Hugh Grant says he first found the idea of Renee Zellweger playing Brit Bridget Jones a 'stretch'

Amy Schumer takes a whirl on an amusement ride in the first trailer for her new Hulu series, Life & Beth.

Kanye West has made the argument that Black History Month – an annual commemoration of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, celebrated every February in North America – is no longer relevant, instead declaring in a new video that February will henceforth be known as “Black Future Month”.The video shows West – who is legally known as Ye – standing in the centre of a hooded group and delivering a powerful speech on his upbringing and struggles as a Black man in modern America.“The system has been separating families in every way that they can, for years” he said, noting that he was separated from his mother (the first female head of the English department at Chicago State University) and his father (a Black Panther) at a young age, leading to a fractured relationship between West and the latter.He continued: “America is made to enslave us. What they ever gave us? We’d improve.

Anna Kendrick can just hardly believe she’s meeting THE Barbie in Rocket Homes and Rocket Mortgage’s 2022 Super Bowl commercial.

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Adele bagged three gongs at this year's BRIT Awards and dedicated her win to her ex-husband and son in a heartfelt speech.The 33-year-old chart-topper won three of the five awards she was up for during the ceremony and even performed her hit new song I Drink Wine, from her award-winning album 30.She was the star of the night and after winning her third and final gong for Album of the Year.She dedicated her win to her 9-year-old son Angelo Adkins and ex-husband Simon Konecki, 47, reports OK!.Trying to hold back the tears, Adele said: "I would like to dedicate this award to my son."And to Simon, his dad, this album was all of our journeys."The teary-eyed hit maker announced how proud she is of herself. She added: "And I'm very proud of myself for sticking to my guns."It was a night to remember for the Easy On Me singer as Adele took home the statues for Artist of the Year and Single of the Year with her catchy title track from her new album.Absolutely shocked by her win, the singer told the audience she couldn't believe a "little piano ballad" had managed to get the award over "all them bangers".

Liam Gallagher's children, Lennon and Molly Gallagher, made a rare public appearance at this year's BRIT Awards as they were snapped walking down the red carpet in style. .The eldest two children of the Oasis rockstar, Molly, 23, and Lennon, 22, posed up quite a storm ahead of their dad Liam's hotly anticipated performance.Snapped side-by-side, Molly and Lennon created quite a reaction as many noticed how uncanny their resemblance is to their rockstar dad, especially Lennon.Liam's son Lennon, who he shares with his ex-wife and former Emmerdale star Patsy Kensit, is his superstar dad's spitting image, reports OK!The 22-year-old straight-faced model rocked a messy brunette mop of hair and a contrasting dark brown belt for the evening, making him look like a much younger Liam.Sister Molly opted for a leather jacket and black maxi dress, which she paired with a pair of matching boots.The sibling duo ensured they were on hand to support their dad ahead of his iconic performance.

The WGA East, decrying the “negative impact” the Big Tech giants are having on ad revenue for news organizations, has submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights for its hearings on “Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effect of Market Power on a Free Press.”

Nelly issued an apology on Tuesday after a sex tape he was in was posted to his Instagram Stories.'I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,' the Grillz artist, 47, told TMZ. 'This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.'The clip involving the rapper, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was captured by a number of users before it was deleted.

Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer.Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.He also becomes just the third person ever - after George Clooney and Warren Beatty - to be nominated in all five major Oscar categories, with the multi-hyphenate opening up about the nominations to Entertainment Weekly. Historic:Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer History:Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best PictureBranagh earned his first directing Oscar for his 1989 feature directing debut, Henry V, revealing what still remains the same about the job after all those years.'I was 27 years old when I started directing that first picture that was nominated as Best Director.

Nelly has apologized after a sexually explicit video was shared on his social media account.  On Tuesday, the 47-year-old singer's Instagram Story had a video of him receiving oral sex from a woman. It wasn't long before the R&B crooner noticed the video and took the post down.The "Hot In Herre" singer issued a statement via his rep to Fox News Digital after removing the clip from his social media. "I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family.This is unwanted publicity for her/them," he said.

