Olivier Awards: US actor says ‘special relationship firmly intact’ despite Trump’s tariffs | Ents & Arts News

British star Lesley Manville and American actor John Lithgow have won the acting categories at this year’s Olivier Awards, which recognise excellence in London theatre. Lithgow, 79, played Roald Dahl…

Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia talked about modern masculinity before Gen Z was born  | Ents & Arts News

Despite The Who’s Quadrophenia being set over 60 years ago, Pete Townshend’s themes of identity, mental health, and modern masculinity are just as relevant today. The album is having a…

Onlookers ‘strike gold’ after seeing Ed Sheeran gig outside King’s Cross station | Ents & Arts News

Ed Sheeran has wowed fans, onlookers and commuters by playing in a London street. The British singer and songwriter, 34, performed with his acoustic guitar outside King’s Cross station on…

Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault | UK News

Russell Brand has been charged with rape and two counts of sexual assault between 1999 and 2005. The Metropolitan Police say the 50-year-old comedian, actor and author has also been…

Bruce Springsteen: The Boss to release seven ‘lost’ albums | Ents & Arts News

Bruce Springsteen is to release seven albums of mostly unheard material this summer. The US singer said the songs, written and re-recorded between 1983 and 2018, were being made public…

Tom Cruise leads moment of silence in tribute to ‘dear friend’ Val Kilmer | Ents & Arts News

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to Val Kilmer, wishing his Top Gun co-star “well on the next journey”. Cruise, speaking at the CinemaCon film event in Las Vegas on Thursday,…

Gary Glitter made bankrupt after failing to pay £500k compensation to victim | UK News

Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to a woman he abused when she was 12 years old. She sued the disgraced…

‘A genius actor’, ‘firecracker’, and ‘my friend’: Tributes paid to Top Gun star Val Kilmer | Ents & Arts News

Actors, directors and celebrity friends have paid tribute to Val Kilmer, after he died aged 65. The California-born star of Top Gun, Batman and Heat died of pneumonia on Tuesday…

Film star Val Kilmer dies aged 65 | Ents & Arts News

Val Kilmer, the actor who starred in Top Gun and Batman while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died aged 65. His daughter Mercedes told the Associated…

Stalker who believed Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas was his aunt avoids jail | Ents & Arts News

A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas for six years has avoided jail. Kyle Shaw, 37, got a 20-month suspended sentence and a lifetime restraining order on…

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