Russell Brand is being investigated in the U.K. After a joint exposé by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4's Dispatches accused the 48-year-old comedian of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse over a seven-year period, the Metropolitan Police told ET that they're investigating him. Brand has denied the claims against him.

Per the Met, since the exposé, they've received a number of allegations of sexual offenses in London, as well as a number of allegations of sexual offenses committed elsewhere in the country. The Met is investigating the claims, all of which are non-recent, they said.

Officers will be offering specialist support to all of the women who have made allegations. The investigation is being carried out by detectives in the Met's Central Specialist Crime Command, led by Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy.

"We continue to encourage anyone who believes they may have been a victim of a sexual offense, no matter how long ago it was, to contact us," Furphy told ET in a statement. "We understand it can feel like a difficult step to take and I want to reassure that we have a team of specialist officers available to advise and support."

The four women included in the exposé claimed the sexual assaults happened between 2006 and 2013. One day before the story was published, Brand took to social media to "absolutely refute" its claims, which he referred to as "extremely egregious and aggressive attacks."

"As I've written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual... I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent," Brand said in part. "And I'm being transparent about it now as well. And to see that transparency metastasized into something criminal, that I absolutely deny."

In light of the allegations against Brand, his live tour has been postponed and YouTube has suspended his ability to monetize his channel on the platform.

Bam Margera has hit a fantastic milestone on his road to recovery ... we're told he's been sober for a month and is even hitting the skate park again.

Sources close to Bam tell TMZ ... Bam recently reached the 1-month mark and has been living on a farm owned by another professional skateboarder just outside of Philadelphia.

We're told he's been on the farm with his girlfriend, Dannii -- the 2 have been going to the gym every day and hiking with their dogs, and Bam's lost a ton of weight ... which has given him the ability to start skating again, and he's once again making it look easy.

Our sources say he's been loving getting back into the sport, but more importantly, has kept a really tight circle of positive friends and influences. Dannii even gave him an ultimatum that seems to have helped -- he picked her over the booze.

We're told the former "Jackass" star feels this is the first time he's wanted to get sober for himself ... as opposed to being forced by family or friends through an intervention.

As we reported, Bam's been in a legal battle with his estranged wife, Nikki, over custody of their 5-year-old kid, Phoenix -- she was granted temporary sole custody of the boy last month, following an arrest and citation for separate instances of public intoxication. Bam has been able to FaceTime with Phoenix 4 times a week.

BTW, Bam's brother, Jess, revealed earlier this year Bam destroyed a guitar they got from Billy Idol in a fit of rage. We're told Bam and Dannii hung out with the singer in Philly last weekend after a concert, and Billy actually signed a new guitar for him.

Way to go, Bam ... keep it up.

Matthew Scott Montgomery, who appeared in "So Random!" and other series, says he was subjected to shock therapy as part of his supposed treatment.

The Disney Channel put Matthew Scott Montgomery on the road to stardom more than a decade ago, but privately, the actor was grappling to come to terms with his true self.

Appearing on Tuesday’s episode of “Vulnerable With Christy Carlson Romano,” Montgomery recalled his decision to seek out so-called gay conversion therapy during his early years in Hollywood.

“In the environment that I grew up in, you’re taught that you deserve to be punished all the time,” said the North Carolina native, who appeared on “So Random!” and “Sonny With a Chance,” among other Disney Channel series.

“At the time, the career stuff was going so well that I was still in this broken prison brain of thinking: ‘I’m on red carpets. I’m on TV every week. This is too good. I should be punished on my days off.’”

He added: “Disney had nothing to do with it. It was not their idea. They didn’t know; no one knew. My cast mates did not know at the time.”

Montgomery said he visited a center in Los Angeles that was known for working with men in entertainment, though he didn’t identify anyone by name.

“Their selling point was, you look at any billboard in LA and see any male actor — they’ve been through these walls before,” he said. There, he was subjected to both electroshock therapy and hypnosis as part of his supposed treatment.

“They would kind of do a hypnosis-y kind of thing where you would imagine scenarios,” he explained. “You imagine the world is post-apocalypse and it’s a decimated Earth, and the only person left on Earth is a straight man. ... You go and you walk up and hug a straight man. And when you hugged the straight man in my mind, they would zap my hands, like the electric shock.”

Conversion therapy, sometimes referred to as “reparative therapy,” is an unfounded and harmful practice that attempts to change an LGBTQ person’s sexuality or gender identity. It has been explicitly discredited by the American Psychological Association and other top medical groups.

At present, 22 U.S. states have banned conversion therapy ― which has been known to treat LGBTQ identity as though it were an addiction ― on minors. Last year, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to “explore guidance to clarify that federally-funded programs cannot offer so-called ‘conversion therapy.’”

However, as Montgomery’s remarks demonstrate, the practice continues to be promoted by some, especially within conservative religious communities. The actor described his parents as “very, very conservative,” and said they “were really upset” when he came out as gay at 18.

“My mom collapsed sobbing when she found out,” he said, adding that his father told him, “Being gay is a choice.”

Ultimately, Montgomery came to the realization that he could live as his authentic self after appearing in a production of Del Shores’ “Yellow,” in which he played a queer teenager who is taken in by a loving family after being rejected by his birth mother, a conservative Christian.

“That was the therapy I actually needed because I got the experience of what it was like to have a family not only love me, but celebrate me and really accept me,” he said.

These days, Montgomery’s career is once again on the upswing. Last year, it was announced that “Howdy, Neighbor!” — an LGBTQ-inclusive horror film featuring a script he’d written — had been picked up for production. He also recently reunited with Demi Lovato, a fellow Disney Channel veteran, on the Peacock documentary series “Unidentified.”

In his “Vulnerable” interview, he described Lovato as “my soulmate” and “the person who loves me the deepest,” and he credited the pop star with helping him “curate a life that was filled with love and art and expression.”

Bijou Phillips filed to end her 12-year marriage to the "That '70s Show" star less than a week after she said she would be standing by him.

Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, has filed for divorce from the former “That ’70s Show” cast member just weeks after he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women.

TMZ is reporting that Phillips filed divorce documents in a Los Angeles-area courtroom on Monday.

Her lawyer, Lauzon Paluch, told the website that Phillips “has decided to file for divorce from her husband during this unfortunate time” and said “her priority remains with her daughter.”

Paluch said the effect of the recent events “has been unimaginably hard on the marriage and the family” but stressed that Masterson “was always present” for her “during her most difficult times of her life” and “is a wonderful father to their daughter.”

The filing comes less than a week after sources close to the former actor and model told People that she had no plans to end the 12-year marriage despite being “distraught” by the course of events.

Phillips’ divorce filing has become part of the chain reaction among Masterson’s friends and family since his conviction.

His former “That ’70s Show” cast mates Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis came under fire after writing letters calling for leniency on Masterson’s behalf. Both then stepped down from a nonprofit organization that Kutcher co-founded in 2009 with then-wife Demi Moore that seeks to combat child sex abuse.

Manson blew his nose on a concert videographer in New Hampshire in an “egregious” assault, a judge said

Marilyn Manson has been sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a fine of about $1,400 for spitting and blowing his nose on a concert videographer, The Associated Press reports. The incident took place at a 2019 concert in Gilford, New Hampshire. Manson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor simple assault charge after turning himself in to authorities some 18 months after his arrest warrant was issued.

In a court statement read in her absence, the videographer, Susan Fountain, said, “I’ve never been humiliated or treated like I was by this defendant. For him to spit on me and blow his nose on me was the most disgusting thing a human being has ever done.” The judge described the assault as “egregious,” according to The Associated Press.

Manson must also alert police to any concerts planned for New Hampshire for the next two years and complete his community service by Sunday, February 4, 2024. He is permitted to carry out the service in California, where he resides.

When reached by Pitchfork, a representative for Marilyn Manson offered no comment.

In 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kristen Bell and Russell Brand were thrown into raunchy sex scenes - but Bell made sure of no funny business off-screen

Kristen Bell threatened to "lop Russell Brand’s nuts off" if he tried anything with her on the set of Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

The pair were brought together for the 2008 Hollywood rom-com - also starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis and Jonah Hill - as celebs whose secret romance was just uncovered (to the heartbreak of her ex-boyfriend).

However, following accusations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Brand in a documentary - accusations he’s fervently denied - prior comments about his behaviour across his career have started resurfacing.

To promote Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kristen was grilled on Brand’s known sexual lothario image of the time, and how that tied into his role as sex-crazed rockstar, Aldous Snow, in the film.

Not one to mince her words, Kristen - who is married to comedian Dax Shepard - declared that he "didn’t try to mess with her or get in her pants".

“He knew I would lop his nuts off,” she bluntly told the interviewer.

