‘It’s a ceremony’: Why Xixi Lim talks to a toilet bowl when she’s stressed

When local actress-host Xixi Lim was studying in a polytechnic more than a decade ago, she confronted a student who had mocked her size when the lift they were in was overloaded. "In the lift, the person turned around and looked at me, so I told him, 'I came in first.' As he was going out,...

Investigation into Liam Payne’s death reportedly sparks raids on homes of 2 hotel employees and a friend

Liam Payne's death investigation has reportedly sparked raids on the homes of two hotel employees and a friend of the singer. The 31-year-old former One Direction star fell to his death on Oct 16 from the balcony of his room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, and it is now said police have stepped...

Cara Delevingne urges friends to unleash 4 years of hell on Republicans

Cara Delevingne has urged her friends to unleash four years of "hell" on Republicans after Donald Trump was elected the new US President. The model-actress, 32, joined a raft of liberal voices slamming the election of the scandal-mired former reality TV judge as America's 47th commander-in-chief — with other celebs including Bette Midler and Cardi B sharing...

Jennifer Aniston pays tribute to Friends co-star Matthew Perry on death anniversary

Jennifer Aniston has paid tribute to Matthew Perry on the one-year anniversary of his death. The Friends actor passed away from the acute effects of ketamine at his Los Angeles home on Oct 28, 2023, at the age of 54, and on Monday (Oct 28) his former co-star took to Instagram to share a series of pictures...

Penelope Cruz to reunite with Johnny Depp on upcoming thriller

Penelope Cruz is to reunite with Johnny Depp on Day Drinker. The Spanish actress has joined the cast of Marc Webb's upcoming thriller, marking her fourth collaboration with the Edward Scissorhands star following Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Murder on the Orient Express. The project was first announced in March, but with Sydney...

‘Don’t think of idols as pushovers’: Seventeen’s Seungkwan speaks out amid Hybe controversy

South Korean record giant Hybe has been facing backlash after a National Assembly audit disclosed controversial internal reports from the company. According to Korean media, the documents contained 18,000 pages of which only 2,000 were shown during the audit. It reportedly contained evaluations and derogatory remarks about several K-pop idols from SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment...

Dave Bautista, Channing Tatum, Zoe Kravitz join cast of alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang

Dave Bautista, Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz are starring in Alpha Gang. The trio have boarded the cast of the alien invasion comedy where they will feature with Steven Yeun, Lea Seydoux, Riley Keough and the previously announced Cate Blanchett. The film is set "in a heightened reality" and tells the story of a group of alien...

Netflix delays release of talent show featuring Liam Payne

Netflix has delayed the release of a talent show featuring Liam Payne. The former One Direction star — who died earlier this month at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires — finished filming Building The Band for the streaming giant just months before his tragic passing. While the launch of the...

Demi Lovato’s sister Madison De La Garza announces death of her baby

Madison De La Garza has announced the death of her baby. The 22-year-old actress — who is the sister of pop singer Demi Lovato — had been expecting her first child with her partner Ryan Mitchell but revealed on Saturday (Oct 26) that they had suffered a heartbreaking loss towards the end of September. She wrote on Instagram:...

‘I never once thought it was over for us’: CL shares how 2NE1 got back together after 8 years

2NE1 held their last concert tour a decade ago and, with their final performance in 2015 and subsequent disbandment in 2016, Blackjacks (their fans) had feared that the K-pop girl group might never reunite. But then the members — CL, Dara, Park Bom and Minzy — did a surprise performance at Coachella 2022, which got the ball rolling for their...