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accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old nearly 25 years ago a secret for now — just weeks after the rap hip-hop mogul’s attorney pushed for her name to be revealed.In a new filing Thursday, Judge Analisa Torres scolded the rapper’s lawyer Alex Spiro for being combative and attempting to “fast-track” the judicial process after he made multiple requests that the court deny the alleged victim’s plea request to remain anonymous and dismiss the scathing lawsuit filed against Jay-Z — whose real name is Shawn Carter.“Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client,” Torres said in the five-page filing.“The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it,” the judge added.

Nicole Kidman’s film, “Babygirl,” is weighing in on the age gap of the stars in the newly released erotic thriller.Halina Reijn sat down with W Magazine in an interview published on Wednesday and addressed “Babygirl” being a part of the recent trend in movies featuring May-December romances. Kidman is 57 and her lover in the flick, Harris Dickinson, is 28.“If we see a movie where the male actor is the same age as the female actor, we find that odd. Which is insane,” Reijn, 49, said.

Wicked” earlier this week on social media but said that its “radical” subject matter could lead the movie musical to get banned.“On a pure storytelling level ‘Wicked Part 1’ is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made,” McKay wrote on X. “I know ‘Part 2’ swings back to the center a bit but ‘Part 1‘ is nakedly about radicalization in the face of careerism, fascism, propaganda.”He went on to compare the project, which stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, to a slew of self-described “radical” films, including “Bridge on the River Kwai,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Hunger Games,” and “Citizen Kane.”“What’s really striking about ‘Wicked Part 1’ is that it’s coming out NOW when America has never been more right wing and propagandized,” continued McKay.

Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah on Wednesday, Madonna gave a behind-the-scenes look into their practice, set to Andy Williams’ Christmas classic “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”“The most wonderful day of the year ………..X-mas and Hanukkah all at once. !!,” the Grammy winner captioned her post.In the montage, Madonna, dressed in a black dress with a long necktie and sheer gloves, posed with the soccer player as he wrapped his arms around her.

meeting members of the public on Christmas Day. The Princess of Wales, 42, stopped to speak with well-wishers gathered in Sandringham on Wednesday hoping to greet members of the royal family as they walked to and from a Christmas morning service at St.

first night of Hanukkah on Wednesday, the Goop founder, 52, lit the candles with Noa Tishby in a video posted to YouTube. In the clip, Paltrow revealed that it was a journey for her mother, Blythe Danner, and late father, Bruce Paltrow, to be accepted as a couple by their loved ones.“My mother’s Christian, my father’s Jewish,” the actress explained. “It’s interesting — I grew up in a time in the ’70s where interfaith marriage was still kind of a big deal.

“The Sopranos,” said Tony Sirico — who played mobster Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on the hit show — accidentally “whacked” him with a real pipe during a scene.“Sirico had two pipes, a lead pipe and a rubber pipe, one to use when the camera was on me, and one to use when the camera was on him,” Diamantopoulos, 49, said in an interview with People published Wednesday.“Which one do you think he used on me the first time? The answer is it wasn’t the fake one,” Diamantopoulos said.The actor joked, “It was a rite of passage to be whacked by Paulie Walnuts.”Diamantopoulos appeared in the fourth episode of the show’s final season in 2006 as Jason Barone, a family friend of Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini).“I remember doing a scene with him where he was in the hospital. His character had to have stabbing pains in his abdomen,” Diamantopoulos recalled of his time working with Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013.“I remember him outside on a break, looking for a particular stone.

the Sun. “And, as you’ll see when you watch, I gave him a huge shout-out in my interview, which I was keeping a secret. “But he’s never going to see it because he unexpectedly died three weeks ago.

