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The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers Tuesday for wrongful death.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will soon be seen in “Against the Ice”, a new Netflix movie dramatizing the true story of two Danish explorers struggling to survive the elements after being stranded in frigid Greenland.

Selome Hailu CBS has given a pilot order to “Rust Belt News,” a comedy written and executive produced by Matt Warburton.The single-camera series is set in a small Ohio town where the local newspaper goes out of business, leaving the ambitious, angsty reporters of the high school newspaper as the only people left to report on scandals, dig up corruption and generally polish the rust off their rust-belt community.Along with Warburton, executive producers include Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo on behalf of Alloy Entertainment. Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Steven Caple Jr, the Creed II director who is currently in post-production on the upcoming Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, which Paramount Pictures releases June 9, 2023.

Yellowstone actor Forrie J. Smith has apologized to fans, saying he won’t attend the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards due to the Covid vaccination requirement.

Danny Dyer has revealed that he is struggling with his mental health.The 44-year-old EastEnders actor lifted the lid on his mental health battles and said he is struggling "mentally" and that his brain is "attacking" him. The actor spoke to his daughter, the former Love Island star, Dani Dyer, 25, on their podcast Sorted with the Dyers.

Gemma Collins fans praised the "brave" star for opening up in her "powerful" Channel 4 documentary Gemma Collins: Self-Harm and Me on Wednesday night.The powerful show charted Gemma's, 41, 20-year battle with self-harm and shared a side to the The Only Way Is Essex star that the public are yet to see. During the hard-hitting documentary, Gemma opened up about her fears that the urge to self-harm might return and make her an "unfit mother".

Maura Higgins dropped jaws in a racy plunging dress as she supported best friend Molly-Mae Hague at a fashion show. The former Love Island star turned heads as she sent temperatures soaring in the eye-catching grey blazer style mini dress.

Pete Davidson has rejoined Instagram! The 28-year-old comedian returned to the popular social media platform on Feb. 16. The Saturday Night Live star made the big comeback amid the latest drama he’s been facing from girlfriend Kim Kardashian‘s ex, Kanye West.

Britney Spears may be channeling Elle Woods in the future as she has been invited to testify in front of Congress. While the 40-year-old uses posts light-hearted videos of her dancing, she opened up about a much more serious matter on Instagram on Wednesday, Feb. 16. She shared a letter she had received from Congress members Charlie Crist and Eric Swalwell in December inviting her to speak out on her conservatorship and how she broke free from it.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWarner Bros. has asserted that it still rules Middle-earth when it comes to film rights to “The Lord of the Rings.”The studio has publicly stated its control over film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy trilogy amid rumblings in the industry that a clutch of “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” rights are being shopped by longtime owner, the Saul Zaentz Co.The Zaentz Co.

Ariana Grande locked lips with her husband Dalton Gomez in a set of snaps she posted to Instagram on Wednesday.The singer, 28, posted a photo and a short video to the popular social media site which showed her standing on a rooftop terrace with her better half.In the first image she stood with her left leg up and her arms wrapped around her man. Lovebirds:Ariana Grande locked lips with her husband Dalton Gomez in a set of snaps she posted to Instagram on WednesdayShe wore a black slip dress with a slit down her left leg showing off her slender thighs.Her brown hair was styled in a ponytail that flipped up at the end.

TOWIE stars Sam and Billie Faiers shared heartfelt tributes to celebrate their mum Suzie Wells' birthday. Sam, 31 and sister Billie, 32, took to Instagram to share special words about their youthful-looking mum Suzie on her 53rd birthday, reports OK!Sam shared a lovely snap of the trio, all looking absolutely marvellous in jaw-dropping lavish gowns as the three looked like complete mirror images of each other.She captioned the tribute: "To my beautiful mummy @suziewells_ Happy Birthday.

Tiger King personalities Jeff and Lauren Lowe will avoid doing any time in jail after they made plea deals over their drunken driving cases in Oklahoma City.Jeff, 57, and Lauren, 30, entered no contest pleas to a misdemeanor DWI charge both faced, prosecutors told TMZ, adding that the pair will be responsible for covering fines and court costs in connection with the June 5, 2021 incident.Neither will be on probation in the wake of the cases, which prosecutors told the outlet was a standard result in the city. The latest:Tiger King personalities Jeff and Lauren Lowe will avoid doing any time in jail after they made plea deals over their drunken driving cases in Oklahoma City.