In another chat, she said that she had clearly shut down the idea of any sexual activity with the British star from the outset.

“I made it really clear from the beginning that I would sock him in the balls if he tried anything. So he was intimidated,” she said.

However, in a chat with Empire magazine, Kristen acknowledged Brand as a "gentleman" during sex scenes.

Leslie Jones told People magazine while promoting her new memoir, “Leslie F*cking Jones,” that her longtime friend Chris Rock went to counseling after Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock wrote the foreword to Jones’ new book.

“That shit was humiliating. It really affected him,” Jones said. “People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that. He had to go to counseling with his daughters.”

Variety has reached out to Rock’s representative for comment.

Jones added that the Oscars slap “infuriated” her, adding, “You don’t know that I was going to jump in my car and roll up there. I was so fucking mad on so many levels… Chris Rock did a fucking joke. I know Will, too… I was like, you couldn’t handle that shit afterwards? This is the Oscars. The whole world is watching.”

Rock was presenting the Oscar for best documentary when he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, despite her public battle with alopecia. Smith reacted by taking to the stage and slapping Rock across the face. He returned to his seat and yelled at Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.” Smith, who went on to win the Oscar for best actor that same night, ended up resigning from the Academy amid backlash to the slap. The Academy then banned Smith from its membership and from attending events such as the Oscars for 10 years.

Sean Penn recently graced the cover of Variety magazine and lambasted Smith for the Oscars slap.

“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn said. “He seemed very nice when I met him. He was so fucking good in ‘King Richard.’ So why the fuck did you just spit on yourself and everybody else with this stupid fucking thing? Why did I go to fucking jail for what you just did? And you’re still sitting there? Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?”

Jones’ memoir will be released on Sept. 19.

The late-night host has faced harsh criticism after announcing the return of his show last week.

Bill Maher is the latest host to walk back plans to return to TV without WGA writers amid the Hollywood strikes.

Maher credited reports that the AMPTP would soon return to negotiations with the striking WGA as the reason for this reversal. "My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike," Maher tweeted on Monday. "Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I'm going to delay the return of Real Time, for now, and hope they can finally get this done."

After announcing last week that Real Time with Bill Maher would return to production "sans writers or writing," the host faced immense pushback. Keith Olbermann, for example, tweeted: "As somebody who's known you since 1978: F--- you, Bill."

Real Time with Bill Maher joins The Drew Barrymore Show, The Talk, and The Jennifer Hudson Show in delaying their planned returns amid pressure from strikers.

Now that the unions have flexed their power and demonstrated the public's continuing sympathy with the strikers, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) is returning to the negotiating table. Deadline reports that the AMPTP will resume bargaining with the WGA this Wednesday.

Russell Brand’s upcoming live shows have all been postponed following allegations of rape and sexual assault.

“We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing it – but we know you’ll understand,” said a one-line statement from the promoters of Brand’s Bipolarisation tour in the past few minutes.

Brand was due to perform tomorrow at the Theatre Royal Windsor, with further dates in Wolverhampton and Plymouth.

Brand’s management and bosses at the Theatre Royal had spent this morning deciding whether to proceed with tonight’s show. A Theatre Royal statement said it will be “offering ticket refunds in line with our Terms & Conditions of sale.”

"I’m trying to mature here and realize I can just walk away from the parts of this that no longer make me happy” said the singer-songwriter

Maren Morris released the songs “The Tree” and “Get the Hell Out of Here” on Friday — and announced she’s also getting out of the country music industry.

The singer-songwriter, 33, revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that she’s leaving the genre and plans to release music on Columbia Records, instead of Columbia Nashville, moving forward. The Grammy winner also opened up about her decision to “take a step back,” explaining that she’s felt “very, very distanced” from industry and its politics.

“I thought I’d like to burn it to the ground and start over,” Morris told the outlet of country music. “But it’s burning itself down without my help.”

The “Middle” singer opened up about the challenges of advocating for progress in the country industry and being outspoken about her progressive beliefs — which have included supporting the LGBTQ+ community, taking a stand for the Black Lives Matter movement, and critiquing people like Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany Kerr Aldean for making transphobic comments.

“I’ve always been an asker of questions and a status quo challenger just by being a woman. So it wasn’t really even a choice,” Morris said. “The further you get into the country music business, that’s when you start to see the cracks. And once you see it, you can’t un-see it.”

The pop artist explained that she tried to advocate for change, but only found that made her unpopular. She added, “I’m trying to mature here and realize I can just walk away from the parts of this that no longer make me happy.”

The star continued, “Being one of the few women that had any success on country radio, everything you do is looked at under a microscope. You’re scrutinized more than your male peers, even when you’re doing well. So I’ve had to clear all of that out of my head this year and just write songs. A lot of the drama within the community, I’ve chosen to step outside out of it.”

Morris also commented on the popularity of songs like Aldean’s, 46, controversial “Try That in a Small Town,” which received backlash for what many interpreted as having a pro-violent, conservative message. “People are streaming these songs out of spite. It’s not out of true joy or love of the music. It’s to own the libs,” she said.

Fans speculate that the performer’s music video for “The Tree,” which she’s released as a double single project called The Bridge, includes references to the Aldean video. As the new clip also includes posters that read, “Lunatic Country Music Person,” it also appears to include a nod to how former Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson labeled her as such.

The hitmaker also recently spoke to Billboard in their Pride issue cover story about her commitment to being an ally.

"I have heard the term 'Shut up and sing' more times than I can count — that’s always the cutesy little threat that they like to make," the CMA award winner said. "So I would say to my peers who are artists and to record-label heads, publishers, songwriters: I don't think any of us got into this art form to be an activist, but that’s ultimately thrust upon you to exist in this space and to feel like you can sleep at night."

“It was a horrible, horrible thing and I tried to get him caught. And that was my brother.”

All three actors first met when working on That ’70s Show together in the early 2000s, with Mila and Ashton getting married in 2015 and remaining good friends with their costar.

In May, Danny was found guilty of drugging two women before raping them at the height of his fame on the Fox series.

Earlier this month, a judge sentenced him to 30 years to life in prison, and just days later it was revealed that the judge had received over 50 letters asking for leniency.

Two of these letters came from Ashton and Mila, and they both surfaced on the internet on Friday.

In his letter, Ashton called Danny a “role model,” and said that he doesn’t believe that his long-time friend “is an ongoing harm to society.” Asking the judge to consider a lesser sentence, Ashton said that Danny’s daughter being "raised without a present father would [be] a tertiary injustice in and of itself."

In Mila’s letter, she told the judge that she can “wholeheartedly vouch for Danny Masterson’s exceptional character and the tremendous positive influence he has had on me and the people around him.” She also praised his “dedication to leading a drug-free life” and called him “an outstanding role model and friend.”

People were horrified to learn of Ashton and Mila’s quiet support for Danny amid his crimes, and as the criticism grew online the couple uploaded an apology video to Ashton’s Instagram account.

In the post, the two stars appear somber as they insist that they truly “support victims.” They also say that they wrote the letters to “represent the person that we knew for 25 years” after Danny’s family asked them to.

Ashton adds that the letters "were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatize them in any way."

Others have argued that there is no justification for the letters and — regardless of how good a friend Danny has been to them personally over the years — Ashton and Mila should never have supported a convicted rapist.

And one person who agrees with that sentiment is comedian Kathy Griffin, who took to her TikTok page this week to share her own experience of somebody who was close to her committing heinous crimes.

Kathy explained that her older brother, Ken Griffin, was a pedophile and also physically abusive towards his partners. She called the police on him multiple times in a desperate bid to get him arrested.

“OK, I’m weighing in on the whole Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis thing,” Kathy began. “The notion that this guy was also convicted of drugging these women, that is such serious stuff that I don’t really care that when they were working on That ‘70s Show he was a good guy to work with.”

“My brother, who’s now dead, his name was Ken Griffin, was a pedophile,” she went on. “It was a horrible, horrible thing and I tried to get him caught. And that was my brother, so I don’t want to hear about Ashton and Mila and Giovanni Ribisi and people that feel like they had to stick up for Danny Masterson because he was their bro, he was their buddy.”

“This was my own brother, and two of his girlfriends confessed to me he also physically abused them very violently and I called the LAPD about it twice,” Kathy said.

She then explained that Ken was a super of a building, which gave him access to his victims because he had keys to every unit. Kathy claimed that he molested a boy and a girl, and while he did go to prison for “something else” he was never convicted for these crimes.

“This has been something that caused a giant rift within my family,” she added. “For many years I was shunned from my own family because I was trying to get my brother Ken arrested.”

