Billie Eilish Has ‘Never Felt Desired’: ‘Sometimes I Feel Trapped By This Persona That I Have Created’

Paris Hilton is among the first Hollywood stars to join the NFT movement by launching her very own NFT collection.The American socialite boasts a movie and TV career, fashion lines and now a sell-out NFT series worth $220,000 and counting. Her ‘non-fungible token’ collection includes three unique digital art pieces, two of which have sold while one - called ‘Iconic crypto queen’ - has investors bidding over $1million.

A source has revealed that Louise Thompson may finally be showing signs of recovery from PTSD which tainted her first few months with newborn, Leo-Hunter.The Made In Chelsea star and fiance Ryan Libbey welcomed their son in November after a traumatic labour, during which Louise almost died and later had to spend a month in intensive care. Since then, she has been adjusting to life as a mother whilst attempting to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Jennifer Hudson is coming to daytime TV!

Lauren Goodger has given fans a peek inside her baby daughter Larose's lavish nursery, after she recently hired a 'professional organiser' to overhaul the 'messy' space. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren, 35, took to her Instagram Stories to share footage of the pink-themed nursery before it was tidied, showing the room littered with toys and clothes.

Dicks are really having a moment right now. Chris Pontius’ member stomped all over the opening of “Jackass Forever,” Jason Mantzoukas voiced Sebastian Stan-as-Tommy-Lee’s member for “Pam & Tommy,” and now they’re practically members (har har) of the cast of the new HBO Max series “Minx.” Here’s the thing, though: While “Jackass” and “Pam” use their male genitalia to sort of shock and bewilder, “Minx” uses it to tantalize and to unify.

First Dates star Cici Coleman has been rushed to hospital in Bali after she was struck down by a mystery illness.The Channel 4 actress, who recently opened up on the period she was homeless between jobs, had embarked on her travels around Indonesia when she started to feel poorly. Unfortunately, the 35 year old reality TV beauty had come down with "Bali belly," which is a condition based on an upset stomach due to eating and drinking vastly different foods from your normal diet. It is also caused by bacteria that can be found in contaminated food and water and lead to severe diarrhoea in some cases.

Joey King is engaged to her adorable boyfriend Steven Piet! Taking to her Instagram on Tuesday (March 1), the star of The Kissing Booth franchise, 22, revealed Steven popped the question as they celebrated their third anniversary. “I never knew that a persons presence and heart could feel like a real home. I never knew love could be so unquestionably beautiful. I never knew until you,” she wrote alongside a sweet photo album of the pair. “The date was 2/2/22 when you asked me to marry you and made me the luckiest lady alive. I love you more than an Instagram caption could ever do justice. Hanging out with you forever sounds like a real dream, so let’s do it.”

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Amazon saw a slight increase in the price of a Prime subscription last month but members still get so many perks that the marginal uptick shouldn’t make much of a difference.The latest perk, exclusively for Prime members, is a limited-time deal that brings down the price of streaming platform Starz to only $0.99 per month. Starz would normally cost $7.99 a month, either on its independent website or through Prime Video Channels.Plus, the streaming deal comes with a subscription to Amazon Music (normally $9.99 a month) as part of the package — which means you get unlimited access to both platforms for a full three months, until the deal expires.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVideo-game developer Epic Games announced that it has bought Bandcamp, the online music store and community geared around independent musicians.Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. “Fair and open platforms are critical to the future of the creator economy,” Epic Games, best known as the company behind battle-royale game “Fortnite,” said in announcing the pact.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has paused all future projects and acquisitions from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, Variety has learned.The streamer had four Russian originals in the pipeline, including a crime thriller series directed by Dasha Zhuk, which was shooting and has been put on hold. The 1990’s set series was Netflix’s first original series filming in Russia.A source close to Netflix said the company was assessing the impact of current events.Elsewhere in the film and TV industry, Russia has been barred from major festivals and award shows.

