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1 week ago

Melissa Gilbert denies being naive' or complicit' in standing by Timothy Busfield despite sexual abuse claims

I know this man in my bones. No one knows him better than I do. I am 100% confident he will be exonerated while preparing for all possible outcomes.
Television
fromTODAY.com
2 weeks ago

Troian Bellisario Says Motherhood Taught Her How to 'Empower' Her Daughters

Going from two to three children is different but also wild because my daughters are now older and want to help take care of their baby sister.
Parenting
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Jane Fonda's life goes under the microscope: best podcasts of the week

Emmanuel Dzotsi co-hosts a podcast series exploring major pop culture figures using the BBC's archive.
Women
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Feminism in Film and the Impact on Women's Self-Perception

Feminist films enhance self-perception by portraying women as complex and human, challenging stereotypes and expanding possibilities for identity and ambition.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
4 weeks ago

Meryl Streep, Could We Interest You in Donating to an Abortion Fund??

Abortion funds face increased demand and shrinking resources as post-Roe restrictions make abortion care more expensive and difficult to access, with costs ranging from $800 to $2,000 per procedure.
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

Meryl Streep Gives Massive Boost to National Women's History Museum

Streep's investment reflects her enduring belief in the power of amplifying women's voices. One of the museum's earliest and most steadfast supporters, her seven-figure donation will be used for the creation of dynamic storytelling experiences designed to reach audiences wherever they are, from classrooms to living rooms to the digital platforms people engage with every day.
Arts
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

'An Oscar for Killarney, Kerry and Ireland' - Killarney erupts with pride as Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress Oscar for 'Hamnet'

Buckley's family and friends have gathered to meet the media - most of them after very little sleep, having stayed up until the early hours to see their beloved Jessie win the coveted Oscar for Best Actress, becoming the first Irish woman to do so.
Berlin
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Cherry on the top: Jessie Buckley pulled off a stunning double Oscar win for herself and Chanel

Jessie Buckley won the best actress Oscar and dominated the red carpet with a strategically designed Chanel gown that communicated emotional depth and referenced Oscar history.
Media industry
fromVulture
4 weeks ago

Jane Fonda Accepts No Merger

Jane Fonda wore a 'Block the Merger' pin at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party to oppose Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros., citing concerns about job losses, price increases, and political control of media.
#oscars
Film
fromThe Independent
4 weeks ago

Teyana Taylor defends her reaction to losing Oscar to Amy Madigan

Teyana Taylor defended her enthusiastic applause for Amy Madigan's Oscar win, arguing that genuine sportsmanship and gracious losing are virtues many people lack.
fromBustle
1 month ago

Hilary Duff Opened Up About Her Experience With Eating Disorders

Of course, those normal things came up. Then on top of it, I was dealing with people commenting on my body at a young age, starting to get photographed, and people asking you how many times you weigh yourself or comparing you to people that were thinner than you or other girls in your line of work.
Mental health
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Queer actress Sophia Bush lauded for comments on white allyship: "She's f**king awesome" - LGBTQ Nation

Sophia Bush advocates for white allyship by urging white people to support Black communities with the same enthusiasm they show for Black culture.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

I have more to say': Jane Fonda questions why Barbra Streisand fronted Oscars tribute to Robert Redford

Bob had real backbone on and off the screen. He spoke up to defend freedom of the press, protect the environment, and encourage new voices at his Sundance Institute. She then detailed their evolving relationship and recalled how the last time they had been in contact, the pair had told each other they loved one another.
Film
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Hilary Duff says having 4 kids changed what she worries about - and helped her stop chasing success

I think having success at such a young age makes making work choices a little harder because there's a pressure of a level of success. And I think once I did have kids and, you know, my phone wasn't ringing as much, and I wasn't able to show up to work as much and say yes as often, I ended up just saying no a whole bunch - and not being worried about sitting still.
Parenting
Women in technology
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Celebrity coalition calls for action as one in three women face gender-based violence

Over 60 celebrities unite to demand increased funding for women's rights organizations globally, highlighting that one in three women experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

"To The Women Who Look Like Me...": Sophia Bush Delivered An Important Message For White People On Allyship

