Sarah Hegazy was jailed and tortured for holding an LGBT+ flag. She died by suicide in June 2020. (Twitter) Two Egyptian lawyers are suing Noor Hesham Selim, the transgender son of film star Hesham Selim, for an Instagram post that supported Egyptian LGBT+ activist Sara Hegazy, who died by suicide earlier this month. The lawyers
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Mario says police can exercise restraint when they want to, but most cops just don’t … a lesson he’s already learned first hand. The singer joined us Thursday on “TMZ Live” and recounted his recent run-in with police in Miami, when guns were drawn and an intense standoff was diffused
Warner Bros. is moving its Christopher Nolan action thriller Tenet again — this time from Friday, July 31, to Wednesday, August 12. Nolan’s 10th anniversary reissue of Inception now will open on July 31 instead of July 17. The decision comes in the wake of COVID-19 cases spiking to a new national high of 45K on Wednesday, and
Walmart’s under fire for selling All Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter gear on its websites … but the company says a third party seller’s to blame, and it’s looking into it. The outrage began to spread Tuesday on social media, when people noticed the Walmart Canada site was featuring a black, All Lives Matter
Kendall Jenner is releasing a gorgeous new makeup collaboration with sister Kylie’s cosmetics company. In a promo video, her lips look as large, plump and luscious as those of her younger sibling. When it comes to the Kar-Jenner sisters, Kendall Jenner has never been one to go for a massively plumped up pout. She’s even
The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it will be recasting the Splash Mountain theme park ride so that it is based on The Princess and the Frog amid calls to change the ride because of its ties with Song of the South, a 1946 movie many view as racist. The changes to the ride, which first
Cosmic horror is one of the oldest and sturdiest sub-genres there is. Unfathomable monsters, uncaring universes, and descents into insanity make for captivating tales, and the tropes of the genre allow for so many variations on a theme that the core concepts remain fresh decade after decade. Video games are better equipped than perhaps any
The 17th of July was both a line in the sand and a glimmer of hope. That’s the date moviegoers, theater owners, and Hollywood studios were watching to see if Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. would actually release his new film, the time-bending saga Tenet, as planned. Nolan always prefers to release his movies on
With less than two months to go until she gives birth, Katy Perry gave an epic virtual performance in honor of Pride Month and COVID-19 relief on June 25 that got us dancing! Katy Perry, 35, took part in iHeartRadio’s Can’t Cancel Pride: A COVID-19 Relief Benefit For the LGBTQ+ Community on June 25. The
Hey ACE Family! Austin McBroom and Catherine Paiz released a YouTube video showing the birth of their third child. McBroom and Paiz, who have more than 18.7 million subscribers on YouTube, welcomed their son last week. “Our family is now complete. June 20, 2020,” McBroom captioned a photo of himself and Paiz in the hospital.
Hulu is head over heels for Sally Rooney. The streamer, which adapted Rooney’s novel Normal People into a steamy, silver-chain-bedecked hit miniseries, has announced it is set to adapt another Rooney work: her debut novel, Conversations With Friends. Like Normal People, the upcoming project will consist of 12 half-hour episodes. Lenny Abrahamson and Alice Birch
The first thing you need to know about Netflix’s new show Turn Up Charlie, starring Idris Elba as a washed-up DJ working as his childhood best friend’s nanny, is that it’s corny. The second thing you need to know is that it ends in a drastically different place than it begins. Co-created by Elba and
‘Queer Eye’ star Bobby Berk spoke with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY about how he’s celebrating Pride Month this year, why Elton John is his LGBTQ ‘inspiration,’ and why Pride is all about ‘visibility.’ Bobby Berk, 38, is celebrating Pride Month a little differently this year. Last year, Bobby and his Queer Eye castmates had a float at
Justin Bieber‘s going after 2 social media users — whom he suggests might be the same person — for accusing him of sexual assault, claiming the allegations are “factually impossible” and part of a scheme to seek attention and fame. Bieber is suing 2 Jane Does — who go by Danielle and Kadi on social
Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss (WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The deputy chair of the LGBT Conservatives has urged the government to show more empathy towards trans people “instead of pandering to a culture war”. Writing in the i, John Cope called on the government to stop punishing trans people for male violence
CASH Music—the Portland-based nonprofit organization co-founded by Throwing Muses’ Kristen Hersh, L7’s Donita Sparks, Jesse von Doom—has announced it is shutting down after 12 years of operation. All three major components of the organization—the artist tools, the Watt blog, and the CASH Music Revolving Fund—will be shut down. (The tools will close on July 10.)
