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Lindsay Lohan pretty much broke the internet and TikTok alike by revealing her name isn’t actually pronounced ‘Lo-han’, fans have been questioning everything they ever thought they knew. From Twilight stars to singers, there are actually far more celebrities whose names are pronounced differently to what they are usually known as. Here’s whose names you have been getting wrong this whole time. Lindsay Lohan had everyone’s minds blown after she joined TikTok and inadvertently revealed that her surname isn’t pronounced they way we have all been pronouncing it for years. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoIntroducing herself on the video site, fans were baffled to hear her say her name as ‘Lowen’ rather than ‘Lo-han’. While some had been saying that way themselves, most fans were stunned to learn they have not been saying their favourite Mean Girls actress’s name correctly. While most people have been saying ‘Grande’ the way you would while placing your Starbucks order, that’s actually not how you pronounce Ariana’s surname at all.The singer had fans shook in 2018 during her brief engagement to Pete Davidson when she discussed potentially hyphenating her name if they got married – and said her surname completely differently. Ariana revealed it was pronounced ‘Grandee’ not ‘grand-ay’ due to the way her beloved late grandfather used to say it, and that is what she goes by to honour his memory. Hey locas, the king of middle parts has spokenTwilight star Taylor Lautner also blew fans’ minds when he revealed his surname is actually pronounced differently than we all assumed. While most have been saying ‘lort-ner’, a recent video showed that Taylor himself

The New York Times.“I know that most people in Russia are against this war, and I am confident that the more people would talk about their real attitude to it, the faster we can stop this horror,” said Oxxxymiron in a statement (translated by the Times).“I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine—when residents of Kyiv are forced to hide in basements and in the metro, while people are dying.”He is one of several other Russian musicians who have voiced their protest at the war. Kasta, Shym, Vladi, Khamil, Zmey, and Noize MC have all voiced their opposition to the attack on Ukraine.A post shared by Oxxxymiron (@norimyxxxo)Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation.Since Oxxxymiron’s post last night (February 24), Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 137 people had been killed, with 316 more wounded.Troops from Russia crossed the Crimea border into Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin gave the order for his invasion to begin.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.Reactions to the situation in Ukraine from prominent figures in the worlds of music, entertainment and politics have been posted on social media, with the likes of Foals’ Yannis Philippakis, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Yungblud, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Taika Waititi and Amanda Palmer all speaking out in support of Ukraine.

supports HTML5 videoThe Batman stars Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright have praised the caped crusader’s ‘passionate’ fandom, revealing that it’s ‘unlike anything else’ either of them has been involved with before.The actors, who play Edward Nashton, aka The Riddler, and Gotham City Police Department detective Lieutenant James Gordon, also shared that they were ‘excited’ to give the film to the public for them to ‘take a hold of it and make it completely their own’.Robert Pattinson is making his debut as Batman in the hotly anticipated flick, which follows a young Bruce Wayne, two years into his career as Gotham’s crime-fighting vigilante detective.Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, Emmy and Bafta nominee Paul described his positive experience in being involved with such a major movie, calling it ‘so much fun’.‘It’s actually been, to my surprise, so much fun – the fact that the fans are this passionate.’He also divulged that he had seen some of the fan art on the internet and been impressed, adding: ‘I mean, some of the artwork that people send online, it’s incredible – and the fervour around it and the anticipation.‘So now that we’re at the point we get to share this film – finally – it feels really, really special.’‘And also because I like what we’re about to give them!’ he laughed.The Little Miss Sunshine actor’s co-star weighed in on the power of DC fans too, saying they surpassed those of even James Bond himself, with the actor having appeared as Felix Leiter in three of Daniel Craig’s outings as the iconic 007 – including 2021’s No Time To Die.‘I really came to realise that we talk about this film as our film, but I think maybe more so it’s their film – as in the fans – because there’s such a profound sense of

