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“Gladiator II” did not make the final cut. Washington, 69, plays Macrinus, a wealthy power player in Rome who owns a troop of gladiators, in Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 sword-and-sandal epic. The character reportedly mentions having had relationships with other men in the past, a plot point that led LGBTQ news outlet Gayety to query further when interviewing Washington ahead of the film’s premiere on Wednesday.When asked, “How gay is the Roman empire?” Washington responded with the reveal about his same-sex kiss.

2025 Hollywood Issue.“It’s very disheartening to see women tear other women down,” she told the outlet in an interview published Wednesday. “Especially when women who are successful in other avenues of their industry see younger talent working really hard — hoping to achieve whatever dreams that they may have — and then trying to bash and discredit any work that they’ve done.”“This entire industry, all people say is ‘Women empowering other women.’ None of it’s happening,” Sweeney added.

the “Gladiator II” premiere in London on Wednesday. The “Equalizer 3” star, 69, attended the premiere along with his co-stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, “Gladiator II” director Sir Ridley Scott and King Charles.

based-on-a-book” universe with the premiere of the newest Amazon original series, “Cross.”Based on the 30-book series by James Patterson, which dates back to 1993 and is still going with a new novel set to be released later this month. “Leverage” and “Black Adam” star Aldis Hodge will assume the role of the prolific homicide detective in the new series.

Whoopi Goldberg, 69, shared during her birthday episode of “The View” on Wednesday that she enjoys experiencing a specific type of oral pleasure.While standing in front of a giant wheel of cheese with her face engraved on it, the “Sister Act” star went through a list of her favorite products in honor of her special day.When co-host Sara Haines said to her colleague, “I always wanted my face on cheese,” Goldberg responded, “I like to be eaten from time to time.”The studio audience erupted in laugher and applause while Haines returned and embraced Goldberg in a giant hug.“Nevermind,” the host continued. “This is a wheel of authentic Parmigiano Reggiano from Italy, and this has been aged for 24 months and it’s a testament to Italian tradition and quality.”But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Goldberg’s on-air party.During the show, the icon suspected that a certain establishment refused to make treats for her birthday episode due to her political views.Shortly after closing out the show at the “Hot Topics” table with a round of Charlotte Russe desserts, Goldberg declined to name the bakery that made the tasty treats because she assumed they initially denied her order over her strong beliefs.According to Entertainment Weekly, the shop was Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island, and the store’s owner, Jill Holtermann, confirmed to the outlet that Goldberg initially requested the desserts two weeks ago.However, Holtermann denied the insinuation that she didn’t want to complete the order over Goldberg’s left-leaning politics.“They’d asked us and we were having trouble with our boilers,” she revealed, noting that the talk show host initially requested treats for both a Nov.

“Entertainment Weekly’s Reunions” video series released Wednesday. “I remember that first draft that Eric Roth wrote on ‘Gump,’ it was like 179 pages — Eric had all sorts of like angels flying up, and dreamscapes,” Hanks, 68, recalled, as Zemeckis, 72, interjected, “Including Curious George! Curious George was a cartoon monkey on Forrest’s shoulder talking to him.”“Aww,” Wright, 58, said in response to the revelation about Curious George.

highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 hit film “Gladiator.”“I do feel the pressure, and I do feel the desire for this to make money,” Mescal told Variety in an interview published Wednesday. “The box office needs a shot in the arm, and if films like ‘Gladiator II’ aren’t doing it, it would be concerning.

“The Zane Lowe Show” on Monday while promoting his movie about Dylan’s life that comes out on Christmas.The “Dune” star added that Dylan, 83, has “sort of retreated from the public eye.”“Never met him. Would love to!” Chalamet said. James Mangold’s movie follows Dylan’s early years in New York City and his rise to fame in the 1960s.

his History Channel show “The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd” (returning Nov. 15 at 9 p.m.), the “Ghostbusters” star said about Michaels possibly retiring, “That ain’t happening. No.

the upcoming HBO series based on the fantasy books — despite her history of anti-transgender rhetoric. HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed at a press event Tuesday that while Rowling, 59, is an executive producer on the show, her controversies have not affected the development process.“She’s been fairly involved — she was very involved in the process of selecting the writer and the director,” Bloys told reporters at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.“I imagine she’ll have opinions on casting,” Bloys continued.

new Bath & Body Works collection inspired by the world of “Emily in Paris” is distinctly Parisian. The collab, which dropped today, is Bath & Body Works’ second major collaboration with Netflix (following the “Stranger Things” capsule over the summer) and it comes perfectly timed for the holiday season. Three new scents and one returning fan-favorite make up the limited-edition collection; bestselling products like 3-wick candles, body mists, and Wallflowers home fragrance are available to shop in all new scents.

