Glenn Close discusses trauma of growing up in a cult: “It was really awful”

The Weeknd has taken part in a USAID government meeting in which he was briefed about the “devastating” crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia.The Canadian singer-songwriter (real name Abel Tesfaye) sat down for the virtual meeting on Thursday (June 10) with USAID’S administrator Samantha Power, and National Security Director Colin Thomas-Jensen among others.Sharing screenshots from the virtual discussion on his Instagram, The Weeknd wrote: “Was briefed today by US Gov team @USAID and @samanthajpower

Alicia Silverstone’s TikTok debut is about as iconic as they come.

Rumours have been circulating about a potential Bennifer romance on the cards and the most recent reports could spell that things are really heating up.

Legendary Entertainment has closed a deal for Glenn Close to join Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming comedy film “Brothers” at Legendary, the studio announced on Thursday.The film will be directed by Max Barbakow with a script written by Macon Blair and “Tropic Thunder” and “Get Hard” writer Etan Cohen. “American Sniper” producer Andrew Lazar will produce via his Mad Chance banner.

EXCLUSIVE: American Horror Story and The Tomorrow War actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong has landed the lead role of Charlie in Blumhouse, Weed Road Pictures and Universal’s update of Stephen King’s Firestarter. She is pictured above in what is the first look from the movie.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCOLCOA, the Los Angeles-based French film festival, is set to hold its 25th edition on Nov. 1-7 as a live event which will be held at the Directors Guild of America Theater on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.The event, which is organized by the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), had to cancel last year’s edition due to the pandemic.

Next month’s Tribeca Film Festival will close with a still-untitled documentary produced by comedian Dave Chappelle about the issues confronting a rural Ohio town in 2020.

In a recent interview with US Weekly, British singer and songwriter Seal recently opened up about the challenges of co-parenting with ex-wife Heidi Klum. Seal, 58, admitted that it hasn’t been easy.

EXCLUSIVE: Snapchat’s parent company Snap has commissioned UK producer Barcroft Studios and BIPOC-owned CALICO to make As I Am, an original series spotlighting the stories of Asian Americans.

Fans of “American Idol” semifinalist and fan favourite Casey Bishop were given a special treat during the show’s season 19 finale on Sunday.

Strictly Come Dancing ’s competitors. As ITV announced last March that they were producing a local version of the American dancing competition, The Masked Dancer, following the success of its sister show The Masked Singer, sources have said that there would be a strong possibility of romance among contestants.

The Ninth Circuit appeals court in the US has upheld a lower court ruling that declined to make a classic royalties lawsuit being pursed against Warner Music by singer Lenny Williams a class action.Williams, who fronted R&B group Tower Of Power, sued Warner in 2018 over a common royalty gripe among artists, which is what happens to streaming income as it passes through a major’s international subsidiaries.He claims that Warner allows its different divisions around the world to deduct fees from