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Los Angeles, Mar 31 :  Oscar winner Anne Hathaway is set to topline "French Children Don't Throw Food", based on American journalist Pamela Druckerman's autobiographical account.

Druckerman wrote the 2012 book "Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting" after she had a child in Paris, reported Variety.

She noticed that French children were well-behaved and slept through the night by the time they were two or three months old.

The most recent draft of the adaptation was penned by Jamie Minoprio and Jonathan Stern.

StudioCanal is financing and is set to produce with Blueprint Picture.

Hathaway currently stars in Dee Rees' Netflix film "The Last Thing He Wanted" and will next be seen in Robert Zemeckis' "The Witches" remake set at Warner Bros studio.
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Los Angeles, Mar 27 :  Meghan Markle, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, is set to narrate a documentary about elephants for Disney Plus.

Markle and Prince Harry will be officially stepping away from their roles within the British Royal Family on March 31.

The documentary, titled "Elephants", will start streaming on Disney Plus from April 3 onwards, the studio announced on Twitter.

"Disneynature's Elephant, an Original Movie narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, starts streaming April 3, only on #DisneyPlus" read the tweet.

Directed by Mark Linfield, the film follows an African elephant named Shani and her male child Jomo as they migrate with their herd and its matriarch, Gaia, across the Kalahari Desert in Botswana.

According to Variety, Disneynature and the Disney Conservation Fund are donating to Elephants Without Borders, an organization working to protect the elephants living in Botswana.
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Los Angeles, Mar 24 :  Broadway actor Aaron Tveit has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 36-year-old actor, who took to social media to share his diagnosis, said he is feeling much better now.

"I'm feeling much better. I consider myself extremely lucky that my symptoms have been very mild -- cold like with no fever -- as so many are experiencing much more serious symptoms, because this is a very dangerous virus, Tveit wrote on Instagram.

The actor said he had been quarantined since Broadway shows shut down on March 12 amid the pandemic.

One thing I have been experiencing is the loss of taste and smell, which I think is a big sign for people who are otherwise asymptotic, he added.

Tveit said he was tested earlier last week and found out the results this Monday, but had quarantined himself even before he went through the medical procedure.

This can affect anyone and even if you aren't feeling sick or showing drastic symptoms please take heed, stay safe, stay healthy and I hope to see everyone at the theater again soon, he said.

Tveit joins a growing list of celebrities that have tested positive for coronavirus, including Idris Elba, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, Kevin Durant, former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, "Frozen 2" actor Rachel Matthews, Daniel Dae Kim, "Game of Thrones" star Kristofer Hivju, veteran Opera singer Placido Domingo and celebrated TV host Andy Cohen.

The coronavirus outbreak, that first emerged in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 16,000 people worldwide.
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Los Angeles, Mar 23 :  In a bizarre video shot from her rose petal filled bathtub, pop star Madonna has called the coronavirus pandemic "a great equaliser".

The music icon said the virus doesn't discriminate between rich and poor.

That's the thing about COVID-1. It doesn't care about how rich you are, how famous you are, how funny you are, how smart you are, where you live, how old you are, what amazing stories you can tell.

It's the great equaliser and what's terrible about it is what's great about it. What's terrible about it is that it's made us all equal in many ways, and what's wonderful about is, is that it's made us all equal in many ways, Madonna said in the video while having a milky bath in tub full of roses.

The 61-year-old singer, who had to cancel two of her concerts in Paris due to coronavirus outbreak, also referenced her 1995 song Human Nature in the video saying we are all going down together .

According to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker, the death toll from the virus globally has risen to 14,641 with 336,000 cases reported in 173 countries and territories.
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Lady Gaga


Los Angeles, Feb 5 :  Pop star Lady Gaga has a new man in her life and the singer has finally made her relationship with investor Michael Polansky social media official.

The Oscar-winning musician, who travelled to Miami to perform at the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night show over the weekend, shared a picture with Polanksy on Instagram on Monday.

"We had so much fun in Miami. Love to all my little monsters and fans, you're the best!" Gaga captioned the photo which appears to have been clicked on a yacht possibly taken during their Miami trip.