“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” podcast on Tuesday and they bonded over not being parents.“I choose never to have children. God love all the people that have kids,” said Harper, 59.“Me too.

more household chores,” Krasinski told People in his cover story. “After this comes out, she’ll be like, ‘All right, that means you’re going to really earn it here at home.’”Blunt, 41, also had a home décor update in mind: planning to wallpaper their home with his new cover picture.“Do we have that on camera? Because that’s like a binding contract, I think,” Krasinski, who shares daughters Hazel, 10, and Violet, 8, with Blunt quipped.

went missing two weeks ago in Los Angeles, has been found safe in Texas, police said Wednesday. The 36-year-old actress — whose credits also include “Blue Bloods” — was located Monday in Texas, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told The Post.

“Mission: Impossible” movie franchise.Pat McAfee called the “Twisters” star on the phone on the Nov. 12 broadcast of “The Pat McAfee Show” and brought up the “Mission: Impossible” rumors.“We just want to call and say congratulations, brother,” McAfee, 37, said.But Powell — who was on the phone from the set of Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” — clarified that he’s not Cruise’s replacement.“My mom would never let me do that,” he said.“That’s the worst gig in town, everybody knows that,” Powell added, referring to how Cruise, 62, does his own stunts in the spy film franchise.

and cry this year.The new Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” which tells the story of two abandoned “helper bots” connecting in 2060s Seoul, is already wowing audiences after it began previews Oct. 16 at the Belasco Theater (the show officially opens Nov.

Shane Gillis is going the arena route.The divisive stand-up comedian just announced he’s striking out on an international tour that will send him to venues all over the U.S., Canada, Ireland and England from January through June 2025.And, while the almost “SNL” cast member isn’t coming to the Big Apple, he will get close when he headlines at Albany’s MVP Arena on Friday, May 2 and Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Saturday, May 3.This forthcoming run follows the 36-year-old’s brief foray into arena touring earlier this year; based on our findings, he played a number of sold-out venues that house NBA, NHL, WNBA and professional lacrosse teams in August, September and October.For those who don’t recall, Gillis initially made headlines after being hired and then quickly fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 once racial slurs he made on his podcast were unearthed. In the intervening years, the Pennsylvania native has grown in popularity and become a symbol of regressive, “anti-woke” comedy.While he claims to have learned from his “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable” on-air slurs, the Los Angeles Times reports that he continues to work cruel stereotypes into his material.Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Shane Gillis shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Nov.

My Chemical Romance just announced they’ll be playing their anthemic 2006 album “Black Parade” in full along with the hits at stadiums all over North America from July through September.Midway through the nationwide run, Gerard Way and co. are slated to march their Black Parade into East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug.

multiple celebrities who are so scared of their ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs that they’ve been offering accusers cash to stay quiet as part of a “catch and kill” scheme. The R&B singer, who is friends with the fallen music mogul, told a new TMZ documentary that high-profile names have been reaching out to him after allegations started swirling that celebrities could have been part of Combs’ so-called “Freak-Off” sex parties.“I’m hearing about artists paying victims to keep their names out of it,” the 43-year-old alleged in “TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak Offs.”“Here’s what I do know, people do catch and kills all day… for the regular world, somebody has a truth, somebody pays you to keep it quiet and hopefully that money you got paid secures your happiness while you watch the lie continue to succeed.”Asked if he knew of instances where women were coming to celebs with an ultimatum, Ray J suggested it was the unnamed stars actually going to alleged victims in a bid to cut them off first.“Here’s the other way around that… ‘I’ll give you money, please don’t talk’,” he claimed of what the celebrities are allegedly doing.Ray J, who once starred in a sex tape with Kim Kardashian, insinuated that the high-profile names are reaching out to him because of his friendship with Combs — and they fear he could be the reason their names potentially get leaked.

He’s doing alright, alright, alright.Matthew McConaughey has revealed why he turned down an eye-popping $15 million acting role.The Oscar winner, 55, who was once offered the large cash offer, said people often mistake success with how much money that person has in their bank account — a notion he strongly disagrees with.“Right now, money, fame, that’s the definition of success,” the “Dallas Buyers Club” actor said on the “Modern Wisdom” podcast Monday. “Whoever has more, you’re the winner.”Instead, McConaughey said he’s looking to make a “profit” of a different kind.“I think there’s a difference between success and profit. Profit does pay you back,” the father of three said on the podcast.

US Weekly on Tuesday that Jackman, 56, had “an affair” with Foster, 49, while he was still married to Furness, 68. “Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced,” a source close to Foster told the outlet. They added, “A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people.