David Becker/WireImage via Getty Images The film nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards are in. Conclave and Wicked are the top-nominated movies of the year, earning 11 nods each. Following close behind are Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez with 10 nods apiece. Joining the four previously mentioned films in the best picture category […]
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images, FILE Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of sexually assaulting three men, including one of his former employees, who he allegedly plied with spiked alcoholic drinks, according to new civil lawsuits filed Thursday in New York. One of the men worked for the rap mogul and alleged his former boss raped him […]
Getty Images Prosecutors in Sweden have closed their investigation into a rape that occurred in Stockholm in October, a case in which Kylian Mbappe was reportedly a person of interest, citing a lack of evidence. “During the course of the investigation, there has been a designated person suspected on reasonable grounds of rape and two […]
Marek Jantač/National Museum in Prague (LONDON) — Scientists have pinpointed a time frame in which Neanderthals began “mixing” with modern humans, based on the DNA of early inhabitants of Europe. Analysis of the oldest-known genomes from early modern humans who lived in Europe indicates that the mixing occurred more recently than previous estimates, according to […]
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors from special counsel David Weiss’ office, according to court filing Thursday. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. […]
JB Lacroix/WireImage via Getty Images Daisy Ridley is a window cleaner striving to save the day in the trailer for Cleaner. The new film, which comes to theaters on Feb. 21, finds Ridley playing Joey Locke, a former soldier working as a window cleaner in present-day London. When a group of radical activists take over […]
Eric Charbonneau/A24 via Getty Images While no official casting for Sam Mendes’ movies about The Beatles has been announced, the rumors continue to swirl, and now one of the actors mentioned as a possible candidate to play John Lennon has spoken out on the subject. On the red carpet for his new movie Babygirl, actor Harris Dickinson […]
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyoncé‘s BeyGOOD Foundation has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center’s Criminal Justice Clinic. The money will pay for a full-time faculty member and director, according to a release, making way for increased enrollment and expanded services, including better community outreach efforts that are intended to help and teach […]
Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Questlove‘s documentary about funk legend Sly Stone will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. “It’s time good people. It’s official,” Questlove said when announcing the news about Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) on Instagram. “The film explores the life, music, and cultural impact of Sly Stone, shedding light […]
Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick has been named the next coach of the North Carolina football program, the school announced Wednesday, completing one of the biggest surprises in recent football history and pausing — if not potentially ending — Belichick’s chase for the NFL all-time wins record. Belichick has agreed to a five-year deal, which will reportedly […]
