Author - jessie tan

Star Wars: The Acolyte merges murder mystery with family drama

For Amandla Stenberg, the Star Wars franchise is about how trauma affects everyone and how the inability to accept and process it makes people more vulnerable to corruption. The Hunger Games actor stars in the new eight-episode Star Wars series The Acolyte on Disney+ as Mae, a character with complicated family problems and a strong connection to the Force. There...

Dakota Johnson & Chris Evans Film Scenes for ‘Materialists’ at County Clerk’s Office

Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans are getting ready to film a few scenes for Materialists. The 34-year-old actress and the 42-year-old actor arrived separately at the County Clerk’s Office with several crew members as they prepared to film scenes for their upcoming movie on Tuesday (June 4) in New York City. As they arrived at the office building, Dakota was seen wearing a...

Patricia Heaton to Reunite With Kelsey Grammer, Joins ‘Frasier’ Season 2 Cast

Patricia Heaton is joining the cast of Frasier! The 66-year-old actress has landed a recurring guest star role on the Paramount+ revival series, according to Deadline. This marks a reunion for her and Kelsey Grammer, who previously starred on the one season 2007 TV series Back to You, and he had a spot on her 2019 CBS series Carol’s Second Act, where he played her...

Julie Bowen Looks Back at Helping ‘Modern Family’ Daughter Sarah Hyland Leave Abusive Relationship

Julie Bowen is looking back at being there for Modern Family co-star Sarah Hyland during a very difficult time in her life. Back in 2014, Sarah, 33, received a three-year restraining order against then-boyfriend Matt Prokop after he allegedly verbally and physically abused her during their five-year relationship. The month before the order was granted, Julie, 54, intervened and helped her on-screen daughter end the relationship after which Matt,...

Cher Honors ‘Dear Friend’ Cyndi Lauper at Hand & Footprint Ceremony

Cher is celebrating her longtime friend Cyndi Lauper! The 70-year-old “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” singer was honored with a Hand and Footprint Ceremony on Tuesday (June 4) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. During the ceremony, Cher, 78, took to the podium to give a moving speech to her “dear friend.” “She’s a wonderful wonderful, crazy, crazy person,” Cher said, according...

Kevin Costner Explains Why He Turned Down CNN’s Request to Shorten His Whitney Houston Eulogy

Kevin Costner is looking back at Whitney Houston‘s death. Kevin, 69, and the late “I Will Always Love You” singer became lifelong friends after starring together in the 1992 blockbuster The Bodyguard. After Whitney‘s death at the age of 48 in February 2012, Kevin was one of eight people that spoke at her funeral. In a new interview, Kevin explained why he turned down CNN’s request...

Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum book their wedding for next year

Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum have booked their wedding for next year, according to father-of-the-bride Lenny Kravitz. The couple are believed to have become engaged in October 2023 after two years of dating when Zoe was seen showing off a massive ring on her left hand, and now her rocker dad has revealed she is planning...

Jungkook to release song dedicated to BTS Army

Jungkook is set to release a song dedicated to the BTS Army. The 26-year-old star will drop Never Let Go on Friday (June 7), a "heartfelt tribute" and "token of gratitude" for the "boundless love" they've received from the K-pop boy band's loyal fans. An update by the group's label BigHit Music, on Weverse, read: "We are...

Daisy Ridley trained with Olympian Siobhan-Marie O’Connor for new role as marathon swimmer

Daisy Ridley spent months training with Olympian Siobhan-Marie O'Connor for her new role as a marathon swimmer. The Star Wars actress plays plays the lead role in Young Woman and the Sea — a biopic about Gertrude Ederle, an American swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English channel in 1926, and spent months completing intense...

Edwin Goh reunites with ‘screen mums’ Zoe Tay, Pan Lingling and Aileen Tan on their trip to Sydney

Veteran actresses Zoe Tay, Pan Lingling and Aileen Tan met up with a familiar face during their trip to Australia recently. In an Instagram Story on June 1, Zoe uploaded a photo of them with former actor Edwin Goh, who left Singapore for Sydney with his girlfriend Rachel Wan last year. The 29-year-old left Mediacorp and enrolled in performing...