Cutting out calls and endlessly buffering TikTok videos could be a thing of the past as more next generation phone masts are set to be bolted on to streetlights in Scotland as part of a scheme to boost connectivity.

Chris Willman Music WriterNot many bands can claim they’re having the best year of their career exactly 50 years into their run. All right — not any bands can make such a claim, historically, except for Sparks, which saw its star rise dramatically in 2021 due not to any recording or touring activity but as film creators and stars, with “Annette” and “The Sparks Brothers,” respectively.

according to South Carolina’s ABC 4 News.The country music singer was a Top 5 contestant on the reality contest but left after a social media scandal in 2020.In a post on Snapchat, Kennedy appeared next to a person wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood. He left the show shortly after.“Hey y’all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer gonna be on American Idol.

We couldn’t imagine anyone else as Bridget Jones at this point, but Hugh Grant admitted he wasn’t sold on casting Renée Zellweger for the role.

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“The Undoing” actor who played caddish Daniel Cleaver alongside Texas-born Zellweger in the hugely popular flick admitted that he was initially skeptical of the unusual casting.“There was a whole scandal about why isn’t this a British actress?” Grant said in a new BBC2 documentary, “Being Bridget Jones.”“I didn’t know Renée Zellweger, and a Texan playing a British character? It did seem like a stretch,” he confessed.Grant revealed that the two-time Oscar winner’s first attempt at a British accent was “good” but also sounded like Princess Margaret.“She was told to kind of, well she thought she better loosen it up a bit,” he continued. “Then she came in and it was Princess Margaret having had a stroke.

Hugh Grant was trepidacious about Renée Zellweger starring in the “Bridget Jones” movie series, but he admits the worry was for nothing.

Being Bridget Jones, now streaming on BBC iPlayer.“I didn’t know Renée Zellweger, and a Texan playing a British character, it did seem like a stretch,” Grant continued.The actor added that Zellweger’s first attempt was “good” but also sounded like Princess Margaret, which he described as “startling”.“She was told to kind of, well she thought she better loosen it up a bit,” he added. “Then she came in and it was Princess Margaret having had a stroke.

Hugh Grant admits he had initial reservations about Renee Zellweger being cast in Bridget Jones’s Diary.There were raised eyebrows when the American was given the lead role in the 2000 smash. Many thought the part had to go to a Brit and that anyone from across the Atlantic playing troubled Bridget was a huge gamble.The chain-smoking, wine-swilling character of course went on to win our hearts - but Renee had to earn her place in film history.The decision caused much controversy as she was a non-smoker, wasn't overweight and, of course, was not English.

Nicole Kidman has had quite the year, and now she is opening up about it in a heartfelt post.The Australian born actress shared a snap of her and fellow actress Melissa McCarthy sitting on a grassy hill.The photo wouldn't typically be a big deal, however it is 2020, and Nicole is celebrating her cast & crew overcoming the year's momentous hurdles.MORE: Inside Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's living room in their Australian farmhouseWATCH: Nicole Kidman is grilled by Hugh Grant in her "toughest"  interview everShe captioned the Instagram post: "That’s a wrap on Nine Perfect Strangers with my co-star Melissa McCarthy. Sending big love and infinite thanks to all cast and all the crew who made this possible in 2020, WOW.

Netflix mockumentary Death to 2020, which boasts a star-studded cast including Samuel L Jackson, Hugh Grant and Lisa Kudrow.Set for release on December 27, the mockumentary will see the cast – which also includes Stranger Things‘ Joe Keery, Leslie Jones and Kumail Nanjiani – play a series of “experts, politicos, monarchs and average citizens” as they look back at 2020.Grant is made up as a “repellent” historian, Kudrow takes on the role of a conservative commentator while Tracey Ullman plays the Queen.“A year whose story couldn’t be told until now because it was still happening,” the voiceover says, explaining that the film is the “definitive story of the most historic year in history”.Death to 2020 – on @netflix December 27th