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Dumbledore's sexuality addressed in 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel
Warning: This article contains spoilers for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” The sexuality of Hogwarts professor Albus Dumbledore is not a central part of the newest “Fantastic Beasts” movie, but the film does address the subject in a way previous releases have not. In the movie, in theaters Friday, Dumbledore (played by Jude Law) teases that he and the villainous Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) were even closer than brothers...
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The ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ problem: Why is Hollywood giving Johnny Depp a pass?
Would you cast Johnny Depp as a blockbuster villain? The actor has a reputation for terrorizing his own sets. In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter cited sources close to the production of the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with “tales of excessive drinking, physical fights with [Amber] Heard and constant lateness on set, which often left hundreds of extras waiting for hours at a time.” Last May, Page Six reported that...
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Why Lady Gaga will never be the same after 'A Star Is Born'
Lady Gaga can’t shake her character from “A Star Is Born.” And she doesn’t want to. “I feel Ally inside of me,” Gaga says of the rising musical icon she plays in the film. “I wonder how long she’ll stay. Or if she’ll be in there forever.” This symbiotic relationship is evident at her Variety photo shoot at her home in Malibu, a week before she had to evacuate due to the Woolsey Fire. Gaga isn’t sure what she’ll wear at first. Inspiration ...
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Private funeral held for Stan Lee, more memorials in works
A small, private funeral has been held to mourn Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee, and his company is making more plans to memorialize him. Lee's POW! Entertainment says Friday that Lee insisted he did not want a large, public funeral. The company says it has set up a memorial wall on Lee's website where friends and fans can share tributes, and messages from fellow creators and artists will appear on Lee's social media pages soon. More memorial plans are in the works. The 95-year-old Lee died Monday.
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With 1 line, William Goldman taught Hollywood all it needed to know
William Goldman, the Oscar-winning writer of screenplays for “All the President’s Men” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” who died on Friday, coined the best line in the history of Hollywood, and it wasn’t even for one of his movies. “Nobody knows anything.” If you work in this business — and Goldman was clear-eyed about the fact that the film industry is an industry first, where art and ideas must serve the bottom line, or ...
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Kids from 'You've Got Mail' reunite 20 years later: See them now
Jeffrey Scaperrotta, 25, played Tom's much-younger half-brother, Matt (top right). Hallee Hirsh, 30, played Tom's much-younger aunt, Annabelle (bottom right). The pair (pictured today, left) spoke about their favorite scenes and moments from filming the movie. Jeffrey, who was five at the time, revealed he still gets asked to say F-O-X. Another surprising revelation was that Hallee actually could sing well but was told to sing off-key for the...
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Armie Hammer apologizes for 'unnecessary' Stan Lee comment
Armie Hammer is apologizing for a series of comments he made in the wake of Marvel co-creator Stan Lee's death on Monday. As celebrities and fans alike paid their respects to Lee online, Hammer criticized those who chose to post selfies or photos with Lee, saying in a since deleted tweet that it was a way of making Lee's death about themselves. Hammer's comment was called out by many online, including actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. "While attempting...
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Jennifer Garner 'thankful' for new boyfriend's 'love and support’
So in love! Jennifer Garner’s relationship with her new boyfriend, John Miller, “continues to be extremely serious,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. Hot Rebound Romances “Jennifer is extremely happy with John,” the insider tells Us. “Jen has been thankful for John’s stable love and support during issues she has faced with [ex-husband Ben Affleck’s] sobriety. He isn’t jealous and understands Jen’s commitment to helping Ben.” The Justice...
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'A Star Is Born' cinematographer arrested in Poland
Matthew Libatique, an Oscar-nominated cinematographer who most recently worked on Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born," has reportedly been charged with the assault of medical first responders in Poland. According to Polish news station TVN24 and as reported by the Associated Press, Libatique attacked paramedics and police called to a hotel in Bydgoszcz in Poland after he was seen staggering. "The patient suddenly became aggressive towards medical...
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Billy Crystal reveals the secret to his 48-year marriage
Some Hollywood marriages crumble — but not for Billy Crystal and his wife, Janice Crystal. The Emmy winner opened up to Us Weekly exclusively about the secret to his 48-year marriage. Celebrity Couples and How They First Met “We laugh a lot,” Billy, 70, told Us during a Friars Club event in his honor at New York City’s Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, November 12. “We’ve grown together, we’ve parented together, we’ve grandparented together. I’m...
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