2/15/25: Last News

Maya Hawke claimed that the size of actors’ social media following is becoming a big factor in some producers’ casting decisions and whether a movie is able to be made.During a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast,” the 26-year-old actress, who is the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, recalled that her parents “worked hard” to protect her privacy when she was growing up. However, she believes that actors are expected to share more of their personal lives in the age of social media and their follower count is becoming increasingly important to their careers.“I think that the line between actor and celebrity has gotten extremely blurry,” the “Stranger Things” star said.

It might be a small world, but big changes are in store for guests of Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. and its “It’s A Small World” attraction.The resort is celebrating its 70th anniversary, according to the Disney Parks blog, and new lyrics will be added to the song that’s synonymous with the boat ride.As riders step inside the Main Street Cinema, a new short film, “The Last Verse,” will highlight the Sherman Brothers, a musical twosome who collaborated with Walt Disney on the song, “It’s A Small World.” In the film, a new verse, written by Richard M.

in a long-running legal battle over the Ramones, a former business manager for the iconic punk band claimed.Shira Scheindlin — who ruled in 2013 that stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional and was later booted from the case by an appeals court for impartiality — has allegedly shown “outrageous and improper behavior” throughout the dispute between guitarist Johnny Ramone’s widow, Linda Cummings-Ramone, and lead singer Joey Ramone’s brother, who goes by the stage name Mickey Leigh, according to court papers.Lawyers for Leigh wants to vacate Scheindlin’s December decision forcing former business manager David Frey to step down, claiming the jurist lacked jurisdiction. Frey violated the terms of RPI’s agreements when he failed to present deal for a potential Netflix movie about Leigh’s book, “I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Punk Rock Family Memoir,” to the company for approval, Scheindlin found.It took decades for the band, whose four founding members were from Queens, to become a commercial success with its eponymous April 1976 debut going gold 38 years after it debuted.Earlier this year, Frey sued Cummings-Ramone for defamation after she previously accused him of threatening to leak a sex tape of her.“Judge Scheindlin exceeded her bounds and usurped jurisdiction on issues over which she lacked the power to decide,” Frey’s lawyer’s claimed in a January filing seeking to vacate her decision and also accusing her of “often screaming at defense counsel for inconsequential acts.”A transcript included in court records shows Scheindlin chastising Frey’s lawyers for failing to provide evidence ahead of time and for dragging out proceedings.“Ms.

Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who played Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s critically acclaimed “Full Metal Jacket,” passed away on Friday at age 69.The cause of death has not yet been determined, but the actor had been in a Las Vegas hospital for weeks with respiratory problems. He was surrounded by friends and family when he passed, TMZ reported.

according to The Numbers.The third standalone “Captain America” film co-stars Hollywood legend Harrison Ford as both President Thaddeus Ross and the character’s alter ego, Red Hulk.The is the second Marvel film within the last year to enjoy impressive day-one sales: last summer’s highest-grossing hit, Marvel’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,” opened with $38.5 million in sales its first day in theaters.Paddington Bear is also back in theaters — this time, on an all-new South American adventure. “Paddington in Peru” was also released on Friday, and sold $5.1 million in tickets to finish at No.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are headed toward divorce, TMZ has spoken to sources who say the couple doesn’t have a prenup agreement in place.Last month, West claimed he had a net worth of $2.7 billion based on the valuation of his “music portfolio” and “sole ownership of the Yeezy mark.”However, Forbes has reported that the disgraced rapper’s actual fortune currently stands at around $400 million.On Saturday, TMZ stated that the lack of a pre-nup might not actually be a boon for Censori, stating: “We’re told Kanye has actually lost money since he married Bianca. In California, assets and debts are split equally, so on the surface, she could actually owe money.”Reports of a potential split came earlier this week after West started selling swastika T-shirts and embarked on a dayslong antisemitic rant on social media.His tirade began after the 2025 Grammys, where he sparked outrage by walking the carpet with Censori who was clad in a see-through nude micro dress.The disgraced rapper initially tweeted: “I have dominion over my wife,” adding that their relationship isn’t “no woke as[s] feminist s – – t.

Paris Olympics mimicked a kangaroo, found herself in another embarrassing snafu at a Sydney nightclub.Raygun, the divisive breakdancing sensation, tried to grab a microphone out of the hands of a drag queen Thursday, but not before she fell on the stage in an apparent attempt to recreate her viral performance from the Summer Games.In a video shared on Instagram, the crowd at long-running gay bar Universal can be heard chanting Raygun’s name before she loses balance busting out one of her breakdancing moves.The 37-year-old dancer, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, then gets back up, and tries to grab the mic out of Sydney drag queen Champagne’s hands.The breakdancer blamed being tipsy for her topsy-turvy act.“Hahaha, defs had a bit too much! Imagine my hangxiety today!” she commented on an Instagram post by Gay Sydney News.Some social media users had tongue and cheek reactions to the infamous dancer.“It’s like seeing Jesus walk on water,” wrote Instagram user London Briidge.Others were more supportive.“She was a great sport! I’d have given her gold last night!,” wrote Instagram user Keira Billie, in reference to her dismal Olympics routine in which she failed to score a single point.Raygun announced she was retiring after the “really upsetting” backlash she faced following her Paris performance, only to turn back around and say she is “never going to stop.”“I’m still going to be part of community jams, or I’d like to go to community jams and still and still dance and still break,” she said back in November.It appears that’s what she did, or at least attempted to, this week.

a rather blase stint on “Dancing with the Stars.” One month later came “The Dropout,” the story of spooky Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried). A charismatic young medical CEO who aspired to be Steve Jobs and seemingly never blinked, she convinced deep-pocketed individuals to fund her “groundbreaking” blood-testing device to the tune of $700 million. Whoops.

Saturday Night Live” hosted a star-studded concert on Friday featuring musical guests who have appeared on the program throughout the decades.Cher was among the performers who took the stage at Radio City Hall for the “SNL50: Homecoming Concert”, transporting the crowd back to 1989 with a rendition of her hit “If I Could Turn Back Time.”The 78-year-old icon wore the same sexy outfit — a see-through black bodysuit — that she did in the famed music video filmed 36 years ago. Teamed with a leather jacket, Cher wowed the crowd with her age-defying physique and stamina.