9 December 2025
The Moneyball actor's Hollywood breakthrough came when he played the hunky J.D. in Sir Ridley Scott's classic movie, but his friend admitted he couldn't watch the film for "years" because he was so "annoyed" to have missed out on the part and subsequent recognition.
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9 Dec: The 37-year-old actor - who plays villainous Vecna in the hit Netflix show - has revealed the shoot in Atlanta, Georgia was peppered with "odd" moments as a stray cat moved in with him and he started finding snakes on his doorstep.... more
9 Dec: The 90-year-old actress suffers from macular degeneration - which can cause permanent and rapid central vision loss and is the number one cause of sight problems in people over 50 - and she's now revealed the condition has become so advanced she now struggles to recognise friends and loves ones.... more
9 Dec: The All of Me hitmaker had been performing under his real name, John Roger Stephens, when he landed the nickname during a studio session with then-friend Kanye West and spoken-word artist J. Ivy, but his lawyer told him he needed to trademark the moniker if he wanted to use it professionally.... more
9 Dec: The 77-year-old monarch's furnishings from his Norfolk estate Sandringham - where the royal family typically spend the festive season - have been turned into 25 luxury stockings, with the majority of them set to be auctioned off to raise money for his King's Foundation.... more
9 Dec: The Oscar-nominated actress passed away at her California home on 3 November at the age of 89 and now her daughter has shared a poignant tribute on the day she would have celebrated turning 90 on November 29.... more
9 Dec: The Wednesday actress has expressed her concern about the use of artificial intelligence in film and TV and hopes people will get "sick" of such work and want to return to genuine human creations in the future.... more
9 Dec: The 59-year-old actor admitted when he first started his comedy career he was keen to get attention in the way Eddie Murphy had, but his priorities eventually shifted and doing good work began to matter more.... more
9 Dec: The 77-year-old singer/songwriter had to postpone a string of tour dates over the summer after fracturing her shoulder and during her recovery, she turned to "younger music" from artists such as The Midnight, The White Kites and Night Traveler.... more
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