Joseph Fiennes Says Playing Michael Jackson In 2016 ‘Urban Myths’ Was “Wrong Decision”

Carmen Sevilla, the Spanish-born actor who starred in the Oscar-nominated 1958 film Vengeance and played Mary Magdalene in Nicholas Ray’s 1961 Biblical epic King of Kings, died Tuesday of Alzheimer’s disease and pneumonia at a hospital in Madrid. She was 92.

Michael Jackson may no longer be with us, but his alleged actions are about to be put on trial! Two men who accused the pop star of mo

Stacey Solomon has admitted that she's 'back in love with husband' Joe Swash after a tense couple of weeks looking after their children. The pair have a combined brood of six children together and share son Rex, four, Rose, two, and four-month-old daughter Belle. Stacey is also mum to sons Zachary, 15, and Leighton 11, while Joe shares son Harry, 16, with his ex-girlfriend Emma Sophocleous.

XG have shared a cover of TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’.On June 25, XG released the fifth video of their ‘XG VOX’ series on YouTube, which features cover performances by the girl group’s vocalists. In the new clip, Hinata, Juria and Chisa each perform a solo cover before teaming up for their rendition of TLC’s 1999 hit ‘No Scrubs’.Hinata opens the clip with her take on Kriz and WOODZ’s 2018 song ‘Bad’, singing in Korean and English.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Cold, cold heart, hard done by you. And Glastonbury fans were certainly hard done by Elton John and Britney Spears on Sunday night. Spears was widely rumored to be joining John during his closing headline set at the British music festival, but in her place to sing their hit “Tiny Dancer” remix was — Brandon Flowers. Fans were stunned when The Killers frontman traipsed on stage instead of Spears, especially as the “Baby One More Time” singer had dropped Instagram hints in the lead-up to John’s set that suggested she was in the U.K. On Friday, Spears posted a picture of an oil painting featuring McDonald’s food and a vase of roses with three Union Jack flags as the caption. In another now-deleted post, she reportedly told fans she was heading to London this week, claiming it was for a shopping trip.

Spike Lee has revealed the piece of advice he received from Michael Jackson that influenced his long and incredibly diverse career.

John Corbett played one of Carrie Bradshaw’s many suitors on “Sex and the City”, yet continues to be fondly remembered by fans.

on hold amid the ongoing writers strike).It’s hard not to compare her to Jackson’s Nick Fury, who was also introduced in the MCU across a slew of projects, gathering a team. It’s even harder not to suspect that Val might show up again in Jackson’s new Disney+ series, “Secret Invasion.” But he won’t say anything about that possibility — in fact, he’s not ready to talk about Val at all yet.

wrote on Twitter Friday shortly after news circulated that the series would not be returning for a third installment. The cancellation comes week’s after NBC’s last batch of decisions for on-the-bubble shows, which involved canceling “Grand Crew” after two seasons and “Young Rock” after three seasons.“I’m so sorry we didn’t get to make those episodes, but I’m immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there,” Spitzer continued.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentGlenda Jackson, who segued from a successful actress — Oscars for “Women in Love” and “A Touch of Class” and two Emmys for “Elizabeth R” — into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.’s House of Commons, has died. She was 87.  Jackson died after a brief illness at her home in London, her agent Lionel Larner said. “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner said in a statement. Aside from her prize-winning roles, Jackson gave terrific performances in such films as 1967’s “Marat/Sade” (as Charlotte Corday), “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (1971, as a member of a bisexual love triangle) and on TV in “The Patricia Neal Story,” a 1981 work about that actress’s stroke and recovery with husband Roald Dahl. A defining role in Jackson’s career was Queen Elizabeth I in the six-episode 1971 TV miniseries “Elizabeth R,” in which the character aged from teenage girl to old woman. She also played Elizabeth in the film “Mary, Queen of Scots,” opposite Vanessa Redgrave, that same year.

Andy Cohen is admitting to a lapse in judgement. The Bravo star opens up about his role in the explosive reunion, which focused heavily on the Scandoval drama, a term used to describe Tom Sandoval cheating on Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss. On Tuesday's episode of his SiriusXM radio show, , the host addressed a cavalier remark he made after filming, suggesting that Raquel was «really medicated or really out of touch with her role in everything» in an interview with . «I think it was maybe wrong of me to speculate on that,» Andy said on Tuesday's radio show.The 55-year-old TV personality expressed his surprise at Raquel's ability to sit through the expletive-laced tirades lobbied at her while filming the dramatic special in March.

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Standing up for herself — and for moms everywhere. Keke Palmer slammed the Houston airport for what she called “breast milk discrimination.”