Beyoncé performed several hits from her “Cowboy Carter” album alongside Post Malone and Shaboozey — but when she made a particular move, viewers at home lost their cool.While singing “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the singer lifted her right hand and made the controversial gun gesture with two fingers. At the same time, a banner with the word “BANG” was released behind Beyoncé.The National Football League bans the gesture, which results in a 15-yard penalty for any offending player, per Daily Mail.The combination infuriated viewers, who unloaded their grievances on social media.“Is the @NFL going to fine @Beyonce for finger guns?!” one angry watcher shared on X (formerly Twitter).

told People.“But there are people that absorb these kinds of experiences with grace and courage and a little bit of wisdom. And that is not to say that some people do not.” The “Star Wars” star added, “It’s just to say that this is a person particularly equipped to communicate what it is that it’s like, and that is something that I feel that is worth sharing with our audience.” Lawrence, 56, told The Post earlier this month: “The greatest gift of my professional career is getting to be involved in this stage of Harrison Ford’s career. It’s been really cool.

classic “Home Alone” has finally revealed what Kevin McCallister’s parents did to afford their massive Chicago mansion.“Back then, John [Hughes] and I had a conversation about it,” Chris Columbus explained to The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Tuesday, “and we decided on what the jobs were.”As the 66-year-old filmmaker explained, the movie actually included a few hints. Take the dancing mannequins Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) placed in the window to ward off the criminals Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), for example.Well, those actually belonged to Catherine O’Hara’s character Kate McCallister, who “was a very successful fashion designer,” according to the director.As for John Heard’s Peter McCallister? His job description wasn’t written in stone.

Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla ended a difficult year with a cherished Christmas tradition in which the royal members sported similar outfits.On Wednesday, the Princess of Wales, 42, wore a green Alexander McQueen coat with a matching fascinator and scarf and accessorized with black gloves and boots for the traditional Christmas Day walk to St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate.Leading the walk was the queen, 77, and her husband, King Charles, 76, who greeted members of the public lined up to see the royals on their way to the church service.

Elf on the Shelf for their little brother Beau, 7.“I always say our elves are a little naughty. They’re mischievous.

shared a video of the mother-son duo celebrating the holiday and said she hasn’t seen Jayden in “two years.”In the video, Jayden said “hello” to the camera while standing next to his famous mom, who kissed Jayden on the cheek and called him her “baby.”The clip then cut to the pair standing in front of a fireplace and saying “Merry Christmas.” Spears had on a festive red dress. “Best Christmas of my life !!!,” Spears wrote in her caption. “I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years !!!” “Tears of joy and literally in shock everyday koo koo crazy so in love and blessed !!!,” she added.

her son Kevin Jr.’s college graduation last week.During the incident caught on camera by the “We In Miami” podcast crew, the 60-year-old former talk show host yelled at her team for allegedly leaving her mobility scooter in the middle of the street when they left her son’s graduation dinner in Miami.“And then both of you walked away leaving my s–t in the middle of the street like this,” said Williams, who is battling early-onset dementia.“Just get the car please,” she told her team. “Make sure it’s the right car.”The person who was filming the incident then asked Williams, “Wendy, what happened? What they do?”“They got the wrong car, so I knocked on the door and it was the totally wrong car,” Williams explained.

relationship with Gregg Allman in her bestselling book, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” and why she said “I do” so quickly.According to the book, Cher’s divorce from her ex-husband Sonny Bono was finalized in June 1975 when she had already begun dating the rocker.The now-78-year-old admitted that she had some reservations about her blossoming romance with the Allman Brothers Band singer.“I didn’t know whether my relationship with Gregory would last or not,” the star wrote, as quoted by People magazine on Wednesday.“I was living each day as it came,” she shared. “Then I found out I was pregnant, and we decided to get married.”According to the outlet, Cher wanted to be married if she was having a baby.“I just kept putting one foot in front of the other,” wrote Cher, as quoted by the outlet.

Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.”It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday.Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.”The movie will be the first time that an adaptation of Homer’s saga will play on IMAX film screens.Nolan has been an IMAX enthusiast for years, going back to “The Dark Knight,” and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras. For “Oppenheimer,” the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed.Nolan hasn’t said specifically what the new technology for “The Odyssey” will be, but earlier this month he told The Associated Press that they’re in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production.“They have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,” Nolan said.