Art is always political. As the white friend at this event, I'm gonna go ahead and say to the women who look like me - to the men who look like me - it's incredibly important to remember that so much of what we love in America comes from Black culture. White people need to show up for Black people the way they show up to be entertained by Black culture.
Social justice
#academy-awards
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago
Film

Weapons Star Amy Madigan Wins Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role in Weapons, earning her first Oscar after a 1985 nomination.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Film

Everyone will tune in she's one of our own': Jessie Buckley's home town abuzz before Oscars

Jessie Buckley, from County Kerry, is the favorite to win Best Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role in Hamnet, which would make her the first Irish woman to win the award.
Film
fromIrish Independent
4 weeks ago

'Beautiful chaos': Jessie Buckley wins best actress Oscar for Hamnet

An Irish actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Agnes Hathaway in Hamnet, becoming the first Irish actress to win this award.
Film
fromIrish Independent
4 weeks ago

'Beautiful chaos': Jessie Buckley wins best actress Oscar for Hamnet

An Irish actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Agnes Hathaway in Hamnet, becoming the first Irish actress to win this award.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The Academy Awards Corrected a Long Overdue Omission

The Academy Awards presented its first-ever casting award to Cassandra Kulukundis, recognizing casting directors' critical role in film production after decades of Oscar oversight.
Film
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Weapons Star Amy Madigan Wins Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role in Weapons, earning her first Oscar after a 1985 nomination.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Everyone will tune in she's one of our own': Jessie Buckley's home town abuzz before Oscars

Jessie Buckley, from County Kerry, is the favorite to win Best Actress at the 98th Academy Awards for her role in Hamnet, which would make her the first Irish woman to win the award.
Television
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Stream On This Week: Rachel Weisz Is Full of Desire and Two Major Oscar Contenders Hit Streaming

Stream On newsletter recommends Vladimir on Netflix, Hamnet on Peacock, and other new releases across major streaming platforms, featuring Rachel Weisz in an academic psychosexual drama and Jessie Buckley in a Shakespeare biographical film.
Film
fromVulture
4 weeks ago

Amy Madigan Cackles Through Her Best Supporting Actress Win

Amy Madigan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Aunt Gladys in Weapons, her second nomination after Twice in a Lifetime forty years prior.
#celebrity-drama
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

The Fighter star says winning Oscar has not been very good for me or my career'

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
US politics
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Women in Film honors Oscar nominees, stresses need for progress

Women in Film celebrated Oscar nominees at Bette Davis's home, advancing gender equity advocacy in Hollywood while highlighting women's achievements across filmmaking roles.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Jodie Foster says early success meant she escaped sexual abuse in Hollywood

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Media industry
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Hilary Knight responds to Trump comment on women

I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke and unfortunately that is overshadowing a lot of the success, the success of just women at the Olympics carrying for Team USA and having amazing gold-medal feats. We're just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the extraordinary efforts, and continue to celebrate three gold medals in program history as well as the double gold for both men's and women's at the same time.
US politics
Mental health
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

Dove Cameron Just Opened Up About Her Best Friend Being Murdered When She Was 8 Years Old And Her Dad's Tragic Suicide In A Seriously Emotional Interview

Dove Cameron endured the murder-suicide of her childhood friends and her father's suicide, leaving lasting trauma, phone anxiety, and recurring anguished questions.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Chloe Zhao on "Hamnet," Which Is Nominated for Eight Academy Awards

Chloé Zhao discusses her Oscar-nominated film 'Hamnet,' which explores Shakespeare's grief over his son's death through nature imagery and literary adaptation techniques.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

In defence of Kate Hudson's shocking Oscar nomination

The Independent relies on reader donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change, Big Tech, and cultural stories like the Oscars.
fromBustle
2 months ago

'Finding Her Edge' Star Madelyn Keys Reveals What She Learned From Jennifer Lawrence

Over the past year, viewers fiercely debated the YA love triangle of The Summer I Turned Pretty and found steamy inspiration in the hockey romance Heated Rivalry. So perhaps it's no wonder that Netflix's Finding Her Edge - a show about the criss-crossing passions of Olympics-bound, ice-dancing teens - debuted to such fervid viewership. The series scored a swift renewal and, as of writing, is the streamer's No. 3 TV title globally.
Television
Film
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

She Went From Reality Star to Best Actress Front-Runner. She Deserves It All.

