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Gwyneth Paltrow clarifies political views after her husband believed her to be a Republican

Gwyneth Paltrow clarifies political views after her husband believed her to be a Republican

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Gwyneth Paltrow has asserted that she is “not a republican” after her husband, Brad Falchuk, assumed she was. During a recent episode of her Goop podcast, the actor, 53, discussed her political views with guest Trae Stephens, co-founder of AI defense company Anduril. Stephens praised Paltrow for saying she wanted to “engage in more dialogue” with people who had different opinions from hers. “I notice with my own husband, too, who’s the best person ever in the world. And he’s so progressive,” the Marty Supreme star explained. “Like he has such a sweet heart and he wants to, like, make sure everybody’s looked after. And I think in this climate, sometimes I’m like, ‘Can you just listen to this?’ “In my journey through being …

Russell T Davies reveals he asked BBC to stop publicising show on X: ‘It’s a hate platform’

Russell T Davies reveals he asked BBC to stop publicising show on X: ‘It’s a hate platform’

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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 Russell T Davies has revealed that made one key demand when he returned to Doctor Who – that it shouldn’t be publicised on social media platform X. The screenwriter, 63, came back to Doctor Who as its showrunner in 2021, ushering in a new era with Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor. In a new interview, Davies spoke about his disdain for X – formerly known as Twitter – under owner Elon Musk’s reign, saying that he asked the BBC to stop posting about Doctor Who on the platform when he returned. “It’s a public service broadcaster posting on a hate platform,” he told The i. “It’s not the town square it pretends to be. Russell T Davies returned to ‘Doctor Who’ in 2021 (Getty) “It’s a privately owned hate platform, owned by a megalomaniac [Elon Musk] who is pushing ill …

Tom Holland hints at passing Spider-Man role on to another actor

Tom Holland hints at passing Spider-Man role on to another actor

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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 Tom Holland is teasing his future as Spider-Man after a decade in the iconic superhero role. The 29-year-old British actor — who has played Peter Parker since 2016 film Captain America: Civil War — hinted in a recent interview that he is willing to help eventually pass the franchise on to a worthy successor. “For whoever’s next, whether that is a Miles Morales or a Spider-Gwen or a Spider-Woman or something like that, I would love to be a part of setting up the next chapter,” Holland said in an interview with Empire published Friday. He continued: “Whatever that looks like, I don’t know. But if I could do what [Robert Downey Jr.] did for me, then I would be so content swinging off into the sunset.” Downey Jr., who played Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, introduced Holland’s Spider-Man …

Toy Story 5 star Greta Lee hails ‘important’ film focusing on children’s screen time debate

Toy Story 5 star Greta Lee hails ‘important’ film focusing on children’s screen time debate

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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 American actress Greta Lee has championed the upcoming Toy Story 5, describing it as an “important movie” due to its exploration of technology’s pervasive influence. Lee, 43, lends her voice to Lilypad, a smart tablet character in the latest instalment of the beloved animated comedy. Her character, while not a traditional antagonist, forces the iconic toys to unite in a bid to rescue their owner from the encroaching threat of electronic devices. Speaking to the Press Association at a launch event, Lee reflected on her role, stating: “Lilypad is not quite a villain. She often has really good intentions. “The issue is complicated because tech isn’t going anywhere, and it is beneficial in a myriad of ways, but there is a real concern about the cost of all of this screen time that we get to see in the movie.” The …

ABC swipes at FCC over ‘First Amendment threat’ brought on by early broadcast license renewal

ABC swipes at FCC over ‘First Amendment threat’ brought on by early broadcast license renewal

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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 ABC has formally submitted license renewal applications for its eight local TV stations as the FCC previously requested. The request for ABC to renew its licenses came soon after the FCC received a complaint against late night host Jimmy Kimmel following his joke suggesting that First Lady Melania Trump had the glow of an “expectant widow.” Days after the sketch aired, a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. However, along with the filing, the Walt Disney Company-owned network also stated that it believes their being asked to renew the licenses early is a clear “threat to the First Amendment.” As Deadline reported, the filing read: “It is an extraordinary demonstration of power and coercion directed at disfavored editorial voices which sends a clear warning to every broadcaster in America.” The statement continues: “This is a threat to the …