In the picture, the "Alejandro" hitmaker is seen sitting on Polanski's lap as he smiles at her.

According to E! News, Polansky is the CEO of the San Francisco-based Parker Group.

The couple has been dating for over a month and was also seen holding hands and kissing in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve.
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Pop star Madonna


Los Angeles, Jan 26 :  Pop star Madonna has cancelled a London concert of her Madame X Tour because of an injury.

The singer was scheduled to perform the first of 15 shows on Monday at the London Palladium.

In an Instagram post on Saturday, Madonna said she has been "plagued" by injuries since the tour started and has been advised by doctors to take rest.

"I am deeply sorry that I have to cancel my concert scheduled for Monday, January 27th in London. Under doctors guidance I have been told to rest for a few days.

"As you all know, I have injuries that have plagued me since the beginning of the tour but I must always listen to my body and put my health first. The last thing I want to do is disappoint my fans or compromise the integrity of my show," she wrote.

The 61-year-old singer added that she hopes the show on Wednesday, January 29, will go on as planned.

"Please know that it hurts me more than you can imagine to have to cancel any shows. Thank you again for your understanding."

The cancellation comes just few days after Madonna called off a concert in Lisbon, Portugal.

In December, she also cancelled a show in Miami, citing "indescribable pain" from an undisclosed injury.
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Brad Pitt


Los Angeles, Jan 25 :  Hollywood star Brad Pitt's SAG win won't make it to his Tinder bio as the actor doesn't have a profile on the dating app.

The 56-year-old actor had joked during the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) awards that his outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role win for his work on "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" would boost his chances of finding on the the portal.

During an interview with Extra magazine, Pitt was asked if he was aware that Tinder subscriptions had risen because of his comments, to which he replied: 'I'm not on it. I'm not even really sure how it all works. It just sounded funny to me.'

While accepting his trophy at the awards ceremony last week, Pitt said he would add the honour to his list of achievements on his profile.

'I go to add this to my Tinder profile, Thank you my brothers and sisters, this means so much. More than I can possibly fathom. I watch everything, I watch you all and the work has been mesmerising, so I thank you all," the actor said in his acceptance speech leaving the audience in splits.
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Leonard Bernstein


Los Angeles, Jan 22 :  Bradley Cooper's next directorial, a film based on the life of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, has shifted its base from Paramount to streamer Netflix.

According to Deadline, the rights for the film, which Cooper will direct and star in, has been been acquired by the streamer.

The 45-year-old actor has also penned the film's script in collaboration with Josh Singer, the Academy Award-winning scribe of "Spotlight".

The project will be produced by veteran filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese in addition to Cooper, Todd Philips, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger.

The movie will chronicle 30 years of Bernstein's life who rose to fame after he was tasked with conducting the New York Philharmonic when he was 25. His career skyrocketed when he wrote and composed the music for the iconic film "West Side Story".

It is being described as a "beautifully complex story of the marriage between Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre".

At one point, the film was set to be directed by Scorsese, who most recently collaborated with Netflix on his gangster epic "The Irishman". The director, however, later made way for Cooper to helm the project.

The film also assumes significance as Spielberg, a longtime detractor of Netflix, will produce it through his banner Amblin.

The project, which is expected to begin production early next year, will be theatrically distributed by the streamer so as to enable it for awards seasons.
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Los Angeles, Jan 18 :  Actor Robert Downey Jr is maintaining ambiguity over his much-talked about appearance in Marvel Studios' "Black Widow".

The actor exited the studio's money-minting Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark aka Iron Man last year with "Avengers: Endgame".

However, soon after there were reports that Downey Jr will be making one last appearance as Iron Man in Scarlett Johansson-led "Black Widow".

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Downey Jr was coy about the reports.

"Right. Great. I mean, it would be nice if they notified me. Forewarned is forearmed. They can do anything now. This could be a deep fake interview for all we know," the actor responded.

"Black Widow" will feature Johansson as Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D and a member of the superhero team, the Avengers.