Kathy also said that it has “always haunted” her that she was ultimately unable to stop Ken, because the LAPD told her that unless he confessed or one of the children reported him then there was nothing that they could do.

“I think about those children every day, and I think about other victims he probably had,” she shared. “And the difficulty in getting a conviction in SA cases… The bar is so high that I tend to absolutely believe the victims when there’s even a trial.”

“I could never do anything about my brother and I felt so helpless,” Kathy concluded. “The point is, blood was not thicker than water in my case. And if you know that somebody is committing SA, you should do something if you can. My god, at least try.”

Kathy’s video has been viewed over a million times since she posted it, and she has been widely praised for her honesty amid such a difficult topic.

“Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this ❤️❤️❤️” one person commented on the TikTok. Another added: “That takes a lot of courage and you did the right thing.”

“I can’t imagine the conflicting emotions you experienced with your brother. I’m so sorry,” one more said. Someone else wrote: “The right thing is not always the easy thing. thank you for standing up for victims.”

Another user said: “Thank you for using your platform for good and thanks for sharing your story! It means so much to so many.”

This isn’t the first time that Kathy has discussed Ken, with the star previously opening up about him in her 2009 memoir.

During an appearance on the Tyra Banks Show to promote the book that same year, Kathy said that Ken was 20 years older than her and would crawl into her bed when she was a child.

“When I was a little tiny kid, six or seven years old, he’d come and crawl into bed with me and whisper sweet nothings in my ear and stuff that was creepy,” she shared. “Many, many, many women had a much more difficult time than I did.”

She said that she became “estranged” from him when “a couple of separate women” told her that he was a pedophile — and it created a huge divide in the family.

“It became a difficult thing for me and my family,” Kathy explained. “I told my parents I wasn’t going to come to Christmas until he would leave and stuff like that, it put them in a tough position.” Kathy added that the rest of her family struggled to understand the way that she felt about Ken because they were in “denial” and wanted “proof” of the allegations.

Eventually, her dad confronted Ken directly, and he apparently responded to the pedophile accusations by simply saying: “I do what I do.” While Kathy didn’t see her brother “for many years,” she did visit him in hospital shortly before his death because her mom asked her to go and say goodbye while he was “brain dead.”

“I was actually frightened of him until the day he died,” she told Tyra. Kathy isn’t the only high profile name to speak out against Ashton and Mila’s actions, with Christina Ricci responding to the scandal by posting on her Instagram story that “people we have loved and admired" can also do "horrible things" and that "people we know as ‘awesome guys’ can be predators and abusers."

She added at the time: “Unfortunately, I’ve known lots of ‘awesome guys’ who were lovely to me who have been proven to be abusers privately.” Mila and Ashton have not publicly commented on the situation since uploading their apology video. I f you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here.

If you are concerned that a child is experiencing or may be in danger of abuse, you can call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.

"Pawn Stars" cast member Corey Harrison had bloodshot eyes, a blank stare, and reeked like booze during his DUI traffic stop ... so says the cop who busted the reality star.

TMZ broke the story, Harrison was arrested for DUI early Friday morning in Vegas on his way home. According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Corey was driving his white Ford F250 pickup and unable to maintain his lane ... at times swerving into the bike lane.

Cops say when they pulled Corey over and made contact, he smelled like booze and had bloodshot eyes, but explained his truck sometimes pulls to the right.

The report states officers gave Corey a field sobriety test and asked he provide a blood or breath sample. When Corey allegedly replied he should "probably ask for his lawyer" the officer informed him they'd get a search warrant for his blood, and if he did refuse his driver's license would be revoked.

Corey eventually agreed to provide a breath sample, but the report states the breathalyzer at the jail was broken, so Corey allowed his blood to be drawn. The report does not state the results of the blood sample, but Corey was booked for DUI.

We spoke to Corey Friday, hours after his arrest who also informed us of the busted breathalyzer. Corey told us he'd recently flown back into town after a trip to Minnesota, but only had one drink on the flight ... 7 hours before his arrest.

It was a rare case of “out of the fire and into the Friars.”

Jimmy Fallon apologized to his staff this week after a Rolling Stone exposé claimed that he’d created a toxic environment at the 30 Rock HQ of his “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” — in part because he seemed to have shown up to the office smelling of booze back in 2017.

But Page Six has heard over the years that Fallon, 48 — who had a legendary reputation for drinking, and occasionally getting into high-spirited scrapes, at downtown watering holes including Niagara, and especially the long-defunct Siberia — used the private Friars Club as a safe space for the gregarious host to let his hair down without making the gossip pages.

While the struggling 55th Street club is famed for its celebrity members — who, generally speaking, happily drank among the other members at the various bars around its clubhouse — we’re told Fallon was often ensconced in rooms that were especially closed off from other card-carrying folks, with his writing staff as party pals.

As this reporter once discovered the hard way, anyone not in the NBC fold was told to take a hike.

In fact, it was much speculated around the hallowed halls once walked by Frank Sintra and Jerry Lewis, that NBC brass were the ones who came up with the Jimmy management strategy.

But on Friday an NBC spokesperson told Page Six that was not true. A spokesperson for Fallon declined to comment.

A Friars’ insider told us, “He did bring his writers to the club and they’d have a private room, but I don’t know if that was organic, as he’d hang out there anyway — he gifted the writers annual memberships so it makes sense that’s where they’d hang —or if NBC encouraged it. Could have been a win-win for both.”

Fallon is under fire after a Rolling Stone article quoted 16 current and former employees accused him of being erratic, drunk at work and “creating a toxic work environment.”

“Nobody told Jimmy, ‘No,’” a staffer told the magazine.

“Everybody walked on eggshells, especially showrunners,” another former employee said.

“You never knew which Jimmy we were going to get and when he was going to throw a hissy fit. Look how many showrunners went so quickly. We know they didn’t last long.”

Fallon offered an apology to “Tonight Show” in a Thursday night video call.

An attendee of the all-hands meeting characterized the funnyman’s mea culpa as “pretty earnest.”

“It’s embarrassing, and I feel so bad,” Fallon allegedly said. “Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends . . . I feel so bad I can’t even tell you.”

Fallon made headlines in 2014, shortly after he got the “Tonight Show” gig, for getting caught up in a scuffle at East Village bar Niagara, and we’re told the alleged retreat behind Friars lines happened shortly after.

But the Friar’s Club closed this past spring — so where will the funnyman hide out now?

“Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

ROME -- ROME (AP) — “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion on Saturday at a Venice Film Festival largely deprived of Hollywood glamour because of the writers and actors strikes.

The film, starring Emma Stone, won the top prize at the 80th edition of the festival, which is often a predictor of Oscar glory. Receiving the award, director Yorgos Lanthimos said the film wouldn’t exist without Stone, who was also a producer but was not on the Lido for the festival.

“This film is her, in front and behind the camera,” Lanthimos said.

The film, based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel of the same name, tells the tale of Bella Baxter, who is brought back to life by a scientist and, after a whirlwind learning curve, runs off with a sleazy lawyer and embarks on a series of adventures devoid of the societal judgements of the era.

Other top winners on the Lido were two films shaming Europe for its migration policies.

“Io Capitano,” (Me Captain) by Matteo Garrone, won the award for best director while Garrone’s young star, Seydou Sarr, won the award for best young actor. The film tells the story of two young boys’ odyssey from Dakar, Senegal, to the detention camps in Libya and finally across the Mediterranean to Europe.

Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border,” about Europe’s other migration crisis on the Polish-Belarus border, won the Special Jury Prize.

“People are still hiding in forests, deprived of their dignity, of their human rights, of their safety, and some of them will lose their lives here in Europe,” Holland told the audience. “Not because we don’t have the resources to help them but because we don’t want to.”

Peter Sarsgaard won best actor for “Memory,” in which he co-stars with Jessica Chastain in a film about high schoolers reuniting. In his acceptance speech, Sarsgaard referred to the strike and artificial intelligence and the threat it poses to the industry and beyond.

“I think we could all really agree that an actor is a person and that a writer is a person. But it seems that we can’t," he said. "And that’s terrifying because this work we do is about connection. And without that, this animated space between us, this sacrament, this holy experience of being human, will be handed over to the machines and the eight billionaires that own them."

Cailee Spaeny won best actress for “Priscilla,” Sofia Coppola's portrait of the private side of Priscilla and Elvis Presley.

The jury was headed by Damien Chazelle and included Saleh Bakri, Jane Campion, Mia Hansen-Løve, Gabriele Mainetti, Martin McDonagh, Santiago Mitre, Laura Poitras and Shu Qi.

Drew Barrymore's popular talk show is coming back to a TV near you -- this despite the fact that there's still a couple strikes going on ... and one guild is effectively calling her a scab.

