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It looks like Tom Cruise has settled very nicely into his new life in London, where the quintessentially American movie star is said to host Sunday tea parties, hang out with Prince William at swanky galas and has reportedly launched a serious romance with one of the Russian socialites whose extravagant lifestyles have helped turn the British capital into “Londongrad.” Filming the latest installments of his “Mission: Impossible” franchise brought the Cruise to the U.K., where he found “a place to call home” in London, a…

Whatever happened on the field at Sunday’s Super Bowl, it could be said that the real excitement was created by the wives and girlfriends of San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs players, with Kristin Juszczyk, Taylor Swift, Brittany Holmes and others bringing a dazzling display fashion and enthusiasm for their teams. This select group of women — or WAGs, as the gossip media likes to call them — definitely seemed eager to win accolades for offering up the best and most uniquely glamorous style statement of the day.…

Ryan Gosling would be happy to throw on a mink and re-assume the identity of Ken to perform “I’m Just Ken,” his anthemic ballad from “Barbie,” at the Academy Awards. But the “Barbie” star has yet to hear from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about performing at the awards ceremony on March 10, telling Variety that it might be “too much of a risk” to have him perform. It’s not clear what Gosling means about “risk.” Maybe it has something to do with the ballad being a show-stopping number that would involve…

Twenty-two years before Brad Pitt’s seemingly happy family life with Angelina Jolie fell apart when he allegedly became violent with her and his children on a private plane ride from Europe, the actor was known to turn “volatile when riled” while working on the 1994 film “Legends of the Fall.” The film’s director, Ed Zwick, reveals Pitt’s inner turbulence, masked by an outwardly “easygoing” demeanor, in his explosive new memoir, “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood,” which is excepted in…

In a moving new documentary on Christopher Reeve, Glenn Close sheds light on his close friendship with Robin Williams and speculates that the “Superman” star might have been able to help Williams near the end of his life, as he coped with a devastating form of dementia that was known to cause a decline in mental abilities and mobility. “I always felt that if Chris was still around, Robin would still be alive,” Close says in the film, “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” which recently premiered at the Sundance Film…

As America gears up for Super Bowl LVIII, Usher is at risk of becoming an after-thought. The R&B legend is booked for the halftime show entertainment. But everyone’s attention is focused on Taylor, Taylor, Taylor. It hasn’t been confirmed but there’s a strong likelihood that Taylor Swift, the most famous music star on the planet right now, will be attending the game to cheer on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, as he and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Usher attends The…

While the Academy of Motion Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had to deal with furor this week over the “snubs” of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, it still reaped glowing headlines by announcing that Lily Gladstone had been nominated for best actress. With her Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, Gladstone became the first Native American to be nominated for a leading actor award in the Academy’s 96-year history. She’s being honored for her performance as Mollie Burkhart, the real-life Osage woman in the 1920s whose White…

Maybe Pierce Brosnan should have read about 23-year-old Colin Scott before he allegedly decided to walk out of bounds in a dangerous thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in November. In 2016, the Portland, Oregon man slipped and fell to his death in a hot spring near one of Yellowstone’s famous geysers, Outside magazine reported. He and his sister allegedly left the boardwalk trail and walked more than 200 yards into the off-limits Norris Geyser Basin when the accident happened. The water in the spring is some of the…

Malia Obama walked the red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival Thursday to promote her debut film as a writer and director, receiving mostly encouraging reviews so far. As Vanity Fair reported, Obama’s 18-minute film was one of a number of short works being screened at the annual festival, and it was submitted under the name “Malia Ann,” a name that doesn’t immediately call attention to her connections to her father, the 44th president of the United States. According to the Sundance website, Obama’s film, “The Heart,” is…

The celebrity-friendly group hosting the Living Legends of Aviation awards Friday night, Jan. 19, apparently feel a bit bruised over the criticism and mockery unleashed by retired U.K. military brass and others over their decision to induct Prince Harry into their aviation Hall of Fame. Perhaps looking to counter the argument that Harry’s British military service wasn’t “legendary,” and that honoring him is a “pathetic” publicity stunt, insiders at the show have claimed that he received backing from none other than John…