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Love at first whistle? Chicago P.D.’s intense crimes and skilled detectives are the heart of the show — but the complex romance between Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek is what keeps many fans coming back.

Taylor Swift is cozying up to her new London Boy!

 In her adoptive country, Tina Turner was more than just a swivel-hipped rock, R&B and pop superstar. She unapologetically moved to Switzerland for its discretion and calm, carrying her very public persona into a very private country. She relished her life as a Swiss citizen — and the feeling was mutual.

We’re just one day away from The Little Mermaid officially hitting theaters!

Teresa Giudice's daughters cried over their uncle and her brother, Joe Gorga, not coming to the wedding. But it's not that they lamented his absence.

Kendra Wilkinson is working on her new lease on life. The former  model and  star opened up to ET about the challenges of being a single mother while pursuing her career in real estate. Wilkinson's reality TV show, , returns for season 2 this month, with the first two new episodes premiering on Max on May 26.  Speaking with ET's Deidre Behar, Wilkinson gave some insight into raising her two children — son Hank and daughter Alijah — whom she shares with her ex-husband, Hank Baskett. «I mean, look, it's really hard being a single mom, you know, alone,» Wilkinson began.

Persona, starring the late K-pop idol Sulli.Netflix had originally released season one of Persona, starring singer-actress IU, in 2019. The series was an anthology of four short films, all written and shot by different directors.In the same year, production had started on a second season of Persona, and was set to star the late Sulli.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic One of the grand paradoxes of Jean-Luc Godard is that he was a radical, an outlier, a filmmaker who guarded his purity and always looked askance at “the system,” yet because the nature of filmmaking is that it requires a lot of money, and is connected to fame, and produces images that can spread with iconic power, Godard was an outsider who was also an insider; a poet of cinema who made himself a celebrity; an artist who bridged the larger-than-life, old-school ethos of movies with the forbidding imperatives of the avant-garde. All of that contradiction is on full display, with a luscious kind of resonance, in “Godard par Godard,” an hour-long documentary, written by Frédéric Bonnaud and directed by Florence Platarets, that was presented at the Cannes Film Festival today as a tribute to Godard, eight months after his death on September 13, 2022. The documentary was shown along with Godard’s final film, the 20-minute-long “Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: ‘Phony Wars’.” All of which sounds like one of those Cannes–only special events, but au contraire: This is a program that was meant to be seen by the world at large, and with any luck it will be distributed that way. It’s an homage that invites us to look back, with fond fascination, on all the cinema Godard gave us, and on who he really was.

Escape To The Chateau's Dick and Angel Strawbridge have suspended their wedding business, following Channel 4's announcement that they would be cutting ties with the couple. It was reported that the pair clashed with producers, leading to the show being axed following its ninth series, which aired last December.

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Luis Miguel is about to go on tour, causing mayhem in websites in Mexico that were ill-equipped to handle the influx of customers. Another reason that he’s gone viral is a TikTok video that claims to have found the inspiration for one of his first hits, “La Chica del Bikini Azul,” a song that talks about a beautiful girl on the beach. Meet the five finalists of ‘La Casa de los Famosos 3’Luis Miguel’s daughter Michelle Salas is engaged: ‘The beginning of forever’Luis Miguel's emotional tribute to Marcela Basteri for Mother's Daybuscando fotos para el día de la Madre me encuentro con esto #mamá#luismiguel#lachicadelbikinaazul#chile#parati#luismiThe clip was shared by @cris_sing, who kicks off with a video of himself and his mother.

Tommy Fury admitted he feels pressure to keep up a masculine persona outside the boxing ring due to social media, speaking during the all-male takeover of Loose Women.

Christian Nodal has been all over the news this year. Following the reveal of his relationship with Cazzu and the subsequent announcement of the birth of their baby, Nodal’s persona life has been of extreme interest for fans.

the music charts and had 14 top-ten singles, including «Hot Stuff,» «Bad Girls» and «She Works Hard for the Money,» making her one of the most prolific singer-songwriters of her era. Now fans can see Summer as never before with the release of the HBO Original . Directed by Oscar and Emmy-winner Roger Ross William and the daughter of Summer, Brooklyn Sudano, this documentary combines intimate footage and interviews from those closest to her.In this personal portrait, viewers will get to see into the life of Summer, on and off the stage.While many are familiar with her on-stage persona — a dazzling presence that could entertain the biggest crowds — few know what she was really like under it all.