The former child star announced Sunday that season 4 of 'The Drew Barrymore Show' will soon resume production, something she knows is going to ruffle feathers ... but which she's defending as necessary, while also vowing to comply with strike regulations.

Drew writes, "I made a choice to walk away from the MTV, film and television awards because I was the host and it had a direct conflict with what the strike was dealing with which was studios, streamers, film, and television. It was also in the first week of the strike and so I did what I thought was the appropriate thing at the time to stand in solidarity with the writers. And to be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th."

Then, the haymaker ... "However, I am also making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our show, that may have my name on it but this is bigger than just me. I own this choice. We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind."

She explains that people, apparently, need her show ... writing, "We launched live in a global pandemic. Our show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real time. I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience."

Drew finishes with this ... "I hope for a resolve for everyone as soon as possible. We have navigated difficult times since we first came on air. And so I take a step forward to start season 4 once again with an astute humility."

Read between the lines, and it sounds Drew is going to proceed without any writers -- at least for now. While she's saying they'll be in compliance, the WGA says she's already in violation of strike rules by moving forward at all ... claiming 'TDBS' is a struck show.

A WGA honcho tells THR, "It has stayed off the air since the strike began on May 2nd but has now (unfortunately) decided to return without its writers. The Guild has, and will continue to, picket any struck show that continues production for the duration of the strike."

Fun fact -- 'The Drew Barrymore Show' is just one of 2 daytime talk shows ('The Talk being the other) that employ union writers. CBS -- the parent company -- says her show will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike, including literary material.

Season 4 is expected to premiere on Sept. 18. We'll see what Drew says about this on the air, if anything.

Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour doesn’t come out for over a month, but it’s already proving to be an incredibly alluring draw at the box office. In fact, the film has reportedly already earned enough in ticket sales to more than cover its budget, weeks before it hits theaters.

According to Puck, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour reportedly cost somewhere between $10 and $20 million to make. It’s not clear if that sum covers only the filming of the movie, which took place at her Los Angeles shows, or if it also includes marketing, distribution, and more. That’s a very healthy figure for a concert doc, and it might be hard for some musicians to earn it back…but not for Swift.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour sold historically well when pre-sale tickets were first made available by AMC, the theater chain carrying and distributing the film. According to Variety, which reported on claims made by AMC, the movie brought in $26 million in ticket sales in just its first three hours of its pre-sale window. So, it seems that Swift managed to make back the millions that it cost to produce the documentary of sorts within less than a quarter of a day.

After tickets had been available for a full day, that sum climbed even higher. Much higher. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour earned $37 million in pre-sales in just the first 24 hours fans could purchase them, reports Deadline. That’s potentially more than three times the budget of the film, if it cost somewhere toward the lower end of estimates.

Industry projections are suggesting that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour could become one of the biggest films of the year based on its opening weekend alone. The film might bring in $100 million or more in just the first few days it's in theaters. From there, the numbers grow much larger, and after its North American run is through, which could last weeks or even months, that sum could climb to $150 million or more.

Ashton Kutcher and wife Mila Kunis shared a video message after coming under fire for writing a judge character letters in support of Danny Masterson for his rape trial, before his prison sentence.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have broken their silence after facing backlash for writing character letters to a judge in support of Danny Masterson during his rape trial.

The married couple, who first got to know the actor while starring with him on That '70s Show in the '90s, shared a video message on Instagram Sept. 9, two days after their former costar was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women. He has denied any wrongdoing.

"We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson," Kutcher said in the clip, while Kunis, sitting beside him, then added, "We support victims. We have done this historically through our work and will continue to do so in the future."

Kutcher said that a couple of months ago, Masterson's family reached out to them and asked them to "write character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years so that the judge could take that into full consideration, relative to the sentencing."

Mila said that "the letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury's ruling." Ashton added, "They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that, and we're sorry if that has taken place."

Mila noted, "Our heart goes out to every single person who's ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape," then stopped the recording.

In his character letter, Kutcher, who also worked with Masterson on the Netflix series The Ranch until the latter star was fired in 2017 amid allegations he sexual assaulted three women in the early 2000s, wrote, "While I'm aware that the judgement has been cast as guilty on two counts of rape by force and the victims have a great desire for justice, I hope that my testament to his character is taken into consideration in sentencing."

Kutcher called Masterson "an extraordinarily honest and intentional human being," adding, "Over [our] 25 year relationship I don't ever recall him lying to me. He's taught me about being direct and confronting issues in life and relationships head-on, resolving them, and moving forward. Danny is a person that is consistently there for you when you need him."

Kutcher also called Masterson a "role model."

"I attribute not falling into the typical Hollywood life of drugs directly to Danny," he wrote. "Any time that we were to meet someone or interact with someone who was on drugs, or did drugs, he made it clear that that wouldn't be a good person to be friends with."

Kutcher continued, "He also set an extraordinary standard around how you treat other people. There was an incident where we were at a pizza parlor and a belligerent man entered who was berating his girlfriend. We had never met or seen these people before, but Danny was the first person to jump to the defense of this girl. It was an incident he didn't have to get involved in but proactively chose to because the way this man was behaving was not right. He has always treated people with decency, equality, and generosity."

Mila wrote to the judge that from the moment she met Masterson, she "could sense his innate goodness and genuine nature" and that he proved "to be an amazing friend, confidant, and, above all, an outstanding older brother figure" to her.

Like her husband, she also praised the actor's "steadfastness in promoting a drug-free lifestyle." She added that "his genuine concern for those around him and his commitment to leading by example make him an outstanding role model and friend" and that "Danny's role as a husband and father to his daughter has been nothing short of extraordinary."

Bijou Phillips, Masterson's wife and mother of their 9-year-old daughter Fianna Francis Masterson, had also written the judge to plead for leniency in her husband's sentencing. "We need him more than you can imagine," she wrote. "I know he has been convicted of serious crimes. But the man I married has only been an extraordinary husband to me and a devoted father to our daughter."

Bijou was spotted sobbing in court during his latest hearing. After he was sentenced, he blew her a kiss before being led away.

A day after the sentencing, Ashley Hinshaw, wife of That '70s Show alum Topher Grace, took to her Instagram Stories to share her thoughts. "To every rape victim that is retraumatized by witnessing society debate and focus their attention on what is going to happen to the RAPIST...I see you," she wrote, adding a heart emoji.

Masterston plans to appeal his conviction. "The errors which occurred in this case are substantial and unfortunately, led to verdicts which are not supported by the evidence," his lawyer, Shawn Holley, said in a statement after his sentencing. "And though we have great respect for the jury in this case and for our system of justice overall, sometimes they get it wrong. And that's what happened here."

Masterson, Holley said, "did not commit the crimes for which he has been convicted and we—and the appellate lawyers—the best and the brightest in the country—are confident that these convictions will be overturned."

The Utah family vlogger was arrested last week on six felony child abuse charges

Long before Utah family vlogger Ruby Franke’s arrest last week, local police were notified on two occasions in 2022 from people expressing concern for her children.

In one of the calls to police, Franke’s oldest daughter Shari requested a welfare check at Franke’s Springville home on Sept. 18, 2022.

The call was made to police less than a year before Franke, 41, was arrested alongside her podcasting partner Jodi Hildebrandt on Aug. 30 after her 12-year-old son, who allegedly had duct tape on his wrists and ankles, escaped from a window at Hildebrandt’s home in Ivins, Utah, and ran to a neighbor's house pleading for food and water, police say.

The two women have since been charged with six felony counts of child abuse, the Washington County Attorney’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE.

According to police reports obtained by PEOPLE, Franke's oldest daughter was allegedly notified by a neighbor who informed her that her younger siblings had been home alone for about five days. The daughter told police that her mother was in St. George with Hildebrandt. (It's not immediately clear if the daughter was referring to St. George, Utah.)

“[She] asked that we check on the kids and make sure they were safe and had food for the extended period,” says the reporting officer with the Springville Police Department.

In the report, the officer said he went to Franke's home and knocked on the door but no one answered.

"The kids were seen through the windows but would not answer the door," states the report.

The officer said he spoke to neighbors who alleged to him that "the mother of the residence, Ruby Franke, will leave her children home for extended periods of time and go to St. George and spend time with her friend Jodi Hildebrandt.”

“Everyone who came to the scene was very concerned about the children and them being left at home alone,” states the report. “They expressed great concern about the two youngest children being homeschooled while the two older ones go to public school. Mostly because it shows they are home alone during the day by themselves and there isn’t any way for them to contact emergency services if needed, due to them not having phones and a landline not being available in the home.”

The Springville Police Department could not be reached by PEOPLE for comment but, according to KSL, officers followed up and assisted Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services on three occasions afterwards.

