Parents rights group files complaint alleging casting of a school play violates the Civil Rights Act

It often takes star power to get a challenging project made, and Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski has gotten just that for his new drama, “The Island.” THR reports that Academy Award-winner Joaquin Phoenix and two-time Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara are joining the film. READ MORE: Pawel Pawlikowski To Adapt James Meek Novel ‘We Are Now Beginning Our Descent’ A period film and dramatic thriller that Pawlikowski will also write is loosely based on real events and will focus on an attractive American couple in the 1930s who escape to their own private paradise on a deserted island and live off the land.

Shawn Mendes,Camila Cabello was ready to try her luck on a dating app, but she quickly changed her mind. The singer visited her friend Drew Barrymore on her show Tuesday where she revealed the message she received that made her stop swiping after just 24 hours.A post shared by camila (@camila_cabello)Cabello stopped by the Drew Barrymore Show and revealed, “I was on a dating app for like 24 hours, then I left.” According to the Cuban-American pop star, “the first guy that DM’d me was like ‘aspiring singer-songwriter from Nashville.’” “ And I was just like, I feel weird because somebody could be using me,” she explained.

Camila Cabello deleted a dating app after just 24 hours because of her first DM. The 'Havana' hitmaker - who split from ex Shawn Mendes in November 2021 - gave online dating a try but she decided to scrap the idea because she couldn't figure out people's "intentions" when it came to her life in the spotlight. Appearing on 'The Drew Barrymore Show', she said: "I was on a dating app for, like, 24 hours then I left.

Two fathers have been accused of shooting each other's daughters during the course of a road rage altercation in Florida this week.  William Hale, 36, and Frank Allison, 43, have both been charged with attempted murder following a driving dispute that resulted in the two drivers allegedly firing shots at each other that struck the other person's daughter, WOFL-TV reported. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office says both parties were speeding and "brake checking each other" and seemingly were playing a "cat and mouse game" while driving erratically along US Highway 1 in Nassau County, Florida.

Democratic strategist Paul Begala slammed "pain-in-the-a--' White liberals on Twitter," claiming that people of color are the real heart of the Democratic Party.  Begala, during a Tuesday appearance on "CNN Tonight," Begala got into a heated back and forth with Forward Party founder Andrew Yang on whether President Biden has the vigor to win re-election in 2024.  Describing himself as a guy who "loves Joe Biden," Begala claimed that the current president would "steamroll" Trump in a second election, as well as any Democrat who may seek to challenge him.  "I spoke before or after Joe Biden half a dozen times," Yang said, referring to the 2020 debates. "And the fact is, when he came off that stage, you know what people were not saying? That guy has the energy, the vigor–" "All of a sudden he developed it," Begala interjected.

Paul Schrader always knew that “Master Gardener” would be controversial.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios is taking celeb drag contests international through British reality format Queens For the Night.

Italian producer Lorenzo Mieli gave a spirited and often humorous rundown of his career as a producer working with directors such as Luca Guadagnino and Paolo Sorrentino during a keynote talk at the London Film Festival Monday.

A love not meant to last forever. Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict were married for over a decade before calling it quits for good.

The infamous American serial killer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, when he was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison.

tumbling pound has encouraged dollar buyers to snap up hit songs with Phil Collins and Genesis the latest big names to cash in on their back catalogue with a $300m (£270m) deal. Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks sold the rights to hit songs including “Mama”, “Land of Confusion” and “Invisible Touch” to the US-based Concord Music Group.

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany his set to join Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Miramax’s Here, with Robert Zemeckis directing and Eric Roth adapting the script. Zemeckis and Jack Rapke’s ImageMovers will produce alongside Miramax’s Bill Block. Sony Pictures will release the film in theaters in the US with Miramax holding international rights.

Camila Cabello wants a house "full of noise and people". The 'Havana' singer is keen to "reconnect" with her Latin heritage by embracing the huge family occasions that her own parents and grandparents grew up with, and hopes to offer her own children similar experiences one day. She said: "My mum always talks about the 24th of December in Cuba.