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Gigi Hadid, 26, blessed fans with a rare snap of her little 17-month-old girl Khai. She gave her fans a glimpse into her everyday life by posting her “recent.” She included a random assortment of photos ranging from a mirror selfie of wearing an adorable winter outfit to her latest meals to a pair of cute green sneakers. However, the picture that caught most people’s attention was the adorable pic of Khai, even though it was wedged in the middle of the carousel.

After her mother, Angelina Jolie gave an impassioned speech on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to pass a reintroduced version of the Violence Against Women Act, Zahara Jolie-Pitt was spotted jetting out of Washington. In photos you can see here, the 17-year-old and her mom, 46, looked as stylish as ever as Angelina wore a gorgeous gray tweed coat and beige pumps while Zahara showed off her newly dyed blue braids, pairing the hairstyle with a short navy blue dress, light brown coat, and black Converse.

weather forecasters have warned that severe downpours are set to take full force across the country. Flood warnings are currently in place ahead of a horrendous storm set to drench many, relating to the River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water and the River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water.Much of Britain is expected to see downpours of seven millimetres on Saturday, with a lashing from the coast of Wales to Kent covering areas like Birmingham and London.According to WX Charts, sub-zero temperatures are also set to loom onto parts of the UK, with the mercury plummeting as low as -6C in Northern regions.

Candace Cameron Bure showed off her new ink with an Instagram post on Wednesday.The 45-year-old actress and devout Christian got a delicate cross tattoo with a burst of light at the center on the inside of her wrist.'I got something,' Candace wrote in the caption, adding an emoji of a monkey covering its eyes. New tatoo: Candace Cameron Bure showed off her new ink with an Instagram post on Wednesday.She continued, 'Thank you @cachotattoo ✨✝️ for your delicate and beautiful artwork.' In the first of the trio of black and white photos that she shared, the Christmas Under Wraps star displayed the tattoo with a closeup of her wrist.The blonde beauty was seen clad in a demure print dress as she smiled calmly while Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Cacho applied the ink in the second image.

Ant Anstead has joined the promotional push for the NBC limited series The Thing About Pam,which stars his girlfriend, Renee Zellweger, in the lead role.On Thursday,the For The Love Of Cars presenter posted the trailer for the upcoming true-crime series on Instagram, and showed off his sense of humor in the process.'Beaming with pride (and now sleeping with one eye open!) Ren's latest role!' the reality star jokingly captioned the clip, in a reference to his ladylove playing a convicted murderer.Scroll down to video Proud: Ant Anstead revealed he was 'beaming with pride' over his girlfriend, Renee Zellweger's new role in the upcoming limited series The Thing About PamBased on the true story, Zellweger portrays Pamela Hupp, the infamous Missouri woman who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for the deadly shooting of a mentally and physically disabled man, Louis Gumpenberger, in 2016.Prosecutors also allege the murder was engineered by Hupp in an attempt to frame the husband of her best friend, Betsy Faria, for Faria's 2011 stabbing murder, for which Hupp was charged in July 2021. Zellweger, 52, is making her network television debut with the role, while also serving as one of the executive producers for the project, via her banner Big Picture Co., according to People.Jenny Klein, who's best known for her work on Supernatural, (2008-2016), Jessica Jones (2015), The Witcher (2019) serves as showrunner for the series.

Sting has become the latest elder rocker to cash in his songwriting catalog, selling his back output to Universal Music for a reported $300 million.

Angelina Pivarnick was encouraged to divorce her husband Chris Larangeira on Thursday's episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation on MTV.The 35-year-old reality star admitted she was in a 'loveless marriage' and revealed to her friends that a pet psychic said Chris, 44, was getting 'rub-and-tugs' in the city.'My mind keeps going back to that place where she's telling me s*** about my husband,' Angelina said in a confessional, referencing her recent session with pet psychicTeresa St. Frances.

Erika Jayne looked like a blonde bombshell as she filled up her gas tank in West Hollywood on Thursday.The 50-year-old Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star was effortlessly chic as she wore a white button-up shirt and blue denim for the casual outing.The blonde beauty - who was recently dismissed from a multimillion-dollar fraud and embezzlement lawsuit against her estranged husband Tom Girardi, 82 - opted for comfort on the errand run, sporting bright pink fuzzy Prada slides on her feet. Stunner: Erika Jayne looked like a blonde bombshell as she filled up her gas tank in West Hollywood on ThursdayThe reality star looked glam in the daytime, wearing smokey brown eyeshadow and a touch of pink lipstick on her pout.

Ciara turned plenty of heads while stepping out with a leggy look to support her husband Russell Wilson at the NFL Honors.The 36-year-old singer was joined by her 33-year-old Seattle Seahawks quarterback husband on the red carpet at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California on Thursday afternoon.Also spotted on the red carpet were NFL Honors host Keegan Michael Key, actress Erika Christensen and TV personality Zuri Hall, to name a few, along with NFL stars such as Aaron Rodgers and Rob Gronkowski. Leggy look:Ciara turned plenty of heads while stepping out with a leggy look to support her husband Russell Wilson at the NFL Honors Russ and Ciara:The 36-year-old singer was joined by her 33-year-old Seattle Seahawks quarterback husband on the red carpet at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California on Thursday afternoonCiara stepped out with an elegant black dress with a plunging neckline with a unique pendant dangling from her black choker.The dress was held together with a gold lion fixture with the black flowing dress falling to her ankles with a large slit up the left leg.