Earlier, in April of 2022, a case worker with the Division of Child and Family Services contacted the police after “she was made aware of two kids running out in the road unsupervised,” according to the police report. The officer checked out the complaint but did not see any children on the street.

According to the police records, Franke herself called police twice in 2020 to report that she was receiving threatening messages.

In one incident, on April 27, 2020, Franke told police that she received “a text message from somebody stating they were going to take her family down and there will be riots at their door when the world finds out the truth.”

Franke documented her strict parenting style on the family’s YouTube channel 8Passengers for years before she transitioned last summer to posting family advice podcasts with Hildebrandt on her ConneXions channel.

YouTube deleted both the 8Passengers and ConneXions pages following the women’s arrest last week, and a spokesperson recently told PEOPLE the platform implemented a permanent ban on Franke in light of her child abuse charges.

If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

Jimmy Fallon has had a long career as a comedian and talk show host — but not without controversy.

Fallon began his career on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2004 before landing his own talk show titled Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2009. The series lasted until 2013 when it was announced that Fallon would take over as the host of The Tonight Show.

More than a decade into his run at The Tonight Show, Fallon was under fire when Rolling Stone published a report featuring 16 anonymous past and present employees claiming that Fallon created a “nightmare” workplace on The Tonight Show.

“It’s a bummer because it was my dream job,” one former employee told the outlet in September. “Writing for late night [television] is a lot of people’s dream jobs, and they’re coming into this and it becomes a nightmare very quickly. It’s sad that it’s like that, especially knowing it doesn’t have to be that way.”

NBC responded to the story via a statement at the time: “We are incredibly proud of The Tonight Show, and providing a respectful working environment is a top priority. As in any workplace, we have had employees raise issues; those have been investigated and action has been taken where appropriate. As is always the case, we encourage employees who feel they have experienced or observed behavior inconsistent with our policies to report their concerns so that we may address them accordingly.”

Keep scrolling to see more of Fallon’s ups and downs throughout the years:

1998

Fallon joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and appeared as the coanchor of Weekend Update beside Tina Fey until 2004.

2004

The comedian left SNL to pursue a film career and starred in several flicks including 2004’s Taxi and 2005’s Fever Pitch.

2007

Fallon tied the knot with wife Nancy Juvonen, a film producer and longtime friend of Drew Barrymore. The twosome welcomed daughters Winnie and Frances in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

2009

The show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ran from 2009 to 2013 and quickly became a popular success. The series garnered two Emmy Award nominations.

2014

Fallon succeeded Jay Leno and became the sixth permanent host of The Tonight Show.

2016

Fallon received harsh criticism for the way he handled his interview with Donald Trump. Viewers said that the talk show host was too light and playful and didn’t ask him any hard questions about the election.

“It was definitely a down time,” Fallon recalled in June 2018 on an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Award Chatter” podcast. “And it’s tough for morale. There’s 300 people that work here, and so when people are taking that bad about you and gaming up on you, in a really gang mentality … You go, ‘Alright, we get it. I heard you. You made me feel bad. So now what? Are you happy? I’m depressed. Do you want to push me more? What do you want me to do? You want me to kill myself? What would make you happy? Get over it.’ I’m sorry. I don’t want to make anyone angry — I never do and I never will. It’s all in the fun of the show. I made a mistake. I’m sorry if I made anyone mad. And, looking back, I would do it differently.”

Following his confession, Trump took to social media to blast the comedian.

“@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous ‘hair show’ with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have ‘humanized’ me,” Trump tweeted in June 2018. “He is taking heat. He called & said ‘monster ratings.’ Be a man Jimmy!”

Fallon responded by tweeting that he would be “making a donation to RAICES in the President’s name.”

2017

In October, a New York Post report claimed that NBC executives were worried that Fallon’s drinking was spiraling “out of control,” citing his two previous hand injuries and a chipped tooth. Fallon denied the accusations.

“I could never do a day-to-day job if I was drinking every night,” Fallon told The New York Times that May. “That’s just kicking you when you’re down.”

2020

Fallon once again came under fire when an SNL skit of him in blackface resurfaced on social media in May. He took to social media to apologize for his actions.

“In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface,” Fallon tweeted at the time. “There is no excuse for this. I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”

2022

In August, Fallon, Lorne Michaels and Tracy Morgan were named in a sexual misconduct lawsuit filed against Horatio Sanz, with the plaintiff claiming that Fallon, Michaels and Morgan enabled Sanz’s inappropriate behavior.

Sanz settled with the accuser in November and the lawsuit was dismissed.

2023

In September, current and former Tonight Show employees spoke out about Fallon’s erratic behavior on set, claiming to Rolling Stone he is known for having “outbursts.” According to the employees, it was common to hear colleagues joking about killing themselves due to the toxic workplace environment.

“You never knew which Jimmy we were going to get and when he was going to throw a hissy fit,” a former staffer told the outlet in an interview. “Look how many showrunners went so quickly. We knew they didn’t last long.”

Hours after the article came out, Fallon reportedly apologized to the staff members.

“It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,” he told personnel via Zoom according to Rolling Stone. “Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends … I feel so bad I can’t even tell you. I want the show to be fun, [it] should be inclusive to everybody. It should be the best show.”

After Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two counts of sexual assault, actress Christina Ricci is weighing in on supposed nice guys being predators.

“So sometimes people we have loved and admired do horrible things. They might not do these things to us and we only know who they were to us but that doesn’t mean they didn’t do the horrible things and to discredit the abused is a crime,” Ricci, 43, wrote via her Instagram Story on Saturday, September 9.

She continued: “People we know as ‘awesome guys’ can be predators and abusers. It’s tough to accept but we have to. If we say we support victims — women, children, men [and] boys — then we must take this stance.”

Ricci’s note comes days after Masterson, 47, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after his sexual assault retrial. (The That 70’s Show alum had been found guilty in May on two counts of rape following past incidents from the early 2000s.)

Masterson vehemently denied the accusations against him and several of his friends — including That 70’s Show costars Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher — wrote letters to the judge on his behalf to advocate for a reduced sentence. The character letters were released on Friday, September 8, via The Underground Bunker, which specializes in covering news about Scientology.

Kunis and Kutcher’s notes sparked backlash among fans, who denounced them for supporting an alleged abuser.

“We are aware of the pain that has been caused by the character letters that we wrote on behalf of Danny Masterson,” Kutcher, 45, said in a Saturday Instagram video. “They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that, and we’re sorry if that has taken place.”

Kunis, 40, added: “Our heart goes out to every single person who’s ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape.”

Kutcher and Kunis — who got married in 2015 — have advocated against child abuse through their nonprofit THORN, which they pointed out in their apology video.

Ricci, for her part, seemingly took aim at the letters glorifying Masterson’s accomplishments amid his assault scandal. “Unfortunately I’ve known lots of ‘awesome guys’ who were lovely to me, who have been proven to be abusers privately,” the Yellowjackets star added. “I’ve also had personal experience with this.”

Ricci concluded: “Believe victims. It’s not easy to come forward. It’s not easy to get a conviction.”

Ricci seemingly alluded to her past marriage with ex-husband James Heerdegen when citing her “personal experience” with abusers.

Us Weekly broke the news in July 2020 that Ricci was granted an emergency protective order against Heerdegen, 44, after police were called to their shared home on domestic violence claims. Under the order, the pair were unable to have any contact. Heerdegen was not arrested nor did he address the allegations at the time. The pair, who share 8-year-old son Freddie, finalized their divorce in December 2022. The actress has since been granted sole legal custody of Freddie with Heerdegen receiving visitation rights.

Ricci has moved on with hairstylist Mark Hampton, whom she wed in October 2021. They welcomed daughter Cleopatra two months later in December 2021.

If you or someone you know are experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you have experienced sexual assault, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 for confidential support.

This month, Leonardo DiCaprio has been seen with Italian model Vittoria Ceretti, despite rumors of a potential relationship with model Gigi Hadid over the past year. New rumors started about Ceretti this summer, when she was seen on a yacht with DiCaprio and other models Meghan Roche and Imaan Hammam. Here's everything to know about the 25-year-old fashionista and her romance with DiCaprio so far.

Who is Vittoria Ceretti?

Ceretti has been modeling since she was 14-years-old and is well known on the runway. She has modeled for campaigns with designers like Alexander McQueen, Versace, Miu Miu, Balenciaga, and Gucci.

Ceretti has quite a social media following, with 1.5 million followers on Instagram. The model has been married, to Italian DJ Matteo Milleri. Their wedding was in 2020, and she is believed to be separated from her husband. She's also acquaintances with Hadid, even appearing with her on the cover of Vogue.

