible story, the story of a girl who always lived on the outside, looking in. Figuratively and literally,» Swift detailed in an Instagram post with the song. «The juxtaposition of her loneliness and independence.

Glastonbury Festival is already into its third day with founder Michael Eavis promising music lovers that this year's line up would be the "best show in town". The iconic festival, which runs from June 22 to June 26 has made its long awaited return after it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. However, although Michael has managed to attract almost all of his big names back one headline act who appears on the official line-up will not be appearing after originally agreeing to hit the Pyramid Stage in 2020.

Taylor Swift has announced the release of a brand new song called ‘Carolina’, which is produced by The National‘s Aaron Dessner.The track, which is set to arrive at midnight ET tonight (5am BST), is the theme song for new film Where The Crawdads Sing, directed by Olivia Newman and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon.A snippet of ‘Carolina’ was first previewed back in March in the trailer for the new mystery thriller. Swift’s vocals sound eerie as she sings: “They never saw me/ You didn’t see me here/ No, they never did see me here/ There are places I will never, ever go/ Things that only Carolina will ever know.”According to Witherspoon, the song was written while Swift was working on her 2020 album ‘Folklore’, after reading the 2018 Delia Owens novel of the same name on which the film is based upon.“She read this book and loved it so much, and then she heard we were making a movie [during the period] she was making her ‘Folklore’ album and then she wrote a song with that whole ‘Folklore’ team, which was so haunting and magical and beautiful,” Witherspoon said during a recent roundtable (via Variety).Newman explained that Swift submitted the song out of the blue after writing a “gorgeous letter” to the crew.

Taylor Swift's new song Carolina will be released tomorrow morning UK time, it's been announced.

Taylor Swift surprised fans at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday (June 11) with a live performance of her track, ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)’. Watch a clip of the moment below.The singer was at New York’s Beacon Theatre to discuss her All Too Well short film.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFor hundreds of Swifties in New York City, today was a fairy tale.That’s because Taylor Swift made a rare public appearance, at Tribeca Festival, to screen her short film “All Too Well” and talk with filmmaker Mike Mills (“C’mon C’mon,” “20th Century Women”) about bringing the 10-minute track to the big screen.“This is not a music video,” she informed the audience at the Beacon Theatre on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. “We approached everything differently.”In a wide-ranging conversation, the notoriously private pop star also revealed easter eggs in the short film, discussed her ambitions to direct a movie and treated fans to a surprise performance of “All Too Well.” Seated near the stage, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were among the many in the crowd who enthusiastically sung along, clapped and took videos of Swift throughout the lengthy track.