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Mickey Rourke has shared a post on Instagram gushing over disgraced film director Roman Polanski, saying it was a ‘great pleasure’ to work with him and admitting he ‘can’t wait’ to collaborate again.In 1977, Polanski – known for creating films including The Pianist, The Ghost Writer and Tess – was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.He pleaded guilty at the time to the lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor, but before he could be sentenced in the US, he fled to Paris, and remains a fugitive in accordance with the US criminal justice system.Despite his conviction and several more women accusing him of sexual assault, Polanski has continued to create films and receive awards, receiving the best director and best adaptation gongs at the 2019 César Awards for An Officer and a Spy.On Thursday evening, Rourke, whose previous roles include appearing in Once Upon A Time in Mexico and Man on Fire, shared a picture on Instagram of himself sitting in a chair while appearing to light up a cigarette at the end of the day while working on a project with Polanski.‘End of the day, once again, a great pleasure to work with legendary and talented Roman Polanski. Working with such a director I feel is a great privilege his film has such integrity, style, class and unpredictability,’ he wrote in the caption.Rourke, 69, said that working with Polanski, 88, who has been in the film industry for several decades, allowed him to ‘always learn something new’.‘I usually do not have conversations with most directors but Roman Polanski is not just another director.

Katie Price has been pictured heading to community service with a smile on her face despite her ex Kieran Hayler taking legal action following a post from her.The My Crazy Life star arrived at 9am at Horsham Matters, a Christian charity that provides essential services, to complete her community service after her drink-driving charge last year.Wearing her hair up in a ponytail, Katie also donned Gucci trainers, a Nike tracksuit and held a Louis Vuitton handbag.She was spotted leaving at 11am.Katie is completing community service after pleading guilty to drink-driving last year following a car crash.She was spared jail but was handed a sentence of 16 weeks suspended for 12 months, 100 hours of unpaid work, 20 sessions of rehabilitation work with probation, and a two-year driving ban.She will also pay £213 in costs. The court was told that she already owes the court £7,358.However, the mum-of-four’s legal troubles haven’t ended there.Earlier this year she was also charged for harassment after being accused of breaching a restraining order preventing her from contacting her ex Kieran Hayler’s fiancée Michelle Penticost.Sussex Police told Metro.co.uk: ‘On Friday, January 21, officers arrested a woman on suspicion of breaching a restraining order.

Metro.co.uk.Officers have said that he refused to exit, and tried to force his way into one of the rooms – before officers showed up.TMZ reports that police have said Deezen was in the nursing home earlier in the day and was told to leave – before he came back later that day.An alleged victim reportedly told officers that he had been to her home ‘several times’ before, and has left things behind with ‘notes’.It has not been made clear exactly what he is thought to have left in her home, or what the notes say.He was charged with fourth-degree burglary, as well as two counts of trespassing and one count of disturbing the peace.Deezen came to fame in Grease and Grease 2 sequel, and also appeared in Midnight Madness, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Mob Boss, Beverly Hills Vamp, and Teenage Exorcist.The reports come after he was arrested last December after an incident at a Maryland restaurant.He was later charged with second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and trespassing after being apprehended by police while shirtless.Sienna Miller, 40, and boyfriend, 25, snog in London and the noughties are backLittle Mix's Jade Thirlwall helps 'ill and anxious' girl in crowd at concertGemma Collins evacuated from hotel at 5.30 in the morning after Big Night Out in CardiffPolice were called after he ‘caused a scene’ at the premises, when he allegedly ‘threw plates’ officers as they attempted to remove him.As he was forcibly removed, it was claimed that he threw numerous items at them, including plates, bowls and food – with a deputy being struck.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

supports HTML5 videoIf you’re an Ice Age fan, this video of Scrat finally getting his acorn will melt your heart.The last-ever short from Blue Sky Studios was released this week before the animation studio closes down.The much-loved adorable squirrel was a fan favourite in the original franchise and has even appeared in his own shorts.However, one thing he always had trouble with was safely hiding an acorn.The unlucky sabre-toothed creature has always been dedicated to capturing a nut, but his pursuit has seemed never-ending at times as something always goes wrong.But now, in the final Blue Sky animation, he succeeds in what is truly a wholesome piece of cinema.Scrat manages to find the nut, clutches it close to his chest, and holds it high above his head, on guard for someone to steal it or for something catastrophic to happen as it normally does.However, nothingcatastrophic does happen, so he is finally able to eat his precious nut in peace, after which he skips off to conquer his next challenge.Understandably, fans have been emotional wrecks following the release of the animation by Blue Sky, which has been viewed over eight million times.Tweeting the clip, they wrote: ‘In the final days of @BlueSkyStudios, a small team of artists came together to do one final shot. This shot is a farewell, a send-off on our own terms —— Blue Sky Studios.’‘Not me crying over Scrat finally eating his acorn,’ one emosh fan responded.‘This is gold.