How long have Leonardo DiCaprio and Vittoria Ceretti been together?

The rumored couple reportedly met during the premiere for Killers of the Flower Moon at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in May. They were first linked romantically when someone saw them on an ice cream date in Los Angeles, according to Page Six. An eye witness observing them stated there was a “vibe” because of the “way they were talking to each other, you could feel the energy.”

On September 6, they were seen dancing in Ibiza, Spain. A source said DiCaprio calls Ceretti his “girlfriend.”

“Vittoria is a beautiful girl, but Leonardo is of course surrounded by many beautiful girls most of the time,” an insider told The Daily Mail. “But he adores her and she him, they have been spending a lot of time together this summer, traveling around on romantic trips.”

“They added, It has obviously led to much chatter within his circle that Leo is ready to hang up his lothario ways. There have been many women pictured with him, partying with him, but what he has with Vittoria is much more serious.”

Luis Rubiales is officially resigning.

The 46-year-old football official and former professional player has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final, BBC reports.

The 33-year-old player spoke out about the kiss, which happened during the presentation ceremony after Spain won over England in Sydney, saying it was not consensual in a legal complaint.

“I cannot continue my work,” Luis said as he announced his intention to resign on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

He released a statement saying he submitted his resignation to the federation’s acting president, Pedro Rocha, as well as resigning from his position as Vice President of UEFA’s executive committee.

Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing the player on the lips without her consent, presenting a case against him to Spain’s National Court in Madrid.

According to a sexual consent law passed last year, he could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of sexual assault.

Spain emerged victorious, defeating England’s Lionesses to win the women’s soccer World Cup on August 20 in Melbourne, Australia.

Elon Musk’s brood has grown to 11.

The tech giant secretly welcomed a third child with Grimes, named Techno Mechanicus, according to a book review published by the New York Times Saturday on Musk’s soon-to-be-released biography, “Elon Musk.”

The outlet briefly mentions Musk’s child with the “Genesis” singer, whom the former couple has affectionately nicknamed “Tau.”

Very little is known about the little one or when the kid might have been born.

Musk, 52, and Grimes, 35, share two additional children, 1-year-old daughter Exa Dark Sideræl — whose nickname is “Y” — and 3-year-old son X Æ A-12.

In May 2018, Page Six exclusively reported that Musk and Grimes had begun dating.

A source told us at the time that the two met after the Tesla founder intended to write a joke via Twitter about artificial intelligence, but found out that Grimes — born Claire Elise Boucher — had already made the same joke.

The couple welcomed their first child, X, two years later in May 2020.

The billionaire businessman and the Canadian singer then welcomed their second child, Exa Dark Sideræl, in December 2021.

The duo called it quits just a few months after their daughter was born via surrogate.

“Me and E have broken up again since the writing of this article haha, but he’s my best friend and the love of my life, and my life and art are forever dedicated to The Mission now,” Grimes wrote via Twitter after the fallout.

While it is unclear if the two have gotten back together, the musician and Musk were spotted in Portofino, Italy, in July with their son. Although the two were not photographed together, a source told the Daily Mail at the time that they were staying at the same swanky hotel.

Musk’s son Saxon, 17 — whom he shares with ex Justine Wilson — was also present during the vacation.

Earlier this week, Grimes pleaded with Musk to see her son in a since-deleted tweet.

“Tell Shivon to unblock me and tell Elon to let me see my son or plz respond to my lawyer,” she wrote. “I have never even been allowed to see a photo of these children until this moment, despite the situation utterly ripping my family apart.”

The X, formerly known as Twitter, owner shares 11 children with three women.

Musk is a dad to son Nevada with Wilson, however, the couple lost the 10-week-old to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDs).

Wilson and Musk would later welcome twins, Griffin and Vivian, in 2004.

In January 2006, they also welcomed triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian. Musk and Wilson divorced two years later.

The billionaire also secretly welcomed twins with Neuralink director of operations and special projects, Shivon Zilis, in November 2021 — just before Grimes gave birth to her second child with Musk.

Chris Evans is officially off the market!

The “Captain America: The First Avenger” star married Alba Baptista over the weekend, Page Six has learned.

The couple said “I do” Saturday in an intimate ceremony that took place in Massachusetts at their Boston-area home.

An insider tells us the nuptials were “locked down tight,” as guests signed NDAs and phones were forfeited.

We’re told Evans, 42, and Baptista, 26, invited their closest family and friends to witness the “beautiful” ceremony.

The guest list also included some of the actor’s Marvel co-stars, including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner.

Page Six has reached out to the couple’s reps for comment.

The “Avengers” actor and the Luso-Brazilian actress first sparked romance rumors in November 2022, when a source told People that the duo had been dating for “over a year.”

“They are in love, and Chris has never been happier,” the insider said, already calling their relationship “serious” at the time. “His family and friends all adore her.”

Just hours after the news broke, the couple was spotted holding hands during a stroll in Central Park.

While little is known about the low-key couple’s relationship, Evans has proudly been flaunting his affection for Baptista online.

The “Knives Out” star was spotted leaving a flirty comment on Baptista’s Instagram post around the same time that news broke of their relationship.

Then, in February, the “Captain America: Civil War” actor went Instagram-official with the “Warrior Nun” alum after posting a series of PDA-filled pics to his Instagram Story in honor of Valentine’s Day.

Other snaps Evans posted in recent months featured the two picking apples, skiing, viewing the Northern Lights together and even kissing in the car.

While Evans’ successful career as a longstanding Marvel star has warranted his own accolades, Baptista has an impressive backstory of her own. The actress, whose mother is a translator, speaks five languages: Portuguese, English, German, French and Spanish.

Baptista is known for her role in “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” and has won awards for her work, including the European Shooting Star Award at the Berlin Film Festival and an award for Best Actress at the Festival Ibérico de Ciné for her role in the short film “Miami.”

She was also named IMDb’s Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2020.

While Evans and Baptista have kept mum about their romance, the “Fantastic Four” actor opened up about wanting to get married last November.

“That’s absolutely something I want — wife, kids, building a family,” he told People at the time. “When you read about most of the best artists, whether it’s actors, painters, writers, most of them [admit] it wasn’t the work they made [that they are most proud of], it was about the relationships, the families they created, the love they found, the love they shared.”

He continued, “So it’s also something through my long 41 years that also rings true. Those things are the most important. I love the idea of tradition and ceremony, I had a lot of that in my life so the idea of creating that, I can’t think of anything better.”

The cause of the death of Paul Reubens, best known for playing character Pee-wee Herman on TV and in films, has been made public. The actor died at age 70 on July 30, 2023.

The cause of the death of Paul Reubens, best known for playing comedic alter-ego Pee-wee Herman, has been made public.

The actor, who passed away July 30 at age 70, died of acute hypoxic respiratory failure, People reported Sept. 8, citing his death certificate. The underlying cause of his death was listed as acute myelogenous leukemia, a blood and bone marrow cancer, and had in the months prior to his passing been diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, which meant his cancer had spread to his lungs.

When his death was first announced in July, a message posted to his social media pages had stated that "Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit."

"A gifted and prolific talent," the post continued, "he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit."

In addition, Reubens himself was quoted as saying in a statement to The New York Times, "Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years. I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you."

The actor created his bow-tied alter-ego Pee-wee Herman in the late '70s when he was a member of the Los Angeles comedy troupe the Groundlings, the newspaper reported. Reubens then played the character on The Pee-wee Herman Show, a live onstage TV pilot that premiered at the Groundlings Theater and was adapted into a comedy special in 1981.

Next up was the 1985 movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure, directed by Tim Burton, and a year later, his children's TV show Pee-wee's Playhouse debuted. Also in 1986, he portrayed Max in the cult sci-fi film Flight of the Navigator.

In 1991, Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure in an adult movie theater in Florida, which led to a fine and stalled his acting career.

Over the next couple of decades, Reubens had small roles on TV shows and also did much voiceover work, playing characters in films such as Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and Disney's straight-to-video Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.

He also played the superhero Spleen in the 1999 comic book movie Mystery Men and reprised his role in the music video for Smash Mouth's hit single "All Star," which is featured in the film's soundtrack. The band's longtime lead singer, Steve Harwell, died at age 56 on Sept. 4.

Also in the '90s, Reubens had a recurring part on the sitcom Murphy Brown, which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2001, the actor starred with Johnny Depp in the crime drama film Blow.

Nine years later, the actor revived his Pee-wee Herman stage show, which opened in Los Angeles and later moved to Broadway. The production was adapted into an HBO special, which was nominated for an Emmy.

In 2016, Reubens reprised his signature role in the Netflix movie Pee-Wee's Big Holiday. Over the next few years, he continued to do mostly TV and voiceover work.

