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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The “Last Supper” snafu has yet to die down. More than a week after the Paris Olympics opening ceremony that appeared to parody Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” painting, the Vatican has issued a statement in which it “deplored the offense” caused to Christians.

In a rare weekend release, the Vatican responded Saturday to the controversial drag performance that depicted Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” painting during the 2024 Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony last week.

at the to shut down relationship critics.On August 1, Biles defended husband Jonathan Owens, who has been catching flack from her fans since describing himself as the “” in their relationship during a joint podcast appearance in December 2023. At the time, the NFL player also claimed he “didn't know” who Biles was when they matched on Raya in 2020, even though she'd already won four gold medals during the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Olympics‘ gender eligibility controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is still swirling days after winning over Italy’s Angela Carini in a bout that lasted less than a minute. Khelif has been accused of competing in the wrong gender category by some who have argued that she was disqualified at last year’s Women’s World Championships, along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu‑ting after they failed a gender eligibility test due to elevated levels of testosterone in their system. Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, whom Khelif will face later today for her next boxing match, ignited some more tensions and fury after posting a now deleted mock picture of Khelif as a Hulk-like cartoon monster looking down at a young girl on her Instagram account.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been surrounded by controversy following her Olympics win against Italian boxer Angela Carini, with many prominent public figures questioning her gender identity.

Alex Ritman The International Olympic Committee has spoken out following one of the biggest controversies of the Paris games so far, one that has sparked widespread debate around the globe. Earlier this week, a row erupted about the inclusion of two boxers who had previously failed a gender eligibility test at a separate competition .

So much SCANDAL today! Just how we like it!!!

K.J. Yossman The organizer of Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival has filed a lawsuit against the 1975 and all its members individually following frontman Matty Healy’s protest against the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws during the event last July.

Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers have been speaking out about being back together for the first time as they kicked off rehearsals for the 2024 series. The start of their work on the string of pro numbers that will feature throughout the series began on Monday (July 22).

Peter Andre has spoken out about the recent controversy surrounding Strictly Come Dancing after numerous reports came to light about the professional dancers on the show.

Bella Hadid‘s newest ad with Adidas sparked some controversy, and we’re breaking it all down.

. Also natural is that with all of this coverage came plenty of opinions—and most of those opinions centered around Culpo's .

A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “increasingly unpopular” in the United States. The claim comes after Prince Harry, 39, faced backlash after being honoured at the ESPY Awards, with the mother of war hero Pat Tillman saying she was “shocked” over the decision to hand the award to the royal an award named after her late son.

Thirty-two years later, Sharon Stone put her own spin on the infamous scene, which she felt she was tricked into filming and left her angry.

Prince Harry accepted the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPY Awards on Thursday night — despite all the controversy!

Darius Rucker weighed in on Morgan Wallen‘s racial slur controversy and his cancellation.

Eve.Seo’s break from the entertainment industry came after a controversy where the actress had been accused of gaslighting her ex-boyfriend, actor Kim Jung-hyun. In April 2021, she received backlash for her alleged controlling and manipulative behaviour during the filming of Kim’s 2018 K-drama Time.In February 2022, the actress apologised for being “so late” with her apology and spoke about how she regretted making people “uncomfortable” in the past due to her “immature attitude and shortcomings”.

3 min read It is expected the rugby league player who had homophobic tattoos exposed this week has covered them up or had them removed as he has been selected to play in […]

EXCLUSIVE: You might not be familiar with Namit Malhotra’s name, but the world certainly knows his work. Malhotra founded Indian production services company Prime Focus Technologies in 1997, and is currently CEO of VFX company DNEG, which has won seven Academy Awards for films such Inception,Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune. Hailing from a filmmaking family in India’s Mumbai, Malhotra holds immense influence in both Hollywood and Bollywood, where he is currently in production on Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. The hotly-anticipated feature will feature a score collaboration between A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) and Hans Zimmer (Lion King, Dune). Malhotra, a services exec by trade, is also upping his producer game. He produced the recent Garfield movie, which crossed $200M at the box office this month, was an exec on Hindi-language film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva and has exec producer credits on Peacock’s upcoming Rome epic Those About to Die, Legendary’s animation/live-action hybrid Animal Friends and The Angry Birds Movie 3. Here, he chats to Deadline about his cross-continental journey, the impact of the pandemic, layoffs at his company, and future projects in the pipeline. 

as over the past year, the liked of Bieber, Grande, Lovato, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, and Carly Rae Jepsen had all parted ways with him. Braun shared a statement on his official social media accounts sharing that after over 20 years, “this chapter as a music manager has come to an end.” He revealed that this was something that had been at least two years in the making and shared that a chat with one of his clients last year solidified his decision.“One of my biggest clients and friends told me that they wanted to spread their wings and go in a new direction,” he said.

Armie Hammer is taking those cannibalism allegations in stride — despite the fact that they pretty much imploded his Hollywood career.