Holly Willoughby has asked how she can explain the Ukraine crisis to her children, as she and other stars express their horror over the invasion from Russia.Overnight, Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has endured ‘horrific rocket strikes’ from Russian forces, in an attack that has been compared to when the country was targeted by Nazi Germany in the Second World War.Thousands of refugees have fled Ukraine and entered neighbouring countries in the hope of finding safety, with it being reported that 137 people were killed on the first day of the attacks led by President Vladimir Putin.In a post shared on Instagram, This Morning presenter Willoughby uploaded a photo showing two tanks, one of which had its main gun pointed close to the camera as a group of soldiers sat on the second.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our live blog: Russia-Ukraine liveIn her caption, the 41-year-old, who has three children, questioned how she can go about explaining the Ukraine crisis to her kids, who are seven, 10 and 12 years old.‘How do I explain this to my children… I was asked questions last night I didn’t have the answers for…’ she wrote, alongside a broken heart emoji.Hypnotherapist, psychotherapist and mentor Tania Taylor emphasised the importance of ‘active listening’ when speaking to children about the Ukraine crisis, making sure that adults are paying full attention to youngsters when they are asking questions.‘Listen to what they’re asking, and don’t give more information than they are asking for.

Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld, has given staff a paid holiday today (February 25) so they can stay at home and play Elden Ring.FromSoftware’s open-world action role-playing game is out today and according to Pocketpair’s CEO Takruo Mizobe, he believes staff will be “unable to focus on work”.The company announced the “Elden Holiday” in a company wide email, which was later shared on Twitter.ポケットペアは、全社員対象者にエルデン休暇を支給します！エルデの王は金、月は出勤する必要はありません！ pic.twitter.com/HforPa0TkN— ポケットペア公式 – Craftopia/クラフトピア (@PocketpairJapan) February 22, 2022Rumour has it that the Dragon Quest series is so popular in Japan, that developer Square Enix now releases its games on Saturdays to prevent kids from skipping school and adults from calling in sick to work to play the game.And last year, Japanese tech developer Mark-On Ltd announced a ‘Monster Hunter Holiday’ for all non-executive employees to coincide with the launch of Monster Hunter Rise after CEO Masaki Hiyama received an overwhelming number of holiday requests for that day.Elden Ring launched earlier today. Steam reviews for the PC version of the game are currently “mixed” due to performance issues and missing features. Bandai Namco has since released a post about the issues in Elden Ring, stating that it is “constantly working to improve the game so that it can be played comfortably on various PC environments and platforms.” In a five-star review of the game NME wrote: “Trying to summarise all of Elden Ring‘s successes, trying to pinpoint why it feels so special, is a gargantuan task.

Russia can compete in the upcoming song contest, to be held in May, other countries have called for its exclusion amid the invasion of Ukraine.Yesterday event bosses described the competition as a ‘non-political cultural event’ while appearing to dismiss suggestions that Russia’s attack on its neighbour would result in the country being banned.Now, after Ukrainian state broadcaster UA:PBC called on the European Broadcasting Union, which produces the event, to suspend Russia’s membership and ban it from the contest, other countries have echoed the same sentiments.In a statement, Norway’s NRK broadcasting director Thor Gjermund Eriksen said they didn’t envisage that Russia can participate in this year’s contest. For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our live blog: Russia-Ukraine liveHe said: ‘NRK has given clear advice to the EBU that Russia can not participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, this is a member organisation that needs some time to anchor a decision.

Inhaler have confirmed that they’re working on their second album by sharing a behind-the-scenes studio clip – watch below.The Dublin band released their debut full-length effort, ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, last July ahead of appearing at a string of festivals and embarking on a UK/Ireland headline tour.Having wrapped up a run of US dates in late 2021, the group revealed on social media yesterday (February 24) that they’re currently at work on new music.“Here’s a little treat from us working on new album material, alongside an instrumental we released on vinyl many moons ago,” Inhaler captioned a video, which shows them recording at Narcissus Studio in London.Shot by photographer Lewis Evans, the one-and-a-half-minute, vintage film-style montage sees the members of the band playing their respective instruments before it fades to black.