throwing some risqué quips into the bash.Speaking about her time on stage during an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show, she explained that a quip about Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons didn’t go down well with viewers,‘I did a bit with Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons. That was completely orchestrated beforehand,’ she said.‘The joke was that I was pretending I thought she was a seat filler.

amid allegations of sexual misconduct in the wake of the #MeToo movement.Rose, who turned 80 in January, posted a 75-minute interview with 91-year-old business giant Warren Buffett on his personal website on Thursday. In it, the two talked about the latter’s career as Rose quizzed him about fellow billionaire bigwigs and space jockeys Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, among other subjects.“I’m proud to share this recent conversation with Warren Buffett,” Rose wrote as an introduction to the chat — seemingly the start of a series titled “Charlie Rose Conversations” — on his website.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are moving full steam ahead in merging their lives together.The couple were spotted mansion hunting in Beverly Hills on Thursday.Ben, 49, and Jennifer, 52, were seen specifically touring a home designed by Gigi Hadid's father Mohamed Hadid, a famed real estate tycoon. New love nest? Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleckwere spotted mansion hunting in Beverly Hills on ThursdayBen drove his ladylove around in his Tesla as she took a seat beside him, her sunglasses shielding her eyes.The couple shared a smile as they drove around together.

Gilbert Gottfried's widow Dara Kravitz paid tribute to legendary standup comic with a hilarious eulogy that would have made her husband proud.While tearfully remembering her latespouse, just days after he died, at 67, from a heart abnormality, the film producer, 52, memorialized his cheeky sense of humor and, at times, crude jokes.'I loved his heart and soul, his jokes were dirty but his heart was so pure,' she tearfully recalled during the memorial service at the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on Thursday. In memory:Gilbert Gottfried's widow Dara Kravitz paid tribute to legendary standup comic with a hilarious eulogy that would have made her husband proud; pictured in 2017She continued: 'Our relationship was so special that whatever I say it's not enough.' Kravitz went on to recall meeting her spouse at a Grammys party,held at Tavern on the Green, in 1997, when she was 27 and he was 42.'I was there because I was in the music business and he was there for the free food,' she quipped, nodding to Gottfried's reputation for being cheap.

Cardi B and Offset finally shared social media pictures this Thursday showing their seven-month-old son's face.The 29-year-old rap star gave birth to their little pride and joy on September 4 last year, but since then both she and Offset have declined to share his name with the public or show his face on social media.However both of them posted picture's of the baby's face on Instagram this Friday - and in his caption, Offset also revealed his name: 'WAVE SET CEPHUS.' Meet Wave Set Cephus!Cardi B and Offset finally shared social media pictures this Thursday showing their seven-month-old son's face Secret's out:However both of them posted picture's of the baby's face on Instagram this Friday - and in his caption, Offset also revealed his name: 'WAVE SET CEPHUS'Offset and Cardi have been married since 2017 and also share a three-year-old daughter named Kulture Kiari Cephus.Kiari is Offset's real first name, meaning that both of the babies have middle names derived from their father's various monikers. In Cardi and Offset's new pictures of little Wave, the baby was draped with jewelry, including earrings and several necklaces.Cardi's snapshots showed the baby wrapped in a fur-lined anorak as he relaxed in a little baby chair and was photographed from above.

On Thursday, Showtime unveiled the trailer for the 12-episode second season of Ziwerekoru 'Ziwe' Fumudoh's self-titled talk show where she grills celebs like two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks' son Chet.The 30-year-old cringe comedian first asked the 31-year-old fitness coach: 'What accent will you be conducting this interview in?'Chet - who's been known to culturally appropriate various 'blaccents' - replied using Jamaican slang: 'Bof!' Interrogation: On Thursday, Showtime unveiled the trailer for the 12-episode second season of Ziwerekoru 'Ziwe' Fumudoh's (R) self-titled talk show where she grills celebs like two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks' son Chet (L)When Ziwe asked if there were any marginalized communities he wanted to apologize to on her official apology cam, Hanks replied: 'Nah.'The twosome - who both attended Northwestern University - then performed sit-ups, likely as part of the Your Honor actor's self-mastery program.

