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Just hours after her rocker husband Rod Stewart had to pull the plug on his whopping 200th Las Vegas gig, Penny Lancaster shared a touching message.

Cate Blanchett has claimed that “no one got paid anything’ to film the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, despite it being one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time.The film had a budget of $281million (£220million) and made $2.9billion (£2.3billion) worldwide.However, Blanchett claims that didn’t reflect in the actor’s paychecks on the series. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live on Tuesday night (August 6), host Andy Cohen asked Blanchett what film she received the biggest paycheck for before adding that he thought it would be for Lord Of The Rings. “Are you kidding me?” Blanchett responded.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent In the run up to its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Elizabeth Lo (“Stray”)’s anticipated second feature documentary “Mistress Dispeller” has been boarded by The Party Film Sales. The Paris-based company has acquired international sales rights to the movie and has unveiled a clip. AC Independent and Submarine Entertainment are handling North American sales.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. New for 2024, Breaking (or Breakdancing) makes its debut in the Summer Olympics in Paris. More than 30 B-Boys and B-Girls from over 15 nations are competing for the gold, including the United States, Japan, Morocco, The Netherlands and more.

Misinformation spread online about potential disorder is stoking the fears of local communites, say GMP. The practice has led to shops closing, residents staying in their homes, and hatred being fermented.

Taylor Swift is just a fortnight away from her much-anticipated return to the UK for her final five shows in London.The Love Story singer will be gracing Wembley Stadium from 15 August, 2024 to 20 August, 2024 before jetting off back to North America to wrap up her Eras Tour with shows in Canada, marking the end of the record-breaking tour. Swifties heading to the final Eras Tours gigs are no doubt buzzing with excitement, but there are some rules they'll need to follow at Wembley Stadium.The venue has a number of strict policies regarding bags and items that aren't allowed inside the 90,000-person capacity venue.

US rapper Travis Scott has reportedly been arrested in Paris, France.

Home Bargains fans are in a frenzy over the store's latest autumn release which is flying off shelves 'scary fast'. The popular budget retailer took to Instagram to showcase its new three-tiered pumpkin plush ornament with enthusiastic followers.

Council leaders are to make trade unions an improved pay offer to stop bin strikes across Scotland.

Katie Price made an eye-opening comment in a video posted just hours before she was arrested at a UK airport yesterday.

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed a baby died from whooping cough in June, meaning 10 infants have now died in England since the current outbreak of whooping cough began.

Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine has told how she'd love a fourth child after expanding her brood last year. The actress already has nine year-old Albert, five year-old Hilda and 16-month-old Doris with her husband Chris Farr.

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright looked as loved-up as ever as she joined him in Paris. The presenter and radio star has been busy working in the French capital with Heart radio as the Olympics take place.

A woman was rushed into emergency life-saving surgery after a botched operation in Turkey left her organs so infected they ‘turned into concrete’.

Le Parisien reports.The heated exchange between Scott, whose real name is Jacques Webster, and his bodyguard — which reportedly turned physical — took place at the luxury Four Seasons Hotel George V hotel in the city’s posh 8th arrondissement.Scott, who is currently staying at the celeb hotspot during the 2024 Olympics, returned to the hotel late Thursday night before getting involved in a fight with a member of his team, law enforcement sources told the outlet.“He was not in the right condition to be questioned straight away, so was put in a cell where he is still sobering up,” an insider told the outlet.The rapper, who was reportedly under the influence at the time of the ordeal, was arrested just after 5 a.m. local time, with officers saying he was still “sobering up” in his jail cell before a round of questioning.Police were called to the hotel — located just moments away from the Champs-Élysées, sources said.A source told Page Six on Friday morning that Scott yelled at his own security guard at the famed Paris hotel after they got into an argument about local paparazzi.“They were screaming at each other, and the hotel freaked out and called the cops,” an insider said of the incident.The source said that Scott has been followed by paparazzi while moving around the city during the Olympics, and that one pap was allegedly looking in the trunk of Scott’s car when the rapper confronted his own guard asking why he’d let the pap look in the vehicle’s trunk, and the argument ensued.A video clip posted to X showed Scott getting into a car and calmly asking paps why they were still following him until 5a.m.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Showing in competition at Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival, writer-director Saulė Bliuvaitė’s debut feature “Toxic” is a hard-hitting coming-of-age story which eschews the cliches as her 13-year-old protagonists come to terms with their bodies and identities one hot summer in Lithuania. Marija (Vesta Matulytė) and Kristina (Ieva Rupeikaitė) are two young girls who form a friendship as they become aspirants for a modelling school which promises an escape from their dreary reality. “When I was 13, it was very popular for very, very young teenage girls from 12-13 years old to try and enroll in modeling agencies,” Bliuvaitė tells Variety.

Chase & Status have shared a powerful new single with Stormzy called ‘Backbone’ – listen to it below.The track has been generating much buzz online after Stomzy made a surprise appearance with Chase & Status during their recent Ushuaïa Ibiza takeover. It was first debuted live during the band’s Coachella set earlier this year.A statement about the collaboration says the single “represents the coming together of two musical titans from different genres, blending the best of electronic music with the raw energy of UK Rap’s brightest star.”Speaking about the collaboration, the band said: “We are so gassed to work with the legend that is Stormzy.

Serving over 200 destinations across the globe, Manchester Airport is a gateway to the world. Some travellers will be heading to summer sun destinations like Greece, Spain and Turkey.

Fans have made the same observation over Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney as she shared a sweet update alongside her partner Ricky Hatton. The pair have headed off to sunnier climes and the actress shared a string of new snaps of the lovebirds.

Drake rehearsing a cover of Michael Jackson‘s ‘Rock With You’ has been unearthed in his 100gigs.org collection, a new release of 100GB worth of new data.On Tuesday (August 6), the rapper dropped the website full of archived content, footage and data, which includes three previously unheard songs.Amidst the content is footage of him rehearsing a cover of Jackson’s ‘Rock With You’ – and he can be seen walking around on a light-up floor in a nod to ‘Billie Jean’.Drake covering “Rock with You” by MJ

Twenty competitors including one junior took part in the club’s 50 bird South West Single Barrel shoot on Saturday.