Directed by Cate Shortland, "Black Widow" also stars Rachel Weisz, Florence Pugh, David Harbour and O T Fagbenle. The film is scheduled to be released on May 1.
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Los Angeles, Apr 11 :  Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will be a part of this year's Met Gala Host Committee, the actor has revealed.

The couple, who first posed for the shutterbugs on the 2017 Met Gala red carpet in Ralph Lauren designs before tying the knot last December, feature in the list presided over by Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

Chopra took to Instagram to share the news Wednesday.

"From walking the prestigious carpet for the first time, to meeting my husband and many friends for life... Nick and I are honoured to be on the Benefit Committee for this year's Met Gala. Looking forward to the first Monday in May," the actor wrote.

Chopra and Jonas will be joined by other high-profile names in the committee include the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Lena Waithe, Katy Perry and Jared Leto.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wintour is co-chairing the gala with Serena Williams, Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and exhibit sponsor Gucci's Alessandro Michele. 

With 183 people from different walks of life such as showbiz, fashion, philanthropy and sport, actors comprise the largest group with 48 per cent attending the gala.

Bradley Cooper, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Chadwick Boseman, and Lupita Nyong'o will also walk the red carpet.

Organised by Metropolitan Museum of Art, the gala is scheduled to be held on May 6 in New York.
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Los Angeles, Mar 29 :  Veteran actor Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play Elvis Presley's iconic manager Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's untitled biopic on the legendary musician.

The Warner Bros project is also penned by Luhrmann along with Craig Pearce.

According to Variety, the director wants to cast a newcomer for the role of Presley.

Parker discovered Presley when he was just an unknown and quickly moved in as his lone representation. Parker was responsible for various milestones, including Presley's record deal with RCA and his successful acting career.

Luhrmann is planning to get the film into production sometime this year.        [Agencies]
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Los Angeles, Feb 16 :  Denis Villeneuve's next directorial venture, "Dune", has officially got a release date.

Warner Bros has announced the film will be release in the US in 3D and IMAX on November 20, 2020, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film, based on Frank Herbert's bestselling novel of the same name, features a star-studded cast of Timothee Chalamet, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem and Jason Momoa.

Actor Oscar Isaac and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" star Zendaya are also in talks to board the film.

The story is set in the distant future and follows Paul Atreides (Chalamet), whose family assumes control of the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune.

After Paul and his family are betrayed, the story explores themes of politics, religion, and man's relationship to nature, as Paul leads a rebellion to restore his family's reign.

Ferguson will portray Atreides' mother, Lady Jessica, who escapes with him into the desert and helps him become a saviour in their eyes. Skarsgard will star as the evil Baron Harkonnen, and Bautista as the Baron's nephew.

Rampling will play the Reverend Mother Mohiam, the emperor's truthsayer, a person who can divine intentions, suss out lies and manipulate people's emotional states.

The film's script has been penned by Eric Roth along with Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts. 

Filming is expected to start in spring in Budapest and Jordan.

Mary Parent, Cale Boyter and Villeneuve will produce the project while Thomas Tull will serve as the executive producer alongside Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert.

Herbert's novel was previously made into a film in 1984 by David Lynch but was a box office disappointment. Troubled by rewritings and the alleged meddling of the studio, Lynch had removed his name from the film.                PTI
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Los Angeles, Feb 16 :  Netflix and Hasbro are partnering on a prequel animated series of "Transformers".

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new animated series, titled "War for Cybertron", will be an origin story set in the world of the Transformers.

The show, which will incorporate a "new animation style", will be produced by Rooster Teeth, while Polygon Pictures will be serving as the animation studio.

"In this Transformers origin story, we will explore the expansive universe of Cybertron in a way that audiences have never seen before to the delight of both existing fans and those coming to the franchise for the first time," said John Derderian, Netflix's director of anime.

FJ DeSanto, best known for animated series "Transformers: Titans Return" and "Transformers: Power of the Primes", will serve as showrunner.

George Krstic, Gavin Hignight and Brandon Easton will be the contributing editors.