Self Contained: Pandemic Era Works are focused solely on lone figures — from the confident young hunk “Isaac,” who strikes a thoroughly relaxed pose to the startled bug-eyed boy clearly not ready for his zoomed-in closeup in the aptly titled “Shockwave.”Other paintings depict figures from the fringes of mainstream society, including one who is quite literally self-contained. Yet “The Marriage of Bubble Boy” is even more striking and intriguing given the larger context, specifically the world-building narrative scene of a royal proceeding in which no one looks even the slightest bit happy about all the pomp and circumstance, least of all the purple-hued, ennui-riddled titular figurehead.The opening reception is Saturday, April 16, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Cardi B just gave fans a heavy dose of cuteness overload with a first-look at her and Offset's baby boy!The «I Like It» rapper took to Instagram on Thursday and shared two photos showing her 7-month-old son sitting in a comfy rocker and dressed to the nines in a baby blue puffer jacket, a matching beanie and white kicks. The kiddo shined in more ways than one, thanks to an iced out chain with a pendant that appears to show a smiling blue shark riding a diamond-encrusted wave.

Next up at Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard is someone who has ALL the info: their former marriage counselor!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a pit stop in the U.K. to visit Queen Elizabeth II, ET has confirmed.A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tells ET the couple visited Her Majesty on Thursday at Windsor Castle «as we previously said he hoped to do.» The spokesperson added Harry and Meghan stopped by on their way to the Netherlands to attend the 2022 Invictus Games. It's unclear if their children -- Archie, 2, and 10-month-old Lilibet — were in tow.Nevertheless, that Harry and Meghan touched down in London to visit the queen is significant news considering it marked their first visit to the U.K. since the couple stepped down from their roles as senior members of the royal family in 2020.The visit comes on the heels of Harry not attending the service of thanksgiving honoring his late grandfather, Prince Philip, at Westminster Abbey on March 29. Philip died in April 2021 at age 99.A spokesperson for Harry said at the time that, while the duke would not be returning to the U.K.

Floyd Mayweather's 21-year-old daughter, Iyanna, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the 2020 stabbing of Lapattra Lashai Jacobs, the mother of one of rapper NBA YoungBoy's children, ET has confirmed.ET has learned that Iyanna pleaded guilty in Houston court on Wednesday. She faces six years of probation for the assault, which could include community service, restitution, or a combination of the two.

Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) has signed on for a role in the drama Downtown Owl, from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films, Deadline can confirmed. He’s set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Jack Dylan Grazer, August Blanco Rosenstein and Lily Rabe.

Lebanese Taverna is offering a customizable Easter spread for the whole family to-go.The Easter Family Menu includes a choice among the following, all served on a bed of fragrant spiced rice with toasted nuts: American Leg of Lamb with three-herb sauce, feeding up to 10 ($180), Riz Bel Djaje, or braised chicken with yogurt salad for up to 8 ($145), Ouzi, or braised lamb loin with yogurt salad for up to 8 ($165), or Organic Whole Chicken, served with garlic, lemon, and gravy ($40).Easter Sides, all served in portions for up to 10 and priced at ($45), include Arnabeet, or fried cauliflower bites with tahini and pomegranate reduction, Roasted Za’atar Potatoes, Bulghur Pilaffor, Mujardara with lentil, rice pilaf, and friend onions, or Arugula, Beet & Orange Salad with pine nuts, feta, and lemon vinaigrette.Easter Desserts include a Middle Eastern Pastry Pack of Baklava, Maamoul, and Barazek ($29), 12 pieces of Baklava ($18), or 6 pieces of the traditional Lebanese Easter pastries called Mammoul, with semolina short crust and assorted fillings of dates ($18).Orders must be placed before 6 p.m. on Friday, April 15, and picked up at specific times on Sunday, April 17.

EXCLUSIVE: Dennis Haysbert, known for his role as President David Palmer in Fox’s hit series 24, among many other credits, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation. Haysbert received two SAG Award nominations as well as a Golden Globe nom for his performance in the role.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that STX Entertainment has made cuts in notably its theatrical distribution and marketing departments in the lower level executive tiers and down.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering controversial plans to level the playing field between high street and online costs by introducing a new sales tax.The plan follows calls last week from 18 high street retail bosses, including the heads of Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Waterstones, to ensure online businesses pay similar tax to physical store sellers.However, home delivery expert ParcelHero is warning that this will directly impact millions of home shoppers and believes the tax will simply be passed straight on to the customer.ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Services, David Jinks MILT, says home shoppers should not be “duped” into footing the bill for the impact of Covid-19.He said: “During lockdown, shoppers of all ages have

coronavirus pandemic forced thousands of businesses to remain closed for several months.The 9.9 per cent fall marks the worst year for the UK economy since Gross Domestic Product, GDP, started being used as a record of performance after WWII.Last year's contraction is steeper than almost any other big economy, although Spain suffered an 11 per cent decline.Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the figures revealed the “serious shock” the pandemic has had on the economy.He added: “At the Budget I will set out the next stage of our plan for jobs, and the support we’ll provide through the next phase of pandemic.”But trade unions said with millions of jobs in the balance the chancellor had to act immediately to end “uncertainty and anxiety”.TUC General