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Ian McKellen says ‘latent bisexual’ Alec Guinness begged him not to campaign for gay rights

Ian McKellen says ‘latent bisexual’ Alec Guinness begged him not to campaign for gay rights

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that the Star Wars actor Alec Guinness once “pleaded” with him to not actively campaign for gay rights. The veteran star of stage and screen, best known for his role as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings franchise, publicly came out as gay in 1988, and a year later was one of the co-founders of the LGBTQ+ lobby group Stonewall. But his role in public campaigning for gay rights was met with disdain by Guinness, he has claimed. In a new interview, McKellen said that he was taken to lunch by Guinness around the same time, where the star – who originated the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi in 1977’s Star Wars – expressed his unease with his immersion in politics. “He took me for an Italian lunch in Pimlico, where we chatted about this and …

Woman Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Unleashed a Vicious Stalker Against Her and Did Nothing When She Begged for Help

Woman Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Unleashed a Vicious Stalker Against Her and Did Nothing When She Begged for Help

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A San Francisco woman sued OpenAI last week, alleging that ChatGPT fueled the dangerous delusions of her violent stalker — and that OpenAI failed to intervene even as the woman begged the company for help. The plaintiff, who filed the case anonymously as “Jane Doe,” claims in the lawsuit that her ex-boyfriend became infatuated with ChatGPT after using the chatbot to talk through their breakup in 2024, according to TechCrunch. The man grew delusional as his use of ChatGPT deepened, and around August 2025, he became convinced that he’d discovered the cure for sleep apnea and that he was being targeted by a high-powered cabal as a result. As the man’s mental health unraveled, ChatGPT reinforced his delusional and paranoid ideas, allegedly telling him that he was a “level ten in sanity” — and characterizing Doe, who he was obsessed with, as a manipulator. The man then launched a terrifying ChatGPT-assisted harassment campaign against Doe, according to her lawsuit. This …

Manosphere influencer’s ex ‘begged’ to be cut from Louis Theroux’s documentary

Manosphere influencer’s ex ‘begged’ to be cut from Louis Theroux’s documentary

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The former girlfriend of Myron Gaines has claimed she “never wanted” to appear alongside the controversial podcaster in the new Netflix documentary, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere. The documentary follows British journalist Louis Theroux as he investigates a loosely connected, global network of online influencers, podcasters, and content creators who promote “red pill” ideology, ultra-masculine values, and, at times, a hateful worldview towards women. Theroux says people in the manosphere have “swaggering machismo that is at turns homophobic, antisemitic, and racist.” In the film, Gaines, who hosts the Fresh and Fit podcast, talked about having multiple wives in the future, with his then-girlfriend, influencer Angelica Camacho, looking unimpressed. It was revealed later in the documentary that the pair had broken up. Camacho is now speaking out about the documentary, which came out March 11. In a recent TikTok video, she claimed …

Woman says she ‘begged for pain relief but was told no’ – amid national call for birth stories | UK News

Woman says she ‘begged for pain relief but was told no’ – amid national call for birth stories | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Women and families are being asked to share their maternity stories in a national call for action. Warning: This article contains details some may find distressing The findings will help inform the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI),which is being led by Baroness Amos. She told Sky News she understands many women have “lost faith” in the system but wants them to take part to ensure positive change can happen. Image: Kelly Redhead’s baby, Harper, was born at just 18 weeks Image: Baby Harper’s hospital tags Kelly Redhead’s daughter Harper lived for less than half-an-hour. She was born prematurely at 18 weeks and three days. “She was laid on my chest and there was a beam of light coming in through the window… and I could just see her chest moving up and down and I watched until it wasn’t,” she said. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Maternity Care: Special Programme Days earlier, Kelly had known something was wrong. But her medical team sent her home. “I …