Tom Hanks' son Chet claimed he did not have a 'strong male role model' during his teens while he coped with the pressures of having celebrity parents.Although Chet, 31, assured the public that 'I love my parents' and 'wouldn't want any different parents,' he confessed having a famous family is 'a double-edged sword.'He said many people had 'contempt' for him as a movie star's child, and while trying to navigate the 's***-talking' and the 'd***-riders,' he lacked 'a strong male role model' who could have told him: ''Hey, bro, f*** these people. They are just jealous of you.'' Looking back:Tom Hanks' son Chet claimed he did not have a 'strong male role model' during his teens while he coped with the pressures of having celebrity parentsHe shared that 'my experience was even more complicated because on top of fame already being toxic, I wasn't even famous.

HBO's popular Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That... has not been green-lit for a second season yet but the show's future is looking bright.The network's Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys told Deadline that the show's fate is ultimately up to star Sarah Jessica Parker and executive producer Michael Patrick King.'It's really Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica [Parker] talking to figure out if there's a story they're excited by,' Bloys said.

Kanye West took to social media Wednesday to ask for God's help after admitting to harassing estranged wife Kim Kardashian.'God...please watch over me and keep mind sane,' West, 44, said in an Instagram post. 'I could use it right now. To anyone who feels alone, im with u and I love you.'West, who shares children North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, three, and Psalm, two, with the reality star, captioned the post, 'Love you family.' The latest: Kanye West, 44, took to social media Wednesday to ask for God's help after admitting to harassing estranged wife Kim Kardashian, 41.

Will Smith and David Oyelowo are putting on their producing hats, joining forces to put together an adaptation of an upcoming novel.Smith's Westbrook Studios and Oyelowo's Yoruba Saxon have teamed up with Netflix for the adaptation of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun, via Variety.The novel from Nigerian-born and British-raised journalist Tola Okogwu is described as Black Panther meets X-Men, and will be published June 14 from Simon & Schuster. David and Will:Will Smith and David Oyelowo are putting on their producing hats, joining forces to put together an adaptation of an upcoming novel Book:The novel from Nigerian-born and British-raised journalist Tola Okogwu is described as Black Panther meets X-Men, and will be published June 14 from Simon & SchusterThe book follows the title character, a teenager whose massive head of hair is the subject of ridicule to most except for her best friend Cheyenne.Onyeka's world is turned upside down, though, when Cheyenne nearly drowns and, inexplicably, Onyeka's hair takes on a life of its own and saves Cheyenne.

dog bit a man "more than twenty times" after he started attacking his owner with a baseball bat.Leia, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, sank her teeth into Barzan Shekzade's backside as he hit Marcin Pluta with the aluminium implement during a violent street altercation, reports Birmingham Live.The fight in Smethwick, West Midlands on June 11, 2020 began when Shekzade drove past Pluta and "challenged" him over remarks he allegedly said to his wife.Pluta — who was on a bike walking his three dogs — then crossed the road and punched Shekzade in the face through his car window, district judge Stephen Flint told Walsall Magistrates Court.The defendant walked back across the road and began filming before Shekzade got out of his car with a baseball bat and crossed the road to to attack Pluta.Recounting how the dog jumped up to his defence, the judge said: "Whilst Mr Pluta fought with Mr Shekzade and tried to wrestle the baseball bat away from him, the dogs were jumping up, and Leia - the Staffordshire Bull Terrier - bit Mr Shekzade numerous times on his legs and around his buttocks area."Mr Pluta then managed to get the baseball bat off Mr Shekzade and he hit him with it numerous (times) on the shoulder, causing minor injuries."Mr Pluta then left the scene with the baseball bat and his three dogs.

She spent some quality time with her husband John Legend on Valentine's Day.But Chrissy Teigen was focused on her children on Wednesday, when she was spotted out in West Hollywood with her daughter Luna, five, and son Miles, three.The 36-year-old model opted for comfort over style as she took the kids shopping at the high-end consignment shop The RealReal. On the town: Chrissy Teigen, 36, was spotted out in West Hollywood on Wednesday as she went shopping with her daughter Luna, five, and son Miles, threeChrissy looked cool and relaxed in a loose-fitting brown sweater, which was bunched up over a black hip bag that she wore to one side.She paired her top with distressed jeans rolled up at the hems, along with braided black slide sandals.

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley have broken up and the former A-list pair are calling off their engagement, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. The three-time most valuable player of the NFL, 38, and the actress, 30, were engaged for just over a year before reports circulated that the two had called it quits. "It was an amicable split; it just wasn't working," a source told People magazine.