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Cheers star Ted Danson says he ‘didn’t even realize’ hit sitcom had ended due to personal life chaos

Cheers star Ted Danson says he ‘didn’t even realize’ hit sitcom had ended due to personal life chaos

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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 Ted Danson doesn’t remember much about Cheers coming to an end. Danson, 78, starred on all 11 seasons of the hit sitcom as Sam Malone along with Kelsey Grammer, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson and Rhea Perlman. He was one of the only cast members to appear in each of the show’s 273 episodes. During a recent conversation on his Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Danson opened up about the state of his personal life as the show concluded. “People say, ‘What was it like? What did you do when she was over?’ I said, ‘I had f***ed up my life so much that I didn’t even realize Cheers was over,’” Danson said, adding he “barely knew myself.” “I wanted to stop being a liar,” he said. “I wanted to be emotionally mature. I wanted to change.” Ted Danson …

Oscar-winning filmmaker of Sicario and Fargo admits he still feels ‘terrified’ on set

Oscar-winning filmmaker of Sicario and Fargo admits he still feels ‘terrified’ on set

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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 Acclaimed British cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins has admitted he still feels nervous stepping onto film sets for the first time. The visionary behind classics such as The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, A Beautiful Mind, and 1917, Sir Roger boasts two Oscars and five Baftas. Despite a nearly 50-year career, he revealed on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that he continues to face uncertainty with every new project. Speaking to host Lauren Laverne, he was asked about his “ongoing nervousness” and how he still feels “terrified” on new sets. “It’s new people and a new situation and until I get comfortable, I find it very difficult,” he said. “On the other hand though – if you didn’t feel that stress and pressure, I don’t think you would be trying to do your best. A still from Sir Roger’s The Shawshank Redemption starring …

Strictly’s Amber Davies throws theatregoer out mid-performance for filming: ‘It’s ruined the morale’

Strictly’s Amber Davies throws theatregoer out mid-performance for filming: ‘It’s ruined the morale’

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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 West End star Amber Davies has proven she doesn’t mess around when it comes to calling out bad behaviour at the theatre – telling fans she had an audience member thrown out after they “distracted” the Legally Blonde cast at the weekend. The Strictly Come Dancing runner-up is currently playing Elle Woods in the UK and Ireland tour of the musical and while she’s loving her time on the road, the 29-year-old admitted the morale was “ruined” at Saturday night’s show in Dublin. In a video posted on her Instagram Story, Davies warned fans: “This is your daily reminder not to film at the theatre! “Unfortunately, tonight, at the Bord Gáis, we’ve got a beautiful audience, but there’s just one woman in the front row, filming the entirety of Act One. “It’s had us all distracted. It’s ruined the morale of …

Sadie Sink reveals Marvel did not show her Spider-Man script until London shoot

Sadie Sink reveals Marvel did not show her Spider-Man script until London shoot

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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 Sadie Sink revealed that Marvel Studios kept the details of her role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day so tightly guarded that she was not given a script until she arrived in London to begin filming. In a new interview with Nylon, the Stranger Things star shared that she was “offered her role without an audition”, since she had a working relationship with director Destin Daniel Cretton, who cast her in The Glass Castle (2017). On the secrecy surrounding the production, Sink said: “You just don’t share the secret, it’s not that hard.” Sink joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe was first reported in March 2025 by Deadline, which only said that she was joining the fourth Spider-Man film alongside Tom Holland as Peter Parker. Spider-Man: Brand New Day picks up after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, with Peter Parker navigating …

Richard Osman says ‘billionaires with thin skin’ control culture as Amazon axes AI founder film

Richard Osman says ‘billionaires with thin skin’ control culture as Amazon axes AI founder film

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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 Richard Osman has said that American popular culture is under the control of “billionaires” who all have “quite thin skins” after Amazon chose to pull its Sam Altman film. Earlier this week, Amazon MGM made headlines by scrapping the almost-finished Luca Guadagnino film Artificial, which stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The studio and streamer announced that it was no longer partnering with Guadagnino on the movie, which is said to have dramatised the brief period when Altman was suddenly ousted as OpenAI’s CEO in 2023 before being rehired. Aside from Garfield, the stellar cast includes Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro as OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, Anora’s Yura Borisov as chief scientist Ilya Sutskever and comedian Ike Barinholtz as co-founder Elon Musk. While Amazon said in a statement that it believes Artificial “will be better served …