Following the actor's death, a slew of fellow celebs took to social media to pay tribute to the actor.

"No tweet can capture the magic, generosity, artistry, and devout silliness of Paul Reubens," Conan O'Brien tweeted. "Everyone I know received countless nonsensical memes from Paul on their birthday, and I mean EVERYONE. His surreal comedy and unrelenting kindness were a gift to us all. Damn, this hurts."

Look back at Reubens' life and career in pictures below:

A new crop of college courses has emerged that center around the lives and careers of pop stars like Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Bad Bunny. But are they actually legit?

Back-to-school season is upon us and students all over the country are returning to campus to study the works of world history’s most important figures. While for some people, these figures encompass traditional academic luminaries like Einstein and Shakespeare, for others, they include Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny.

A new crop of college courses has emerged in recent years that center around the lives and careers of today’s biggest pop stars. These range from music classes that dissect the work of Lana Del Rey, to African Studies courses about Beyoncé and Rihanna’s feminism, to sociology courses about how artists like Harry Styles are received and treated by the public.

Brian Donovan, for example, is a cultural sociology professor at Kansas University who has just begun teaching a new course titled The Sociology of Taylor Swift. The class aims to use Swift as a means of understanding concepts ranging from celebrity culture to feminism to notions of authenticity.

“I noticed during the pandemic in my [cultural sociology] class that some of the conversations would drift toward Taylor Swift,” Professor Donovan, who has since gained traction on TikTok for his sociological analyses of the “All Too Well” singer, tells The Daily Beast. “I had an idea that I could teach a lot of the topics and themes of cultural sociology through the lens of Taylor Swift.”

But are pop stars actually useful pedagogical tools, or are these classes just easy A’s designed to create news headlines and boost enrollment numbers?

Dr. Nathian Rodriguez, a media studies professor at San Diego State University, thinks such cynicism completely misses the objective of his work. Dr. Rodriguez teaches multiple courses about pop stars ranging from Selena Quintanilla to Bad Bunny, and believes such artists offer important insight into how representation and activism interact with mainstream media.

“I’m not teaching ‘Selena,’ just like I’m not teaching ‘Bad Bunny.’ I’m teaching through them,” Dr. Rodriguez explains. “I’m teaching through them in order to show students how we can use these pop culture individuals to better understand the things that they read in their textbooks.”

Rodriguez’s class on Selena, titled Selena & Latinx Media Representation, was such a success when it was introduced in 2020 that it has now become a permanent fixture in SDSU’s curriculum. Not only that, it has also given him the confidence to create similar classes on Bad Bunny and Cardi B — accomplishments that are deeply meaningful to him as both a professor and a member of the Latinx community.

“[SDSU is] a Hispanic-serving institution on the border in San Diego, and we had no classes that dealt with Latinx and Latino individuals,” he says. “This was the perfect opportunity to bridge not only theory and professional work, but also bring that cultural element into the classroom where students got to see themselves represented in the classroom.”

All this runs counter to the common assumption that courses like these are nothing more than glorified music appreciation classes—a theory that becomes tenuous when you consider the amount of work that goes into creating a syllabus that has to pass multiple stages of university approval. Dr. Louie Valencia, a history professor who teaches Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity at Texas State University, began teaching the course knowing that even if students came into his classroom expecting a “fluff” class, the work he put into it would eventually speak for itself. In addition to the music of Styles, the syllabus for his class covers the works of a wide berth of writers and musicians who have influenced the three-time Grammy Award-winning singer.

“Most of [my students] understand that it’s a pretty significant class that has a lot of reading,” says Dr. Valencia, whose assignments include pieces by writers such as Susan Sontag and Joan Didion. “Whenever the students got there, they saw a pretty hefty syllabus and knew from the get-go that it wasn’t going to be that easy.”

Not only do these students take the coursework seriously, but several claim that they left these classes more engaged by their studies than when they walked in.

“In undergraduate discussion-based classes, a lot of kids don’t really have much to talk about or are too shy or too quiet. But this class seemed like [it] would have lots of fun conversations,” says Matthew Sepko, a history major who took Valencia’s course last semester, and who claims he wasn’t even a fan of Styles when he enrolled.

Likewise, Ella Rhuems, a freshman currently enrolled in Professor Donovan’s course, claims that by focusing on a singular phenomenon like Swift, students are able to achieve a deeper and more practical understanding of cultural sociology.

“I definitely learn really well through examples,” Rhuems tells The Daily Beast. “Being able to apply it in the real world is where the learning comes in. If we say someone’s image can change how they’re perceived in the media and we link that back to sociological theory, great, but what’s an example of that? Well, when Taylor Swift was younger and she stayed quiet, the media was less critical of her than when she spoke out politically. So, while Taylor Swift examples don’t apply to everything, the examples that do apply are so much easier to think through because Taylor Swift is something that most of us in the class are familiar with.”

To recap: These courses have carefully crafted syllabi written by impressive scholars, encourage discussion-based learning, and give detailed and practical examples of important phenomena pertaining to their fields. So why is there still so much cynicism around them?

“When we announced [the Selena course] and made it official on social media, we got a lot of pushback,” Dr. Rodriguez recalls. “They just saw a poster that said ‘Selena.’ They didn’t hear all the important stuff that students learned about it. And we got the same thing with the Bad Bunny and Cardi B classes because people don’t take the time to really understand the importance and the relevancy.”

Academia has a long history of this kind of snootiness when it comes to incorporating modern celebrities into lessons. According to Dr. Valencia, it partly stems from a negative perception about who normally engages with pop culture.

“There’s a lot of research that shows that things that are enjoyed primarily by queer people and women are oftentimes dismissed as unserious topics of scholarship,” he explains. “If you look at the Beatles in the 1960s when they first came out, most of their fans who were showing up at concerts were young girls screaming their heads off, and they were dismissed as an unserious band. As time went by, it showed that those young women actually had really good tastes and were ahead of the curve.”

When pop music is considered easy and unserious, academia revolving around it gets a similar rap. Professor Donovan concedes that part of the appeal of his class is that it makes sociological theory a little more digestible.

“​​There is an element of sociology or any academic discipline that is dry and not necessarily immediately engaging,” he says, “so I view Taylor as the sugar-coating of the more boring sociology medicine.”

But not all professors see this as a concession; to some, making their topics more engaging and accessible is an important part of the job description. When asked if he thought there were any students of his who were looking for an easy A, Dr. Valencia responded simply: “I think that there were students who were looking for something they really would enjoy.”

Rhuems certainly agrees.

“If you want students to do well, make classes they’ll enjoy,” she says. “Try to find things that students are passionate about, that makes them want to get out of bed in the morning and go to class. Because I will tell you, motivation is hard in college.”

Notorious rock group Nickelback revealed how they dealt with nearly two decades of mockery Friday after the band debuted their tell-all documentary "Hate to Love: Nickelback" at the Toronto Film Festival

Every comment was walking out the front door.

Alt-rock group Nickelback discussed how they dealt with nearly two decades of mockery in their tell-all documentary “Hate to Love: Nickelback,” which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend, reports Entertainment Weekly.

“Nobody picks up a guitar to be the most hated band in the world,” said vocalist Ryan Peake, 50, in the new film. “It doesn’t feel great.”

Peake’s children, who also make a brief cameo, echoed their father’s statement adding, “Everyone hated the band, so everyone hated us.”

Bassist Mike Kroeger, brother to frontman Chad Kroeger, claimed the backlash to the Canadian band “really sucked in the beginning” while noting the toll it took on his sibling’s mental health.

The film chronicles the band’s rise to fame as well as several emotionally charged moments throughout their career, including the 2005 departure of ex-drummer Ryan Vikedal, Mike’s nearly fatal heart attack and replacement drummer Daniel Adair’s struggle to overcome a frightening neurological condition.

One such event in the film comes when Adair, 48, revealed that Chad reportedly “blew up” in his dressing room due to pushback the band had received while on tour.

Adair states that the outburst was also due to several people shouting “f–k you” out of car windows while Chad walked by.

Later in the documentary, Mike hypothesizes that a lot of the hate toward the group comes from their seeming shallow lyrics

“Sometimes people want to hear vacuous, dumb s–t,” said Mike in defense of the lyrics.

“I play Nickelback songs for Nickelback fans,” concluded frontman Chad Kroeger. ” “I don’t have to try to win anybody over.”

The Post reached out to Nickelback for comment.

Nickelback’s heart-wrenching documentary is not currently set to appear in theaters, however, the film is set to play through the remainder of the festival.

Despite facing years of mockery, the group announced that they would be going on tour this year starting in June.