A.D. Amorosi It’s good to be Ludacris. Twenty years after his first appearance in the “Fast and Furious” action-adventure franchise, 2003’s “2 Fast 2 Furious,” the Atlanta rapper and actor is set to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame the same week “Fast X” premieres. Such attention is nothing new to Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. As an artist, he’s sold more than 24 million albums worldwide since he began making music with 1999’s independent “Incognegro.” From there, it was on to a Def Jam contract and mainstream fame with such hits as “Act a Fool” and “Stand Up,” plus collaborations such as his 2004 feature alongside Lil Jon on Usher’s “Yeah!” For a guy who hasn’t made a new album since 2015, the “Dirty South” rapper is jump-starting his schedule with just-booked music gigs in Miami Beach in May, and Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Weekend at the Resorts World Las Vegas in July. Bridges talked with Variety about his start in radio, how Timbaland discovered him, and the way that business school has helped guide him through a long career in the hip-hop game.

A.D. Amorosi In November 2001, Ludacris was set to release his third album, “Word of Mouf.” At the same time, however, his debut on film, “The Wash,” was also about to hit theaters. Luda’s role in the DJ Pooh-directed comedy starring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg was small. But “The Wash,” along with his goofball antics in several of his music videos (“if you do them right, videos are like acting reels,” he says), put Luda in front of major league filmmakers such as the late John Singleton and Paul Haggis. In back-to-back films, the rapper became a movie star as Tej Parker in 2003’s “2 Fast 2 Furious,” followed in 2004 by the Oscar-winning “Crash.” Some 30 more movies would follow.

Rylan Clark recently hinted that he had a secret feud with a fellow TV presenter but kept the name of the person under wraps, but now Kerry Katona has also dropped a bombshell about the person's identity.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor In a sprawling new cover story in Vanity Fair, the Weeknd talks about the dark rumors surrounding his forthcoming HBO series “The Idol” and speaks broadly of what will apparently be the third iteration of his musical persona.   The series comes at a transitional time for the artist, who spoke of his theatrical ambitions in an expansive 2020 Variety cover story pegged to the release of his blockbuster album “After Hours.” In many ways “The Idol” is a conclusion of that dark, superstar phase of the Weeknd: Although he insists he is not Tedros, the abusive and misogynistic Svengali he portrays in the show — who is manipulating a pop star played by Lily Rose Depp, both career-wise and personally — it’s not worlds away from the nihilistic, sex-obsessed, drug-addled persona that populates many of his songs. In fact, he says he’s closer to Depp’s character.          

Courtney Howard Throughout her all-too-brief life, Anna Nicole Smith played a variety of roles on screen and off, identifying as someone different to everyone in her orbit. Even her name was part of a manufactured persona, carved from the same marble as Marilyn Monroe — an aspirational idol of hers. The buxom blonde bombshell represented the dynamic range a woman’s identity could span, from the saintly (wife, mother, girl next door) to the sinful (exotic dancer, calculating gold digger, tabloid-courting sensation). Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, she swapped her small-town woes for a ticket to stardom as a Playboy Playmate, Guess Jeans pinup girl and glamorous movie star: a walking, talking billboard for fashion, sex and, later, severe misfortune.

Graduation season has arrived, and for those closing one major chapter of their lives and being jolted into the next with a bombardment of messages – inspiring, eye-opening and even brutally honest – some stand out more than others. For graduates of major universities, a college career seems incomplete without the wisdom and inspiration of commencement speakers who blaze the trail to the real world for those walking across the stage.

Coronation Street as he fell seriously ill, following a fight with Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan). Having overheard Daisy telling partner Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) that she plans to ditch him as soon as he is better, angry and upset Ryan threw her out of the apartment. Devastated and feeling unwell, Ryan turned to Crystal, leaving her a voicemail and asking her to call him back.