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Judge Gives Hugh Grant Green Light on Sun Suit

Actor can proceed with complaint against parent company NGN on alleged snooping

(Newser) - Hugh Grant got some good news and some bad news this week on his complaint against the publisher of the the Sun. First, the good news: A London court on Friday determined that the 62-year-old actor can proceed with his lawsuit against the UK tabloid's parent company, News Group...

Ray Stevenson Said He Had to Be an Actor
Ray Stevenson
Said He Had
to Be an Actor
obituary
May 22, 2023 7:05 PM CDT

Ray Stevenson Said He Had to Be an Actor

His films included 'RRR,' the 'Thor' series

(Newser) - Ray Stevenson, a prolific actor whose films included RRR and the Thor series, has died. He was 58 and died in Italy, Variety reports, where he was working. Born in Northern Ireland, Stevenson attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He began working on TV shows in the 1990s before winning...

Actor Ray Liotta Is Dead at 67
Cause of Death
Announced for Ray Liotta
UPDATED
May 8, 2023 10:35 AM CDT

Cause of Death Announced for Ray Liotta

'Goodfellas' actor, who died last May at age 67, had fluid in lungs, heart failure, per TMZ

(Newser) - It's been nearly a year since Ray Liotta's death at age 67, and now there are some answers as to what happened. As TMZ puts it, the Goodfellas actor's "heart and lungs gave out," according to officials in the Dominican Republic, where Liotta had been...

Actor Worried About B-Movie Flop Wins $1M Suit

France's Eva Green wins unusual lawsuit

(Newser) - Actor Eva Green was awarded $1 million Friday by a British court in a sensational dispute over the collapse of a film project she feared was destined to become a B movie that could ruin her career. The film in question was a sci-fi thriller, but the case played out...

'Epitome of a Celebrity Activist': Harry Belafonte Dies at 96

Former President Obama once asked him to cut him 'some slack'

(Newser) - Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian, and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96, reports the AP . Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife, Pamela, by...

Autopsy: Green Book Actor Died From Accidental OD

Frank Vallelonga's body was dumped on a sidewalk in the Bronx

(Newser) - An autopsy has determined that actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine before his body was dumped on a sidewalk in the Bronx last year, according to a New York City medical examiner. Police said they suspected an overdose when the 60-year-old, who played...

Lance Reddick Starred in The Wire , John Wick Films
Lance Reddick's Cause
of Death: Heart Disease
udpated
Apr 6, 2023 1:44 PM CDT

Lance Reddick's Cause of Death: Heart Disease

60-year-old starred in the 'The Wire,' the 'John Wick' films, and more

(Newser) - The cause of Lance Reddick's unexpected death at age 60 has been revealed: heart disease. More specifically, ischemic heart disease and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, according to the death certificate for the late actor obtained by TMZ . Reddick died in his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los...

Guy Pearce's Query on Trans Actors Doesn't Land Well

'Memento' star's question on who should be able to play what characters ignited a brouhaha

(Newser) - Guy Pearce was asking questions this week—including one that quickly got him into hot water with the transgender community. Deadline reports that on Monday, the Memento and LA Confidential star, who became famous for playing a drag queen in 1994's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,...

Renner Shows Off His High-Tech Recovery

Actor's progress after snowplow accident appears to involve an anti-gravity treadmill

(Newser) - There hasn't been much news since Jeremy Renner returned home in mid-January to recuperate from his gruesome snowplow accident, but now, an update that shows him making further progress. The 52-year-old Avengers star posted video of himself on social media on Sunday, slowly walking on a treadmill. "I...

A Rising Hollywood Star Is Arrested in NYC

Jonathan Majors of 'Creed III' denies wrongdoing after domestic violence charges

(Newser) - Jonathan Majors, described by the Hollywood Reporter as "one of the more in-demand actors working today," has been arrested in New York City after what the police describe as a "domestic dispute." The 33-year-old Creed III co-star was charged Saturday with strangulation, assault, and harassment, per...

Sam Neill Makes Big Reveal in Memoir: 'I'm Not Off the Hook'

'Jurassic Park' actor will need chemo for life in blood cancer battle, though he's now in remission

(Newser) - Sam Neill's memoir, Did I Ever Tell You This? , will be released Tuesday, but the Guardian got an advance copy, and one line in particular jumped out: "The thing is, I'm crook. Possibly dying. I may have to speed this up." In a sit-down with Neill...