Ricky and Morty is one show that has a huge fan base worldwide and they have been eagerly waiting to catch the show's fifth season. The trippy comedy is set to drop its new season later this month and while the wait is on, producers addressed the ongoing speculation about the possibility of a movie.

Marvel Studios is aiming to crack the Multiverse with a bulldozer rather than a hammer, as their Loki series is set to directly tackle both the Multiverse and the agency, the Time Variance Agency, that protects it from folks like the god of mischief from messing it all up. READ MORE: ‘Loki’ Writer Teases Series’ “Wide-Reaching Ramifications” Across The MCU While we did see a little bit of the Multiverse covered in “Wandavision,” as it teased the upcoming events, the Sam Raimi-directed “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness,” the new series is indeed going to have a large impact on the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Benedict Cumberbatch‘s film Doctor Strange’s sequel titled Multiverse of Madness will be slightly different from the previous movie of the franchise. Recently writer Michael Waldron spoke to Vanity Fair and revealed that 2 celebrities actually inspired a new take on the superhero.

While Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany's WandaVision saw the return of Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis and the Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan starrer The Falcon and the Winter Soldier witnessed Florence Kasumba reprise her role as Dora Milaje's member Ayo, Marvel's latest Disney+ series Loki may also have some fun cameos for MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) fans to look forward to.In an interview with Digital Spy, Loki head writer Michael Waldron teased to "expect the unexpected" when it came to surprise MCU cameos in Tom Hiddleston's series. Michael stated that no comic book characters were off-limits to him and his team either.

Doctor Strange writer Michael Waldron has opened up about how he's giving a new spin on the classic comic book character in a new interview.The screenwriter revealed to Vanity Fair that the character's newest iteration was inspired both by the late chef and writer Anthony Bourdain and the legendary actor Harrison Ford, 78.Benedict Cumberbatch, 44, will be reprising his role in the upcoming sequel Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, which is expected in theaters in 2022.

Benedict Cumberbatch‘s Doctor Strange will be a little bit different in the next movie, titled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Hulu, you have a lot of great new digital releases that you can stream from the comfort of your home right now. This list includes the most exciting new releases available to stream, with movies starring A-list actors such as Angelina Jolie, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Tom Holland, Kristen Wiig, Awkwafina, Alexander Skarsgård, Daisy Ridley, Michael B. Jordan and more.If you want to watch the best new releases of 2021 on-demand, as well as 2020 movies that are just now hitting streaming services, keep reading below.  is a spy film starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, a British businessman who is recruited by MI6 and the CIA to help them dismantle the Soviet nuclear program.

If you don’t already, you should know writer Michael Waldron if only because his career has greatly accelerated in the last two years. Originally working with Dan Harmon and as a writer on “Rick and Morty,” he quickly fast-tracked: he became the head writer on Marvel’s “Loki,” then was recruited to do a major rethink/rewrite on “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness,” and also penned an untitled “Star Wars” movie the Marvel boss Kevin Feige.

For someone that hasn’t had a Marvel Studios project of his see release yet, Michael Waldron finds himself at the center of a lot of the questions surrounding Phase 4. This comes from the fact that the writer-creator of “Loki” is also a credited writer on “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and is said to be working on Season 2 of “Loki” already.

Evil Dead Rise – the new installment in Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise – has been confirmed for release via Canal+ in the UK and HBO Max in the US.The film was confirmed in 2019 under the tentative name of Evil Dead Now, with Lee Cronin (The Hole in The Ground) handpicked to direct by Raimi. It was officially announced yesterday (May 26) that Evil Dead Rise is in development at New Line Cinema.

Evil Dead Rise – the new installment in Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise – has been confirmed for release on streaming platforms, including Canal+ in the UK and HBO Max in the US.The film was confirmed in 2019 under the tentative name of Evil Dead Now, with Lee Cronin (The Hole in The Ground) handpicked to direct by Raimi. It was officially announced yesterday (May 26) that Evil Dead Rise is in development at New Line Cinema.