Paul Haggis Set To Take Stand Wednesday In His New York Sexual Assault Trial

(Updated with retrial date & Jane Does statement) Danny Masterson’s trial on three counts of forcible rape has been declared a mistrial.

There was a great rush by Hollywood for the rights to the young soccer players, their coach and the divers involved in the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand. Ron Howard’s feature take, Thirteen Lives, made it to the finish line first at MGM, and the 2x Oscar winning filmmaker tells us how that came to be on today’s Crew Call.

The U.S. advanced to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday after a 1-0 victory over Iran, which drew an impressive average of 12M viewers on Fox.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS is developing St. Marks, a medical drama from David Marshall Grant (A Million Little Things), Megan King Kelly (Teenage Bounty Hunters), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Studios.

Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried had a Mean Girls reunion and are questioning if a Mean Girls sequel to the original film is ever going to happen.

“In 2005, who would have thought that the most powerful man in Hollywood was a closet rapist?” LA County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez asked jurors today in Harvey Weinstein’s West Coast rape trial. “Who could blame her for thinking that she could handle herself,” the prosecutor queried over now California First Partner and trial Jane Doe #4 Jennifer Siebel Newsom in her closing argument.

In what would be his first series regular television role, two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro is set to star in and executive produce Zero Day, a limited series from Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim, which is in development at Netflix, sources tell Deadline.

He’s an open book. Al Roker has been honest about his health issues — but that wasn’t always the case.

The verdict is in. A judge declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict in Danny Masterson‘s sexual assault trial, Us Weekly can confirm.

Lake Bell joined forces with Ewan McGregor on Wednesday.The duo were spotted shooting an unnamed project along the beach in Los Angeles.Lake, 43, was seen wearing a textured red sweater, black slacks and carried a pink tote bag full of beach towels as she chatted on her phone beside the sand. Stars at work! Lake Bell and Ewan McGregor joined forces on an unnamed project in Los Angeles on Wednesday The In A World actress wore her brunette locks down in loose waves and slung a leather messenger bag across her body.Ewan, 51, kept it casual in a white button down shirt, black trousers, and glossy shoes.

Irina Shayk showed off a racy and playful side to her 20.2 million Instagram followers on Wednesday when she shared a behind-the-scenes photo from a recent shoot.The 36-year-old model was dressed in a particularly skimpy red crop and ultra-short skirt — which she partially censored — in a scene from her recent cover shoot for Chanel's Chaos 69 magazine.The Russian-born beauty, who has lately been stoking rumors of a reconciliation with her former partner Bradley Cooper, was just one of numerous models gracing alternate covers of the publication's latest issue.In addition to Irina, Bella Hadid and Ashley Graham were among the fashion stars standing out on covers.  Red hot! Irina Shayk covered up her exposed backside in a racy photo posted Wednesday to her Insta Stories from her Chanel Chaos 69 photoshootIn her Insta stories photo, Irina put on a sizzling display as she playfully stood over the photographer Cass Bird, who was dressed in double denim and was lying on the ground. The catwalk star had on a short cropped red leather jacket with rolled up sleeves, which was left completely open, showing off a bit of side boob and her toned tummy.She paired the top with a matching red skirt, with a high slit that reached all the way to the waistband and revealed so much of her pert derriere that Irina opted to cover it with a red heart emoji.Irina elevated her 5ft10in stature with a set of black pumps, and she had an aggressive air thanks to a pair of red box gloves that matched her outfit.

Selling The OC's Alex Hall has clarified her relationship with co-star Tyler Stanaland after they were captured looking cozy while dining at a sushi restaurant back in September.The outing occurred on the same day Tyler, 33, and his now ex-wife Brittany Snow, 36, announced in a joint statement that they were divorcing after two years of marriage.Alex, 33, insisted Wednesday that she and Tyler are 'just friends' and that their September hangout with friends was taken out of context. Setting the record straight: Selling The OC's Alex Hall has clarified her relationship with co-star Tyler Stanaland after they were captured looking cozy while dining at a sushi restaurant back in SeptemberShe also stressed that the fellow real estate agent's divorce from Brittany was 'long coming' and that he leaned on friends, like herself, during that 'really hard time.''We were literally at our favorite sushi restaurant right by the office and somebody snapped a picture on their iPhone of us,' she told PEOPLE and reiterated that she and Tyler 'were out with more [people] than just us.' The pair were seen eating with friends on Wednesday, September 14 at SOTA Sushi in Corona Del Mar where Tyler appeared to sniff Alex's shoulder, as per photos obtained by TMZ.The outlet reported several other members of the reality show were also at the restaurant, including their co-star Polly Brindle.Witnesses said everyone was participating in a smell test linked to a conversation about the scents of perfumes and deodorants.

Kelly Ripa shared a snap of her huge Christmas tree with her three million followers on Wednesday evening. The television personality, 52 - who recently waxed lyrical about Madonna following her on Instagram - showed off her vibrant green tree covered in multicolored lights and ornaments. She topped the tree with a blinding star, the light of which complimented the lights wrapped around the bushes on her balcony. Ripa captioned the post , 'Isn’t she lovely' - followed by Christmas tree and heart emojis. Stunning: Kelly Ripa shared a snap of her huge Christmas tree with her three million followers on Wednesday evening Ripa's tree pic came a few days after she spent Thanksgiving with her husband Mark Consuelos and their three children.

Paul Haggis sparred with a lawyer Friday over the meaning of a woman saying “no,” explaining again that when Haleigh Breest said “no” to him peeling off her tights she was not refusing sex.

Paul Haggis was back on the witness stand today and said the only sex he remembers having with Haleigh Breest at his apartment in 2013 was consensual and limited to oral sex initiated by her. 

Paul Haggis took the witness stand today in his Manhattan trial for sexual assault, and the Oscar-winning Crash filmmaker and former Church of Scientology member’s first words when asked by his lawyer Priya Chaudhry how it felt to be testifying were: “I’m incredibly nervous, of course, and I’m very happy. Because for five years I’ve been unable to clear my name.”

A former high-ranking official in the Church of Scientology said Friday that the organization never forgets its enemies “until they are destroyed,” and he said that filmmaker Paul Haggis, who quit Scientology, remains one of its biggest targets. 

A psychologist who testified for Anthony Rapp in his failed case against fellow actor Kevin Spacey took the stand Friday, again for the plaintiff, in the New York sexual assault civil trial of filmmaker Paul Haggis. 

UPDATED with afternoon session: A friend of Haleigh Breest’s who texted her in 2013 that filmmaker Paul Haggis had committed “borderline rape” against Breest dropped the “borderline” qualification in court on Thursday.