He Once Wooed on the Soaps. Now, a 'Bizarre' Crime

Forbes March, who played Scott Chandler on 'All My Children,' is accused of stealing cooking oil

(Newser) - It's still early, but Soaps.com is already calling this "the most bizarre crime you're likely to read about this week." It involves Forbes March, a 49-year-old former soap opera veteran who's starred in such programs as All My Children, As the World Turns, and...

Fiddler on the Roof &#39;s Tevye Bows Out
Fiddler on the Roof's
Tevye Bows Out
OBITUARY
Mar 9, 2023 10:50 AM CST

Fiddler on the Roof's Tevye Bows Out

Israeli actor and icon Chaim Topol dies at 87

(Newser) - Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in Fiddler on the Roof, has died in Tel Aviv, Israeli leaders said Thursday, per the AP. He was 87. The cause wasn't immediately released. Israeli...

Tom Sizemore Dead at 61
Tom Sizemore
Dead at 61
OBITUARY
Mar 4, 2023 5:30 AM CST

Tom Sizemore Dead at 61

'Saving Private Ryan' actor never recovered from brain aneurysm he suffered last month

(Newser) - Tom Sizemore, the Saving Private Ryan actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. The actor had suffered a brain aneurysm on Feb. 18 at his home in Los Angeles. He died in his sleep Friday...

Brother of Julian Sands: I Know 'He Has Gone'

Searches continue for actor, hiker Bob Gregory in California's San Gabriel Mountains

(Newser) - The brother of Julian Sands is losing hope that the actor will be found alive 12 days after he was reported missing in California . "He has not yet been declared missing, presumed dead, but I know in my heart that he has gone," Nick Sands tells the UK'...

Actor Leslie Jordan Dead at 67
Coroner Reveals
Leslie Jordan's
Cause of Death
UPDATED
Jan 20, 2023 8:05 AM CST

Coroner Reveals Leslie Jordan's Cause of Death

Actor died from heart failure, not car crash

(Newser) - The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has confirmed what many people suspected after Leslie Jordan was declared dead at the scene of a car crash in Hollywood October: The 67-year-old Will & Grace actor wasn't killed in the crash but died from a medical emergency that caused him...

&#39;Most Beautiful Woman in the World&#39; Is Dead at 95
'Most Beautiful Woman
in the World' Is Dead at 95
obituary
Jan 16, 2023 8:14 AM CST

'Most Beautiful Woman in the World' Is Dead at 95

Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida is gone

(Newser) - Gina Lollobrigida, who for decades embodied the Italian stereotype of Mediterranean beauty and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies, died in Rome Monday at age 95, per the AP . Her agent confirmed, without providing details, but Lollobrigida had surgery...

Flash Actor Ezra Miller Pleads Not Guilty to Theft
Ezra Miller
to Plead Guilty,
Avoid Jail: Report
UPDATED
Jan 12, 2023 9:35 AM CST

Ezra Miller to Plead Guilty, Avoid Jail: Report

30-year-old 'Flash' star is accused of stealing liquor bottles from neighbor

(Newser) - Ezra Miller will avoid jail time in pleading guilty to trespassing, while burglary and larceny charges against them will be dropped, NBC News reports. The star of the upcoming DC Comics feature The Flash, who's reportedly receiving mental health treatment following numerous arrests , is accused of stealing liquor from...

Stranger Things' Schnapp Makes Big Reveal on TikTok

Actor, 18, who plays Will Byers on Netflix show says he's gay

(Newser) - Over the summer, Noah Schnapp confirmed that Will Byers, the character he plays on Netflix's Stranger Things, is gay. Now, in an instance of life imitating art, the 18-year-old actor reveals he's "more similar to Will than I thought"—i.e., he's gay in real...

Kate Hudson Doesn't Like 'Nepo Baby' Label

Actor, herself the daughter of actors, says nepotism is more common outside Hollywood

(Newser) - The phrase "nepo baby" entered the lexicon in a big way in 2022, the lingo short for "nepotism baby" and the phrase referring to children of famous people who've become famous themselves. New York magazine brought all this into a focus with a year-end "Year of...

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