Play video content Breaking News @cinemark/Twitter Cinemark Theatres is dispatching essential workers to sanitize seats between movie screenings … and it looks like hazardous labor to say the least. Check out this video from the theater chain’s location in West Plano, Texas … where a very essential employee is spraying down each and every seat
Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund are reportedly about to be become parents. According to Us Weekly, the 29-year-old actress is pregnant with the couple’s first child. Neither Roberts or Hedlund have commented on the rumors. Reports of the two dating first started in March 2019 when they were photographed holding hands in Silver Lake. In
It’s been less than a month since the highly anticipated launch of HBO Max and now, thanks to a licensing deal from the ViacomCBS network, subscribers now have the option to watch all 23 seasons of South Park — well, all but five episodes. That’s right, though the much-beloved adult comedy series is now available
The volume of calls he’d received over the last two weeks was unlike anything he’d ever experienced. At first, about 25 bodies a week were coming in. At that rate, or even slightly higher, Patrick thought he could manage. He turned a storage room into an overflow space with racks for caskets and cremation containers
Kate Beckinsale and Goody Grace can’t keep their hands off each other! The couple, who share a 23-year age difference, looked like their romance was stronger than ever on a cozy supply run. Months into quarantining together, and Kate Beckinsale and Goody Grace are going strong. The rapper, 23, and the Underworld actress, 46, were
Wes Craven once famously said that horror films don’t create fear, they release it. And he’s right. We sit in a theater with people we don’t know and go through a proverbial haunted house for about two hours. We scream, we laugh, we sometimes cry. In fact, some of us scream, toss popcorn into the
Warning: This article contains explicit language and may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Chris D’Elia is no longer represented by the Creative Arts Agency (CAA) following the sexual misconduct allegations against the You actor. The Los Angeles Times also reports that D’Elia has been dropped by his manager, 3 Arts
Hollywood productions went completely dark within the span of about two days when the coronavirus pandemic hit North America in March. Now, nearly two weeks after being given the go-ahead to resume shooting under new quarantine protocols, most movies and TV shows remain stalled and nearly paralyzed, struggling to figure out how and when to
Tana Mongeau celebrated her 22nd birthday with a tequila-filled bash at a mansion in Beverly Hills on June 24! Get the tea about her party, including the influencer-filled guest list, the balloon decor, food and more! Tana Mongeau had thee party of all parties on Wednesday night in celebration of her 22nd birthday! The YouTube
The BET Awards are turning 20 this year. The annual awards show, which celebrates Black artists, entertainers, and athletes, will mark the milestone with a virtual ceremony hosted by Insecure star Amanda Seales. The 2020 BET Awards air on Sunday, June 28 at 8/7c. This year, Drake leads the pack with six nominations, including nods for Best Male
Donald Trump‘s former national security advisor John Bolton made an appearance on the Late Show on Tuesday evening to promote his tell-all memoir The Room Where it Happened, but things took an awkward turn when host Stephen Colbert condemned the “international negotiator” for being “naive” enough to ever work with the U.S. president. In the midst
Former Tory equalities chief Justine Greening. (Social Mobility Pledge) Former Tory equalities chief Justine Greening, who was the first-ever openly lesbian cabinet minister, has launched a campaign to ensure LGBT+ venues can reopen after lockdown. Greening, who came out four years ago today during Pride in London 2016, announced the campaign, “Together Tomorrow”, in a
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s Instagram page will stay up and running despite renewed uproar over his criminal record — because the platform feels he hasn’t violated their rules. Here’s the deal … 6ix9ine ran into some legal trouble even before he hit it big. When he was younger — age 18 — he pled guilty to
In fact, the opening scene is so graphic that I couldn’t even consider using it as a top image in this article. It’s rated TV-MA on the streaming service, and if you are familiar with the Gaspar Noé movie, you may already know the sex scenes are unsimulated in the 2015 film, which was originally