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Zoe Saldana is reacting to her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón‘s resurfaced offensive tweets.

Meghan Markle has taken to Instagram to showcase her finished As Ever products after a quick sell-out.The Duchess of Sussex reposted snaps from lucky friends who received the gourmet goodies in exclusive PR packages. Despite only launching her lifestyle brand As Ever on 2 April, Meghan has already sold out her first batch of products.

The box office year has been sluggish, but if one movie is going to bring the industry back alive it’s James Cameron‘s Avatar: Fire and Ash on December 19.

Lauren Coates The Palm Springs International Film Society has set the 37th edition of its annual film festival for Jan. 2 through Jan. 12.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Variety‘s Power of Women franchise has won a Gracie award from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation for best entertainment website in the national digital media category. This past year, Variety‘s Power of Women Oct. 23 issue honored actors Amy Adams, Carol Burnett, Zoe Saldaña and Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer.

Amanda Seyfried in the Marvel Universe? Mamma Mia!The actress recently opened up about turning down the part of Gamora in the original “Guardians of the Galaxy,” a role that later went to Oscar winner Zoé Saldaña. Seyfried admitted that she viewed the movie as a risk to her career at the time — but she was wrong.

With movie awards season over, and rumors that Adrian Brody’s Oscar acceptance speech is finally coming to an end, the year 2025 sees a surprising amount of faces coming straight back into the conversation. For one, Zoe Saldaña will be putting her Supporting Actress Oscar to good use on the publicity trail for one of the biggest tentpoles of the year: James Cameron’s Fire and Ash, the third in the Avatar series, in which she reprises her role as Na’vi princess Neytiri.

There were so many stars in attendance at the Saint Laurent fashion show during Paris Fashion Week!

Jack Dunn James Cameron said his wife had an intense emotional reaction when she first watched his latest “Avatar” installment, “Fire and Ash.” In a conversation with Empire, Cameron said when he first showed his wife an early cut of the sci-fi epic, she was completely overcome with emotion and could not stop herself from crying. “My wife watched the whole thing from end to end. She had kept herself away from it and I wasn’t showing her bits and pieces as we went along.

Emilia Peréz, has opened up on her experience dealing with the fallout of her past racist tweets coming to light.In late January, past tweets were discovered on Gascón’s account, which expressed derogatory views about Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and the Oscars. In one since-deleted post, she posted a picture of a Muslim family with a woman in a burka, describing the clothing tradition as “deeply disgusting”.Gascón, who was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role in Emilia Peréz, soon after apologised but later argued that her tweets were taken out of context, and denied that she was racist.

Selena Gomez had the sweetest things to say about fiance Benny Blanco on his birthday!

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has channelled his many characters on the animated series for a cover of Wicked anthem ‘Defying Gravity’.He shared a clip of his rendition on social media, which featured the likes of Chief Wiggum and Professor Frink, ahead of the Oscars last Sunday (March 2).Azaria wrote: “If this evening’s #Oscars opening took place in Springfield… only Professor Frink was harmed in the making of this video.”He has worked on the show since 1989 and voiced numerous characters, including Moe Szyslak, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy and Snake.On the night, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars with a medley of ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Home’ and ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’.A post shared by Hank Azaria (@hankazaria)Both Grande and Erivo were nominated for their respective Wicked roles, with Grande nominated in the Supporting Actress category and Erivo as Best Actress.The singer’s competition included Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldaña, who won the category for her role in Emilia Pérez.Her co-star was up against Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), with Mikey Madison winning out for Anora.In the end, Wicked picked up two Oscars for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.Elsewhere, Azaria recently wrote about his fears about being replaced by AI and how the art of voice acting is much more than replicating a sound.In an op-ed for The New York Times, he wrote: “I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four

Macaulay Culkin has revealed he only watched one thing at the Oscars – his brother Kieran Culkin winning Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain.The Succession actor took home the Academy Award on Sunday (March 2), to add to the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Awards for the same performance. His sweary but endearing acceptance speech won over viewers on the night, and made his brother cry.When asked by Variety if he watched the show, Macaulay Culkin replied: “Just the Best Supporting Actor, that’s the only thing I watched.