Harry’s coming home – and I know how William might be feeling

Harry’s coming home – and I know how William might be feeling

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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 To the casual onlooker, it looks like any other gushy Father’s Day Instagram post. A loving dad kneeling on the floor in khaki shorts as he hugs both his children close to him. But look a little closely, and the subliminal message is loud and clear. In the photo, a smily Prince Harry, is kneeling on the floor in khaki shorts as he hugs both his children, so we only see the backs of them in a half-hearted attempt to give them privacy, including Princess Lilibet, five, who is holding a soft toy giraffe and is wearing white shades on her head. In the Instagram caption, the Duchess wrote: “They’re so lucky to have you. We all are. Happy Father’s Day to our one …

Joan Jett reveals why she still performs Gary Glitter song: ‘If people want to come at me for it, do it’

Joan Jett reveals why she still performs Gary Glitter song: ‘If people want to come at me for it, do it’

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Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Joan Jett has said that she won’t let disgraced singer Gary Glitter’s child sexual abuse claims stop her from performing her cover of his hit “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)”. Jett – who rose to fame as a member of the Runaways in the Seventies – covered the 1973 hit on her solo album Bad Reputation, seven years after Glitter wrote and released it. Glitter’s career ended in 1999, when he was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse material. Seven years later, he was found guilty of committing obscene acts with two girls, aged 10 and 11, and in 2015, he was convicted of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under the age of 13. Gary Glitter is currently serving time in prison after breaking the terms of his parole (PA Media) …

Jimmy Kimmel reveals major Trump foe will take over his show during two-month break

Jimmy Kimmel reveals major Trump foe will take over his show during two-month break

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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 Jimmy Kimmel is taking a two-month break from his late-night show, but Donald Trump won’t be getting a reprieve anytime soon. The TV host announced on his show this week that another longtime enemy of the president’s will be filling in for him during his planned hiatus. “I hope you’re paying attention this summer, because I will be taking the next two months off — this time voluntarily,” Kimmel joked, referring to his temporary suspension last year over comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death. “We have assembled a potent group of hosts to fill in for me, beginning with Tiffany Haddish, Colman Domingo, Ike Barinholtz, Anthony Anderson, Jelly Roll,” Kimmel said. “And as a special treat for our commander in chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites, Rosie O’Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming,” he continued. …

Director of Armie Hammer film banned in Germany insists ‘I’m not a Nazi’

Director of Armie Hammer film banned in Germany insists ‘I’m not a Nazi’

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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 The director of Armie Hammer’s controversial comeback vehicle Citizen Vigilante has insisted he’s “not a Nazi” after the film was banned in Germany. The Call Me By Your Name actor was being touted as one of Hollywood’s hottest prospects when he was accused of rape, sexual misconduct and cannibalism in 2021. Hammer denied all allegations. As well as proving controversial thanks to its lead star, Citizen Vigilante has faced criticism for its extreme violence and anti-immigrant messaging – with Germany banning the movie. The film sees Hammer play Sanders, a man who takes matters into his own hands after becoming angry at violent crime perpetrated by immigrants. Its director Uwe Boll has now defended the film and himself, insisting in an interview with The Telegraph: “I’m not a Nazi.” The German director has accused his home country of censorship (Getty) He …

Perrie Edwards marries ex-England footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in Portugal

Perrie Edwards marries ex-England footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in Portugal

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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 Pop star Perrie Edwards has married professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a ceremony held in Portugal. The couple, who have been together since 2017, exchanged vows on Saturday afternoon in Faro, following their engagement in June 2022. The wedding comes months after the pair welcomed their daughter, Alanis Valentine, in January, joining their son, Axel, who was born in August 2021. According to reports from the Mail, Edwards wore a fitted long-sleeved white gown adorned with floral lace, carrying a bouquet of white calla lilies. The singer was photographed leaving a small church hand-in-hand with the Celtic FC midfielder, who was dressed in a black tuxedo with a matching lily boutonniere. Photographs also appeared to show bridesmaids in baby blue gowns, holding parasols, cheering …