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Karla Sofía Gascón revealed her recent tweets controversy has affected her mental health. In a statement given to the Hollywood Reporter and published Saturday, the “Emilia Pérez” star reflected on the struggles she faced after alleged offensive social media posts from her past resurfaced. “In this last episode, the most talked about and most exposed … Read more

Friends … how many of us have them? Ben Affleck’s BFF Matt Damon supported his movie premiere at SXSW after the filmmaker’s ex Jennifer Lopez’s fury over his close photos with Jennifer Garner. An eyewitness told Page Six that the “Jason Bourne” star arrived at the premiere of “The Accountant 2” at the Paramount Theatre … Read more

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it is ending collective bargaining for Transportation Security Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).  In a release obtained exclusively by FOX Business, DHS said the TSA has more people doing “full-time union work” rather than performing screening functions at 86% of U.S. airports.  This means that out of 432 federalized … Read more

D’Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Tony! Toni! Tone! behind the classic 1990s jams “Anniversary,” “It Never Rains (In Southern California)” and (Lay Your Head on My) Pillow,” has died. He was 64. Wiggins died Friday morning after battling bladder cancer for over the past year, according to a statement released by … Read more

A longtime friend of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s believes the actor would have died “long ago” without his wife by his side. “She was very protective of him,” Tom Allin told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday. While sharing the love Arakawa had for the “Bird Cage” star, Allin recalled visiting … Read more

Meghan Markle on Saturday shared a never-before-shown photo of her rarely seen 3-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet. The toddler is shown from the back while being cradled by her father, Prince Harry, on a boat.  The Duchess of Sussex included the photo on her new Instagram page Saturday along with three others to celebrate International Women’s Day.  She … Read more

Member of the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton,” from left: Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Lin-Manuel Miranda. (File photo) To the editor: I never thought I’d be annoyed at both Lin-Manuel Miranda and Donald Trump at the same time, but I am (“‘Hamilton’ cancels Kennedy Center run after Trump takeover,” March 5). By … Read more

Summer, I promised myself, was going to be filled with doing things that intimidated me. (Veronica Grech / For The Times ) I broke out in a cold sweat updating my Bumble profile in my new Mid-City apartment. My finger hovered over the “interested in” section, and with a quick exhale I tapped “women” and … Read more

Mary Ellen Matthew’s job is as fun as it looks. For the past 25 years, the 59-year-old photographer has been shooting always iconic, often whimsical portraits of stars to serve as “bumpers” — images that appear on screen before a commercial break — for “Saturday Night Live.” “The bumpers are probably the least appreciated part … Read more

Amy Carlson, who was known to her followers as “Mother God,” is the focus of HBO’s “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God.” (HBO) In April 2021, police discovered the mummified body of a woman named Amy Carlson wrapped in a sleeping bag and Christmas lights at a house near the tiny town of … Read more