22 h. ago Scarlett Johansson defends her support for Woody Allen: ‘It’s important to stand up for what you believe in’

Actor publicly defended Woody Allen in 2019 after his daughter accused him of sexually abusing her

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27 h. ago Scarlett Johansson says she was pressed to remove Holocaust narrative from directing debut

A backer of Eleanor the Great, about a woman who pretends to be a Holocaust survivor, dropped out after Johansson refused to make changesScarlett Johansson has said she was pressed to remove Holocaust references in her feature directing debut Eleanor the Great, which stars June Squibb as an elderly woman who pretends to be a Holocaust survivor.Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Johansson said that during the film’s pre-production phase, one of the film’s backers threatened to pull out unless the plot elements relating to the Holocaust were cut out. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Scarlett Johansson has signed up for reboot of The Exorcist after 'cursed' film was beset by mysterious deaths during filming and 'evil in every frame'

The terror of the 1973 chiller is set to be unleashed yet again with Scarlett Johansson signed up to star in a 'fresh, bold' update on the original, directed by horror maestro Mike Flanagan.

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67 h. ago BRIAN VINER: Will Scarlett Johansson be the next victim of The Exorcist curse?

Heads swivelled at last week's news that Scarlett Johansson is to appear in a 'radical' new version of The Exorcist. Mine did, anyway.

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4 d. ago NBC risks Olympic backlash as it reveals BRITISH pop star Dua Lipa as the face of Team USA

Having rolled out ads with Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Glen Powell as well as rapper Snoop Dogg, it was Dua Lipa's turn to star in a short commercial for the network.

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7 d. ago Three charged under Terrorism Act following Edinburgh Palestine protest

THREE people have been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in Edinburgh in support of Palestine Action. Defend Our Juries held demonstrations in 18 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action, with protests in Nottingham, Gloucester, Truro, Northampton,...

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7 d. ago Scarlett Johansson to star in Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist reboot

Forthcoming film a ‘radical new take’ set in original Exorcist universe

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9 d. ago The four trending hairstyles for the party season – and how to get them

From the return of the side part to Sixties updos

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2 w. ago Jeffrey’s Epstein’s reading list: Emails reveal pedophile’s Amazon picks from ‘Lolita’ to Woody Allen

‘To say I'm shocked is an understatement,’ one of the authors told The Independent upon learning his book was in Epstein’s library

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3 w. ago ‘I thought ‘Bond girl’ was such a demeaning term’: Famke Janssen on acting, ambition and Woody Allen

She came to prominence as a model, before starring as Xenia Onatopp opposite Pierce Brosnan’s 007. Then, instead of pursuing glamorous roles, she got gritty. She discusses sexism, success and why she won’t be stripping off on social mediaFamke Janssen is dressed for her photoshoot at the Covent Garden hotel exactly as her character, Betty, would dress in the new Netflix crime drama Amsterdam Empire – lacy and floral but tailored and mini, with long school socks. Is the look sexy in a sardonic way, or irony expressed through fashion? We spend a lot of time, one way or another, talking about objectification, the beauty myths of the patriarchy, the collateral damage of the self – sexism, basically. Janssen has been in more than 60 films across a 30-year career, and before that, she was a model. There’s a lot to talk about.So it hardly seems the time to mention how smoking she looks; her face as flawless and cheekboney at 60 as it was nearly 30 years ago, in the 1995 James Bond film Gol...

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4 w. ago Wicked star Jonathan Bailey becomes first ever openly gay man to be named People's Sexiest Man Alive

The 37-year-old English actor is having a massive year as he recently starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World Rebirth and later this year can be seen in Wicked: For Good.

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4 w. ago Wicked and Jurassic World Rebirth actor Jonathan Bailey named People's Sexiest Man Alive

The 37-year-old English actor is having a massive year as he recently starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World Rebirth and later this year can be seen in Wicked: For Good.

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4 w. ago Madrid will give Woody Allen £1.3m for his next film – but only if it bears city’s name

Agreement requires film to be shot entirely within the Community of Madrid

Economics

last month She was on Baywatch and acted with Scarlett Johansson... can you guess who she is?

She is best known for her breakout role as the sultry Soviet spy in the 1985 comedy classic Spies Like Us opposite Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase.

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