Younger actor Peter Hermann gazed lovingly at his famous wife Mariska Hargitay at opening night of Broadway musical The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre in Manhattan on Thursday.And the 58-year-old Emmy winner gazed lovingly back at her 54-year-old silver fox, who towers over her at an impressive 6ft5in tall.Peter (born Karl) wore a long black coat over a matching suit while Mariska wore a long beige coat over a black top and slacks. The look of love:Younger actor Peter Hermann (L) gazed lovingly at his famous wife Mariska Hargitay (R) at opening night of Broadway musical The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre in Manhattan on ThursdayHargitay - whose late mother was Jayne Mansfield - added a pop of color to her red carpet ensemble with a bright teal purse.The married couple of 17 years originally met in 2001 on the New York set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Laura Dern was all smiles on Thursday as she celebrated her 55th birthday.The five-time Golden Globe winning actress was seen in Los Angeles as she grabbed lunch with a friend before heading to the beach on her big day.Laura kept her outfit casual, as she was seen in red Adidas track pants, a pair of blue Louis Vuitton sneakers and a white shirt. Beachside picnic:Laura Dern was all smiles on Thursday as she celebrated her 55th birthdayShe had a gray sweater on top, which she later removed during her picnic.The Jurassic Park actress started her morning off with a personal shout-out from her close friend and former co-star, Reese Witherspoon.

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When people who dislike musicals talk about the musicals they dislike, there’s a decent chance they’re talking about musicals like The Music Man – whether they’ve ever actually ever seen The Music Man or not. Meredith Willson’s nostalgic slice of Americana was already proudly old-fashioned when it debuted in 1957, with “Seventy-Six Trombones” leading Broadway down a cornpone path that shows like the moody Carousel or the finger-snapping West Side Story were trying so hard to avoid. Not even The Beatles could make Music Man‘s lilting “Till There Was You” sound cool.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticWith both title and central buddy dynamic tipping hat to “Superbad,” among other raunchy teen comedies, “Supercool” is not the kind of movie that wins prizes for originality. Nor is Finnish director Teppo Airaksinen’s first U.S.-shot, English-language project as outrageous as it thinks it is. Nonetheless, this energetic spin through high school antics redolent of everything since “Ferris Bueller” is colorful and amusing enough to entertain viewers looking for a familiar mix of bad-taste gags in a squeaky-clean suburban setting.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSwitzerland, thanks to its prolific co-production activity, has a hand in a record-breaking 11 titles in the Berlinale’s official selection, including two films competing for the Golden Bear, and two more in Berlin’s cutting-edge Encounters section, as well as a Swiss talent selected for the fest’s Shooting Stars event, Souheila Yacoub.Ursula Meier’s “The Line” (competition) — Following “Home” and “Sister,” Meier continues to pursue “this idea of family that is as much necessary, as it is toxic,” says the film’s producer Pauline Gygax. After a violent argument with her mother, Margaret, 35 (Stephanie Blanchoud), who has a long history of inflicting and suffering from violence, is subjected to a restraining order.

Zedd is ready for the Super Bowl!The 32-year-old artist is the official pre-game DJ during player warmups at Super Bowl LVI. It's a big feat for the Russian-born producer, who admits to having had «no idea» what the Super Bowl was before moving to the U.S.«Then I realized living here that it's pretty much the biggest thing there is,» Zedd tells ET's Kevin Frazier days ahead of the big game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.

This year’s International Oscar entry for Switzerland, My Little Sister, follows a woman who has largely given up on her ambition to be a playwright and returns to Berlin to look after her twin brother, a famous actor with a terminal illness. It is directed by long-term collaborators and co-directors Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond.

Drawing attention to the colorful and challenging lives of the elderly, genre-bending The Mole Agent is a film that changed completely from initial concept to final product.

Never Gonna Snow Again co-directors and co-writers Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert’s professional collaboration is an unusual one — the pair are ex-husband and wife. But Szumowska says their enduring partnership shows “collaboration is possible.”

Greek dramedy Apples was one of the buzz films of last year’s depleted festival circuit, debuting in Venice where it opened the festival’s Horizons section. It’s now Greece’s entry into this year’s International Feature Oscar race.

With Dara of Jasenovac, executive producer Michael Berenbaum spotlights a little-known concentration camp in Croatia, where 20,000 Serb, Jewish and Roma children were killed. Directed by Peter “Gaga” Antonijevic, the first cinematic portrait of the Jasenovac complex follows a courageous 12-year-old, surrounded by horrific violence, as she fights to ensure the survival of her younger brother.