"If you don’t hear it from these lips, don’t believe it.''

After a "crazy week," Joe Jonas has publicly addressed his impending divorce from Sophie Turner on stage.

Aside from the couple's joint statement posted on social media, the Jonas Brothers musician, who filed for divorce last week, has been tightlipped about the details of his split from the former Game of Thrones star. But during the band's concert at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on Saturday night, the singer opened up about the news before a crowd of fans.

Right before launching into "Hesitate," a song inspired by his relationship with Turner, Jonas told the audience, which included EW reporters, "It's been a crazy week."

He continued, "I just wanna say, look: If you don't hear it from these lips, don't believe it. Okay? Thank you, everyone, for your love and support. Me and my family love you guys."

Jonas' comments come days after he filed for divorce from Turner, with documents stating that "the marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken." The couple, who were married for four years, have two daughters together. They purchased a home in Miami in 2022 but sold the property earlier this year.

To officially announce the news, Turner and Jonas released a joint statement on their respective social media accounts that read, "After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage."

Acknowledging various rumors about it, they added, "There are many speculative narratives as to why, but truly this is a united decision and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for privacy for us and our children.'"

Following his onstage message to his fans, Jonas performed the group's emotional ballad "Hesitate," a love song he penned for Turner ahead of their 2019 wedding.

"It's like my vows before I wrote my vows," he explained in the 2020 Jonas Brothers documentary, Chasing Happiness. "It's my promise to Sophie."

He continued, "For me, it takes me to a whole other universe. I'm seeing her walk down the aisle again every time I close my eyes."

The Jonas Brothers are currently on their latest world tour. Watch Joe Jonas address his divorce on stage in the video above.

One of Danny Masterson's accusers is taking Ashton Kutcher to the woodshed after his in-court support of his old pal -- and doing it by resurfacing old footage that hasn't aged well.

Chrissie Bixler -- who dated Danny back in the day, but who has since come forward as one of several women to claim he raped her -- took to IG this weekend to invoke DM's "That '70s Show" costar ... who wrote a letter on Masterson's behalf seeking leniency.

In a series of IG Stories, she threw up a ton of old clips that show Ashton and his wife, Mila Kunis, interacting together ... as well as one of Mila and Danny that certainly feels icky.

One clips shows Ashton on his old show, 'Punk'd,' and it's the Hilary Duff episode. At the time, she was underage -- and Ashton says she's one of the girls in Hollywood that "we're all waiting for to turn 18." Two other clips she posted show Ashton/Mila talking about the first time they met, and how they first kissed on set. This is well known, but Mila was 14 when she got hired on "That '70s Show" ... and Ashton was about 5 years older than her, at 19.

There's yet another clip that shows Mila and Danny promoting the show, in which Mila addresses her young age when she first started -- and Danny saying she was hotter then.

The point is ... Chrissie is strongly suggesting that Danny, Ashton and Mila were all cut from the same cloth -- which, of course, comes on the heels of the couple issuing a public mea culpa for their letters. Sounds like Chrissie is throwing that apology back in their face.

BTW, another huge star also appears to have weighed in on this saga ... Christina Ricci.

The actress took to Instagram herself with a lengthy message but doesn't name Danny, Ashton or Mila specifically. Still, it seems pretty evident who she's referring to here.

CR writes, "So sometimes people we have loved and admired do horrible things They might not do these things to us and we only who they were to us but that doesn’t mean they didn’t do the horrible things and to discredit the abused is a crime."

She adds, "People we know as ‘awesome guys’ can be predators and abusers. It’s tough to accept but we have to. If we say we support victims -- women, children, men, boys -- then we must be able to take this stance." Christina says she came to learn that some of these "awesome guys," who seemed great in public, were abusers in behind closed doors.

Christina finishes with this, "Believe victims. It’s not easy to come forward. It’s not easy to get a conviction."

The threat was made just as the musician was set to walk the red carpet.

The world premiere of Lil Nas X's documentary Long Live Montero was delayed Saturday night at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival after a bomb threat was made moments prior to the 24-year-old walking the red carpet, EW has confirmed.

Shortly before the screening was set to begin at 10 p.m. local time, documentary co-directors Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel arrived to the event with film editor Andrew Morrow, but TIFF organizers were informed that a bomb threat had been made upon Lil Nas X's arrival to the Roy Thomson Hall venue, and the Grammy winner was told to hold off on walking the carpet.

Variety was first to report the news, indicating that a source revealed that Lil Nas X was specifically targeted by a phoned-in threat because he's a Black queer artist. However, new information from TIFF representatives and law enforcement dispute those details.

"Earlier this evening, we were made aware by the Toronto Police Service of an investigation in the vicinity of the red carpet for the Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero screening," said Judy Lung, TIFF's VP of public relations, in a statement to EW overnight. "Our standard security measures remained in place during this time and the screening commenced with a slight delay. To our knowledge, this was a general threat and not directed at the film or the artist."

Victor Kwong, a representative for the Toronto police, told EW via email on Sunday morning that "a passerby uttered a threat towards private security" outside of the hall. "Out of an abundance of caution, the Toronto Police and the private security swept the scene and cleared within 20 minutes. The threat was general and did not target any one person," he said.

The screening began 30 minutes later, after Lil Nas X walked the red carpet with his family.

Though the premiere continued without further incident, the film itself — which follows the singer-songwriter as he tours the country — charts intense pushback he's received throughout his career, including from religious protestors who often hold anti-LGBTQIA+ demonstrations outside of his concerts.

Long Live Montero does not have a confirmed release date, but is scheduled for two additional public screenings at TIFF on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET and Saturday, Sept. 16 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Corey Harrison, famous for his work on History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," was arrested for DUI in Las Vegas ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement tells TMZ ... the reality TV star was arrested in Sin City early Friday morning around 1 AM.

Corey Harrison tells TMZ ... he had flown back into town from Minnesota late Thursday and went to check on a few short-term rental properties he manages in Las Vegas.

Corey says he was driving and got pulled over, with the cop telling him it was because he was swerving. He says the officer asked him if he was drinking and he told the cop he had one drink 7 hours ago on his flight home.

Corey says the cop asked him to step out of the car and take a field sobriety test. He says he took the test and asked to take a breathalyzer, but claims the cop told him the breathalyzer was broken.

From there, Corey says the cop handcuffed him, explaining he had failed his field sobriety test. He says he was then hauled off to a police station where he claims another breathalyzer was not working.

Corey says police informed him he would be held in custody all weekend if he did not take a blood test ... and he says they took a blood test and cops released him about 8 hours later.

CH tells us police let him keep his driver's license and his driver's license was NOT suspended ... and he says cops offered him a ride home.

Sharon Osbourne has never been one to mask her true feelings, and now she’s getting candid about one of her worst experiences with a fellow celebrity.

Osbourne, 70, recently identified the rudest star she’s ever met while playing a game called “Stirring the Pot” in an E! News segment — although she couldn’t immediately remember his name. “The guy that’s married to an actress and he used to do That ’70s Show,” she said in the Thursday, September 7, video.

Her daughter Kelly Osbourne helpfully reminded Sharon of the name “Ashton Kutcher,” and Sharon confirmed that’s who she meant. “Yes! Oh, rude, rude, rude, rude little boy,” she said.

Sharon went on to call Kutcher, 45, a “dastardly little thing,” but she didn’t offer any further details about what he did that she found so “rude.” That, however, is what the internet is for.

Back in 2018, Sharon sat down with the late Larry King, who asked her whether she’d ever done an interview on The Talk that didn’t go the way she expected. She was a cohost on the CBS talk show from 2010 to 2021.

“We’ve had a couple of meanies, for me,” she said. “Everybody’s take is different. Somebody can come in and I can go, ‘That was amazing,’ and the other girls will go, ‘Do you think?’ But I didn’t get on with one guy, that Ashton Kutcher.”

King called Kutcher a “tech guy,” seemingly in reference to his early investments in companies like Uber and Airbnb, but Sharon clarified that he’s an actor — “ish.”

“I didn’t get on with him at all,” she continued. As King informed her that Kutcher was once the highest paid actor on television, Sharon rolled her eyes. “Lordy Lord!” she exclaimed.

When asked what she didn’t like about the publicly genial actor, Sharon claimed he had a “bad attitude,” which she acknowledged may have been because she mispronounced his name during his appearance on The Talk. “So, he was pissed and he comes on with an attitude,” she recalled. “And he goes, ‘And what are you? What have you done in this industry?’ And I was like, ‘Kid, don’t start with me, because I’m gonna eat you up and s–t you out.’ I was just like, ‘You don’t know what you’re dealing with kid.’”

Kutcher has never commented on the alleged beef between him and Sharon.