Eva Longoria is taking a trip down memory lane!The  director sat down with ET for a rETrospective, where she flashed through some of her most iconic career moments, from getting her SAG card for an appearance on to her unforgettable run as Gabrielle Solis on .Longoria recalls being directed by Tori Spelling during a time when was «the biggest show on Earth.»«To get, you know, Flight Attendant #3 was like, 'I've arrived!' I was so happy,» she shares. «That's like one of the first times an actor can direct. I was super professional...but inside I was fangirling for sure.»  Looking back at her time as Isabella Braña on , Longoria shares how booking a role on a soap opera «was the epitome of success.» «My mom was so happy when I got the contract because I did like one line on and one line on another soap. And I just remember that was the dream, if I could just get on a soap opera,» she says.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Joseph Fiennes expressed regret to The Observer over his decision to play Michael Jackson in a pulled 2017 episode of Sky Arts’ anthology series “Urban Myths.” The episode centered on Jackson taking a post-9/11 road trip with Marlon Brando (Brian Cox) and Elizabeth Taylor (Stockard Channing). Fiennes’ casting as the music icon generated whitewashing backlash, and the episode’s trailer ignited outrage over Fiennes’ lighter skin tone and prosthetic nose to play Jackson. “I think people are absolutely right to be upset,” Fiennes said. “And it was a wrong decision. Absolutely. And I’m one part of that — there are producers, broadcasters, writers, directors, all involved in these decisions. But obviously if I’m upfront, I have become the voice for other people. I would love them to be around the table as well to talk about it. But you know, it came at a time where there was a movement and a shift and that was good, and it was, you know, a bad call. A bad mistake.”

Harvey Weinstein bullied him out of a Hollywood deal.Fiennes was cast by Weinstein in 1998’s Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love, and revealed that other lucrative offers were soon on the table afterwards.However, in a new interview with The Observer, the actor claimed that the disgraced producer tried to block a deal for his appearance in a new movie.According to Fiennes, Weinstein invited him to his hotel room and told him to decline the opportunity or he would no longer work in Hollywood.“It was a bullying tactic that didn’t sit well,” Fiennes said. “The way he explained it was a shock to me.“But I suddenly sat in the room very present, and happy and strong in myself to say, you know what, I’m not beholden to that.

Michael Arden won his first Tony Award tonight and one moment during his speech was silenced by CBS even though it got a rapturous applause by the audience.

British actor Joseph Fiennes has revealed how he stood up to Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s and saw his career affected as a result. 

N-Dubz have announced that they will be releasing their first album in 13 years, their long-awaited fourth album ‘Timeless’.The trio returned to music last year with their single ‘Charmer’ and embarked on their reunion arena tour around the UK.Now, the UK rap trio have posted the artwork and trailer for new album ‘Timeless’, revealing that the record will be released on August 4 and is now available for pre-order. A press release describes ‘Timeless’ as “some of their best work yet” and tackles issues such as toxic relationships, mental health, and growing up in inner-city London.The band have also shared their new single ‘Habibti’, described as “a Michael Jackson-inspired sexy summertime banger about texting back-and-forth with a new beau”.A post shared by N-Dubz (@n_dubz)In the past week, the trio have been teasing the announcement by sharing candid videos from photo shoots and studio sessions.A post shared by N-Dubz (@n_dubz)A post shared by N-Dubz (@n_dubz)A post shared by N-Dubz (@n_dubz)A post shared by N-Dubz (@n_dubz) Tulisa alluded to the new album in an Instagram post in March, showing the mansion the group rented out for their recording space.N-Dubz have released two singles this year so far: with ‘Trust No One (Tour Bus Freestyle)’ arriving in February after being recorded on the bus during their sold-out 27-stop arena tour, before they dropped the electro–pop track ‘February’ and signed a new global deal with EMI Records.N-Dubz found early success with three consecutive platinum-selling albums: 2008’s ‘Uncle B’, 2009’s ‘Against All Odds’ and 2010’s ‘Love.Live.Life’.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director In Netflix’s upcoming Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary series “Arnold,” the actor and former California governor somewhat apologizes for groping women in the past (via Rolling Stone). Five days before the 2003 California governor election, the Los Angeles Times published a report in which six women accused Schwarzenegger of groping and humiliating them. Schwarzenegger said at the time the reports were “made-up” and he “never grabbed anyone,” though he also admitted he “behaved badly sometimes” in the past. “My reaction in the beginning, I was kind of…defensive,” Schwarzenegger now says in the three-part Netflix documentary series. “Today, I can look at it and kind of say, it doesn’t really matter what time it is. If it’s the Muscle Beach days of 40 years ago, or today, that this was wrong. It was bullshit. Forget all the excuses, it was wrong.”