Naman Ramachandran The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to record audiences for the BBC’s Russian and Ukrainian language news service websites.The BBC Russian news website more than tripled its year-to-date weekly average, with a reach of 10.7 million people in the last week, compared to 3.1 million, according to data released by the BBC on Wednesday. The live page in Russian covering the invasion was the most visited site across the whole of the BBC World Service’s non-English language services, with 5.3 million views.In English, bbc.com visitors in Russia soared 252% to 423,000 last week.

Angelique Jackson For the first time in two years, the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will present their annual award ceremony honoring the best in film as an in-person event, after pivoting to a virtual production amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 13th AAFCA Awards will be held on March 2 at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, with a limited capacity audience and other health and safety protocols in place.  “It’s exciting and it’s a little nerve-wracking because, with COVID, it’s a day-to-day thing in terms of the transmission rates and the number of diagnoses,” AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson tells Variety. “But we’re hopeful, prayerful and confident that the numbers will remain at an acceptable level to allow us to present a very nice and classy show.”   Ultimately, it’s a return to form for the organization, established in 2003 with the mission to amplify Black voices in film criticism and arts and entertainment journalism from across the African Diaspora.

Their characters are yet to interact on-screen but Rebecca and Jack James Ryan are still enjoying time on the cobbles together.

West Side Story has a new adaptation in the works, with the Disney+ streaming service being home to the musical adaptation. The movie is directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and is the second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical.

Carlo Ancelotti has is the latest name to be linked to the Manchester United manager’s job – and it’s not the first time he’s been touted for a move to Old Trafford.

The parents of a teenage couple murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing have been told their deaths will be formerly registered in two days time - by a complete stranger, an MP has said.

Netflix has been the subject of another robbery.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter what we’ve all been through in the past two years, every concert feels like a miracle, but a Dua Lipa show more than most. On the surface it might be easy to underestimate the heavy emotions associated with her “Future Nostalgia” album, which was famously released on March 27, 2020, just as the horrors of the pandemic were becoming clear: It’s a dance-party album that arrived at seemingly one of the worst possible times in human history for a dance party album, when there were no parties and the only dancing was done on our own.Yet instead of striking a sour note or seeming like a cruel taunt, it was many people’s escape, their comfort food, their crying blanket — a reminder not only of what we couldn’t have, but what we hoped to get back as everyone wondered, without exaggeration, when or if we’d ever be at a concert or on a crowded dancefloor again.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorThe Australian Consulate-General of Los Angeles is celebrating International Women’s Day this year with a special event focused on the work of Australian women in film and television — with the goals of both drawing attention to international production success in Australia and building stronger connections in the industry.On March 10, around 80 guests are expected to attend a panel discussion and networking opportunity in an outdoor garden at the official residence of Consul General Jane Duke in Brentwood. Duke will host four female Australian filmmakers to participate in the panel: director Unjoo Moon (“I Am Woman”) serving as moderator, actor and producer Rose Byrne (“Physical”), actor Charmaine Bingwa (“The Good Fight”) and cinematographer Ari Wegner (“The Power of the Dog”) — who recently became only the second woman in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated for a cinematography Oscar.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn announcing the postponement of some European tour dates that were to begin this month, Randy Newman revealed that he is recovering from a broken neck, and in his droll fashion referred to one of his most famous songs in discussing his diagnosis.“Recently, I noticed I was shrinking,” Newman wrote in a statement on his website. “People over whom I had towered now towered over me.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is a sure bet to swing home with the first fan-voted trophy at this year’s Academy Awards, according to a new survey.Industry watchers’ spidey-senses were tingling when the Academy on Monday posted a tweet revealing the top 10 leaderboard (listed alphabetically) in the Oscars’ first-ever fan-favorite voting contest, in partnership with Twitter — a list which, alongside “No Way Home,” included the critically panned “Cinderella” starring Camila Cabello, as well as indie film “Minamata” starring Johnny Depp and Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead.”But the latest movie featuring Marvel’s famed webslinger should ultimately cruise to victory in the race: 26% of U.S. adults said “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was their favorite film of 2021, nearly double the next-closest contender (Disney’s “Encanto”), according to a recent Morning Consult survey.