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Rihanna and legendary film director Peter Jackson have joined the Forbes billionaires list for the first time ever in 2022.The Umbrella singer and Lord of the Rings director are appearing for the first time alongside a star-studded list of Hollywood stars, including Jay-Z and Kanye West.Rihanna ranks at 1729 on the list, while Peter made number 1929.S&M hitmaker Rihanna is valued at $1.7billion (£1.4billion) by Forbes - partially thanks to her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty and her 30% stake in Savage x Fenty lingerie line.Fenty Beauty - which Rihanna co-owns with luxury French retailer LVMH, generated more than $550million (£420million) in revenue in 2020 - the same year the Covid-19 pandemic struck.Savage x Fenty, meanwhile, was valued at $1billion (£765million) in February 2021.It makes Rihanna - who is currently expecting her first child with rapper ASAP Rocky - Barbados' first ever billionaire.Peter Jackson, meanwhile, officially became a billionaire in November when he flogged part of his Weta digital film effects shop for $1.6billion (£1.2billion) in cash and stock to Unity Software.That company created the on-screen vision of Lord of the Rings villain Gollum using actor Andy Serkis' motions behind the scenes.His most famous film franchises - Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit - have grossed $6billion (£4.5billion) worldwide, according to Forbes.Also among them on the list is rapper Kanye West, valued at $2billion (£1.5billion) and ranking at 1513 - thanks to a multi-year deal to design his trainer brand Yeezy for Adidas.His industry mentor Jay-Z comes in at $1.4billion (£1billion).The top spot, predictably, is occupied by Tesla tycoon Elon Musk, who is valued at an eye-watering $219billion (£167billion), followed by

GRANGE Hill's Ruth Carraway is unrecognisable 33 years after playing Helen Kelly in the kids' TV show. The former actress's four years on the show in the late 80s were full of memorable storylines.

Chris Rock’s brother Tony tore into Will Smith after the actor slapped Rock at the Oscars. Smith walked on stage to slap Rock, who was presenting an award at the film awards ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith.

K.J. Yossman The Royal Television Society Program Awards 2022 started with a slap on Wednesday evening, when nominee AJ Odudu ran up to the stage and pretended to strike host Tom Allen.“Oh my God, AJ, oh my God – I’m the one who’s lost their hair, don’t hit me,” Allen, who is bald, quipped in the evidently pre-rehearsed skit.

Will Smith has apologised for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor shocked the live audience at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, 27 March, when he strode on stage and hit Rock across the face with an open hand during the ceremony.

The Batman continued its domination at the domestic box office this weekend, bringing in $36.8M three weeks into its theatrical run.The Robert Pattinson-led superhero movie is projected to gross$300.1M total by the end of day, as reported by Deadline.The high numbers make the Warner Bros. film is the highest grossing movie of 2022, and the second highest in the pandemic era, trailing only behind Spider-Man: No Way Home.

J. Kim Murphy It was another easy pathway to the top slot at the domestic box office for “The Batman.” Now in its third weekend, the Warner Bros.

Róisín Murphy will make her dramatic acting debut in Netflix series Half Bad.Based on the book trilogy by Sally Green, Half Bad is an eight-part series which follows 16-year-old Nathan, the illegitimate son of the world’s most feared witch.The singer-songwriter will play powerful witch Mercury in the TV adaptation, which is written and executive produced by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji). The project is produced by The Imaginarium, the production company co-founded by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish.Leading the cast is Jay Lycurgo (Titans, I May Destroy You) as Nathan, Nadia Parkes (Domina) as Annalise and Emilien Vekemans (Transferts) as Gabriel.Other cast members include Isobel Jesper Jones, Paul Ready, David Gyasi, Karen Connell, Kerry Fox, Fehinti Balogun, Misha Butler and Liz White.Speaking about the show, Barton said: “It’s been a complete joy getting the chance to adapt and expand the world of Half Bad.

Naman Ramachandran While the actual BAFTA film awards ceremony on Sunday may have been largely apolitical, the red carpet leading up to it was awash with political commentary.“The Power of the Dog” star and BAFTA best actor nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, who attended the event with his wife Sophie Hunter, wore a badge depicting the Ukrainian flag.Cumberbatch said the awards are “a celebration of an industry that’s about imagery, and images speaking as loud as if not louder sometimes than words. So it’s a small gesture,” the actor told BBC News.“But away from this, what we all have to do is continue to put pressure on our politicians as far as the refugee crisis goes, continue to put pressure on the Putin regime, continue to help in any which way we can — whether that’s through donations or housing refugees, all of which I’m looking to do and have done.” The U.K.

The 2022 BAFTAs ceremony is happening today and we’ll be rounding up all of the fashion in this post!

The EE British Academy Film Awards are set to take place Sunday at Royal Albert Hall, with the in-person ceremony kicking off at 5 p.m. London time, or 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.

J. Kim Murphy With no major new wide releases for the weekend, Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” has an easy path to repeating its top performance at the domestic box office.

Jennifer Garner is showing love to her longtime pal Judy Greer. The "Adam Project" star, 49, said as much Thursday when she shared a photo of herself smiling ear-to-ear with her "13 Going on 30" costar, 46, and praised the time she and Greer enjoyed together. "I am grateful for a walk with a girlfriend, always.

The Dark Knight Rises for being too “urban”.The singer and actor, who plays Selina Kyle aka Catwoman in The Batman, discussed her early acting career rejections when she opened up about attempting to audition for director Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film.Speaking to the Observer, Kravitz said she was turned down after being labelled too “urban” for an unspecified role.“I don’t know if it came directly from Chris Nolan,” Kravitz said. “I think it was probably a casting director of some kind, or a casting director’s assistant… Being a woman of colour and being an actor and being told at that time I wasn’t able to read because of the colour of my skin, and the word urban being thrown around like that, that was what was really hard about that moment.”Speaking about being cast in The Batman from director Matt Reeves, Kravitz added: “It was crazy.

Robert Pattinson is reflecting on what happened when he tested positive for COVID early into filming back in September of 2020.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRobert Pattinson’s “The Batman” towered over international box office charts, collecting $120 million from 74 overseas markets.After debuting to $128.5 million in North America, the Warner Bros. comic book adventure has generated $248.5 million globally to date.

J. Kim Murphy The 2022 box office has its first juggernaut. After years of promotion and more than few delays due to COVID-19, “The Batman” finally hit movie theaters this weekend.

Lord of the Rings character Gollum this week, using the character to criticise the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Serkis was discussing his voice work on The Lord of the Rings. He demonstrated the voice of Gollum and in doing so, criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by taking aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin.It comes after Ukraine severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last Thursday (February 24).“Gollum was on this side and Sméagol was on this side,” Serkis said in the segment.“And he would say things like, ‘We wants it.

The Batman.The actor appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (March 2) ahead of the film’s release, when the host listed preparations he’d make if he was cast as Selina Kyle.“I would study cats,” said Fallon, to which Kravitz replied: “I did that.”Fallon then suggested drinking milk out of a bowl, to which Kravitz seemingly joked: “I did that. I did.”Asked if she actually drank milk from a bowl, Kravitz added: “Maybe.

Tonight’s the night! Robert Pattinson‘s The Batman, also starring Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, is debuting in theaters!

ITV thriller No Return has made many viewers think twice about dusting off their passports. The tense drama saw Sheridan Smith play Kathy Powell, whose family are dragged into a nightmare while on holiday in Turkey.The plot centred around Kathy's teenage son Noah, who was accused of sexual assaulting another boy.