"We're thrilled to work with Rooster Teeth's new premium studio division to bring an all-new Transformers fan-oriented series to Netflix," said Tom Warner, senior vp for the Transformers franchise at Hasbro. 

"Transformers has a rich history of great storytelling, and War for Cybertron is an exciting new chapter in the Transformers universe," he added.

"War For Cybertron" will be released on Netflix in 2020.                      PTI
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Los Angeles, Oct 1 (PTI) Hollywood star Chris Evans has called out Kanye West after the rapper suggested that the US should abolish the 13th amendment, which outlaws slavery.

Kanye, who recently changed his name to 'Ye', posted a photo of him in a 'Make America Great Again' baseball cap with the caption, "this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment." 

In an angry to response to the 41-year-old rapper's post, Evans tweeted, "There's nothing more maddening than debating someone who doesn't know history, doesn't read books, and frames their myopia as virtue.

"The level of unapologetic conjecture I've encountered lately isn't just frustrating, it's retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying." 

Earlier this year, West caused controversy when he claimed in an interview that 400 years of slavery 'sounds like a choice'.
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Los Angeles, Oct 1 (PTI) Asia Argento, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct levelled by Jimmy Bennett, said Sunday that being labelled a "paedophile" has caused her a lot of hurt.The actor-director appeared in an interview with Italian TV channel La7's show "Non e l'Arena" ("It's Not the Arena") and refuted claims by Bennett, saying it was he who assaulted her.

A week back on the same show, Bennett had reiterated his version of the story accusing Argento of rape.

"The thing that hurt me most was being called 'paedophile'. I have children and that is a stigma that I do not wish for anyone," she said on the show, as translated by The Hollywood Reporter.

Argento, who was fired from the jury panel of "X Factor Italia" last month owing to the allegations, demanded her job back 

"I would like to go back to 'X Factor', to do my job, because my children are proud of me, Italy wants me and I have not done anything that I'm accused of," she said.

On Bennett's interview on the show, Argento said it made her angry. 

"It made me angry, but it made me especially sorry, because his eyes were glassy and there was no expression on his face. I saw him as a child who then failed to pursue his career, a lost soul," she said.

Argento, who co-starred with Bennett in 2004 film "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things", which she also wrote and directed, said she saw him "like a lost son".

She said that they had arranged to meet in Los Angeles and he had asked her to practice lines with him for a script, "like in the old days".

But when he came to her hotel, neither did he bring any script, nor was he accompanied by a chaperone.

"I did not know he was underage, I thought he was 18 because he had also told me this," she added.

Argento said when they met she did not recognise him and said he had even "denounced" his parents, which made her sad.

"I told him, 'OK, Jimmy, maybe we can do a movie together, I can find a part for you.' He lit up and we hugged at that moment. Then he began to kiss me and touch me in a way that was not that of a child with his mother, but that of a boy with crazy hormones." 

She claimed Bennett "literally jumped" on her and put her "sideways across the bed". 

"He did what he had to do. He didn't use a condom. It lasted for two minutes. He had an orgasm. I was cold, unable to move. Shocked, I asked him afterwards why he had done this, and he told me that I had been his sexual fantasy since he was 12 years old," Argento said.

A report by The New York Times, obtained the legal documents in which actor Jimmy Bennett claimed that Argento assaulted him in a California hotel when he was only two months past his 17th birthday; the age of consent in California is 18.

On the reports that Argento settled a claim last year from Bennett that she assaulted him, the director brought a text message exchange with her former partner Anthony Bourdain where he said it was better to pay Bennett off, even though she did not want to "because they were lies".
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Los Angeles, Sep 12 : Singer and actor Lady Gaga has opened up about the effects of rape trauma, saying it took her "years" to come to terms with it.
In an interview with Vogue, the "Poker Face" star, who has spoken about being raped at the age of 19 in the past, said she still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

"No one else knew. It was almost like I tried to erase it from my brain. And when it finally came out, it was like a big, ugly monster. And you have to face the monster to heal," Gaga said.

"For me, with my mental-health issues, half of the battle in the beginning was, I felt like I was lying to the world because I was feeling so much pain but nobody knew. So that's why I came out and said that I have PTSD, because I don't want to hide, any more than I already have to," she added.