Ariana Grande has confirmed that the deluxe version of her album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ will not be released “soon”.While on the red carpet at the 2025 Academy Awards, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Wicked but lost out to Zoe Saldaña, Grande was asked by Variety about where she is with the album’s deluxe version and when it is expected to be out.A newer, deluxe version is not to be confused with the ‘Slightly Deluxe’ edition of the record that arrived in March last year. That consisted of four additional tracks that weren’t on the standard issue of the album, and included a Troye Sivan feature.“It must come out,” she answered, before then claiming that she had her memory erased.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zoe Saldaña is an Oscar winner, and James Cameron is over the moon. The “Avatar” director shared his reaction to his leading lady’s victory by telling Variety: “I was so happy to see Zoe acknowledged as the world-class performer we, in the ‘Avatar’ family, have always known her to be. Her acceptance speech was a noble reminder of what immigrant families bring to the U.S.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor One of the craziest awards seasons in Oscar history concluded on Sunday with the coronation of Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comedy about an outer-boroughs sex worker that was shot in guerrilla fashion for just $6 million. Despite its art-house origins, this most independent of indie films was celebrated as the year’s best by the Hollywood establishment.

2025 Oscars. While stars tend to change into more daring looks after the ceremony at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, this year’s biggest names let their natural beauty shine by way of elegant winged eyeliner, neutral lips and rosy cheeks. Oscar winners Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña both wore full faces of Armani for film’s biggest night, including the brand’s Luminous Silk Foundation.

The stars are wrapping up Oscars night at Madonna‘s big party!

per Variety.The “Avatar” star added: “I don’t share your opinion. For me, the heart of this movie was not Mexico. We were making a film about friendship.

Oscars.The Los Angeles native won for her performance in Anora, where she plays a young stripper who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eydelshteyn, during a trip to Las Vegas.Madison’s Best Actress award was one of five wins for the film on Sunday night (March 2), including Best Picture and Best Director for Sean Baker.During her speech, she thanked the neighbourhood of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, where the film was shot, and reaffirmed her gratitude to the sex worker community.“Thank you Brighton Beach for lending us your beautiful backdrop, and incredible community. Also thank you to (dance co-ordinator) Kennady Schneider, thank you to our incredible consultants” she said.

Last night at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, while the wins were super exciting for audiences and those up for various awards, the Oscars speeches can be just as compelling as the performances in the award-winning movies. Some of those main speeches include Best Actress for Mikey Madison (“Anora”), Best Actor for Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist’), Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”), Best Supporting Actor for Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”), the Best Director win for Sean Baker (“Anora”), and finally the Best Picture win for “Anora.” READ MORE: Oscars 2025: Watch In Memoriam Segment With Morgan Freeman Honoring Gene Hackman Brody had long been the favorite to land the Best Actor statue for his haunting and career-defining performance in the post-WWII immigrant artist drama “The Brutalist,” which he tipped toed around his ups and downs between his Oscars wins and tried to present a vague message of acceptance and inclusion.

lost out to “Anora” star Mikey Madison.The star-studded event came just weeks after several of Gascón’s’s past social media posts resurfaced, in which she criticized Muslim culture and George Floyd.She even allegedly called Gomez a “rich rat” before being cast with her in “Emilia Perez.”In a now-viral exchange, Gascón — who skipped the red carpet — was seen walking over to Gomez, who was sat in her seat during the Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.As Gascón, 52, approached the “Love On” singer, Gomez stood up, and awkwardly kissed her co-star on the cheek before sitting back down.Needless to say, the brief interaction was met with confusion from fans on social media.“Selena should stop talking with her. Karla is disgusting after everything she did,” one person wrote on X.Another added, “Hm, not sure why a kiss was necessary after all of that??”“Yikes.