Rapper Young Thug’s racketeering trial has begun with Georgia prosecutors accusing him of being a gang leader in charge of a “wolf pack”. The Atlanta rapper, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, is accused of co-founding a violent street gang in his hometown. Prosecutors are using the critically-acclaimed performer’s own lyrics as evidence of the gang’s existence.
From starring in comedy favourite Ugly Betty, to a lead role in this year’s blockbuster Barbie, America Ferrera has had a “fairy tale” journey to success. She’s the first – and only – Latina to win an Emmy for a leading role. But she’s also keenly aware that she’s almost unique in carving out these
From the moment the first princess in 1937 debuted on our screens, Disney knew it had created a winning formula, and almost 100 years later these timeless tales and enchanting characters still captivate the minds of the audience. However, Disney’s latest princess film Wish seems to have missed the mark with critics – falling somewhere
The London screening of a new Disney+ movie is already running late – but it isn’t John Travolta’s fault. The star of the short film in question, The Shepherd, is sitting in the audience, patiently waiting to see the story on a big screen for the first time, 30 years after he first dreamed of
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has been discharged from hospital for Christmas, his wife has said. The Irish singer, 65, was diagnosed with encephalitis last year and has been treated at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. His wife Victoria Mary Clarke wrote on social media that they were “deeply and eternally grateful to all of
Mysterious masked guards in pink boiler suits, a singing giant doll and a life-changing sum of money… it can only mean the return of Squid Game. The Netflix hit has come back to our screens, but this time with a reality game show spin-off seeing 456 real players battle it out for a $4.56m (£3.66m)
As Hollywood returns to work following the recent writers and actors’ strikes, industry figures are calling for health and safety to be made a priority to avoid any more lives being put at risk. A series of high-profile accidents has raised questions about the hazards involved for actors and crew members while shooting films and
Colombian pop star Shakira has reached a deal with Spanish prosecutors to settle a tax fraud case, just as her trial was about to begin. The singer has paid a €7.5m (£6.5m) fine – prosecutors had wanted to jail her for eight years and fine her €23.8m (£20.8m) if found guilty. She had faced tax
British actor Joss Ackland has died at the age of 95, his family said in a statement. The prolific stage and screen actor, who has been in more than 100 movies and TV series, died “peacefully” and was “surrounded by family”, they said. He was also described as a “beloved father” and had been married
A knife-wielding woman broke into a Seoul theatre dressing room and injured prominent K-pop star Kyuhyun during a struggle. She broke into the room at about 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT), local media reported. Kyuhyun, a member of the boy band Super Junior, was visiting his fellow actors at the time and was cut on