Harper Beckham has entered the mum-daughter danger zone

Harper Beckham has entered the mum-daughter danger zone

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more It’s a rite of passage for any teen daughter: Raid your mum’s wardrobe and pinch anything remotely vintage or designer, then lose it or wreck it with red wine stains. And Harper Beckham, 14, has been on a borrow mum’s dresses spree lately while on holiday in Ibiza. She was spotted with Victoria, 52, her brother Romeo, 23, his girlfriend Kim Turnbull, 24, and friends heading to lunch on Tuesday on the sunny Balearic island, wearing the exact same long, brown and floral figure-hugging chiffon dress that her mum wore only days earlier. And on Wednesday, she stole her mum’s style again by wearing a pink satin dress from Victoria’s upcoming collection, as the family headed off for a meal in the idyllic haven …

Marlon Wayans says he wouldn’t be friends with Dave Chappel

Marlon Wayans says he wouldn’t be friends with Dave Chappel

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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 Marlon Wayans has opened up about supporting his transgender son while maintaining a close friendship with controversial comedian Dave Chappelle. The Scary Movie star, 53, announced in November 2023 that his eldest child, Kai, was trans and uses they/them pronouns. Years earlier, Chappelle had come under fire for jokes he made about the transgender community in his 2021 comedy special The Closer. However, according to Wayans, he would not “hang with Dave if he was full of hate.” “I don’t hang with people like that,” the White Chicks actor told Variety in a new interview. “I know Dave’s heart, and his intention isn’t to punch down. Dave wants to freely tell his jokes, and if you’re going to be anti-comedy, then he’s going to keep attacking you until you learn to have a sense of humor. He’s just standing there and …

Comic taking Stephen Colbert’s slot says he’s ‘not trying to replace’ him

Comic taking Stephen Colbert’s slot says he’s ‘not trying to replace’ him

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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 Byron Allen says he’s “not trying to replace” Stephen Colbert as his comedy show takes over The Late Show slot on CBS. Allen, the comedian and media executive who founded Allen Media Group, told NPR that his Comics Unleashed show would avoid the political satire that became central to Colbert’s, particularly during Donald Trump’s presidencies. “At the end of the day, I’m not trying to replace Colbert,” Allen, 65, told the public broadcaster ahead of his show’s debut on Friday. “I am not trying to hold on to his audience because Comics Unleashed has been around 20 years and has its own audience. And we’re speaking to people who have been ignored. And good luck finding another show that’s had on more comedians of every shape and size and colour.” Comics Unleashed, launched in 2006, features Allen alongside a rotating panel …

Joanna Scanlan on the death of her childhood friend: ‘At boarding school, emotions were packed into a small, tidy box’

Joanna Scanlan on the death of her childhood friend: ‘At boarding school, emotions were packed into a small, tidy box’

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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 Joanna Scanlan was just 14 when she experienced major grief for the first time. Her childhood friend Sarah, to whom she’d been joined at the hip since they were small, was 15 and just on the cusp of womanhood when she was hit by a car and killed. “I had to accept that Sarah wasn’t actually just around the corner or gone to Australia on holiday,” she said. “The shock of that lasted a long time.” Scanlan, Bafta-winning star of The Thick of It and After Love, is speaking about Sarah’s death publicly for the first time, 50 years on. She is one of 11 actors and poets, also including Alison Steadman, Ophelia Lovibond and Lemn Sissay, who are reading poems in memory of their loved ones to commemorate Celebration Day, an annual moment dedicated to remembering those who have died. …

Kristin Scott Thomas shares grief over losing father and stepfather as a child: ‘Like the ceiling falling in’

Kristin Scott Thomas shares grief over losing father and stepfather as a child: ‘Like the ceiling falling in’

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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 Slow Horses star Kristin Scott Thomas has said the grief of losing her father and step father in similar circumstances when she was young felt “like the ceiling falling in”. The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor was just five years old when her father Simon, a Royal Navy pilot, died while on duty in 1966, aged 31. Scott Thomas’s mother remarried another man named Simon, who was also a pilot in the Royal Navy. History repeated itself and he was killed six years later, leaving behind Scott Thomas and her three young siblings. “I’m the last generation of people who weren’t allowed to talk about it,” Scott Thomas said of her grief at such a young age. “Literally nothing. It was a shock, like the ceiling falling in. “There was no idea of suffering before that. It just hit me …