Describing the effects, Gaga said she feels "stunned" or "stunted" all the time and often starts crying when she has trouble in breathing.

"You know that feeling when you're on a roller coaster and you're just about to go down the really steep slope? That fear and the drop in your stomach? My diaphragm seizes up.

"Then I have a hard time breathing, and my whole body goes into a spasm. And I begin to cry. That's what it feels like for trauma victims every day, and it's... miserable. I always say that trauma has a brain. And it works its way into everything that you do," Gaga said.

The 32-year-old singer-actor has been praised for her first major Hollywood role in Bradley Cooper's directorial debut "A Star Is Born".PTI
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Los Angeles, Sep 5: Actor Piper Perabo has revealed that she was arrested for protesting against US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court judge pick Brett Kavanaugh.

The 41-year-old actor-activist, best known for the film "Coyote Ugly" and "Looper", was arrested during Supreme Court confirmation hearing of nominee Kavanaugh in Washington DC.

"I was just arrested for civil disobedience in the Kavanaugh hearings," the actor wrote on Twitter.

"Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can't be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away.#StopKavanagh" she added.

Perabo also posted a video of her and several other women being forcefully escorted from the room where Kavanaugh was being questioned by lawmakers.

Piper has been very outspoken in her disdain for Kavanaugh, and has even dedicated her Twitter cover image to him.

However, it is not clear whether Perabo was charged for any crime or was taken into custody. (PTI)
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Los Angeles, Aug 31: Jennifer Lawrence says she is not very strict when it comes to dieting and eats whatever she wants.

In an interview with Vogue magazine, the 28-year-old actor said she is not diet conscious and gives in to her cravings quite often.

"I don't like when people say, 'I only do this or eat this'. Because I eat. I'm not very strict with my diet: If I want a piece of pizza, I eat a piece of pizza. But I do work out more than normal because I have a certain way that I want to look, and a way that I want to fit into my clothes," the Oscar winner said.

"I get photographed when I'm not asking for it, so there's added pressure to look and feel your best. For me, it's easier to put that extra effort into the gym instead of putting the extra effort into: 'Oh no, I can't eat that,'," she added. (PTI)
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Los Angeles, Aug 25: Country star Miranda Lambert has revealed that she has split from boyfriend Evan Felker.

In an interview with The Tennessean, the 34-year-old singer said she is "happily single" and ready to move on to happy parts of her life.

"Love is a hard road sometimes and it's been a roller-coaster ride for me, but I'm definitely thankful for all the ups and downs because I've had some really good songs come out of it," Lambert said.

"You've got to take the bad parts and put them on paper and then move on to the happy parts," she added.

In May this year, there were reports that Lambert, who had broken up with Anderson East, is dating Felker of the Turnpike Troubadours band.

The country singer was previously married to Blake Shelton for four years. (PTI)
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Los Angeles, Aug 17: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has become the best-paid actress in the world, according to Forbes magazine.

Johansson, 33, made USD 40.5 million in pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2017, to June 1, 2018, quadrupling her income from the previous year.

She played Black Widow in this year's hit Marvel movie "Avengers: Infinity War" and will return to the role in the 2019 installment from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios.

Johansson beat out Angelina Jolie, who ranked second with USD 28 million thanks mainly to her upfront pay for "Maleficent 2". 

Jennifer Aniston came in third with USD 19.5 million, making the bulk of her profits from Emirates airlines, Smartwater, and Aveeno promotions, Forbes reports.

Jennifer Lawrence, 28, was fourth on the list with continued earnings from her role in the "X-Men" series and an endorsement contract with fashion brand Christian Dior. Her USD 18 million income was USD 6 million less than the prior year. 

Reese Witherspoon, 42, is at number five with USD 16.5 million.

The rest of the top 10 were Mila Kunis, Cate Blanchett, Melissa McCarthy and Gal Gadot.

The combined earnings of the top 10 women this year is USD 186 million. 

Last year's highest-paid actress, Emma Stone, was not part of the top 10. (PTI)
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