The Bride! fails as a film by attempting too many conflicting genres, tones, and stylistic approaches simultaneously, undermining its ambitions as both camp entertainment and serious feminist commentary.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

You're Telling Me It's Possible to Be More Beautiful Than Rebecca Hall?

The Beauty blends body-horror and satire, depicting a beauty virus that physically heats people, spreads through bodily fluids and sex, and leads to obsession and self-destruction.
Film
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Today in History: March 7, Kathryn Bigelow is first woman to win Best Director Oscar

March 7 marks significant historical events including Kathryn Bigelow's first female Best Director Oscar win, Bell's telephone patent, Hitler's Rhineland invasion, Bloody Sunday civil rights march, Senate filibuster rule changes, fair use copyright ruling, and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's manslaughter conviction.
Film
fromConsequence
1 month ago

2025's Wildest Horror Performance Might Actually Win an Oscar

Amy Madigan's Oscar nomination for the horror film Weapons marks a rare Academy recognition of acting performances in the horror genre.
Film
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Sandra Bullock's The Blind Side co-star Quinton Aaron 'fighting for life'

Quinton Aaron, star of The Blind Side, is hospitalized and on life support with a severe blood infection while his family seeks financial support via GoFundMe.
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Halle Berry 'wildly proud' of Oscar win - but says it didn't change her career

After I won it, I thought there was going to be, like, a script truck showing up outside my front door.
Film
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I was still black the next morning': Halle Berry says Oscar win didn't change her career

Halle Berry and Lupita Nyong'o experienced persistent limited role opportunities and typecasting despite Oscar wins due to industry uncertainty about stories of people of colour.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Melissa Leo: Winning an Oscar was not good for me or my career'

She declined an on-screen kiss with Denzel due to a boss‑trainee character dynamic; pottery supplanted knitting, and she seeks diverse, non‑typecast roles including period royalty.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Amanda Seyfried's Epiphanies

Amanda Seyfried relinquishes judgment, embraces nonhierarchical collaboration, and fully inhabits intense roles, including a woman consumed by religious faith.
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

When Kate Hudson Realized She 'Hadn't Put Everything Out on the Table,' It Changed Her Career Forever

As it goes, her eventual co-star Hugh Jackman saw Hudson performing and chatting on "CBS Sunday Morning" in 2024, where the actress and Oscar nominee was promoting her soon-to-be-released solo album, "Glorious." Jackman, who was already on board to star as Mike Sardina in Craig Brewer's fact-based film, was so taken by Hudson's energy (and singing!) that he immediately texted Brewer that he had found their Claire.
Film
Film
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Paris Hilton calls activism 'the most meaningful work of my life'

Paris Hilton is redefining her image as a musician and activist, revealing abuse and campaigning for youth-care reform while releasing an electro-pop album and documentary.
Film
fromIndependent
2 months ago

How to win an Oscar: the hustling, dirty tricks and the whispered $60m campaigns to win cinema's biggest prize

Studios run months-long awards campaigns; Jessie Buckley, nurtured in school theatre, is tipped to add an Oscar to her Golden Globe.
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Supergirl': Chronicle of the disaster that held back female superhero films for decades

Supergirl's brief 2025 film appearance introduces a rebellious Kara Zor-El, highlights Krypto, and signals a fresh, youth-focused reboot ahead of a 2026 release.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

He's One of Our Greatest Actors. He Thought His Career Was Over-Until He Got One Delicious Role.

The Welsh-born actor had spent much of the decade living in the United States, where he split his time between the stage and the screen, building an utterly respectable career. He had played a compassionate doctor in David Lynch's The Elephant Man, a murderous ventriloquist in the cult thriller Magic, and the real-life convicted child murderer Bruno Hauptmann in the TV movie The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, for which he had won his first Emmy.
Film
Film
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

It's F*cking Wrong': Hollywood Star Apologizes to Transgender People for Playing F*cked Up' Crossdressing Serial Killer in Silence of the Lambs'

Ted Levine regrets portraying Buffalo Bill, acknowledging the film vilified transgender people and saying he is now much wiser about transgender issues.
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