6 h. ago Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard 2 comments reveal a depressing truth about female

The ‘Mad Max’ star has spoken about the reluctance among film studios to make action films with female leads. When you dig into the state of the modern box office, it’s clear she’s onto something, writes Louis Chilton

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67 h. ago 'Celebrities like Charlize Theron and Kris Jenner are dating younger men for one clear reason'

From Charlize Theron to Kris Jenner, an expert explains why older women in Hollywood are dating younger men and why the controversial trend might becoming more popular

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5 d. ago The Old Guard 2: Charlize Theron’s delayed Netflix sequel slated by critics

Uma Thurman joins the cast for the sequel, but critics have been left unimpressed

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5 d. ago Charlize Theron explains why she refuses to name ‘scumbag’ director who sexually harassed her

Theron first revealed in 2019 that she had been sexually harassed by a male director

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5 d. ago The Old Guard 2 review – Charlize Theron’s delayed Netflix sequel is an incomplete mess

Five years after the first film came out, a misshapen action fantasy follow-up arrives with a baffling cliffhanger endingEven with our thick-of-Covid desperation for anything that felt big at a time when life felt too small, there was more to The Old Guard than the average churned out Netflix mockbuster. Released in the hell of July 2020, it came with the requisite boxes ticked (big star, international locations, franchisable setup) but felt closer to the real thing than most, proving to be a hit for those eager for escapism, scoring one of the streamer’s biggest launches to date.But like many Netflix films, its cultural impact was negligible, popular for a weekend or three but failing to live on in any notable way after, consumed with speed and forgotten at a similar pace. A sequel was inevitable yet unnecessary, and while one was given a green light at the start of 2021 and started production in 2022, it’s taken another three years to see the light of day. Not only does The Old Gu...

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7 d. ago Charlize Theron leads huge stars slamming billionaire Jeff Bezos' 'gross' wedding

Charlize Theron and Rosie O'Donnell were some of the huge stars criticising Jeff Bezos' recent lavish wedding to Lauren Sanchez

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7 d. ago Rosie O’Donnell and Charlize Theron among celebrity critics of ‘gross’ Bezos wedding

O'Donnell wrote a scathing poem titled ‘Jeffs Wedding’

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7 d. ago Super woke Charlize Theron blasted by fans over laying into Jeff Bezos $50million wedding festivities

Charlize Theron has been hit with a firestorm of criticism over her 'super woke' remarks about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's $50million wedding.

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7 d. ago Charlize Theron makes deadpan dig at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s lavish wedding

‘I think we might be the only people who did not get an invite to the Bezos wedding,’ joked the Oscar winner

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9 d. ago Charlize Theron shares her two dating app red flags after signing up to Raya

‘No, I don’t like it,’ actor said

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3 w. ago Millions who have suffered a single bout of food poisoning could be at higher risk of bowel cancer: Doctors reveal how little

Every year in the UK around 2.4million people fall ill with food poisoning that leaves them suffering from vomiting and crippling stomach cramps.

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3 w. ago Bacteria in your mouth might reveal how depressed you are, scientists say

Researchers at NYU say they’ve found a link between the mental health condition and less diversity of bacteria in the mouth

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3 w. ago Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen | Kenneth Roth

Troops are trained for war, where they can shoot to kill. Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutalityThis was the moment that Donald Trump was waiting for. A Democratic city, Los Angeles. A Democratic state, California. His most popular issue, immigration. And protests where occasional violence could be spotlighted endlessly on social media. What better time to summon the troops and burnish the president’s tough-guy image.But Trump should be careful what he wishes for. The spectacle of needlessly calling in 4,000 national guard troops and 700 Marines may be red meat for his Maga base, but for most everyone else it is a bright warning sign of Trump’s autocratic tendencies. Rather than quell the protests, he is provoking more, not only in LA but in at least two dozen cities across the US. Even if this is not yet the mass mobilization that such repression has sparked in other countries, it is making Trump’s true colors clear.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Ri...

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4 w. ago Cold as ICE! Protestor goes viral for his withering comments on National Guard tactics in LA

A man who was caught up in the battle between protestors and the National Guard in Los Angeles has gone viral for his comments on the Trump administration’s response.

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4 w. ago Trump has unleashed something terrifying in the US – that even he may be powerless to control | Gaby Hinsliff

The protests in LA are what everyone feared, and a warning to countries that flirt with populismShe was live on air to viewers back home, her TV microphone clearly in hand, when the rubber bullet hit her. The Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was the second journalist after the British photographer Nick Stern to be shot with non-lethal rounds while covering protests in Los Angeles sparked by immigration raids. But she was the first to be caught on camera and beamed around the world. There’s no excuse for not knowing what the US is becoming, now that anyone can watch that clip online. Not when you can hear her scream and see the cameraman quickly swing away to film a panicking crowd.It was the scenario everyone feared when Donald Trump took office. Deportation hit squads descending on the kind of Democrat-voting communities who would feel morally bound to resist them, triggering the kind of violent confrontation that creates an excuse to send in national guard troops – and ultimately...

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